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[BIFORK HIS HONDUR TEE. CHIEF JUSTICĖ, (818 WILLIAM REES DAVIES, E.C.)] ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB,
Lui Ying was indicted for assault with intent to rab, at. Victoria, Hongkong, on the evening of September 8th.
The Acting Attorney General (the Hou Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.) prosecutedi
The following jury was empanelled. Messrs. E. H... Ray E. 8. Ford, C. S Morrison H. M. da Silva, J. E, Rutton- jee, F. Gomes, and S. I. Ismail.
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fook $18 and a little boy of 7 years, and from another house in the same villago they took away 880 and a bay of 4 years. The first witness would tell the jury that on the night in question she was in ber house with her little son, who was sleep ing in the servants' quarters. At about 11.30 p.m. four men came into the house, ransacked it, and took away a quantity of clothing, also #18 in cash and ber son.
The 1st and 2nd rounds are to be play The facts, were similar as regards the robed by the end of November, the 3rd round bery, from the second house; only the by December 10th, the 4th round by prisoners and their comrades took away
December 17th, semi-finals, by December more money. The prisoners were identified 7th, and all the finals on a date to be by the seven-year old boy. They, pleaded fixed inter. The draw is as follows:- that they had nothing to do with the
LADIES' SINGLES. robbery.
The jury brought in ↓ verdict of **Guilty," and the prisoners were each sentenced to five years hard labour and
ROBBING A GIRLS' SCHOOL
Mrs. McElderry Mrs. Cavalier Mrs. Shenton
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Mrs. Armstrong v. Mrs. J. Taylor. Alry, Arthur Miss Moxor Miss Gordon Miss Leith
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LADIES' DOUBLIN,
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MATERNITY WELFARE.
[TO TEK EDITOR OF THI RONGKONA DAILY PRESS"]
valuable" contribution, describes the ne $13, The Scribbler," in her last
commodation afforded by the Government to maternity patients the present scandalous state of affairs" Without a doubt she is correct. The small, dark, stuffy rooms reserved for Europeans, coupled with heat and mosquitoes in sum mer, must make life a nightmare to the inmates "There is one point on which I should like to believe I have been mis informed. and that is that the labor- bed in the theatre of the Maternity Bungalow is of wood. Anyone with only a rudimentary knowledge of aseptic aur gery will appreciate the heinousmeke of ach a crime. Were the fact to be pub
Mrs. Shenton and Mrs. Arthur. Mished in the British Medient Journal it
Ho Wai, alias Ho Fak. and Tang Hei were indicted for robbery at Tokawan,and Miss Moxon in the New Territories, an October 4th. Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Wakeman.
Ma J. Taylor and Mrs. Armstrong
The Crown Solicitor prosecuted, The
Mr. MeKichaa and Mrs. McElderry v. same jury was empanelled as in the. N. I Smith and Mrs. Cavalier, Miss Gordon and Miss Leith,' bye. -previous case.
MIXED DOCULES.
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Mr. Pollock said the case for the pro Becution was that the prisoner was one of ve men who entered a room on the second foor of No. 60, Praya- East nt about, 1.30 p.m. on September 28th. The evidence was clear that the prisoner en tered, the place with, intent to rob. Abdul12 strokes with the "cat." Karim, the first witness, would tell them that shortly after 7.30 two Chinese, arm- ed with knives, entered the cubicle in which he lived with his Chinese wife and bis two daughters. His wife asked the Chinese what they wanted, and they re plied that they had come after opium and that the Inspector was just behind. Karim attempted to get ap, but the Chin-
The Crown Solicitor stated that there Miss Moxon and Major Leslie Smith ese told him to keep still, otherwise they were three counts against the prisoners:rs Holborn and Major Ardoino would kill him. Soon afterwards three (1) rehbing Wong Kwai-ching of cents; Captain and M. Gray Colonel and Mrs. Cresse other rübbers cume in and asked them all (2) robbing Chaz Mo Ching of two at. Arthur and Captain Monteith to go into a back room. Here one of jackets, one pair of trousers and one and Mr. Davison.
Mr. and Mrs. McElderry . Mrs. Pearce them asked Karim's wife for the keys, whistle; and (3) stealing four silk jackets, while the prisoner tried to pull the two pairs of silk trousers, one silver bangles from the wrists of the daughter, watch, two silver girdles, one gold rias Li Kam Lang. The wife shouted out with a jadestone, five sets of silver "Thieves" and "Robbers," and Karim buttons, two silver hair-brushes and wenson to the verandah and blew a police 20.30 in money, belonging to Ip Fat whistle. The robbers then made off, and When the robbers appeared at the lonely the Police arrived Abdul Karim identi-hook the headmistress was not there. The fied the prisoner, and further said that only occupants of the place were twc in the back room of the house, the prison girls and an old fisherman, who was visit. er pulled out a revolver and fired ating the school on some business. him, but the weapon missed fire. The robbers tied up the two girls and also prisoner was one of the two who first the man. They then took away all they Beckett
entered the house. Abdul Karim's wife also identified him, but the daughter, nged 17. was too frightened and did not pretend that she was able to identify the prisoner.
wanted.
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Gordon and Mr. Brand.
Mrs. Tomery and Col. Crisp . Mis J.
Giordan and Mr. Laith.
Mrs. Moxon and Mr. R."Hancock v. Miss
and Capt. Murray.
Col. and Mrs, Taylor v. Mrs. J. Taylor
and Mrs. Cacalier.
Mrs. Armstrong and Mr. Miskin a Ma
Mr. Burnie
Mr. and Mrs. Bonnaru. Mis Leith and
Mr. and Mrs, N. L. Smith
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Mrs. Mekichaa and Mr. Comrie Mrs. Beavis and Major Bowen 3irs, Davison and Mr. Paravicini The Mrs. Shenton and Mr. Raworth. J
MEN'A AINGLE.
Capt. Murray
C. C. Stark
The evidence of the two assistant-school. mistresses and of the old fisherman wan very clear as to the identication of the
prisoners.
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Major Leslie Smith v. H. C. D. Way C. Blaker v. A. B. Raworth. N. L. Smith v. Capt. Davies, R. A. Brand v. Major Edwards. Major Bowen v. Major Ardoino... Col. Mayhew v. Druitt,
Cromartie
J. G. Alabaster . E, 'Hudson. J. W. Taylor
G. de Paravicii bye A 1. Burnie Capt. Monteith
XIX'S DOCILKA, G..Miskin and C. Blaker
The defence was a plea of mistaken
The first prisoner said he lived only a identity. The prisoner contended that he few doors away from the school. He had had nothing whatever to do with the rob never robbed anyone. His right hand was bery, and had never been to the house disabled; he could not stretch his fingers which he was alleged to have robbed. One of his witnesses deposed that be spent out. On August 7th., a friend of his told the evening with the prisoner.
him that he wanted to rob the school in 'He' described their movements, and said that Tokawan and asked him if there was any they were drinking tea at a tea-shop in rioney there. He asked his friend whe- Wanchai when the Police arrived and ther he had a revolver, and was taken by A. I. Burnie and P. G. de Paravicini searched everyone.
The Indian Abdul the friend to Hunghom and shown à Cromartin and C. C. Stark Karim, then appeared, and
revolver. Seeing that these people in-aj: Leslie Smith & A. B. Raworth by. & Chinese
A. C. Leith and T. W. Hill detective, noticing that the prisoner was tended to rob he reported the matter to Beckett and E. B, C. Hornell perspiring freely, naked Karim if he the Hunghom Folice-station, and after. could identify the prisoner. Karim said wards beard that this friend wanted to be looked like one of the robbers, and shoot him. That friend was Tang Hai, the prisoner was Arrested The detective second prisoner. He did not know whe wanted to arrest witness because be wasther Tang Hai robbed the school or not. drinking tea with the prisoner, but the The Crown Solicitor said it was a fact Indian said that witness, was not one of that the prisoner made a report about the robbers.
arms to the Police.
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His Lordship, samining-up, said that if the evidence for the prosecution was to bo believed, it was extraordinary that the prisoner, having attempted a robbery and run away when police-whistles were blown, should have gone to drink tea in a shop a minute's walk from the house He had entered. If all the robbers enter- ed the shop it was strange that only the prisoner, out of five men, was arrested. On the other hand, there was the very emphatic evidence of identiñcation given by Abdul Karim and his wife.
The jury brought in a unanimous verdict of Guilty."
The jury brought in a verdict of guilty Each of the prisoners was sentenced to five years' hard labour, and 10 strokes with the "cat."
PASSAULTING CHINESE
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WOMEN.
INDIAN WATCHMAN, FINED. An Indian watchman, employed by the Yuen Yuen" Godown Co., was charged, at the Magistracy, yesterday, with assault. ing three Chinese women,
Inspector Macdonald stated that the The prisoner once again protested his women were earth-coolies who were work- innocence.
ing opposite the godown. On Monday.
His Lordship said the jury had found afternoon. they were sitting near the the prisoner guilty. It was fortunate place when defendant, without any prove for prisoner that nothing further took cation whatsoever, assaulted them with a place. If he hade used violence, or dene large baraboo pole. One women us- any damage to the inmates of the house,tained injuries to her head, another had he would bave received more
a bump on her forehead, while the third severe was hurt in the right sam. punishment. The prisoner was sentenced -Defendant denied the assault and com- to five years hard labour and to receive plained that a number of people attempt six strokes with the "cat"
ed to remove & quantity of rice stored in the godown and, when be interfered, they assaulted him with brick-bats, sticks,
BEFORE HIS HONOUR THE POISNE JUDGE,
(ME. C. D. MELBOURNE).]
ROBBERY IN THE NEW.
TERRITORIES.
Ching Tam San and Chang Fuk were indicted for robbery and kidnapping."
The Crown, Solicitor prosecuted.
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Mr. Hutchison fined defendant #6, and orderet him to pay $2 to the women as compensation."
AMMUNITION SMUGGLING. CHINESE TRAVELLER'S PLEA..
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N. L. Smith and S. B. McElderry
Way and Hudson v. Capt., Monteith and Druitt...
Col. Loring and J. Taylor v. Major Bowen and Capt. Olliver.
Maj. Ardoino & Commander Holborn A. Gace and R. A. Brand
Colonel Coles and Colonel Hayhow J. F. Congdon and C. . Sandes
J. G. Alabaster and. Comrie Major Edwards and Captain Davies Colonel Crisp and Captain Murray
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would not make pleasant reading. It is the business of the medical staff to make. suggestions for improvement. This is the line of procedure followed in English hospitals. The authorities, when asked to comply with such requests, would know they are being advised by a body of ex- perts.
H.E. the Governor has already.com mented on the shortcomings of the prison, Let those interested in maternity welfare remember this and take heart.-Yours,
LOOKER ON.
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November 15th, 1919.
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The following will represent the CRC. 2nd. XI. in their home match against C.C.Cat Causeway Bay, on Saturday, at 2.15 p.m.-Wan Iu Shing, Yong Hin Lun, Lee Ying Chia, Lai Kuon, Chan A.C.1. Hin Lee, Tam Ha Sze, Lam Tak In, Trafal Cheung Wing Kui, Lo Man Fan, Chan Merch Tin Sung and Wong Po Keung.
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A Chinese constable told the Magistrate that, while walking along the Glenealy entrance to the Public Gardens on Mon- day evening, he noticed a couple sitting on a bench. He walked up to them and found the accused embracing a man.. He thought it was disorderly behaviour and arrested both. They were subsequently bailed out.
Mr. Lindsell: Do you consider. em. bracing an offence?
Witness: They were embracing each other and I thought that was disorderly conduct.
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Inspector Cashman: The deferidant is a married women. She Trada quarrel with her husband, who is employed at the rendered this evening at the recital to be:
The appended programme will be Dairy Farm, and then went to live with ber incther.
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Mr. Lindsell Embracing is not ad pular organist of the Church. The re- offence. I discharge the girl.
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The following jury was empanelled-
At the Magistracy, yesterday, Mesars, C. Martin, F. Syme Thompson, Chinese, who had lately returned from V. A. Mason, K, R. Mackaskill, A. Leon, San Francisco, was charged with being E. P. Hyndman, and F. X. Ferreira. in unlawful possession of 409 rounds of
ammunition? The Crown Solicitor said the two Mr. A B. Crew, for, the defence, plead- prisoners, were charged with four offences ed guilty, atating that his client had -two of robbery and two of child stead beea long resident in San Francisco and receipts for the week ending November 10th friend of his had given him a box to take was now on his way to the country
his relatives and the ammunition was in the box..
ing. The evidence for the prosecution would show that, on the night of January 5th., 1919, a robbery took place in village called Bhun Pui, in the Now Ter- zitories From one house the prisoners
Inspector Cashman stated that the man was a bona fide traveller.
Mr. Linded fined defendant $100.
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