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ALLEGED INTIMIDATION OF CHINESE SINGING GIRLS.
A QUARREL BETWEEN GUILDS. WARNING: TO-COURT-INTERPRETERS,
Two Chinese who were said to have intimidated Chinese singing' girls, were charged, before Mr. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, with demanding money by means of threats The defendants were represented by Mr. A. E. Hall.
Detective Inspector Grant said a sing ing girl was accosted at the bottom of the stairs by defendants who demanded g30 from her. On being asked for their reason, defendants said they wanted her to join a society, and unless she obeyed and paid the money they would do her barın. They then left the complainant. On the 10th a visit to the complainant's house was made by two other men who described themselves as members of the defendants' gang and -asked her for money, but without success. The next day the two defendants visited the com- plainant's house again and under threata of being stabbed to death and molested when she went out to sing, she promised
to pay $40 at 4 p.m. on the 12th. After defendants had left she started to arrange
CARGO BOAT'S SEORET COMPARTMENT. INTERESTING CASE AT THE MAGISTRACY.
THA HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23RD, 1991.
An interesting case came up for further hearing at the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, when the mistress of a cargo boat was charged, before Mr. J. R. Wood, with having a secret compartment on the boat, contrary to regulations. A second charge of stealing six, and a half tous of coal was also preferred against the woman and against three Chinese, found on board the funk at the time of the arrest, .......
Inspector Spear of the Water Police, prosecuted, and Mr. W. B. Hind appear fed for the defendants.
In accordance with arrangements made at a previous hearing of the case, Mr Wood said that he had inspected the boat and found that there was a secret com- partment and that this compartment was connected with the hold of the junk, The compartment had no opening with the deck and that constituted an offence. Mr. Wood imposed a fine of $50 and ordered the woman to make the wall of
the hold solid.
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The charge of stealing the coal was & trap for them when they visited her then proceeded with. The first witness for the prosecution was 'Sergt. A. E. on the 12th to receive the money-She made a report to the Police, had four he saw the junk lying at anchor in Carey, who said that on December 15th $10 notes marked by the Police and took Belcher's Bay, which was an unusual three detectives to her house where she place for cargo boats to lis, She was hid them in an empty cubicle, next to carrying regulation lights. Witness went her's, to wait for the arrival of the
oe board and found that the 'hold' of the defendants. At the appointed time, the
vessel was empty. defendants arrived and after the first man
On searching the vessel Ee found six and a half tons of had received the mobey the detectives coal, samples of which he produced in came out of the room and arrested them. Court. Sergt. Carey questioned the The first defendant threw the money on cargo mistress as to where she got the the floor as soon as he saw the detectives conl. She did not reply but aid in In ber evidence the complainant said Cantonese "Here is 810 to buy chow." Cross-examined by Mr. Hind witness that when defendants first asked her for repeated in Chinese the exact words 350, the first man said to her: "If you used by the defendant comply with our demand we will protect you when you go out to sing, but if you refuse wo will stab you to death."--
Mr Hall questioned the witness as to whether it was true that she knew that a letter had been sent to the guild of restaurant employés by the Sanitary Board Coolies' Guild, of which she was a member, in connection with a small accident that befel her. Complainant, said Mr. Hall, was passing the Kat Cheung tea shop late one night when some one threw a piece of oil paper on her, with the result that her jacket was soiled. She requested her guild to write the letter to the guild of employee of tea housea demanding an explanation Some time afterwards, thinking it was possible she had made a mistake in saying that the piece of oil paper wast thrown from the Kat Cheung tea house, she agreed to pay compensation to the acensed party by giving a tea party and for that purpose paid the money to de zendants, who were investigators of the tee house incident.
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Witness denied the whole story. She admitted passing the tea house in ques tion on the night mentioned by Mr. Hall, but her jacket was not soiled. She' was not a member of the Sanitary Board Coolies' Guild.
that he was a representative of the Wan Young was next called and said owners of the ss. Phranang. His Com- pany had bought 180 tons of coal-from the M.B.K. Coal Company for the vessel. The road was loaded into defend ant's junk and another junk for tran shipment to the Phranang.
of the coal or to the Phranang from the A fobi gave evidence as to the delivery
junks. The hold of defendant's junk was emptied and so far as he knew none of that particular cargo of coal went astray. A Yew sweepings were given to the de- fendant, but they were not allowed to take any lumps of coal
said that the coal was placed in the Cross-examined by Mr. Hind, witness bunkers amidship.
Mr. Hind then asked a number of minor questions until the Magistrate: said Don't you think we had better get
on with the case. This man can tell us no more."
RIVER STEAMER PIRATED.
PASSENGERS AGAIN TURN PIRATES.
The river #esmer-Fa-Sun-owned- the Pak Hang 8.S. Company, which was pirated by some of the passengers on Sunday arrived in Hongkong late" on Wednesday night.
The vessel left here on Sunday with 120 Chinese passengers and a general cargo. The police searched the ship be- fore she left. At Sam Mun no fresh passcogers were taken on board but at Ma, Kung about 50 left the ship and some the Chinese Captain cannot say how The band is pro- many came on board. those in charge but the Captain says that vided with grills for the protection of
it was sheh a short sun to the next place these were left open, apparently because of call. Ma King shots were fired and the guards About 15 minutes aftor leaving
were overpowered. Four men, armed with revolvers, forced the Captain into the wheel house; others ordered the pilot, at pistol point, to take the ship to a place near Fab Lo Kong where the anchor wLA dropped. Meanwhile other members of the gang collected the passengers valu- ables and 86,000 in the compradore's safe, consigned to someone in Shanmi, In cidentally, the robbers took from the passengers (according to the latters' state-
rounds of ammunition-enough to furnish cents) 19 rifles, six revolvers and 700 another enterprise of the same kind: The total of the passengers' estimates of the value of their losses is $15,000.
SPORT. POLO.
**OYLI " CUP FINAL.
The Polo Club and the Army 17. met in the polo final for the Koyl" Cup yesterday afternoon, on the Polo ground Lieut.-Col. Wyndhain and Officers, of the their friends on the ground and the band Wiltshire Regiment wore at home "th of the Regiment was in attendance. Amongst the visitors were H.E. the Governor (Sir R. E. Stubbs), Vice- Admiral Sir Alexander Duff, General Sir G. M. Kirkpatrick, and Sir Wm! Rees Davies.
The teams were as follows:- Any-Lieut. R. P. Benven (1), Lieut.
(3), and Major Timmis (back). C. Sargeant ("), Lieut. J. M. Dodington
(3), J. Bell-Irving (3) and Brig-General CLUB-P. A. Cox (1), J. E. H. Bibby
E B. Macnaghten (back).
The game consisted of four chukkaa' and was strongly contested throughout. Individually there was very little between the players but the Army team displayed superior powers of combination. They
were also somewhat better mounted. On the play, the civilians had hard luck in being beaten by so large a margin as four goals to one.
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__The_first_chukka was chiefy notable
Beaven which nearly resulted in a goal for some good work by Sargeant and for the Army. Two goala were scored in the second chukka, the Erst by Doding- top and the second by Sargeant. The Three of the guards were wounded early second was a clever cross-shot which hit in the encounter with the pirates and were the inner side of the goal post and went left in the hospital at Shanmi. Two pas came out strongly and Bibby scored through. In the third chukka the Club sengers who tried to escape in a small after a good run through. The Army boat were also slightly wounded. were "fired upon when they refused to
They returned strongly and a mix-up in front cf goal produced an increase in their score which was now 3 to 1. Play was. return.
very fast in the final chukka and Bibby had hard luck in not scoring with a back- bander. The Club pressed a good deal in
and Sargeaunt, again working together this chakka but just before the end, the Army made a strong onslaught; Beaven put the opposing goal in danger and Sar- geaunt scored the Army-being-thus-win- ners by 4 to 1.
The method by which the pirates made their departure was to land half their
The boat came back" for the other half number in one of the ship's lifeboats.
and when it had not appeared again for a-considerable-time it was concluded that the steamer was now rid of them and the Captain and crow broke out of their various places of incarceration.
DEATH OF NAVAL YARD
OFFICIAL.
We regret to announce the death of Mr. John Williams, Commissioned Boatswain place on Wednesday after a brief illness of the Hongkung Naval Fard, which took
of one week's duration.
Hongkong Naval staff on October 22nd of The deceased officer only joined the
this year, coming from England by the Blue Funnel liner ss. BleseUK. sympathy will be felt for the widow and Mach
one little daughter aged 13 years, both of whom reside in England.
A Japanese coal contractor said that he sold 180 tons of coal to the owners of the 'sa. Phranang at $18.40 cents per ton. There were two kinds of coal delivered and he recognized four of the six staples produced in Court as the The funeral took place yesterday and same as that sold to the ship. He had amongst those present at the interment also examined the six and a half tons of coal found in the junk and said that were the Commodore of H.M. Dockyard about 80 per cent, was similar to that Commander W. Bowden-Smith, C.B.C.) sold by the Company.
and Commander F. M. Hodgson (also of Cross-examined by Mr. Hind witness Dockyard) Contingents from all said that his Company supplied 50 or 60 the Naval ships on the station were also In support of his story Mr. Hall proper cent of the vessels that required duced a letter said to have been written coaling in Hongkong- by the Sanitary Board Coolies' Guild which 'bore the words our humble member Miss Chan Laiwah."
The Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Lindsell)the Phranang.. said there must be something behind the
case.
Inspector Grant said the case could not be affected by the letter produced which, he said, could be written by any body"
The Magistrate said it was a well- thought out "fake", if it was a fake at all specially written to strengthen the defence. If it was ahown that the letter had been written by the Sanitary Board Coolies' Guild he did not believe for a moment that the complainant was in timidated...
The Secretary of the guild of tem house employés was called upon to give avi. denco with regard to the letter. Hé said he read the letter to a member at a recent meeting because it was extra ordinary for the Sanitary Board Coolies' Guild to have a singing, girl as a member. Mr. Hall also produced another, letter said also to have been sent by the Sanitary Board Coolies" Guild to the "tea house employés. This letter, the witness said, was a protest against Lai Wab having been intimidated by one whom they believed to be a member of. his guild and requested that efforts be made to find out the man and
an and severely censure him..
This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Hind said that there was no proof of larceny. The coal was not missed on
The Magistrate: Eighty per cent. of a certain type' of coal has been found oo this junk This coal is similar to that on the Phranang This might be evid ence of having taken the coal
Mr. Hind: There is no evidence that the coal has been stolen.
The Magistrate: But there is evidence of finding="
for an adjournment. I will then clarify Mr. Hind: If that is so I must nak
my mind on the points of laws concern- ing the case. I wish to address the "Court on this case.
The Magistrate agreed and said that the case was a most interesting one!
Mr. Hind suggested that the case be heard one day during the next week.
The Magistrate: That will mean the prisoners being in gaol for another week
Mr Hind: They would rather go to gaol for another week than go for six months
Further hearing of the case was ad- journed until next
The interpreter said there was no one in the witness room.
present.
As a mark of respect the flags of Naval equadron were lowered to half mast throughout the day.
At the end of the game, H.E. the Governor handed the cup to Major Timmis, the captain of the winning team. His Excellency congratulated the Army team on its success. As this was probably the last opportunity he would have of see- the members of the Wiltshire Regiment together H.E the Governor said he would like to take the opportunity of saying how sorry the whole Colony was to lose them. of everyons on leaving and he hoped they They would carry away the good wishes
as they had had herd. would have as successfula, time in India
Major Timmie, in acknowledgment, thanked H.E. the Governor for his re
and would leave it with real regret. marks and said that the Battalion had thoroughly enjoyed its stay in the Colony
CRICKET.
t.8.0.0. "A" •, HK.CC.
Tuesday next:-W. H. Edmonds (capt.), The following will represent the C.sc.o. on the C.S.C.C. ground at 2 p.m., on
C. J. Tacchi, H. Sandford, E., C. H. E. Strange, F. J. Ling, W. Thornton, Fincher. E. E. Dunkley, R. G. Witchell, J. C. Fletcher, W. Cowan
INTERFORT GOLF.
The Hon. Secretary of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, has received a telegram from the Secretary of the Shadghar Golf Club that the Shanghai team will consist of Messrs. Barrett, INDIAN SENT TO PRISON. Beath, Cumming, Ferrier, Peebles, and
FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF
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ARMB
As a sequel to the recent hearing of un Army Case at the Magistracy, when two Indian watchmen, employed at a
India that the arms and ammunition godown, No. 192. Praya East, were dis charged on the admission of another were his, the third man, Yah Mahommad was brought before Mr. E. E. Lindsell, yesterday, and charged with the offence, to wit illegal possession of one automatič ristol and 40 rounds of ammunition. The defendant admitted that the revolver had bron given to him to keep by an Indian who had left the Colony för Bombay.
Mr. Burlingham, H.S.P., said that the deportation. He asked that the maximum man had previously been detained for penalty be imposed.
Mr. Lindsell ordered the man to be sent to prison for twelve months.
Roberts. They propose sailing from. Shanghai by the Empress of Japan on January 10th play on the 18th, and suggest return to Shanghai by a steamer leaving on January 21st
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province of Fukien. Mr. Sowerby found manufactures by which they gain their preliminary trip into the interior of the whose very lives are inter-woven with the so thoughtlessly array burselves; it bids just returned to Shanghai from a first us-spare a thought for the human beinge The Magistrate, to the interpreter: 1 hamper a naturalist in trying to discover this story of the making of "My Lady's that one of the chief dimouities that daily bread. Surely those who follow don't want you to wander about. Grant said that the interpreter was in vegetation. The whole of the hills and thoughtlessly to look upon a beautiful In reply to the Magistrate, Inspector the Orient is the extreme density of the of human lives will ever again be able the apimals that inhabit this region of Dress" through the comedy and tragedy In the course of further evidence, Mr statements, which defendants made in growths of bamboo, sword-grase, and products of our day--without induging in Court ready to give evidence as to the mountains are thickly covered with dense gown or any other of the splendid Hall protested against the conduct of aanwer to the charge. The evidence given grass, and other plants, making it almost a little sentimental restrospect as their police interpréter who frequently left the by the witnesses was what they had told impossible to get at the abundant bird thoughts wander towards the possible Court and went inside the witness room the police
The interpreter was called before the
and mammalian life that is sheltered in hopes and fears, the loves passions and Magistrate It has been reported to view. If the interpreter goes in and that the Blue Tiger
Mr, Lindsell: I quite see Mr. Hall's this dense jungle. Mr. Sowerby reports tragedies in the lives of those who have me that you have been going to and from out it doesn't look well, although is is satisfied that such an animal really lesson that love triumphs over every. the Court and visiting the witness room actions may be perfectly innocent.
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After further evidence the case was province early in the New Year to mike place the tyranny of fashion, the desire existes and is planning a return to the thing, consigning to a very secondary adjónspied until this afternoon.
a special effort to secure, & specimen. for admiration for place and power
The Magistrate said the evidence of the Secretary had thrown a new light on the case I was clear that the defdad-
ants-received the money and the only question was whether the money wai given voluntarily or not. His Worship expressed, a desire to hear the Chairman of the Sanitary Board Coolies Guild, and directed the police to produce him at the next hearing.
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The Magistrate: Where is the other
The interpreter: I don't know. the prosecution were somewhere near the Mr. Hall said the other witnesses for
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