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ground, kick-off, a pan.
DECEMBER 1st,
AN EPISODE ON THE CHUNG SANG
ENGINEER ASSAULTED RY STOKER.
Referee:; INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS AT THE
MAGISTRACT.
Mr. Smith. Linesmen ; Messrs. Collius and Spencer.
HONOKONG LEAGUE "Dietslow" 11.
Kick-off at 20 p.m. King's Res. e. Tilunia Res., Sookinpoo "A" ground. Referee: Mr. Wake
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Club Res. r. South ChinaA." Hosg kong Club ground. Referee: Mr. Bluunson,
Tamar Res, r. South China "B" Sookunpoo "B" ground. Referee: Mr. Bailey.
Club de Recreio e R.G.A. Res. Kor loon FC. granail. Referes: Mr Foril.
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Kick-off at p.m. Sacred Heart r. St. Joseph's, Sokun. Tino groumboferees Jr Hagan.
FRENCH ADMIRAL LANDS.
Capt. C. R. Moore of the s.8. Chun Singappeared as the complainant in a case at the Marine Magistracy yesterday morning in which a Chinese stoker on the ship was charged with absenting himself from duty, assaulting the Third Engineer (Mr. F. Platon) and causing the ship to be placed in a dangerous position by neg- lecting his work.
MR. EA, Webster, who appeared for the complainant zaid that the affair cecurred at 30 o'clock on the morning of November 11th while the 'han Sung was lying at the mouth of the Bangkok River. She had been there for about two hours with the suit that the steam was a little "dend, and when the time ezne toi move up the fast running stream it was accessary for the boilers to be fully stoked in order that the vessel could l properly manoireed. The Third Engineer was on duty when the Stand by was rung The official landing of Admiral Frochot down and he noticed that as soon as the of the French Squadron in the Far East steam cocks were operated the pressure was made in Hongkong yesterday morning gradually went down until at, was below 20ths. Kuowing that something wa at Murray Pier, a Chard of Honour being wrong, he went down to the stokehold and drawn up in front of the lauling stage found there was buly one staker on duty The Admiral was met by H. E. the Govern instead of two. Later on he found the He or's A. D. C. Captain Neville, and the defendant sitting by the forennst,
touched him on the shoulder and told him French Con-ul-General (Mons, P. Kremer). to go on duty. The defendant immediate After inspecting the Guard of Horourly turned around and kicked the Third Admiral Frochot motored to Government Engineer who, then caught hold of the House where he was reerived by the Gov-man's wrists and a struggle ensued in the error. Admiral Fruehot afterwards visited course of which the officer tripped and the General Officer Commanding at Head- foll down, with the stoker on top of him. -quarters House where another Guard of At this moment the Chief Officer came! Honour bal assembled to receive the on the scene and after trying unsuccess fully to separate them was himself attack- The Chief Officer ed by the defendant. finally struck the stoker, in self-defence, and the man was later reported to the Captain and placed in irons When the ship reached Bangkok two hours later be was taken to the police station but Prior to the departure of the sa, Jade the police did not wish
prosecute. on Thursday the police made a rather The Captain saw the British Consul who startling seizure of arms which led to advised that processlings hould be taken man being charged before Mr. J. Bat Hongkong. While the ship was in Wood at the Magistracy yesterday. Bangkok the man was sent into hospital This man was a Chinese passenger, and he was brought back to Hongkong was charged with unlawfully having in ander open arrest. his possession two automatic pistols and
During the trip back to Hongkong, one revolver, all loaded, also two Mr. Webster added, the defendant was magazines A Chinese detective was going perfectly well behaved and docile. It through the effects of about sixty seemed inexplicable why the assault took passengers when he found the arms in place and the opinion of the Captain was the false bottom of a basket, which the that he must have been affected by the police allege belongs to defendant. An hat. He had previously been of good! application was made for defendant to be character and the case had been brought committmi to the Sessions.
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The case was remanded,
FIND IN DISINFECTING STATION,
fer the purpose of bringing home to these men the necessity for carrying on their duty in a proper manner at such, & dan gerous moment.
Mr. Edward Platon, the Third Ea At the same Court, Detective Sub-gineer. said that when he found the a barrel Inspector Reynolds made an application defendant un deck sitting on for the confitention of some arms, seized with his back against the foremast he in the blacksmith's shop at the Kowloon said, to him. You get Below Sunny Disinfection station some time ago. They Jim." The man then turned around and comprised three revolvers, one automatic, kicked him. Witness then caught him by sixty-six rounds of ammunition and both hands and was, hauling him along
twenty-eight blank orrtridges.
Th: application was granted..
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the alleyway to the Chief Engineer when he tripped and fell with the defendant on top of him. The man stretched" and fought him until the Chief Officer came along and knocked him off. As his boileri suit had been torn to shreds witng went to his room to change and while he was there the Chief Officer came and told him that the man was running up and down! the alleyway with a sponcer
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EAST RIVER FIGHTING. The Canton Gagette states that both Sbektan and Sheklung have been cap tured by the Constitutionalist forces, according to reports from the Headquar Captain Moore then gave evidence: ters of the Fonnanese army. The railway after which Commander Beckwith ques line between Canton and sheklung is free tioned him in regard to what Mr. Webster THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. from the soldiers of Chen Chiung Ming. had said about the defendant's having.
The reparte state that after the capture been affected by the beat. of Shelton on Tuesday afternoon, the The Magistrate asked: "What is the Constitutionalist forces marched toward region of this appeal for clemency? It Shelling where the soldiers of Chen seems to me a particularly outrageous wem again, defeated and dispersed but case. This is not a girls school-it is made their escape toward Chaug-mok
tai.
Targe quantities of "firearms and am munition were captured in this battle,
The Constitutionalist forces are now attacking Chang-mok-tau.
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marine court. I am perfectly willing to listen to real reason, but there does not appear to be any reason!!!
Captain Moore: This is the first time it has over happoned.
The Magistrate said that if the de fendant had been ah old servant who had had a touch of the sun he should have) Acepted it. Had he expressed any re- got or shown himself sorry --No.
Are you perfectly sure the Third Engineer did not strike him--the man General Liu Shang-wan, Defence Com-ok if he had been run over ?—Yes." missioner at the Bocca Tigris, has wired to Then you think the Chief Officer and the authorities hare that he has placed tor- dealt with him in such a way that he pedoos at the different strategic pojats near had bad sough !-Yes, that was one of the fart. He has also requested the the reasona authorities to notify the foreign gunboats in port to this effect-Canton Guzare.
SHANGHAI TRADE
Messrs. Ilbert & Co's lutost Pipe Goods Market Report says:me
The keynote of the situation at the pro sent time a undoubtedly the financial stringency on our local money market, the stocks of sycco have fallen to a peril- ously low chb. The root of the evil can be traced to the universal unrest through-
The Chief Dicer then gave corrobora tire evidenco and the defendant told the Court that he got permission from the No. 1 fitter to go up or deck for n moment and as he was going up the Third Engineer stopped him and when ho re sisted strack and kicked him. After that the Chief Officer came up from behind and knocked him down.
The Marine Magistrate sentenced the man to three, months' imprisonment on all three charges.
out the country reulting in a general LEGITIMATE distrust of paper money and a consequent
EXCUSE FOR
demand. particularly in the interior, for WORKING CARGO ON SUNDAY
actual silver dolins, which are being cares fully hoarded and thus removed from A au in which the master of the B-s. circulation, In order to cover their eish Wo Kuni came before Confr. Beckwith position the Banks have been forced to at the Marine Court, on Tacklay, on a give fancy rates to purchasers of gold currencies for immediato delivery, but the forward rates have shown little improro ment and a sharp drop is notionable for purchases beyond China. Now Your
charge of working cargo on a Sunday without a permit was again mentioned in Court yesterday. The defenso en Tueday was that the cargo-green abost- nutanud green ginger-wan perishable, Under the circumstances, involving and the Magistrata then adjournal the as they do exorbitant rate, of native in case to enquire into this terest, it is not surprising that our Yesterday Comdr. Beckwith announced market generally ie apathetic with by-that the Chinese, Chamber of Comuneroc By confined to Try narrow limits and considered that this cargo wie of deliveries generally have been poor in perishable nature and if kept an extra spite of the extring shortage of stocks twenty-four hours the quality would have and the urgent demand from thono con- leteriorated. suming contres where trade can be ear ried an with a fair degree of safety,
The Magistrates therefore dished the
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