CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
(BEFORE HIS HONOTA THE PUIŠNE JUDGE (ME, JUSTICE DVER MALL).];
AN UNLUCKY PRISONER.
FLIGHT TO SHANGHAI - THWARTED.
"It is 32 rather unfortunate circum- ataner, from the prisoner's point of view," said M. Nihill, prosecuting in a robbery
THE SCARRED „RÓBBER.”
CPSTONER.
"AY PEPPERY CISTONER,
THE HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE OCTE, 1924
BRITISH WARDER BEFORE AFFAIRS IN KWANGTUNG.
THE COURT.
LEFT, THE SERVICE WITHOUT NOTICE.
FAILED TO SALUTE THE SUPERINTENDENT.
STRANGLING INDUSTRY AND TRADE BY WAR TAXES.
[FROM och CHINESE CORRESPONDENT- |
Opposing payment, of a further $3.50 per 100 piculs tramit likin to the Canton
A Chinese named Wong Kaa was in- dicted 167 participating "in a robbery at No. 61, Shanghai Street, when a pair of "gold lungles were stolen from a woman. The jury empanelled in the previous case was again empanelled for this case.
Mr. J. W. D. Sibill, for the Crown, said exse, yesterday.that the 1,8. Shan the rabbery took place on May 4th at Dog" which should have left HongSong No 017. Shanghai Street, Mongkok. at 'clock for Shanghai did not leave There was no exilence that the prisoner until midnight. The prisoner had thought was the man who ketually took away the the antzer out enrefully and be hid ap-angles, but if he was present and assist "parently: hoped by'a pun, to be well outed in the robbery that point was intendent of the Victoria Prison, he was $17 per tos pieuls before their goods
to ata."
This "unfortunate" circumstance led to the arrest of the prisoner for the police cad On board and secured him with a quantity of stolen property in his passes.
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material. At noon on that day there were four wenn on the Grst Boor, all busy with their domestic affairs. There also appeared to have been a man on the floor, He was asleep and did not come into the ense at all. One of the wories was wear.
Warder Webster, of the Victoria Prison | Government gontrolled by Jir. Sun. Yat Staff, appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell Sen, the limestone quarry owners in at the Central Magistracy, yesterday, the North River districts ni Kwangtung on a charge of leaving his employment base stopped their operations since June 10th. During the past year or twa they without giving due notice?),
Webster said that as a result of his have been paying eight different taxes not, saluting Mr. Franks, the Superin and military contributions aggregating told that, if he did not like the service reached the market, eluding freight he could go. He was under the impresaint operating charges. To add #130 sin that only a moment's notice was more to the already heavy fax of $17 required during the twelve months' proper 100 picus is to kill the industry al- together, according to a rverint statement bationary service.
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Mr. Franks explained the conditions of the quarry owners. Local traule i The case was one in which a cook in ing a pair of geld bangles. She was busy engagement with warders was a twelve Canton by the recent closing down of of service and xaid the usual custom of limestone has been retueril somewhat in
the cumploy of an ex-Chinese Army off-washing clothes in the kitchen when she months probationary period and at the ver, living at No. Portland Street, realised that a man was close to her side. end of the time the warders would be the Kwangtung Government Cemat Yaumati, was alleged to have rolded his le seized her by the neck. At the same asked to sign an agreement for five Works. At normal times this plans pro
I during the period of pro- master's mother during the nisence of time she saw other men approaching her.bation the warder was dissatisfied with dures 500 casks daily and uses exclusively. the master. He pleaded Not Quilty One of them, a man dressed in a white bis job and wanted to leave he was re-limestones from Fahyuen district. The and the following Jururs were,mpanelled jacket. threw pepper into her eyes, and quired to give a month's notice. Webster suspension of operations has thrown
had signed no agreement. to emsider the ensé :- Mestra, K. Estole her bangles. The man who seized
Defendant's service, Mr. Franks said, many out of employment, and the Gor- fireis (foreman, W. F. Gardner, A. Mir, her was dressed in grey cotton jacket had not been satisfactory at all. The crament is being asked to abrogate this J. Greendi. R. E. Greensmith, G. B. and trousers. As soon as the woman re-
affair referred to happened outside the order for additional taxes. Labrum, and M. Gainures,
gats when defendant failed to salute him.
Not only quarriers but also carriers covered she chased the robbers out of the in his office, Mr. Franks said he told Aceeding to Mr. Nihilf's outline, the house. Later this woman attended an Webster that he had to salute him whe-in. Kwangtung have to suffer from war Some 6,000 chair carrying Foldery took place on May goth. The identification parade at Mangkuk Police ther he was on daty or off, in or out of taxation. prisoner was cook to a faniity occupying Station and picked out the prisoner as uniform. Witness told him if he did not conlies are at present ont of work in the first floor. Amongst the merabers of the man who scized her by the neck, like the service, he could, leave by giving Canton, is the proprietors of the sedan
a month's notice.' The evidence of the other women did not amount to a great ideal. They all failed defendant, said he was not prepared to Mr. Franks, cross-examined by the to identify the prisoner. the of them, a
swear he had not told defendant at any young unmarried giri, had pepper thrown
notice. He was not prepared to swear
were taken to jail on June 14th in Canton that. A married woman
WAS quickly gendered unconscious by a bins and the that he told Webster as a result of this for opposing the tax. These coolies are third woman did not actually see the saluting business that "maskee a monta savowedly being held to be investigated assault or the theft of the bangles, but notier, he could go. she found a packet of pepper lying on
The evidence of Chief Warder McLeod as to the motive of their opposition and was to the effect that Webster should the influence behind them. the kitchen floor
have paraded at 6 am, on the 4th inst but he did not appear, heither had be He did not know that appearedesnice. Webster was leaving.
A warder called by defendant, said gathered in he was engaged at the same time as de arsenal dispute it appears that Mr. J. fendant on twelve nionths' probation. No mention was made at the time to him A. Rabbitt, an American ragineer repro- about giving one month's notice. Witnessenting Messrs. Davis & Co. of Hong nes said he had understood Mr. Franks-kong, vendors of certain machinery to to say he could get rid of them at the Canton Government, as a condition
moment's notice and therefore ha
the family was an old lady nabied Li Yue Shi. On the afternoon in question the
to be taxed two dollars a chair. Eleven chair stations of that city have refused
ki lady was left in the house by herself into her eyes ned did ant see much after time that he could leave at a moment chair coolies and chair station owners,
Assisted with the arrest. There, wàs evi-
with the cook. She was sitting on her bed at when the prisoner came into her room. There was nothing strange in this. He came in to treat the "old lady's eyes with a prescription, con-
The arrest took place, on May 9th on sisting of small blue stones. The prisoner information received. The prisoner was had been in the habit of rubbing the actually caught by a police constable near "stones" on her eyes. On this particular Yaumati railway station. He struggled ccasion he rubbed her eyes harder and and another ennstable care along and Aunger than usual and continued the ilence that the prisoner offered the con treatment by stuffing a piece of cotton stable a sum of money to let him wool into her niouth, then finishing the When charged the prisoner said: “ I did not do so." At the Magistracy he de job off by tying her up with cord. Herliged to take any statement at all, proceed to take off her earrings and The Woging, from whom the hangles: afterwards left her trussed up on the bed, were stalen, said she chased the robbers out of the house "right past 15 homses The old lady could hear voices in the when she became a bit unconscious. next cubicle and sounds of hoxes "Meing She identified the prisoner on parade by opened and shut. She also heard another by the fact that he had his hair parted means of a scar on his right, temple and
swan's voice-not the prisoner's, Shortly in the middle-European style, afterwards the prisoner was seen, to leave] The prisoner was taken out of the duck it. the house in company with two ten-and paraded in front of jury.
coolies carrying luggage, "produced in Court
At about 6 p.. the uk lady's son je. turned from Hongkong and he reported the rubbery to the Yaumati Police Station In the house he found his cash Box opened, and the contents missing together with the tray of the lox.
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There were two stars on the right side of his hent, one on the temple and the other a long white sear running through his hair some three inches long
The prisoner, asked if he wished, to unke statement, enquired: "there any proof any substantial proof that was one of the rubbers? wint the Court to answer this. I am a workman. I did not commit any armed robbery. I was picked out by mistake."
A witness, called by the prisoner, said the prisoner visited him on New Year's Eve and asked for work. That was all he knew about him. Another mas said: I can't speak of this robbery nor of this man's character." A third said: * I don't know this man."
The Jury returner a verdict of “Guilty” and his Loniship sentenced the prisoner to seven years' imprisonment with hard labour and ten strokes of the eat."
SEWING MACHINE TALE." GAOL FOR MAN WHO STOLE A
WOMAN'S TREASURE.",
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THE ARSENAL PLANT TROUBLE- From the latest information to bu Canta relative to the
thought he could go at a moment's for not removing the machinery, is asking
notice.
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The defendant, Webster, said he was under the impression that if. be did not like the job he could get out. Ha if he did not like the job, he got out had always been working at places where,
He wanted to get out of the Colony.
The Magistrate registered a conviction and bound the defendant over in the af 50 to come up for judgment, if called upon.
for the assurance of the Canton Generati Chamber of Commerce or other respons sible merchants that the balance will Japanese steamer is still waiting in front be paid for within, a given time. A
of a godown in Canton Harbour ready to remove the goods, while the Cantou Government is having guards around prepared to stop the intended" removal. The goods will be released to the Canton Government upon a payment of some H.K. $1,500,000, which includes the balance, amounting to G.8170,000. and interest, storage, and other charges. The Canton Government" has indicuted to A young Chinese, an older man and the people its inghility to raise the H.K. the latter's small sun, faced Mr. B. E$1,500,000 desired andis appealing to Lindsell from the dock at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when the three the public for assistance. Upon request were charged on remand with (a) kid- of the Assistant Secretary of Foreign napping, and (b) harbouring, a little Chinese boy.
FATHER AND SON FREE.
KIDNAPPING CHARGE AT THE
CENTRAL 'COURT.
Affairs to Dr. Sun Yat Sen and the Mr. D. McCallam defendant the Arst Provincial and the Municipal Treasurers in Canton, a committee of citizens has man, while the father and son were re-
been appointed to "assist the Govern. presented by Mr. C. A. S. Bus.
The little subject of the charge. in
ment in this matter. The committec con- the witness-box gave his evidence with grent clearness and self-possession. He sists of two representatives each from told how he had agreed to go on board the Canton General, Chamber of Com- a ship for the purpose of being appren merce, the Merchants Volunteer Corps.. ticed to the first defendant at a salary
of 2 per month, but that while on board, the Associated Charitable Associatious, he had overheard a conversation between the Federation of Labour, the Gentries, the three defendants with regard to and the Commission on Reconstruction. TRIBUTE TO A COURAGEOUS POLICEMAN.
At about 10 p.m. the police, in-com- piny with the old lady's son, went on Lourd the 9.3. Shag Tray to look for the cook. A Chinese constable in the steer. age noticed a Chinese carrying a small bundle. His suspicions were aroused. and be asked to see the contents of the bundle and the missing cash box tray was found pacealed therein.
A quae- of luggage, missing from the house, was also found on board. The prisoner was taken to the Water Police Station and a key, found to fit one of the boxes, was 'discovered" in his possession..
"When charged the prisoner said he tied up the old woman. He kept guard over her but another man took the things and heu'called prisoner to go away with him. Giving evidence, the old lady was cross xamined at great length by the prisoner who tried to make out that he did not A constable said that at 4 dm. yester tie the old lady up but that the other day, he saw the man carrying a sewing machine under his arm. Another man, man did, and that he was simply obeying who was with him, bolted. Defendant the orders of the other BALI. "........... put down the machine, and attempted to The prisoner, in the witness-box, anidran away, but witness caught him within
n few yards.y three men came into the house, two of A Chinese witness, who said he was a mbom were coolies. They said they blacksmith, stated that he employed the wanted to borrow money. He toki them defendant, who slept in the same house with him. On Wednesday night; defen- the old lady was in the ucar eshieledant did not go out. Witness and the They said they were going to tie both defendunt, left together to go to work in of thear up. Prisoner spoke good the noming. The witness added that he words to them and they said they would was not present when the arrest was let him off. Later, one of the robberi produced's dagger and he had no alteran tive but to do what he was toki..."
Cross-examined, Mz, Nihill asked; When you got into the street why didn't you raise the alarm?
A Chinese married woman complained | selling him. to Mr. E. W. Haunton at the Kowloon Magistracy. yesterday, that on Wednes day night she left her sewing machine on the verimiah of ker ärst-floor Bat, and when she arose at 6 na, it was no` onger there. A coolie stood in the dock, charged with, atealing it.
minder
His Worship, remarking that he found it hard to credit the stories of the nc- cused and the last witness, decided to convict, and passed sentence of one zouth's hard labour.
The boy defendant was dismissed from the case by Bis Worship early in the proceedings. The first defendant receiv A Governor, a Mayor, and a Chief of ed sentence of four months hard labour. Police, together with 1,500 members of Mr. Russ, addressing the Magistrate the police in Canton paid their tributa on behalf of the elderly father, said that to Tom Po, a policeman, at his funeral he had been a licensed hawker in Hong on June 17th, two days after his death/ kong for thirty years, and was now re- to his past of duty in the 4th "Police" "He District. The highest officials in the tired and living in the country. caine to Dongkong recently in search of province of Kwangtung and all news his son, who, he had heard his disappapers published in the Southern metro- eared from his employment as a housepolis have paid this dead constable un- boy. He found that he had been taken usual attention during the past few days. away by the first defendant, from whom This constable is honoured because Tom he had now, recovered him. The old man would not permit a group of Dr. Sun had not seen the other boy, the subject Yat Sen's mercenaries to refuse payment of the charge, until he boarded the boat after having enjoyed rides in hired
ricksins. to take his own son home.
One night, while on his beat, he came across coolies being roughly handled by bandit-soldiers went to their aid, and was shot dead. Two sergeants and one other policeman who had gone to his ait were also wounded at the saras time, but reports on June 18th stated that they were doing well and recovery was expected.
His Worship agreed that the evidence against the old man was insuficient, and accordingly discharged him.
امیر
CRUELTY AND BRIBERY, SMART FINE FOR OFFERING 50
CENTS" TO: POLICEMAN.
A man who was charged at the Kow loon Magistracy, with carrying pigs in
suffering, was also charged with attempt: ing to bribe a constable.
The prisoner They were holding a TWO WEEKS FOR FIREWOOD. such a nusiner as to cause them needless dagger and would not let me cry out.
Prisoner also explained, that he went on board the ship to protect his master's astull.
The Jury returned a verdict of “Guilty" and the prisoner was sentenced to seven years hard labour, together with 19 ztrokes of the cat.
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In sentencing the prisoner, his Lord, shop described the case as the worst type of rubbery. The prisoner was a man in whom confidence had. been placed and ho had abused that confidence,
MAN WHO TOOK IT IN TWO SLINGS.
FREEDOM PURCHASED. Chan Heung Lun, a well-known Can tonese, who has been confined in the Canton police reformatery "since" last Christinas, was released on June 17th upon a contribution of several thousand dollars towards the war chest of Dr. Suni Inspector Clark said that there were Yat Sen by Chan's friends, says a local three little pigs in defendant's crate, Press report. Mr. Chan was arrested which was not provided with matting. last December for utterances unfavour. | A Chinese countable said that when he able to Dr. Sun, but reftised to be re- arrested the defendunt, the latter, offered lensed under Gine, and his sentence, to him 50 cents to let him go.
the reformatory for ten years resulted. Remarking that he did not think there It appears that his friends have paid
(Mr. F. W. Hamilton) fined the man 81 years chairman of Canton Charitablo with an alternative of two days' imprison. Amboiations and at times erouit inten ment on that count; but for offering u dant or fungin of the lower four prefec bribe, he ordered the defendant to pay bures in the South-Western Districts of $10 or go to prizon för 11 days."
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When a coolie was charged at the Kowloon Magistracy with the theft of two slingsful of wood logs, a firewood dealer of Sham Shui Po said he saw the aun | taking the wood away. Witness caught hue and took him to the police station.. had been much cruelty, the Magistrate the Gay for him. Mr. Chan was many
The defendant, who said he was carry. ing two loads of wood from Sha Tin, and roached Sham Shui Po at 9.30 am, was sentonood by Mr. E. W. Hamilton to 14 days' hard labour.
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