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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
[KYONE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR HENRY GOLLIS), }
ROBBERY AT HUNGHOM.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 215, 1925
BRASS BOWL PROBLEM.
DO INNOCENT MEN GO MEEKLY | ALL
TO THE STATION?
OUTRAGE" AT CHUNGKING.
BAGS OF SUGAR.
DEFENDANTS IN LENGTHY CHINESE SOLDIERS HOLD UP A CASE ARE DISCHARGED.
On Tuesday at tifin time, while Sergt." At the Central Magistracy. Yester Two Chiarar wern charged with assault. F. Chesterwoods was sitting on the day, before Mr. S. B. B. McEldery, the with intent to rob. at the Criminalverandah at his residence in the "police three cargo-boat women who were r Sessions yesterday, and were found married quarters, No St, Cains Roadmanded from last week on a charge of guilty, and sentenced to five years" im- prisonment with hard labour.
W. R. Shortlands
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unlawful possession of 53 bags of sugar, valued at $1,000, the property of Messrs Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., which it would be reasonable to suspect had been stolen, or unlawfully obtained, at Victoria Harbour, on May 2ud again appeared.
BRITISH SHIP.
A message sent on May 15th from Hunkow to the Shanghai Evening News describes an incident in which Chinese soldiers held a British ship, the Kingwo, belonging to Jardiae, Matheson & Co, of hoard of which were several well-known Europeans
(ground floor), a. Chineso came to him and offered to sell him an ornamental The Jury comprised: Messrs. F. P. brass bowl, which he produced from a
A party of seven foreigners had made Kennedy, L. T. Watty, F. H. Xavier, Werviette, for the small sum of 82. Seeing Hn Lock, A. R. Dalab. A. C. Tinson and that the same jar or similar jars would
the trip to Chungking together, the: fetch at least 83 if not more in the
message states, and had left Chungking on Thursday, May 7th, on their return The case as outlined was that three ordinary course of events, Sergt. Chester-
It will be remembered that six other trip down river. In the party were men entered a room on the second Boorwoods became rather suspicious and took
the man into custody, as he suspected with this matter last week at the Cen-Mrs H. Stitt, of Shanghai, Dr
defendants, who appeared in connection | Mrs. A. W. J. of No. 33. Chatham Rond. Hunghom, on
Watt of Hankow, April 1st, and held up three women with it might have been stolen, or illicitly tral Magistracy on a charge of unlaw-and. Mrs. Murray of Shanghai, and Mrs. gästöls. One of the women blow a polies come by. whistic, and the robbers ran away.
The sequel, took place at the Centralfully rocizing 140 bags of sugar, valued Erik Peebles of Shanghai, and two Eng- Mr. S. C. Feltham was passing the Magistracy yesterday, when before Mr. dine, Matheson and Co, Ltd., on April touring the world, Mrs. Long Price and at $2,000, the property of Messa. Jar-lish ladies just out from home who are house at the time, and caught one of the! S. H McElderry, the MLAD was robbers and gavo him in charge. The charged with the unlawful possession of th; and one defendant who was charg Mrs. Frunch. second man was arrested later.
one brass bowl, reasonably suspected of ed with having in his possession the having been stolen or unlawfully o5. same amount of sugar, and receiving,
knowing it to bave been stolen, were all discharged, IS the police offered no evidence against them,
Addressing Mr. Falchan, the Chief Instier said he wished to express appres ciation of the action he took. He had done a public service in helping to bring the prisoners to justice, and but for the part he played the chances were that the prisoners would have escaped. public owed him a debt of gratitude.
The
tained.
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When chuirged he told the "Sergeant
from a "I did not steal this bowl I bought it
Foochow man Street for $1.80."
io : Pottinger
Giving evidence, Sergt. Chesterwoods, after stating bow the man offered to sell [him the bowl, said that "when he asked
In yesterday's case, Detective hespec. tor T Murphy i osecuted and Mr. Brooks appeared for the defence.
Inspector Murphy said that the pot lien boarded the defendants' bout at
At Chungchow a junk loaded with Chinese soldiers.came out from the shore and drew alongside at about 1' p.m. on May 8th. Boarding the vessel they de manded that it should drop its anchor and await the arrival of their general, who was expected to arrive about tour bours Inter. Their demand, of course, was not complied with at once, and with- out. further explanation two of the band
the compradore of the ship and threaten-
-The Chief Justice als paid tribute To the defendant where he came from, h./Chium Merchants Wharf on May painted-loaded revolvers at the head of the contrage shown by Lung Wan. the inentioned a Chinese name, but could not fend, early in the morning.
woman who sounded the alarm.
They found
proceeded any further.
give the aldness. Asked for the firm's 50 bags of sugar on board and the ded to blow him off the earth if the vessel fendants were..taken into custody: The first defendant, who held the licence, said that she was not concerned, in the busi-
Another group of soldiers marched up to the bridge and summarily ordered the captain to bring his vessel to a stop immediately, and to enforce their com
| business card defendant said he had not | SALE OF S.S. "LEE LOONG." Hat one. When taxed with stealing the | bowl, defendant denied it. On the way CLAIM UNDER A MORTGAGE.,
to the police station hethww awry, the oss and that a bald-headed man had; mand, two of them held loaded pistols In the Supreme Court yesterday after serviste, to which a chair coulis drew hired her boat and ordered the sugar at Dr, Murray, who was on the upper soon, before the Chief Justice (the witures's attention." Asked where to be loaded on it. The second defendeck protecting the ladies. "Henry (Hollan) a Chinese womh. Shun Ki Yuk, made a claim for the proeds
if the sale of the ss, le Louny,
Sr. F. C. Jenkin (instruered Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) a peared for the claimant..
31r. Jenkin said that this was a claim by the mortgagee of the "ship under a mortgage dated September that24, for the aunt of $18,375 being the amount, principal and interest" due thereunder.
got the sevilere "foom, dějenikut said that he bought it from a shop in Possession Street for thirty cents several Asked the name of the onths ago. shop, defendant said the shop was now Linkrupt
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dant said she had nothing to say and the third one said her mistress gave her money to buy vegetables and that when the came back the sugar was already The police, continued lb- on the boat. spector Murphy, had had suspicions that the sugar was loaded into the boat from
junk and it from the shore.
Defendast repeared His latement hout buying the best from a Foochow
After evidence had been called for the man and salt that he had the napkin made by a tailor to use as a bandkerchief. | prosecution, the first defendant and IL was shop laki at a Chinese shop a licensee of the beat, went into the wit 346 Queen's Road West, Where he had 'new-box, be stated that a grey-haired The ship was sold by order of the Court, been employed for three months, and he man hired her boat and brought some ind the proceeds were paid into Court had been in Hongkong for six years.coolies who loaded the sugar on it. After Plaintiff was claiming satisfaction out He had ever stolen anything. Hthis was done the grey-haired man said
No information whatever could be ob tained from the soldiers who merely knew that they had been ordered to stop the ship and make it wait."
Threatened by offers to do but anchor. weapons, there was nothing for the
in
CAPTAIN OUTWITS TROOPS. with the armed Chinese soldiers
When the ship bad come to a standstill, charge of the deck for the time being. another junk tied up to the Kingre, General himself. bringing aboard an omissary from the
Not knowing what his passengers and vessel, were, being let in for, Captain Ruxton did some quick thinking and, that his ship was so filled with foreign turning to. the new arrival, explained passengers that the General could not
her to wait until he returned.
he was entitled. He told her that she would have to take the!
Much better to wait for one hour mare," said the Captain, "until, the ship her boat was finished about eam., and! sugar to another junk. The loading of that is following directly behind us elaion had been antisfied. The principal to him for $150. He was hard up and the police arrived about 7-30, while she reaches her. Shy has much more room Advanced under the mortgage was 315,009; 4 trial to sell it and take 20 cents profit was still awaiting the return of the and will be much more appreciated by
iman who had chartered her boat to convey; ters he will find here.
your commanden than the crowded quar- the sugar elsewhere. She had not ze- ceived any money for the use of her bout. General's masenger, who appeared to The idea seemed a good one to the lo answer to Inspector Murphy, de- have considerable authority, and the fendant said there were other bonte Lalongside the wharf when her boat
engaged.
of the proceeds afortunately, the total hought this bowl in Pottinger Street he would go back for a book and tot possibly travel in the comfort to which amount in the hands of the Registrar where the man had his wares spread out only amounted to $12,555 and they on the pavement. The man first of all rould only nak for that amount. Other wanted 84 for it, but afterwards sold it
NEW BUS ROUTES.
on it.
"
troops
were thereupon withdrawn to was their junks The Aigro palled' up her
river to Wanksien. nachors, and proceeded on the way down
His Worship said that as the case stood, the defendants must be let off. The po fee had not tendered any evidence to show that the sugar was got from an
Jaugest thereon being payable at the Trate of 825 per thousand dollars per
His Worship wall that he was afraid Chinese lunar mouth. So the claim for he could noz canvict defendant on this
· principal" swamped the proceeds in evidence and that he would have to give
him the benefit of the floübt. .Court.
Sergt. Chesterwood's said that it seen Plaintiff then give evidence as in add unusual that defendant should try to
"They were passenger boats, however, vancing the money, and His Lordabip sell the bowl for the small sum of $2, and as hers was much larger and would
Upon reaching Wanhsien the exper gave judgment for plaintiff, and order and make only 20 cunts profit on it, hold more, the man engaged her craft.
when he could have obtained more for it Har boat was capable of carrying 100 authorities there, and the British gun- ience of the party was reported to the es the $12.338.55 to be paid over to her.
anywhere. Even a European would natbags of the same size as as these bags boat stationed in that part sent a dis have been able to hest a man down to worg. Asked if she did not take these patch to the Chungchow officials, regis selling the bowl for $1.80, and he doubt bag of sugar off another junk in the tering a strang protest against the treat- el if defendant bad. Sergt Chester harbour, defendant. emphatically denied ment of these British subjects, in which woods further pointed out that it was doing wo
the Aingen has been terribly inconven was mentioned that the ladies on board In addition to the pew bus arrvices be not consistent with innocence for the tween the Panic Hotel and Repulse Bay to have struggled when being taken
ienced and badly frightened by the to the police station, and that he And the Hongkong Ha and Bepulse thought an innocent mar would have
piratical boarding of the vessel.. Bay Hotel wid "the new rood, which "com.been glad luve gone to the station
to prove his finoerore. gruence on Saturday, a third service will de instituted on the same day between the Peak and the Hongkong Hotel.
The present time-table provides for buses leaving the Peak Hotel daily (Saturdays, Sondays and holidays ex- cented) at 8.30 am. 8.45, 16. 2, and 7 P From the Hougkeng Hotel the following timer will be oberzwed: 0.30 a.ay, 12.30, 6, and 11-45 p.m. On the days excepted, the following respective times will be followed F.20; 8.45 and 10 a and from Hongkong Hotel 0.30 Kadi and 11.45 p.m.
The service from the Peak to Repulse
other junk and not from ́ue shore.
Inspector Murphy said he did not His Worship replied that he thought ask His Worship to accept this assump- it was quite consistent with innocence tion as evidence, One of the reasona for a mai to struggle and object to going why the women had been arrested was to the police station! Everyone would because they" did not help the palice not want to go. if he were innocent, and as much as they might have done by personally he was not sure that he would giving information or assistance in trac- not have struggled under similar circum-ing the other propla concerned in the stauces and objected to being taken to affair. the station if he was innocent.
His Worship decided to give the de- fendant the, benefit of the doubt and discharged him.
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POLICE COURT ITEMS:
Bay will be as follows:-Leave Peak A Japanese who was arrested in Ken Hotel 2, p.m., Repulse Bay, paedy Road on Tuesday evening in poss*3 On Saturdays and Sundays there will be sion of a loaded revolver and rounds an extra, bus leaving the Peak at 130 of momunition and a knife in a leather p...and Repulse Bay at 7 pm. The sheath, was charged before Mr. H. R. fare will be 81.
Butters at the Central Magistracy terday and remanded.
The whole of the service between Hoag kong and Bepalse Bay will be rid the new road, and the fare will be fifty cents, the same as the fare between the Peak and Hongkong. This service will clude a bus leaving the Hongkong Hotel at 4,30 p.m. vinily.
MIXED BED FELLOWS. THREE SAILORS SAID TO HAVE SLEPT IN A TRUCK,
His Worship accordingly discharge all three defendants.
Y.M.C.A. 'COUNCH, MEMBERS. PASS THROUGH HONGKONG ON
AN EXTENDED TOUR. Among the passengers on the Buspress of Husin which arrived here yesterday, and which leaves for Mauila;this even- who are connected with the Y.M.CA. ing, were three well known gentlemen
movement in the Far East. They are: Mepers, F. M. Brockmaq. C. W: Harvey and F. T. Shipp
At the Marine Court yesterday, be. for Lieut. -Comdr. G. F. Hole, B.N.,
trading junk master was fined $100, Mr. Brockinan, who hails from New with three months hard labour in York, is general secretary of the National default, for having on board dangerous Council of the Y.M.C.A, and has de goods and anchoring his craft with such initely taken charge of the movement goode on board in other than a dangerous in the whole of the Far East and the goods anchorage. Defendant, who pled-Philippine Islands. He was for many ed guilty to the offence,' said that he had years senior secretary for the movement eight tins of kerosene on board which in China and was stationed in Shang- were for three different shops at Shauki hai. wan. He pleaded ignorance of the res Mr. Harvey, of Shanghai, is general gulations in force and sail that he did weretary of the National Committee. not know he had to anchor in a spreialY.M.C.A. Shanglini, and Mr. Shipp who anchorage.
comes from New York is nasistant secre tary of the National Council of the Y.M.C.A.
BIGGER PEAK TRAM-JARS.
At the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday, three mamen were charged with baring slept 'in'à truck at the Kowloon-Canton · Bail- .
way Station. They were P. E. Hagerty, an American, a Malayan named A. Manis and M. Mattosto, & Spaniard. Shey were arrested at the instigation A scheme is on foot for the electri
of Mr. B P. Winslow, manager of the fication of the Peak Tramway, with new Kowloon-Canton Railway.
and larger cars, which carry more pas Hagerty said he had friends in the sengers. Reference to the impending Colony who would help, but he had not innovation, for which arrangements are gone to them on Tuesday because he was not yet complete, will probably be made untidy. All three defendants woro re- at the annual meeting of the Peak Tram manded for 24 hours.
way Company shortly.
OPIUM SEIZURE SEQUEL.
INDO-CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY SUMMONED.
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A sequel to a seizure of 9,000 tals of opium on the sa. Ho Seng in April by Revenue Officers, was heard at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday, when before Mr. S.. B. B. McElderry, the Indo- China Steam Navigation Company, were summoned for allowing the vessel to be used for the transportation of opium.
Mr. B. E. Webster (Mesars. Hastings, defence and stated that the Ho Seng Dennys and Bowley), appeared: for the
would not be back in port until June 12th or 13th
His Worship accordingly adjoužžied the hearing of the case until that date.
The value of the haul was $108,000, in the coal bunkers, while the Lo Sang. and the opium was found after digging
was in the stream after her return from
Amoy and Singapore. Altogether 38 cases were seized from the ship by Chiet Preventive Officer Clarks and other Revenue Officers.
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It is stated that confirmation has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the Hongkong Govern- ment's allotment of a site at Causeway Bay for a new hospital for the Chinese
Mr. J. L. McPherson, General Eccre poor. Lary of the Y.M.C.A. in Hongkong, and The hospital which is to be built on Mr. G. Lerrigo, a member of the the hillside, and which will be known National Committee for South China, as the Eastern Branch of the Tung Wah were in consultation with the visitors Hospital, will be modelled on the same yesterday.
lines as the Kwong Wah Hospital, The latter will remain a few days in Yumati. Manila and then return, vid HongkongVery substantial donations have been to Shanghai, when they will go to received or promised by wealthy Chinese, Honolulu to attend the Pan-Pacific Con- and the hospital will have accommoda- ference, which will be hold there in July.tion for 300 patients.
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