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Pentland-place, and was there accosted by two LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. For Chinaman' he spoke English very well,
Chinamen, with whom he got into converssilon. He did not suppose that they were connected with the Chinarė Legation, otherwise he would have been on his gu rỗ, Tho Chinaman finally invited him into "their lodgings " to partake of
SUPREME COURT.
CRIMINAL BUSSİONY,
CMC, Chief Fustico.)
November asth.
25, 1896.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,
with robbery, and it did not occur to the nephew that robbery was the object. Although there was attack with a muinal purpose, there was nothing whatever to show that robbery
An extraordinary general meeting of the was its motive. Why should the complainant Chartered Bank at fudia, Australia and China charge these three man with the commission
was held on arst'ultimo ai the Cannon-strost of this offence? Was there an adequate molive Hotel, London. Mr. J. Howard Gwyther pre- for him doing to falsely? They had done him sided. The object of the meeting was to declare no lalary and he had suffered nothing from theas
an interim dividend for the half-year ended June previously. Tale went to support the theory
goth at the rate of 7 par cant per annum. that the object of the assault was revenge, and
The Chalsman said he was presiding on that the complainant knew too much about them this occasion by the grace of his colleagues and, be tracted, with their aperoval, He had been Not only had be done them an injury but be
further fajary emboldened to assume the position by the recal: bad it in his power to do them by stopplag their smuggling, sad he was a danger they feared. Actuated by a sense of ion of sixty-the meetings at which he had : present, wh his edece more in office lavariably exrienced at their hands a cordial lejury through the refzure of their boxe of oplum and a fear of what was to come, these sympathy, not only when the sun shone, but
The powder cavemd complainant's face on the right as far as the ear. Complainant was per- spiring freely and his face did not look as if it wera Ixtely washed. The powder weltnesa ga was not from the nye or its hollow, but from the face and eyebrow. Complainant said he told less he did not know why he was assaulted and did not say anything about an attempt to steal bis diamond ring. The general state of the Praya at or about 3 p.m. was a crowded one, more especially as all the steamers now came to the wharf. Police and detectives were always on duty at the Hankow wharf when steamers were due to arrive or were The hearing of the case agathat Wong San, leaving. From the wharf Kaloway to Wing Ko Kom, and Young Fat, before the Court kut Street was about 100 yards, and the yesterday charged with having thrown powdered direct was, westward of the gate. Complainant Arsenic in the eyes of Pang On, was proceeded | said that one of his assailante stayed at à board. men had a motive to put him out of the way by also when the clouds we threatening. They Sen himuell fears that he will be poisoned. So with at 10 o'clock this morning, Mr. Roblasaning house on the Praya, and the others he said blinding or terrortsing him. He (complainant) | had always bzon reasonable, and never looked
ALLEGED SERIOUS ARSAULT ON AN EX-1XCISE
refreshment and Sun Yat Sen accepted the (Before Kia Lordship Dr. J. W. Carrington, kospitality. The "lodging" proved to be the Chinese Legation. As soon as he had set his foot within the door he was seised and hurtled lato as apolaire room, where he has been con fined under lock and kay ever since. The door is not only locked, but is guarded by servants of the Legation, and the window of the room has been firmly screwed down and barred. The man who superintended the operations was an English-speaking official of the Legation. "I" and the doctor friend, "the British people do not move the authorfiles to compel the release of the prisoner, he may lose his life. Sun Yat
strong is this fear that be dare not treat himself to eat any but the very plainest lood supplied to him, and be takes oven that with dally increas fog ulagiving," According to the doctor, Sen Yat Sen is a British subject, having then born In Hongkong, but this is by no means certain. He is about thirty years of age, and a fully qualified doctor, having obtained a Diploma from a Medical College of repute. There is little reason to doubt that he'got mixed up in some conspiracy.
It is stated that the Chinese Minister repudiates the suggestion that Sun Yat Sen a British subject. According to the Chinese authorities, he was not born in Hongkong, and, though well known in that colony, was never naturalised. His connecilon with the abortive attempt against
OFFICER
appearing on behalf of the Crown and Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., for the defence.
■ome
Lok Hong, the first witness, said that the complainant was his uncle on the mother's side. He saw him at about 5.30 p.m. on September zó 81 his (witneın") residence, Wingsklog St, Com. plainant gave him a letter to take home and then he left, wilness following him along the Praya. Near the entrance of Wingkat St. a man seized complainant's hand; then another man with
*medicine " La his band came up and put it into complainant's eyes Three men took part in the assault and complainant cried out "Save Ilfo." He found it was his ancla when he got near. Helped the complainant up, and then went for a chair for him. On retorning witnesasaw com the Viceroy of Canton was well known, and it plaisant leave the Slog Lun shop, at the marvellous how he succeeded le making entrance to Wingkat St. Complainant's face good his escape to America. While in Washing-was clean and he told winess man in the ton his movements were closely followed by skop had given him water to wash with. Com. aples acting on behalf of the Chinese Minister. plainant went off to the chair by himself and His arrival in England was duly noted by the fold witness he could see a litle. The staff on Legation oficials, and it is stated that on more complainant's face was red; he told witness it than one occasion before ba was detained he
was medicine and that he felt a palo in his syes. visited the Legation. Sat Yat Sen is declared The three defendants were the persons who to be a most intelligent and enlightened China-assaulted his uncle. He had seen the first map, whose education has been carried outprisoner before September 16th, but not the chiefly on European lines, and he is said to have others. He had seen the first prisoner at the made many influential friends during the time Oplum Farm. Complainant had engaged wit he has been in London. The question of Inter- ners as an informer for the Oplons Farm in the national Law, which the Chiners Ambassador is year before last and he left this year. determined to fight out with the British Govern- Complainant paid witness hin wages. ment, is very delicate poe. By a statule
To Mr. Francis-Witness was 23 years of age passed to the reign of Queen Anne it is mala.
and had been living in Hongkong 13 years. tained that a foreign consulate, légation, or His uncle, left his house about 3 p.m. on 16th embassy la foreign teritory. No writ of attach Sept. While at witness' house he was giving ment or kabras corfur can be served on a witness a lecture about business, not about lo- representative of a foreign monarch or Govern forming of opium smuggling, Wilnass was ment; and the only law in force in such a build-going home on 28th Sepr. and told his uncle so. ing is that of the country represented by the He was going to Hungbam be said, and he had Mlatter. The gacution of the removal of a made a similar statement at the Magistracy. It ́porsen is, however, more complicated and an.
was before his uncle left the house that witness Cerlain, and it le understood that the seal reason told him he was going to Hangham. At the why no attachment has been made to remove Magistracy he did not say he did not tall his Sun Yat Sen in the fear that he will be immer uncle where he was going nor did he say his diately captured by the police, and that any uncle came to ask where he was going. further legal proceedings would be frolics. The original depositions were here handed in The Chinese Minister is understood to maintain at counsel's request and portions referring to the that the care of Said Khalid and the German above statements were read to witness). In the Consul at Zanzibar is analogous to that of San
house he told complainant he was going to Yat Sen.
Hangham.
Yesterday an application was made en San Yat Sea's beball in a Judge in Chambers, but the Central News is informed that his lordship miated his inability to interfere in the care. The same view is understood to prevall at Whlichall and at Scotland Yard,~L and C Express.
WHAT THE "STANDARD" THINKS, The Standard in the course of some comment on the caso says :---
The caso, put forward by Sir Halliday Macartney is that Sun Yat Sen bad several Umes visited the premises of the Legation of his own accord, and that it was on one of these occasions that he was seized by the authorities. If this view is sight, we shall have to credit a conspirator who had fled from Chinese soil to the Valted Stater, and know that he carried his his life in his hands, with an abnormal degree of simplicity. "He came to spy on us," Is one of the explanations suggested by the efficials, That fe, on the face of it, an biardly. The story told by his friends is that he was selred Jast outside the Legation and forcibly carried inside. If such is proved to be the case, the British Government have a clear tight and duty to demand bis release. Should it be the law that no writ of habeas corpus can be tanned with regard to a person outside our jurisdiction, it would devolve on the Foreign Office to insist spon his extradiiion. No doctrine as to the extra-territorial qualities of an Embiny or Legation would cover case of kidnappleg. But even if it were shown that the arrest had not been wrongfully carried out, nice questions would arise as to the future position of the prisoner. One thing is clear. He cannot be executed, or subjected to any inquisitorisk method of examination, while he remalos within our shores. The opinion of Erglishmen would not allow the technical action, that the house of Foreige Representative is part of the territory of the State by which he is accredited to us, to be stretched to such monstrous lengths. It would be impossible to maintain diplomatie relations with Power which set up so exorbit ant a claim, Nor should we permit Sun Yat Sen, if captured by fraud or force, to be conveyed out of the United Kingdom. We test that to attempt will be made to carry out an enterprise that would cause the gravest kind of unpleasant ness between the two Governments.
As will be remembered, probably, Lord Salle bury demanded and obtained promptly the release of San-Yat-sen..
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessarily endorse the opinions exprstand by
Corpondents in this cokama,]
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lived in Jervals. Streat, The three prisoners were brought in at about 4.30. Thers were always plenty of chairs and rickshas about the whart entrance and there was little accessity for sending to Wellington Street for one.
To Mr. Robinson. The poilce and detectives were principally outside the whart. The com- plainant made no charge whatever of robbery when at the station and he did not suggest that be bad done anything to offend the prisoners. Witness sent detectives aut with complainant to arrest the defendants and enquiries were sabsequently made, but nothing was learned. The right nye of complanant was bidly Inflamed and seemed to be very sore. Complainant salð nothing about having washed his lace before he came to the station. The front of his jacket was wet with drops of water. Sealed the powder up and sent it to Mr. Brown, the Government analyst. The paper (produced) was what he wrapped the powder in, and the powder (produced) appeared to be the same. The Årst hearing of this case at the Magistracy Was op September 28th and 19th and than it was taken
on the 20th October, after other bearings, the
committal being on the 20th,
To His Lordship--Complainant made no formal charge at the station. Witness could met see any powder in his eyes. If complainant bad only only wiped his eye, that would not have taken the powder off his chick Could only recollect the name Yung Fat mentioned by compialeant. Witness asked complainant was the object of the assault robbery and he said ke did not know.
Fraak Brown, Government analyst, deposed to having received a package from Inspector Witchell on September geth. The powder in the package was chemically examined by witness, who recognised it in Court. He found that the powder contained arsenic to the extent of 62.49 per cent. It was in a cosse powder of Chloeus native arsenical ord. The sisende was while.
To his Lordship.-There was some moisture: and organic matter in the powder.
Tang Kün deposed to having given Pang On a wooden basin of water in which to wash his
face on the afternoon of September 16. He was now present on a subpččaa.
To his Lordship-Complainant was only a little time in the shop and witness did not notice how he dried his face. Witness' master was not In the shop at the time.
On Chung, P.C. No. 203, gave evidence that he went out with P.C. 181 and complainant on September 16th to look for certain people. They first went to the Fraya and a boarding house in Wingkat St. There the third prisoner was polated out by complainant and arrested. Pelsoner wald when arrested "I had nothing to do with the matters I passed by and appene to knock his head. After visiting two opium shops they went to one No. 97, Jervals St, where complainant pointed out the two other prisoners On being arrested they said they had nothing to do with the matter and were willing to go to the station.
This closed the case for the prosecution and Mr. Francis said he bad no witnesses to call.
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was in receipt of a pension of $150 per day to
for the imible at the hands of these to whom remaina In Canton, and as long as he was in
their interests were entrusted. As they wera Hongkong they could see that his smuggling sware, their business to-day was limited to the knowledge a dugerous and was to be got declaration of an ad interim dividend for the rid of by blinding or turrorising him. That wa
six months ended June 30th last, but before sub very strong motive and the one that committing a resolution to that effect fde their plainant and actuated the defendants. It was
approval he would explain that the bank was clear that he knew them wall, and if any- body could well know them it was this man,
paraping the even tenourofits way, and there were no salient points in its history for the perled The complainant had no difficulty in recoguls under review. Profits had been increasingly
men and there was no reason
difficult to make, sides bawing, to contend ing the why he should bare sny. The whole course of with unexpected and considerable variation the cross-examination showed the strongest in the gold price of silver which had occurred reason why these men should want to get rid of from week to week, nay, almost from day to day. the complainant, and the evidence-in-chief
They had had to face greater competition. For example, in Bombay, where five
showed they were well known to each other. The defendant knew complainant was going to Canton on the 27th September and on the 16th they acted promptly. In corroboration of the complainant's evidence they had that of the Inspector. The only part of the evidence ancorroborated WAL that complainant had said to the Inspector that he did not know the reason for the assault. It was then
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change banks would be more than ample for the actual needs of the 'commercial community, there were nine. Not only were margins nat or but managers were tempted to embark upon illegitimate ventures in despair at not find- ing sufficient remmeration in bond fida "tennert- tions. In the Farther East there had been an abnormal depression_in_the.export trade, the polated out that when the defendants, demands of war there had been succeeded by the oplam was seized compianant way at Canton spirit of discord in the Levant and actors the and know nothing of it; therefore, he could say with a clear conscience that he knew no reason Atlantic, and men had wisely narrowed thele commitments until thay saw more clearly the for the assault. As to the lack of witnesses
outcome of the Ottoman Question, and know the Counsel sald bystanders were not willing to
result of the Presidential election in America. coma and tell about what was not their business.
The war between China and Japan had 10- He asked the jury to consider the evidence as a
duced a lasting injury to the former. whole, and if there was any doubt in their minds ladsmalty of about £40,000,000 had compelled the defendants were entitled to the benefit of it. the alienation of revenues which might otherwise
Mr. Francis said the three counts in the
have been available for the construction of rail- indiciment referred to the same offence in dif
ways and other industrial enterprises. Japan waI ferent degrees of almiasilly. He then explained spending three-quarters of that amount in the the counts and wald the jury had to come purchase of frenciada and war material, instead to same d'falte conclusion before they found of millising the money for the reduction of her the prisoners guilty on any one of the counts national debt. They might therefore fairly my even the smallest. They had to be satisfied be- that, apart from untold misery and wholesale yond doubt that the plaintiff was assaulted at sacrifics of life, the vanqulaked had been greally
Comprising - the time and place named, and they had to be impoverished, and the victors had fald the
HALL-FURNITURE : CANTON BLACK- satisfied beyond doubt that the three defendants foundation of increased yearly burdens for the WOOD TABLE, JAPANESE GONG, &c. &c. ween the persons who assaulted blma. If the upkeep of their augmented army and says.
DINING ROOM FURNITURE EXTEN man was assaulted it seemed perfectly clear that As regards the immediate fatere, they looked for SION DINING TABLE. TEAK SIDEBOARD
stuff about which the
Crown had Increased activity if the Republican candidate with BEVELLED GLASS HALL & HOLTZ- told them was applied to his face
and obtains the victory, Stocks of raw products MADE DINNER WAGGON and MIRROR, eyes in some way. It he was assaulted
CARD CHEFFONIER, mere unamily low in the United States, WHATNOTS, at all he had exaggerated very gromly, rud with confidence restored there would TABLE, ENGLISH MOROCCO-COVERED and had given the magistrate such different probably be wholesome activity in the DINING ROOM SUITE, MUSICAL BOX, accounts of the assalt that they hardly thought China and Japan produce markets. India DINNER & DESSERT SERVICES, GLASS him wenky of credit. It was probable he was unfortunately had at present a black quilesk WARE, ELECTRO PLATE, CUTLERY, Assaulted, but he had told ro-many falsehoods owing to the short rainfall. They would hope LAMPS, ORNAMENTS, PLAQUES, CUR that they could not believe him. It was posthat the peril would be averted by timely TAINS, POLES, &c. &c. sible the man was assaulted, but it was a differ- showers, but they must laes the fact that at the ent thing when he asked them to punish some F-st great distress would prevail in the central persons instead of speaking the plain and simple and North-west provinces. No doubt Lancashire train. He exaggerated and made different state-
would suffer from these unfortunate predicaments, ments, adding and inventing each time he told
aa there would be a lessened demand for cotton his story. If the jury thought he was doing that,
goods when breadstuffs were greatly enhanced even if he was assaulted, it would not be safe in value. He concluded by moving the declara- for them to act on such evidence. Could they tion of an interim dividend fer the half year at exfely convict and punish three men on the statement of one who in many respects they believed to be a liar ? Conneal analysed com plainant's evidence regarding his visit to his aphew and the meeting with the accused mou, Complainant's accounts of the vault were also traversed at length and counsel pointed to a As number of discrepancies in the evidence. plaintiff covered his jewellery with his arms when attacked it be must have been his Ides that plunder was the object and be told s tremendous falsehood when he said the men attacked him out of revenge for taking their goods. The complainant's story was wholly inconsistent with his behaviour at the time of the alt. Could they accept evidence that a man wilfully and deliberately, altered several times. It was not the delence to enter here the question of motive of revenge. The argamenta regarding the completasat's Ignorance of the oplam selare applied equally to one side as the other. They knew perfectly well he was aware that the seisure was made, and if the state ment were true the men, must have known that he could not have reported it. The complainant's whole story was rubbish. Although he asserted Tax P. & D. Co.'s steamship Rohfila, with that he know the defendants intimately for the next English mall, left Singapore for this years he was only able to give the names of two
port at 8 .. to-day, and may be expected Counsel thought it very probable that here about 6 am, on the 1st prox. of them the man was assaulted on the Prays for the purpose of robbery, but nothing was seen of the affale by the European, Chinese and Indian police there and no disturbance was noticed. Some one had tried to take his diamond ring, he said and that offered him an opportunity to deal a blow at these men. Whatever he might say, as far as smuggling was concerned he had gone over to the enemy, and the Oplam Farmer in making him a liberal allowance knew him to be a dangerous man and one better out of the colony than in it. It the three prisoners were engaged by the Opium Farmers there might indeed be som emotive. These men had nothing to do with the smuggling of opium, bat were simply buyers and sellers of it. Referring to chop found to complainant's possession, Counsel said there could be very little doubt that he had something to do with the Imperial Mari- | time Customs, and was more in their interests than those of the Oplum Farmers. In the box could to injure the Opium Warmers and make he volunteered every possible statement he them appear the greatest smugglers la the place. He was a turn-cost and renegade and one of the most dangerous description of characters exist.
To bis Lordship-Ii was so long ago since he gave his evidence at the Magistracy that he could not remember whether he said there that his uncle did not know he was going away.
To Mr. Francis-He was in the Court all day yesterday and after the Court rose ble uncle told him of It, but that was all. No one had men. tloned to him the evidence given yesterday. At the time of the assault he knew it was his uncle who was sched at once. Witness did not near his uncle antil the men had run KWAY, 23 ha' (witness) could not fight with two men, When he reached his uncle he was on his kneas and his face was covered by his arms. One of the men remained by the complainant til
P.C. 181 (Len Kwai Chun) deposed to having witness spoke and then he ran away,. That was the second prisoner. He did not see the men made enquiries in Wingkat St. about the before the assault. The man who used the axault. At No. 71 they told of compialasni got medicine put his hand over complainant'sting water to wash his face, but no other informs eyes. He did not notice the men before the tion was obtained. assault. The second defendant was in front of complainant and witness told the Magit.
Mr. Robinson, la addressing the jury, said that trate he met his uncle face to face, when he
The third prisoner as the defence had called no witnesses he would seized his right hand. who had complainant's left-hand selxed him not detain them long. They had to consider
Witness was present at the what had been suggested by the defence. From from behind. time and it all with his own eyes. Witness the questions put to the witnesses they might be was about six paces off when the powder was able to gather the suggestions put forward by bla used on his uncle. Did not hear the second and learned friend. The scggestions divided them third prisoners say anything, but he did hear the selves into two categories, one suggestion belog first prisoner say "Play? I want to take your that there was no assault at all, and that the life." He also said You conspired with the infiammation of the eyes was self-produced for Commissioner of Customs and seized some the purpose of bringing a false chargesgainst those That was before be three men. That seemed to him one line of defence chests of my good." removed ala band from complainant's face. It suggested definitely. The other line of defence was after the powder was used that his uncle was this:-That there was an assault, but it was called out "Save He." When he was pushed not by these men, and not on account of any ile down be also cried out "Snatching things," feeling or sevenge, but simply for the purpose of meaning that he was being robbed. His uncle robbery. Regarding the first line of defence, he showed him his ring, which bad partly been said they had heard the evidence of complainant pulled off. Witness went to Hunghars on the and his nephew and it was for the jury to con 36th Sept., to receive an important letter frota sider whether from the way in which they tave his mother, a vegetable gardener having it for their evidence there was such a salt; him. The letter-carrier had special word from whether under severe cross-examination the his mother regarding the delivery of the letter, complainant appeared a man who had been Witness produced the letter, which left Tamsul tojured by somebody and whether or not he acted in the box sex man speaking the truth on 25th Sept, and was marked "Important"
when he said these men did this. They had The latter was read and referred to an illness of witness's grandmother. It also asked witness to also to consider whether his demeanour was send home some money. He sent his uncle's
that of one making a story up, and wavering and letierte Tamsul by a messenger who, like witness, weakentoglunder cross-examination. If a witness was a traveling tender, Witness was born at cams simply with a fabricated story it generally Tamial and had been there since be first came maalfested itself in the way he gave his evidence to Hongkong. It was two days' journey by They had to judge not only by the words but land and 104 from Hungham to Tamsul There by the demesness of the plaintiff if he was was no regular route by sea to Tament for pase speaking at can who had been attacked or as sengers. There were cargo boats that could go one who had wilfully inflicted injuries on to Tamsul in two to eight days, according to the | himself and had come there falsely to say some one else had done it. The complainant's Te Mr. Robinion-As witness was detained evidence was supported by that of his nephew, here for the case he gave the letter of his uncle and it was again for the jury to consider whether to a messenger. He had been informed of his ba spoke as ene telling the truth or whether he grandmother's illness before he received the had comethere to back up his uncle in a fabricated letter from home, written by his mother. The story. As to the motive for the assault Counsel lettes despatched from Hengham on the morning said it was clearly not robbery and if no of September 25th could reach here by seen on injury was done where was the motive for the 26th, Witness and nothing to do with the bringing charge against any one? They Imperial Maritims Castoms, and he had never had heard a great deal about the complainant engaged to the smuggling of oplem. He had being a Customs Informer, but not word of acted as informer, not for the Opium Farm, but evidence had been given to prove that he for his uncle, who looked after the Farmer's was one. He failed to see why he should want
to charge these three men if no assault had been Ket these mas, ness was examined by his Lordship.
weather.
Mr. James Jones proposed a cordial vote of thanks to the Dir, 2011 and Staff for their able management of the Bank's affairs,
Licat. Colonel Nowell reconded the vote of thanks, which on bing put to the meeting was canied by acclamation, and the proceedings thereupon terminated.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE: American (Peru) to-morrow. Indian (Catherina Apcar) 28th last. American (Coptic) agth fast." English (Rohilla) rat prox. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 1st prox. Tacoma (Victoria) 4th prox. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 11th prox.
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THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamA LE Empress of Fagan arrived at Kobe at rp.m. yesterday, and left again at It p.m. the same day for Hongkong, via Nagasaki and Shanghai.
SHIPPING RETURNS.
2- From 5 p.m. yesterday to 8 p.m. to-day.
ARRIVALS.
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CANTON BLACKWOOD CARVED CURIO STAND, WALL CABINETS, BRAC KETS LADY'S DESK, CARVED LAMP- STAND, TABLES (PLAIN & MARBLETOP), TEAPOYS, &c.
A very fine COLLECTION of CURIOS,
Consisting of Choles CHINESE PORCELAIN in BLUE and WHITE and other DECORATIONS; Old PORCELAIN SCREENS; a few GOOD Specimens of OLD JAPANESE NETSURES, CARVINGS, LACQUER and PORCELAIN, BRONZES, CLOISONNE, PLAQUES, &,
820
BRUSSELS and other CARPETS, RUGS, CURTAINS and POLES, FENDERS, &c.
DOUBLE IRON and BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEAD and belongings.
TWO SILK SUITES.
TAPESTRY-COVERED
HALL & HOLTZ-MADE BED-ROOM SET, comprising WARDROBE with GLASS DOORS, MARBLETOP WASHSTAND, DRESSING TABLE, PEDESTAL, &c, &c.
WRITING TABLE, LADY'S DESK, CHEF. FONIER and other FURNITURE.
PANTRY and BATH-ROOM REQUISITES, LADY'S RATTAN CARRYING CHAIR.
CANTON FLOWERSTANDS, POTS with PLANTS and PALMS, FERNS,
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Catalogues are now being issued. On View from THURSDAY, the 26th November TERMS OF BALK |--As Customary.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer, Hongkong, 23rd November, 1896.
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the isiter of course don't come into our only | latarests. After further cross-examination WV | committed. Complainant know iha men snd i'effected his purpose and established a very | Hasangzhan minamaa in Kowloon Deck TO-DAY, is ACTING MANAGER £: CHINA......
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STAR-LIGHT. Hongkong, 25th November, 1896.
THE HOME FOR THE AGED AND INFIRM.
The Right Rev. L. M. Plazzoli begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the following dogs tions for the Home for the Aged and Infrin
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hies or crossed him in smuggling. It would not Hohmsollarn affret the Chinese Customs in the least lí he got || frame (H.I.G.M.B.) errarn these men into trouble, and if he succeeded in so Kwongket song doing he would threaten other in the same way. Chalyārā m Counsel made reference to the evidence of the Dig announ nephew regarding his grandmother's letter, Hallas............................ which he said, was made for the occasion, and Monghut went on to say that whether the man was Joku Betsley mirror_|_|| assaulted or not, his varied accounts and his behaviour were in inany respects mysterious and suspicious, and the fury could not as seasonable men accept much evidence and find these men gully upon it of the very serious offence they were charged with, There was probably some thing in this cass which they never would know coms He put it to the jury that they as reasonable men could not accept the theme of fabrications "given na uvidence, and to conclusion he asked
them to find the three defendants not guilty,
After a short consultation the jury declared a vandlet of not qulity and the scensed were die 'charged.
as lemonade maker. Nobody came to the that had been brought out by his learned friend went to show that the defendante had a strong help of his uncle. He (witness) was nervous motive in ansaulting him, but it did set show and confused and did not notice II there were that he had any motive in charging them with many people in the street. His mother sent the
an assault they did not commit. Suppose this latter, but he did not know if she wrote it.
was an asiaait committed by some roughs who faspicior Witchell said he was on duty at had come down from Canton by the steamm, the Central Police Station, being in charge would not robbery be in the jury's stod at once of the charge-100%| on September 26th.. as the motive? If so, how came it that the Complainant came there in the afternoon complainant was not robbed at all? and wald some one had throws staff to is seemed unlikely that, if robbery warm to eyes and blinded him. He was very excited object, it abould be conducted at such a place, sad spoke English disently. There were con- at such a dime and with sulite result. Nog aidarable quantities of a reddish guy powder was alleged to have been taken, The second on his face, ear, and neck and witness collected defendant was said to have had an inclination
Having the staff is paper. Took complatant to the for complainant's ring. Lap and bis eyes were badly loflamed. Witnessmitted
from the assault
motives of helped him baths them. He afterwards gave revenge, he might have taken the opportunity. witness the names of the people who assauliad of trying to get the ring as opportunity offered, | him, and said a hiand was with kim, at the There was no evidence, at all to show there WAT may concerted action with a view to To Mr. Francis-Had known complainant for o robbery. When at the charge roam it never i or sợ yatın. He left the police on June set, 1994, i ocoszred to the plaintiff so tharys the men.
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Ag, Manager.
AN APPEAL.
THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, Cama Rain, begs most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Coast Ports for their kind patronage and support, and desires to state that he will be pleased to receive orices for all. kinds of NEEDLE WORK.
Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffli and Collars renewed an old ones.
Children's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Ladies and Children's Under-clothing, Materials can be supplied, if required, magg
“The Superocion will also be most grateful four- any PAPER, ON old Envatores to be mada Ente Books for the Children of the Foor Bchools, whe | are taught by the Blabbra. -