THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
6th inst.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. Proient His Excellency the Governor, Major Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G., K.E, His Excellency Colonel' Darling, R.E. (Commanding the Troops), Hon. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith (Colonial Secretary) Hon. Sir H. Spencer Berkeley, & C., (Attorney General), Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), Hoa. Captain F. 1. Baddeley (Cap tain Superintendent of Police), Hon. Capt. L. A. W. Barnes-Lawrence, n.v.(l'arbour Master), Hon. Mr. W. Chatham (Director of Public Works), lon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Mr. Edward Osborne, Non. Dr. Ho Kai, M.), C.M, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson, and t. A. G. M. Fletcher (Clerk of Councils).
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AUSENT,
Hon, Mr. H. E. Pollock,.C.
MINUTES.
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The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. PHOPOSED WORKS TO THE NEW SESSION. His Excellency the Governor said: The work to be done during the forthcoming session is to vote sums of money in accordance with
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 1906.
the general accounts of the Colony. This f proposal does not find favour with those prin- cipally interested in the Fund and the Bill which will be introduced this session does not transfer the Ordinance, it simply includes in it some of the provisions which would be favourable to those interested in the Fund.
FINANCIAL MINUTES'
The Colonial Secretary moved and the Colonin Treasurer seconded that Financial Minutes Nos. 44 to 64 be referred to the Finance Committee.
GRATUITY.
ho remembered, was flung into the sea by the A sum of fifty dollars in aid of the vole, Trea-mutineers, and six hours later rescued by a sury-Treasurer's Office, New Territory-Other passing jack. He le merely a boy. charges, gratulty to police sergeant Gerrard for examining accounts,
EVENING CONTINUATION CLASSES, A sum of two thousand dollars, in aid of the vole, Education, Department of Inspector of Schools Other charges, evening continuation
classer,
1 KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY, A sum of twenty-five thousand dollars in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, com munication railway to Canton-Survey and preliminary work.
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SUPREME COURT,
Hi Excellency, in giving a general view of the needs for which money was required in the Minutes, stated that $500 was required on the Education vote. It was not anticipated that Mr. Bird, senior assistant English master at in for his
A sum of three hundred dollars in aid of the Quen's College, would go final language examination this year. $8,000 vote, Judicial and Legal Departments, Sup
reme Court Other charges, fees to counsel for was required under l'ublic Works Extra- ordinary, owing to the fact that more comprisoners in capital cases. pensation was required than had been ahti- the rear of cipated for scavenging lanes, house These Innes had to be resumed by the Government under the 'Building Ordin ance The sum of $2,003 was to provide for evening continuation classes at Queen's Col lege. The Council would remember that last year a desire was expressed by one, of its members that a larger proportion of the revenue should be expended on education. hat desire coincided with his own, but as he
had pointed out on that occasion the difficulty was to find how larger expenditust could be profitably incurred. Last year an attempt was made to establish a collegiate course at Queen's College at which higher instruction than the ordinary college course would be given. The instraction was to be given in the day- time and would have been in
continua.
tion of the College course, but the scheme Flick unt succeed because
did parents not care to keep their boys longer at school than was necessary for ordinary clerical work. the scheme.now.proposed get over that diffi culty by having the classes in the evening. "The scheme, His Excellency added, "has been favourably-it has been supported the local press. I it proves a success 1 shall be prepared to make another recommendation.
the Financial at nules Nos. 4 to 64 which shall explain to the Council when the Colonial Secretary moves them to be seferred to the Finance Committee; and also to pass the six Bills which appear, in the Orders of the Day and four whers which will presently be added to that order. Of the six Bills that is proposed to read for the first time to day, the first, an Ordinance to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, has been introduced at the desire of the Chief Justice, His Honour brigmally suggested that in place of an Ordinance amething certain pants of the Ende one should be passed to empower the judges to make such amendments. Remem
the satisfaction which was given by the beting present Ordinance of 1951 as producing some finality will reference to this Code the recom
rendation of the Chief Justice did not seem to me one be follweil, and ascertamed that this was also the opinion of the legal profession of the Colony. They considered that it would "be better that any amendments should be made by divert legislation, the amendments con tained in the Bill now before you, I am scarcely able to judge as they are so debateable but the Dill will be referred to the aw Committee which will, no doubt, devote their attention to any suggestion they my receive from the barristers and solicitors, in the Colony. The second Bill, to amend the Lunacy Ordinance of 1905, is purely to effect a verbal alteration directed by the Secretary of State on the Bill re- cently passed. The words "High Court of Judica ture" were employed for the words "Supreme Cont" which ought to have been used. The Bill for amending the Merchant Shipping Oring of the it entitled an Ordinance to amend dinance, 1899 consists of two effective clauses, of which the first is to prevent junks or launches Jying off ships without the permission of the master, in the same way as they are now pre vented from lying off or alongside wharves without the permission of the owner. The se cond provision of the Bill, is intended to revise the junk regulations so as to less. en the attendance of junk masters al the Harbour Office, and generally, to sim plify procedure with regard to junks get- ting the various permits that they require ta possess. At the same time it is proposed to do away with the system of securities that at
may mention that the Secretary of State in reply to my despatch asking hit sanction to put it in operation stated that he cordially ap proved of the scheme and that he should be glid if it proved a success. * I shall be very disappointed i it lans to prove a success The Governor, continuing, remarked that $25,000 was required to complete the resump. tion of part 4 of the railway. A vole was asked in extension of the original vote on which this work was carried out by the Director of ubi e Works. Eventually, the expenditure would be translevied to the railway account. The other items were explained in the votes themselves,
The Financial Mioules were referred to the Finance Commited.
CI PROCEDURE.
The Attorney-General moved the first read. the Code of Civil Procedure. The object of his Bill is to assimilate the procedure of the Supreme Court with that of the Supreme Court in England.
The Colonial Secretary seconded. Agreed. LUNACY ORDINANCE.
The Attorney-General moved the first read: ing of a hill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Lunacy Ordinance, 1906. The object of this Bill is to corect an error in the third section of the principal Ordinance in which the reference should have been to the Supreme Court of Judicature and not to the High Court of Judicature.
The Colonial Secretary seconded. Agreed
MER HANT SIPPING.
The Attorney-Generad moved the first read- ing of an Ordinance to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1899 y this Ordinance provision is made for the prevention, al obstruction of vessels and for the better re gulation of junks and other vessels employed in the same or similar manner as a junk.
The Harbour Master secunded. Agreed
Uprevails and labi non haliquad to give rise present which have a prejudicat elect the fank Busters. When the Dino B read a second sine, the Harbour Master will ne doubt give a full explanation of its provisions, A l for amending the New Territories Land Ordinance is for the purpose of making claim for rent megeeding relating to land, and so to give the Land officer jurisdiction in cases of claims under $co. Land officers have all the records readily at their disposal and have a personal acquaintance with the districts and with the ways and customs of the inhabit Finis. It was the intention of the original Or dinance that they should have this jurisdiction,ing of a Bill entitled an Ordinance in amend but it was ruled in a recent case that claims for rent were not proceedings relating to land and so did not conie under the provisions of the New Territories Land Ordinance of 1905, and, it is now desired to give them that power under the Ordinance. The Bill for the transference to General Revenue of certain sums forming part of the Praya Reclamation Fund, is to avoiding of the Ordinance. paying 70 per cent, to the Imperial Government Top the sums returned to the Colonial Govern.
NEW TERRITORIES LAND ORDINANCE, The Attorney-Gienstal moved the first rands
the New Teritories Land Ordinance, 1905, The object of this Ordinance is to attach a clear and more comprehensive meaning to the word "land" as used in the New Terntories Land
Ordinance, yo5, and to remove a doubt that at present exists whether rent is included, as was intended, in the word "land" within the mean
The Colonial Secretary seconded. Agreed.
PRAVA RECLAMATION FUND,
ment by the afficial adjustment of the Praya The A torney-General moved the first read. Reclam sinn Fund he has been aping of an Ordinsince to transier to the General proved by the Secretary of State, the Lords Revens certain sans forming part of the Commissioner of the Treasury, and the Army Praya Reclamation Fund. The second clause- Council have expressed their concurrence.
of the Bill--and there are only two clauses in The list of the six Bills, which is to amend the
The fil-proposes to enact that: "Such moneys. Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888, is due forcing part of the Praya Reelimation Fund, to a recommendaring contained in the last
las at the date of the passing of this Ordinance, annual report of the Registrar-General, which have been set apart for the payment of pensions was tad on the table of this Council, that
In officers employed on the Iraya Reclamation, the registration of useholds be extended, and such moneys as are required to defray the The Registrar-General stated that he lid talked
sans due to the General Revenue on account this over with various representatives of the
of contributions paid in excess to the said Chinese Community and they were in favour of Fund by the Colonial Government, are hereby the extension. The unlice consider that the
transferred to and shall for part of the General Ordinance is most useful in identifying house Revenue of the Colony, free from any deduction holters and the Crown Solicitor states that a
by way of contributing for the defence of the will als be useful in the mercantile commu
Colony, notwithstanding the provisions of The Bity. It occured to me as we were to amend Defence Contribution Ordinance, 190i." the Ordinance to extend the provisions of parl The Colonial Secret. ry secunded. Agreed. 3 to any pan of the Colony' necessary fron time to time instead of restricting it to Old Kowino".
THE SUPPLY HELL.
In addition to these Bitis, I shall ask the Council to pass through the present sessin the Supply Bill for 107. Last year that Bill was introduced on the 7th Sep ember; this year I hoped to introduce it na thʊ 6th, As members are aware the tenders for the Opium Fain were only opened on 31st August and the revenue to be derived from the Opium Farm affects so considerably the Estimates for the coming year, that it was necessary to care. fully reconsidertbese Estim tes and to delay for a week the introduction of the Supply Bi
AGAINST MORPHINE.
Another Bill which will be introduced later
#GULATION OF CHINESE,
The Attorney-General mared the first read- ing of a Bill en itled an Ordnance to amend the Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888, The object of this bill is to empower the Govern Council to extend the provisions Cut Part [11 of the Regulation of Chinese Ordine ance, 1888, in any portion of the Colony, as
uccasion may require,
The L'olonial Secretary seconded. Agreed, The Council adjourned unui. Thursday, 13th September, at 2.30 p.m.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held mriedimely after the Council, the | Colani d Secretary presiding.
It was unanimously agreed that the follow-
is a Prepared Opium Bill in substitution of the Į ing votes be recommended for adoption by the
THE "RYGELA
A sum of one hundred and seventy dollars in aid of the vote, Medical Departments - Hos pitals and Asylums, Infectious Hospitals Other charges, hospital hulk #ygria :-Shift- ing, towing and mooring Hygeia, -
ASYLUM CHARGES,
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PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
A sum of two thousand dollars in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services-Printing and binding blue book.
TELEGRAPHS.
A sum of two hundred and fifty dollars in aid of the vote, Public Works Recurrent Communications, maintenance of telegraphs.
NEW TERRITORIES. -
A sum of two hundred and fifty dollars in aid of the vote, Judicial and Legal Depart ments-Land Registry Office-Other charges New Teritories, incidental expenses,
GREEN ISLAND LICHT. – A sum of two hundred and eighty dollars in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary -Green Island light improvement.
SCAVENGING.
A sum of five thousand and twenty-four dollars in aid of the vote, Sanitary Department ither charges, Scavenging city villages and
HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE,
hill districi.
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A sum of one thousand and seventy-three dollars in aid of the vote, Harbour Master's Department-other, charges, fittings for new
office.
THE POST OFFICE LAUNCH. A sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars in aid of the vote, Post Office, Hongkong Past Office Uther charges, coals, stores, &c., for steam launch.
ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL
命
A sum of fifty dollars in aid of the vote, Education, Ping Shau (New Territories) Anglo- Chinese school-Other charges for the follow- ing items:
.525
Furniture,.
Incidental expenses, ... 25
Total,$50
PUBLIC WORKS,
A sum of two thousand and sixty-seven doftars and fifty cents in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary-Filling in pool on Crown land, Kowloon,
GAP ROCK CABLE.
A sum of two thousand and nine dollars and seventy-four cents in aid of, the vote, Public Works Extraordinary-Repairs 10 Gap Rock cable:
POLICE LAUNCHES.,
A sum of three thousand five hundred dollars in aid of the vale, Police and Prison Depart ments--Other charges, for the following items -
- Coul, oil, &c., for lunches,
....$2,000 Renaire taneches & hear.... 1,5.0
Total,.... .........$3.50.
· ALLOWANCES.
A sum of five hundred and forty dollars in ments. Police Other charges, for the follow. ing items.
aid of the vote, Police and Prison, Depart
Language allowance in Captain
Superintendent$150 Teacher allowance to Captain
Superintendent
Total....
go
$540
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. A sum af nne hundred and fifty dollars in hid of the vote, Colonial Secretary's Depart ment and Legislaume-Other charges, jaċi. dental expenses.
THE DEEP BAY MURDERS.
ALLEGED MURDERERS SECURED.
3rd inst. *ome weeks ago, readers of the ingkang telegraph will remember, the crew of a deep sea fishing junk mutinied as Deep Bay and Iter murdering the captain, his wife and their son, they set sail-kidnapping the daughter of the murdered captain-and left the waters of the Colony, leaving un trace behind. The news of the outrage reached Hongkang through The Bephew of the murdered, captain, who succeeded in keeping afloat when pitched into The harbour by the mutineers. He was soRIC hours later picked up by a passing junk and brought in Hongkong..
elice, Inspector Langley and Sergeant Immediately the maiter was repotted to the
Wilden, of the Water Police Station, got in work, and in less than forty-eight hours after the report was made they had succeeded in forming a clue and in the 15th ultimo Ser
cant Wilden left for Mac 10, where he expected to lay the culprits by the heels.
way obstructed the officers from gaining ground on the fugitive, thereby giving the isaner a chance to mix with the crowd. In this way several of the loafers were knocked down when the officers came into collision with them. Then a most amusing Incident occurred. An lodias, coming up from behind, with his whistle in his month and which he blew furiously, stumbled over a coolie and went sprawling into the gutter. He got up quickly, dusted bin pants, but instead of taking up the chase, he appeared to bo jacking for something:
What are you looking for? voice from the mob.
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ant that wach. money did not come out of his till. Hearing this, the master of the shop came out and seeing defendant he seized him saying that accused bad fooled bim before by a similar trick. He was handed over to the police, and when searched at the station the two good twenty-cent pieces of the shop ware found in his pocket, also another spatiaus coin His Worship found.accused guilty and sentenced him to imprisonment for six weeks and six hours' stocks.
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GYMKHANA TOPICS.
THE CAUSE OF THE MURDERS. There was a difference of opinion as to the real cause of the crime, when it became known According to the bephew the prisoners wanted the master of the fishing-boat to quit doing peaceful trade and to turn pirates. This the captain would not do. Then the prisoners were alleged to have turned against, him. What they wanted was for the master of the junk sell his fishing craft, purchase a couple, but smaller, Jonks, and start their acfarious trade. That the master of the junk was a peaceful
The fifth and last gymkhana meeting of the "My whistle," replied the Indian. man, and that he would not join in with their
"Look in your boots, it might have dropped season is to be he'd at Happy Valley to-morrow afternoon, weather permitting. Small fields schemes, but threatened to dismiss them if there," said another from the crowd. they insisted on turning pirates, was evident,
ther suggestions from sympathizers were will probably be the order of the day, but wo may expect to see out some fresh blood. for, according to the nephew, the prisoners given to the Indian, but he apparently did not
The rains of the past few days have wonder- mutinied on the night of 2nd August, want any, for be hinted that if anyone insingat- and bore down on the master and his ed that he swallowed the whistle, the cells of fully improved the surface of the mace-course proper, and should the ensuing twenty-four family, armed with bamboo poles. The lad the Central Station, which have been vacant could only speak after this of what he heard for some days past, would not be empty for long nars be dry a flying course and fast times for he was immediately seized and locked in From Pottinger Street the prisoner darted may be anticipated. Of course, it is not to be the hold. In the hold of the junk he heard a into Cochrane Street and in the direction of the expected that catsiders will roll home, as the form of the ponies has been brought down to a great commotion on deck and could hear what Central Market. He made several atempts to was said. When the excitement was alan över dodge into lanes, but found that he would fine point and almost every other spectator of the training gallops is the proud possessor of a he heard a splash in the water and heard one
have to slacken speed to do so and that was of the crew said We've killed the master "not what he wanted. Knowing the man was stop-watch and works the times down to deci Ater about half an hour's confinement he was bound for the Praya Fox let himself go and the mal points so that the person who follows the brought on deck by one of the prisoners and man was captured before be reached the market.ipa of yours truly may confidently expect to
With beads of perspiration streaming down his return home with dollars to the good." he was asked if he wanted to join them as
face the champion light-footer Fox brought his rates for a period of two years. They went plices they would frequent, emphasizing the patched to the stocks, Fox's sharpacss ino details, giving particulars as to the different man back to the station, from where he was dis fact that the work was easy and chances of
deserves credit, and will, no doubt, receive capture small. Nevertheless, the boy refused suitable recognition in proper quarters, point blank to go with them and he too was piched into the water He swam around for a while and heard the order given to hoist sail and a few minutes jater the junk left the port. Hewas then picked up. Then followed the re- to the police and the departure of Detec sergeant Wildes to Macao in search of the prisoners. In the guise of a "sportsman" Widen laid his quarry by the heels and brought them back to Hongkong. When the prisoners set sail, after disposing of the master and his family, they took with them;his daughter, She will be called probably to-morrow after nunn to corroborate the evidence of the nephew and to relate the occurrences that took place on board after the murder of her parents and hertreatment while in the hands of the alleged murderers.
fore
ARMED ROBBERY IN THE
When
COOLIB'S FATAL FALL.
RESULT OF GAMBLING RAID.
..6th inst.
The fresh blood already referred to are the
d following ponias-Jonic (Hoad Mr. W. J. Grasson), a consistently fast timer, and F. B. Deacon's Aethelben, whose performances will be referred 10 Inter in our times and tips. »
The first race of the meeting has brought out the following entries —Mr. Brotton's Preston, Mr. Clarke's Pathan, Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson's onic, Mr. Hickinan's Koscommon, Mr. Mac- donald's Highland Gillie, Mr. Ottery's Aethel. bert.
The pick of this 'basket at the weights in At about noon yesterday detective-sergeant undoubtedly Pathan. Roscommon is well in at Watt, armed with a warrant, raided the third lost, and as he has run consistently all through floor of No. z, Po Yan Street in search of gam- the season may prove himself to be the out
Aethelbert has been galloping in blers, As soon as the police entered the house sider. there was a stampede. The gamblers rushed splendid style and as this will be his debut in the door, but finding the guard on the staircase Hongkong he will probably have a good they retreated and used other means to evade following. Highland Gillie, with the welter of arrest. Several made for the roof and crossedust, glb, is hopelessly bandicapped out of it. to adjoining buildings, while others made for 1here were only three pounds difference be the verandah. In the verandah all tried to tween this pony and Pathan on the last occa get to the next house at once with the result ston, and, it will be remembered, Highland the one coolie either-lost-his-balance-or-was--Gillis-only won by head. Now he has to elbowed by the others, fell into the gutter and was killed instantly, having landed on bis head. The distance from the third floor ver andal to the street is about 3 feet. The police, however, secured twenty-one men and when they were taken into the street the body of the dead coolie was discovered. The gam blers were removed to the Central Station and the remains of the dead coolie taken to the mortuary, The twenty-one men came before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Folice Court this morning, when two of their number had to pay $25 each for being keepers of a gambling house, and the remainder $2 apiece for gambling on the premises,
UNWARRANTABLE CHARGES.,
concede Pathan tolb, and if the owner should ride, an additional five pounds j ckey allowance would be added, which on paper gives Pathan a three lengths' victory. Thereine my tip for this race is Pathat, with a saver" on Aethelbert.
The next event is the Balance Handicap which has brought out the following entrants:
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Mr. Clarke's Pathan, Mr. Clarke's Lashmere, Capt. Coleman's Linkinan, Father O'Flynn's Merrymite, Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson's Mamo- deen, Mr. Hyne's Ingot, Mr. Macdonald's High- land Gullie, Mr. Godfrey Master's Mango, Mr. Ottery's Red Herring, Mr. Ottery's Aethelbert,
Mr. Reinbek's Saxoniu.
To those who have worked out times and form to the afore-mentioned decimal point Ingot appears to have the rosiest chance, but should one of Mr. Ottery's or Mr. Clarke's start, which I do not consider at all likely,
We now come to, in some people's estima- tinn, the only race of the meeting. · Although, this is open to criticism, as agreat many owners and jockeys prefer the handicaps, for the follow-
INDIAN CONSTABLES' FAR-FETCHED STORY, | either may win.
oth inst
A case which was heard at the Police Court this morning and which was thrown out by Mr. F. A, linzeland, who said he did not be. lieve the story of the Indian polic-men, deserves
in which I notice. The case was that Ponies that arrive in Hongkong late have no
more than
NEW TERRITORY,
WOMAN BURNT WITH A TORCH.
gth inst. Before Mr. F. A. Hazéland, at the Police Court, this afternoon, Fan Ming, a coolie, was committed to stand his trial at the next Criminal Sessions, on a charge of committing armed robbery at Chek Tsun village, in the New Territory, on 13th July last The owner, a woman, of the house which was robbed Rae evidence to the effect that at about # delock on the evening in question she was at home with her child and another. Somebody rapped at the front door and called ou "Open the door." She asked what was wanted and the reply came that the men out side were "Government officials" and that they wanted to search her house for opium. She at first refused, but hearing the men say that if they wer kept much longer waiting they would swash open the door, and take her to gaol, she
reasons(1) There are only two prizes, (a) unlacked the door and six men entered,
possible hape of winning, (3) owners, who Each man carried a torch and held some
policemen Nos. 744 and 621
ihink they have no chance have not yet reach- weapon. The men searched the house. Be charged two respectable Ponguese citizens, that stage of ultraism in which they run she admitted the men she left four one a well-known athlete and the other merely their ponies to make up a field. The race, to par of silver bangles on her bed.
a youth, with "assaulting them while in the
-be run to-morrow, although it may see a field the so-called "Government officials" enter. execution of their duty." The story the Indians of three, has practically developed into a match ed her bed room she heard the jingling sound as if someone were picking up her ban-
gave was very far fetched. They said that between Blue Nile and Kingston, and even if without any provocation the defendants.sp; the third pony toolc, who has arrived late on Kles,and rushing into the room she was in time proached them, and after using "insulting and the field of battle, should win, which I tos to see one of the robbers pocketing her ban busive language towards them in Hindustani sider most likely, it will not affect the result in You have not come here to search for the defendants set upon them and ssaulted any way. My tip for this race is therefore the glest op um," said the woman of the house. You them. Indian No. 744 even went so far as to
game little pony Tonic, who last evening put art rabers." One of the robbers struck her produce his uniform, which was torn in the half a mile behind him in 1 min. 22/5 sec, on the face with his lighted forch, while an neck, to fortify his statement. The defendants last quarter 30 3/5 sec. Entries:-Mr. Brulton's oder covered her with his revolver, warning her gave a very straightforward denial of the alle Kingston, 11st olb. Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson's that in case she called out she would be killed, gation against them and bad witnesses to coronic, 1ost 6th, Mr. Godfrey Master's Blue The men turned out the contents of every box roborate their statements, but which were not Nile, 1st zb in the house and left after half an hour's stay, called, in the case of the athlete. He said
5.30.-Ladies' Nomination-"Aunt Saily" sealing 56; in banknotes, ten sovereigns, that about ten o'clock last evening, he was in Race-Dolls to be placed at intervals eleven half sovereiges, four French gold coins, company with some ladies and was returning across the course. Gentlemen to start mounted for bangles, five gold earrings, two gold in home. On passing the Indian policemen, who
On a given signal cloth, 40 ger rings, six' pearls, 144 feet of grass
were standing at the corner of Caine Road and opposite Judge's box.
to ride to a point indicated they are feel of collon, cloth, two blankets, a quantity of Peel Street, No. 744 addressed him saying: and there dismount, pick up a bundle of "You too muchee drunk!' Defendant escort sticks and return to starting point when they. clothing, and a gauze mandarin jacket. Be. fore the robbers depaned they chained the ed the laries home and returned to get the will! hand the bundle to their respective women to her bed and cleared. The other number of the insulting policeman. He ap nominators. The prize will be won by the clanswonian, who had hidden herself when the proached him and asked for his number, but lady who knocks down her doll in the least the Indian refused, pushing the defendant number of throws and in the shortest spaco Folbers entered, came out and released her
ned fom the bindings and together they away, He ultimately got it and on the of time. Entrance fee 53 1st prize: pre made for the neatest police station, when the way to proceed to the Station the Indian sented by the Club. and prize: presented
carence was reported. The news. was policeman and others assaulted him. He wed in all stations giving a description of denied tearing the Indian's uniform or assault by the Club,-Post entries. This race will no few of the robbers and the propery stolen. ng him. An independent European witness doubt prove of interest to those competing,
We now come to another handicap to be run About a week ago the defendant was arrested for e defence who appeared in Court, but
over six furlongs; but should the Challenge at Yaumati and on being searched at the who was not called in the case of the Cup ponies come out shall look to the winner station a pawnlicker, relating to the gauze rider defendant, could have given import of the Challenge Cup to carry off this event. mandarin jacket, was found in his pocket. nt testimony-He-could-testify to the The entries are:-Mr. Brutton's Diadem, Mr. The woman later picked out the defendant fet that at the time of the alleged assault Clarke's Pathan, Mr. Clarke's Lashmere, Father among a gang of other men as one of those he and his wife passed in chairs and saw de O'Flynn's Merrymite, Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson's whs robbed her. She also identified the gauze fendant speaking to four Indians, trying 10 Ionic, Hoo, Mr. W. 1. Gresson's Eager, Mr. mandarin jacket as her property.
ges the number of one of the policemen. He Hickman's Roscommon. Mr. Hyne's Ingot, Mr. had no sonner pissed the men than he heard Mactional's Highland Gillie, Mr. Godfrey police histles blowing and on turning round
Master's Blue Nile; Mr. Ottery's Acibelbert, saw the policemen chasing the Portuguese Mr. Query's Red Herring. gentleman. They caught him up, when one of the policemen tore the coat off his back, truck the gentleman and knocked him down. Whatever this witness had further to say was immaterial to the case. His Warship said he believed the story of the two defendants and discharged them..
PRISONER-HUNTING.
EXCITING CHASE IN CENTRAL' DISTRICT.
{th inst.
All that part of the Central district, starting That the clue was a good one and that the from Hollywood Road down to the Central number oʻa certain fishing boat in Macao cor-Market, was in a state of great excitement this responded with that given by the nephew of the mering when a prisoner escaped from the Police Court, very verandab in that incality plain was evident, because on the morning of the 17th ulting the tollowing telegram was was crowded, shopkeepers left, their work and received in Hongkong:-" Macao, Assistance repaired in the side-walk, and the streets were wanted; Warrants, —WILDEN.”
packed with people, all wondering what the Inspector Lingly procured. the neces. to-do was about. sary extradition papers, dispatched them to Macan, with the result that proceedings for the extradition of the alleged murderers were open, which ended in the men being handed over.
Five men, all handcuffed, arrived here on Saturday from Macan and were removed to the Water Police Station, where they were entered on the charge-sheet for murder.
The case will be opened at the Police Court On Friday afternoon next.
ALLEGED MURDERERS ON TRIAL.
7th inst.
tolicemen in uniform dashed wildly al over the place, but is the right direction, each man blowing his whistle, the screaming mob bringing up the rear.
If the story told by the Indians were merely a fabrication, which it seems to be, the duty rents with the Captain Superintendent of Police, in The interest of justice and good order, to make full inquiries into the matter, with a view to an avoidance of like accurrences in the future.
THE COOLIES TRICK.
YOU FOOLED US BEFORE.
The Hurdle Race-the last event la the pro- gramme--which ban produred a phenomenally large entry of two, and which might be eliminat ed with advantage in f·ture programmes, looks like a very one-sided affair, as unless Preston falls he is bound to win,
A TURF ENTHUSIAST,
S. 8. "SEXTA" ARRESTED.
RESULT OF THE COLLISION.
5th inst.
In our columns on Monday we published the account of the collision which took place between the German as, Sexta and the British 5.5. Strathmore, the latter vessel being then anchored inside Lyemoos Pars, and" badly 6th insi, damaged by the impact of the collision. The .. Inspector Gourley, of No. 2 Police Station, Serta, though damaged, was not sufficiently arraigned Wong Hong, a member of the un- crippled to prevent her proceeding to Canton,
for which port she has a employed clan, before Me. H. Hon charge of board; and accordingly, yesterday, the secured Cargo of coal on at Police Court, this morning, on a charge ber port clearance, which would have en- uttering two counterfeit twenty-cent pieces in a shop at Wanchai yesterday. Accused knew abled her to leave the harbour at any mo after ment, but as this procedure did not at all nothing fendant walked into a compradors's fit in with the views of the agents of the 6.6. noon shop at 107, Queen's Road East, and called Strathmore, the vessel which sustained the most serious damage, a warTANI Wie ap for a bottle of spirits of wine. The battle was wrapped in paper and handed to defendant plied for this morning, and the Sexta placed whn tenderd a Mexican dollar. The shop under arrest, detectives being placed on board of ber, pending the signing of the usual bond, keeper tested the dollar and finding it good re- Defendant said eight-three cents were due to under arrest in the harbour, him, as the Mexican dollar was worth a dollar and five cents at a money-changer's shop, and AL RG8. fourth-class cargo-boat foundere off he was not going to allow the shopkeeper to the Praya East, near Percival Street, on Tues- get the premium on the dollar. There were day afternoon, but fortunately no lives were more words, until finally accused said he did lost. The cargo-boat was moored alongsida. not want the spirits of wine, which he placed the praya wall at the time and the rough seas, on the counter with the change he got from the coupled with the strong wind that was sweep shop The shopkeeper examined the money, ing the harbour, caused her to bump against before handing over the Mexican dollar, and the wall with such force as to break her up. discovered that two of the twenty-cent pieces The crew were rescued by other boats in the returned were black and bad. He told defend-¦ viclofty,
The man they were after was a burglar. He was arrested early this morning after entering a house in Bird Street. On him were found some skeleton keys and a jimmy. He was convicted by Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz and sen one passed in 1934 That former Ordinance ¦ Council:-
fenced to three months' hard- labour and six hours' stocks. After sentence was passed the will be repeated and re-enacted so as to in clude morphine under its provisions, and also
prisoner wastakes to the waiting room, in charge with a provision to enable the Government to
of Indian constable B27, to await the arrival of have some check on she importation of that
his committal warrant, preparatory to being ex drug. Later on it is proposed to introduce a
hibited in the stocks. When the attention of his now Trade Marks Ordinance, to transfer the
That portion of the Police Court which is set jund was diverted elsewhere, the prisoner registration of Trade Marks from the Colonial
aside for native spectatore was packed with slipped off the board which was hung sound Secretary's Office to that of the Registrar
sampan people this afternoon when the case his neck-a necessary ar1icle when men are to of the Supreme Court, to which office it A sum of one hundred dollars in aid of the in which five native fishermen, crew of a deep be displayed in the stocks-and cleared by more strictly pertains, and at the same vate. Medical Departments--H pints from Macao, lined up in the dock in answer in
sen fishing junk, who were recently extradited way of Arbuthnot koad. When he discovered that his pitoner had escaped the Indian time to introduce certain provisions into the Asylums-Other charges, incidental expenses. charge of murder. The prisoners were constable gave the alarm by sounding his turned to defendant seventy-eight cents change. At the time of going to press she was still lying
A sum of nine hundred dollars in aid of junk, his wife and his son, on the night of
alleged to have murdered, the master of the whistle and then things became lively. P. C. 45 Fox, the Esher, of the Court, heard of the vole, Education-Queen's College--Other August and. Mr. F. A. Hazeland, heard the the escape and bounded out of the com charges, allowance to Mir, V. E. 9. Bird, senior
case. The prisoners-a tough-looking lol-pound into Arbuthnot Road, blowing his And, lastly, it is proposed to introduce a Wi-assistant English master, who has passed the pleaded not guilty to the charge. Mr. P. 1. J. whistle furiously the while. Fox caught lows' and Orphans' Fund Ordinance. Mem examination in Cantonese, colloquial and Wodehouse, assistant superintendent of police, a glimpse of his quarry tyraing round the cor
ors may remember that I p.omised a similar wrillen.
conducted the case. Inspector Langley, and ner of Hollywood Road-near the District Sa Ordinance this time last year, that Or
Sergeant Wilden-who made the capture-of nimry Office-and then the race started. The the Water Police, watched the case for the fugitive rushed down Pottinger Street with For police,
and a few Indians in hot pursuit. The mob The first witness called by the police was the did all they could to assist the prisoner in es nephew of the murdered saptain, who, it will caping. They blocked the street and by this
Ordinance which have been introduced itho the home Act and are based on decisions of \judges in the home Courts.
WIDOWS' AND OATHANS' FUND.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE,
PUBLIC WORKS.
nance was to effect, the transfer of th A sum of eight thousand dollars in aid of und from the directors, who now adminis the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Public er it as a separate fund, to the Govern Health and Yuildings Ordinance, 1903 :— gent, when it would hava bygg morged lata | Compensation,
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