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the general public that our buildings should" be of the inferior class that he desires to intro- duce. As regards laying out the main roads. at Kowloon, former colleague of my hon. friend advocated making the roads 120 feet it is
wide, so it is obvious impossible to please everybody. He stated that Gascoigne Road was metalled from kerb to ketb. If that is so. I was not before aware of it and bave heard it for the first time. I don't think that in the matter of this road any undue extravagance has been perpetrated:
After remarks by the Colonial Secretary and the Governor, the Bill was referred to the Finance Committee.
PUBLIC NOTARIES.
The Attorney General moved the second reading of the B cattled an Ordinance, to provide for the appointment of Public Notaries within the Colony.
The Colonial Secretary seconded. Bill Feed a second time.
PUBLICATION OF SEDITIOUS MATTER. The Altomey General moved that the Bill coiitled as Ordinance to prevent the publica sion of seditious matter, be read a second time
NEW TERKITOKIES COMMUNITIES... On the motion of the Attorney General, te conded by the Colonial Secretary, the Bill en titled an Ordinance zo`smend the Local Com- munities Ordinance, 1899, was read a second and third time, and passed.
# STOCKS..
The second reading of the Bill entitled on Ordinance to limit the imposition by public exposure in the stocks, was postponed until this day week.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 4 1907.
THE WUCHOW EMEUTE.
ORIGIN OF THE TROUBLE.
OFFICIAL "SQUEEZE" ANSWERABLY,
A REMARKABLE 'FORECAST.
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Wuchow, a6th September. Adverting to the notes on the likin trouble
may question, published in your issue of the 25th, the following further paniculars interest. **One of the leading oxporters of cereals throws some light on the present question. interview he stated: "The present trouble is serious. The ways of the Likin officials are unknown to you foreigners. Take a typical case
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H.M.S."ROUIN,” TO THE REIGUEAN, H.M.S. Robin, which was at anchor in mid-stream, hastily got up steam and last band here, there, and everywhere" | Liout, Commander C. C., Walcott and the crew of 11.M.S. Robin were indefatigable in their asten tions to save life and property, and rendered most valuable assistance in towing cargo boats, junics, and pontoons out at the fire lice, inis
places of infety, que M.
ORIGIN OF THE FIEL
can be estimated. Eye-witnesses give harrowing- accounts of the scene when the small boats took fire. Many threw themselves overboard and were hastily sucked in the swirling tide of the Fub Ho. A good many women and children became suddenly demented, and in the panic ran into the flames or jumped over board and got downed, H.M.S. Robin steamed right up the Fun Ho as soon as this was possible and rendered every ausistance to life and property, and the Chinese spark very highly of the courtesy of the Writish gunboat.
THE HONGKONG TRÄGEDY.
QUEER STORY.
The Manika" Timar of 23rd ultimo says -- Walter H, Adzette, alias Anderson, Jones, etc., who was extradited from the Philippines Saturday is apparently not going to be convict. ed without some effort at defence. A short, heavy-set man, dressed in black, has made his appearance on the scene, presumably conjured Kai.
up out of Adzetta imagination. This is the Tho Are, uriginated at the Sa
CEBRATION OF TRADE at nanning. man, Adzaits says, whose hand throttled Ger jelly, in, a samshu distillery and spread
truda with marvellous rapidity. About 300 Telegraphic advices have been received by
or rather early morning of houses were burnt down before the Yi Koe
August kerosene depot was reached, when this too effect that a complete cessation of business 5. It is probable Adratts will have a very hard caught fire. The explosions of kerosene tias, took place yesterday morning, at that port, time convincing the Hongkong jury of the
individual. were clearly heard above the uproar and in This is evidently in nccord with the recent existence of this strange of the Rubi on
Just prior to likin trouble which affects the whole of the upper river between Wuchow and Nanning Saturday afternoon it was learned so far at
will exceed half a million dollars.
INCENDIARISM. SUSPECTED;
AWAY...
The trunk was brought into Court and witness identified it, and
Mr. HardingIs there anything on this tronk by which you can identify it
Witness—Yes, by the locks, and two small holes made in the lock of the track.
Are there any more holes ---No- Mr. Harding, after carefully examining the trank, discovered two more holes, which peared to have been bored with a pin. He then made the witness admit that there were four holes bored on the locks of the truck.
is it not a fact that nearly all camphor wood Chiness Very rate
| seveta!" Foreign and Chinese, firma to the far the Hongkong Hotel.on that boxes' have one European lock and the other
ARRIVAL OF Gunboats,'
The fire is supposed to be an act of incendiaritm in connection with the likin troubles, the origin the columps of the flongkong Telegraph. The fire. of which have already been fully dealt with in if an accidental one, is a remarkable coincidesce as it will be recollected that it was reported in
30th September. your columns of the 19th that trouble would
The port has now gone back to its usual ensue on the 27th instant, and sure enough there was, too. The present outbreak of me routine, but business is very slack. The lo was more than a concidence as another out-surance Companies are busy adjusting claims break of fire occurred in a different part of the and making up their loss returne City, just when the big fire was at its height Mesars. Butterfield & Swire of Hongkong The latter, however, was easily put out and no have sent up their Insurance Expert who has a casualties are reported in connection with this busy time ahead of him. The various lasur ance Companies are bit to the tune of $150,000 so it is said, the greater majority of the claims being for total loss.
in speaking of his trial for murder in Hongkong. When the suspected murderer of Goitrude Dayton discovered that no relief could be expected and that he was being turned to the scene of the crime, the Supreme Court having refused a writ of habeas corpus, he spoke freely to those around him of the defence he expected to make.
How many boxes of this size bave you now in your shop?-None, not one
At the time you sold this box was it the only one in your shop?--Yes M-
You must do a small business then 7-Yes,
goods...
a u
Did you notice that standing outside the shop?-No.
Is it
uahsual thing for Euro,eins to purchase things from your shop?-It is usual
asked to identify the 'When' were you prisones-It was don that day I do not remember. After much pressing witness said four or five days ago. When he was called to
told for identify the accused he was not reason, he said..
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of what we have to experience in the imports-this bong alone some 16 persons are reported have perished. In all, though no correct tion of a single cargo of rice or wheat from so near. a. place” as Kwai Ping. Between. Kwéi 1 Approximate can be made, sɔme 200 lives'must) The seriousness of this suddèn suppression of I would be divulged, who 'the alleged "other" 1 export my out the man who bought this Ping and Wuchow we have to pass 3 Likin have been lost undibe damaga dona to properly trade has already, bean printed out, and if a ❘ parties were to whom W. H. Adzetts refer box was accompanied by a woman-she war: Comprom se is unit satisfactorily and speedily accomplished the loss to peity, merchants and barriers, and this is what happens: On arrival at the first barrier the master of the junk hands
the consumer will be most trying, in bis Tung Skal document for, say, 100 piculs
INSURANCE COMPANIES' LOSSES, of cereals The Tang Shui system came into existence with the ratification of the Sir arab Mackay Treaty in 1898 whereby it was lished that a merchant could ship goods from one port of origin to part of destination under a cargo certificate system, and pay one export duty at pmt af shipment and one import duty The issue of a cargo at port of destination, Certificate
for the original amount of goods shipped is called a Tung Shui document, and document was a cargo covered by such exempt from payment of further fees or taxes at barriers. Well, this is entirely ignored by
On handing the Likin Officials.
ver our The Council then adjourned till Thursday, Tung Shut document to the Likin Official in the roth Oct., al 2.30 pan.
charge, he carefully examines it and then tries to find fault with the seals, the date ar some other trivial thing. After a vexatious and unnecessary detention, we are informed that the Likin official does not believe that the junk contains only loo piculs, The Likin peo le insist that the junk holds 150 picula or so and eventually coolly informe as that he has decided that the junk has at least 120 piculs on board. The matter is then argued out and eventually we wet an ultimatum to pay duty on a 20% excess or be refused a clearance. In the ead me pay this "squeeze" of 20 per cent. A repetition occurs at the second and third barrier, and by the time the cargo is. landed in Wuchow we have paid duty' on 60 We seem to per cent of an imaginary excess. have no option in the matter, for we have to
- ADJOURNMENT.
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held immediately after the meeting of Council. the Colonial Secretary preading. It was un- 'Roimously agreed that the following votes be rocommended for adoption by the Council:-
FIRE DESPATCH BOXES
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A sum of one thousand six hundred and eighty dollars in aid of the vote, Police and Prison Departments, Fire Brigade,-Special Expenditure, Despatch Boxes,
TYTAM WATERWORKS.
A sum of forty thousand two hundred and thirty-two dollars in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Water Works, Tyram Tuk scheme, first section.
This was all the business.
LIFE INSURANCE IN JAPAN.
UNPRECEDENTED PROSPERITY.
The business of the Japanese fifa-insurance companies during the firss six months of this your showed unprecedented prosperity. Of the ab existing companies thore which secured new contracts amounting to more than one million yen during the half year under review are as follows:
Finq-ball First-balt
1907.
1906.
Meiji Life.... Y6,459,000 · V3.993,000 Teikoku Life: $235,000
Nippon Life... 4,438,
2,842,000 3.744 ano
Kyoui Life... 3,980,000
2,568,non
Aikoku Life... 3506,000
1,886,000
Jinju Lile.... 2,481,000 Naikoku Life: 1,758,0n, Yuri Life... 1,422,000 Daido Life 6050,000 Chiyoda Life. 1.455.000 Nisshu Life... 1,764,000
1,564,000
1,335,000 3,441,000, 2,113,000
1,601,000
1,554,000
1,180,000
1,349,000
Nagoya Life. 2,543,000 Chohci Life... 2,773,000. Shinshu Life.. 1,477,000 1,663,000 Ar shown by the above figures, the result of the-business-of-all he companies shows, with a single exception, a remarkable increase as compared with the corresponding period of 1906. The following table gives the number and amount of contracts in force at the end of June last
No of
A moust Contracts
,129,434 Y49,408,000 Teikoku Life...... 102,942 44,233,058 Melji Life B6,502 41,910,000 23,801,000
Nippon Life
Kyomi ile... $5.345.
Daido Life... 62,157 ---21,191,000
Tinju life........ 61,069
Aikoku life..... 66.188
18,8 0,non
17,045,000
12,852,000
Shinshu Life...... 61,840, 14:234,000 Chiyoda Life... 11,662 73.449.000 Yorin Lift 52,203
16,482 000 9.747,0no 9,198,000 6,431,000
Nisshus Life 41.821
Chohei Life
***** 77.454
Nagoya Life..... 34,565
Dai-ichi Life....
- Japan Chronicle.
4,070
SAMPAN WOMAN'S SURPRISE:
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A TRICKY BAG OF RICE.
Sept. 28th. What was believer at first to have been a mactical joke played on a coolie at West Point a few days ago. presents an entirely different aspect to-day. On Sunday morning Inet, it will be remembered, a District watchman är rested a street coolie on the Praya. West-for being in unlawful possession of a bag of, what he thought, was rice. The coolie, Leung Hi, was removed to No. 7 Police Station and the watch. man telated his case to the officer on duty. Inspector Collett ordered the bag to be opened, and, to the amazement of all around, the contents were discovered to be sand and stones! The whole station was amused, and Leung Hwas released from custody, is being the opinion that "poor Leung, was the victim of a trick, performed by some
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pay or
fire.
BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL, The streets were crowded the whole day,
It is a pleasure to record that the loss but all the shops, stores, cle were closed and
of life turns out to be very much less inquiry elicited the fact that the reason for
than was originally reported. The Chinese such closure was the fear of marauding and
but this number seems to have been greatly page by the bad characters." That there but this number seems to have about 120, were a good many of this class about cannot
exaggerated. No official figures are obtainable be gninanid as these gentry paraded the street openly armed with knives, swords and in cer. and but very few bodies have been found in the debris, Tais may be accounted for when tain cases with cheap Belgian or German re-
it is remembered that the fire took place practic- volvers. Business is simply paralyzed and everything is at a standstill. No sicarsers ally on the water's edge and that the majority have been entered or cleared at the Customs, of deaths were due to drowning during the The fire raged from 8.20 am. till 4 p.m. and panic. The German gunboat Tringtau reports then seemed to have died out somewhat, below Wuchow. The Police report havip
seen a couple of floating corpses a long way summarily decapitated two thieves who were found looting in the City the night of the fire. These men had held up a couple ofshops carlier them they had them executed at once as an example.
TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
THE SARATOGA TRUNK IN COURT.. Ar Yu Chung, a roam "boy" of the Hong kong Hotel, was called to the witness-bon, the Sartioga truck, in which was found the dead Court. There was a stir at the back of the body of Gertrude Dayton, was brought into building, the crowd stood up and craned their necks, all eager to set eyes as the trunk, about which the whole world, by, this
He alleged his own impocence of the crime of murder. He said in part that he and Gertrude
The witness was when excused. Dayton had quarrelled at the Hongkong Hotel.
James Henry Oxberry, a runner of the but that lator they had: made.up and went out to spend the evening amang acquaintances. Hongkong Hotal, was recalled. He produced He said they drank freely and returned at a
a launch-book, which showed that on 3rd very late hour. When they felt the hotel they August be brought off four passengers from the Eastern, from Manila. The witness already were approached by a short, heavy-set man dressed in black, who spoke to the Dayton referred to accused and a woman; registering woman, asking where was the money she had under the names of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, being stolen. She talked to him a short time, re-among the four passengers be brought off. questing him, Adzelts, to wait for her, left the wan in a tage and soon joined him at the door, 11e said they returned as a very late hour and that when he awoke next morning he found the gone downstairs and paid co attention to her Daylog woman missing. He thought she had absence. Later he went downstairs and then, returning to the room, found the woman still missing. He said he had occasion to look into
the woman, who, he said, must have been mur the trunk and to his surprise found the body of dered while he was sleeping off his debauch He admitted that he of the night before. bands and thought the best thing to do bad the truck and the body on .his was to get rid of them as best he could. When approached as how he came into possession of the jewellery and the marked toilet articles of
Kiven them to him to keep for her the day previous to the discovery of her body in the trunk. He said he believed the small mas dressed is black had committed the crime while he, Adretts, slept.
clearance detained by the refusal of a looking forward to see what further develop in the evening and when the Police got hald of the murdered woman he said that she had
In answer to the question:"But why don't you have your carge talled out at the first barrier, and then get a correct tally certificate In ensure you a clearance at the other barricas?" ike merchant simply laughed, "Why," said be, "that is where the present trouble comes inThe officials are bound to score off us anyway we look at it. If we were to ask to have our cargo tallied out, we should be still more out of pocket For instance, if the goods had to be weighed, the officials would produce as font steel yard which has been shortened 3 inches in the middle. The consequent result is that goods weighed with such a scale would show an excess of 30 per cent, instead of ac per cent that we have to pay on at present,
font rules that have been shortened from. to 3 inches and seriously inform us that these are standard ineasures, It is the abolition of these false weights and measures that
. Further trouble is expected to-night in the way of thieving, looting, etc., and all bands are
ments oc ur. This has been a disastrous day for Wuchow and whether the big fire this mara- ing was premeditated or accidental, the loss in lives and money has been enormous.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
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On the night of the 27th a couple more fires broke out in the City, but these were instantly suppressed and resulted in but trivial damage.
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ADSETTS' EXAMINATION, FURTHER ADJOURNED
28th September..
"Who was the smali-man dressed in black?" *So far the populace are very relicent in their he was asked, "I am not,certain," he replied, The following further particulars will be of interest, in connection with the disastrous fire opinion as to the cause of the fire. Some hold "but I have my opinion and if it can be proved of yesterday. As stated yesterday the fire it was incendiarism pure and simple and that the man whom I suspect was in Hong- originated in a samshu distillery off the Kai
others stoutly affirm that the origin of the fire kong at the time, there may be something was purely accideotal and it was only a redding in the way of a sensation,” Sai Street, and whether this was accidental ar
markable coincidence that, the fire broke out intentional, remains to be seen. The few
on the marsing when trouble was expected. manual fire engines employed were of no avail
Which of these opinions is correct ilme alone and the fire has practically been allowed to burn
will show. Meanwhile, since the big fire, very itself out, which it did by about 7 pm. The various sites are still smouldering, but all dan little is heard of the suppression of trade. The gor is now at an end, as far as the fire is cod-Total returned from Canton on Saturday evening, but it is unknown what altitude he ance. The merchants, however, seem deter mined to have this grievance settled one way or the other and it is only this big fire which has temporarily suspended their operations in connection with their original programme to stop trade, if their demands are not complied
30th ulta.
time, has heard of. The trunk was placed in
The
the middle of the room for identification рагровая.
spoke as to having charge of room-boy the first floor of the hotel ; he also spoke as to accused and a woman occupying room 184 on that door. On the morning of the 4th August, witness said, he responded to a bell call from room 184 Witness entered the room, and SRW accused, who asked him to get two coolies to shift a truck. When accused departed with the trunk, witness went to tidy up the room. Then he found twe towels missing:
By Mr. Harding-Witness knew accused le be an American because he was an American, Witness had been employed by the Hotel Company for over ten years...
"You say you are a room boy, on the fint Roor?. I put it to you that there are no bed. rooms on the first floor," asid Mr. Harding, Witness (in English)-The second floor; Chinese first flour.
Witness could not remember whether anyone took a room on the fourth floor of the hotel'or. the 2nd, 4th or gib August, because he had too William Hall Adsetts, the alleged murderer much work. He started work daily at six in the of the Dayton woman, whose body was founding and knocked off at midnight, sleeping to six next morning the floor is looked after by steamer Monicagle in August last, came 'up' for
Two other men. trial on the capital charge at the Magistracy, this afternoon.
if the goods had to be, measured they produce cerned. The,approximate estimate of damage will assume in connection with the likin grieve in a Saratoga trunk on board, the C. P. R. In the bathroom. (Laughter.) From midnight
capstliutes our grievance and a very serious krivance it is. The officials are conversatt with our views which we have respectfully submitted to them, but our petition to have these abuses inquired into and abolished have beee firmly igadred.
If the
The matter now stands at a crisis. officials yield by to-morrow, well and good. If they don't, we are reluctantly. compelled to arder à cessation of business, baths in import and exports.
It is a very serious thing, but we have no alternative and we are firmly resolved.to stick. up for our rights."
The merchant positively refused to give any intimation of what nature the trouble, il any would take. Itumour says that the burning of the big Likin station, below the Custom House, will be one of the acts of destruction. There is no sign of any anti-foreign reling. but it is understood locally that the British Consul thought it advisable to hurry H.M.S. Robin up from Yuet Sing as a precautionary
measure,
The Toatai who went to Canion a few days ago is expected back early to-morrow morning when the question of whether there, will be 'trouble or not, will be definitely settled..
THE CITY IN FLAMES..
ILMS. "ROHIN" TO THE RESCUE.
27th September,"
A great fire, one of the biggest in the annals of Wuchow, broke out at about 1.20 8. m. to-day. Great volumes of smoke were seen issuing from the mouth of the Fuh Ho and judging by the density of the smoke it was apparent that the conflagration was most serious. The fire rapidly spread until the whole mouth of the Fuh to seemed enveloped in one seething lame and in a short space of time the fire had not only demolished innumerable houses, but pontoons, cargo-boats, and sampons as well. The latter two soon presented a mast serious menace as being caught by the tide they drifted out into the West River and in their down- ward course threatened everything in their way. The wind, which had been calm up to now, "fire ship" in full go with the flood tide, it was deemed advisable by all concerned to move their pontooss, boats, etc. out of the danger
and loss of life exceeds that given in your tele. gram. The loss of life is estimated by the Chinese to be between 150 and 200 lives, and the property destroyed will aggregate considerably over half a million dollars. A good many of the business hongs destroyed were insured with Hongkong Companies and these will be called upon to pay up some $150,000. The fire occurred in practically the busiest and wealth. lest portion of the town and the loss therefore great. The Sa Kaj Street has been almost entirely demolished; houses on both sides of the street being burnt down to the ground or gutted. The Kow Fung-Street and the Fah Ho Beach also suffered severely,
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LIST OF LOSSES.
The following isa-list-of-losses incurred by the biggest merchants, shopkeepers, etc.
Kwong Yuen Tai & Co., Sundries and General Imponers, $10,000, insured
Tai Kee & Co, Kerosene Oil Merchants, $60,000, Insurance $25,000.
Cher Cheong, Piace Goods Hong, $30,000, Insurance $25,000
with
From the standpoint of the curious the trial attracted a good crowd of Europeans and foreigners, who hung around the Court hoping to get a glimpse of someone con- There have been suspended all business Nanning has
nected with the trial. opera. ons, and me of the other trading centres many important trials held in this court-room between Naaning and Wuchow have followed-trials that have brought out the curiosity. suit. Whether Wuchow acts in accord with hunters-but it is safe in saying that never European interested in a trial. Every bit of Nanning regarding the stoppage of trade before has this Court held such a crowd of remains to be seen. during the next few days is fairly certain, as it fillette who looked a trifle pale, and wearing That something untoward is likely to happen space available at the back of the Court-was- is rather significant that so many guoboats Adestte, should anddenly arrive-in-Wuchow: There a few-days-old-beard, was attired is a pink are now in port H.M.S. Robin, the French shirt, a black coat and a pair of blue black gunboat Argus and the German gunboat pants, fust before the commencement of the Tsingtau. .M.5. Sandpiper is due here proceedings he was handed a collar and either to-day or to-morrow It only needs the necktie, which he adjusted in the dock. There arrival of the U.S.S. Callan to complete the was no indication when he entered the dock, foreign flags represented on the River,
escorted by Detective O'Sullivan and Constables Fox and Lenaghan, that he was worried at the he propped himself up in a corner and looked around at the gathering.
Wong Ches Kun & Co, Chinese MedicineA BLUEJACKET'S EXPERIENCE ordeal he was to lace, Left alone in the dọck.
Shop, $10,000. Insured.
Pow An Steam Launch Co., Pai and Carge $20,000, Partly insured.
Kwan Oo Pontoon, Hotel and Fan Tan Hall, totally destroyed.
Sai Ying in Pai, Hotel and Fan Tae Hall, totally destroyed.
Mow Sing and Yue On popioon; general merchants, totally destroyed.
In addition to the above there are some cargo hulks, three flower boats, 15 cargo boats and small junks, and a large quantity of smaller craft, like sampans, fire wood boats, etc., and lastly some three hundred houses varying in value from, a couple hundred dollars to $8,000 a piece,
The Chinese say that this is the second biggest fire in the annals of Wuchow, bigger one occurring a couple years before this part was opened. It was expected that there would be a lot of rowdyism in the City last night, but bar a few, petty cases of thieving enthing startling is reported. The British Consulate was furnished with an armed guard from H.MLS. Robfe, in case of trouble, but nothing untoward occurred. Early this morn ing the hathour presented a busy spectacle. Steam launches were in request to tow pantoans back to the'r adiginal sites, and the advantage of the occasion to put a premium où
MET A
SCHOOL TEACHER" READY“ TO STAND HIM. A DINNER..
Mr. G. E. Morrell, Crown Solicitar, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, appeared for the Crown Mr. Reginald Harding was retained for the defence.
Mr. Melbourne-Are you ready to go on with the case?
Mr. Morrell said that he appeared for the Crown. Mr. Harding, he said, was assigned by the fiovernment to defend the accused, and he would suggest a further adjournment,
Mr. Harding-In any event, your Worship, I want as adjournment, a short one, as I have not been instructed.
His Worship-I am sorry you did not let me know before. This is a whole sfternoon. wasted.
3rd inst. Geo. Martin, an armourer on board H.M.S. Astra, was arraigned before Mr. F. A. Haze- land, at the Police Court, to-day, in answer to a charge of doing $3.20 worth of damage in. properly in a Chinese restaurant, at 128, Queen's Road Central, last night.
The story the proprietor
of the restaurant and two of his waiters told was that defendant visited the eating house last evening and ordered a meal No sooner had he taken a seat at the table than the Chinese saw trouble ahead; for when defendant was handed his first course--a plate of ham and eggs-he upg the eggs at the waiter's head and ate the ham. After having satisfied his appetite and quenched his thirst defendant proceeded to leave the premises. He was stopped, and asked to pay up. This, the witnesses said, be.
A CHINESE CARPENTER'S STORY. refused to do and, picking up a chair, he swept
and insi, the crockery of the table, breaking a number di tumblers, a butter dish and other minor
Adjourned from yesterday the trial of Wil- articles:
Defendant denied the whole story and heiem Hall, Adsetts fo the murder of Gertrude was called to the witness stand. "Last even. Dayton, in August last, was conticued at the
Melbourne.
Mr. Morrell stated that he did not know until late that the Government had assigned
solicitor to the accused,
The case, was then adjourned until 2.15 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
Mr. Harding-Is it not part of your duty to go round to each room between seven and eight o'clock in the morning to see if your services are needed?
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Witness:No: 1 am not supposed to go to any room until I am cailed.
Do you remember the arrival of the accused with a woman at the Hotel Yes
that.
Fid they come up in the lift?I don't know I saw them entering room No. 184. Did you open the door for them?-No. A man in a long blue coat, from the office did
left the Court.
The case was proceed ng when our reporter
3rd inst.
The trial of Adscits for the murder of Gertrude' Dayton still attracts large crowds at the Magis tracy. This afternoon, a witness from Cheloo was examined..
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THE TRIAL CONTINUED,
The preliminary examination of witnesses in the trial of William Hall Adsetts for the mur der of Gertrude Dayton in August last, was resumed at the Magistracy, this afternoon, Mr. CA: D. Melbourde presiding,
Mr. G. E. Morrell, Crown Solicitor, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, appeared for the Crown, while Mr. Reginald Harding repre- « seated the accused.
The most important part of the evidence having already been heard and the curiosity of the sensation hunters having been satisfied to their heart's desire, the crowd that watched the hearing this afternoon was small in comparison with that of s day or two agn, there being some vacant seats at the back of the Court.
Lai Shing, a baggage clerk, employed by the Hongkong Hotel, was the first witness called. He said that on the morning of the 3rd ulto. be sent some coplies to Blake Pier to receiva some luggage which had arrived by the steamer Bastera. When the luggage arrived at the hotel it was placed in a hall.
Mr. Morrell-How long did the luggage stay in the hall?
W tness-About half an hour. What happened then?--At about twelve o'clock, a European called at the office and the counter clerk later gavo orders to show the European to room 184,
sana sprang up at this period, and, with the launches look ir services. The es. Chaning," he said, "I met a Chinaman, who said he Magistracy, this afternoon, before Mr. C. A. D. What happened next?—The European asked
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TOWING PONTOONS OUT OF DANGER. The as Chum Po lying alongside Messrs. Edwards & Co.'s pontoon was in danger at one
danger. The Police pontoon and one or two others followed suit and by acting so promptly saved their pontoons and their valuable cargoes.
Po towed Meats. Edwards, & Co.'s pontoon was a school-teacher, in Queen's Road, and asked him where I could get something to eat. back into position last night, but the remain- der of the business bongs returned to their He took me to this restaurant und ordered two moorings erly this morning. The Customs meats. When I had finished mine he asked pontoons, which were towed to a place of me to try something else, and I called for some When the eggs were brought to me safely during the fire, were brought inside the egg
the Chinaman excused himself, saying he was -harbour limits yesterday afteranon and frang
trick," and as he was leaving the premises he was pulled back by the proprietor. A scuffle followed, during which the crockery, was smashed.
His Worship-Where did you meet the Chinamsa?
Defendant Outside the restaurant, His Worship--Discharged,
Mr. G. E. Morell, Crown Solicitor, of Messrs. DeDoys and Bowley, appeared for the prosecn. tinn. Mr. Reginald Harding was retained for the defence.
of the About five minutes prior to the sitting Court there was a rush made for scan by the
be turned out to provide room for them. The crowd was es big as any since the opening of the trial, among them being a few American civilians, a bluejacket from one of the U.S. shins in port, and many foreigners,
very pale and downcast, and still Looking pnshaven, Adsets was escorted into the dock, Usher Earnest Fox'then handed him a chair which be placed in a common. He rempland seated for a while, looking out of the door, and, as if remembering something, ha. sum- moned Mr. Harding to the dock, where a long consultation ensued. On the arrival of Mr. Mel hourne, who was accompanied by Mr. Amos P. Wilder, American Consrf, who was offered a seat on the beach, Mr. Harding returned to his seat, not, however, before the name of the first witness had been called.
for his luggage.
When
Did you tell him?—I took him to where the luggage was kept and he pointed out a large trunk (the Saratoga, a small box, and a suit During this part of the evidence Adsetts, who had had a hair cut and a shave, and still his leg resting on a chair provided him, the Sarafega trunk, listening very carefully to the evidence: which was brought into Court for identification the witness referred
something on a piece of paper which he handed purposes, be sank into bia chair and scribbled. to his solicitor," "Throughout the rest of the afternoon he remained seated, propping up his chin, and pearing through the bars of the dock. Did you remove the luggage to room 184?— Yes,
Here the luggage, which consisted of two handbags, a large truck and a amallar one, was brought into Court. The witness was then asked if he could identify the Saratoga trunk.
the affair until Thursday forenons when Leung is pontaan's moorings and towing his pontoun irresponsible person. Nothing more was heard at period, hat Capt. Mounsey of the Chan Poected such business as came along, and in going into the kitchen and would be back in a sensation-bunters, and so large was the crowd looking worn-out, was leaning over the dock, acted with the utmost promplitude in slipping act was the only concern able to transact busi- few minutes. He never returned," Defendant that all Chinese at the back of the Court had to was hauled into the station again, followed by
put into mid-stream and thence under the near at all, Mesra fardine Matheson & Co., Ld, then realized that he was the victim of a "hure an irale sampan woman, who accased him of friendly shelter of Kai Lung Chow Island, also brought their pontoons back to their obtaining from her St.30 by means of a trick. Captain Dixne, the agent of Messrs, Jardine original positions, as did the other firms She stated, is support of her allegation, that Matheson, tried hard to get a steam launch to Things have settled themselves into their nor- on the 5th instant, she ret the accused in tow jardine's pontoons out of danger and on malgrooves again and the part is once more ready Coapanght Road West carrying a bag on bis ccosting a steam faunch with a view to engag-for its ordinary routine. This would have brou shoulder. lie asked her if she wanted to buying the faunch's services was met by the cool impossible to-day, had not the mercantile and some cheap rice; he could sell her a bag reply: "No, don't want a job, want to see the Customs pontoons removed themselves from one he carried on his shoulder Captain Dixon managed, however, to the danger of drifting fire boats, a danger which (pointing do for $1.30. She agreed to the bargain, handed
commandéer n launch and turned his pontoons was most imminent. Those concerned are to be him the price asked for, took the bag and re.
across the River, where they were out of congratulated on their forethought in taking all moved it on board her cargo-boat. Late that
necessary precautions by. moving.out of the evening when she went to examine her cheap
way of these flaming derelicts.. bargain" she discovered she had been duped. The bag contained stones and sand! She did -not report the rager to the police there and
then, she stated, but waited her opportunity of The Imperial-Maritime Customs pontoon meeting the swindler again. She kept a good being in the line of the flaming drifting kam- look-out for days without any success, until pane and cargo boats was in great danger and Thunday morning when she spotted him walk. H. Clive, the Harbour Master, lost no time in commandeering the ss. Wul On to low ing pats her boat.
his morning, at the Police Court, Leung the Customs pontoons out of danger, Moaring
arraigned before Mr. C. AD. Mel were hastily, slipped, gangway planks cast hot bourne in answer to a charge of obtaining mo- adrif, and inside 10 minutes the Custom ney under fales pretences. His Worship ad- House was gaily being towed to a safer neigh journed the case to allow the police to secure bourhood. All the foreign and the native more witnesses, as the evidence he had heard Customs staffs were on the quivies and but for would not warrant a conviction. Accused was their concerted actions, furiber damage would
bave resulted Allowed bail in the sum of $50.
IE
WAI
THE CUSTOMS STAFF.
CITY IN RUINS.
In the Summary, Jurisdiction Court, last Wednesday, his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise presiding, Chau Tung Yeuk brought an action against Li Pak, alias Li Ki Ting and the Vik Lung Bank, to recover St,non, being money deposited with the defend anis, Mr. Crist, of Messis: Wilking son and Grist, appeared for the plaintiffs, Mr. Cheung Wo, an aged carpester, employed by G. K. Hall. Bruton representing the bank, a firm at 113, Wanchai Road, said that on the There was a second action by Lau Chiu Pin | 4th August,, at 6,30 am., he sold a trunk (a acainst the same defendants to recover $271. camphor wood one) to a European. He had Mr, R. F. C. Master of Mours, Johnson, not seen the European since Stokes and Master, was for the plaintiff in this cise. His II pour remarked that, on a previous occasion he had refused an order to issue a writ against Li'Puk as'a pariner and he had It will take some days before the actual cost not appealed. Judgment in both cases was in liver and magusy, incurred during this fdre, I given against the brok
The site of the fire presented a very sad spectacle this morning. Houses and boats gotied and smouldering, wreckage Hosting about all over the place, and hundreds of the poorer class of Chinese employed in trying to salve as much of their possessions as possible. nos Hundreds mare
are now homeless and the hotels and ions are crowded to their fallest capacity. Business is naturally suspended and the majority of the honge are closed, but all shops dealing în necessities are opened,..
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Mr. Morrell-Is he in Court now? Look. round..
Withers pointed at the accused.
Proceeding, wildess said accused gave him an America $ gold coin in payment for the trunk, which he placed in a rickahu and took
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It looks a bit old now," he said, "but it resembles the one I saw,"
Mr. Morrell No doubt."The trok has since been fumigated and washedå
Can you identify the European who occu pied room 184 -Ne. I only saw him once.
By Mr. Harding-He did not remember the rames of the other passengers by the Bartire, He could remember each passenger's loggage an entry was made in his books. He could not tell if the man who occupied room 184 was accompanied by a woman,
The next witness called to the stand was Chan: Laung,acooliq employed on the fifth door of the