CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
TO-DAY'S SITTING.
21st inst.
The Criminal Sessions word re- sumed this morning before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis T. Pigs gott, and the Puisas fudge, His Honour F. A. Hazolnud.
FORGERY.
Ta the Chief Justice's Court, the first ense called was that in which the defendant was Loung Ho Chun, who yosterday was eluarged with uttering forged receipts for house rents to the amount of $50 and
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Ng Song and Cheng Wai word charged with attempted robbery. The first prisoner pleaded not guilty, while the second prisoner ploaded guilty.
SUPREME COURT.
URIMINAL SESSIONS.'
22nd inst.
The Attorney General said that
The ensa against Chang Yu prisoners wore charged with arming, Fu Yao, and Loo Sung ed robbory a crime only too con- charged with forcibly entoring mon in the colony: On the day No. 57, Connaught Road, West, in question, under a ruse, the and stealing therefrom money
assaulted the inmates. The Police were soon on the sceno, when the first prisoner displayed much humour by helping the police to arrest the second prisoner, who in his turn gave the whole show
away.
LICENSING BOARD.
THIS AFTERNOON'S
MEETING.
22nd inst. A inceling of the Licensing Board was hold this afternoon at
were
Mr. Justice Hazeland and jury, other members prosent this morning.
Messrs. Murray Stowart, A. Shel The Attornor Genoral (instruction Hooper, A. McKenzie, Hon. od. by the Crown Solicitor) Mr. Mel. Mossor, and T. F. Hough, prosecuted, and Mr. Potter (instructed by Mr. Gardinor) with the acting secretary, Mr. H. dofonded the third prisnnor.
R. H. Craig.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
PORTUGUESE GUNBOAT
REPÚBLICA.
79
BORING FOR OIL.
EXPEDITION LEAVES HONGKONG, TO-MORROW,
221at inst.
21st inst. NO COAL AND NO POWDER. His Excellency gave an official It appears that a most ox- dinner at Government House last traordinary state, of affairs night, at which the following exists on the Portuguoso guit- tional Petroleum Co., Ld., enter
The directors of the Interna- were prosentr. Wood, Dr. Sont Republic, which Noble, Dr. Bolilios, Mr. Lloyd,
Camo tained a number of friends at the of dock at Kowloon
Tung Tin Lau Hotel last night,
out
{ first prisonor with others entered and jewellery to the value of the Council Chamber, the Hon. Mr. Bewley, Mr. Clemonti, Mr: about a fortnight ngo after the occasion boing to departure alonso. in Winglok Stroct and $4,500, came on again before Mr. W. Browia prosiding. Thin Sholton Hooper, Mr. Orme, Mr. undergoing very extensivo roof Capt. Bunijo and his assistants
Li Yau Chan, Mr. Wa Hoi Clau, pairs. The Republica is, of Chun, The Hon'ble Mr. Wei Yuk, which namo was discarded at the that prospecting was done by Mr. Mr. Ng Hon Ts, Mr. Fung Wu course, the old Donna Amelia, Timor. It will be remembered on an oil boring expedition in Mr. Mok Man Cheung, Mr. Yung time of the revolution in Portugal. Bunjo, and so convinced was ho Shia Po, Mr. Lau Pun Chiu, Mr.
It will be remembered that Chiu Ue Tin, Mr. Tong Lai Chun, Donna Amelia came out hore of the quality of the bore that Mr. Chan Siu Ki, Mr. Chan Kai some eighteen months ago when with the view of securing a pro- a-local syndicate was formed Ming, Mr. Mui Kai Num, Mr. the dolimitation dispute between An application was considered Tang Cheung Chak, Mr. Loung the Maeno authorities and the perly-equipped outfit for further from Lanco Gamonu for a pub- Yan Po."
Chinese Government was in pro- The advisory expert proceeded and more extensive drilling work. lian's licence to sell by retail
gross. She is a very old boat, through the oil folds of California, intoxicating liquors at No. 15,
built of wood, and armed with secured excellent plant as well us Queen's Road Central under the
obsoleto guns. Her voyago out from Portugal occupied about a wide experience in this work. sign of the Astor House. Ap-
two assistants who have had a plicant is at prosent holder of an
your, and during her stay in adjunct licence for the same pre-charged at the Magistracy this much in the lock Company's that the Frithjof will leave Hong- Wong Tong, a box-maker, was those waters who has been as od this wook, and it is expected The whole outfit has been load morning with the alleged man-hands as out of thon. In fact, kong to-morrow for Deli, and then slaughter of Lau Kun Choo, on the opinion, generally told by proceed to the other side of the Cheung Hing Street. Inspector kong and in Macao was, that been obtained. Gourlay prosecuted.
jury returned a verdict of guilty.
also with having embezzled threo sums-$85, $160 and $78 ro-
Evidouco was then fod, and sportively belonging to his om-after a short summing ap, the ployer, Chan Chan, Ngan.
When originally churgod, the
His Lordship said one prisoner dofendant denied the indictmont had already been sentouced to relating to the forged receipts for five years. He would order him rents, but pleaded guilty to the to undergo a further torm, of threo comats, ro ombezzlement, five yours, making ten years in and his. Lordship postponed the all, and to be, whippod with the sentence until this morning birth 21 strokes within six order that he might read the months of his incarceration. As depositions. dressing the Attorney-Conoral the tool of the first prisoner, ani Lordship thought he was merely (Hon, W. Reos Davies, K.C.) would therefore sentence him to that roforenea had been do to the fact that the prisoner had embozzled sumy to the mount of | $10,000. He was only charged now with the embezzlement of
mises.
ALLEGED MAN- SLAUGHTER.
This morning his Lordship, a-/ 3agarded the second prisoner, his Chow Chu to robut the third on behalf of tho applicant, and Saturday afternoon, at No. 5.ho Portugueso both in longisland whore the concessions have
three small amounts.'
L
Tho Attorney-General stated that the prisoner had not been charged with the full amount which he admitted ta havo om- bezzled, as, to prove that, it would havo boon necessary to call a great number of witnesses. Thoreforo ho was only charged will the embozzlement of the three small Bums mentioned in the indictmont,
The prisonor, on being asked if he had anything to say, statod that he know nothing about the forgery. The receipts were given to him already signed, -
His Lordship-You are only charged now with embezzlement. The prisoner stated, further that he had nothing more to say with regard to the charge of em- bezzloment.
hard labour.
ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.
sho should have been long ago
SURAP HEAP.
It appours that the deceased decayed the defendant's wife. A put upon the quarrol arose, it rosulted in free fight, and from injuries receive the deceased died a few hours later...
During this morning's sitting tho CASO against the third Prisoner was first taken up Ho elected to go to the witness. box himselfand was examined and cross-examined at great length, after which his two concubings gave corroborative evidence.
This closed the case for the defonco. love to call the ovidence of one The Attorney General asked.
Mr. W. E.L. Shonton appeared prisoner's ovidience.
stated that under the oxisting nously, and called the attention of allowed to serve drinks to visitors, Mr. Potter objected most stron- licence the applicant was not years only.
the Court to the fact that the only to residents of the hotels, Chang Yu Ling, Fu Yao and Attorney General had even stated and to people who were taking Leo Sang were inlicted with hav-hofore the jury that he intended meals thero. He was not allow the 19th January last, at to call a witness to discredit the ed to keep a public bar. In No. 57, Connaught Road West, third prisoner's ovidence.
October, 1909, lie made the ap- assaulted tho inates thereof, put
TheAttornoyGeneralcontended plication to the Licensing.Justices hem indanger of their lives, and that the evidence was admissible, for a publican's licence, but the robbed and carried away 2000 and ho was entitled to have it. application was refused on the in aronoy and articles of jewellery His Lordship ruled that the ground, that they objected to to tho value of $2,800.
ovidence in question was not ad- another bar being allowed in missible. "
Queen's Road, on the ground fluor. They had decided to re- A novel challenge has reached fuse all applications for bars on the America from Charles Wilson, his client had dwindled down to part of Queen's Road. He made ter, England, bidding for a
success would crown the efforta one of receiving stolen goods the application, and asked the mich with an all-round athleto
But as it turns out, the Ro- of Capt. Bunje and the two gon- knowing then to have been stolen. Justicos to grant it on the condi-in the United States for the There had boon only two Crown tion that the bar was put on the championship of the world. The publica, so far as her efficiency is tlemen who wore proceeding with witnesses who had mention-first floor, and not on the ground contest he proposes includes al concerned, is a negligible quanti-him.
ty us a war machine, for sho is
Capt. Bunjo, in acknowledging ner
at all. One was named had a bar on the first floor for the also takes in swimming, eye and her paymastor is without the hopes would be realised. They Chow Ching and the othor was residents of the hotel, but it was Ling, rowing and tumbling. Sug wherewithal to find the same or had secured one of the best boring the manager of the jewellery shop. very difficult for him to know who gestions for various events are as Now with regard to Chow, na his really were residents of the hotel follows: Swimming one-half even to pay the wages of the outfits that had ever been pro
ship's company. In fact, so duced in the States, and he had
·Prisoners pleaded not guilty. Mr. Potter apponrod "for-the third prisoner.
.
Mr. Potter, in addrossing the jury on behalf of the third pri-
The case was remanded.
BRITISH ALL-ROUND CHAMPION CHALLENGES.
Auiong those who sat at the tablo last night wore Mesars:***** F. D. Barrollo, G. T. Lloyd, Capt. At the time of the revolution in Theo. Bunje, L. A. Hardison, O. Portugal, the Donna Amolis was Johns, O. D. Barretto, H. in dock. Among the repairs Masquerenlus, U. Soares, B. which Blo underwent thon Botello, L. Botello, H. F. Bunje, was the fitting of now C. Bunjo, Francisco Tso Yat, boilers which wore specially Kwok Shut Ting, Ho Chi Kai, overhaul had been completed, llang, Kwok U Shun, Tse Tean sont out from Lisbon. When hor Ching King Sin, Wong Chung she emerged from dook us the Tai, Simon Teo Yan, Kwok Mee Republica, flying the republican Hing, Kwok Lai Ting, &o., &c., lain up in Kowloon Bay lately flag. For some time she has The Chairman (Mr. Kwok) ex-
prossed the hope of all parties
The Attorney General, in opon-soner, said that the charge against ground floor, especially in that all-round, champion of Munches she has shifted her anchorage to interested in the undertaking that
ing the case for the Crown, said that that was another of those andacions cases of robbery which constituted a great danger in this colony. In the present sessions
Youmuti Bay.
any of these enses were des-o the name of the third pi-floor. Tho applicant had always most everything in track athletics, without coal and without powder, the toust, said he trusted their
cribed as attempted robberies; Owing, no doubt, to go lak in many cases, the perpetrators of the crime had gone away with
an amal in the house opened the
Ho hád
best practical men in their
out doing much harm. On the Lordslip would doubtless indicate when they went for drink, mile, rowing one-fourth mile, serious is she handicapped that brought the knowledge ho had day in question, it about 3 p.ni.. to the jury, the law was that when Neither did ho know whether they plunging of ono-minute duration, when shifting her borth in the acquired during his visit to His Lordship passed sontenes
the Crown put forth a man to tell were persons taking meals in the running 100 yards and one mile harbour she had to borrow the Californian oil fields to of four years' imprisonmont with door in order to go and geaccomplice, it was his duty to Mr. Shenton, considerable difles, shot put, hammer throw, H.M.S. Cadmus, as well as pow-and its equipment.
the truth and he was obviously an hotel. They had had, continued walking one inito, 120-yard hard-sufficient coal to do so from bear on their present venture. some lot water to make tea with whombor of men direct them not to convict a man ficulty in complying with the re-running high jump, running der with which to salute the also been fortunate enough to Two Chinese, by uno' Chung rushed in and preceded to gug on the evidence of an accomplice gulations of the police on that broad jiunp, pole vault, one for- British Admiral on board the obtain the services of two of the Yuen and Lau Son, were brought the women in the house and alone. Counsel sulmmitted that account, and since the application ward spring jump, and ton January last, at Kowloon City, erored in making a hal of two beginning to end. But, apart ced the same difficulty as before. weights, three forward spring two of the Republica's ollicers and he hoped all would be roudly to As we announced yesterday, departments, and on Wodnesday up on a charge of having on 28th ransack the premises. They sne-Chow told a tissue of lies from was refused, they had experien-forward spring jumps without flagship Minotaur. assaulted an old Chinese womans,housand dollars in money and from Chow's story, the ovidence They could not tell who were jumps without weights, five back-50 of her shiji's company were to sail for Timor, to continue bores Chinuon, with intent to cominit jewellery to the vilno of $2,800. only went to show that a robbory visitors and who word residents.. ward spring jumps with woiglits, loave-to-day by the German mail on
had been committed on the 19th There was also a considerable and cycling from five to ten for Portugal. From information months ago he struck oil there, From information subsequently They pleaded not guilty.
received the Police succeeded in and cortain articles of jewellery demand from the public for a full miles. Mr. C.. Alabaster (instructed arresting the first and second had been sold on the day follow-licence, and that was also a reason hy Mr. . L. Dennys, jun), con- prisoners, and a few days after-ing to a cortain jewellor. That why the application was made. ducted the prosecution on behalf wards the third prisoner was being the story, the judge would of the Attorney-Genorul.
arrested. The witnoss would no doubt direct the jury that thore The following jury was on-dentify two of the prisoners, and was no evidence to convict the panolled-Mossrs. E. J. da Roza,
third prisoner. Becauso a mansold A. MeKirdy, H. B. Bridger, F. J.
jewellery on the 20th, it did not fol B. Jorge, A. Feslier, W. Pringle,
low that he land stolen it on the day jun., and P. W. Whito.
rolom.
with regard to the third, the evidence would show that the robbery was planned some time
ago in his house. The indict neatcontained-two-counts the first being robbery and the second receiving stolen property.
Evidence was then heard. Caso proceeding.
A ROBBERS RAID. Sang Kam; a young Chinese,
He pleaded not guilty. Mr. Alabaster prosecuted, structed by Mr. Dennys, jun. dence, found the prisoner guilty The jury, after hearing evi- as charged.
previous.
his client.
In answer to Mr. McKonzio, Mr. Shenton said that putting the bar on the first floor would meet their requirements.
Mr. McKenzie-It is a fact
to put the bar.
REBELS STEAL REGI-
MENTAL COLOURS.
HOW CHINESE BRAVES ACT.
notorious robber to book,
#4
an extensive scale. Some
which a representative of the but that was at the very super Tolegraph has been able toficial depth of 45 ft. Now he gatlier, it appears that there is a hoped to tap the well at 800 ft. or great deal of
more, although he would be able to horo to a depth of 3000 or 4000 ft. if it were necessary. They now had the outfit and the men, and he could only most heartily
DISCONTENT on board the ship, not only on account of arrears of pay but also because of the bad quality of
ro-echo the hope that success
but he was plonsod to be able to meet so many Chinese whom he looked upon as friends of his (applause.)
that the public have to be accom-TINE TELEMARI CORRESPONDENT.; food supplied; to say nothing of Counsel then com- modrited?
Mr. Shenton Yos, they have to
Canton, Feb. 21, the general disabilities from which would attend their efforts. Mr. Alabaster, in opening the
mented on the evidence at great case for the Crown, stated that on
length, and concluded by submit-o pocommodated under a full Cha-Ching-a-notorious Tab-they-suffer through-service-on Mr Hurdison-supplemented the day in question about noon
ting that no evidence whatever licenco. Now we have only a
ber of Shek Wan, for whose board of a vessel which has lost Capt. Bunje's remarks, and touch- arrost the authorities had offered all claims to be capable of fulfill-ed on the wonderful developments the old woman, Chan Yuen, was
had been tendered to implicate | private bar for the residents.
of the Californian oil fieldė. It sitting in her house at Kowloon.
Mr. Hough-Is it proposed to. $1,000, ended his career two days ing her functions as a war-ship. The Attorney General then ad- put the bar on the same floor as Fat Shan with two men of his state of things on board the Re-
ago. 1t appears that he went to The reason for this anomalous was his first visit to the Orient,: City when the two prisonors camg
dressed the jury, in and asked for a man named
the dining rooms, the drawing typo on a passenger boat. On publies is not very far to sook, Chan Yick, who, they said, owed was charged with being implicupied about ten minutos after
His Lordship, summing up, se room and such like?
Mr. Sheton-The coffee rooms arrival, he was met by a brave Her position is identical with that thom two dollars. They then exted in a robbery outrage at which the jury retired. barred the door, soil the old Shankiwan, in the course of which The jury returned after a short the place where it is proposed not attempt to arrest him, as he Batavia after she left Hongkong men, it has greatly pleased us to
and the dining rooms are above attached to the local regiment, of the Portuguese cruiser Vasco
who knew him. The brave did da Gama, which was held up in Mr. Tso Tsan Tai said:-Gontle». woman by the throat, and gagged an old Chinese woman was a absence, when the foreman au- hor. After this, they proceeded saulted and gaggod in her house nounced a verdict of guilty Mr. Shenton, in replying to a
was singlehanded, but followed because of her inability to procure hear the encouraging speeches to search her room and looked all whilst the miscreants got away against the first and second pri- question by Mr. Sholton Hooper, the robber for some distance. It the necessary coul to allow her to just made by Capt. Bunje and through her boxes, While they with, $050 in cash, a gold watch, woro doing so, the old woman con- a pair of gold bangles and a pair They also found the
soner on the first count only, said it was a fact that the Liconppened that a comrade of the continue her journey, as the Mr. Hardison, regarding the pro- third sing Justicos ngreed to grant the brave was shaving in a barber's banks there declined for a timo to mising future of the petroleum oil. trived to get the gag out of her of jule-stone bangles. mouth and scroamed out "Savo
prisoner guilty, by five to two, application on the last occasion shop, so he gave the signal at once. honour the drafts made for this deposits in the island of Timor, life." A fellow-lodger in the house,
in-stolen goods.
on the second count, of receiving on condition that the bar was nothoy managed to grasp the purpose by the Provisional Gov-the more so as they are exports
on the ground floor...
notorious robber, and the two acerument at Lisbon. In the case in their line. We know, as history another old woman, hoard horeries
His Lordship sentenced the first Mr. Hooper-So we did not ro- complicos bolted. At the trial the of the Republica, she does not oc- and tradition tell us, that these and gave the alarm, whereupon tho prisoners got frightened and
years inprisonment with hard now agreeing to the conditions Needless to say, the two braver boat Macau, both of which are at world. We, therefore, wish the and second prisoners to seven fuse the application, and you are prisoner admitted having taken cupy the same position as do the oil deposits are the richest in this partinnino casesofarmed robbery. gunboat Petris and the river gun- portion of the oil bolt of the ran out of the houso. They wore captured by the villagora. The
labour and to be given 12 strokes that we offered then? His Lordship passed sentence of the birch twice, six months to
Air, Shenton-Yes, that is the will be rewarded for bringing this tached to, and paid for, by, the expodition, which is leaving here complainant said that she had of five years' imprisonment with interveno between each whipping. position.
Colonial Government of Macao. for Timer on Wednesday next, never soon either of the two mon hard labour. before. The statement of the
Tho third prisoner was also
Some days ago, in the Ho Tong The Republica, on the other hand, success in its boring operations, The application was granted, sentenced to soven years' hard on tho condition that the bar was country market of Sun Wui dis- came here on a special mission and may they strike o gushor prisoners at the Magistracy was
not on the first floor, and the aptrict, the robber, Lai On, was and her disbursements have to be gusher similar to the Lake that she owed them two dollars, that they went there to collect
21st inst.
plicant was warned that if the captured by the commander of the met by the Ministry for the Navy View" of California, spouting the money, that she attacked A farewell dinner was given
conditions were violated, the soldiers stationed thoro, through in Portugal, so that probably the 80,000 barrels of crude oil daily. the information of scouts. One of Hongkong banks are doing just Our worthy chairman, Mr. them with a broom and drove last night to Mr. Helm, of Messrs them from the house, and that Moyer and Co., at the Grand
the gentry who is a clansman of what the banks in Batavia did in Franciso Tse Yat, had made the prisoner, at the head of over the case of the Vasco da Gama.
every properation to accompany they wore then arrested by the Hotel by a number of friends, on
At any rate, the Republica this expedition, but at the last villagers,
the eve of his loparture for tho
100 men, marched to the barracks, and released the prisoner, besides meanwhile lives inert in the har- moment his plans land to be al- After hoaring ovidence, the jury Fatherland. Tho tables were laid
wounding many soldiers and bour of Hongkong, powerless tored, and he will now leave by returned a verdict of guilty. out on the spacious verandah of
carrying away with thom the ro- either to sail or to work hor, guns the "St. Albans."
Gontlemen, His Lordship sentence the pri- the hotel, which, was beautifully
gimental colours. As the soldiers until the Provisional Government ask you to clurgo you glasses and soners to four years hard labour decorated. An excellent dinner,
were outnumbered, the common- of Portugal have satisfied the drink to the success of the expedi each, and to receive 24 strokes was provided, and after justice
dor reported the mattor to His banking community of Hongkong |tion, and to the future success and with the birch. Ho was sorry that had been done to the vianda the
The report of the Val D'or Excellency the Vicoroy, and beg-that their drafts to meet her ex- prosperity of the International the law did not permit him to order ovoning was spent in barmony, This was a question which was Rubbor Estates, Limited, sub-ged for instructions how to act. ponses and pay-bills will be hou- | Potrolour Company; Ld., and tho punishment by the "cat" in this The following gentlemen were discussed to a slight extent at the mitted at the first annual ordinary The local magistrate was ordered oured fully wlion presented. general agents of the Company, instanco,
present: Mesars, E. Meyer, regular meeting of the board of general meeting of shareholders to conduct an inquiry, and the
Messrs. Barrotto & Co, Kunze, Helm, Schultz, Fuike, school trustees hold last month, in London on the 30th of January,rosult luns confirmed the report of Mr. H. Lindon and family, and Mr. Barretto also made a fów ro Vorster, Steinhoff, Roso, Schluter, the matter being introduced shows that the crops larvested the commander. The gentry of Mr. C. Vogt, of the Rhenish Mis marks, stating that he hoped to Hannman, Bonkson, Lalring, through some references to the during the year were-Cocon- the Lai clan wore sont for, and re- sion, arrived in time to board the visit Timor during the next few Schwander, Neidt, M. Jebsen and Fishguard street sekool, which is nuts, 202,007, sugar, 3,230 picula questod to give up the notorious Prinz Eitel Friedrich, bound for months if the boring had proved. H. Jebson. M. Holm has been near the centre of the Chinese (102 tons), and rubbor, 904 lbs. robber as well the man who was Cenos. Both gentlemon are mis- successful, popular during his stay in the district and, naturally, is attended It is proposed to bring the total the ringlendor of the riot. It is sionaries and have been working A very pleasant evening onde Colony, and much regret is folt by an exceptionally largo number of the rubber-planted gren up to reported that many mon of tho in the Canton District for the last with cheers for those who directed by his friends on his departure, of the eastern youngsters, 1,000 doren,"
Imi olan have fled for their lives, five yearų.
the expedition
ROBBERY.
Before Mr. Justico Hazeland and a jury composed of Messrs. J. F. Barros, D. Carvalho, W. O. Drew, J. A. Ismael, E. S. Abra- ham, A. A. Alves and A. David gon
FAREWELL DINNER.
labour.:.
The sessions were then ad- journed till 10 a.m. to-morrow.
licence would bo withdrawn.
CHINESE CHILDREN.
The Chairman also stated, in roply to Mr. Shenton, that he IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
thought the drinking of liquor by visitors outside the bar would be Are the Chinese foisting some allowed. Oriental children on the local schools who are not, strictly speaking, entitled to the benefits of the Victoria educational system ?
FINANCIAL NEWS.