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SUPREME COURT.
ARMED ROBBERY. Tuesday morning, the Chief Justice Sir Francis Piggott, con- tinned the Assizo and had before him Wong Hin and Pang Wa Hin, two men charged with armed robbery from one Cheung Ho.
not paid, the man Yoo Hoi would again rob. him and kill him. The complainant said he could all the money hand boon takon not pay the money becauso away from him by the robbers, whoreupon the prisoners said that at the latest the money should be paid by the 19th Mareli. Complainant wont to the Police who laid a trap. On the 10th of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY APRIL 28 1911
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,
LIMITED.
The ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders in the above Company was held at St. George's Building at noon
The motion was carried un- animously
Mr. Pemberton proposed and
·Mr. McCubbin soconded that the appointment of Sir Paul Chater os o director bó confirmed.
Agrood. On the motion of Mr. Mackie, seconded by Mr. Ozorio, the retir ing directors, Messrs. G. H.
MARINE COURT.
BEFORE COM. O. W. BECKWITH, RN.
Tuesday afternoon's sitting was occupied by the hearing of a charge preferred by. Sorgount Sutton against Captain Valentine
TWO EMPORIUMS.
HONGKONG AND THE PHILIPPINES.
...
NEWS FROM THE
* NORTH.
[FROM “N.-D. DAILY NEws"] WHAT THE CANTON-KOW- THE INTERNATIONAL LOAN. LOON RAILWAY WILL DO.; Poking, April 18-The Cur- roney Loan agreement betwoòn the syndicato representing Great
"Within eighteen months from this dato tho Chaton-Kowloon
The Aoting Attorney-General, March, the prisonors were back to Tuesday, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar. Modhurst and J. W. C. Bonuar, of the ss. Houngslun, alloging Railway will be-carrying thou Britain, the United States, France Mr. Alabaster prosecuted, and the complainant and again de- Chairman of Directors, prosided woro ro-olocted to the directorate that the latter had failoil to ob- sands of tons of freight from and and Germany on the one hand,
nanded the money. They foll into the trap and were arrested. After hearing the evidence he felt sure that the jury would find one vordict only that prisoners were guilty of domanding money by menaces with intent to sten).
SANITARY BOARD.
COUNCIL, REJECTS.
APPLICATION,
election of Messrs. W. Hutton
Mr. Torry proposed the ro Polte and R. C. Edwards. as auditors.
There were also presont:Sir Paul Chutor, C.M.G., Messrs. Houry Koswick, G. H. Modhurst
Mr. Silva secondod. (directors), Dr. J. W. Noblo, C. G.
Carried nom, von. Mackie, E. W. Terry, C. Me-
The Clairman-That's all the Cubbin, C. Pemberton, L., E. business before the meeting, Ozorio, O. Baptista, A. 11. M. dagonllunion. I thank you for your Silva, Loung Yan, Po, Wong attendance Dividend warrants Loung Him and T. Graham will be ready -morrow and cun
bo had on application. (manager).
LICENSEE IN TROUBLE.
POLICE PROSECUTIÓN.
servo the rules of the road.
Defendant said he pleaded. guilty, with extenuating circum-
stances.
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Mr: Potter dofonded the second prisoner.
to Hongkong."
and China on the other, wassigned Mr. Alabastor said that the two
This is the opinion of a keen on Saturday. The lodu is for prisoners were charged under the
observer who is now in this port 10,000,000; it carries interest at section of the Jarcony act which
to study commercial conditions.five por cont, and the issuo price says that any person who with
said that at 8.10 a.m. on the 16th
Police Borgeant Sutton, No. 101, Telegraph he gave his views first charges on ample provincial To a representative of the is 05. The security consists of others rols or assaults with in-
inst., he was on duty on No. i tent to rob is guilty of a felony.
"on the situation. Ho thinks that revenues. Thirty per cent of tho The robbery was a serious eno
Police launch steering in the Con- Hongkong at the present moment numount is intended for the devolop and in the course of it a servant
tral fairway, from east to west. is being custod by Manila. The ment of industries in Manchuria girl who was in the house was
Ho saw the defondant scraft on his occan lines, the Gorman, the Blue and the balance for the reform chased out on to a vorandah and
A meeting ofthe Sanitary Board
port bow, steaming from south to Herting this port for the islands. £1,000,000 now and a similar Funnel, the American, are de of the currency. China receives was either thrown or foll into was held Tuesday afternoon. Mr.
The notico having been read E.D.C. Wolfo prosidod, and there
north, entoring the southern fair- The great volume of the tran-amount when the international the street. She was picked up:
way. Witness blow a long bluet Bonsoless, and conveyed to the were present:-Hon. Mr. W. Chin-convening the meeting,
but no notico was taken and in shipment trade has been tran- group approves of the silver cur hospital and has been kept
tham (Vice-President), Hon. Mr. The Chairman said:-Gentle-
order to avoid an immediate col- splanted from here to Manila, roney schiene and the manner in there evor since. Not one of the A. Shelton Hooper, Dr. (.. Linen, The report and statement
lision witness land to stop his and while Hongkong still holds which the expenditure in Mun- people who wore robbed, was able Fitzwilliams, Colonal Bodford of accounts having been in your William Krater, of the "Rose, engines. It he land not done so premier place, it will not be churia is carried out. to identify any of the robbors. (Principal Modical Officer), Mr. hands for several days, I will, with Shamrock, and Thistle," was sum- his craft would have been cut long, under present conditions, inaindor is payable in October, if However he was enlling one of the an Chu Pak, Mr. Ng Hoa Tso, your permission, take them is moned Tuesday morning before cloan in two. The Ileungshan before she finds herself in an ovil many details which have not yet robbers, who had been conviction. Dr. F. Clark (Medical Oficer read.. Tho result of this year's Mr. E.R: Hallifax, for unlawfully was underholm and was swinging Railway will prove your saviour,"
state. The Canton-Kowloon been arranged are then agreed Rowlands (seerotary). of Health), and Mr. W. Bowen working has again been satisfac-permitting a woman to enter her stern round slightly at the
upon. The contract does not tory, showing as it does a balanco tain customers, by playing a time.
said our informant, who for mention supervision, which he at credit of working account of piano
obvious reasons wishes his name beon arranged merely by a note in tho bar room The magistrate: Did you call unknown. "This line will link from H. E. Shong Kung-puo, $177,710.10, as compared with on the ovoning of the 17th inst $169,505.18, last year. This in
on her to stop?-No Sir. face of the increased use of metallic police was to the effect, that the on the day in question, ho left the terior of China. It opens up the United States Minister in Poking,
Evidence given on behalf of the
Hongkong with the undeveloped Minister for Posts and Com Defondant, in the box said, that stupendous resources of the inmunications, to Mr. W.J.Calhoun, filament lamps, and of the defendant's daughter was scou, at Canton wharf at about 8 a.m., whole country from Kowloon to roquesting the latter to appoint a rebates given to our large 10 p.m. on the date in question, bound Chokwan. Shortly after Poking, and beyond. consumers, will I am sure bo playing the piano in the clearing
supervisor, who will most probably gratifying to you. The hopo ex-public.
wharf, there bar of
"The Philippines have taken be a Duteliman. Failing a satis hotel. the pressed at our last meeting that Thoro was
was a naval launch in the your transhipment trade, or are factory neutral representative, the the advent of the more economical inside the enclosure, sitting at the pass her, ho ported his helm. to you a far more valuable com- Englishman. Olina will pay the British soldier Southern fairway and in order to taking it; this railway will bring supervisor will probably be an and efficient metallic filament side of the instrument, and sing Then he saw the police launch morce, which will also bonofit the Banks one-half per cent com lamp might lead to an increasing, facing, as he did so, the cus- just clearing a Jardine steamer. Philippines. in the number of consumers has tomers in the bar. This went on He could not take the middle
mission. The currency scheme been realized to some extont, and for five or ten minutes, and was channel because of two junks way under your direction is al-tion of the now coinage. The The twenty odd miles of rail- provides for vory gradual circula- lined by the evidence for the mitted a report showing the result.quito a number of new con opposite side-of-the-street fairway on his port sido. Witness magnet for trade it's worth is field for future complications:
The Government analyst sub during the year we have connected seen through the door from the under sail, who were crossing the most valueless in itself; as a contract apparently leaves a wide prosecution showed February 7th fivo men entered the dor the Sale of Foods and Drugs lity of purchasing another Diesel from the house and, togother carried down on to the China Mer- contral China; will take from: that on of examinations, conducted un-directors to consider the advisabi- piano after a time, and emerged tide, because he might have been your wharves the merchandise of
stituents. This has led your Defendant's daughter loft tho could not stop his ship on a flood incalculable. It will carry t EAST AND WEST, apartments of, Chong Ho, a Ordinance, 1896. The results engine to overtake the increasing with her father and mother, went cliants' buoy. Howover he star-them the goods that China needs.ger Empress and the Emporor married Chinese woman, and were as follow!---
Poking, April 18.-The Dowa- "holding up" the prosecutrix
demand forcarront, and we shortly off in rickshaws. oxpoct to place an order for a
boarded his helm, went into the The volume of shipment in your Lady Jordan, doyenno of the briefly and formally received doprived her of hor bangles, and number found genuine, 6; numargor engine than the ones we above ovidence, was asked if No. 2 pilot, the Hengshan passed competition of the islands, will be Diplomatic Corps, eloven ladies
The witness, who gave the northera fairway. According to his fine harbour, now lossened by the have at present at the station. there were any people in the bar. the launch quite 200 feet away. increased enormously to carry to number found geouino, 6; num-Profit and Loss Account is oight.
Milk: Number of samplos, 7; The sum standing at credit of He replied that there wore about At no time did he think there was und from Hongkong the articles four others, in the Haiyon Hall from the various Legations, and bor found adulterated, i..
theprovious day and was awaiting sentenco. Ho had turnod King's evidence. Counsel also proposed to call another man who his learned friend would suggest was Aroply from the Council was another accomplice. As regard-recoivod, stating that they refused od the first prisoner on his arrest, the Board's recommendation, that his premises wore searched and the Govornor-in-Council should two gags, two knives, and a piece grant an application for the of wire. There was a suggestion erection of twelve wator closets, that the second prisoner, was in a block of European flats to be really theorganiser of the robbery, erected on Kowloon inland let and boing known to those inside, No. 574, subject to an independ- he did ant enter the house but ont und adequate water supply
waited outside while the robbory was being committed.
The story of the affair as out.
over $200 in cash, They also stole lier daughter's bracelets and cha- sod the servant girl on to the verandah from whence she fall into the street below. Thorobber, who turned King's ovidonco, gavo the names of his confederates and implicated the two prisoners, Each of the band was armed with a small kaifu.
being provided. ADULTERATION OF FOODS.
Ale: Number of samples, G; bor found adulteratod, .
WORLD MOTOR TOUR,
8,000 MILES ON 20 HORSE
POWER CAR.
The party left Detroit on No- omber 3, on a Hupmobile the machine of the Hupp Motor Car Company, of which Mr. Drake is router and since then have pri-travelled overkund 8,000 miles and by son at least 20,000,
Evidenco luving besu called, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty by a majority of 5 to 2 in respect of the first prisoner. In the case of the second prisoner, the jury unanimously found him not guilty. Accordingly, both soners word acquitted.
DEMANDING MONEY BY
MENACES.
U Tak and Chu Kung Shan, a -long-robod Chinuman and a native drossed in European garb, res-
Since then the party has toured pectively, wore indicted on charges Australia, and Now Zealand, of having demanded money, to
"both live countries," us one of wit, $600, by monacos from one the party told us, and after that Leung Pak Kwai at Shay-ki-wan came north to Manila. They now on the 18th and 19th March last go to Japan, thence to Singapore Mr. C. C. Alaliastor,, Acting and India, then South Africa, Attorney-Genorul, instructed by North Africa and Egypt, and Mr. II. L. Donnys, Jr., from finish up their long journey by the Crown Solicitor's ollice, pro- touring Europe. secuted. Mr. Eldon Potter, The party are delighted with instructed by Mr. W, E. L. Shen-Hongkong. "It is the livest city ton, of Mosary. Dencon, Looker we've struck" they said.
"We and Deacon, appeared on behalf had no idea of the fino buildings you have hore. Why, it's like an American city,"
$180,514.36. After deducting directors' fees ($3,000), there re- mains $186,514.36 available for appropriation, which your direc tors propose to deal with as fol- lows-Pay a dividend of 12 por
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Mr. Gardiner (defending)---Arc you sure of the time?-About.
And tho piano you said she was playing, facing the street?-No, just beside the Enstorn door.
Wore thore any musicians? No not at the time. I have noticed
Mon musiciana?—Yes. You say the girl was actually sitting flown playing?-Yos.
For how longAbout ton
not.
any
the
risk of a collision. Questioned by the magistrate defendant did not make a signal od fits holm. on his whistle when he starboard-
The:
impression. ovent has orented a pleasantTM
which are to travel over the of the Winter Palaco. Canton-Kowloon Railway.
Dowager-Empress was most graci "I do not think the natural 05. The Emperor, who was differences which will arise be-clad in a mandarin dress and was tween the British and Chinese in the best of health, was filled. with astonishment at the strange After reminding him of the sections are insurmountable. The rules the magistrate said:-Do British line is not in my opinion unique honour of an inspection visitors. After luncheon the you think these rules are made for to be run purely as a railway, of the Dowager Empresa's privato fun or what?-No cortainly not. but rather as a feeder to the
Sorgt. Wills, who was on the harbour, and therefore, the apartments was allowed. The polico launch with Sorgt. Sutton, British authorities will agree gave corroborative evidenco. He freely to whatever suggestions are
MANCHURIA. denied dofondant's assertion, that made by the authorities of the
Peking, April 20-H.E. Hi Did sho have any music in there were any Chinese junks in Chinese section, who hold the front of her. I did not notice it. the Inir way. There would un-keys to the door of enormous Liang has been relieved of the post of Viceroy of Manchuria, He foulant's attention?-No I did if the police launch had not been
Did you go in and call the de-doubtedly have been a collision wealth.
"The Philippines will benefit is succeeded by Chao Erb-bsen, stopped. As it was the Heung-by the Canton-Kowloon Railway the able Viceroy of Szechuan, who Mr. Gardiner-Will your Wor-slan only passed by about 15 because the islands can do with is given the special rank of an ship allow me to see my client, and yards.
would ask for a remand for that
much that China produces which Imperial Commissioner combined can be rapidly brought south with the post of Tartar General of Defendunt said he wanted to from Hongkong. Wo need flour, Three Provincos. He is thus make a further statement and We have use for skins and given wide powers and direct and in doing 60 reiterated his. thousand other articles, which unchecked control over the milit allegation that two junks were will need the transports fromary and civil officials of the whole sailing across the fairway. He
of Manchuria." starboarded his helm but noglect- od to give the signal.
AN ALLEGED PLOT, of trade in the East are Hong- Peking, April 20.-Sixty sus
that he was on the foe'sle when of the American port, but its now assassin of the Canton Tartar. The chief officer of the Heung-kong and Manila. The former pected revolutionaries, who are shan, Mr. Alexander Galt, said has naturally suffered by the rise believed to be friends of the
granted leave for half an hour.
At this stage his Worship Hongshan ported to avoid a September next, when the railway of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, have been The activity, to be inaugurated in General Fu Chi and to be followers After the adjournment, the the starboard helm when they old glory and at the same time The prisoners, who are chiefly black launch and they were on opens, will bring it back to its arrested in Peking since Monday, and said he was the licensee of about 50 yards away. defendant was put in the box, passed the police craft which was help the Philippines to take the Cantonese or natives of the the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle. The magistrate in dismissing world's commerce.
place which they deserve in the His daugliter was over 13 years the case addressed a strong cau- of age, and studied at the Con- tion to the defendant, urging upon on this picture is to conjure up an "To let the imagination dwell vent. She is only a beginner, im the paramount necessity of endless stream of trade from is being widely discussed.
purpose.
I
on with the caso now.
His Worship-You should go
call evidence.
Mr. Gardiner I may have to
is a week old.
His Worship-The summons
structed yesterday afternoon, and Mr. Gardiner I was only in know nothing of the facts.
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his, bont left the wharf.
your port which you now lack. The two greatest emporiums
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Tho caso was tried by the
cont. say $1.00 per share on fi0,000 following jury:
Mesura. J. R. Drake, T. M.shares $72,000.00. Pay a bonus them before. - Mossrs. W. Frosso (foromun), R.Junter, Kanion and. T. 0. Jones have of 1 per cant, say 10 cents por Boysen, E. B. I've, F. M. P. do arrived in Hongkong with their share on 60,000 shares $0,000.00. Graca, A.II. Bain, and P. A. H. Hupmobile having completed Write off Plant Account for de- Vormeling.
about a third of their great tour preciation, $81,623.34. Write off round the world.
Property Account for deprecia-minutes. tion, $6,722.30. Pay a bonus to staff $4,123.04, Carry forward to next account, $10,145,68. L trust this proposal will recoive your sanction und approval: Tho sum, sot aside for depreciation my seom a large one, but in the They drove from Detroit to Los opinion of your directors it is Angelos in their sinal 20 h.p.necessary. The officiency of the touring car, thonco to San Fron-Company depends largely, indeed, cisco, and from there went by sea to I may say almost solely, on our Honolulu..
keeping up to dato, and this can only be done by making provision for replacing our plant, as it becomes obsolete or inefficient. therefore of writing down the The policy value of our Plant Account is the only sound one. During the year we have spent a considerable sum in extending our underground alterations and additions to the system of mains, and in making station, and there is still more to bo done, but I think we can say that these expenditures which are vory necessary will not interfore with our keeping up a steady and cannot play very well on the dividend.
Thero bring no questions, then the day in the bar. On the day
piano. She practices sometimes giving signal when starboarding, and to the ricli provinces which his helm to pass another vessel. lio in such close proximity Chairman.proposed the adoption mentioned his daughter did not
to you. The of the roport and accounts."
WugoDB of play. He had a musician for the HONGKONG VOLUNTEER the weight of the wheat or flour the railway would groan under motion, Dr. Noble said-The mentioned the musician was pro- In seconding the Chairman's fast ten yours, and on the night Chairman, in referring to the do- sent. no part of their duty The little Hupmobile has stood prociation of the plant and its His Worship-Were you in the to inquire into the the strenuous journey well. The continued efficiency, although us bar all night?Yos.
quos- tion. In order to go into the ongino has not been touched since ing but few words, hus covered; Was the piano played on that history of that case, he must take they left home, and the only the ground so completely that ho night?-Yes. them back to the 14th December, break-downe wore very minor leaves but little for one to add to On that date there was a robbery ones. and as a result of the robbery'n
that which he has already said. In Was your daughter in the bar The machine was soverely tost those days of improvements and on the 17th inst..I cannot say mun named Yee Hoi was arrested. ed on the run from Manila to progress, the machinery of an Further evidence was called,
she goes in and out. The man was duly charged at Baguio, the Mountain Capital of electric lighting plant soon be- and his Worship remanded the the Magistracy, where he called the Philippines. The Lovorn-eomos obsoleto, requiring constant hoaring so as to enable the evidence in his own defones, and mont is busy building roads up scrapping and renewal, for which defondant to call the pianist. the Magistrato discharged him. the hills, but are forced to do so ample provision must be constant- The present charge arose out of in soclions, with the result that ly made. As a very old as well as that caso. On the 13th of March, the car climbed a height of a largo shareholder in this com the complainant, who was the 11,000 feet over alternating pany, I venture to express the only witness wlio was going to distancos of jungle and ma- hope that the present policy of our bo oalled in that case, was at his cadam. The distanco actually directors and agents, of making The plague at Fatelian is on luse, when both the prisonors traversed was only 10,000 fest, liberal annual provision for main- the increase, and in Tai Kee Meo, G. H. Wakeman camo to him. The second pri- which gives some idea of the taining an up-to-dato plant, will the daily report of deaths is soner asked him for several hun-snake-like character of the road. not be departed from. With those alarming. The cause of this droda of dollars, which, he said, the From Baguio, a beautiful spot, the few words I beg to second, with disease is duo to the insanitary J. Hutchings.. man Yee Hoi wanted in order to tourists were able to see no fewer pleasure, the Chairman's proposal condition of the place, where J. S. Miller pay the legalexpenses to which he than nine different strotoles of that the report and accounts be garbage and refuso are freely P. T. Lamble...... had been put. If the money was road.
adopted.
scattered in the streets,
A. O. Franklin...... 29
of the defence.
Mr. Alabastor stated that the prisoners wore charged with de- Manila too, delighted thom. manding money by monacos. "It is a little United States" they. They were not charged with ob- said, while Australia and Now taining money by menaces, al-Zealand impressed them with a though the jury would be satisfied, sonse of capacity and develop- that the money was as a matter mont and the great future that of fact obtained, so that it lies before both.ne
TYDS
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THE PLAGUE. OUTBREAK IN FATSHAN.
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RESERVES.
The following are the scores
the cups presented by Sir Henry made in the 6th and last shoot for
May, K.O.M.G.
A CLASS.:
province of Chibli, include a lead
foreign partners. The incident ing petor and several persona. interested in businesses with
PIRATES ABROAD.
WEST RIVER INFESKED,
which the islands need were the agriculturists of Kwangtung, Szé- Tuan "TeleonaPH" CorkESPONDENT ) oliuon and the Yangies Valloy to
Canton, April 22,
things that will reach the sea over rampant daily, and the pirating of grow the cereal,
Tho piracy in the waters of "Imight enumerato a thousand Young Kiang is becoming more the Kowloon Railway, but I think junks and launches is of frequent I have said onough to illustrate occurrence. The T. Hamilton...... 33 p.2-35, my opinion that Hongkong and
pirates A. Watson ....... 33 12-35. Manila are not in reality rivals, 33 Scr. -33. but mutual beneficiarios of the 30 2-32, Cauton-Kowloon Railway," - 20 p. 3.—32. 23 p. 4-32. B.CLASS.
R. Stewart.
L. G. Bird A. Calvart G. Gipson
E. Hoarl
E. B. Ayris 8. Kolly
A. Mackonzio
On Tuesday night, April 4th, a rail was removed from the line
31 p. 334 nearly Dinajoro, and as a result 28 p. 331 passenger train was wrooked.
a
28 p. 3-31 Ono Indian was killed, and five
20 P 3-20
U OLASS.
aro
armed with several hundreds of quick firing guns, besides a num- ber of cannon. They get a large quantity of arms and ammunition from captured cräft.
The waters are now almost deserted, owing to the presence of these daring sea robbers.
The Chamber of Commerce in Young Kinng has telegraphed to including Major Kirkwood, the the robbers are unbearable, and 28 P. 1-23 Europeans were seriously injured, the Canton Viceroy saying that
Cantonmont Magistrate, Mre, the trade is disd
disorganised. Kirkwood, and Miss Walling asked the Vicardy to spatch The authorities now admit that a the gunbout Kwo ang similar attempt was made last those waters to trol for one 34 month to Awreck a train in the month in order to get rid of hous $3 same district