THE H.K. & S. BANK SHARES CASE.
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SUMMARY COURT.
the Summary Court Friday morn
Soveral casos were mentioned at
ing bolore Mr. Justico Gomportz.
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His Lordshop: Will it finish in Mr. Kong Sing: No. morning?
The case was fixed for Monday,
12th June.
AN ABSENTEE.
The case was mentioned in
which Wm. C. Jack & Co. brought an action against Al Ling for the
plaintiff, while Mr. Willson de- recovery of $513.75, ~
Mr. Gardiner appeared for the
fonded.
Mr. Gardiner asked for an ourly day, as his client was going away. Mr. Willson said his client was
CRIMINAL SESSIONS. April 20th the first two prisoners went to the King Yuen Long WASTING TIME. shop in Connaught Road and asked the muster the cost of Friday morning at the Criminal ginseng. He told them the price,
The Mauila Times," dealing Tuesday afternoon the Chief Sessions, before the Chief Justice, and it was understood that it
Sir Francis Piggott, Chi Tin was should be a cash transaction. As with the dissolution of the Stand
THE RUBBER MARKET. Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, arraigned on charges of unlawfully the master of the shop did notard Oil Trust, says: "In order rising was contemplated and as a night 1 road a statement claiming $400 odd from the "SCHOOLMASTER'S CLAIM, Mr. Gardiner mentioned the Sin-In your issue of last case in which Thos. O'Kane is gave julgmont in the case of and maliciously wounding, nad know them, he sent a foki with Chan Un Ying v. Olun Wing secondly with unlawfully and the prisoners to Arnold Karborg's to permit the company to fairly consequence, a large number of Shi and Chan Wai Chi, which liciously doing grievous bodily shop where they had said the wind up its affairs the court residents are leaving daily for published in London paper. Anglo-Chiness Education Trust monoy should be paid over in the directed that the period of dis-Hongkong and Macao. It is re-Public Opinion" respecting the be fixed. He informed His Lord- Company, and asked for a day to And been brought in order to harm, to Kwang Yu.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty.
compradoro's department. When solution be extended to six months, detectives has boon sont to Hong-which wore formed after the had boon before the Full Court. ported that a large number of outlook. for rubber companies, ship that it was the case which determine whether Chan' Wai A jury was ompanoled of the they got thero they had a cup of instead of 30 days as directed by kong by the Canton authorities boom" and which Sir John It was n'vory old case. Chi, or through him the most following:-S, D. Hickio, S. Po together, after which the third the lower court, gugeo Ho Man was entitled to the lendoll," E. A. Boaumont, prisoner cano into the room.
The decision for the purpose of watching the Milbanke, Bart,, V.O., maya con- possession of 24 alores in the Sondora, 11. M. Silva, It, Prisoner No. 1 toll No. 3 to make was sharply reflected in the stock movements of the anarchists hid-not bo productive until, say, six for the defondant company, and Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared an account. The second pri-markets but its effect was largely ng here. According to inform-yours from the time of the form-agreed that a date should be fixed. Hongkong und Shanghai Book-Phillips, and W. Pattison. ing Corporation now in the pos G. Alabaster, aid, that, the to weigh it. As he did not come some months the markets have
The Attorney General, Mr. C.soner took the ginseng upstairs minimized by the fact that for received from them, most of tion of the Company.
the anarchists have gone to Sing- Rossion of J. H. Soth, the receiver word "grievous bodily harm down, the first prisoner went not been speculative to any am- que Vivory was, xly the icons conuined in these ro- I was very interested in roading in the estate, and as to whether meant, in law, any harm which stairs to find him, leaving No serial extent. the defendant is entitled to the interfered with the health or com
the was very much surmarks, the more so, having mors 3 along with the fuki. As the possession of 12 now stures in fort of the person who received it. other was dit net roturn, and counted as a great victory for the guarded and is capable of dealing to the numerous companies that
The outcome of the case is prised to hearoftheexodus, as, in than six months ago formed very the
ts, opinion, Canton is strongly similar opinion myself in respect the sme corporation.
Kwong Yat was in the kitchen of the shuff doniod that the pri-administration, Attorney General **The fucts diseased in evidence his own are whom the prisoner sonst anything to do with Wickersham having porsonally with any outbrouk. It is quite have boon formed for the cultiva- were that a man med Cha camo in and offered to fight him. Arnold Karbergs, the foki urrostod presented the cause of the governmpossible for the anarchists to King Ting died on July 14, 1), He get a chopper and went for the third prisoner and mar'e him rent when the case was grit utwinpt a second rising consider tion of this most valuable coin- and by his will appointed in complainant was it, and chopped take him where he could find the by the Supreme Court in January; mutitary forces which have been alluded to above, presented itself
mercial product, concubine Wong Shi excentris. in Primer aluitted butting her two who, on being lourd,The officials of the Standard Oil mobilized for the purpose of
ing the large number öknavaland The position of the companies. Part of the estates loft by the les-the complaint but not with a Fied to get away. They were company laye not indicated what tutor consisted of 24 h ros in the chopper because to had be disrrested, however, but the ging they will do.
to me, somewhat as follows: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking armed. It was a stout that the ginseng had been taken up most important ever rendered by stations to go round to pacify the company was forniod with in Canton, and for that reason far
giving protestion. His Excellency was never recovered. Apparently
Taking the six yours as prosent- This judgment is one of the charge of the various police for the sake of argument, that a us tracted the officials in od to us by him and assuming set of stairs, and brought the high court of the United States down antler way,
amt will unquestionably beople and tell them not to be capital of $200,000, and that Aftor hearing the evidence the far-reaching in its effect. The misled by unfounded rumours. before the estate could produce on. jury roturned a verdict
of action of the government wus
Yesterday the city gates wore rubber to place on the various Huilty."
directed to the character and suddenly closed for a while and markets of the world, a period of his client would be here for fliroo Mr. Gardiner, said he thought Each prisoner recoivod a sen-meurts of the corporation, then re-opened again. Need loss four years must elapse, it would weeks.
of 3 years hard labour. CHARUED BY A DETECTIVE. minution in restraint of trade state of excitement by the action assume the following figures.
t boing contended that it was a
to say the people were thrown into not be, I think, unreasonable to The case was fixed for 1st June. Before Mr. Justice Gompertz and clearacterized by
of the authorities in Csuton clos- Sting was charged with at illegality in method toward the happened su lar. The same amount to $48,000 and cost of Loss of interest for four years ing the gates. However, nothing at six per cont, por unnum, would tempted robbery....
The jury empanelled word :-
Lade-toward its competitors. fternoon, Admiral Li Chun gave labour, salaries, equipment, &c., a. Ying being the plaintiff and they would complain if I had sem Brnardo, V. F. Soares, F. 1. judgment, from which there is no Tho inquiry and argument dealt the only defendant, being Wong Shi. Four days afterwards up
loadquarters, and nearly all the cent. per annum, extending. over Wan, reports to the police that at Ponel,J.C. Raborts, H. Peareo audi plication was mudo ex parte to A LUCKY ESCAPE
A. II. Howitt.
appeal, means that the company
foreign Consuls at Shameen word four years, and would amount 4 pm Thursday, while on his his Iardship, and an order wali Cheung pleaded guilty to made thereon calling, upon Wai being concorned with others, not stredad by Me.I.L. Demys, Jr.).ness, porsonnel and property of the
Sir Henry Barkoley, K.C. (in-existence. Of course the busi overything is quiot.
as now formed mist pass mat of prosent. At the time of writing to, say, $90,000, leaving a balance way from Wanchai to Stanley at available after four years of the top of Wongnoichoung Gup, Chi to deliver up the 24 shares in custody, in assaulting a woman said the prisoner was charged with company cannot be destroyed by ALLEGED FRAUDULENT capital of $200,000.
$60,000 remaining out of the he was stopped by two men, ono armed with a chopper and the having, on tho 25th April, on the decision but what will be done The Attorney Gauoral said that bord the steamship dapan while with them remains to be seen,
To be a remunerativo invest- other with a dagger. The robbora timo Wai Chi was not a party to the prisoner anal others went to a in Hongkong harbour, attempted The strongest probability is that the case. The next step was on woman's house and threatened to rob another man, with violence. another company, drawn upon
ment to thoshareholders, the com-threatened him and demanded his February 19th, when Wai Chiher with a knife, demanding The story was told by the comines within the law as laid down
pany would have to pay, for the money. This bo did, and handed romaining two years,
over the sum of 79 conts, Aftor dividends at was sortol with the order to money. She, however, made a plainant, but was not supported by the courts, will be formed to
the rate of thirty-six per cont, this, a friond of his came along deliver up the shares, and he'pro- noiso and they ran off. Prismor by any evidenes. Ile would tell duced thom and handed thom was arrested a few days later from them that he was on the s.s. Japan
The shareholders would then bo and the robbers succeeded in get- take them over.
At the Magistracy Thursday information received. He admit on the day mamed going back with the koonest interest in larger brought up on sixteen charges of
afternoon before Mr. J. R. Wood in a fair position, financially, as ting $0.55 from him. They thon Tho decision has been awaited-Ngo Tez San; a bankrupt, was
well as the company, provided cleared off in the direction of ted it on arrest, at the Police Court, Singapore. He was a detective business circles in the United fraud. The first charge was to
that the company was able to con- Wongnaicheung. The police have and how pleaded guilty.
in the employ of the Singapore States because upon it depends the effect that ho land forged to increase its capital.
tinus paying good dividends, and been furnished with a description of the highwaymon, and steps aro
Corporation. Towards the end of 1903 those shares were trans-
itsent. :
verdict of
jury returned
After hearing the affidence the Guilty."** hard labour.
He wassontenced to six months
The Chief Justice remarkel
ferred by the executrix to Wai Chi in part myment of moneys advanced to the ostato by Wai Chi. Early in 1907 Wai Chi became to registered owner of the Bank shores, and in Septembor, that the cise oright not to leave 1008, in security for a loan Leon brought to the sessions, but of $11,000 Wai Chi deposited at it should have been desilt with those shures with Ho Mai. On tlio 13th February, 14109, an origi--
by the magistrato.
The Attorney Gonoral :----1 dit
other
asked for tho caso to be fixed Inter
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
AT WONGNEICHEUNG GAP.
Fau Man, a fish-monger ro
wating summons was issued, Clan | sonit ano case rick and taught.M:Humphreys (foreiñan), JM. Lwith all these phases and the grand reception at the Naval could bo takon at about 12 per siding at a matshed at Lau Nai
Joux..
of which he had bron for two with intent to rub. yours registerod owner. Al that
uver to the réquiver.
His Lordship in a written judgment stated that he had sujet moro than once that he had file sympathy with a Chinese who when he came of aga sought to disturb the family arrangements which had been carried on by the ordinance remains, does it not? guardians mad head of the family in accordance with Chinose cus- tom and to apply to it the more
not got the amending ordinance.
BANKRUPTCY.
CHARGE OF FORGERY AND FRAUD..
INTERCLUB BOWLING.
The first monthly handicap
think this is a case in which I can by the Japan after a visit to trusts and combinations. Nourly the account of the Kwong Mow provide against contingencies, in-
The Chief Justico; I don't Government, and was returning the fate of many of the larger cortain writings purporting to be! The above, however, does not being taken to secure their arrest.... apply the ordinanco, I simit not fongkong. On the way up to all of the latter have beenoperated ut Norfo in the outport dobit separable from all agricultural apply the "cal." The original Hongkong by the Gregory Apear on the general lines followed by book of the Wo Sang Cheong pursuits, whether they be in the
The Attorney General:-1 have vessel. Of the 25th April he action and in two or three in- the account & the said firm in the t: have given above, can be re-and Corman Alloys terminated on
he saw the prisoner on the suno tho defendant company in this Shing Kee firm for 1910 and also
Enst or Wost.
I think, Sir, that if the figures rolled once across the English The Chief Justice: I have got for a place in which to put his the enrts. The judgment is the Sang firm for 1900, with intent to think that they are much inflated,
was on hard the Japan looking stances they are already before outport, debts book of the Wogarded as reasonable, and I do not Tuesday as follows: rigorous rules of English how. it. I can still administer um luggage. Ho suddenly found him-hardest blow ever given to the defraud and that ho land falsoly fat all, then many of the rubber Warnsloh 1314, 220, 1534; Tl.
casc te birah ?
self seized from bobind by three trusts and means that they must and deceitfully uttored the said
U. Koenig 1340, 220, 1500; II. which English law applied The Attorney Cloneral:-Yes, or four persons, and he was thrown change their methods, if not their accounts of the Kwong Mow with the market, but whose productive Meyer 1449, 40, 1489; P. R. and the cohet of those in my Lord.
to the deck. He recognised three
companies which have beon put on Christiani 1317, 180, 1417; 0.. charge of the property was His Lordship to the prisoner) of the men, one of whom was the clearly proved to have been con- By pleading guilty you have prisoner, but the other two lad
intont to defraud. There were period has not yet arrived, will Wolff 1487,-, 1487; Chr. Gro- trary to English law, dien he saved yourself from the ent."not been arrosted. He would tell
twolvo other clurgos of forgery. must enforce the In. The issue You are sontoncert to five years' was directed to cortaining hard labour and 24 strokes of the whether Chin Wai Chi was birch. entitled to 24 shares in the
Still if it was
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CHARGE OF MAN- SLAUGHTER.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty,
morale.
MARINE COURT.
Defendant was also charged with not prove to be the sound invest-gerson 1200, 180, 1470); P. War- falsification of accounts and nont claimed for them by the brook 1419, 40, 1459; O. Wie- singor 1318, 140, 1458; E failure to produce certum books promotera. relative to the bankruptcy pro-appears to be still on the decline, Humphreys 1314, 130, 1444; F, The value of Para rubber Hensemann 1324, 130, 1454; 9H, ceedings.
די
PARA.
TO CHECK CRIME.
AND CANTON VICEROY, We have received the following
shares in the ostato because he was in white clothes. The Attorney caused thedeath of a man on board Jack and Co., and thomasters con- firm in 1905 the details of that kong (Sir Frederick Lugard) paid
"When the Governor of Hong-both alleys.
them that the prisoner tried to get ring, valued at $13, from his finger. He got it in his teeth, and
At the Marine Court Friday, be- tried to tear it off. His arms were Chun So, master' of the motor fore Commander Beckwith, R.N., Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. THEFT OF TOBACCO. cut in the struggle, These were admittedly part of the. estate of the father Chan King Lai and Lai Char were charged that he and other passengers were his own starboard side of the Loo d'Almada for the defence, the bottom, but with the expecta Zuylen, 1252, 140, 1302; A. B.
Lung Tak, ip Sing, Leung
A plen or not guilty was ten-according to the quotations in Matson 1214, 220, 1434; 0. II. The prisoner's statement was
innnch Apenrade, was chargeddored. Mr. W.E.L. Shouton ap
the newspapers, and it Gale 1205, 220, 1425; P. W, with unlawfully failing to keep to peared for the prosecution and Mr. not given to us Ting and now stood registered in with breaking and entering accused of being luggage thieves, southern fairway in Victoria Har-
to know Goldring 1273, 140, 1413; H. how far WO the true of Chan Wai Chi in the godown and stealing two bules and on that account they were arbour, on the 14th inst Evidence in the case for the prosecution,
pro from Eggers 1052, 350, 1402; II, Van Bank's rogister. It was admitted fof tobacco,
Mr. Shonton, in opening tion of the increase of
Pollock 1139, 250, 1389; °F. resto, but were afterwards dis- that they word transferred to him by Clan Wong Shi. Chan on the morning of May 7th, the find a place for his luggage on the by Alfred Patterson, P.C. 24, and forgorycasesund would prove that their producing period, it is not 1117, 250, 1807; W. Zschelletz Mr. C. G. Alabaster stated that charged. The dotective could not support of the charge was given said he would deal first with the plios, and the companies shove Martin 1342, 10, 1382; P. Kunze 1302, 80, 1382; G. Schroeter named approaching nearer King Ting
weal police received certain informa- Japan, and that was the cause of charge against the defendant handwriting of the defendant material riso in prices for this ner 1355,1355; 0, Holte
the magistrato dismissed the the forgeries were actually in the thy Chinos with large on and went to Circular Path- the disturbanco.
easy to see how there can be any schky 1221, 140, 1361; 90. Wag family and loft a large estate, way, from wherethey coulise the The family seemed to have lived godown. On arrival they saw the jury returned a verdict of not ordered to undergo a further The debts of the Wo Sang firm had commodity in the near future.
Aftor hearing the evidence, the with a'cantion. However, he was. The forgories were of this.nature.
954, 400, 1364; F. Eberius 1079, in luxury, spending more than four prisoners carrying bales from guilty, and the prisoner was die examination before his certifiente been onterod in the booke in due the incomo of the estate.
I am, &c.,
250, 1320; F. A. Bidon 881, 400, Thotha godown and arrested them. charged.
was returned. There was no course, and the forgory consisted
1281; C. Jeffries 805, 400, 1205, widow, Chan Wong Shi, mma-They also discivorod at the
provious conviction against him.of the addition of an extra Chinese
*Signifies also rolled for the nged the estate. Ilis Lordship') pulluks of the godown had beoni
This morning, Commander character to the totals of certain
Championship conditions of which...... hud 10- doubt that Chan forend. The owner of the truck,
Beckwith hold an enquiry into of those debts, by which means
are net aggregate of the first 3. Wai Chi fintscod, the family and which was used to carry the tobae- at the time when his advancesco
the circumstances attending the $10 become $100, and $100 GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG rolls across on both alleys on the DAILY" said it was takon had rouched about $20,000 Wong away without his knowledge. Thomanslaughter on the 21st of April stem lauch Mollie, which took At the end of 1910 the outlettor from the Hongkong Colonial scores; the second handicap and Chieng ik was charged with collision, in the harbour, between become $1,000, thus increasing
daya appointed between May, and the stean launch Teviot and the the liabilities of the debtor firm,
October inclusive. Shi, as she said, transferred these prisoners admitted carrying the on the ss. Kwongsi,
The first figures are the not shares to him in paymont. Now tobacco sway, but said they were Wai Chi said that he could not perfectly innocent agents who
place on the morning of the 13th port debts book showed debts Secretary's Offico for our in- the third gross score. In the Sir Henry Berkeley said the inst. The request for the enquiry due to a curtain firm. Sup formation":- be called upon to replace those were engaged by a man dressed prisoner was charged with having was made by Messrs. William C pose a lobt was incurred by the
net нcore the numbers count on the registered owner of them. General said he hoped, to satisfy the steamer Kwongsai by blows corned wore Leung You, of the debt-a description of goods, for his official visit to the Viceroy of ed for the Chanipionship:
The following have also enter- His ship had little doubt that the jury beyond all don't that which ruptured the spleen.. It Teviot, and Hing Yung, lling of instance--would be entered in Canton on March 24th last heJ. Hooper the shares in question were lent to the prisoners wero guilty, and appeared that the prisoner and the Mollio.
Mcllraith him to raise the money ho wanted that they went to the godown with some other coolies were
the debis book, but in the dobis suggested to His Excellency that J. H. Kemp for his business. His decision the deliberate intention of stealing ing down from Canton. The magistrate held that the collision only a simple entry that the firnance would be advantageous to
R. O. Hutchison After hearing the evidence the book for 1006 there would be co-operation and mutual assist HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. therefore would be that-Clean the tobacco... Wai Chi was not entitled to retain
Interport Practice Match-"An occurred through the Mollio stop-owod so much money to such and both Governments in many mnt-Eleven v. Another Eleven" to be. tho shares and he must rotara a number of witnesses, the jury botweon the coolies. The deceas-and setting down across the tide in to your right down to 1010. Ttors, and especially in chocking played to-morrow at 2 p.m.
After heating the ovidence of board, and a quarrol arose ping and lying off the Statue Pier, such a firm; and so on from year them to the estate together with found the prisoners guilty,
ed was accused of being a kid- to track of the Toviot. The defendant was also charged with agreed and later sont Mr. Weied to play for An Elevon"
crime. The Viceroy cordially The following have been select the 12 now shares, receiving the amount ho paid for these now prisoner to soven years' imprison
His Lordship sentence each napper of coolies. The result follie did not go astern in sulli- failing to produce the required fan to discuss in detail the var. T. Hose, G. 4. Cooke, R.N., shures. The Registrar would ro-ment with hard Jabeur,
a row, and witnesses cent time to allow the Teviot to balance-sheets and the outport ous suggestions made by the Co-W. Waterhouse, Corpl. Dempsey, |would be called who would proceed' eastward, port as to the dividonds and ad-
debts books as well as with ontor-vernor. On his return to Canton K.O.Y.L.T., Lt. Willshire, R.A, Just the account for thein and THE CONFIDENCE TRICK, deceased struck several timos CORONATION CELEBRA. tion of the books..
tell the jury that they saw the
ing fictitions losses and falsilica-in laid those suggestions hofore. P. Thursfield, M. M. Maas, D. interest on the amount paid, Ho Yuk Tipg. Wo Più and Luk by the prisoner. Costs would follow the judgment. Yam Po, well-dressed Chinese, quelled, and all the passengers
Evidenco was then called and again visited this Colony and call-A.S.C., R. J. Saunders, A. A. the Viceroy, and he yesterday E. Donelly, It, N. J. Williams, Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by wero charged with the larcony of landod, but tho decensed had to be
was afterwards aded on the Governor to convey to Claxton. Mr. O. E. Boavis, of Mosers. Wil-a quantity of ginseng, valued ut taken to the hospital a few houra
journed.
hin the Viceroy's entire con To play for "Another Eleven". kinson and Grist, appeared for $1,050, on the 20th April. Chan Wai Chi and Ho Man, and
currence in thom. It is hoped A. C. E. Elborough, T. E. The Attorney General said that was presumed that one of the Coronation Celebrations Coming, a live duck figured as a "pro-sult in facilitating the suppression Rome, Capt. D. Clapham, R.A., Attho Magistracy, Fridaymorn- that this now departure may re- Poares, Corpl, Taverner, T. J. de Mr. H. E, Pollock, K.O., instruct-the, prisoners in the case were blows received in the trouble mittee ed by Mr. W. B. Hind, of Messrs, charged with stealing ginseng, to caused the death of the deceased. Asiatic Petroleum Co.......$1,000 disturbed the wonted serenity of andlosser forms of crime, and may E. Garnett, B.A., Lt. H. G. Bag- duolion" in a larceny caso, and of armed robbery, kidnapping, II, I. Makin, H. Griffin, Capt. G Brutton and Hett, appeared for the value of over $1,000, which Prisoner was found not guilty Aagard Thoresen & Co... Olen Un, Ying.
hud never been recovered. On and discharged,
Francisso A. Gomes an
deceased man
was
com-
was aleo DR
The row was
TION FUND.
The following further subscrip- afterwards, where ho died. It tions liave been received by the
tho caso
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Governments in other directions." | Pastonji,