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The Attorney-General intimat- ol that he would not tender any evidence.
is Lordship-Are there any previous convictions against uny of the prisoners
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THE OPIUM TRADE:
“Indian: Paper's Views-
The Criminal Sessions were hold at the Supreme Court this
The entries for the VR.C. morning, Mr. Justice Comporte,
sports which will bo hold on Thurs The following is from the Acting Chief Justice, presiding
On Saturday afternoon the day, Friday and Saturday, closed Advocate of India". of Augual Robbery with Violence, N The Attorney-General-No, Army Ordnance Corps, visited the on Satur lay evening, there being 24-It is well known that, thit My Chan-Ping was indicted on
Civil Service Club's ground for 4 good number of entrants The destruction of the opium trade charge of armed robbery at Tsim Sentonco was passed of five a friendly, cricket match. The capabilities of the men who have between Ladin and China wile tan-taui, Kowloon, on August years hard labour each on the visitors lost the toss and were put come forward are such as to pro- result in a heavy financial loss to last. Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, first two prisoners and six months in first, and failed to do anything mise some excellent sport. this country and the way in which Attorney-General, instructed by hard labour on the third prisoner. much witli the willow. Only two In the championship events the that loss of revenue is to be made Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Crown Charge of Kidnapping.
coached double figures. Even camp is divided on the merils of good isstill a matter of speculation Solicitor, prosecuted. Prisoner, who was undefended, entered a
Trang Mak, aline Young Pi, then they looked like making a Tommy Logan and Claxton, and oven at the India Office. But ples of not guilty.
was indicted on charge of good fight for first blood, for five some really good contests should though we have heard a great deal The jury-was-ne-follows:-
kidnapping a 11-year-old child. Civil Service wickets full for 38, be witnessed between these two about the loss to Indian revonue Mosers, H. A. Lammert (foreinan), Prisoner pleaded not guilty to the but a change in the bowling gave men. Judging from Logan's pro-which will be caused by the E. M. Romalios, R. J.. dos chorgo....
Maar the tail end a chance to wag and vious exhibitions he should stand cessation of the opium trafic, we Remedios, C. F. de Carvalho, C.E,
the home teain came out winners very excellent clunce of gaining have heard nothing at all about Tho "Attorney-General stated
thie coveted honour.
what will happen to the members Lynam, C. B. da Roza and LF that on August 22 the mother of 72 runs. The scores were as
follow:-
Among the items on the pro- of the Opian Department. At- Oboke.
tho child left the child at home
grimme is the half mile swim tention is now called to this very The Attorney-General stated while she went out. The phild Atmy Ordnance Corps
which will take place out important aspect of the opium: that prisoner was charged with would say that while he wna Corporal Johnson, run out, b
sitle the bath. The course question and naturally people the offence of committing an arm-walking along the tram lines, the
|will be from the" "V.R.C. want to know whether the Exeter od robbery in company with threo prisoner touched him on the
ramp, to the Praya Wall, opposite Hall propaganda which is going other men not in custody, Pri-shoulder and asked him to call
Mosers. Butterfield and Swire, to rob India of millions of pounds souer committed the robbery on him "Uuelo," whiol ho natural-
and this will have to be completed is also going to have the effect of August 7. On July 30 prisonerly refused to do. He took
eleven times. This should prove throwing Government servants: went to the shop of the prosecutor, him to a spot near the Iar
most interesting ovent.
out of employment. Of course the who was a building contractor of bour Office, where they ovidently
On Saturday evening it të hoped members of the Opium Depart Ship Stroot, and asked him to go passed the night. He then pro
to wind up the three days' pro- ment could be quite easily trans- to Bowrington to carry out cereceded to Yau-ma-ti with the elil
gramme with a smoking concert ferred to other branches of the tain repairs to a house. Two and was on the point of boarding
held in the gymnasium,
Service, but it is stated on more days later, the contractor went to a train when they were met the place and apparently a bar- by Chinoso constable, whose, -gain" was struck. On August 7 suspicions were aroused and who the prisonor wont again to arrested the prisoner upon not the contractor and said he receiving a satisfactory explana wished to have repairs made tion. The prisoner's story was to a house at Tswim-tea-taui. The that the mother had asked him to two mon went by tram to the forry, sell the child for her and divide the contractor paying for the fare, the proceode and thon steal the Sutherland, The contractor on arrival at the child back again. The prisoner house was told to make the ropains declared that he consented to be and while he was making measure party to the fraud, but that lie ments, he was set upon by four did not stoul the child. If the men, who gagged and tied him jury believed the story to be at and robbed him of property valued all probable, they should give the at $160. It took the contractor prisoner the benefit of the doubt, ten minutos to free, liiniself. but he submitted that the prison- Having done that, he got into the er's guilt was clearly provod, street and raised an alarm. Thio
The jury, after a few minutes prisoner was not only identified, doliberation, without rotiring, but the prisoner himself admitted could not agree, the foreman ab- ho was there. When. takon to nouucing that the verdict was four the Police Station, prisoner made to three. a statement...
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Cpl. Clee, b Brett.... pl. Davison, b Bird Pto. Lashbronk; b Witchell... Udr. Tucker, run out... Stuff-Sgt. Kirby, bw, b~
Tollman Cpl. Saunders, b Witchell, b
Tellmou
'te. Watte, b Cox,.. Pte. Forshow, not out Extras
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Civil Service.
Forslow, Osnian McEwen, o and b Osmani Witchell, b Osman lollaan, run out... Bird, b Osman Brett; b'Saunders... Edmonds, e Lashbrook, b
Davison
Cox, run out .. Gibson, run out Davison, by Clos Bacon, not out
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A gymnasium instructor, will be "business principles."
As a 62 engaged and it is hoped to wind contemporary points out, a reply up the anison with an assault at to a recent question in the United rine. The lista which are posted Provinces Council shows, indeed, the club for entries for the that the Government is very much foather weight, light weight, mid- inclined to treat the officers of ladle weight and heavy weight the Department as if they were Competitions, on November 4, ure so many mill-lianda puid by the bearing goodly number of pieco. "Business" in a relation of the kind that oxists between the Government and it's ofli core is all the more ridiculous beca'aso "business" was the. Just thing, that has been considered
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Canton, Sept. 16.
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The Admiralty hus, in view of
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in Chinese waters, deemed itaway out of regard for n senti-Captain W..Ooekin, ..., carrying Total.....134 expedient to make enquiry into mont which is hardly oven based His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched living arrived from the above ports, His Lordship asked the jurore
the names of the nations to which on facta, and for a distant and from this for Bombay, do,un SATUR-consignees of cargo are harsby informed.. Evidence was, then culled. to retire, and after an absenco 'of Prisoner on being asked whalf an hour, the foreman, un-
Kowloon v. Cralgengower these warships belong, the names uonappreciativo people. A few DAY, the 30th September, 1911, ai that their goods will be delivered from ther he wished to make a state-nounced the samo verdiet.
At the Happy Valley on Satur- of the ships and of their com-thousands aro grudged for the Noon, taking passengers and Cargo alongside,
Carga impeding the discharge will be - day afternoon Kowloon Cricket mauders, the member of the crew officers who will be thrown for the above ports in connection with ment, said, that the charge was a false one and added that therd! His Lonship-Is there no Club met Craigongower, and, on board, the description of the out of service us the result the Company's e.. Malwa," 11,000 lauded at onso, at consigneor risk and *• was no oyidence against him chce of coming to an agreement, after a very interesting inatch vessels, their displacements and of the great act of self-wons, from Colombe, passengers accom- expense.
Kowloon secured the honours with the places of their anchorage, sacrifice and self-denial," which, fore departure from Hongkong. sufficient to convict him. Thero gentleinen
of the 20th inst., will bo fanlod at con.... was nobody to commit the rob The foromon--Very little, my a margin of 28 russ. For the The Admiralty has instructed the by the way, is an act which has not lie and Valuables, all cargo fur ignoes' risk and expense,
winners White bowled well, socur- Viceroy to make a report of all cost its real performers a penny.wance, Teased Cargo for London (under bery.The prosecutor-must-have Lord. committed the robbery himself The Attorney-Cloneral Thonglive wickets for five runs the foreign-waraliips anchoring Wo hope that the members of the arrangement) will be transhipped at PORE A PENANG are requested to apicco. Lammert for Craigen in the Pearl River with the items Opium Department will take mea colombo into the mail steamur proendako IMMEDIATE delivery of their (Laughter.)
over took four wickets for 33 specified above. In future these sures to carefully safeguard their ing direct to Marseilles and London; goods from alongside, such earga Im
eports have to be submitted to interests, and that they will not other orgo for London, &, will be peding the discharge of the Vossal will be linded and stored at consignees risk The scores wore as follower the Admiralty twice monthly, take the step suggested by a Cal wavered via Bombay by the E..
Kowloon,
On receipt of this communication, butta wag of asking Govorament Persis," dus in London on the 11th and expanse the Viceroy instructed the Com- for free passage to China in order November, 1911. modore to investigate and report. that their expert services may be utilised in the opium trade there!
The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty und sentence was "passed of five years' hard labour and twelve strokes of the “cat,”;
A Harbour Outrage-. Before the same jury which tried the above case, Chan Hon, Ng Choi and Loung Kam Mui,
caso should be 10-tried before 'n
fresh jury to-morrow, in the same
Pusions.
His Lordship-Yes, I think so, Aro-trial was accordingly ordered.
Another Kidnapping Charge..
Chan Kwai, a Chinese woman was charged with kidnapping the latter a woman, were clinrged five-year-old boy on the 15th, with committing a robbery at Angust.
Yau-ma-ti Boy on August 13 and The jury rolurned a unanimous receiving stolen property. Pri- verdict of guilty and sentence Boners-pleaded not guilty... was passed of five years' har
The Attorney-General stated labour,
that the charge of robbery was
dropped against the third pri-
BONET, WHO WON now only charged
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runs.
F. Satton, b. Lammort........ A: 0 Brawn, e. Tayler, b.
Braga.......
41 A. R. Raven, c. Pestonji b.
Tayler
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J. 1. Mead, e. Phillips, by
Pestonji
K. McKaskill, ran out......... Capt. Hagger, c. Phillips, b
Laminert
L'ent, White, c, Carvalho, þ.
Braga
Total,
-Craigengower--
"W. Waterhouse, b.J. V. Braga with receiving. On the ovoning We regret to announce the W. L. Weaser. b. Lammert... of August 13, the two male pridenth of Mr. S. G. Kennedy, one. It. Robinson, not out....... sonors engaged a boat in the of Messrs. Butterfield and Swiro's | J. A. Tarrant, b. Lammert harbour, two women and a child assistants, which occurred on
Extras being on board the boat. They Saturday. The immediate cause went out into the harbour and of death was heart failure. About the mon robbed the wonten of all month ago Mr. Kennedy war their littlo possessions, omong admitted into the Peak-Hospital- them being a finger ring. They suffering from pleuring. HoR. A. Carvalho, b. MoKoskill gagged the women and then made practically recovered from this, H. H. Tayler, - o. Raven, b. off. The very next morning, all but on Saturday ho took a turn
White in se three prisoners wore arrested, for the worse and rapidly sink, R. Pestonji, c.-McKaskill,' b. and the ring was identified as This deceased gentleman had only
White ... part of the stolen property. The come to Hongkong from Shanghai E. L. Braga, e. White, b. ring was found in an earthenware last spring. Yesterday the house McKuskill pot under the bed of the female flag and those on Mesars. Butter-L. A. Rosa, c.& b. Waterhouse prisoner, who said that the ring field and Swire's steamore wore J. V. Braga, h. Wonser...... belonged to her and that she had flown at half mast as a token of. E. Lainnert, b. Weaker... owned it for the last three years, respect.
J. D. Noria, o. Waterhouse, having bought it at Yan-ma-ti.
.b. White One of the women. was able to
The Northern Floods
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MR. CHEUNG YUK NAM.
Persons who have old papers, THE TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT:] magazines. and books are asked Dunton, Sept. 18. in Garrison Orders to kindly send The friends and relatives of them to the Chaplain's Room, His Excellency Cheung Yuk Nam Scandal Point, any morning before in Canton have received telegra- noon, for the use of the men on phic news of his death in the the homeward voyage pext troop- Straite The late Cheung Yuk-ing season.
16 Nam was the older brother of Mr. Cheung Hung Nam who, it
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called to Canton by. His Ex- Monday, September 18. 19 cellency the Canton Viceroy some Annual General Meeting of the time ago, in connection with the Hongkong Cricket League, Hong- 135 promption of local industries and kong Cricket Club Pavilion,
the development of Wirampas asa 5.30p.m. shipping port. The late ChoungAuotion of Crown Land. 7Yuk Nom had also identified himself with many industries and
A. Viveaal, not out.................
Phillips, b. White...
Chunyut, a, Hagge
White..
Extras.
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CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY,
8 manufacturing enterprises. Some years ago the deceased gentlentan 55 minden lyndsome gift to the Chinese Government towards the reorganization of the Navy, and
Thursday, September 21. V. R. C. Sports.
Friday, September 22.7 V. R. C. Sports, giv
Saturday, September 23. DouglasSteamship Co.meeting, and extraordinary meeting,
8 was rewarded with a high official,
title. Ho was tlie adviser to the 3 Board of Agriculture, Industry
and Commerce.
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Washington, Beptember 12. The death is announced of Con- gressinan Jnines P. Latta of No! braska, of Jumes Russell Soley, formerly assistant secretary of the navy, and of former Congressman Edward Hogue Funston, father of General Fred Funston, U. 8, A.,
Advices from Mexico City may that the government is hurrying a battalion of troops, to Juarez, where die rebels are planning au attack and gathering forces.ic
identify the two, moù absolutely, Another instance of the havoo. but the around woman could only wrought by the floods is reported J. speak as to the heights of the from the Tientsin-Pukou Rail- prisoners being similar to those way, says the "N. C. Daily. of the robbers. But a peculiar News." Here a bridge in the fact in connection with the case Mingkwong section about 130 Was that subsequent to the rob miles north of Pukou, in said to bory the men were found in the havebeen practically washed away. female prisoner's house, which The bridgespans the Chilo River, corroborated the identification and during the, floods the water The jury without rotiring en-hero rose to an enormous extent. tored a verdict of guilty by six to The contro span of 200 feet of
Attack by Robbers, ono in respect of the first two iron work was washed away, and prisoners and a unanimous verd, on coli side three apais of fifty |(Tz "TELYQRAFE?! CORREINVEDENÝ. ict of guilty against the third feet also collapsed. In the menin-
Canton, Sept. 16." risoner,
me arrangements are being On the night of the 14th inst., The Attorney-General in made for a temporary structure, about fifty robbors armed, with
Lordship Fed
that but to replace the bridge that linsrifica made an attack on the Chil prisoner was charg- just been washed away will cost a Pet Railway Station of the Canton- with committing a similar considerable sum, So great ja Kowloon, Rijlway, and seized a bery on another junk on July the force of the water said to have large quantity of arms and am During.
Isoner might be asked boon that within a short period munition and money Thoy, de- 17, 3,088
charge)
it undermined one of supports camp with their booty alter Hall Museum and
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