THE HANDCUFF INCIDENT.
Interesting Evidence Giyen Today.
When the case of Law and Raymond was resumed to-day. Mrs. Outerbridge who appeared
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dause he thought so long as it re- mained waste ground there would be always the temptation to con-
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New York. It was something LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. want to include the finest site bo- THE ALICE MEMORIAL like the figure eight pattern of handouff that he was examining. He thought it was impossible for any man to free himself oven with the koy. He had never known it to be done.
By Mr. Hagia. It was an oney mattor, if the handcuffs were not working properly, for one side to open and the other to romain locked.
lig Lordship reserved judg-
on subpoons said she was the wife of Capt. Outerbridge. Sho was atment the theatre on May. Thoro challenge from Mr. Itaymonil. Sho w2w the lay-
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thrown over the handcuffs and Successful Non-Stop Run of 630 sho saw a friend of Mr. Law's 'pat - tha koy in Mr. Laws fingers.
Mr. Harris: inust object to this. I thought the point of the key being placed in the lock by anyone else was dropped.
His Lordship-So did I. Mr. Gollring:Nó my lord Mr. Harris: Thon Init strecall all my witnesses.
His Lordship: You are hound, to do so unless this point is drop tal.
Mr. Goldring: I am sorry if my Lord has a wrong impression, but I navor dropped the point.
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Mrs. Outerbridge further sto that Mr. Raymond made a £100 challenge the audience
to
as to roleasing oneself from the handeuffs without assistane, Mr. Law when he got the hand culls on, wout over to his friend, and ho seemed to put the koy in the fingers of Mr. Law. Mr. Law turned slightly away from, the audioaco. Me Law seemed to roloaso himself almost as som as tho handeu were put on.."
Mr. Wobls said he was one of the commitee who went on the stago, and he saw what occurred. He was on the right hand
Miles from Hongkong,
A meeting of the Legislativo Council was hold, on Thursday in the council chamber, when there wore prozent
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government,
the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn.
The Hon. Mr. Cecil Clementi, Colonial Secretary,,
The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster Attorney General,
tractors and it would always bo Meeting of Finance: Committee. an eyesore.
Erecting a Ralling
The Hon. Director of Public A meeting of the Finnoco ComTM Works said there could be no ob mittee of the Alice Memorial HosTM jcolion to tho adoption of the re-pital was held yesterday at noon give effect to it in its entirety, General. The Hon. Mr. E. R solution if it was practicable to in the offices of the Registrar but at present they were at work Hallifax prosidol, and nong oreating a failing to enclose the those present were the Rev. ground. It was desirable that Wells, Sir Kai Ho Kai, Mesars. W. the operation of levelling and Leo Jones, W. Mitchell, Chan; fing the ground should be Kai-ming E. Shellim and Ho postponed unt the railing had Kom Toog.
next few weeks.
The Hon. Mr. A. M. Thoinson, Colonial Trensuror.
The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham,pon completed. The contract On the motion of Mr. Shellin, O.M.G., Director of Public Works, or the work was now in progress the hon. treasurer's report and wore adopted. The and the railing was expected to accounts The Hon. Mr. B. R. Hallifax, arrive in the colony during the motion was seconded by Chan Ki Registrar General,
Kai-ming Captain Mr F. J. Baloloy, Captain Superintendent of Policeinterint Espoiled on the ground vote of thanks to the chairman As regarded the heaps of Sir Kai o Kai in proposing n they would shortly disappear into spoke of the services that had been the open trenches which had been rendered to the hospital by the dug to form the foundations. He flou. Mr. Browin and the present was not aware of the erection of Chairman, and said that the offico the scaffolding to which the hon of chairman was confined to the
Advices to hand from Manila roport the safe arrival there of the two Motor launches recently built by W. S. Bailey & Co., LVÍ, for the US. Government, a des-GMO, cription of which las already ap peared in those cobanos. -
These boats are 70 feet in
length having Speedway ongines of 100 Horse Power. They are ammed No. 1 and No. 2 respec- tively and designed for a contract ajiod of 8 1/2 knots on mensured miles trial.
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They left Hongkong at noon on (2011 March under, convoy of the „U.S. Transport "Liscum," ranch ing Murivales at 7 o'clock on the Burning of Tuesday the 23rd March.
pro-
The Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk,
The Hon. Sir Kai Ho Kai,
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The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, G
The Hon. Mr. E. Osborne." The Hon. Mr. Q. H. Ross,
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present are as follows
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member aliuded but he would Registrar-General's department, GARNER QUELCH & CO.
Mr. Crofton, Clerk to the fit in carrying out the work Councils.
precodenes would be given to the plot upposito tlic Law Courts.
Finance.
The following recommendation was referred to the Financo Committee,
furniture.
have enquiries made respecting as he, being the protector of Chi- tose, was the most suitablo por son to occupy the position. The prosent Chairman bad followed worthily in the stepa of his pre- lecessors..
Mr. Shollimi secondod and the
clamation. proposition was carried with ne
His Excellency's Views, His Excellency the Acting (overnor said he was new to The Officer Administering the cloar na to which was the fivost Hongkong and he was not gaite Government recommends the site. He had always thought it On the motion of the Rev. Wells, Captain Barclay of the Lis council to vote a sum of one
was the plot, opposite the Bong seconded by Mr. David Wood, thousand dollars in aid of the kong Club, but apparently it had a vote of thanks was accorded to cum reports thest on the liminary trial of these boats vote Judicia and Logal Dopart-been extended to the plot opposite Mr. Crawford the retiring hou around the island of Hongkong,ments, special expendituro, E-the Law Courts. Elo quito agreed treasurer. No. 2 boat run at an averago Land Registry Offico, now it seemed unnecessary that
Mr. Lee Jones was elected to speed of about 10 knots an hour,
the cookhouse and the other the hon. treasurorship in the place with her ungines working smooth- "Pursuant to notice the Hon. Buildings should be erected on it. of Mr. Crawford who recently loft ly and not hitelt of any kind Mr. 11. E. Pollock, movod:-That but he believed with the Director for Home. during three-hours us. No.1 in the opinion of this council it of Public Works that it was ab- Sir Kai Ho Kai moved the hout lost the spark, being delayed desirable that the plot of land solutely necessary.
election of the Registrar-General about 15 minutos, but still made to the west of the now Law Courts The Hon. Director of Public as Chairman of the committee, the rui in two hours and forty should belevelled and cleared aid Works pointed out that it was by and Chan Kai-ming seconding, minutes, with the machinary werkturfed and that the work should the express instructions of Sir the motion was carried. ing splendidly.
be taken in huid at once.
Froderick Lugard that the rail- In roturning thanks, tlio chair- On the run from. Hongkong to Mr. Pollock, in moving the re-ings for enclosing the finost site man aid he had not much to add Manila there was not a stop of solution, said that he had come in not been ordered.
to the report made by Mr. Browin side of the stage. So far as any kind with No. 2, and who to the conclusion that the Publie The Hon Colonial Secretary:nt the last moeting. The appeal he ronomborod, Mr. Rayund colit easily have averaged 10 Works, department of this colony It will not be possible for the nskod for a committee aid he, 1/2 or 11 knota all the way over. had never had an oye to the government to accept the resolu- amongst others, went on in the Some trouble was exparianced beautiful. Quite recently the tion as it stands. I would ang stago. Mr. Raymond offered with: No. 1 which had to run at finest site in the Colony had been gest that in lieu of the words "at 100 to anyone who would re-reduced apced on account of hot in the hands of a Chinere con once", "as soon as possible" be lease himself from the handcuffs, bearings, which occurred twenty tractor who had erected a mat-substituted. In that form the if they were properly lockol, and eight hours aftor leaving Hong-shed, latrine and cookhouse on it, government can accept it. without assistance, and in full kong, and which was probably and the only apparent justification The Hon Attorney General:- view of the miliones. Whether the fault of the Engineer in for that course would be a pro-I beg to second that. those were the exnet words he charge of the bout.
sumed desire on the part of the The Hon Mr. Pollock, said he could not say, but this was the In regard to stability Captain P. W. D. to clear and level that would accept the amendment and gist of it, Mr. Law thon went up. Barclay considers thom unusual portion of ground to the wont of the resolution as amended, was Mr. Raymond gave him the key y fine sea-going boats. He has the Law Courts which had boon passed by the council. and repasted his first offor. always been in doubt about gaso-in a shamefal condition for some line launeltes, but after seeing months past, anil format a very tlipso two boats work over a dis-bid background indeed to the tance of six hundred and thirty statuo of His Gracious Majesty miles acknowledges that he has the King. changed his mind. lle at-
Events Moved Swiftly.
Than evouts caine rather
quickly, and he could not see what happened except that Mr. Law tarned his back lightly tributes the success of the uns
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made in the direction of clearing and levelling the plot of ground
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· THE HONGKONG RIFLE
LEAGUE. "".
The following is the result of | the Longue matches fired through
he was sorry to say that latterly R. N. Dockyard.............
to the audience. He then hoard made by those two boats to the Although for some time it the season. someone say something about the superior quality of their engines. seemed that progress was being ouffe not being locked. This remark Mesara, W. S. Bailey & Co. Tad came from some one on the stage, are to be congratulated upon the Immediately after that, Mr. Law rosult of their work and to the bad one hand loose and Mr. Ray excess of speed attained over the mend made a dash for his right contract. wrist. Thea there was a struggle. Some one sitting, near where Mr. Law was sitting handled the key. HeIdentified him asCapt,Wardoni, Mr. Low walked to the side of the stage on Capt Warden took tha koy from M. Law; this seemed
to him to be done in fun.
fli Lordship-Was Mr. Raymond prosout, Yes,
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for subscriptions had brought in $2300 which was not so large sum astliny had hoped to obtain. However, it enabled them to leave the permanent fund untouched and they hoped that the work during the ensuing year would be more satisfactory as regarded finance.
Mr. Shellin brought up the question of a
committee and suggested that a small sub- committeo ha appointed which would be more able to advise on and superintend any matters that came up during the year.
Several names wore suggested, and finally the sub-committee was made up no follows:-The ehairman, the treasurer, Mosars Mackenzie, W. Mitchell, the Superintendent, Sir. Kai Ho Kai, Ho Kom Tong. Chan Kai-ming, 8. W. Te and Sau Bui-kai..
On the proposal of Sir. Kai Ho
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Kai, Lau U Fong and Lau Sui Poi were added to the finance committee.
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there had been some stay in the Taikos Rifle Club... 8 6 2.0 progress and at the present lay R. N. Musketry Staff 7 5 2 they would see a number of piles. M. S. Monniouth 8 3 3 of material of various descrip- UK. Volunteer tions heaped upon it.
Corps He strongly objected to the Volunteer Reserves 5 1 4 1
......... 1 3 1 KOWLOON SCHOOL PRIZE contractor having two large K.O.Y.LI News from the island of Hai-plots of ground for the storage II. M. S. Minotaur... 4 - 4-
DISTRIBUTION. The Cantonese troops who were the past few works he had dotted Volunteer Scouts Co. 2 nan is of a antisfactory character. of his materials. Already during Hongkong Polico... 3 3 installed there to maintain order the finest site with
Interport Rifle Match,
There was a good attendance The practices on Saturday and at the prize distribution ceremony Hought safety in the ports while it inconceivable that the plot of Sunday next will be held at Tai-performed yesterday, by Mrs. the unrest existed, have returned ground to the west of the w-koe Ringe at 2.30 p.ux, and 9.30 Irving, at the Kowloon School/
Mr. Wood (Directior of Eduon- to the s ones of their former courts should be dotted. in aa.m. respectively. Riflemon are
requested to attend these prac- tion) spoke regarding the school," similar fashion. laboura. It is rather interesting
The plot was, he believed, part tices as the team will as far as and of the progress made during to note that qusues have disap of what was called officially the possible be selected Monday last year and up to the present peared almost entirely, and Royal Square, and he thought next. native who has not parted with that it was in the public intereste
time.He-had-visited-the-infant- class, he said, and he
have been withdrawn, and the
various
His Lordship:Did Mr. Ray-missionary women, who had caps of materials, and he thought mond "any without assistance?
Yos.
What did Capt Wardon do
He put the key in Mr. Law's fingera.
Witness further stated that
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only a few seconds elapsed bot- woon the putting on of the land- it is generally seized by his com that the plot sho id be turfed as Seamen's Institute Competition, struck vory forcibly by the in- ouffs and Mr. Law gotting free. patriots and shorn of that badgeon as possible, in order to make The first round of the Billiard terest and attention with which By Mr. Harrie-Ho did not. of servitude which has marked it uniform with the other portion Competition at the Seamen's In the lessons were followed. He have a fres sont, and did not have turbances have occurred when fich is under the control of Jay evening: Mr. Barnard, H.M.8. that their obildren were receiving the Chinese for generations. Dis- of land forming the Royal Square stitute was continued on Wednos- felt that parents could be assured dinner with Afr. Raymond that onthusiasts were determined to the Government, and which Tamar voraus Mr. Rt. Silva of the a good education at the Kowloon piglit. He had met Mr. Raymond relieve a visitor of his,queus, and, and been alrendy turfed. It had E. Tol. Co. The latter played School. Mr. Wood then referred at the Hongkong Hotel, and had as a result, a number of idol- been suggested that the turf spot. In the early part of the to the successes achieved by two
doned, owing to foar on the part round bratad recently have been aban-ing should remain ever until gade the competitors appeared of the teachers in the school, and the railings had been put to be very evenly matched, but passed on to speak of the entries that plot, and the when the first 100 was scored, for the Oxford examinations. The of rowdyism.-"Singapore Free but he saw no real reason why ing the second 100, Silva who, as the successes achieved in those of the authorities of a repetition grauite pillars put into position, Barnard led by 30 points. Dar sohool was to be congratulated on
any such delay should take place. a rule plays a very good game, examinations.
had dinner with him.
was done so quickly, that it was Continuing, Mr. Webb said all hard to say what did happen.
Mr. Goldring: I will call
expect on handcuffa.
Mr. Barris: I must object; this is not evidence.
His Lordship; Thon if it in not, it cannot hurt your caso.
Mr. Harris: But it must help my friend's cass because he has been telling this since we started, Will your Lordship finish the osse to-day.?
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Buch turfing seemed desirable to seemed to lose confidence and Mrs. Erving then distributed the Thirty men were punished by make it uniform with what had lost ground rapidly, being 63 prizes to the scholars, and she was Court to-day, for being in an Mr. Melbourne, at the Police already been done.
behind when Barnard, with a afterwarde heartily thanked för Only this morning there had nins break, passed into the con- her attendance. opium divan.
been a fresh intrasion in the eluding part of the game. There shape of some hamboo scaffolding were no high breaks made to At the Police Court, this morn-which had been erooted to the account for the difference in the
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His Lordship; I will sit ne longing a rogue and a vagabond, would be glad to learn from the consistent play, Barnard very
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and was sentenced to one month's Director of Public Works the rarely went to the table without nement (handicap) will be play Mr. B. Server, Exile Garage, a imprisonment with hard labour reason for this strange intrusion: scoring. At the conclusion, the ad at the L.B.C. during Alsy and mechanio, sald know the P. C. 09 said that be arrested The Hon. Mr. Osborne second-score atdod as follows: -- Barnard Jane Nantes should be tant li pardealer handouf because the man last night in Water Strested and asid he was hoping that 260 Bilva 160. The algeet the Hon. See or entered in the he was an inspector where where he was selling obscene the hon. member who had pro- Break was a tie with a score of book he the T.B.C. by 6.3.m, cu
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