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Suicide by Opium.
The police report that's woman in Western district has committed suicido by taking an overdose of opium.
Theft of Clothing.
For the laroony of clothing a Chinese was sont to gaol for three. wooks at the Polico Court, this morning.
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At the Police Court to-day, man who stole three cents one cash, was sent to goal for three wooks' with hard labour.
Naval News.
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THE ATTEMPTED ASSAS
SINATION
LI HON HUNG RECEIVES MAXIMUM PENALTY.
CHIEF JUSTICE DESCRIBES THE CRIME AS A MOST
DASTARDLY ONE.
Prisoner's Statement.
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POKFULUM MURDER CHARGE
Robbery Alleged to be the Motive.
NOTES AND
COMMENTS.
| American Spelling.
The Daily News and Londer,
The murder trial; which follow- od immediately after the charge the word" programme." Ameri- we notion, has taken to spelling
of attempted murder against Lo
can fashion without the final Hon-hung, at the Criminal Sés-FD
me. This indeed, was a habit sions to-day, also seemed fraught of the Morning Lander" before with interest to the Chinese com the analgamation of the two. To munity, for, during the whole of the nerves of the average con- the morning, the court was unservative Britisher, Americanspol
defánco.
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gramma, and not of telegram or pigram? Why do they, spell defense with a 'e," when the: Latin derivation has "a"? Why
The Chief Justice's Court was pose. The shot, in spite of the comfortably crowded with eight-ting is always more or less irrita packed to overflowing this morn-diversion caused by the police soora. ing when the Criminal Sessions officer, was fired. It missed Sir In this instance thres mon, ting; and that irritation is in opened before the Chief Justice, Henry May and lodged in the Tong Yuet, Lo Chun-tat and wise diminished by the foot Mr. W. Rees Davies K, O canopy of Lady May & chair. The Toug Tseng, stand charged with that, when the onse is put square- Naturally the cause of the crowd, prisoner, struggling with Sergt. the murder of Lam Shik-kong of to us, we are bound to own that these omissions, transpositions, was the keen interest taken in the Garrod, did his best to fire another 35 Pokfulam Road: **** Tho U.S. cruiser Cincinniti case of Li Hort-hung, the young shot but did not succeed in cock. The Hon. Mr. O. G. Ainbaster Atelo., of letters, which, at first sight, have struck us ne Philistine in- arrived in Hongkong yesterday Chinese who stood charged with, ing the revolver.
torney General, instructed by Mr. morning as did also the Gorman shooting with intent to kill. lie has pleaded guilty. He P. M. Hodgson, prosecuted on hénovations, are generally more cor- ship Iltis, which left at once for Outside the building, a good-pleaded guilty at the police court. balf of the Crown, and Mr. R. Erect than our own rendering. | Cantou. The German gunboat ly number of Chineso of the He says he has nothing further Belilios, instructed by Mr. Christo- Why, the American may natural- ask, do English people Tsingtau arrived in Harbour yes-lower olussos pressed round add to what he said then. What pher Willson, appoared for the Frenchify the "gram of pro terday evening.
the principal entrance in a hope he said then was: Child Stealing,
of catching a glimpse of the pris Two Chinese named Kwan onor, while ano corridor to the Kwai and Lo Chiappeared before court was thronged by Europenes Mr. Justica Gompertz on an in-and police officials. The court dietmont in which they wore proper was filled, Behind the charged with stealing a child, dook, in the place commonly
with intout to sell. Prisoners were crowded with Chinese, who pleaded guilty. They were sen- took more than a passing interost tenced to five years' hard labour in the proceedings, while the well on each charge, the sentences to of the court was filled with run concurrently.
privileged visitors; jurors and a Japanese Press and Sir Henry
large number of the legal May. The "N. China Daily News" profession. One noticeable fact! points out that the most glaring was that the authorities mudle inaccuracies have been published tions to quell any disorder,if
o display of any prepara by the vernacular press in Japan indeed any were indo. No extra with regard to the attack on the force of police appeared to be on Governor of Hongkong. tho spot, and, save for the crowd correspondent telegraphed that Sir Henry May struck his of spectators, no, feature unusual,
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assailant in the face and thus saved himself from instant death, while Inter he sent a messge tating that the prisoner had
At No. 2 Carnarvon Villas, Kowloon, on the 18th July, to Mr. committed suicido. and Mrs. T. Hunter a dangitor.
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Boarding House Runner in Troubile
At the Marine Court this morning beforo Commandor 0: W. Beckwith, R.N., two boatmon wore charged with unlawfully nuking fast to the RR. Luertos while under way in thio waters of the Colony on July 17.
Defendants pleaded guilty, and were fined $50 or in dofault twro months hard labour. A boarding house keeper was charged with hoarding some veggel without the permission of the thief officer and was fined $50 or in default two months' hard Inbour.
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The following were onlloc as His Excellency Sir Henry May jury-Mossrs. W. Stewart (fore while in Hongkong had man), A. S. Ellis, A. A. Tyle. always ill-treated Chinese. W. E. O. Dabgan, E. J. Wator- His action was high-handed and when he left this Colony to become Governor of the Fiji Islands he also treated the Chinese there in a similar way. The merchants of Hong-
Story of the Crime.
man, D. R. Mackenzio, and Aagain, since the paucity of the pure English vocabulary neces- Nichol
sitatea tho borrowing from the Latin of words like fervor, humörju Mr. Alabaster, said the prisonhoner, eto, does the Britisher era wore olurged with having persist in sticking to the "a" of killed, or caused the death, un the French form of these? Ar dor circumstances amounting, to
trust or distrust that is a matter for the Chinese mor- chants. It is a rule that in a place of republican government the national After the proliminiry, prooood-
law shall be applied to ing of admitting Mr. Jenkins to practice at the bar of Hongkong,
the use of this kind of conte. the prisoner was brought up into tho dock facing the Chief Justice, who was arrayed in the crimson robes of a judgo of assizo
Two Counts.
The indictment read by the registrar contained two counts: shooting with intent to kill and murdor, Sir Henry Muy, and shooting with intent to .do grievous bodily barın.
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kong and the Chinese trust murder, of a man, wlio, on the /und a score of other "wby's." the use of coats rory well. avoning of June 5, was residing That Monster, Custom Then the Government of
Of course the Amerionn on- at 35 Pokfulum Road, in the Co- Hongkong prohibit by force lony. That ovoning the deceased quiser can soon be answered the use of cents and one was on the top storey verandah of forcibly if not satisfactorily. If defaulter will be fined $25 in house which was three steriod. he bon travelled or well-rond for using thom. As regards fa the room behind was, at that man, he does not need to be told tins, his wife and an amah. Tie that, with English folk, every- room contain a lighted lamp, thing, from jurisprulouse to Some onu, he believed it was the orthography and from cookery cont prisoner, came in and wont to philosophy, le matter of straight up to the deceased's bro-custom: of following precedent. ther, and demandod money from Let us admit frankly that wo lim. A struggle followed, and he have no logicui defence (or It is a national law to trust the use of conts. Tao Euro-was huni and gagged by the pri- lefonse) to offer for our spelling; sonurandothers, quite a number of but at the same time we may peans were not asked to thom. The wife was also bound urge with justice that some nocept cents and to use them. and gagged. Some of the men custome are more convincing The Govorament of Hong-went out on to the verandab and satisfying than some logic. If kong has never had to us and thore was evidently a sovore the point be argued from now till Chinese cents. We Chinese struggle with the deceased, with doomsday, no philologist will did use thesp conts and woth rosult that ho was wounded over convince the Englishman did use thoni ourselves. So and went over the balustrade of that the spelling which he learn for the use of these cents does the veran lah. He had a fall ofe from his "Authorised Version" not give any hindrance to some forty feet and sustained such is not the spelling; nor is the the Government of Hong-sovare injuries, that a few hours time over likely to come when kong. The Government has aftorwards he died.*
traus-Atlantic (or, in our case, prohibited the use of cents so, Counsel, submitted that if trans-Pacific) spolling will coase as to stir up Chinesa foaling he succeeded in satisfying to grate on and chafe and fret and provoke them. They tho jury that the prisoners him, to a greater or less degree. have take this opportunity to went there for the
purpose A Chinose View, eronte interference with the committing an unlawful act. It is interesting, in view of to- methods of the Kwantung and the deceased died as the day's trial, to read a Chinese province-
sult of the carrying out of the comment upon the attempted as- His Worship Bas this got any not, it would not be necessary for sassination of Sir Henry May. Mosure. Jurlino, Matheson &
boaring on the charge? him to prove that any one of the Thus the "Poking Daily News' The dumping of sailors in Hongkong, which led to the Co., Ltd., havo received a telegram
Defendant-No. That is not prisoners struck any ong blow. But whatever is the motive, appearance in Court of one of their number the other day, reminds 15 follows: The annual gone
the only thing. There are lo had to satisfy them that the assassination is to be condemned. ral moeting of the Indo-Chinn
Imany bosides. Why has this one of the anomalous circumstanco that, for all the shipping which S. N. Co., Ltd. will be held in
no bearing on what I say in prisonere were there taking partia The casa, in question is no more herine which resulted oventually than an ordinary murder attempt. passes through this port, it offers little' prospect of ongagement for London on July 18. £10,000 has
this case? Thoy have pro in the death of the deceased. od by an insane person. Wo.do the out-of-work soamn. It is not as though it wore a port from been transferred from Under- The Registrar-Have you any
hibited the use of Chinese It would rot be necessaryot wish to enlarge upon this which the majority of vessels stiri their voyages. Crews are made writing Account, balance of which thing to say why sentence should cents and ill-tronted the Ohy for him to prove that the subject, but suffice it to say th
is £94,785, have written £1,500 not be passed upon you? up at London or Bremen or San Francisco and may, if necessary, off Debenture Expenses, and after
decossed was actually throws this act is particularly distasteful Prisonor have nothing to
It is evident that the prisoner over tho. verandalı by the to all right thinking men of China. be recruited at Manila or somo port in Japan; but soldum at Hong-providing for all expenses, and all do what I have said at the referred to an ordinance passed prisoners and their accomplice The ant is a dastardly one and kong where are always quite a numberof seamon ready for work and al depreciation, our available Police Court, and I will pload the this your before Sir Henry May's although the evidenes pointed leserves the full punishmout of
balance is £22,407. Board of same. unable to find it. Nor must these be set down, carelessly and Directora will recommend pay-
arrival. The ordinance entitled strongly to that having been done. law and justice. That it should The Attorney-General, the Hon." Foreign copper coin ordinance crually, as wästore and mouchers and beachcombers. Some of them, ment of 6 per cont. Dividend on Me. O. G. Alabaster: The two 1912" was passed by the Legisla
bo prepetrated at all by a Chinese It would be murder, even if the matter for ragrot. There are at least, are good seamen tramping the boots off their feet in efforts Preference Sharon for the year counts to which the prisoner has tive Council on April 16, deceased, being injured and suffaw Chinese indeed, if any ene to secure a berila, and with Heaven knows what agonising thoughts 1910, leaving liability of 6 por pleaded guilty are alternativo. The Chief Justice, to the court foring from a well grounded apone at all, who would detest in of starving dopondents searing their minds overy hour.
cent. for the year 1911. Carry The Crown does not ask your interpreter-Ask him whether prehension of further injury: general the. English people. It lordship to sentence the prisoner he understands all that has been jumped over the verandah to is, therefore, earnestly hoped that ou more than one. The prisoner said. If not you had better in-sscape from the prisoners. How-misunderstanding may not arise has pleaded guilty to the most terpret it to him.
doalt with,
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1912.
THE DUMPING OF SAILORS.
forward 7,500."
NEW BARRISTER ADMITTED.
The prisonor, dressed in dark blue Chinese, garb, and looking decidedly better than he did at. bis appearance in the polico court, appeared to be little con- corned with his predionment and ploaded guilty to both counts.
The Chief Justice:-You un- derstand the sharge you pland guilty to? You plead guilty. to shouting at the Govoraor with intent to murder him. Do you understand?
Prisoner understand, my Lord.
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Thrown over or jumped.
In the case which immediately gave rise to these reflections, threo men were stranded by reason of being dumped from an
over, he thought that, when they from Renter's tosoription of the Austrian ship. We make no comments, since we have no know-
dastardly crime, which, I think, The interprotor did so, and Mr. had heard the evidence, they would be assassin. European is possible to imagine. He has Alabaster continuing said :- would be satisfied that the decons-droseed and English speaking ledge, upon the worth of the men as scamon. But it soome sn
Prior to the Criminal Session pleaded guilty to shooting at Sir to-day an application was made Francis May, who, we all know, is
No Personal III-will, od must have been actually thrown Chinese gentlemen, in fact all extraordinary stato of affairs that they should have to rely upon the to the Chief Justice, Mr. W. Rocs now Governor of the Colony, with the statement, that he knew what verandah with a balustrade about English "fairplay
It is evident therefore, from over, boonuso it was an ordinary Chinese, respect the well known goodwill of a consul and should not have been able to claim help, Davies, K.C., asking that Mr. intent to murder him, on July 4.0 was doing, that he was actuat-four feet high, and, jammed in the Sir Henry May has been and, no of biol if they deserved it, as a right. One of them at least the one Jenkins, the newly arrived bar Sir Francie May arrived in the ed by no personal ill-will towards balustrade, was one of the shoes doubt will remain in Hongkong, charged in court-was a Dutch subject; yet he has had to be assisted rister, should be allowed to prac Colony to take up the reins of the object of his attack, but in of the deceased. A man who a ready exponent. by the Austrian consul, obviously because he came from an Austrian tice in the courts of Hongkong Government, and, having inspect doing this horrible crime he was vaulted over would not leave his boat. This manner of giving help sooms altogether too erratic and that his Lordship should permit Pier, he and Lady May, and their the heart of the Government of clear that the prisoners and their
Mr. Alabaster said he movered the guard of honour at Blake attempting to strike terror into shoe in the balustrado. It was OPERATION IN SAILING. haphazard to be satisfactory. It is surely not tos much to ask to be enrolled to practice in that
SHIP. that some machinery should be devised which could be put into Jonkins. Mr. Jenkins was known to receive an address of welcome
court, Mr. Francis-Charles-John daughters got into chairs and pro- the Colony-by-this-dastardly-at-confederntos went to the house to
cooded in procession to theCity Hall
tempt on its chief representative, obtain money, for there was in the operation in such cases, and by means of which deserving mon could personally to his learned friend from the Commucity. Sir Henry an extremely serious one.
An account of a surgical opera- The Crown regard this case as osebog containing some
thousands of dollara Counsel tion performed in a sailing ship receive prompt help and wastrols could readily be detected and Mr. Potter, and to Mr. Reader May's chair was on the right and Harris and an affidavit of identity Lady May's chair next to it, on
The Chief Justice (to the in- detailed the chase of one prisoner at son was reinted by members of It is not good for Hongkong, nor is it fair to Hongkong, which, necessary, be filed during the left, and, on aina of boobs going to say, phrase by phrasa
would, if his fardship thought left, and, on each side of the chairs, terpreter) :-Repeat what I am who got into Dos Voux Road and the crew of the White Star Lino endeavoured fruitlessly to board training ship Mersey, which. arrived in London from Aus- as we observed already, is not really a port of engagement, that idle course of the day. His Lordship hind them other police; and thead guilty to a most dastardly
Li Hon-Nang, you have pload.a tram car on the wrong side.
(Proceeding.)
traliu. seamen should be soon within her borders. She has little to offer had power to dispones with some streets were lined with troups. them in the way of employment as seamon, and not any more in had brought out his cortificato of
crimo, a crime which is regarded of the formalitios. Mr. Jenkins
with abhorrence by every one of
TYPHOON WARNINGS. other directions; for, after all, Hongkong is not a busy manu-call, but it was in his luggage and The chairs had proceeded your countrymen in Hongkong. The following telegram was re-teen, was taken seriously ill with facturing town with much work to offer the casual and needy he liad not been able to get it out; about fifty yards, when the The motives which you put for coived at the American Consulate appendicitis, and an immediate operation was necessary. The stranger who chances to be stranded here. It does not look well he would, however, undertake to prisoner, who had evidently been ward at the police court relate General from the Manila obser-only medical man on board war for the Colony, therefore, thist men are unfairly dumped here, and deposit it with the registrar as he waiting there for his purpose, ran to circumstancos which have no valory to-day at 9 a.m. :- Dr. Shrivell, and he appointed
could got it.
batween the troops, hetween the foundation whataver in fact, and Manila, July 18, 1912 the headmaster, Lieutenant Cross, those jealous of her fair famo ask that something should be done, if His Lordship said as regarded second and third Indian con- they do not in the least palliate Cyclone or typhoon E. of Luzon to administer the anusthetic, and that is at all possible, to have them helpod and removed without the certificate of call, he would stables, put his elbow on the arm your orimo. If you had succeed more than 300 miles distant, the first and second officers also delay. The sight of broken nen, shuffling and limping and lagging like to have that deposited, but the of the chair and fired point blank ed in your attempt, you would direction unknown.
to assist him. The ship was roll- in the streets, of derelicts of fortune, is over a painful one. It is affidavit of identity was unnover-af Sir Honry May. Had it not have forfeited your life. My duty The following aditional warning badly, but the operation was
boon for the prompt action of an is to ensure that a man of your ing was received at 9.30a.m. conducted successfully. more than usually painful in a colony like Hongkong which has His Lordship to Mr. Jenkins: Indian constable in throwing up dangerous character shall not The typhoon is crossing between. Three woske Inter, however, nothing to do with the making of those derelicts, and which has I have great pleasure in admitting his arm and of Sergt. Garrod in again be at large in society. The Luzon and the Western Visayas the oadet was again taken il, little to offer them. And it is not healthy that, in Hongkong, broken you to practice at the bar of the running forward and seizing his soutenon of the top life with you in the form of a shallow depres and another operation was quo
Colony and I hope your sojourn wrist, there is no doubt he would be imprisoned for life with hard sion. It may increase in inten- cessfully performed. White men should be seen in the streets,"
here will be most prosper
have carried out lais dreadful labour
{uity in the Chiam
Bary.
Fired Point Blunk.''
During very rough weather off Capo Horn a cadet, aged seven-