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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1912.
Two Years for Man Arrested in Hongkong.
A STRANGE RUMOUR.
Amusing Passages" in the. Summary Court.
This afternoon at the Summary Court a case was heard in which a
YAUMATI BOMB CASE,
Accused at the Police, Court This Afternoon.
The Yaumati bomb outrage
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man ened a woman to recover again came before Mr. O. D. Mel- VICTORIA BÉOREATION CLUB. $250, due under a promissory bourne at the Police Court, this
GENERAL NOGI'S
SUICIDE.
John Charles Pollock, who was recently charged at Hongkong LAUDED AND CONDEMNED, with committing an offence con-
trary to the Criminal Law Amend- noto.
afternoon, Mr. Russ of Messrs. THE ANNUAL AQUATIC (Ladopondont News Agency.)
SPORTS will be held in the mont Art, 1606, Seation' 4, and Mr. F. X. D'Almada o Castro Goldring and Barlow defending.
Dr. James Allen spoke to being CLUB BATH, on THURSDAY and Tokyo, September 17, was sont to Shanghai for trial, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Considerable commont has appeared before Sir H. de Sans-Lewis of Messrs. Jolinson, Stokes called for by the Taumati Polico. FRIDAY, the 19th and 20th inst, bown aroused by the suicide of marez at the Shanghai Supremo and Master for the defendant. He saw the victim lying at the at 4.45 r.., and SATURDAY, the Gonerul Nogi,
Court last Friday.: Mr. H. P. Complainant in the box sup-station. The body contained a 1st inst. at 4 v.m. respectively. Somo consire the committal of Wilkinson, Crown Advocate, pro-ported his olim.
number of injuries and was cov-THE ATTENTION OF THE PUB-
LIC IS CALLED TO THE the dead as a crime caused by socuted, and the accused was Mr. Lowia: Have you over orod with blood." The most seri INTERPORT EVENTS. the docensol's ignorance of true defemied by Mr. W. R. Brandt. boon in straightened circum- ous injury was on the left thigh. Admission...........$1.00 each day or moral principles, while others The accused pleaded not guilty stances?-No. praise it us a most heroic and and evidenco was heard, at the Will you explain to me why two magnificent act.
close of which the accused gave year ago you sold your son? That evidence on his own behalf, and was only a rumour: I did not MAGISTER ÁL
medical testimony was also called. soll my son. After a short retirement the jury brought in a verdict of indecent
salt.
ANTICIPATION.
Mr. Irving: Yes, I thought you wore wasting the time of the Court.
Later in re-examination the plaintiff deposed to a certain fact, Mr. F. R. D'Almada;-Aro you prepared to wear it in the temple.
But there was a rumour ?—Yes; But it was not the case. A man was charged at the
His Lordship: Where is your Polive Court, this morning, with In passing sontonce his Lord-son?-I never hud ono. keeping a dog without a licence. ship said You have been found
Mr. Lowis-Then you did'nt He said a friend left the dog with guilty of an indecent assault on oll him? I did'nt have one him and be had now gono away, this child. I cannot imagine an how could I sell him? (laughter).
Mr. Irving:~Very well, I will indecent assault worse thun the
But it was
very strange lemand this case wook by weak one of which you bure heen guilty. rumour.—A friend of mine left until he comes back; bail $25. The oircumstances soom to me his sou in my charge," and he Dofondant-I would sooner fall to be against you; the child wanted him back, so he took him your Worship take the caso now; was put in your charge for religi- to the country. it is.a. waste of time.
nas instruction. It is not an isolated case. There appears to have been what might be called s course of immorality batween you for the last twelve months. Ioan find no justification for passing apon you anything loss than the maximum sentence, which is that Mr. F. X. D'Almada ---Any you be imprisoned and kept at temple; is he prepared to swear hard labour for two years. As it and cut the cock's hoad ? ... regards the child, I am not-by HisLordship:-If I find against At the Police Court to-day, the any means satisfied with her snruim, I don't want to subject him man who was found in possession roundings, and I. shill take the to all sorts of penalties in the of a quantity of chlorate of potas- opportunity of ammunicating next world (laughter). sium, in a railway carriage at with the Consul General for Bel Kowloon on Friday, was brought gium. baliovo ho is anxious before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, as that I should do so if I considor- od it necessary, and I propose to the instance of L.8. Wills.
It was stated that at 2.30 tako that course.
Defendant, was fined $5.
THE BOMB SCARE.
Defendant Fined $100 By Mr.
Melbourne,
on the 13th the prisoner was
in a third class carriage of a
"SALOME."
Wilde's 'Play,
Kowloon Railway train bound "for" Sha" "Tau Kök, among sixty
other passengers. Through in-Mr. Allan Wilkie Tu Produce formation received he was souroli- ed, and in his possession was
The Allan Wilkie Oby will found a quantity of chlorate of potassium, which was highly ex produno Oscar Wilde's "Salome" plosivo and was wi with another on Wodnoty. In including "Satome" in his reportoire, Mr. ingredient in the mufacture of boxa ba, L. 8. Wills had the powder Walkio Jus hit upon what is per sent to the Government Analyst hips the most discussed play of who stated in a report that it was modern times and one which vory chlorato of potassion and a dan. fow have been privileged to wil. gerous explosive. Dofondant said ness in English as it has had only
throo pro-luations that a man had given it to
previously, him to convey to Sha Tauuail Me. Wilkio took the bold step In his session was of introducing it into the East In- also found a railway ticket dies, an experiment attended by from Hongkong to the form or phonomenal scuers. placa, I also waid that to hai, Mussaris, Calentes, B nga live in a house at Wd Pointore and Maleas it drow record for ten years but, on onquiries, housua, being mile, it was found that he had been there only son days.
Kok.
L.S. Wills believed the man intend ed to go heross the frontier and
make the bombs thore.
At Naini
His Lordship:-Which temple? Laughter).
The case was proceeding when wo went to press.
HARBOUR OFFENCES. At the Marino Court bǝford Commander C. W. Bookwith RN., P.e., E. G. Dyke charged Kwok Ying a batman, with choring within 100 yards of low water mark in a prohibited place and during prohibited hours, and with unlawfully failing to licence
is oraft.
He was Good $2.
Deceased was in a critical condi- tion. After attending to the in- juries to sent the deceased to the G, O. H. He picked up two pieces of the bomb. At the station he saw the defendant.
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Dr. Moore, G. C. H., Baid said that at 1.30 p.m. on the 11th the deceased was admitted to hospital suffering from a danger ous wound on the left thigh The skin was torn away na was the muscle. After midnight the decoased died. The wounds were such as would mean so much blood being lost as to cause death. On the 13th the deceased was Hongkong, 16th Sept., 1012, [607 identified by police constable 87, and also by a Chinese, the lat ter saying he was his brother. Defendant was present when the Magistrato was taking the de- position, and witness thought the man in the dock was le man he then saw. The wounds were caused by a bomb explosion.
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A Chinose workman of the Sanitary Deparment said he was a friend of the deceased and was with him on the day in question. Ho flocoased) was two paces in front of him and walked across Woo Shung Stroot; A man came and held something up to up him and said "You'
still not die." The thing hon thrown on the ground and it made a noise. He saw the deceased fall to the ground. Ho wang round twice. Witness then. based the man who attacked his friond and, with two other men, he arrested the defendant. As he "SHE STOOPS.
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chasing the defendant; witness called out "Savo life." | ile was sure defendant was the Un Tai, master of a licensed boat, certainly was the man who threw
The sums officer chargedChong
man they were chasing and he with anchoring within the man-of-the thing down. They took the war anchorage, and with failing to produce his licenco when oallo Prosonor back to the deceased.
The latter was still lying down. The other two men, who
upon.
appeared to be constables, took
next time he saw the deceased it the defendant to the station. All this occurred on the 11th. The
By Mr. RussHe had never the accident happened he was been a police constable. When walking along the street with the deceased; he was two paces in
A fine of $5 was imposed in each case. Ng, a boatwoman, with mooring P.e. Evans charged Leung her boat within the southors fair way of the Harbour and with un-was at the Government Civil lawfully failing to produce her then dead, and he identified the Hospital, on the 13th. He was licence to the fear.
Dafondant who said it was body. On its publication in 1893 blowing too hard for her to go to was assailed by nearly the while the junk anchorage, was fiued preas, but has since passed $5 on the first count and $10 into the repertoire of almost every on the second. Inational theatre-Walter Hedger, Six other boat people were fined Defendant: This man spake the bibliographer, recording over $5 each for upchoring in the to me in the train for a mount forty different vorsions, exclusive Southern Fairway on Sept. 17. and he asked me to put it in myof the authorised text in French, pocket and when the train started the ingange in which it was
CIVIL SERVICE CLUB, to return it to him,
riginally composed. Tho danes, He Worship-Can you point of Miss Muud Allan and hor rivals
Before a large and enthusiastic out that man?-When I was arre based upon the theme of the gallery yesterday the final of the rested he ran away.
play and it would be idle to deny Civil Service "A" Olons tennis L. S. Wills: woot to the that their origin was the extra- tournament was played. "Tho laboratory and saw Mr. Brown ordinary popularity of Wildo'a rosult was:-C. Boad (owes 15) analyse it. The analyst toated a play on the continent, while it is beat Hamilton (scratch) by 6-2, piece about the size of a ton cent interesting to note that the dancer 2-0, 0-2. ploce and it made a loud detona-first appeared at the Palaco The tennis doubles final, he-
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THURSDAY, 19th Sept.;
SALOME,” Goldsmith's Comedy'
to CONQUER.” FRIDAY, 20th Sept.:
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front. The street was rather NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. crowded. The deceased asked him to go and drink tea, Heroplied "Yes," and the deceased led the way. He (witnosa) was then in the middle of the road.
The case had not concluded TE Steamship when we went to press.
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Theatro, London, where, sixteen tween Nesbit and Phelips (owe) Illa Worship-How long has years earlier, than play was pro-10) and O. Bond and W. Riod he been in the Colony?
hibited. It has been played only (scratch), will be played this Prisoner:-Thirteen yours.
three times in the Englial week. What do you do?-I am language (previous to Mr.
The semi-final of the bowls employed in a ton chop as a sub. Wilkio's productions in the East) handicap competition was played
with Garden and Lawn; moderate stitute; odd job coolie, one day and then only privately; onco on the same ground between
the Now in one place and the next day in by
Stage Club W, S. Diggins and W. Marsh.
Apply to COMPRADORE, Tat the Bijou Theatre, once by the
Holland Chion Trading Co. another place (laughter).
The game was a most exciting Hongkong, Sept., 17th 1912. [671 Where do you live?-At present Literary Theatre Society at the one, Mr. Marsh winning with 21 in a shop, Kung Bang in First National Sporting Club, and on to Mr. Diggins 20. This week Straat.
one other occasion, an imporfoot w. Marsh and J. MacKay play L. S. Wills said there was no and inadequate production. In in the final. doubt in his mind that there was Mr. Arthur Goodall, who is, by
WA Hound Leobarger, not over ons another man and that he was the way, a new-comer to the Com.
TYPHOON WARNINGS. your old. Apply by letter C. D., Room carrying the other ingredient for pany, Mr. Wilkie bas one who
202, Hongkong Hotel. bomb making. Whon ho saw the was in a large measures responsi
The telegrams quoted below Hongkong, 17th Bapt, 1912 (070 prisoner being arrested he ran ble for the original production, were received from the Manila off. The prisoner had booked and as the costumes and scenery Observatory by the American from Hongkong and not from are replicas of those then used the Consulate General, Hongkong, Kowloon so as to avoid being performance promises to be a note to-day:
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