THE LOAN AND THE
PRESIDENCY.
What the Hongkong Chinese Think About the Matter.
In view of all that bas recently
TWO OF A GANG.
*Mon who Tried to Pick a European's Pocket,
Two Chinese were charged been said in the Home and North- before Mr Hazeland, at the Police
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sident Yuan Sbi-k'ni and the loan, roguea sad vagabɔnda, and fre- cor nter-olaim in the osse in which the opinions expressed this morn- quenting Connaught Road West, Chan Lau, a ader of 142 Holly- ing to a "Telegraph" representa- with intent to commit a felony. wood Road, brought an "eotion tive by a well-ie formed Obinese Jost stor Dymond said that against Chan Woon Choong and are of very considerable interest. about 10 30 p.m. a covetable on Chan. Weon Men to recover the "All the Hongkong Chinese," duty in Connaught Road Weat sum of $5,073 alles og that the sid this gentleman, "are most saw a European the worse for defendents, their cervants or enthusiastically in favour of the drink leaning against the wall. agents, were negligent in the Land and of Yuna Shi-k'ai's nom- The two defendants were seen building of a party wall hotwein HIGH CLASS TAILORS & EXPERIENCED CUTTERS: ination to the Presidency. To-day's attempting to pick the man's pock- the premises of both persie Nos vernaculer papers report that ets. On scsing the constable 19 and 21 Lower Lascar Read. telegrama supporting the Ioan the men ran away. The oflicer The counterclaim was for the have been sent from here by the gave chars and the first defendant sum of $606.68 alleged to be the various guilde-the salt fish, den- was caught. The second man plaintiff's share of the cost of tists, cotton yara and randal was caught later. The European building the party wall, wood guilds; in fact, you may did not wish to appear in Court, Bay, from all the Chinese mer- but if he did come he would not chants here. Yesterday the Shun remember anything of what took Tak Chamber of Commerce sent place. The European could not wires to the Parliament and to the say whether he had lost anything Peking press also recognising the or not. Lean and advocating President
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Mr M. W. Slade, K.C., lasti uot-Queen's Road, Central: The Old Supreme Court, Telephone 1450 ed by Mr Jackson, of Messrs Joba- son Stokes and Master, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr F. O. Jen- kin, instructed by Mr Reader Harris, of Messre Wilkinson and No. 20 Grist, for the defence..
A detective said he arrested the second defendant.
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the question of coat which had TO-NIGHT & FOR
Yuan's nomination. The same said he saw the first defendant Mr Jenkin said that the aotion" thing is being done by Chinese about to pick the European's was the counterclaim in the build- in Macao, in Japan and in Cali- pockets. The other men saw witing case which his Lordship fornia:
ne-a first and ran, but the first recently had before him with a Of course there is opposition; defendant was arrested after a special jury. The point between in fact there are four or five part. cha 9. Witness also took the them was really a mere quibble on ies that are against the Lean, but European to the Police Station. their opposition doesn't count for much. The Governors of Chihli. Kwangsi and Hunan are aclmit- tedly against it; so is Governor Wu of Canton; but in his case a special reprimand has been sent by the President, and if he makes any attempt to stir up strife, he will find that no one will have much support to offer him.
arisen out of one of the sections of the Building Ordinance, that Inspector Dymond said the do- when a porty wall had bean fendants were known to him as built up by one owner the ac- suspected persons frequenting count of the easts should be tent the Western district. They were in to the other owner and unless generally loitering around the he should sp. oify within one He did not know any month his objection thereto, the who ves, thing about the first defendant. same was to be recoverable as a but the second man had been debt. The only question that had convicted of larceny.
ariten was whether sufficient de- mand had been made within the meaning of the Ordinance.
As regards all that Dr. Sun has been saying, it is nonsense. The first defendant said he only Ile is an agitator, pure and simfelt the European, and did not ple; and not even a conscientions pick his pockets.
One
at that,
that
M. Slade; contended We Hongkong The second defendant said be though the bill bad been sent in Chinese have got no backing to was only standing by. The other they denied that there had been. pare for him, whether over bis man picked the pockets, but he demand as required in the ceparatiet schemea or b's Mon- did not know what was taken. ordinance and consequently he golian visione. We are all ready Inspector Dymond said the de-submitted that no notion had. to stand by President Yuan to fendants were two of a gang who arisen. the end."
hung about the sea front.
His Lordship reserved his de cision.
INDIANS AT LAW.
Sequel to a Police. Court Charge This morning in the Summary Court, before Mr Justice, Kemp Puisne Judge, Santa Siugh, watch. man to the Kwang Hip Lung Ltd. and Thans Singh, watchman to the Green Island Cement Co, sued Bhan Singh claiming that the defendant maliciously and without ressonable and probable cause prefented n charge of ob- taining two promissory notes by false pretences against the plain tiffs. The ces came before Mr.
His Worship in sentencing the defendants to one month's im- prisonment each with hard labour, remarked that after serving their term they would be recommended for banishment.
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