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Colony, I have never known a said prisoner was charged on two caso in which two Crown wit counts, both false pretences. The nesses so absolutely contradicted Aret count related to certain one another, and have been con- false pretencos alleged to havo tra ticled by other Brown witnesses been made on August 16 aïd who were called. That being so, the other related to similar fle The Nvember Criminal Sessions how can you convict the accused pretences made to the same pac- were on tuned at the Supreme in this case? I anbmit you cannot. ple on September 3in1 4. Clout this morning. Before the submit the evidence adduced The prisoner was warder in Chief Justice, Sir William Reas Davies, in the Firat Court, the go to prove that the No. 1 pri Victoria Gool and the parsons to
Boar was not the man who struck whom he male the false pretences a livered in London on hearing of the manslaughter the blow. Proceeding, counsel were friends of a Chinese who November 18,
charge preferred against IP submitted that it was absolutely was at that time confined in the Ping Lam and Ip Kam-tsun was clear from the evidence that while Gaol. On August 18 prison'r continued. They pleaded not the first prisoner was in the water, went to
a house in Upper Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr junk in which the deceased was the mother, brothera, død guilty and were defended by Mr the fight was going on board the Station Street where resided Jackson, of Messrs. Johnson involved. The struggle, he slater of the man in the Stokes and Master. .·'
suggestel, was brought about by Gaol. He there saw the men's Messrs. G. J. Sequeira, H. W. B. the first accused while he was in to them a letter in Chinese which The following was the jury the deceased deliberately hitting mother and brother and produced Kennett, R. V. Harris, C. G. H.
the water. What ovidence was the brother road. The letter Jasse, J. W. Graham, E. A. E. there to show that it was not one stated that the man was ill in Long and L Lopes.
of the other men who struck tho Gaol and asks that his mother After two further witnesses had
blow? been examined the case for the over the head like. that there tobacco,
When people were hit should send to him some pepper, sad medicinal oil, Crown closed..,
was always danger at their and also give $3 to the bearer of atriking back. The Crown the letter for his trouble.
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A Thrilling Escape.
It happened that Captain Mor ris, himself a prisoner and badly wounded, was brought to the spot where Wombwell stood. In spite of his own dreadful condition he | had still a word of timely counsel that he could give to a brother officer. "Look out," he said to Wombwell, look out and catch a hored." At that moment two or three loose horson came up, and Wombwell flung aside his captors and darted towards the horses. Ho seized and' mounted one of
of Ayr, to Hilda, daughter of the late Edward Gibbon. Esq., of wero Warrington.
to-morrow.
Departed.
Dr. and Mrs. Lim Boon-keng and children left to-day by the Kashima Mara.
Left for home. Among the passengers who left for home by the e.s. Kashima Maru to-day were Mr and Mrs. J. D. Auld.
Opium Possession. At the Police Court, this mor- ping, a Chinese was fined $38, for being in unlawful possession of opium.
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Mr Potter, in opening for the hand to prove the prisoners in bringing it. The letter defence, said he thought a very guilt, and the jury had to be entis was not signed but had the small analysis of the evidence of fied with the evidence of these name of the man who had sent two of the Crown witnesses, upon Crown witnesses beyond all it on the outside. The man's whom the Crown was forced to reasonable doubt. If this case family believed it to be a genuine rely, would satisfy the jury that came down to a mercantile cos-message and a packet of pepper no jury could safely convict any-tract, and the contract dépend- and some tobacco were given to one on such evidence. They el on the word of Ho Hai and the acoused to take back to the should bear in mind that it was Ho Wah, counsel thought the Gaol: The sum of $3 was also for the Orown to satisfy thom, jury would say that they were given to accused who, at his own by the evidence of their sorry they could not trust them. request, was banded back the witnesses, that the accused or Then how much more ought they letter. Accused returned on Sep General Law AO.D., and Mrs either of them had committed to say that when men's liberty do- tember 3 with a letter, again in WILSON-GIBBON.-On November 19th, at St. John's Catho-them, galloped of and joined to have arrived back from Dan- any crime at all. The depended on whether they accepted Chinese, which also purported to tiral, Porcival Douglas Wilson, son of Alexander Wilson Esq., Iate the 4th Light Dragoone, which ton and art now staying at the fence of each of the prisoners that evidence or not? I venture be from the man in Gael. This let
thon retiring,
and Hongkong Ilotel. Captain and
Was a separate and distinct to eny," continued Mr. Potter, ter stated that the man was ill in Ho returned to the British lines. Mrs D. R. Hewitt, are staying one, but before dealing with that so far as No. 1 in hospital, that he had received the Heroic incidents innumerabis the Hongkong Hotel,
those defencos he would make concerned, on the Crown's case pepper and tobacco, and also were recorded that day, bat that Taken to the Asylum, some preliminary remarks with itself you cannot convict him.some oil, and further acked for of Sir George Wombwell is worthy An unknown Chinese female regard to the two Crown witnes- With regard to No. 2, we say that two or three taels of dried to be remembered when some aged 20 years, was found in Conses, Ho Hai and lio Wah. As the he was never there at all. Four ginger to be sent to the Gaol, others are forgotten. His death naught Road Central apparently learned Attorney had mentioned Crown witnesses give evidence on $5 to be paid to the accused for reduces still further the diminish-insane. She was removed to the yesterday these were the only this point. The two Hos' say that his trouble. The brother of the ed list of survivors of the historic hospital and ventually taken to two witnesses who supported the he was there, but the two die man told accused he had no money. charge. We saw, not long ago, the asylum.
Crown's case, and if the jurors interested Crown witnessee swear and could not pay anything the number stated at a dozen, so
could not rely on those two that he was not there. Gentle for his brother, and added that Removed to the Mortuary. that there aw remain only The body of a female grass witnesses the Crown's case was men of the jury, you can only in any case the man was coming eleven in all.
cutter has been removed to the gone. The other witnesses ma-come to one decision: it was not out of gaol abortly. Accused there- mortuary from the Tung Shan terially supported the case for proved that he was there, therefore Temple. There she resided. the accused. "It I can show he must be found not gailty." Death is reported as due from you," counsel continued, "ibat Prisoners were discharged. natural causes.
those two witnesses are not only unreliable, but have absolutely
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upon said "No money | Then give me back the letter," and he wa handed back the letter. On Sepe tember 6 accased was paraded with a number of other Indians in the Gaol and the brother of
Dose box, then I on ask you to INDIAN WARDER IN TROUBLE the man identified him as the
eay that these prisonere cannot be convicted on their evidence,"
A Vital Case
The Society known the world over de Lloyd's Register of The Heavyweights.
In view of the fct that Jack British and Foreign Shipping has now become such a recognised institution that its work is all too often taken for granted. It is Johnson recently expressed the only on the appearance of the annual report of the Society's opera desire to meet Langford to con tions that the extent and widespread character of its activities are test the world's heavyweight A fine $1,000 was im-perjured themselves in the wit fully realised. That for the year 1912-13 has just been issued, and championship, to-day's wire tell posed by Me Wood, at the Police it is full of information not only regarding work done in the mattering of the victory of "Gunboat" Court, this morning, on a Chinese
person who had made these falen A Charge of false Pretences. pretencea The accused was then of classification of vessels, but also on such points as the testing of Smith over the latter is of peculiar charged with being in unlawful ship and boiler steel and material other than that required for ship interest. If the verdict ia s just possession of opium to the extent
Before His Honour Mr. Justice taken by the Chief Warder to his building and marine engineering work, anchor and chain cable one, it shows that Smith is of one hundred tacle.
Proceeding, Mr Potter stated Gompertz (Puiene Judge) in the quarters and in a locked box testing, the supervision of refrigerating machinery, the inspection coming along very strongly, and
that at the very, outset the jury Second Court, Hernam Singh, an were found two documents, one of cold storage bail linge, the management of scholarships granted that Langford is the At the Police Court, this mor- would find the two Ho'n lying on Indian warder employed in Vic of which na coached in these by the bociety for the study of naval architecture and marine en-downward path inasmuch as ning, a woman who was charged a most vital point of this case: A toris. Chol, as charged on thestorms: "On the 15th day of the gineering, etc.
he has already suffered
two tasels of white pepper, medi- Tarning to some of the voluminous statistica given, we learn defeat at the bands of Jeannette with allowing a buffalo to stray the beginning the accused were eats with obtaining money by 7th moon, hand $3 to the bearer.
murder. That false pretences. into a Government plantation at charged with that at the close of the year ended June 30, 1913, no fewer than would appear to point to the fact animal broke the rope. She was the vital points in that murder Kemp)
reverses Shenkiwan, pleaded that the charge had now gone. One of The Crown Solicitor (Mr. J. II. ciaal oil cannot be taken in, one 10,406 merchant vessels, registering over 22 million tons gros that Langford is by no means discharged.
appeared for the cake of tobacco, Please receive case would be whether or not the prosecution, and the accused was the same." When the nocused" hold classes assigned by the Committee of Lloyd'e Register, The j'the man that he was when he year's work has been extremely large, as will be perceived when it |
people on board the junk used defended by Mr. F. O. Jenkin, was being taken to his quarters is gathered that the Committee assigned classes to 651 new vessels, fought a draw with Johnson, who
A Chinese advertiser has for weapons. The case, as presented who was instracted by Mr. Xais greatest anxiety was for his keys. He must have known that whose registered tonnage, 1,664,667 tons, is the highest for one has since side-stepped him most
At the outset Mr. Jenkin nekad in his box at that moment was there were only three men on year ever recorded in the history of the Society. Of this toral, it is consistently. "Gunboat" Smith's some fine old Chinese curios by the Crown winesses, was that d'Almada e Castro.
latest victory-it will remem-
Page 5. interesting to note that over 60 per cent. were built for the tabered that he knocked out Billy steamers Aisuts Maru and tively swore that neither of the idictment whether it was a
Consigness' notices concerning
deck and both the Ho's posi with regard to the firak count of this incriminatory evidence. Kingdom. During the year, too, plans of 752 vessels, representing Welle-at least justifies him in two million tons of shipping, were passed by the Committee. As
Australian appear on: Page 5.
them had a weapon of any charge of false pretences at com- the report says, the fact that so large a proportion of the shipbuild- any aspirations which he may
Mad Why?
kind in their hands, that neither mon law, or whether it was u atruck ing of the world is carried on under the supervision of Lloyd'sve towards the championship.
We have been informed that in
a blow, and that ebarge of cheating at common Register affords the best proof of the confidence which is felt by the
the Wong-neicheong Road re-
they were quite peacefully going law? whole shipping community in the S. ciety's rules for the construc-
The Crown Solicitor said the While on this point it is worth noticing that in REPORTED BIG FAILURE place in connection with some by the police that the first prison- and goods by attempted falec pelling vessels with over 100
pairs of some kind are taking about ordinary duties when they
were attacked. It was admitted charge was of obtaining money over the law at Singapore com- tion of vessels. addition to the recently issued French translation of the Society'e
underground pipes, but no light rules, a German translation will shortly be available, this being One and a Half Million Dollars is exhibited at nights near the er had a wound on his head, and pretences. prepared to meet the convenience of shipbuilders and engineers in
hole.
now the jury, knew how he got Mr Jonkin-At common law 7 Passengers to carry qualified that wound: by being struck over The Crown Solicitor replied marks that the law will bear Germany, where a large amount of tonnage is being constructed
surgeons. The Japan Mail ro ander the special survey of the Society's surveyors. We gather that
the head with a rollock or rowing that false pretences being a stata Owing to the busting of the pin while he was in the water. tory misdemeanour, an attempt to owned ships, because
particularly hard on Japanese haa,commanded much attention during the period andor notice nation has been osased in Ohi-main in Des Voeux Road, at the one of the Crown witnesses vol-commit it was a charge at com gradustes from Tokyo Imperial the increasing employment of the Diesel engine for seagoing vessels good authority that some codater-
only As was only to be expected in the early stage of the use of these trading circles in Hongkong back of the City Hall, this morn-unteered the fact that the defend-mon law.
University will be recognised as engines for this purpose, dilliculties have arison, but it is indicative owing to a firm in the Western ing most unusual sight was pre-ant was struck while in the water. His Lordship referred to section the results of the experiences which are being obtained from the The smash is supposed to have of some sixty feet, and the specta-lows day, that the Ho's had, from any application was to be made of the enterprise of the Society that its surveyors are now noting one and a half million dollars was forced into the air to a height faved; it followed, as night fol- said he did not know whether carrying a doctor Japanese district failing to the extent of sented. A huge spray of water If that was what the jury be- 19 of Ordinance 0 of 1899, and qualified in the case of the ship engines at present at work, and the facts are being collected and been caused through depreciation ele was watched by large crowds, the very start, told an untruth on under that section, analysed by the Society's Chief Engineer Surveyor, who has devoted particular attention to, and has made a special study of Diesel engines, upon which he is a leading authority. Here the following extract from the Report is worthy of special emphasis :-
As the number of engines increases and experience ac- cumulates there will doubtless be a general improvement in the designs of details, which will thus bo made more reliable to
We have been informed on
of Canton moLey.
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the
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DOCTORS ON JAPANESE
SHIPS
Japanese papers are disturbed!
waters, it is alleged, all carry vessels plying in Singapore Clothing Missing. one of the vital points of the case. Mr Jenkin said he would make doctors, but they are not by any A Chinese student of 203 But that was only one point on euch an application.
means all graduates of the Im Qaeon's Road Central has report which the Ho's were contradicted, Ilis Lordship said the point fore this law comes into effect on porial University at Tokyo Be- Fed to the police that he travelled and in such a manner na to leave was that one count would not January 1, 1014, the Nippon
by the sa-Hoi Ming, and arrived no doubt that they were not telling support the o hor on a question of!
Yusen Kaisha muat change all here about 3:30 am on the 18th the truth. They were also con guilty knowledge.
the doctors now on board the withstand the very severe conditions of high temperatures com- Colonel A. C. Watson, 8th ingt. Ilo fell asleep and when bo tradicted in their statement that
The Crown Solicitor was preseventeen vessels they have stop bined with the heavy stresses they have to endure. This de- Rajapte, has been appointed pre- woke he found that a bundle of the Becond defendant was pared to argue that point, and he
at Singapore. But sirable end would be facilitated by a frank intorchange of the sident of a board of officers order clothing valued at $33 was wis-present. Anyone of those points thought he could show his Lord- engage at one pie torontoon individual oxperiences of these interested in this type of engine.ed to assemble at the Council sing and $2 in money.
was sufficient to so damage the ship that the counts could be graduates of the Tokyo Imperial crofit of those two witnesses that taken together and ought to be University will cause this com Space does not permit of our going very fally into the other Chamber, Colonial Government Gramophone Records.. features of the Report, but it may be mentioned that these reveal the for the purpose of conducting the have issued a fuseful and compre-cepting their evidence and con- Judge and Counsel then ad
Office, from 1st to 5th December, The Bobinson Piano C., Lid., no jury would be justified in ac- taken to together.
pany no small inconvenience! fant that at the present time there are 80 steel manufacturing firms examination of officers in subjects hensive catalogue dealing with victing men on their testimony: journed to Chambers to argue the in the United Kingdom, and 200 abroad, recognised by the Com-(a) to (i) for promtion. The fol- gramophones and records. The But that was not all they con- point, his Lordship remarking in the Lor the production of steel for use in the construction of (owing offers will attend records are fill
A Famous Zulum Like his more celebrated father, vessels and machinery intended for classification in Lloyd's Register Captains R D. Crawford, R.G.A; chosen from the lists of makers to Hai was going to get a con-ter to consider it in Chambers for Cafewaya, Dinizula was for many
selected tradicted one another as well: that he thought it would be bet Book. Then, as showing the increasing use of wireless telegraphy H. T. Dobbin and F.C.C., Rogers, famong throughout Europe and viction if he could possibly get obvious reasons.
Feare a menace to British rule in and submarine signalling, it reported that there are now recorded M. V. O., 2nd D.C.L.I A. E America and the titles alone are one, and furnished all the stage in the Society's Register Book 1,032 vessels fitted with wireless Maude, 20th Punjabia; J. Ca joy to read.
The Court having resumed, the South Africa, After fomenting telegraphie installations, compared with 1,382 at a corresponding Groton and F. L D. Jarrad, 12th
effects and fittings to ensure that Crown Solicitor, with the assent
rebellion in Natal he was in 1880 date last year, and 806 fitted with submarine signalling apparatus, Baluchistan Infantry; and H.
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of his Lordship, dealt with the banished for high treason to St. de against 630 last year. All will agree that the Society is doing a troonfield, A.V.C.; Lieutenanta celebrated at St. John's Cathedral tion that when the first accused indictment, to which the prisoner years. After his return to
An interesting wedding was It was the case for the prosect second and third counts of the lolens, where he stayed for ten
Zala noble work, and a work, too, which, above all else, mukeg for safety O. P. G. Oameron, 0.0, Ohembets to-day the contracting parties fell into the water he swam back pleaded not guilty. and he was again involved in in of life at sea. But the point must not be lost sight of that such a and II.G. Bagnall, R.G.A; E.M.F. being Mr F. D. Wilson, of the to his own junk and got on board, The following jury were then trigues, and was in 1907 indicted work would be impossible of accomplishment were not the Society Momber, B.E, E N Willyamg, Pablic Works Department, and and one of the Ho's said that he empanelled Messrs R. Dickson, on 23 counts, being eventually served by a fine body of mou. We read that the Society's surveying L L Pask, and J. H. Bradney. Afte Hilda Gibbon, who arrived then swam back to his junk with. Souter. K. Sage, F. H. Hue found guilty of harbouring rebels. staff now comprises 353 officers, of whom it is recorded that they are 2nd D.C.L.; E O. Staples, 11 out from Warrington, England, a rowing pin in his hund. den, E. Weesho, F. Bumanb, and is resulting fine and found to be carrying out their, duties with ability and discretion, Rajpate; J. O. Beattie, 18th on the 8. Sardinia recently, venture to say," proceeded Mr. F. W. H. Adam.
ment earsed him the and to the satisfaction of the Society's clients. That is a tribute Rajputs; and L. J. Torrio ant J. The ceremony was attended by a Potter, that in my short ox. In opening the case for the sympathy of many British which is richly deserved.
D. Fulton 26th Punjabig large number of friends, perience of four years in the prosecution, the Crown Suliyitor of ery country but their
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