TWO LICENSES.
European fined for Passessing
Ammunition.
This morning in the Police Court, before Mr J. R. Wood, a Freshman, named George Finferr, mining engineer in the employ of the Canton Province Mining Company, was charged with having in his possession a dagger and 550 rounds of ammoni tion in excess of the amount allowed him on two liceness.
Inspector P. O'Sullivan was in charge of the case for the Police, and Mr. C. F. Mason of MessTS D'Almada and Mason appeared for the defence.
The defendant pleaded not guilty, Mr. Mason explaining that hia olient had absolutely no knowledge of the presence of the surplus ammunition in the luggage which he had.
..
Dat. Drary said that at about. 6.30 p.m. yesterday he was on the Li Keewharf, supervising the searching of passengers, when he saw the defendant-coming on the wharf, walking at the side of two coolies, who were carrying baggage. Witness asked if the baggage belonged to the defen- dant and he replied that it did,} On being asked for permission to search it, the defendant said, "Go ahead.
His Worship: Did you say what you wanted to search for ?— I told him I was searching for
STINE,
Continuing, witness said that he called on two Chinese tons- tables to assist him and he discovered in a leather suit case, two packets of revolver ammuni- tion and revolver, a dagger and twenty rounds of ammunition wrapped in an envelope. In a basket which was locked the Chinese constable found five pro. kets of Winchester rifle ammuni- tion, 250 rounde in all, and also eight packets of revolver am munition amounting to 400 rounds,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 1914.
SPECIAL CABLES.
· JAPANESE NAVAL VOTE.
A BIG REDUCTION PROBABLE.
(Special Pacific Service to the Telegraph-Reater),
Shanghai, Received March 9.
Router's correspondent at Tokyo states that the Pears' decision regarding the naval appropriation will probably be to reduce the vote by seventy million yon, the Government consenting.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
PRESIDENT YUAN SHIH-KAI'S VIEWS.
Shanghai, Received March 9. Router's Peking correspondent states that in reply to a letter from Mr. E. W. Tawing, of the Anti-Opium Bureau; regarding the views of the foreign press on religious liberty, President Yuan "Shih-kai states that Christians, Mohammedans and others find nothing to prevent them from entering official life. If the District Magistrates do not wish to worship Confucius, the ceremony may be conducted by some-one else,
ANOTHER PROBABLE RESIGNATION.
Shanghai, Received March 9. Renter's Peking correspondent states that it is reported that Admiral Liu is asking for permission to resign the Tutuhship of Takion,
UNREST IN CHIN A.
EXTRAORDINARY PRECAUTIONS AT WUCHANG
Shanghai, Recived March 9 Reuter's correspondent at Wuchong states that ex- traordinary military precautions are being taken, parallel to those of last July.
There is no apparent reason for this step unless it arises from a fear that plotters may take advantage of the "White Wolf" disturbance.
Why did you not include it in the permit ?-I did not know it was necessary for the dagger; 1 have only been here for sixteen days.
Mr. Masoa-There are permits in respect to two hundred rounds of ammunition and two revolvers, of which one, hundred rounds were packed in the suit.case." In your kit bag there are one In another packing, witness hundred rounde of ammunition; sdid, there were found four more ie that handred included in your packets of small Winchester rifle permit? Yes. ammunition, eight rounds in all, What about these twenty loose while the second revolver was rounde? I cannot say where worn on the defendant's person. they come from.
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His Worship He is allowed
to have two revolvers and one
hundred rounds. The excess is the other ammunition and the dagger 7-Yes.
WAS DO
Mr. Mason --There difficulty about searching put in your way at all ?—No.
They do not belong to you?
and the boy must have put them
Mr. Wood:-The basket had
350 rounds; does that belong to you ?No.
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eon enclosed her fiances's pho They do not fit any of your sovereigns for $2,065. The foki tograph. Some likeness in the revolvere?-That I cannot say : who took the sovereigns to Ng photograph to the little boy Lospector O'Sullivan:-Thoy Tin-san'a residence is alleged to whom they had given up yours do your Worship.
have been told to wait for the name Smithson, oanised them to ago, ia conjunction with the money. He waited but says he make inquiries, and they had to has seen neither Ng Tin-san nor break the news to their daughter! the dollare.
that she had nearly married her Another report against the own brother. same man was made by the Wing Sang Bank in Queen's Road Cen- tral. At about 3 p.m.. the saine He was your predecessor 2-day he is reported-to-have gone
to the bank and purchased $0,260 BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTOR Then there are four hundred in
Kwangtung currency for rounds of ammunition; how much $5,000 Hongkong Currency. of that is yours?-One hundred The banknotes it is said were sent to Ng Tina on's house where he received them, He is said to have agreed to return and give up the Hongkong currency in three hours time but failed to do so,
Mr. Mason: Absolutely open and above board. The defence is that my client is soting per footly bona fide, Continuing, he Who does the basket. belong said that the defendant was in the to 7-It belongs to me; at least employ of the Canton Province I have my provisions in it. Mining Company which was Whore is Mr Obor?-He is on carrying on gold mining opera-his way to America, tions-in-the-interior of China. He was employed by the company to supervise the erection of works. The company had a capital of one million dollars.
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Yes.
His Worship: I don't think rounda, that matters.
At his Worship's request the Mr Mason I wish to show defendant picked out the bundred bona fides. The idea seems to be rounds that he said belonged to that he was in possession of the him. arms to sell them to the Chinese, In the bedding there were Mr. Wood All this does not eight rounds of Winchester rifle matter.
ammanition; to whom does that belong?-I don't know anything about that. The boy rolled my bedding.
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Continuing, "Mr. Mason said that provious to the defendant's
Intending candidate for the the coming to Hongkong an engine
Jaly Oxford Local Examinations er named Ober used to be in In answer to further questions | are reminded that to-morrow will charge and used to hold a permit defendant said that be did not be the last day for receiving Entry THE for ammunition. The defendant's pack the other hundred rounda Forms by the Honorary Secret- boy used to be in his employ. His in his suit case because there was ary 63, Robinson Road.
SANG-DE-BŒŒUF VASES, client packed his own bag in no room.
SOWKEWAN "LOTS NOS. CELADON & PEACH BLOOM which he placed one revolver and Inspector O'Sullivan then sakad
105, 107, 108, (18 & 137 INCENSE BURNERS, CELA- one hundred rounds of ammuni- the following questions through
in Four Lots
DON VANES, CHINCHEW tion. The rest of the baggage the court: Which of
The properties comprise destr | CUPS. containing bedding, provisions the revolvera does tbe
able building sites situate on and HANDSOME IVORY CAR- and cooking utensils, was in ammunition which you have just the evidence his Worship would near the Main Road Sowkewan VINGS, JADE PLATES and charge of the boy who had also picked out fit? I cannot say. discharge his client. He was and ripe for immediate develop: BOWLS, AGATE ORNA- charge of the keys, and he sub- Inspector O'Sullivan:-It does innocent of all intention of taking ment.
MENTS and SNUFF BOTTLES, A Plan showing the positions ·OLD PEKING CLOISONNE mitted that the boy put the other not fit either, your Worship. ammunition into China without,
and dimensions of the respective VASES and INCENSE BURN- handred rounde in that is well When you went to the Captain permission. The dagger was as the excess, the possession of Superintendent of Police for the obtained in Mexico some seven Lots may be seen at and Parti- ERS, BRONZE FIGURE and which formed the subject of the second permit, did you inform or eight years ago and had been culars and Conditions of Sale BURNER
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him that you already had one used for some time as a bread may be obtained
FIGURE eto, etc., ota, - The defendant was called into permit ?-No, I did not see the knife.
(without. Reserve) the box,
Captain Superintendent; I saw
On view from THURSDAY Mr. King the first time.
the 12th March.
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Mr Wood-You have permita for two revolvers and one hundred rounds of ammunition ?—Yes.
Have you a permit for the dagger is that yours ?-Yes.
You have had it for bow long? About seven yearS,
Who did you see the second time --Some gentleman in the room next to Mr. King.
Did you tell him that you sady had one permit?-No ar, I did not
His Worship I regret to say that I am unable to believe the defendant when be says he has no knowledge that the ammuni- tion was in the boggogo.ne
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