CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Ribeiro Sent to Prison for two Years.
This
morning, the Chiof ustice, Mr. Justice Gompertz, Presided over the October Oriminal Sessions, for which, there were four cases in the list,
Adjourned.
Galicia.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1914.
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
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"Austro-Germans take Offensive, in the East,
Oct. 17, 4 30 a.m.
Chin Ya-shing, an ex-sergeant,
A Petrograd official dexinge states that there have been slight interpreter of the Police, was engagements along the East Prussis front; the Austro-Germans charged on two counts with took the offensive on Thursday on the middle of the Vistula and ja accepting oribés of $10 and $2 while a public servant, ia re- ference to stopping two pro eon- tions against men for keeping sly brothels.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Bombardment of Cattaro,
Oot, 17, 4.30 a.m. From Rome it is announced that the allied fleets and the guns oa Mount Lovchen violently rosumed the bombardment of Catinro. Austrians Defeated in Desperate Battle.
Oct. 17, 4.30 a.m.. The Crown Slicitor, Mr. P. M..
From Nish an official mesange atates that the Servians and Hodgson, aid that the case was Montanagrina, on Wednesday, completely defeated the Austrians in originally committed to the Muya desperate battle at Glassinatz platean, which dominates the sessions of 1910 and the prisoner fortifications of Sarajevo. was allowed out on bail of $500. He, absconded and was only a rented few days ago. Ho would ask for the case to be adjourned until the next Criminal Sessions..
British Casualties at Antwerp.
Oct. 17, 4.30 a.m.
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Division at Antwerp include Battalion Commander Captain Maxwell, Lordship, in passing a sentence
The Admiralty aur onates that the casualties in the Royal Naval Inte Grenadier Guards and Sub-Lieutenant Ridge, Volunteer Reservo, of two years' hard labbar, remark- killed. Thirty-six officers wore interued in Holland, including Comed on the extreme seriousness mandore Wilfred Henderson who was commanding the first brigade.of the prisoner's offence. He was All are Volyn der Reserve Officers, wth the exception of two Indian able only to regard this offence Army Officers, a Commander of the Navy, five Naval Lieutenants, as proof of a certain course of THE Steamship
Captain of Marines, Major the Hon. W. Trefusis and Major Bryce, crime; had it been only one of the Luldetream Guards, and Major Fletcher of the Scots Guards. cheque it would have been a
Canada's Milliary Expenditure.
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Oct. 17, 11.45 a.m.,
-It is announced that the Bank of England will advance the money required tuie year for Canada's military expenditure. Later,
permanent War Loan will be flasted...
Italy's Premier Acts as Foreign Minister.
His Lordship accented to this being done.
The Forgery Case." Rodrigo Alvaro Vieira Ribeiro, alias Roberts, Richardson and Maurice Riley, appened on three counts of forging a chequs on November 27, 1913, for $200. upon the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, purporting to be drawn by Mr. L. N. Leofe, Becretary of the Chin Asteciation,. payable to bearer, with intent to defraud; forging author cheque for $200 on February 2,
Fears for Remainder of the Hawke's Officers. 1014, on the same bank and.
Oct. 17, 1.35 p.m. ' purporting to be drawn by the
The Admiralty confirms that Lieutenant Commander Rasoman, same gentleman; and also of Ganuers Dennis and Evitt and Boatswain Anetin have altering a forged application heen, saved from the Hawke. It fears that the remainder of the to the Hongkong and Shanghai Officera are loss. Banking Corporation for a cheque book,
Det. 17, 11.45 a.m.
A message from Rome states that the Premier in apting as Foreign Minister.
Russia Compelled to Lay Mines.
different matter. It had been very ably on his behalf, that pointed out by counsel, who spoke prisoner's family was one of ex- treme probity and respectability, and he himself was very young; majority. Consequently, taking he had not yet attained his everything into consideration, he could not see his way clear to pass a hard labour on each charge, the less sentence than one of two years'
sentences to run concurrently.
Mr. Jenkin rked that the sentence should include the four and a half months which he had already served.
His Lordship made an order
Oct. 17, 1.35 p.m.' In answer to the charge, the Recter's correspondent at Petrograd reports that it is officially prisoner, who appeared to feel fannounced that, owing to the presence of German submarines at his position keenly, said: -I am the entrance to the Gulf of Finland and the danger of tor-that the sentences were to date guilty,
pedoes along the Itussian coast, the Russian Government has been from the time of his arrival in The Crown Solicitor, Mr. P. M. compelled to mino the sea from the Gulf of Riga to the Aland Victoria Gaol, Hodgenn, prosecuted and Mr. Islands, F. C. Jonkin, instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner, appeared for the defendant.
Louvain and the Press.
The American press literally
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ment is a terribly severe one, but China Association to do certain him. He thought it was the advice which had been given him clerical work, in the course of Nestle Anglo-Swiss Milk Co. at all. He would like to base militiaman under auch circum which he had access to the cheque The standing of the family what remarks he had to make on book of the association; it being WAS a good one, and he the statement that the law of the bis duty to draw cheques for Mr. was the black sheep a very Leafe to sign. He apparently young black abeep-of the family seized the opportunity of forging is father was not only aged and the cheques. The cheque book working for the family, but his
which
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from
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Mr. Jenkin: Well; I take it from a learned criminal text book and I make it my submission.
colony and other human law was not pessed for the purpose of punishing sinners, but for preven tion of crime. mother was also an aged woman Eie Lordship: There has been were taken had not gut counter who was not in the best of health, a good deal of controversy over foils of those two chrques; they
There were matters to which a that. had been torn out by the defend judge pearl not necessarily pay apt. Moreover the, borty of the much heed, but if his Lordship cheques was clearly in the hand was going only to. correct the writing of the defendant. The young man and make sure he third charge of uttering and would never again trausgress the making an application to the path set out by the common law, bank for a cheque book was really submitted the punishment rather more elaborate than tho he had bad' to date, first two charges, for the accused by reason of his arrest on July 10 seemed to have taken some curions and incarceration at Colombo, his steps in connection with it. He bringing here and incarceration went to the Japanese Hotel, the here, and the anguish which even
a man in the dock must feel when he is
ation.
up
That being so, he continued, his Lordship could prevent the recurrence of the crime without necessarily unduly puniabing the young man that stood before bim. His Lordebip:-He certainly seems very young.
Mr. Jenkin-As you eay, ..very young he
stances is worth more than the whole city of Louvain, with all its relics and all its treasures."
This arrogant brutality provok rejoin:The time is not long ed the New York Sun to
distant, let us hope, when we may say: The punishment is a terribly severe ore, but the life of a single Coi ack under such circumstances is worth more than the whole city of Berlin, with all its relics and all its treasures."."
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get the cheque book frostbebink, penitent, prisoner. The defendant At any rate the prisoner On Saturday 24th October, because they were euspicious, had put up no, defence at the had ROCOAY to it, and, "1914, and following days, and sent for Ng Yn won and he police court and cross-examined by reason of excess in the Commencing each day at 10 a.m. said that he did not send for the no-one. He would have pleaded indulgences of youth; he required Ladies Dresses, Children's book. The paper on which the guilty, because he knew he had more than was given him by his Frooks, Table Covers, Handker- application was written was not committed a moral wrong, but a salary and, having access to the chiefs, Boys Jerseys, Babies" taken from the hotel, but from moral wrong was not necessarily cheque book, he was tempted aud
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Sale, Sweet Stalle, Dainty the day of the second forgery. plead guilty, and, in accordance which he thought his Lordship in great variety and at all prices. Carnarvon Road, Kowloon He was granted leave and had with that desire, had pleaded should know. Working in Meaare,
A Visit to the Convent during Household Furniture, eto,
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Bia Lordship-How old is he? Mr. Hodgeon-He puts his age at 19,
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