ATTACK ON A WOMAN.
THIS IS THE DEVIL HERE,"
Uncommon Observations from Witnesses.
ment with
with intent to rob her.
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ALLEGED MURDER.
Aged Beggars' Fatal Quarrel..
connection with the death of a man
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Week-End Football and Cricket,
JANUARY 18, 1915
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Football enthusissta неге provided with a good game on A very sad case of alleged Ground, Happy Valley, when the Saturday afternoon on the Naval murder was reported on Saturday Navy met the R.G.A in a mateb afternoon from Kowloon City, as a Sitting in Criminal Jurisdia resalt of which a Ohinese, bowed which resulted in a draw. The in appearance and stated to be the game and was a clear criterion score, "one all," fully represented tion, at the Supreme Court, this morning, Sir William Rees Davies sixty-three years of age, standa (Chief Justice) had before him charged with the capital offence in which were as accurately matched Mr. George Farmer, the well For many years past, Mr
of the individual merits of teams "At the Royal Show to-day Lang On, charged on an indict-five years bia senior. It appears us they could well be. The game known ham and bacon curer of George Farmer, of Ballarat, has aling Sybil has Cheung Fu, aged sixty-eight, throughout wan of the bustling Eureka Street, Fallarat East, been a prominent prizs-taker at Joserbs, Queen's Road, Wanchai, residing at Lam Lo Mei, Kowloon nature usually found when the followed up his previous numer the leading shows of the Com- Navy men take the field, their at former shows in Melbourne cesses is now a very lengthy and cus and record breaking successes monwealth, and his list of suc¬ The jury was empanelled as City, had a quarrel over money tactics just about bringing them and Sydney by gaining first and meritorious one.. At the Royal follows: Mesurs, W. H. Frowse matters with Übung Yau, who, (fureman), G. Haigh, J. A. Hun like himself, was a beggar. The equal with the cleverer football champion prizes for bacon and Show which was opened in Mel- ter, J. Hunter. L. G. Cordeira, J. quarrel became serious and it is that was shown at times by the first and champion prizes for bourne to-day he was agua to alleged that Cheung Yaa bit the soldiers. Swan was the artist hams, thus pronouncing him the fore, securing Erst and M. Roza Pereira, and D. McLaren deceased over the head a number responsible for the soldiers' goal without doubt Champion of the champion prizes for bacon and Neilson.
of times with a piece of iron who got home for the Navy, Io
bat this was levelled by Godfrey Commonwealth."
first and champion for hams,"" The Hon. Attorney General, in opening the case, said the primer piping."
IF YOU WANT TO GET THE BEST COME TO US. the later stages of the second half The police were called, bat on was charged on two counts, the arrival it was found that the de- the Artillery put some consider- first being assault with intent to rob, the other count being simply multiple injuries to the head, was more at back did much to keep able pressure on their opponents" censed, who was suffering from
goal but the fine play of Fenni... assault. He thought the jury would be satisfied that prisoner's already unconscious. intent must have been to rob. If conveyed to the Government Civil the honours of the game divided. Swan put up an eff-side goal for Hospital, where he was admitted they should not be satisfied on
the soldiers, but the error was that point, they could still con-
shortly before four o'clock on
seen by Mr. F. W. Eager, who Saturday afternoon. He died at viot him of ordinary assault, Com-about seven o'clock, without promptly disallowed the point. plainant would tell them that on
recovering.consciousness. 1 December 19 she was lying down
This morning Cheung Yau was on a sofa reading, in the flat where she lived, 16, Queen's Road charged with murder at the Police
Court, before Mr. Hazeland. East. Her breakfast was on a
Inspector Sim, who was in tray on a table beside her, Her amah, the only other person who charge of the case, raid that the lived in the flat with hor, had deceased's bead had been beaten gone out, and complainant end-practically to a palp by the iron denly saw a man come towards her with a cloth fä his hand.
bar.
He was
The prisoner was formally He came to her and put the remanded for a week.
cloth over her mouth. She felt. someone else pulling her by the feet and she shouted. The man who put the cloth over her mouth was the prisoner. She struggled with the two men, called out and; the dog barked, and eventually | the men ran away. The amah happened to be just coming back at the time und she saw either one mob or two men, it was not quite
CHINESE BROKER CHARGED,
Accused of Obtaining $1,700
by Conspiracy.
Mr. Kuss
Second Division Matches. In the second division of the leagne, Queen's College had » very creditable win over the Victoria Rovers by the odd gral in three. The game-was of a peculiarly uninteresting nature save for the play of the winners. who were faced by opponents blessed with the advantage of weight. The losers' defecce did moderately well and the meating of the two teams showed that in the junior league there is much material that may soon improve. to first division class.
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quality of the Chinese combin-L. Bennett, h Read ... earned the gool opinions of Moore, o Edmonde, b Severn "16 ation, which had already Mitchell, b Reed habitues of the Valley. A good Mass, b Martyn grasp of the needs of the game Hancock, b Severa... and accurate combination resulted Kennedy, st., b Savera Lusitano Club defence failing to Jacks, b Reed... in the win for the Confuciana, the Gace, b Bird... cope with the determined on Donnelly, c Severn, h Bird laughts of their opponents. The Chapman, l.b.w. b Bird winrera goala were scored by Whitmarsh, not out
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At the Police Court, this morn clear by the depositions, run outing, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a of the house. At all events, "Chinese broker watcharged with morey changer who bad a shop ou conspiracy to obtain $1,700. the ground floor did see the men run out of the house, he chased informed the magistrate that on prosecuted and them and the one he caught was Jun. 14 the defendant came to the prisoner. When the prisoner the prosecutor and asked him was charged at the Police Station if he would care to purchase be said what was a very common any ginseng. The prosecutor Ip Kwai-abama (2), Chan King thing in armed robbery cases, replied that be would, and that he was standing cutside the the price agreed upon was $1,700 ko, Chan Kwoon-abam, and door and be did not go in. It The defendant p cduced samplas appeared to onnosel that there of the ginseng and said that de- was a common ides that, if a man livery could be obtained from the on the Club ground between the Reed did not go but kept watch outside while someone else performed the foki to the ship and be returned Police, the latter winning by the Witchell
8.8. Childar, Prosecutor out a Hongkong Football Club and the Bird. actual robbery, he was not as with another man who said, that only goal scored. As football, Severn.0 25 2 guilty as the man who want inside. he had the ginseng. The pros As a matter of fact he was equally secutor paid over the money and guilty. Later the prisoner put it was soon afterwards that they up the defence that he brought discovered that the ginseng was men to complainant's house, he
not forthcoming. went for the commission due to -him and she refused to give it to him. He heard things breaking in the house, he ran away and he was arrested, It was rather curious that he should not have The Hon. Attorney General: caid this at the police station when Whose are these shoes? (found in charged. If it was true it was the house), difficult to conceive why the Witness: They belong to the second man ran away!
gnol-bird. ..... Complainant'said a man struck Big Lordship-Who is the
her on the chest near the heart. gol-bird?
His Lordship :-Who ?
Witness,The thiof-(load Complainant :-This is the laughter).
The case was proceeding as we went to fresa.
latter.
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the game was decidedly not a Martyn played a friendly game to the top CIGARETTE & TOBACCO success; the players certainly of their bent and the result was the attraction of many spectators who preferred a little light comedy to walching the hard-fought, games in other parts of the Volley. Booker scored the only goal for the Police and though the subscribers to the above Fund to Clab forwarde worried the Police know that & consigament of 100,- they were kept from the goal and 000 Woodbine cigarettes acu 144 the game ended in a win for the lbs. of "Stolen Kisses" and 144 Ibe, of "Ramhead" plug tobacoo were despatched by the P, and 0. 8.8. Arcadia on Saturday, freight Hon. Two tune was the narrow mar-free, as hitherto, through the gin by which the Hongkong courtesy of the Hon. Mr. E. 4. devil bere-ficnd laughter), Prisoner said he took men to Cricket Clab was defeated by the Hewet. This makes a total of The Hon. Attorney General complainant's houseat her request, Civil Service Club on Saturday. 400,000 cigarettes and 804 lbs. Don't see that word-(laughter), for which he was to receive pay- The victory wasdue to the bowling of tobacco to date.
Complainant, continuing, said ment. When he asked for the of Bird, who in the later stages of
The goods are addressed to the be told her to keep quiet or he money he was put off several the game trundled very well and D.D.OS. Arsenal, London, and would kill her, speaking in times and he went on Saturday dismissed the Club's tail end just Major T. Robertson, A.O.D., kindly Chinese. "I struggled with him morning by arrangement with before time went Witchell for forwards the necessary documents and. I upet my breakfeet things ber. He stood at the door and the Civil Service, did well, putting so as to assure prompt arrival at From LEITE. HIDDLESBRO,
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up a good score of 68, fifty-two of the base for transmission to the cloth in my mouth and I bit his She replied if he did not go away which were scored in twelve front and trenches. CONSIGNEES of Cargo are thumb. When be let go I manag- she would blow the police whistle strokes. R. Dancock, for the Olab On each packet and on the hereby informed that all ed to scream. He tried to push his and give him in charge. He then scored seventy-two and took most cases is printed "A Present from Goods are being landed at their thumb with the cloth in my heard crockery being broken in- of the other side'e wickets The Hongkong, which will let re-risk into the hazardous and/or mouth, but 1 bit his thumb." side, she came raming out, called scores were
His Lordship What did he
She had never seen him before, out "save life," a police whistle Civil Service. There were marks on her face, was blown and he ran away. He P, T. Lomble, o Whitmarah, neok and arms,
was well known about that place
b Hancock............... and it was not likely be would O. P. Martyn, b Hanocek. commit an armed robbery in R. O. Witohell, b Donnelly. broad daylight at ten o'clock in A: 0. Brawn, b Donnelly the morning. He did not use R. E.0.Bird,c Msaa,b Hancock The Hon. Attorney General violence on the complainant; in Hon. C. Sayern, o Bennett, b
come for?
Complainant: Why, of course, my Lord, to steal me-(laughter),
He did not come for commission? —No.
His Lordship:-Do you know him stall ?No.
Prisoner —It won't pay you to know me now, will it?
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fact, he never went in the room
Hancock.......
and did not know whether ehe had O. Sara, b Donnelly anyone inside with her or not. E. B. Reed, b Donnelly
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