CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Three Indians indicted for
**Murder:
WOMEN IN BANKS,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER
Their Employment în America,
KUROPEAN OPIUM CASE,
QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
1917.
THE CANADIAN ARMY.
CRICKET LEAGUE,
“The Annual Aquatic Sports,
Arranging the Naw Season's Fixtures.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Pipsqueak is not a new war Many Americans'in "Its › Ranks, word-in the tracinher, writoā a
wounded soldier. There it daten. from the early days of the wa
H
of its
The one was resumed at the || Polios Court this morning before Women are fading greater Mr. J.B. Wood, in which William opportunities for employment in Alexander Piper, second engineer The concluding case of the banking because of the growing aboard the as Tung Sing, There was a large gathering
Since the beginning of the war, being one of the onc October Criminai Sesions was business and the racansies caused charged with being in possession of students and friends at the
|s larga contingent of Americans phrases, invented by, heurd by the Chief Justice(Sir Wil- by the enlistment and the con of 748 taels of prepared opium, Victoria Esarastion Olub yester Cricket League was held at the on the western front. For some Han projectiles. The tro
A meeting of the Hongkong has been fighting in the trenches, distinguish the diferent lism Rees Davies) at the Supreme soription of men, according to the which was found in his cabin, day afternoon, when the annual pavilion of the Hongkong Jricket time an American has been quest is quito a small Court. The only capital charge of report just issued by the com- His cabin boy is also charged aquatic sports in connection with Clab last evening, under the studying the official Canadian the pip represents the sharp the Sessions was preferned against mittee on employment of the with siding and abetting, but Queen's College were held. The chairmanship of Mr. T.K. Pearce reports of the killed, wounded, report of its discharged the three Royal Naval Yard Police Mayor's Committee of Women on was inter discharged.
Champion Cap, of which Chos Representatives of the nine Clube and missing, and has been in squeak" its explosion on EZTIVÁL, men named Daloar Khan Moham- National Defence, whose head- Sergeant Fallon stated. Man ping was the holder, was won which will participate in this position to obtain information In the same way whiss-bang" rd Khan, and Khair Deen re-quarters are at, 6 East 39th Street, that on Sunday, together with by Douglas Laing, who got premier year's competition were prement, from convalescent wounded men. vividly describes a stall from a "pectively, who are charged with New York. A survey has been. Sergeant Shannon and four place in the three qualifying evente At the annual meeting of the He says that the last possible 5.9. There is no wa aing drone the murder of a Sergeant in the made of fifty-one banks and trust Chinese constables, he went and also captained the winning Langus held in 1914 it was number of United States volun-of its coming. The Erst ins force-Shabab Doon-at companies by two volunteer in- aboard the Tang Bing. He asked ride in the team race. He showed decided to abandon League eers in the Canadian army is timation, is also whins" instantly. Kowloon on July Teen
vestigators, Miss Helen Phelps for the senior officer on board! plendid all-round form and in cricket for the dershot of the portainly 35,000 men; more likely followed by the 3. The case for the Crown was Stokes and Miss Mary R. Sanford. He was told by the wound offer addition to caring the cup year, but as cricketers in the they namber 60,000. All the parana conducted by the Hon. Attorney Women were found at work in all that the chief officer was not there. the recipient of a gold medal Colony thought that playing States are represented, from New General (Mr. J. H. Kemp), whilst bat seven of these institutions, Witness told him he was a police presented by the Sincere Com under the suspices of the League England to Alasks. prisoners who piesded not suilty In many of the places visited the officer come to search for opium. pany. All the events were keenly would improve the quality of the It may be equally unexpected Home paper, reolis in small
A. correspondent, writing ware defended by Mr. F. O. employment of women was in At the time this conversation contested, and the sport provided play, & meeting of representative that, of the others, about 70 to 80 collection of howlses pulishad Jenkin, (instructed by Mr. Leo. parauence of a new policy. took place, the second officer was was grastly enjoyed. At the close, D'Aimedà).
In two of the banks visited it sitting in the second engineer's Mrs. W. G. Litt prosented the held in August, when it we per cent. in British-born, the under the title of "Bogliah as She decided to run the League again French and English native-born is Taught," a quaint sofinition of The followicz composed the was said that women would not cabin. Defendant was there prisse. Mr. J. C. Fletcher sated
this year.
Canadians making up the rea airola la that little book a jury:-Mosers, D. G. Nicholl, O. be employed in banking work in with two European ladies.as starter, and other members of Bernard Brown, B. T. Palmer, any circumstance. However, Witness told defendsat that be the staff seinted in the arrange that the old raies should stand portions. The great majority of straight line with a hole) in the Last evening it was agreed mainder is about equsi pro-oircle is defined sa "** round, W. Gardiner, G. Ireland, Lan according to the report, "There was
going to search bisments. The events resulted send that the old officials should the enlistments in the Canadian midole." But it is not only Chin-chan, T. D. Pereira. are two classes of banks-those cabin and defendant replied follows a
act until the next annual meeting, army have come from men born in children who have difficulty in In opening the case, the Hon. in which thera is a real "Go ahead." Then he, the two Junior School Bacs.--1, Chan The main business of the meet. Great Britain, emigrants
to definition. Once upon a time Attorney General first dealt with fatore for › women, with ladies and the second officer, went Chi Wei; 2; Mok Ying Kwai.
these wan a learned Q.0: engaged few points of law in connectionmalaries in accordance, and thoes off to the mloon. In the top Diving, High and Low-1, Ding was the arranging of fixture Canada,
in a patent action, and daring the with murder charger, saying that in which it is the policy to employ drawer of a cabinet which was no Laing: 2, A. Rumjaha; 3. Lo dates, and a fall äxture list will
be issued in dun course.
asse he had occasion, to refer« in if only one man committed the young, untrained girls at low pay looked be found two tins of opium. Man Ho. deed and had others with him st|to de cleriosi work.”
Witness went to open the ward- 50 Yards Handicap.-1, Ko
sotuated by an, ecosutzio smotion. the time, they were equally "In a very few banka," the re-robe which be found was looked. King Fan; 2, Ip Bhiu Oi; 3. A.
"The innerons of the ecountrio, ty guilty. Id this case it was stated port continues, "opportunity is The third angineer went for the Wahab, Time, 30 seca.
lord, are so-sad-so and no-and-eo,“ that three men sttsoked another, ofered for women to reach plaose boy to get the keya. The boy Graceful Swimming.-1, Ko
be kept on repeating until the but even if only one man strack of highest responsibility. The came, but said that he had no key. Yen Cheong; 2, D. Liang; 3, Ko the fatal blow, the others were taking of women into the business. The defendant, when asked for King Fao.
Judge said: Mr. —, you keep. osing the word eccentrio, Now, when that word in applied to Sir George Cave, Home Serre- individuals I know and appreciate tary, in moving the second read its meaning; bot" when applied stilling, in the House of Commons of to things I am in ulser ignorance. the New Ministries Bill, gave a Picase explain."-" Yes, my lord," brief introductory socount of its said the 20, “I quite appremiste your lordship's, difficulty, :: An eccentric, my lord--I, quite ap |preciate your lordship's difivalty an ocosatria my lord, in a circular diso the centre of which 1. The restoration of normal is not in the middle." The Court conditions in connection with was satisfied.. commerce and industry and the development of trade in the light". We have heard little of the of the 'experience gained in the courage of military -- bandamen !! ander fire, but an secount that has ::
guilty Another point wae is not so much the question of the keys, replied that they were Junior Plange.-1, Chan Chi
Diving for Plates-Ko Yan Cheong and A. Mahomet dead hest with lu plates each; 2, Ho Leung Wan,
That it W89 not necessary replacement as it is the growth of not in his possession but in charge Wai, 36 feet. to prove the motive under the banking business dae of the boy. He told them, bow-1. Chinees Masters' Bios.—1, Mr. which the murder was committ-to the war. If this business ever, that they could break the To Yin Shing; 2, Mr. Chan Ma ed. Of course, all motives were growth continues, more women wardrobe open... The third Torg; 3, Mr. Kwok Kan Fat. inroficient, but very often the than ever undoubtedly will be engineer
it broko
open Invitation Team Bace.-Open motive asemed very slight indeed. need. So far na could be learned, and the police discovered four to all Schools in the Colony, The intention to actually kill was | women are getting larger salaries bagu of prepared opium. Defend- Holders 1916, Kowloon British not necessary to be proved. when they first take up banking ant seemed to be very much takes Bobool-1, 92. Joseph's College: If an attack were made on a man than men have received, the res aback when the drag was die 2, Queen's College. “ with the intent of causing him son being that the women” em- ocvered and became a bit excited. grievous bodily harm, and death ployed are older and have a He said it did not belong to him ensued, the offence, in law, was better educational background and that other people had access one of murder. In spesking to the then formerly was required of to the room besides bimself. The facts, the Eos. Attorney General the young junior bank clerk, boy was taken to the Polios Station said that the alleged offence "In the National City Bank and defendant said he would took place in Nathan Boad, 325 women are employed; in the follow later. There was nothing Kowloon. The deceased was Guaranty Trust Co., 200; Chase else inside the wardrobe besides Sergeant Major in the National Bank, 68: Farmers the opinm. Witness did not find Royal Naval Yard Police and the Loan and Trust Co., 78; Bankers' any smoking implementa. three prisoners were constables. Trust Co., 160; National Park On the day in question, the Bank, 75: Equitable Trust Co., deceased had been paying a visit 100; Corn Exchange Bank, 70 in to Gan Club Bill, the lines of the one department; Brown Brothers, Rongkong-Singapore Battalion, | 60.17
Some of the large banks and it was whilst he was return- ing from there that the assault which are seriously trying out The three prisoners the employment of women have Look place. left the Naval Yard just before woman to engage the woman four o'clock, and it soon after that employees and direct their work.
The cabin boy, the discharged
the second
·THE GUNS IN SUSSEX.
"
Light green of grass and richer
green of bash
Slope upwards to the darkest
green of fir;
N
How still! How deathly
And yet the hush
Shivers and trembles with
some subtle stir, Some far-off throbbing, like a
maffied dram,
Beaten in broken rhythm
OVE1868,
To play the last fanereal march
of Fame
100 Yerde Chempionship.-1, D. Laing; 2, Ko King Fan; ^3, Ho Leung Wan. Time, 69 sece. 50 Yards Breast Stroke-1, Ip Shio Oi; 2, Ko You Cheong: 3 The
Ko King Fan,
Who die to-day that Europe
may be free.
deep-blue heaven, carving from the green,
Spans with its shimmering all Grad's earth there is no gen-
arch the fawory zone; „
tier scans,
And yet I hear that awesome
monotone; Above the ciroling midge's piping
shrill,
Senior Plange.-L, D. Laing; second defendant, said he saw the 2, Ko Yan Cheong, 3, Lo Man do. In opiam found in
English Masters' Handicap. engineer's room. He 6 A Mr. J. Balsson (4 secs.); 2, Mr. J packet pat inside the wardrobe, O. Fletcher (suratoh.) but he did not know what it was.;. School Champion-Douglas tie as the package put in Laing, 15 points. last Friday night. The vessel was then ander way from Annam to Hongkong. It was the second] engineer he saw put the opium
the
Hunan
"
And the long droning of the
questing bee, Above all sultry summer sounds,
...it still
AFTER-WAR PROBLEMS. rtain mechanism webion. wan
scope.
Governments BIU of Reconstruction.
G
The main object of the measure, he said, was to establish a Ministry of Reconstruction which would be concerned with :---
WRE
3
2. The restoration of the nor recently appeared regarding the mal rights of person affected by coolness of the 46th Infantry Band war conditions and improvements of the French Army, which played the circumstanoss of the war. in bonditions, also suggested by in a certain engagement under the ne
susmya are lo encourage the Under the first head would sacking troppe, is really one of come, said the Home Secretary, the finest incidents of shawar, auch matters 28 ****
The musicians, 15 in all, marḍbed- with a column that was adreacing 'upon a town hald by the enemy: They strack up the Marseillzing just a the engagement opened." Soon the first bandamen fall, bat the others marched on still play.
Commercial and industrial polioy, Development of the nations! and
Imperial resourosa. Maintenance of new industries. ĮSupply of raw material.
Conservation of coal.
Mätters its oes noļosa menaces | Inventory of the mineral resourossing. In a main of balists another
fair
to me.
and as I listen all the garden Darkens to plains of misery
and death,
of the Empire. Supply of oils and fate. Agricultural policy.
musican wont down, but he held on to his insiroment. Then, having finished the Marseillains,
struck up
Shipping policy, and other large the band now numbering 11 men,
questions,
"Tas Obarge" so the Into the second ostegory he regimen xahed into the enemy's would class the large subject of trench. Finally, they were And looking past the roses I see demobilisation, hopeing, edue reduced in 5.men and an inven
ation, the prolongation for story of the band's -effiots shown Those 'sordid' furrows, with period of those special powers that every instrument had been --the rising breath
that had been taken for war pur-piarosd by ballets or shattered: poses, she expulsion and exclusion by explosive shells...
there
-
all things foul sad black. My
heart is hot."
Within me so I view it, and
I cry,
CANTON AFFAIRS. the affair happened. Witnesses La ona large bank the woman in would speak of how thoy saw three charge has been made assistant there, lock the door and put the Our Canton correspondeat Indians attacking another and bow chief clerk. She and other women key in his pocket. Witness never writes under date of October 1 men ranning bank employees are enthusiastic had charge of the key. Some-sa follows:- they saw the away. Two of the men running about the snoosa of the experi-times other people went into she Lak Ya-kong, commander of were indentified as the prisoners. ment and feel that for elever, estin. Two Oningee from the the Kwangsi troops, has wired to They were inter seen ranning serious minded women of eda engine room had sooose to the the Canton Authority stating that down Austin Road, dodging be|cation a good opportunity in room to get stores.
his army has arrived at Hang- hind houses, and they all returned offared for promotion and highly to the Kowloon Naval Yard jass paid positions of responsibility,”
Witness, continning, said that chow and will waits with the whan the vessel was in harbour volunteers there to march on Yo- afterwards. The deceased sustain
at Andam all the engineers slept|ohow sa soon së the Kwangiung Ang a fractured skuil and was sent
on deck, but when the vessel was troops penetrate Sathe Government Civil Bospital, There two operations were par of the skull. He was then suffer. On the laat voyage, however,
the cause of death being frseture under way they slept in the cabin. boundary.
It is reported that the Military Of formed, the first of which was
ooosafal. Whilst in hospital, ing from meningitis due to the defendant slept on deck, as there Government, considering that had was a lady on ooard who was most of the bandita and their deceased" made depositions and and. Two operations
leaders along the East, North and he named the prisoners as the pen performed, one on July occupying his cabin.
- clot' of B men who attacked him. He stated for removing
Mr. Grist said the case really West Rivers are disbanded that the men wanted to do certain blood, and, one qa July 27 was that defendent never went to soldiers, and should be converted thing which he would not. Two 2 see if any, abose could the wardrobe, and had no ides into troops in case of need, of them wanted to know why he be found. The deceased's akall it contained opiam. The captain has decided to issue official had made them go to Kowloon." was abnormally thin, but it must of the vessel would say that the documents freely to those who Dr. J. T. Smalley, medical bave been a heavy blow. The staff might very well have been apply for them Therefore it is officer for Kowloon, stated that blow would have been struck from found in any of his drawera. said that the Generalinimo she went to Nathan Road just behind.
Norman Cahoan, second.offer, troops are sumberless,
The Generaliasisno has ordered aid that it was part of his duties the training of two battalions of could not say whether defendant
bodyguard, from the new recruits. the left car. There was blood all used it would probably have been had a rifa
The Provincial Authority has over his clothes, Bama blaat ons with defined edges. His
received further instructions from instrument seemed to have impression was that it must have been used. Witness dressed been a stick with an iron washer said he had known defendant the Central Government to arrest, But
besides Dr. Sun, a number of the "wound andister the or ring on it,
·'ambulance arrived. "The skali Mr. Jenkin pointed out that the found him very satisfactory in Special Parliamentary members. "The acting Tichun has received serions ons. It would have to be umbrella with a ring on it and he expposed to have rifle, but hea telegram from the Toobun may-"Spirit of Justice, Then for a severe blow to fracture the akull suggested that if in the straggle could not say whether they all ing that he and Admiral Ohing
·By Mr. Jenkins--The instru- after the affair, when he saw RE -*-*" Indian, who was lying on a sext,ment used would not have been a
"
lot
Bitter the misery of these men's
Than all the pesos that comes
to gach as II"
the sound
And atrange that in the pauses of I hear the children's laughter
se they roam, -
of
aliens, relations between employers, and employed, food The recent discovery that supply, &c.
pizin clothes policemen, described It was hoped that tie staf as Secret Bervice men, have been would not be a large one, but it in sttandance in large numbers must be a skilled one. At pre-at the House of Commons, in sent it was not propózed to sporder to prevent's demonstration-- paint a Parliamentary Secretary, against members, reminds one of but power wars being taken to the story that Sir George Grey appoint one.
grandfather" of Viscomas Grey, Mr. Barbert Bamuel opposed when he was Home Secretary, the Bill. He said that the mem-zaileosad that Lord John
bleeding from a wound behind sharp one, but if a stick had been to look after the ship'n'armis: "119 artillery without delay,, for hisAnd then their mother calls, and/Įbership of the Government was ) Batasull's - habit of walking,
was fractured and the wound was
decessed
WAS carrying
Captain W. Lawrance Hansel
about 20 months and he ́ had antovory way." Évoryman
WAS
Pik-kwong-havo arrived at| His Worship decided that there Nanning and as soon as pavál was not · safficient evidence to and military matters have been show that the defendant had arranged with Lak Wing-ting be knowledge of the opiam.
the decessed had fallen on to it, hi ons. at that spot.
Questioned by Mr. Jenkin, that might have caused the witness said that where the wound.
Dr. Woodman did not think so, fracture was may have been the waskost part of the deceased's Neither did he think that the skull. He had heard that the deceased could have been flung decessed's skull was found to be an to it with the result of sustain- abnormally thin.
Dr. W. Woodman, of the Government Civil Hospital, stated that the Auscaped" was admitted on Falle was suffering from
Defendant was discharged,
ing wüch a wound. The wound "American Pensions: - was too much splintered. Ha Ambrics has not yet looted all thought the wound could have bills of her previous compaigns. been, orased by the decessed Her Gorerament to its homom
will return.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY LIMITED.
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The following is the approxi falling on to a stone or curb, has always been generons in the mate statement of the Hong- s wound behind the left our and Witness did not know whether, maiter of war, pensions, and her kong Tramway Company's traite bleeding from the nose and ears, the deceseed groovered from the expenditure ander this head has receipts for the week ending
The Civil War September 29, 1917 := " There was a fractare of the skal operation on July 27, 1. Dr. Koch, been enormous. and the brain was exposed. The could speak to that. He could not done has been responsible for the men win in a collapsed state, my whöther the name sort of almost, inorelible- pension ex- blow would have caused the death penditure of over 727 million Luna deling « and pensioners beize
tovar Mally, long lived, the so-
All of a nor
thoughs he was
all around
Rise up the gentle murmurs.
of a home. still I gase afar, and at the night
Ty whole soul softens to its
heart-felt prayer,
whom they fight, .
Ah, turn, in -meroy, to our
lads out there!
"The froward peoples have de
served Thy wrath,
And on them is the Judgment
of old.
But if they wandered from the
hallowed paib,
manifold."
Tet is their retribution Behold all Earope writhing on the
rack,
The son of fathers grindi:
down the sona,
How long, O Lord!.", Be sends no No answer back,
Barstill fheir the ma
sixeady too large, an'i that there) home- late, stapt night were, was no. Mocomity whatever varough, nizouts that were none - for the additional Ministry. He soo nafn, was distinatly imprudent. was really at a low to buderstand Accordingly, he maked, the Bar What particular functions would goant-at-dems to direos the polios be exercised by this new depart of the House to see that Lord Jahr ment. There was also much was shadowed. Blows you, air danger of overlapping with said the Buperintendent, "wo mos other Ministries, and there Lord Joka hams every night, and seemad. no.......reason why the Sir George, too, though we don's › work referred to could not lat 'em know for fear of fright be performed by the Duchy ofg them.”da a matter of -Inov, Lancaster or the Lord Privy nearly all Cabinet Ministers Seal. There were already88 and all. Prime Finis members of the Government, and closely attended by :: Soutla
did seem it was the desire to Yard: detectives. Only attain a century... (Laughter.) | Cabinet Minister, however,
a begged the Government to not had any spmal consic, ith h some limit to Abwir appetite, and criminal dames; he wan really thought the limit of new Lord Shafmabary, whowo
among the poor gave him munar Mr. Hogge, who also opposed tional opportunition in the d the Bill, said what they were tion. When out of -
the F
it
offices had been reached.
oking forward to after the war Sustenbur was a discontinuance of the med- mis protag disce interference of Governo |ment departments, Sea Ea tool ba
HA 9. Potinh moved the rejection || to the
For Pilzőbat the motion: wan) fizika
*anak En 92 voton to 30%