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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1918.
ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
WOMEN AS SPIES.
THE GRESSON STREET TRIAL:
Helping the Enemy
America
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Prisoners Found Not Gülity,
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handed some Baro ean [clothes and he (prisoner) and the friend were given their long costs. He remained standing by the paration. The Inspector struck The Governor's Cup Competi Ng Ming (prisoner's brother) with stick and then the friend fred.
The
Snow Slide in Japan. According to Kiswa message, a snow slide cecurred at Kaisayama Tünel between Aomi and Oyashir za on the Hokutoka line recently. A goods train which was approaching the tunnel st The locomotive sad, two waggons the time ran into the men of ano were dersiled. One of the Bremen
is seriously injured.
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A Big Thestriani...„Astracțion begins of malolding baing his business at Home. There was NO The play the A. D. C. has in re- difference in scaffolding here hear for production on 8t. and at Homs xcept the sub- George's Day is that engmaring batas slanos At Home rupe was need drama by . E. W. Mason, found
The shot struck 80 Tu Ng the Monthly Bogey Pools the in place of the rattan laabings ed on his thrilling novel of the
Ming then stooped over the box Competition held at Fanling le on used here. He could tell what same name: "The Witness for Chiosgo-Women epic, and -The-bearing of-the-ouse in The second shot fired by the Mesa-and," the two beat cards Racecou February 26,
fed at the strain on rope was but he the Defence.”
whef American woman can do to which Ng Ling, alise Kwang friend struck him (prisoner). A were returned by Mosers, Q. B. Originally produced in London off-set their work, a particularly Kwang, is charged with the mar- essetable (Bun Tai) sought hold Dunnett and A. Morrison, esth the Police Court this morning, loould not say what the strain on being conducted by Mr. J. Brattan would be--he did not think some fears at a hideg dangerous work, wasto obeden byder of Inspector O'Sullivan of him by the collar, but as he one down. They divide the
Sir George Mr. John Barrett, direotoo-general No. 6, Gresson Street, on January was shot in the arm he let go and pool. Wood, soting as Coroner, The it could be calculated. Whether Theatre, with
The Governor's Cup Competi following jurymen were also pre- upright poles were put on boards Alexander and Ethel Irring in of the Pan-American Union, in a 22, was continued at the Supreme
Prisoner followed him out! TË 1. following jury men. Barlow or whether they were puts for the leading soles, it enjoyed aromat address at the Chicago Court this morning before the into the street. When he had got tion for Men's Foursomes wil Gorman, H. Wallace, and inches in the ground he way long and prosperous, run Woman's Olab. This war, aid Chief Justice (Sir William Kees some distanos, he was fired at and commence early in May, dad
did pot think it would mat, with several successful revivals. Mr. Barrett, * will be won or lost | Davies.)
strack in the month. He fell, and members will find the entrance W. Ɑ. Jack, Y. hanumber of Chinese who lost upright poles rested on boards A.D. O. scored a notable triumph women of the country. I base this Attorney General, prosecuted and searched. He was also question Valley Partners are drawn for
Mr. M. K. Lo sppeared on beter. In England in scaffolding Quite recently the Shanghai socording to the attitude of the The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, was later taken to the Praya and list at the Club House, Happy pot slove on my own opinion, bat Mr. Alabaster, instructed by Majed and said he came from the players with bandicapa under 11. relatives in the disaster; Mr. F. B. if the ground was of uneven in it.
The cast secured for the Hong that of the greatest alatesmen and
Lak Lau district of Sun Tak. He are partnered with those of 11 L. Bowley represented the pan-quality, but otherwise the uprights tractor, Twe Hok, who built the would reet on the ground warto kong production promises to be a generals of Ragland, France and Agapis, defended.
The Attorney General, opened was farther questioned and was and over.
Members are specially request- matebeds; Mr. D. V. Sicarenson unless, of course, a sofolding strong combination of some of the Italy, with whom I conversed
terrife finest amateur, talent assembled during my visit to thom countries by saying that after what had later taken to the Police Station. appeared for the Isseses of the was going up to
on our local boards within recent and to the battle line in France failen from his Lordship yesterday He did not try to get the firearmed to attend the annual general Unity Stand. H. G. B. Wake-height and had to bear
next in Mesura. Jardine, KathasOD man, Crown Solicitor, was tremendous weight. In his opin years, and a very interesting and Women: form the great reserve with regard to statements taken out of the box and did not handle meeting, to be held on Monday
ion, it did not make any differ finished rendering of this strong lines of the nations in this strug by the Police from the witnesses any firearm. also present:
Cross-examined by the Attorney and Co. Board Boom (kindly before the magisterial hearing, he opel John Ward, M.Peace to the stability at the ice play of human emotions they gle. Just as long as they, by bad taken steps to sscertain what General, prisoner said that he did lent for the occasion), when im-
words, deeds, "sentiment" "ané of the Middlesex Regiment, said course sheds whether the up-afely be predicted.
sotion, no matter how great the statements were made. They were not know why the luspector portant matters will be brought he was present at the Racecourse rights were in the ground or not. on February 26 and saw the He went through the sheds two number of people. The building toll upon livse of their fathers, taken by the Police soon after the streek his brother. Ng Ming forward for consideration. These collapse of the mataheds, or three times whilst ander on was camined before a licence husbands, brothers and sone, courrence. It was a regular did not spring on to the box, will have reference to conditions At the timè he was instruction, though he did not was granted. No fires were sllow stand firm, the war will be con- thing in important asses for the and he did not sell the magistrate for the Annual Championship as the B. A box. He was particular closely examine them.
ed in temporary structures of this tinned toward, vistory, and no Police to take statements, principo. It was the blow he received well-as she Ladies Olab House Examining the model, No 16, description. At Hornsey thers longer.
ally to had out the facts, and also that made him go that way. He accommodation at Fanling. ly describing the buildings to friend when he saw people balt Col. Ward said he considered it were some huts built for his troops "The greatest danger to-day to sort out the witness who had had signed the Police Court
workmanship away from outside the sheds. He good
having they were really canvas hats facing the Government in encode.nothing to say of material value, depositions sa correct, but there aaumed that some warning had regard to the structures on and made of highly inflammable fully putting this country on Statements were taken in this were certain portions which now been given from somewhere. The the other sides of it. It was what material and outside every one succesful war basis is that of osse and amongst them was one seemed all wrong. next thing, the people in the they called splendidly stretched. of them was a post to which was female spice;" he continued by Sun Tai, the most important "Pal to him again by the At stands took alarm and all seemed It was absolutely unsafe male it attached an extinguisher. With This is no reflection upon the witness for the Crown. In that torney General, the prisoner stat- tocross in one direction from derived support from the build reference to how long a time sex sa anch, bas, upon the indi-statemens were certain pointed that the depositions were all
Hainge on the other side. The elspeed before water was used, vidual women who engage in which he thought might be of correct.
Farther questioned, he again sook a note before he ever thought bracing was perfect to resist brave. Col. Ward said it must have been such work. The woman spy is sesistance to the prisoner, though there was going to be an enquiry. There was no doubt the builder about 36 minutes before he saw much more efficient than the he did not admit the right denied that portions were inpor- He saw a shed which, as far as be of No. 16
Mr. Alabaster opened his shed relied on water played on the fire, which man spy, because of her greater of the defence to see those state-recs. could judge from the photograph, the buildings on either side. seemed to him to have full scope intuition, her quicker perception mente in the ordinary way. Yet
and her attraction, In Washington in specil cases the Orown should address to the jury by pointing was No. 8, seem to drop in on the If all the other sheds in the row right through. roof. Then, as if the buildings were constructed on the same
By Mr. Steavenson: So far as to-day there are undoubtedly many let the defence are them. The out that it was the jury's duty to were one, just as though they principle, one could easily see he had seen, the bamboo sheds women spies, or women who are Orown would never wish to con- view diapassionately the evidence
In a preface to " Breaking the were laced together from end to how the nooident happened. In appeared to be capable of accom secretly friendly to the enemy and ceal any material facts in such and judge the case solely on the end, they foll steadily until they his opinion it did not matter at modsting a reasonable number of giving them information of vital statements or elsewhere which face brought out. He went on to Spell," a booklet on the same attained a certain angle and then all whether the shed had strate people. It seemed to him when importance. Washington is the were at all in favour of the state that the Crown had properly ages of simplified spelling, Di. they went down with a rush behind and in front the strain he inspected the matsheds that nerve center now of the whole prisoner. In this osse he had dropped that part of the case W. Macas, of Universus tha material used was ordinarily world for this war, and it is most (now handed his learned friend a seeking to establish that it was a College, Oxford, writore --" No except two lean-to buildings was not in that direction. which strongly resisted, owing Looking at the photograph, services bis. If the model was important that it should be freed copy of Sun Tai's statement and shot from the prisoner that killed mortal con teil at sight how an to their structure. They seemed witness said there were only trus one of the sheds, and from this carse. I hope, there he propseed to recall San Tai to Inspector O'Sullivan, for there English word is to be pronounced, nor how to write an English to be built to resist. Parts of two weak spots. The floors were if all the sheds were like the fore, that the women of Chicago give on opportunity for farther was so evidence to show that
Although the prisoner killed any single word heard for the first time. all level. the roof of Nos. 4 and practically
Orown wore The chaos of Euglish orthography The model, then the whole disaster will do everything they can, to cross-examination.
the person..... those points did assist 5 were crashed by the other difference in heights of floors was explained before them and infance the Government to pro-
is unscientific, inardistic, un Ha must building falling on them.
weaken the building. they had no need to enquire any tect Washington and, in fact, the prisoner he (the Attorney General) relying on the point that the
Every whole country in this respect. did not admit that they conclud prisoner concerted with others to business like. Was Secretary for the Navvies' and With regard
story further. Bailders' Union for nearly thirty of a Chinese saying to another By Mr. Lo-He formed his By women leading the agitationed the case, and would like to make an attack on the police, and child who learns to spell correctly armed himself for their assistance and hours of school time în ac- years, and they attended to all Oat low," there was only one on judgment as to the number the results will be far greater make some remarks upon them that, whilst spting in concert, he has on the average wasted a thous
affolding all over the country. set of lashings which could of people who could do rescue than it done by men alone.
His Lordahip said he entirely and in the course of what quiring this precious accomplish- "Akin to this plan of guarding He had considerable experience weaken the building and they work, and he let a certain num
He had not naked happened Inspector O'Sullivan ment. in connection with collapses. He were in the opposite direction to ber through. He was afraid that against spies is the overwhelming agreed. had attended to numeroas ossea which the shed fell. The lashings perhaps he let too many people necessity of promulgating the what statements were made, was killed. It was up to the although it was within the Orown to prove that beyond all almost every year, and when he on the cross bracings were the through the cordon. One had toides throughout the country that
of the Court to possible reasonable doubt and Was workman. He had been important ones and if they were be very careful to keep the con- every person, whether in the province appointed by the Government to cut the stability of the structure course of people down; A number home, on the streete, in railway do so. enquire into collapses at Birken- would be uff.ded it once, es of rescuers went on the roof and trains or anywhere, should had very properly obserted, the forward and took the firearm out a revolter was found on the str head Bad Newport in pecially if the weight pressure he was afraid that some of those cultivate absolute scorsoy se to defence had no right to the pro- of the box. The jury would have shortly after prisoner had Mousouth-shire. Within about was on it. Other lachings were rescuers on the roof trampled on any military information possess daction of them. In the interests to believe the story told by Sandown Prisoner was the only 20 seconds of the collapse merely to keep the oprights in people buried inside the building, ed which would be of value of justice, he thought that the fai in all its essential details, man, except the police, who had he heard the crash, afterward position; the weight would keep Nothing except more time could to the enemy. To-day untold prosecation had taken a mou particularly the part where he not a revolver. some alarm must have been given the columna in position. He have helped them in resening harm is being done by men proper course in allowing the described the roshing forward. Sun Tai, prisoner had
und wie" contradisted "nor only when he was shot out in the street, from behind, as there was nothing did not think the collapse was more people than they they did and women who, in one way or defence every opportunity is whatisfotory evidence in the room and if he had wo to indicate that any siarm had une to lashings having been cus. Nearly 300 people were lying on another,obtain inside information, possible,
Sun Tai was then recalled and by the prisoner but by another he mast have throws it towa been given in front. Within 20 Tus model was top heary and no four yards square, and he should say it to somebody or repest it
position likely that he had thrown it dow seconds of the total colla pee black builder, not even a local boulder, think 200 of them were smothered aloud where it is heard by the questioned by Mr. Alabaster. He policemen, Lo Ho, who was somewhere. It was indeed for
There is no admitted having his statement in far better smoke was seen issuing from the would think of pasting apa or killed. There must have been enemy agents. wreckage at a point about half- abed like this by itself,
a large number of people in this question that every city and town taken in the Government Civil to jadge of what happened. This when he san down the staire He thought the building abed.
in the United Sistes has its shape epital. He admited saying man was hardly wounded at all, the story of Bun Tai was invented way down the rear half of the collapsed roof of No. 10-as near bad failed under a general strain. Richard H. Hanson, & marine of persons who may be on the that he and others went up to the was in the room longer than San consciously or
the 6.9. lookout for news that will be first floor, himself entering the Tai and he stated quite clearly did they not think as possible Nos. 8 and 9. At first As thought a whole host of people engineer it looked as though it came had got into a corner of No. 8 Kasogasi, produced a photo favourable to the enemy, and who room fret, and he also admitted that the man who rushed forward would have been a story
statements, given, in was not the prisoner, but the prisoner actually pointing a firs from burnt pil, thes shed and the strain was too great, graph taken by himself from the must be marked and watched. other spiteful red flame shot through He thought the first cause of the matshede on the morning of the Lot, therefore, the women through evidence. fle qualified certain fourth man who entered the room arm at one of the Police? Instead statement, from the cards cubicle. That of that, the evidence is that San the mstting. Tas smoke was of collapse was an alarm which catastrophe. He further stated out the country do their pars in portions of the each density and colour that it caused people to run away from that he was in No. 9 shed at the watching, these enemies and in explaining that his meaning had was the man either found in the Tai only saw him getting
not been interpreted properly, kitchen or who got away. Mr. revolver out of the boss must have been connected with the sheds. All the people in the time of the collapse, merely sa s frustrating their evil work".
He admitted-thas in the hospital Alabaster went on to elaborate (the Attorney General) and zat burning oil, fat or grasse. Under building seemed to get ap spectator. There were
he did not mention the fact that this point.
wish to undaly: protu ska eni [18.11 and make few the direction of Sir Henry May | as -
people on the ground
The Anoisy General, opening because he thought it was a DRES the prisoner, had made a dash and only about and Major-General Ventris he rush for the axite. Until the for,
forward to grasp a firearm from his address, said that it seemed where the feelings of the jury put a cordon of soldiere round. alarm was given the building dosen people on the floor where The first of the semi-finale in the box on the bed. On the day true that the men had a common might carry them away, and Twenty-three minutes after the was perfectly rigid. He did not he was. He described how he connection with the Hongkong his statement was taken he was in design of resisting the Police il
The Chief Justice, in sam collapse the whole of the shede think the alarm was due to any first heard cracking noises and Billiard Championship took place great pain. Certain other they Aid came. This was supe up, refcired to the great nur the were ablaze. The wind was thing connected, with the build-then saw the partition falling. He at the V. B. C. Isel night, when omisions were also pat to the ported by the isot that there was tragedy had made a movime blowing from south-east to north. ing. It might have been fire, but called out Earthquake, and Ganner Lord and
and E. Gaimates itnees, if who explained the an attack on the police. If the how angry it made people to strong be did not see any indication, deliberately laid flat on the floor:mes. The result was a win for the diferances between his Cours prisoner took part in the attack, He said that, in a Bees Cours wind-it was a light breeze though smoke did issue from the He was carried towards No: 8 former by 600 to 329. The bent evidence and preliminary state even if he did
not fire Justice a prisoner was booth. The roof fell on him and break of the evening was 45, by ments.
a single shot," he was equally given a fair trial #Dari which fanned the flames. It did roof almost immediately.
By Mr. Bowley: From theR. A. he managed in scrambis out on the winner. not change. Had it been aby
His Lordship pointed out to guilty of murder. The whole years experience in arian Football Match. stronger ten minutes would not stand he had a very good view the Racepouree side. It waD'SOULE
the witness that his statement question came back to whether he might say he hade have been allowed for rescue of the mastaheds. He was positive time afterwards that he saw the The following players have about the prisoner putting his the jury believed the story of the s osse more fairly cond work. The flames were slower in that Mr. Hodgson, was, mistaken fire.
been obosen to represent the hand into the box, was one of the detective Can Tai that prisoner Attorney General: had not resobing the north-west end. No. when be said that it was quite By Mr. Wakeman-The ebede Hongkong Defence Corps in their
and shorld have been made in box. 13. mesmed Tary strange that side, the learned coun wad barned qus before No. 19 and possible that shed No. 14. to seemed to be well abored up on U. League matou with the most important points of the case, took s trditer from the black ed a single point. On the Leat itself to quick consumption, the right of the three Bags, the Racecourse side. His own E. E. on Saturday, the 23rd inst the ptaliminary statement, prisoner, who had lived with bis defence had addres In 15 iminates the fire bad moved first and brought down opinion was that the sheds were at 4.30 p.m. on the Olab Ground: Inspector Territt deposed that brother, should not have known great fairnes practically burnt itself out. Lo shed No. 15, and that shed No. top heavy.
G. Bodger; Stalker and McDab San Tal, when giving his fiest what was in the box. He (M. against the prisoner rente 26 hours the site had been com 18 stood and fell later. He was Mr. Job Witshell, of the King in Ralston, Stewart and Wa statement,. began: vary well, but Kemp) did not think the jury and on the story of the Orino
anter not going to pass any judgement Edward Hotel, said that he was Rodger; Gerrard, Pasco, Irvine, later became languid. He was in been helped by the evidence of teatre. The story of Bun pletely cleared, and
prisoner. At the identification unfortunately unouzoł could
discovered on the work of the inspector who in the Jockey Club Enclosare at MoTevista and Gaveide
hospital at the time. there were 570 dead bodies re-examined and passed the sheds the time of the collapse He
Gallant Deed Rewarded,
The prisoner stated that he first San Tai quickly picked out the Those who could have covered. About 88 bodies were the Sunday before the meeting noticed that there was
Ai Dolgelly,
Merionethshire, came to Hongkong last year but prisoner. He also picked out unfortunately dela found in the front of No. 10 He would not say whether the large crowd of people
the Lord Lieutenant, Sir Osmond later left for Shanghai. He came another man whom he said was prisoner might be stand. It might have been be inspector should have noticed the the metahede, tween No. 10 sad No. 11. Nearly weaknessss he had pointed out. rush of people from the sheds, Williams, presented Police back in October and made trips like one of the robbers. The man jury did not
the masa prisomer was prese 300 bodies were found at the If he (Col. Ward) had been and then heard a crashing of Sergeant John Francis Evans and to Canton coming to Hongkong Hot, but it was quite story of San
Griffith Pugh, farmer, with the last in January 19. He was stay- posible roar of Nos. 8 and 9 in spa examining the shode he would timber. He did not notice any Royal Humane Society bronssing at No. 8, Grosson Street with like a robber. San Tai, kasoro not more than 12 feet square have thought the floors should previons panic in the sheds.
wotor Terrett, had said been more even. The falling of the sheds seemed medal and certificate on vellam bie elder brother. When the to the statement taken down piled quite high on top of the have
to be rate in thei other. The greaser part of them, I
the practice to begin at eheda Noe, 14 and 15, tor gallantry in rescuing on a police came to the house, he their suitude, had been killed in England to allow sa unlimited From the point of the firet, orach stormy might in October, Ospain with his brother and a friend, saw Inspector O'Sulifan
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and his wife, of Croydon, was in the cubicle. He was Lets be denied that he had said verdics 01 rest of the number of people. A licence had the whole sheds swayed back
ying that aspectos lerrett prisoner the collapse. The rea bodies were distributed all over, to be secured from the County wards and forwards, and then the who had folled into a ravine, pa standing by a
brother and friend lying on
been mieszkan. Well, iti. except for 17 near the site of the Council showing that the tem- shede nearer the Jockey Club Cader Idris mountain," and
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