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caught. It is useless to talk of} reforming our criminals, for the simple reason that so many of them are strangers to Hongkong here today and коле to- morrow. Savarity of punishment would in the circumstances have! far better results in the suppress. sion and prevention of serious
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Capt. G. A. Crawford, 102ad. K. E. O. Grenadiers, has qualified in Hindustani,
AFTER OVER TWO YEARS.
SHANGTUNG AFFAIRS.
More Chinese Requests. HARD TO SAVE BECAUSE IT IS SO Murderer to Pay Penalty. Peking, September. 4.—At a meeting of the Sino-Japanese The closing scones is the two Commission to-day, the Japanese and a half year old murder case proposed that the Sub-Committee were enacted at the Criminal Public Properties should mee Sassions this morning. No
at Tsingtao. The Chinesa ovidence was tendered for the
agreed, if this takes placo defence. The jury, after auabsence after the adjournment of the of only about ten minutes, brought Commission. The Chinese asked of death was passed. in a verdict of guilty and sentence for a settlement of the Chine so claims for restitution and repara.
pot
-WEIHAIWEI.
As Mr. N. F. Blanch's health crime. Soms fifty years aga does not permit of his return to there was in this Colony a great and Son have appointed Mr. J. the Far hast, Messrs. Thes. Cook outery against the activities of H. Green to succeed him as
Mr. E. Zeitlyn, for the defence, tion by the Commission, in crimina's of the type now making General Manager for the Far spoke for only a few minutes. It accordance with the Washington their presence felt here. Amongst Fast. Mr. Blanch is taking up a was one of the most treasured decisions. The Japanese said
position in London.
traditions of British justice, their Governmeat must be con. the punishments carried Out.
he said. that every sulted as to whether the question were tha public logging ofį
Another arrest has been made person was deemed innocent until should be taken up at a separate wrongdoers and the deportation by the police in connection with he was proved to be guilty. The conference. The Japanese in- of batches of prisoners who werthe Sai Yick piracy. The prisoner question the jury had to decide sisted on payment for loss of was traced at Yaumati, and will was whether, on the evidence pus prospective profits. The matter first paraded before the police, sbe charged before the Magistrate before them by the Crown, accus-was referred to the Salt Sub- that the latter might recognise if the identifcation parade to be led was beyond all reasonable Committee-Beuter. them again, and then branded held yield satisfactory results doubt guilty of the crime alleged
against him. Counsel was with the broad arrow on their from the police viewpoint.
able to offer any explanation of ears. Those were drastic remedies, We understand that a
mac this. spparently unexplicable which admittedly could not be suspected of having been im crime. He could only direct their put into effect to-day, hat they plicated in the armed robberies on attention to one of the most re-
The Restoration Question. had their effect in preserving law Sunday night, near the Sincere mackable pieces of evidence that
Company store, has been arrest-he bad elicited from one of the Peking, September 4-Ling and order, and they are worth re-ed by the police at Shaukiwan. witnesses. They had a man who Yu-hao, Director of Weibaiwei calling in conjunction with the This will bring up the number of Was on affectionate terms with Restoration, left for Weihaiwai possibility of increasing the detained men to three.
his step-mother, who called on yesterday, accompanied by five her "frequently. and who assistants, including Mr. present powers of punishment.
Two privates of the King's [41 times obtained BUT
of Thomas King and Wu Pei-buan, The questin Cir проп
|Regiment, Gilbert Moon and money from her. This man was former Consul at Panama, with which wuch
William Pearson, are said to have accused of murder. Counsel ended the object of negotiating the inore could be
deserted from the Regiment. his address by appealing to the restoration.-Bruler. written. But we will conten: They have been absent since the jury to do their duty according to ourselves at the moment with the 1st instant. The police have been the true traditions of British suggestion that the Adminis. requested by the military author-justice.
ities to help trace the absent men.
THE BOLSHEVIK YOKE. tration take it in hand and view
The Attorney-General, in his address. paid tribute to the it from all standpoints without The latest indication of the en-defence put up by Mr. Zeitlyn. A Job for Wu Pei-fu? delay. The time has come for terprise of the Hongkong Hotel After the verdict, prisoner. the devising of specist measures Co. Ltd., is the purchase of the asked if he had anything to say report
Peking. September B.A.T. building on the Shameen. why sentence of death should not telegraphed to Peking orging Texo Kon has cope with a serious situation.Canton, which is to be heightened be passed upon him, denied that action toward Possibly the law needs strength and converted into a first-class he fired the shot. Another man Mongolis, from
freeing Outer the Bolshevik eniaz. the police force increas. hotel conraining about 30 bed-inside the cubicle fred it.
rooms, each with its own bath had no grudge or enmity against that We Pei-u may undertake Heyoke is giving rise to a rumour ing, and a sharper watch kept on
room. It is to be called the deceased and had always been an the task of driving iucoming passengers and on the Shameen Hotel.
| affectionate son to her.
Bolsheviks.-leuter. night-birds that infest our streets.
His Lordship concurred with Possibly also some sections of
The third of the present series the jury's verdict, Counsel for the police force are not giving us Monday
of organ recitals will be given on the defence had done all tha!
next in St. Jobn's value for money; if so, we are Cathedral at 915 p.m.. with Me. ingenuity could suggest
CHINA'S FINANCES. better rid of them and the money. P. Glanville as the vocalist.dered this. poor, unfortuoste wo prisoner's behalf. Accused mur
A Big Job. spent on more valuable men. All
programme will include several popular items, including apparently the paltriest of mea.chib, whom the President man a couple of years ago for these matters want lookior into the Finale from Tschaikowsky's tives and in order to evade arrest sent to Tientsin interviewed Kso Peking. September 4-Wang seriously. We cannot expect to famous Pathetic Symphony and be went away from the Colony. There is no disputing the facs|
suppress crime unless we have the Intermezzo from, Cavaleris
Ling-wei and returned yesterday. that at the present momea suficient men and the machinery
Rusticana."
He had been brought to a Court He reported that Kao declines to of Justice and it was his Lord take up the Finance portfolio, on 'a decided feeling of insecurity for adequate punishment when The China hrpress and Tele-ship's duty to pass upon him the ground that he does not both in regard to life and prooffenders are caught. But we graph just to hand states: Desentance according to the law. possess the ability necessary to perty, exists in this Colony. This mast have these desiderata. cos: Szo-ke Alfred Sze, Chinese Min- Accused, who had up to that cope with the present financial | is accounted for by the continued what they may
ister at Washington, who has time closely followed the pro. situation.-Beuter. been on a visit to this country, ceedings in a calm manoer, turn- leaves on Aug. 3 on his return toed ashen as sentence was passed. the United States. His Excel-but left the dock quietly. lency is taking his children, who
ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
Mrs. A. Well and family wish fo: their kind expressions of sympathy in their recent sad
to heartily thank all their friends
bereavement.
The Telegraph,
HONGKONG, 5th Sept., 1922.
THE CRIME WAVE.
frequency with which armed
gang robberies, burglaries and
The problem is one which, we will candidly admit, is not easy to deal with. Put it has to be
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INDIAN GUARD SENTENCED.
Prosecution by CS.P.
the
snatching cases are occurring, Can't Be Helped. scarce a day passing without|
Yesterday during the hearing try, with him. cad after spending THE MACAO STRIKE. are being educated in this coun- instances of one kind or the other of a case in which a house roolithe summer holiday in the States. being reported. Just now Hung-was charged with arceny. if they will return to England next kong is feeling the effects of aspired that the defendant way month, to be ready for the tr a returned banishes with a bad wave of criminality which is record. This led the magistrate by Mme. Sze. The Minister's
opening of schools, accompanied . Leaders at Variance.
case brought by the causing anxiety to foreigners and (Mr. Lindsell) to express astonishidest son is at Winchester Col-
Captain Superintendent of Police, Our Canton correspondent Mr. E.D.C. Wolfe, at the Police Chinese alike and which is givi should be taken soro service by It is expected that Dr, and Mme. the Union of Labour Guilds has Indian for refusing duty after ment that a man of this type le e, where he is doing very well. reports that a general meeting of Court this morning against ac our police a great deal of hard Europeans. We on our part, are Sze will return to China towards been held, at which was consider entering upon a verbal contract, work. Possibly we are suffering equally as onished that Mr. Lind-the end of the year, but the chiled a report made by a represent the C.S.P. said that, following a the consequences of recent on sell should make such an observa dren will probably remain in this ative who recently returned form request by the A.F.C. who left rest in the adjacent Chinese pro- European householders to know tion. Dr. Alfred Sza, was enter-strike. This stated that the strike men in the bands of the Police, tion. How we would ask, are country to continue their educa Chinsban regarding the Macao tba engagement of their watch- vinces. Whatever the cause, the the antecedents the servants tied to dinner by Mr. T. H. was in danger of being frustrated defendant was taken 00 by Colony certainly appears to be they take into their employ-Whitehead at the
ment? What possible means c30 Liberal Club on August 1. the movement going. The meating in charge of the Indian guarde. National and belp was needed to keep the Sub Inspector Shannon, who is loves-run by criminals of the very they have of knowing whe-lother guests invited to meet him i decided that a request be made in and assigned for duty at the
worst type, who do not hesitate ther an applicant for R jab to use firearms on the slightest on the domestic staff is a rogue Castle, Sir Paul Chater, Mr.whole province, to the Provincial North Poiot. He was warned to being Sir John Jordan, Sir James the name of the Guilds of the premises of the Oil Company at or an honest man? Mr. Lindsell, Bruce, Mr. A.-G. Angier and Mr Assembly provocation.
As a householder and a married R. Gwyn.
and the new Civil commence duty at 9.30, but did man, must know that the usual
Governor to take the matter up pot do so, and on the following with the Macao Government so day turned up at the Central custom in employing & coolie is to ask the "boy" to "catchee one
that the strikers' wishes may be Police Station and stated he would not fulfil the contract on piece."
And if the employer tween
themoat and relief secured. the delegate and
account of the hard work it im- tackled, all the same. Residents should catchee" more than be growers or, if the delegate bappens Reporting on the situation in are not getting the measure of bargained for, how can be help to be a man of probity, every Macao, our correspondent there posed. Defendant was engaged not under & written agree. it? Even insister ce of re-obstacle is placed in his way and says nearly all lines of business protection which they have a right ferences is useless, for the sim in the end he is flouted. As have resumed, excepting
ment but under a verbal one to expert. So far as armed hold-ple reason that these charac-to the strict enforcement of pro-builders who are said to have free quarters. The usual month's with $22 as nonthly salary and ups and rang robberies are cooters" pass from hand to band hibition, this brings up again the obtained work inland. There are cerned, it is clear that the robbers and seldom belong to the man whole question the War at present not more than 200 actice should have been given in are emboldened by the possession as the system would be in some opium business for their
presenting them. Objectionable Lords, who really control the strikers scattered about in Chin-ng case, but this the defendant
bad refused to give. own shan and on Lappa Island, and
Evidence was taken, in regard of firearms. That brings us to a other respects. it is on this point ends.
their leaders, comprising four to the engagement of the defend- particularly kootty problem-the of proof of a servant's past that White Australia."
from Shanghai, two from the Straits Settlements and four local fice of $25 which was about the aat and his Wombip imposed' & discovering of ways and means value.
registration would have some
But in the absence of it. The late Lord Northcliffe's men, are at variance regarding amount the defendsat should whereby it will become more it is sheer folly to blame house call for
White Australia faccial matters. The Shangbai have forfeited in lieu of a month's dificult for criminals to secure holders for employing servanta appears to have done some-and Straits leaders, disregard. these weapons. There are good:
whose past record is blemished. thing towards stimulating aing the hardships suffered by notice, with the alternative of a
month's imprisonment. movement for the develop the strikers, are making! grounds for believing that the Opium Investigation.
ment of the Commonwealth by many inacceptable demands smuggling of arms is carried out
Масла The Council of the League of Britishers. A few weeks ago Mr. on the
Government, on a large scale in Hongkong: Nations has adopted its Opiom Baldwin, the President of the including a humble apology, big the question is how to prevent it. Committee's proposal to invite the Board of Trade, pointed out that sume of compensation for the re- One obvious method of at any to investigate poppy cultivation, far exceeds that of the United workers and for the Guilds to Chinese Government thoroughly the area of the British Empire Istives of those killed, for the rate limiting the evil would be Simultaneously the Cabinet af States, but that the overses recoup them in their expenses, more systematic scrutiny of in- Peking was passing a resolution to tracts were not utilised to nearly whilst the local leaders desire a the same effect-perhaps to show the same extent. Of course, there fair settlement so that the strikers coming Chinese of certain classes that they are alive to the subject. fare reasons. Northern Canada is may be able to resume work. But Teo Kwan and Wu Pei-fu are con⚫ and that should be done, even if It is stated that a mandate is ex- too cold; northern Australia is, as the outside leaders are in a stantly communicating with Dr. it means spending more money pected ordering the provinces to perhaps, too hot. Making deduc- majority, no decision can be Sun Yat-sen by telegrams.
The Macao Goreza- Another Peking message says it oo increasing the police force. eaforce strictly prohibition of the tions, huge area remains open reached.
cultivation or sale of opium and to development. The 15-year ent at the moment is letting was decided at a Cabinet meeting Stricter and, more thoroughgoing appointing delegates to in- emigration scheme of the Im- matters ramsia where they are, that the revenue on posts, tele- search of Chinese found wander. vestigate. Delegates from the perial Government, inconfunction bat strict searches are being made graphs and railways, usually con- ing about late at night would not investigaling" for quite a while.ties, is a noteworthy step in the offered to informers for informa-munications, wili in future be Central Government have been with the Commonwealth authori- on the wharves and big sums are trolled by the Ministry of Com- Then there The most common result appears distribution of the Empire's tion leading to the arrest of any placed under the control of the
doubt also beip.
Griess the question
of
the to have been either collusion be- manhood.
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of
PEKING NEWS.
Dr. Sun Still in the Picture.
A Peking telegram states that
one carrying arms or explosives. Ministry of Finance.