FUKIEN MISERY.
SQUARE STREET MURDER TRIAL.
A Tragic Story. (Our Chen Correspondent.)
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, - MONDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1952
CHATER PARTY ACTION.
Indian Firm Sued.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
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"The Thirty-Six Society," The Cheong Steamship Com- Fooshow, Nov. 15th.
The Criminal Sessions, which charter party action
pany, of Shanghai, brought a News from the northern part of commenced this morning before Dharsi Nanji and Co., of Chita against the Province is not vary bright. Mr. Justice Gomperts, opened gone, India. in the Supreme missionary writing from Kien-with a murder charge. Accused Court, before the Chief Justice yang Hsien says "Things are was Lam Wing and his alleged (Sir still in a very bad way here. For victim a man called Tam Tat; morning.
Wm. Rees-Davies) this
the last fortnight there have been who was stabbed in Square Street Mr. Eldon Potter and Mr. F. C. the wildes rumours, and some at half-past seven on the night of Jankin (instructed by Messrs. hundreds of soldiers have passed fOct. 25th: -----
Wilkinson and Grist) appeared through here the last few days The Attorney-General (Hoo. for the plaintiffs, and the defence for Mass and the Shaowu region. Mr. J. H. Kemp) prosecuted sad was conducted by Mr. C. G. where we hear fighting was going Mr. Campbell Prosser (instructed Alabaster, K. C., and Mr. Me on with the Northern troops who by Mr. C. H. Lyson) conducted Neill, of Shanghai, (instructed by took Sbaown. The people are the defence.
Messrs Deacon, Looker, Deacon simply terrified and for days
The jury. were Mesars.
J. and Harstool. there was an exodus from the Bentley. Chan Wing-cheung, 1. city so that now you see only E. Jones, J. McL. Walker, Wong (Hongkong) under a submission The claim was for $168, 819, 87 few old women and men in the Kam-fak, G. EI. Whits and made under an arbitration clause streets. Almost every house is Dransfield.
in a charter parier in respect of tightly closed up and it seems to
The story as told by the Athe s.s. Singaporean. The defence be a city of the dead." The torney-General was to the effect was that the charter party sued soldiers have been taking the that on the evening in question upon was rescinded and a new men to carry thair loads and decessed was sitting outside No agreement was entered inte. guda. and now the faw 6 Square Street, when four men an hour and a half of the time that are left go off and hide rushed up and attacked him. of the Court was taken up in in the bills lest they too One of them, the prisoner, had a arguing which side should begin. be taken. The soldiers
wal dagger. Decessed was stabbed Mr. NoNeill submitted that under until the men are in bed in four places, one of his, ribs a clause of the Code, Civil Pro and then go and knock on their being broken. Tam Tat died the cedure, the defence had the right doors; then they go into the rooms next morning in hospital. Pristo begin. asd take them off by force. No-oner, who was in the employ
After bearing counsel for bath
one is coming in from thement of the Sanitary Department, sider, his Lordship held that the country, so that it is getting disappeared. He was absent from pleadings of the defence put in quite difficult to get either towls his work on the 26th and 27th issue material points, which put or egge, and the green vegetables although he had not applied the in the fields the soldiers go and for leave. help themselves tc.
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PROHIBITION TEST CASE.
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onus of proof the Oa the morning plaintiffs. The rice of the
27th. prisoner want Mr. Potter, opening, said notice which ought to bave been cut is
the to
house of left until it is growing again and countryman and said he had just intention to proceed to arbitra-
A fellow-was given to defendants of the, will soon be quite useless: The come back from the country audition. The defendants ignored few men left cannot go out to cut wanted work. Prisoner was told that police and allowed the award it as the soldiers follow them and he could stay the night, but that to go by default and they were compel them to carry loads. It evening the police came to the now endeavouring to get rid of is most difcult to hire boats, and house and arrested him. There that award. they charge a fesrtul price if you was no doubt as to who did the chatter parts, counsel said the Discussing the do get one, and then you are not stabbing, the Attorney-General ship was to have been delivered sure that you will reach your submitted, because prisoner in on March 1st, 1917, at Singapore. -destination. Chairs are quite his statement made at the Police The charter party was for teo
impossible to get, or load carriers Station admitted having stabbed calendar either. Bandits are getting very deceased. He said:- About 10 charterer had the right to use the kontus and . the troublesome in the villages
years ago he was an enemy of ship in practically every part around. Two villages were raid- ed the other night. The schools Owing to the rereat boy's affair and south of Vladivistok, but was
Ee struck me before of the world, west of Bombay together with a bundred other well-known doctors, who ste of opin- have stopped a all the children have fled from the city was angry with me.
I gave bim some warning. Hel not allowed to trade
on that Congress should not limit the amount of liquor prescribable, in the have brought a suit in the Federal Court in order to test the constitu He struck Philippines. The cancelling date tonal legality of the Volstead law." One of the painters who was me first. In return I struck was March 31st, 1917. Os that painting our house was taken and him and stabbed him with a date the vessel was requisitioned we can find no trace of him. Last dagger. As soon as I stabb d bimby the Government. Plaintiffs night we had the first white frost ran away. I do not know of the season, and it is quite cold; whether he is dead or alive."
go: into touch with defendants one's heart aches for the women
and asked if they wished to go on. Mr. Prosser cross-examined a Plaintiffs' case was that defen- and children now on the bills,woman witness at some length dants said they wished to go on just living in rough sheds hastily on a body called "The 36 put up for them. They will suffer | Society."
mine.
MORE ROBBERIES.
How a Contractor was Trapped.
WX3 ac
New York, November 19.
Doctor Samuel Lamberi, a prominent consulting physican,,
SOUTH AMERICAN PASTIME OVER.
Asuncion, November 19. The Paraguayan insurgents have been beaten and disparned. The rebel stronghold of Villa at Encarnacion has been occupied. as soon as the ship was released. by Government troops, and the insurrection is regarded as practically The defendants now said that ended. they would take the vessel only if she was released within the ten menth. Coucsel mentioned that Messrs. George Grimble and Co. were acting oa behalf of the defendants in Hongkong. The case is proceeding.
THE ARMS CASE.
Pitts and Smyth Get a Year Each.
William
and
NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR AT PARIS.
London, November 19. Lord Crewe has been appointed British Ambasador at Paris in succession to Lord Hardinge, who is retiring from the" diplomatic service.
HELP FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS.
Buenos Aires, November 10.
HONGKONG GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
Messrs. Hill and Stewart
Reach the Final
were
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Yesterday's results follow-
THIRD ROUND. A. B. Stewart beat E. J. R. Mitchell, on the last green.
J. M. Walker beat C. Bulmer Johnson. 4 and 2.
T. W. Hill beat Captain Blox- ham, 5 and 4.
•
J. Rodger (janr.) had a walk- over from F. J. de Rome.
terribly now as they are not get- Counsel:-I suggest that you ting proper food and, of course, are 2 member of "The 35 have not muth warm clothing Society?"No I am not. I am either,"
a woman: how could I be a mem ber of "The 26 Society?"
You know that it is an illegal A PEKING SENSATION.society, do you?- I know nothing
about it at all. Arrest of Cabinet Minister. Peking, Nov. 19-The Cabinet sent out a circular telegram to the provinces this afternoon stating that Wo Ching-lian and Changi Po-lieb, Chairman and Vice-
The President has signed a decree appropriating 250 thousand Chairman respectively of the
E. Pitts, former piastres to relieve the victims of the Chilean earthquake. House of Representatives, have) How a contractor was enticed second steward of the President officially banded the President & into a trap and robbed; is told in Jefferson, Owen James statement to the effect that Lo connection with the latest armed Smyth, his alleged accomplice in Wen kan has privately signed an robbery reported to the police. On an illicit arms deal, wers brought agreement with a Sino-Italian Saturday afternoon a man with before Mr. JR Wood this morn Bank regarding the postponement whom Fang Sau-lin
ing for sentence. In the case of of the Austro-German Loan sign-quainted came to the latter's the former, the Magistrate said ed prior to the war. Wu Ching house at No. 5, Manchung Ter.that, in view of the fact that the lian requested the president to race. Wong neichong, and socke defendant was not legally rep
At Fanling yesterday the third order the arrest of Lo Wen-kan, of the prospects of puiting resented bis Worship had over round and semi-final round of the who is now at Court awaiting ex- through a business deal with the week-end placed himself in Hongkong Golf Championship amination. The telegram says certain man whom the contractor the position of defending solicitor were played, resulting in T. W. the truth of the charges must be was to meet at No. 5 Pei Ho in summing up the evidence and Hill and A. B. Stewart qualifying made clear in accordance with Street, Samshuipo. On arrival at be cou'd come to no other con- to mee: one another in the final. law, and this report is circulated the address given, Fong found clusion than that the defendant R.M. Smith. last in order to dispel rumours and himself confronted by three men. Was guilty on all four charges. overcame Stewart io the avoid misunderstandings. The He was bound and gagged and a Defendant's statement that all semi-final, and H. R. Buck- Cabinet has resolved to resign but sum of $100 was taken from his the crew of the President Jeffer-land in the final. Buckland this 6 and 5. will not leave office until this cass pockets.
son were his enemies, from whom' year was defeated in the second is cleared up. The House of Rep-, Another affair occurred in a such a trick as placing the arms round by Capt. Bloxham, who resentatives issued an urgent grocery shop at No. 33 Parke in his cabin was to be expected. went under to Hill yesterday. notice this afternoon calling on Street, Yaumati The shop was
was inconsistent with the fact Fill last year was defeated in the } members to attend a special meet-being closed, when five
that he was friendly with Ng second round of the championship ing to-morrow, at which Lo Wen-entered and, whilst two of them Chiu (another prisoner in the by N, L. Smith. kan's case will be discussed. made a pretence of looking over case who jumped his bail after At a meeting this afternoon. eome oigarettes, the others quietly arrest). It had also been proved Wang Chung-buai stated that the took their stand beside the assist- that the defendant sesumed the warrant was issued by the Police ant manager, who was completely name of W. P. Peters" and Court, whereas a Cabinet member engrossed in counting the day's falsely applied this to certain should be arrested by order of a takings. He received
labels affixed to boxes which were Higher Court. President Li when a revolver was held under the means of having this luggage Yuan-hung thereupon ordered the his nose and he received the order taken to the King Edward Hotel, release of Lo Wen-kan, who refus- to join his fokis in the passage where they were later opened by ed to accept bis liberty until the way where they were all bound the police and found to contain case is tried. The Premier has and gagged with small wine cups. resigned and other Cabinet mem- The robbers' haul amounted to a His Worship imposed the bers are doing likewise separately. sus of $50.25, which was stolen maximum sentence of a year's
bard labour It is reported that the warrant from the counter. The escape was
each of was issued at the instance of made through the back entrance. the four charges against the Parliamentariane.-Reuter.
prisoner, these terms to be served concurrently.
PEKING NEWS.
The Nine-Power Treaty.
men
a shock
KAILAN STRIKE.
aring.
Smyth was convicted on the charge of possession only, and also sentenced to a year's hard labour.
Men Return to Work. Messrs. Dodwell and Co., Ltd.| Mr. A. Coenraad, a member of A Poking message states that inform us that they received a the Dutch community, was marrÏ- a Senator declared at a meeting telegram yesterday from the led at the Pesk Church this morn- of the Committee for Foreign General Manager of the Kailaning to Miss L. van Leeuwen, who Affairs that as the Nine-Power Mining Administration, Tientsin, arrived here three months ago Tresty was illegally auctioned to the effect that the strike at the from Java. The bridegroom is an by the former President it should mines and at Chinwangtao has assistant at the local office of the not be recognized as binding. collapsed, the men having return-Java-China-Japan
Line. The
Another Peking message saysjed to work, accepting the original subsequent reception was held at the Premier has informed the offer made them by the Admin- the residence of Mr. C. 7. van President that he intends to istration plus seven days' strike Ufford, who gave away the bride, resign.
pay.
No. 38 The PEEL.
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1 THE SEMI-FINALS. T.W. Hill beat J. Rodger (junr.). 3 and 2.
A. B Stewart bent J. M. Walker,
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