DR. SUN SPEAKS.
4
TALKS OF MILITARY SUCCESS.
News reaches us from Canton to the effect that Dr. Sun Yat-sen has returned there from the Bocca Tigris forts, and on Mon day he invited members of various parties to a gathering in his headquartets,
AN ORIGINAL JURY.
THEIR DECISION IN MURDER TRIAL.
After
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SIR JOHN OAKLEY,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1923.
DAIRY FARM NEWS
PRESENT FROM HONOKONG SURVEYORS.
An interesting little ceremony an absence of forty. minutes this morning, the jury took place in the lounge of the hearing the murder charge Hongkong Hotel this morning. Drink against the Indian before the when Sir John Oakley, who is Chief Justice, at the Criminal here in connection with the Sessions, returned to the box with valuation of military lands, was no definite decision
made the recipient of a present.
Speaking on behalf of his from local members of the Sur fellow members, the foreman eyors Institution, of which said:-We think that the body he is a past President and
use
and
more
In the course of a speech, Dr. Sun stated that through the bravery of his officers and men, the right, left and central forces prisoner, having quarrelled at present a member of the Fresh Milk, of General Chan's army had been for some slight cause, was Executive Committee, forced to retreat, and peace might jostled by a crowd. and, being a
During his stay in the Colony, be restored within ten days. Istranger, imagined himself at-Sir John entertained to dinner Continuing, he stated:-" Our tacked by them. He loaded his the local members of the body party has been in Canton now rifle to intimidate them, and named, and in order to return the for nearly a year, but owing to when they separated fired at one compliment an informal gather- military affairs it has been im-of those he thought to be his at-ing took place this morning in the possible to Carry out good tackers, intending to disable hint Hongkong Hotel, when Mr. A. E. Wright, the Building Authority. administrative work. There have only. been painful and bitter sufferingse
The jury wished for his Lord-who is a Fellow of the Institution but if we laave and the enemy ship's direction as to how their and the senior member of the or comes, those sufferings will be decision stood in law. As it was ganisation in Hongkong, present- even worse still. The revolution-then nearly two o'clock, his Lord-ed Sir John with a mah jong set. ary ideas we are carrying out are ship decided to adjourn until The recipient made a suitable! for the benefit of the people and tomorrow morning. the country. Our aims must be realised, and we must not give
It will be remembered that the
Crown's case (conducted by Mr.
altercation with a coolie, accused
reply.
We understand that Sir John Oakley leaves for Home on Friday.
up for fear of being defeated. H. K. Holmes) was that after an however, we should be defeated this "time, we shall surely come loaded his carbine and fired at EAST RIVER FIGHTING. again in greater strength. Fer-bim, but the bullet struck another! tunately success is now on our man, who subsequently died. side and the military operations The defence (conducted by Mr. may shortly be concluded. Then
instructed
Campbell
Prosser,
SEIGE OF WAICHOW RAISED.
a big sum of money will be needed by Mr. A. el Arculli P There is no further news from for the disbandment of soldiers that accused met four men, who Sheklung to-day regarding the and sending them back to their attempted to take his carbine fighting on the East River front, native country, or in giving relief away from him. There was a but it is notified that the com- to the families of those killed" struggle. Accused took a charge mandeering of coolies is proceed- In conclusion. Dr. Sun appealed from his pouch, showing it to oneling with intense briskness in to the various parties to form a of his assialants, and then loaded. Canton. committee for the raising of funds Two of the four men disappeared An official report from General for these purposes.
and accused shot at deceased. Chan's headquarters states that The Crown Solicitor and the force attacking Waichuw city counsel for the defence addres- was defeated and dispersed on the sed the Court this morning. 26th. instant, the seige being during the dourse of which raised and six machine-guns, 400 this Lord hip intimated that rifles and a few hundred prisoners
supposing the jury accepted the captured.
THE S.P.C.A.
A MONTH'S WORK. Inspector Fisher. ni S.P.C.A., reports that during the past month his work was follows:
the
as
IMPORTS.
1371
Poultry in ships and junks,
Poultry by rail crate-
crate
Pigs in bips and junks
Pigs by rail..
Cattle in ships
Sheep and goats
Small birds, cages. Civet cats Hawk
story of the Crown's witnesses. It is rumoured that General that accused after an altercation Chan's forces which captured shot at the coolie -the shot Shum Chun and Ping Wu will Bocca bringing about the wounding and proceed to attack the subsequent death of deceased-Tigris forts. in co-operation with then he would direct them that naval units. 13ia law that was murder, unless A report is in circulation that there was some legal justification. Dr. Sun has caused the arrest of Supposing the jury arrived at the naval officers who did not 68 the conclusion that there was a have time to return to the cruisers 360 struggle between accused and which recently deserted him, and
92|the coolie, prisoner having load has had them shot.
3458
12ed his carbine which he had no
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96
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Pigs in junk and ferries.
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XV. by 5 points accused was justified -untess goal and I try to 3 points (1 he wi afraid this life orty). Skinner opened the scoring 167 person, or unless gircumstances for the Club in the first half actually justified him in delibera-Bowker's kick just failing to tely firing.
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THE "LOONGSANG.”
3USEFUL FOR PIER HEAD
We have received the following
register, the extra two points. There was no further score up to half-time.
In the second half, a successful three quarter movement by the Naval men enabled them to draw level, the kick going wide of the' post. From the kick-off the Club Sir. The Government is forwards gained prosession and advertising for tenders for the covered considerable ground by
10 letter for publication :--
16 removal of the wreek of the .. vigorous play. Eventually Bowker
6 | "Loongsang.” Why waste the secured and scored a clever try
money?
under the post. The same player
She seems to be in a very con-made no mistake with the kirk, venient position to form the head thus putting the Club five points of a
decent pier or wharf. ahead, which lead they maintain- 7 Couldn't she be filled with con-led until the whistle blew for
crete to form the superstructure time.
investigated
Cruelty to Dogs, cases in-
vestigated
1
Ferries watched times'
nfsuch a convenience 7
Yours etc.
PIERYHO..
19 Hongkong. Oct. 30th, 1923.
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