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HONGKONG, 10th Jan.. 1924.
AN IMPORTANT POINT.
SƏSTƏ SULITE
note.
most recent
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CAPT. NEWBY'S DEATH.
A VERDICT OF SUICIDE- officers for anything beyond
An enquiry into the airoum- the prosecution of offenders. The H.M.S. Hawkins is at presant stances attending the death of Captain Alfred Newby, 55, master function of the police is simply in dock at Kowloon.
of the ss Wingtal, who was to apprehend and prosecuta, and
Twelve further cases of small. found dead on the 19th Decembar it must be left to a judicial por fall Chinese) were notified with a bullet wound through his authority, before, whom the yesterday.
head, was held at the Magistracy accused has a hearing and has
this morning, Major Willson being the Coroner.
The jury Lady Sevar is to distribute called in connection with this the right to representation -and to call witnesses, to determine School on the 25th instant.
the prizes at Ellis Kadoorie
Case comprised Messrs. Sin what punishment, if any, is to be
Man-tai (foreman), A. L Silva and Ip Wa-man. meled out. There may be cir-. The Captain's Cup Competi- cumstancas in the case, unknown tion, played at Fanling on 5th Harbour Police, deposed that Sub-Inspector Bond, of the to the C.S.P., calling for a fine and th. inst. was won by whilst patrolling of Shamsuipo Mr. A. S Mackichau, 22-16-76)
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· LOCAL FOOTBALL.
SHIELD MATCHES ON
SATURDAY. -
W
[ar "QUIZ"]
Saturday's football matches ATG as follows ---
SENIOR SHIELD, Club v. Titania-Club_ground. Kowloon v. Police-Kowloon round.
JUNIOR SHIELD,
RGA v. Iriquoise.-Sookua-
poo" ground. poo "B" ground.
Surrey's v. Tamar.-Sookup-
Titania v. St. Joseph's-Navy
Kowloon v. Hawkina-Kow
S. China "A" v. Club de Recreio. met-South China ground.
20 on the night of the "3" ground... 20th December, he was called on board the Wingtai by the loon ground. For being in unlawful posses-appearance of the police flag on sion of a dagger, a Chinese named the "mast and Was Pub Chi-fan was sentenced by on the Chief Justice yesterday to bos
arrival by the Captain's
who said that undergo six months' hard labour.[master was "Very sick.* In R.G.A. v. South China-Soo-
the cabin the Captain was found kunpoo "A" ground.
his
LEAGUE DIV. I.
rather than imprisonment, but if the CS.P. neglects to send a written request," then imprison- ment it must be. Why not let all arms casas go to the Sassions, especially while the evil is so serious as now, giving the Judge at Sessions power to fine or im- Although banished on October sitting in a chair, with his face) Hawkins . Tamar-Navy "B"
21st. ¿ Chinese prison as he thinks fit? That arrested in the Colony a fortnight was leaning to the left and there
was again towards the door. His head"A" ground. would be one way out of the later. The Chief Justice sant- was a wound which indicated ground.
Despatch v. Surrey's-Navy difficulty. Mr. Prosser charac-enced him to three years' hard that a bullet had entered above
Ambrose terised the present law as "novel labour yesterday. and astounding" and we are in- clined to think that it is not far removed from so being.
Who Will Be Next?
Amongst the passengers who left by the Empress of Asia to day were Mr. and Mrs. S. J Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. G. Bronson Rea, Mr. N." E. Kent, Mr. D.) Timmins and Mr. B. A. Proulx.
the right ear and, passing Joseph's ground. through the head, had emerged at the laft side. A revolver of 38 calibre was found lying on his lap. Life was extinct, but the body was still warm.
Diomede. St.
LEAGUE: DIV. IL Diomede v. Marazion-Navy "B" ground.
Hollyhock v. S. China "B"- Club ground.
....
Dr. E. Pigott Minett, the officer in charge of the Mortuary, made an examination of the remains. The Junior Shield and League
Piracy, and murder in cold
A marriage has been arranged gave a deser ption of the position matches commence at 230 pm. blood, have become quite common and will take place at the and nature of the wound, which, and the Senior games at 4 pm. crimes in Chins now, and the end of March between Thomas he said, was consistent with the brutal abduction and subsequent Llewelyn. second son of Sir injury that might have foul killing of foreigners are Alfred and Lady Davies, Fort-produced by the soft-headed bullet
The Shield Competition com
been
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events which no longer come as a man Square, London, W., and shown to him in the Court. If teams have entered for
mances this Saturday. Ten
this
deceased
matter
first
the
shock of surprise. It is a sorry pass Brynhyfryd, North Wales, and the revolver had been of a heavy Senior Competition and thirteen for the country to come to. which Mas, third daughter of Mr. andype, it was conceivable that it for the Junior. can beget such a view of affairs. Mrs. W. Warner. Rookwood, might drop from deceased's hand round, the Club are at home to In the first Indeed, everything points to the Pathfarnham, Co. Dublin, Ireland, immediately after the discharge the Titania, and this will be the great loss of prestige which has (and sister of Mrs. come about with regard
Collis of the bullet. to Hallowes, Hongkong).
Sun Yuen, pantry boy and teams this season. Taking the meeting between these There was an extremely in-again of desperadoes recking foreigners, and it is the old story
cook of the Wingtai, said on the form shown by the teams in the portant point raised in Court yes-nothing when they know their film. Forbidden Fruit." is due at to the Captain after the ship's win..
Cecil B. de Mille's gorgeous 15th December he gave a message League to date, the Club should terday by Mr. Campbell Prosser own authorities* are unable to during the hearing of one of the punish them and the Western the Star to-day till Saturday. It arrival in port from the agents Powers either cannot or will not.. is as a picture quite out of the in regard to the obtaining of a
Kowloon meet the Police in point of which we One wonders how much of this ordinary, containing as it does so license for arms from the the opening round, and a very think the Legislature should take evil-doing can be traced to the many scenes depicting society
Police Station, and be Te- even game should be seen on the aftermath of Under the
again railway ground. The last match that disgraceful life in America's gayest cities. minded the handling of Arms Urdinance, it is laid down affair,
Agnes the
Ayres is the leading of Lincheng
when the between these teams saw the which, if it was
figure in the production, and Captain returned to the ship Police easy" winners by three that a Magistrate has no power a test of foreign capacity to the story, although not highly from ashore. The Captain re goals to nil. Kowloon will have to punish, summarily, any offend protect Western nationals, has original, is handled in refreshing-plied that it was all right. On a couple of new players ous this his return to the ship for the last week, but the game will be in er under the Ordinance unless he proved the impotence of the
time before the incident, the doub until the fical Powers concerned. So outrage shall have been requested so to follows outrage: missionaries,
Captain complained of feeling sounds. There were two further arms
Kowloon are the pre- do by the Captain Superintend-priests, and peaceful travellers cases dealt with at the Criminal visitors should be allowed to see
ill, and ordered that Dosent holders. ent of Police. The Section inre captured by bandits and often Sessions yesterday afternoon in him. At 10,15 on the night of the question reads follows: the tale, which has not had the Chinese, named Chan King, was awakened from sleep by the
enough their deaths have ended additing to those we reported. A 19th, witness
Five Junior Shield games are W&S suddenly down for decision this week. The Every person who contravenes sequel one would expect. No- found guilty by a jury of having deceased, who had come into his two military teams will be out 0% attempts to contravene thing appears to be done each in his possession spare parts of
at Sookunpoo, opposed to the time a foul outrage is committed. arms and some ammunition on drawn by the deceased to the Iriquoise and Tamar. any of the provisions of this The brutal murder of Capt. Brandt November 28th. He was sent Ordinance and every person is merely one more sequence in caced to two years' hard lalour.messy state of the lines of bis who contravenes or attempts the list of dastardly deeds record-Another Chinese, named Tan Pui, went to the deceased's cabin and contested and should end in the deceased's) bunk. Witness These games should be well to contravene any of the coned for nearly a year past. No for-was sentenced to three months' immediately changed the linen. favour of the military. The Tit- ditions of any licence or permit protection of bis own Government for having 100 rounds of ammuni-witness returned to the cabin on the College ground, and a.fast eigner outside the immediate imprisonment with bard labour the following morning, ania and St. Joseph's teams meet issued under this Ordinance, can now deem himself safe in tion in bis possession. shall upon summary conviction China. The only question is,
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be liable to a fine not exceeding who will be the next to be
$1.000 and to imprisonment for
to the Criminal Sessions for trial
or not. and also whether he shall
sacrificed?
ly novel fashion.
SIX YEARS & "CAT."
EXEMPLARY SENTENCE
PASSED.
cabin, and his attention was
to
do
· T ■
whistle
with the deceased's breakfast, game is expected to end in a win but, receiving no reply to his for the sailors. Sepher, of the knock, he opened the door University, will assist the College and Went in to discover in their Shield matches. the any term not exceeding one year. The University,
Captain in the position and shall upon conviction on
already described. There had Some very fine things were said
Kowloon and Hawkins second been nothing strange in the teams are out on the Kowloon indictment be liable to imprison-of Hongkong University pester-
behaviour of the deceased. He ground, and this game should end were all true ment for any term not exceeding day and they
An exemplary sentence Was
did not take drinks whilst on in a draw. South China "A" and words. The departing Vice- passed this morning by the Chiaf board, though his condition on Club de Recreio meet at Happy tea Fears provided that no Chancellor has seen great Justice on a Chinese, named returning to the boat might in- Valley. These teams have not charge under Section 4 shall be advances even in the term of Cheung Wah, who was arrested dicato that he had taken liquor met before this season and a fast dealt with summarily except at three years that he has held on November 8th.. on the Sai ashore.
office, and he visualises better Kung Road, near Kowloon City,
game should be seen. the request in writing of the
Samuel Butcher, in charge of progress for the future. Į with two daggers in C.S.P. or of a D.S. P. or A. ..."
his the Seaman's Institute at Kow- Yesterday's speeches, in fact, possession.
loon, said that deceased came to
The crowd will travel to Soo- The effect of this Section is to of a growing institution, gradually reflect this big principle
The prisoner pleaded guilty the Institute on the 17th. at 6 p.m. South China play their return kunpoo to see the R.GA, and The facts of the case, put into the hands of the Captain consolidating its position as a outlined by Mr. H. K. Holmes, On the 18th. he expressed a wish League match. In the open-
as and was put up there for the night. Superintendent of Police the power factor in what we might call the Crown Solicitor, were that that witness should accompany by a goal to nil, and the Gunners ing game, South China won to say whether a man shall be sent
world education, and turning out the man was stopped very early him to the ship, and witness will have to be all out if they men well equipped to make their walking with every year a number of young in the morning whilst he was complied, thinking that the
another way in life as examples of what in the direction of Kowloon have
man reason for the request might expect to take a point this week. The Hawkins and Tamar play something be fined or imprisoned, because their alma water can perform. City. The other
their return League match at man ran with an attache case there is no option given to the have traditions, in the generally sistance, the constable succeeded board for half-an-hour, and just against them in their opening
The University is yet too young to away, but, after Some rewas carrying Witness stayed on should reverse
he the Valley, and the Hawkins the two to one Judge in Criminal Sessions to do accepted sense, but it is in searching prisoner, discovering before he left he heard the Capt match. Despatch and Surrey's anything but imprison. We are building them up, and as the dagger concealed in the girdle, complain that he was feeling a meet on the Navy "A" ground, ready to admit that the intention speakers emphasised yesterday. After another constable had come bit queer and was turning in
the graduates of the present up in consequence of the blowing of the law was good. The arms generation must set the example of a police whistle, another dagger Dorling, witness said that he their last meeting when these and the Surrey's are expected to. In reply to Detective Sergeant go one better than they did at traffic had become so serious and of integrity, self-sacrifice and was found in the man's girdle, at noticed the deceased was in a teams played a goalless draw. menacing a thing in this Colony Co-operation which it will be the back.
the pride of future students that the Legislative Council de-
The prisoner's story was that the Institute. He had also heard for the first time and the Ambrose merry mood" when he came to The Diomede and Ambrose meet tas follow and uphold. May he found the daggers as he was the Captain mention that the should win. cided that every man found with fit be said of Hongkong's pre-walking along, and tried to throw steamer had piretes on board arms should go to the Criminal mier educational establishment, them away when the constable near Kongmoon and that he (the Sessions and be liable to receive in the years to come when pro-searched him.
In the junior division of the a severe sentence, but, in order been consolidated on the maina dangerous man and was, no
deceased) had shot a pirate and League, Marazion and Diomede gress, peace, and prosperity have His Lordship said prisoner was thrown him overboard. to give the Magistrate power to land, that its sons went forth to doubt, about to commit
meet on the Navy ground, and The Manager of the Tai on recent form, the Marazion Ideal with dight
the wage the peaceful battle of uplift crime. He would go to prison No. 8.Hillier Street, said that South China "B" and Hollyhock Cheong shipping firm of should win. On the Club ground, Council left it open for the final victory.
And betterment, and shared in the for six years with hard labour and the Captain had been in their meet in a League. fixture, and a
receive 12 strokes with the "cat." C.S.P. to intervene or not as he
employ for over a month and had fast game should end in a win for thought fit. Unless. the C.S.P.
been found satisfactory. The the "B." sends a note to the Magistrate, TRAILER TRAMS BANNED.
TO REINSTATE THE POPE. Company had received. no report London County Council High- the Magistrate has no power to ways Committee recommends Evidence Guild are out to re-deceased, or any member of the the Club let, XI against H.M.S
"We members of the Catholic of a piracy, either from the inflict a penalty. Or, as Mr. abandoning the use of trailer instate the Pope," said Cardine) Prosser put it, the C.S.P.. is made tramcars which have not proved Bourne at Stratford recently. After further statements by Gerrard, C. E Bishop, A. Mair, a third tribunal and bus the as useful as was expected when "We want him to be the spiritus! other witnesses, the jury, return J. Stewart, J. W. E. McPhai, G. they were introduced, and when and ethical leader of this country, ed the verdict that the deceased Watson, A. S. Forsyth (Capt.) power to say whether a man the polica rather opposed their and we are not hiding the fact and committed suicide whilst of B. G. Howard, S. D. Bogs and shall be fined or imprisoned. introduction.
G. Angus
cases,
at all
:
some
crew.
リ
unsound mind.
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