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The China Mail.
HONDRONG, MONDAY, April 29, 1918.
THE CHINA MAIL
United States Ambassador had been THE DEPORTATION CASE,
suggesting to the Chinese Govern meus the appointment of an official of the highest rank to suppress
FOURTH DAY'S HEARING.
bandita and to resene the foreign The hearing of the case in which Li
THE MAGISTRACY.
the concomitants of trial thought that was contrary to the
· express - provision of the "Ordinases. But taking the meaning to be that the Governor-in-Conseil should achin laid down by the Ordinance, then, ha on remand before Mr. J. accordance with the special procedurà
submitted, the Governor-in-Council
MONDAY APRIL 29, 1918.
ALLEGED KIDNAPPING
Two Chinese youth were, charged
Wood
hing whilst all his brothers were back characters - In fact the family generally was a criminal one, GAN His Worship ventended, the defin dant to six maniha, hard lsbour pawning the coss he
Another charge of unlawfully
captives, but the Chinese Government Hong Mi. is proceeding against the does not judicially and he was sure / this morning with Fidoapping mall preferred against the defendant. On
Government with a view to the cancel lation of an order of deportation, was resumed this morning?
their Lordships would not listen to any boy from a village near Canton. argument that he did not. If the The case was romanded until next plaintiff thought the Governor is The Attorney General said that their him he did not for minute Council acted in personal malice against
Thursday, Lordships had aaked, on the first day's think that plaintiff did think sobut ordinance of 1917 had been confirmed. say that the plaintiff had no remedy in bearing whether the Deportation.even if he did, he would go so far as to
A Chinese was charged before Mr., Confirmation was received that Yery that Court. Of course, it was inconceiva Wood this morning, with the theft of ble that the Governor-in-Conneil should i
AN OLD CRIMINAL
this cogat he was sentenced so fourteen days' hard labour,
THIEF SENT TO GAOL
A Chinese was charged before Mr. Wolfe last Saturday with the theft of gold watch and chain.
It was stated that the defendant, who
was a servant of the complainant, stole
arrested as he was attempting to paws the articles. dressing tabla. The defendant was
apparently views the matter. quite differently to what the foreigner does This is not by any means the only instance in the recent history of China in which successful brigandage has been the passport to high military posts in the Chinese army. There bave been some notable instances of day and a dispatch had arrived to the act in that clanner, but if the plaintif en oil can from a Japaneus etsamer in the articles which the latter Taft on m this to the neighbouring provinse offect that His Majesty had not been of Kwangtang daring the past fow advised to exercise hin power years. The story of this brigandage disallowanca in China and of the grotesque manner in which the Government attempts to soppress it, farm an all ufficing commentary on the deplor Tabla weakness of the Government
of China.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL AND GENEREL
did think so, his only remedy would be the harbour. A previous conviction of through His Excellency the Governor, being proved against him, he was to the Secretary of State for the sentenced to six months' hard isbour
Mr. Pollock said before he proceeded with his arguments he would like to deal with the meaning of the words in the Ordinance of "Governor-in-Council," Governar in Executive Council and "Governor with advice of Executive Council".
Colonies, an
loogth with the Charter of Hongkong last day..
Mr. Sharp then proceeded to deal at and four hours' stocks in lieo of the showing the powera of the Legislature he said, the words "peace, order and of the Colony. As their Lordships know,
good government" are the foundationa of the legislative powers of practically
A FEMALE THIEF.
A Chinese woman was charged be-
His Worship sentenced the defondant to three weeks' baril labour...
COLLISION ON THE YANGTSZE.
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A gunboat collided with and san the steamer Kongfoon.
all the Colonies and India. In 1866 | fore Mr. J. R. Wood with the theft of Mr. Pollock than read the class doubts had arisen as to the falidity of pair of gold-mounted rattan bangles
Colonial Laws--the very same sort of dealing with this in the Interpretation doubts as had been argued, before their and two gold rings from the wash Ordinance which showed the terms Lordships in the present case and smah of Inspector Gordon. implied that, the Governor is acting in order to remove such doubts Inspector Gordon said the defendant with the advice of the Council
an Imperial Act "iras passed called went to visit the complainant at the but his return to Peking is delayed.
General Tuan (the Premier) is safe the Colonial Laws Validity Act, the Police quarters Inst Saturday but the the sanction of the Home Parliament latter was busy and did not attend to ling on the gunbest which was proceed general effect of which was that it gave
The Premier, apparently was travelė, to Colocial legislation, subject to an her. Defendant, the went to coming from, Nanting to Hankow.] exception that did not apply to the plainant's room and stole the articles present case.
Their Lordships agreed. That concluded Mr. Pollock's argu-
ments.
The London Gazette announces.
The Attorney General then dealt that the Military Medal has been with the matter of the plaintiffs objec bestowed on Naik Tika Khan, of the tion to the second amendment in the Hongkong and Singapore Battalion.
statement of defence. He said that the objection to the amendment taken There were six cases of cerebre up by the other side was that they pipal fever and four deaths in the were embarrassed by it. The question Colony on Saturday. The total number was really raised st quite an early of cases for the week was 69, and the age; even at the time when & special dentha 45.
case was being considered, the special being merely a statement of facta, and not pleadings. At that time the
A CANTON ILLICIT BOMB FACTORY BLOWN UP
transcendant and absolute powers of the theft after soms pressure, and Counsel quoted authorities an the of jewellery mentioned. She admitted
Parliament sad dealt with this matter gave the names of two Chinese women at great length. He concluded by whom she said had received the stolen stating that subject to the Validity jewellery. These women were also startled by a series of explosions ab On Saturday afternoon Canton was the King, there Act and subject to the assent of. whateves to the legislative powers of that the defendant betrayed them, place had evidently been used as a was no limit arrested and when they came to know a house on the West Bund. The this Colony to pass any Ordinace which they assaulted her. order. He would go further and say in its opinion was conducive to good Mr. Wood sentenced the defendant
Holders of winning numbers in the Tombolo are requested to bring their Government took up the position en.wished to pass an act 'against one man with receiving stolen property. numbers to the Tombola Store nobodied in the amendment; that these depriving a man of his property, bis!
civil rights and even his life, they bad matters could not be disclosed for the power to do it and no court could reason that the proceedings were question it. confidential
The Conrt then roga for the tiffia.
that supposing the Ring gave his assent to three months" berd labour. to such an Ordinance, if the legislature" The two women were then charged
Beth defendants pleaded not guilty and accused each other of having received the stolen property.
later
than by noon to-morrow (Tuesday).
The third and last, performance of THE REWARD OF BRIGAND-Witness for the Defenco" in aid of
AGE IN CHINA.
the St. George's Day Fuud, was given before a large house on Saturday night, and the actors received a very gratifying demonstration of the public appreciation of their very ine work.
Ir is disquieting to notice the number of cases in which foreignera iu China have recently suffered at the hands of brigands. There is the Honan case in which brigands captured two American engineers, Masta KYLE and PURCELL, and a trained Chinese assistant, and held them to ransom; then there was the case of two lady missionaries being captared by brigands in Southern Shantung; a
The Attorney General referred to cor-interval. respondance in support, of this and pointed out that the very same position was taken up in the statement of defence in paragraph 9.
The point was then argued at some length:
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alica Memorial and Afäliated Hospitals begs that long before the Government con The Pusine Judge then pointed out to acknowledge with thanks the follow-aidered the matter there was certain eri ing donations to the funds of the dence of matters or fects being done by Hospitals:-
Sir Robert Ho Tung..! ..$100.00 Messrs. Lo and Lo
20.00
the plaintiff. The fact that these matters were considered by the Governor-in Council to be confidential did not cover
amendment the anterior position taken up by the
On resuming after tin, Mr. Sharp precedents showing that the questions proceeded to quote authorities and of policy, wisdom and expediency were always left to the, local legislature when it was of opinion that a particular enactment was for the peace, order and good government of the Colony-
The case is proceeding.
CORRESPONDENCE.
After the evidense was heard, His Worship discharged one of the de fendants and remanded the other until cext week ponding further inquiries.
REFUSING TO PAY THEIR FARES.
bomb factory, and sixteen or soten- teen bombs were heard to explode in succession. The house was destroy- vd by the explosions and it is stated" that there are about twenty casual- ties.
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A
FAREWELL TO MR. AND MRS. G. PIERCY.
On Saturday evening there was gathering of old boys" and friends at the Diocesan School to bid goodbye to their old headmaster Mr. G. Piercy and Mr. Piercy, who were presented with a massave and beautiful silver vase,
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,
the Editor of the "Cutya, BAIL.")
by the ticket collector to pay their SI-In reply to the four questions fares they refused, stating they were appearing under the heading "Topics of employees of the Tramway Co, and es Mr. Pierey has been connected with the Week in Saturday's Chinu Mail such are entitled to travel free on the school for upwards of forty years may state the following facts 1 the Company's trams, The ticket and a few months ago, the "old boys"
Two Chiness were charged before M Dyer Ball this morning, with suitably inscribed, as a token of the travelling in a tram eat without paying esteem in which they are held by the their fares, and also with sulting sold pupils of the school and other tram inspector."
friends, It was stated that the defendant Mr. R. H. Kctewall, one of the "old hoarded a car and when called upon boys" made the presentation in
singularly felecitans speech and Mr. Piercy made suitable acknowledgement.
1. HE the Governor said at the collector then referred the matter to s and other friend gave tangible exp $2
An interim "dividend for the year further case was that of an employe 1917, at the rate of 15 per centi of the British-American Tobaco Co,apon the Fald-up Capital has been discussion.
The point was again left over for also captured in Shantung, and, the declared by the North China Insurance latest is a case in which an English Co, Ltd. Warrants for 15s. per share, then opened the case for the defence. The Hou. Mr. E. H. Sharp KC, missionary has been shot by bandita payable at the Hoogkong and Shanghai He said that he had been asked to open meeting that the proposed revision of tram inspector and when the latter sien of their appreciation and regard BOOK BINDING noteworthy coincidence that all the
in the province of Fokien. It is a Banking Corporation at Ex 4/54 per the case generally on both the facta and the Ordinance had been inspired by demanded that the defendants pay for both Mr. and Mr Pierce by
Tsel will be issued on 1st May.
the law. He would deal with it as it himself, and that he was moved thereto their fares, they xismaltad hias,...
subscribing total of 8,000 for the captured foreigners were American
naturally fell, under the two main head's by one of Bishop Norris' addresses in
Defendants admitted baving re- purpose of endowing two scholar citizens. The ladies were released arrival in Peking of Compt Tamb contention was that the Ordinance is
La Polisigne de Pekin reports the of the plaintif's Allegations. The first the Theatre Roys, Hongkong fused to pay their faces, hut denied at the school to be known sa within a day or so their capture, Mr.run, with his wife and family, as French ultra vires and the second was that from the constitution of the Shanghai
His Excellency also qucted a precedent the c PURCELL and his Chinese assistant military attaché, to replace Compt de certain sets of the defendants are ira Cathedral
Pierey Scholarships. After evidence was hand Mr.. Uyer BOOKS & PAMPHLETSASPECIALT engineer, after being held for about
Laporamede who will now remain solely rires the Ordinance.. In the matter of
Ball Gned the defendante $10 each a month managed to escape from America, and has seen service at the ordinance they had first to consider the lay members whenever the question of
at Tokia. The new officer came out ria special procedure laid down by the enlarge the Church Body by adding 16 labour.
2.3 and 4. The object in view is to with the alternative of ten days' hard Prospectuses : Trade Giroulars, captivity while soldiers were having Front Captain Palliot, now at Harbit, power of the local legislature, As a appointing's Chaplain arises; the revi
an engagement with the bandit will remain as assistant attaché. gang. Mr. KYLE, the chief
preliminary to that, Council thought ition is calculated to attain that object, engineer of the party, bas just bcnterested to learn that Mr. P. W
Local these players will be in- would be convenient to advert shortly and it is hoped that it will bring the to the history of the Deportation Urdin Church more closely in touch with ance in Hongkong. Mr. Sharp proceeded
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THE ELECTIONS IN MACAO,
The first step in the elections of. representatives of Macso to sit in the Portuguese Cortes at Lisbon took place
A Chinese pleaded guilty when yesterday when the vote was taken fo charged with cruelty za cats.
the Deputado. Originally there were Sergt. Thomas of the Police two candidates for the post of Deptitado,
released after two months of captivity, Sergeant (formerly of Hongkong) tied to sketch the history of deportation from the people. As His Excellency propose Reserve, said he raw the defendant but two or three weeks ago Dr. Cabral, Clean Proofs and prompt deliver not in a single place, for the bandita with two others in the tournament 1857, when it applied only to Dhines the revision it is obvious that he dil going on beard the Fatihan carrying a brother of Mr. C. A. Cabral of Macao) bave been pursued and in their flight for the Championship of the City of down to the Ordinance, of 1917, which not say "that the revision would be two baskets which contained seven who is at present in Lisbon, was also over the mountain" fastnesses they London Chess Club: A triangular included a certain class of British doing a great injury to the Church date each. The baskets were too small nominated as a candidate. It was thought
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have taken their captive with them. The firm of railway contractors by whom Mr. KYLE was employed had offered $20,000 for his release, and the Secretary of the United States Legation has been on tire trail of the bandits to undertake the negotiations Notices posted in PRICE 25'ess, Consh) per Copy" | all the bicus where the robber
"perated intimated that five day would be allowed for them to begin negotiations of a true nature regard- ing the $20,000 reward offered. If The Peking Leader states that nothing was heard from them it was ex-President Li Yuan-hung has re- threatened that the head military turned to the Government cuthority of the Province, would monthly allowance amounting
THE CALENDAR.
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tournament is to be played to decide Subjects and, under which the presentated in your issue. He merely objected ware undergoing grant suffering owing Corres, who is at present with the and it was obvious that that animals that the late representative, Mr. Vellinkó the Championship.
case was being brought, Mr. Sharp to the qualification of the additional
to the overcrowding.
Portuguese contingentat the Front would said he would read an extract from members being made the same as that The tragic death of Mrs. Stuna, Mr. Norton Kyshe's History of the of ordinary members of the Church Mr. Dyer Hall remarked that be was of him it was believed that he did not In imposing's fine on the defendant, be re-elected, but as nothing was heard No.1 Young Allen Terrace, Shang-Laws of Hongkong. hai, took place last Monday morning Mr. Pollock-Your Lordships, I do
worry the law did not allow him to desire to retain the post. The voting with painful sudderrese. During & not think we want to know what Norton
defendant in the same yesterday resulted in. Dr. A. P. de Lello, thunderstorm, Mms, Spunn was awak. Kyshe says. I
position as the cats had been placed beading the list with a majority of over ened by a bright flash of lightning.
Defendant was fined $25, result of which she started up in bed,
a hundred votes over Dr. Cabral and loud roll of thunder as
The election of Senador takes place. today, and it is believed that Dr. Latteo gave a cry and fell back dood
atands the beat chance of being elected.
SMALL-POX IN FORMOSA
The case was fixed for trial The Consul General for Japan com
municates the following:
As there are indications of the prevalence of small-pex in Form, the horities have decided, are preventive measure
Mr. Sharp-I think it will be of nae everything 1 stall do, to read it and I have a reason fo
AMURDER CHARGE. The Church Body and the meeting Proceeding, Mr. Sharp, said the accepted His Excelleney's proposals before Mr. Dyer Bal this morning, Saro Din, a Javanese, was sharged had been no fundamental chai gubject to this qualification being will the murder of another Javanens in the principle of the Ordinance required for the additional members. from 1857 up to the present
Wenchat.
the day. The matter had been left to
+
to
the Governor in Council, and the proce dure had been of a confidential character.
Yours faithfully, FBL BOWLEY.
tomorrow, V
We have no wish to cuntinse the dis cussion, but if Mr. Bowley'sletter states
in.
and the reporters misreported, what-on-
A FAMILY OF CRIMINALS.
those wishing
0 pm-Anctign of "Household round and shoot them to the $15,000 for five months which waThey were not aware of any change the facta then many of those who ware Linens, &e at Hughes & Hough's death. Whether the bandits were presented to him by President. Feng since deporation first came into practice present evidently misconceived them. A family of criminals" was the
nervuaded by the assurances of the Kuo-chang; saying that if a retired the Colony Such large powers curred. His Excellency was reported to term used by Inspector Grant as the to enforce vaccination, It would be true nature of the monetary reward" President should receive a monthly should be exercied with very great care. havs said that he inspired the proposel Magistracy this morning when charg: convenient, therefore,
were intimidated by the threat allowance it would be too heavy The Legislature bad scen fit to impose moved, by Mr. Looker and seconded lying Chinese with the theft of a lady's to enter that island will have them- Mr. Borns, not the amendment proposed cost from a theatre selves vaccinated before embarkation this duty on the Governor-in-Council, by the Church Body, and bis Inspector Grant said the defends sad be provided with ■ certificate, i5 relying on the Governor-in-Council to reported to have said: "If by the bad three previous convictions@ga they have not done so in the previon.
Amendment before them they were
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