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THURSDAY, OCTOBREW28, 1919

THE WAR TORN DISTRICTS OF FRANCE.

[Continued from paya d'} Then a woman with her husband and her eldest son both soldiers, had

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

KOBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.

SPECIAL CABLES.

ADMIRAL DUFT.

[China Mail SPECIALI

THE CHINA MAIL.

SINGAPORE, Oct. 22. Hawkins" to-day, having recovered Admiral Deff leaves aboard the from his brief Elness.

Wong Ting who was indicted before the Chief Justice (Sir William her last baby born in a cellar while robbery with violence in the Kowloon Rees Davies, K.C) yesterday for she was flying from the Germans.Tong village on the night of Aug.27, She was pressed by her friends to hasten, but her hour had come and was found guilty by a jury composed she could no longer advance. Same of Messrs. W. Anderson, F. Hobbs, F.W. Moore, 3. M. Castro and J. S E L. Bingham, C. F. de Carvalho. da Costa, and sentenced to five years" hard labour and ten strokes with the A PRISONER'S ARGUMENT.

"cat."

A KIDNAPPING CASE. Cheung Fung, was next indicted for kidnapping a Chinese girl ten years of age.

woman, before whose house she pass ed, opened her door to her, and hid her mercifully in the cellar, while the rest of her family had to press on and abandon her. "Ah, Madame," she would say, "J'ai pleure nuit et jour pendant trois semaines! Et les Boches venaient me regarder par le soupirall, et je me blottissais tout contre le mur avec mon petit,

The Attorney-General said that at et j'ai croyais chaque fois qu'ils about 8 am, on August 24, the allaient nous tuer, car an nous aval: complainant, a little girl of 10 years dit que les Boches tuaient les femmes of age, went to the Central Market et les petits enfants!" Now soldier and was accosted by the accused, who father and sick soldier son are both finally took her to Un Loong. In the home again. The little cellar-born New Territories, where she was sold boy is strong and well, but the mother for $96. The intended purchaser is exhausted by all her suffering, and much must be done to build up her health, if she ever finds health again.

made enquiries from the girl, and having heard her story, informed the Police, and prisoner was subsequently arrested.

girl. She would ask Hts. Lordship to excuse her this time, and she would not commit the offence again. God bless His Lordship if he excused her this time:

GOOD, BUT UNAVAILING.

A Chinese was charged before Mr. fut possession of a dagger. Smith this morning with the unlaw

say it is a common tool. I visited a Defendant-It is not a dagger. I friend at Wanchal last night and on my return I went to a latrine. I noticed the file sticking to the side of the wall and I pocketed. it.

last

night

while he was on duty in Hollywood A Chinese constable stated that Road p.m. he noticed the

at 11.15. defendant in a corner below Peel Street. He was suspicions and went up to him and found the weapon stuck to his girdle. He arrested him.

a banana

a dagger. It was a rusty file. He Defendant said it was nothing like said that while walking last night he accidentally stepped on peel and it stuck on his shoe. He the peel off, went to the corner

to. scrape and the constable be searched. arrested him. He offered himself to

His Worship said it was probable pointed. Sergeant Moore said the If the weapon was a file, the " blade" weapon although rusty, was sharp. would be different.

His Worship sentenced defendant to three weeks" hard labours.

LARCENY AS A BAILEE.

I will conclude with a case that think will appeal to your heart. It

The prisoner stated that she did is that of a little fellow of 10, who not know the child had been kidnap picked up, some three years ago in ped. She was promised $5 commis the fields, near Hazebrouck, a small sion if she found a purchaser for the shiring article that he thought was a whistle. His parents told me that this had been dropped, as other similar objects, from enemy aerop Ianes..

The children of the neigh bourhood had picked them up. think,

The jury found the accused ing that they were toys, and many

"Guilty."" accidents had thus occurred. This The Attorney-General then inform child was very seriously wounded ined His Lordship that the accused had the chest and face, one eye was been sentenced to two years impri-that weapon was a file, as it was not tom out, and his left hand se sonment by Mr. Justice Melbourne, badly mangled that it had to be am-for a like offence, last Monday. putated immediately. Inflammation

His Lordship deferred sentence in the eye socket has necessitated I until this morning, in order to con several operations to save the other sult Mr. Justice Melbourne. eye. and after each operation the Addressing the accused this morni little chap would confide to his father, ing his Lordship said: I have made "You know, father, I can't see yet!" enquiries of the learned Judge who And no-one has ever had the courage heard a similar case in the other case, to destroy the child's hope that some and I and that the circumstances of day his sight willreturn. We have just both are very similar. In that case supplied him with a good apparatus, you took another child to the New hand and book, and every contris Territories and you have been sucVeure Road Central was charged A foki of a shop at No. 56, Des rance so that he can learn to work cessful in doing the same thing on with the larceny of $51.70, as a and be independent. He is now very this occasion. Your are carrying on bailee. happy in the thought that he will a very disgraceful trade in trafficking henceforth be able to help his mother, in little children. You tried to make who is very poor,

the jury and I believe that Lai Yau These are merely a few snapshots Chee was a party to the offence. I of the buge vision of desolation. I don't know if that is right, but that wonder if you in Hongkong, so many does not make any difference to the thousands of miles away, can realise case. You are guilty of depriving whai a tremendous disaster it all is, people of their children by stealing at West Point. The defendant was in For people here in France, only a few them and then sell them. This is a charge of the money. On the way. miles away, can hardly do so. bad, very bad case and I sentence defendant entered appeal to you on behalf of my brave soldiers, and their families, no less deserving, who are now lying heavily on my heart, for I have seen with my

It might be mentioned here that own eyes what it all is, and can speak the prisoner was earlier in the knowingly. The war is not over for Sessions sentenced by Mr. Justice them as it is for us; a new, stern wa:- Melbourne to two years' hard labour fare against material difficulties has for a like offence. begun, dull, colourless, exciting little pity. It was relatively easy to give,

The hearing was then continueding a jacket, and he asked him ever to the point of in the positive sacrifice, during

case in which a where be got it from when war when all the Allies were suc-indicted for wounding, Sergt. Lannon with the money. The defendant the Chinese named Tang Sang was defendant said he bought it ported by the dramatic of the fight of the Police with intent to murder: was brought back to the shop. Now we fall back among the ruins, with maliciously shooting with intent and to build up the country again to prevent his lawful arrest; and with giving of the money. will require as much energy and maliciously wounding Sergt. Lannon work as it took to win the war, with intent to disable. These people must face years f

you to two years' hard labour, the sentence to follow the one you are now serving.

SHOOTING A EUROPEAN SERGEANT.

It will be remembered that

hardship and sacrifice, and they do when this

case was called on

$23. and said that the winter bad The defendant admitted the use of come and he had to get some warmer clothing.

defendant and another were sent by A jaki of the shop said he with the master with the money to a shop

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Hongkong, October 23 1919,

TRIDUAN AT THE

CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

[COMMUNICATED.]

the Bishop (says Religiao e Patria) the Rev. Father Antonio Henriques, At the invitation of His Lordship

Superior of the Jesuit Mission in Shuihing, will give a spiritual retreat they walked on and waited for him and will preach at the Cathedral a latrine; and to the Chinese priests of this Vicariate for a long time. The defendant did during the Triduan in the evenings in to the latrine but he was not on daily communion, a much re- not join them again, and they went of the 24th, 25th and 26th instant there, They went back to the shop commended by the Holy Church. and reported it to the master. A number of fatis were sent to look for him, and witness found him in Queen's Road He saw him hold

The master gave evidence of the

Three weeks hard labour was! passed.

it with superb spirit. But there is Tuesday. it was discovered after A FIND IN A WAIST CIAT. no excitement about it now no glow-the Attorney General had opened the

--

ing colours. I know that the charity case for the Crown, that the witnesses of your friends in Hongkong, who were not present and his Lordship have already been generous to French adjourned the case until the morning. Lindsell this morning with the pos- A coolie was charged before Mr. hospitals, is not emotional, and can bear the test of the fading of that ing. Mr. Policck said he had made en he picked up

Addressing his Lordship this morn-session of a dagger. Defendant said vivid glow. Shall we not keep onquiries and had found that no blame street and was surprised to find the helping all we can, and thus prove is attached to the Crown Solicitor's dagger in one of the pockets.

a waistcoat in the to those who have lost all in the war office for the delay. The latter had as to our own selves, that Charity sent notices to both the C.S.P. and the never faileth,"-Yours very singovernor of the Jail giving them the cerely.

(Signed) LAURA LOYSON.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS."

[Translated for the China Mail from the Wah Tu Yat Po.]

might he some truth in the story as Inspector Macdonald said there the coat did not fit him,

Six months' hard labour.

All the same, the Magistrate said:

calendar day by day. The Crown solicitor who had just returned in- formed him that this practice had been carried out for a long time, it was purposely done in order to avoid such a state of affairs as was right arm behind him, fired a shot. obtained on Tuesday.

Witness was holding the accused by His Lordship said that evidently the left shoulder when the shot was no blame is attached to the Crown fired. He was wounded in the right Solicitor's office for the delay. He hip. A struggle then followed for SHANGHAI, October 22.

would communicate with the other the possession of the revolver, which The "living Buddha "has ordained people and try to ascertain the witness succeeded in wrenching from against the independence of Outer cause of the delay...

the accused's hand. He (witness) Mongolia. His memorandum to that The hearing then proceeded. The then overbalanced himself and fell effect has reached Peking. General following composed the Jury: Messrs.to the ground and the accused ran Chu Shu Tsang,, commissioner to E. L. Sim, D. A. de Carvalho, W. away. Witness fired a shot after Urga, was advised before starting to Anderson, B. M. Castro, C. Wallare, him and then getting up continued stow the Buddha due respect in view C. H. Osmund and J. S. da Costa. of his attitude to the Republic.

the chase but the accused bad by this After the Attorney-General had time got a lot of start and made g od Shangbai merchants hear that refreshed the Jury's memory as to his escape. Witness attempted to fighting is going on in Hunan,the circumstances of the case, Sergt. fire another shot but the revolver neither Fress nor Govern- Lannon was called and in reply to misired. Witness fired with his own been advised of it. Counsel said he had been in the service revolver. He did not think A lot of Canton Parliament men have Police Force for five years. At 9 the shot bad hit the accused. He left for Canton on the ss. "Empress p.m., on Aug. 24 he was on duty at was not much disabled by the of Russia"

the junction σε Bedford and wound at the The Cabinet has telegraphed to Taipo

time he chased Roads. This wag the tuchuns of Shensi, Hunan, and night of the Kowloon Dairy Farm revolver (produced) was the one he the the accused. The five chamber Hupeh ordering them to guard their Robbery and he was instructed to wrenched from the accused's hand. frontiers and keep out General Wong keep a sharp look out for suspicious It was fully loaded. Only one shot Tin Chung and the On Me troops characters. At about 9.30, he saw was fired from it. Witness went to who are reported in collision,

the defendant walking in Taipo Road hospital the same night and stayed General Chu Shu Tsang wants Tun in the direction of Yaumati. Witness there until Sept 22 when he was Ki Sui to be premier, and is intri stopped him and asked him where discharged. While in hospital, he guing to that end.

he was going but he made no reply. saw.and identified' the accused as his street lamps assailant. No one gave him any

but

ment

has

were LWO

Shanghai celebrated the birthday There of Confucius with unprecedented en- where they were standing and he clue as to the accused's identity. thusiasm. Crowds shouted""Protect could

see the accused's face He had heard while in hospital that a the Confucian religion. Fight for quite clearly. He had no man had been arrested on suspicion. Shantung."

doubt that the prisoner in the dock Witness gave a general description of Shanghai Chinese are protesting was the same man he met on Talpo his assailant to Sergt. Grimmett and against the Government's permit to Road on the right of August 24. As Insp. Gerrard on the night of Aug. Japaness to export rice from the witness walked towards the accused 24, on the way to the hospital, three eastern provinces. The permit with the intention of searching him, is said to be for one year.

Asked if he had, any questions to he bolted in the direction whence he ask the witness, the accused said

No, I don't know him. I never

The telephone is to be installed came. Witness gave chase and between Peking and Shanghai An caught him from behind. Witness saw him in my life."

American firm has got the contract. held him round the body. The accused Other witnesses are being heard "It is to be working in a year the then drew a regofyer and putting his and the case is proceeding.

5.30 every evening..

The Triduan' will commence at

10.A.3

No claims will be recognised after the goods have left the steamer or prescott ster than three weeks after godown and none will be entertained if

arrival of steamer.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected..

T. DAIGO,

Manager. Hongkong, October 93, 1919

NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS,

TOTO KISEN KAISHA.

THE Steamship

"B"TYO MARU."

From SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS ria SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU & JAPAN PORTS.

The above camed Steamer having arrived Thursday, October 13, con signees of cargo are hereby notified te present their Bills of Lading for counter- signature, and tako immediate delivery from aluagride steamer or the Company's godowa, where all cargo impeding In- mediate discharge will be landed at Consignees' risk.

Storage will

Lenessed Qu Cargo remaining undelivered after

(hodowa, where same will be examined on Wednesday, October 29.

1'hursday, October 30, at 10A.M. ages will be landed into the Company's All broken, chafed and damaged pack-

be

goods have leit the steamer or godown, and later than three weeks after arrivai No claims will be recognized after the none will be entertained if presented of steamer.

No Fire Josarance whatever will be effected.

T. DAIGO,

Manager. Hongkong, October 23, 1818,

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