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KOWLOON ASSAULT CASE.

BROWN VERSUS GARCIA.

POLICE COURT HEARING ADJOURNED,

WEATHER REPORT.

Aug. 314. 134. Om.—No returns from Japanese stations.

Pressure has increased moderately at Vladivostock and Weihaiwan, alightly at Shanghai, and has decreased slightly Before Magistrate Smith, at the elsewhere a depression covers Tongking. The typhoon continues on a W.N.W. Magistracy this morning, Mr. Edward track; its approximate position at 5 Brown, of Kowloon, charged Mr.m. was Lat. 150 N. Long. 1800 E Rufus Garcia, also of Kowloon, with assault.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours, anding at 10 am today, 000 inch Mr. C. H. Lyson, who appeared for Total since January 1st, 81-05 inches, the complainant, informed the Magis,walnet an average of 65-98 inches, trate that Mr. Leo d'Almada, who had been retained for the deferice had requested him to ask for a remand, as be" (Mr. d'Almada) was engaged at the Supreme Court, and was unable to attend.

The Magistrate remanded the case until Friday afternoon.

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Forecast for the 24 hours saling at upon on September 1st..

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-South coast of China bahwasa Hongkong and lamooks. The same da No. 1.

4. South coast of Chias between Songkong and Hainan. The "same as No. 1.

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·HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

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The ss. "Chekiang." Capt. Jones, sailed for Shanghai via Amoy at 10 a.m. to-day with 1,000 tons of general cargo.

The ss. "Lindsay Moller," Capt. Jones, sailed for Mauritius at 12 noon today with 1,200 toas, of general cargo.

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· The ss. "Hsingchang,” Captain | Cantos Wallace, sailed for Tientsin via Shanghai at 1 p.m. today with 1,500 tons of general cargo.

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ETABS MAN IN BACK WITH SCISSORS. Mr. T. Rowan appeared before Magistrate Hutchison this morning, to defend a Chinese charged at the instance of Inspector Willis, of West Point, with wounding another Chinese with a pair of scissors.

Connsel pleaded not guilty" on behalf of his client.

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Inspector Willis said that about 7 p.m. yesterday, a crowd was watching a street performance, when suddenly a fight occurred between the defendant and complainant. The formes, it was alleged, accused the latter of jostling him. A constable stopped the fight and sent the away. Half an hour later they again met, and the quarrel was renewed. In the course of the altercation the defendant was alleged to have whipped out the pair of scissors (produced) and stabbed the complainant in the small of the back. The complainant was removed to to the hospital where his wound was dressed. He was discharged this morning.

After evidence bad been heard, Mr. Rowan asked leave to call the defendant's employer and a foki to prove that his client was a peaceful man and had never been. known to fight. In fact, said Counsel, the defendant was known in the shop where he worked as "a. country idiot.”

Both witnesses bore out Counsel's stament to the effect that the defendant wES a little silly," but quile barmless. One of them said

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Weather.

1. F. ÜLACIOs, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 31, 1990.

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 22 degrees: Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.

crem Fahrenheit

1. TEMPERATUza, in the shade In de-

1 Hummer in percentage of saturs doo, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being

100.

6 DICTION OF Win, to two points 6. Fozos of War, socceding to Bendford Scale

5. STAR OF WHeuer, b blue sky, 4] detached cload, d drizzling rain, i fog, g gloomy, bhai, 1lightning, o overcast passing showers, q equali, r rain, Tmow 4 thunder y vizlidity. W dew, wek

7. Bam to inches tenths, and ban fredths

HONGKONG TIDES:

The tide-bable xiven below has been piled at the National Almanac Office to London from the result of the analysis

observations taken by means of sn tomate Hide-recording machins in the Water Police Beain at Tsim Sha Tsui furing the 1909-6.

hero of the sounding in the Admiralty The zero of the table corresponds with Thart, which had been found to be 4100k

Inches below me sea-level

To obtain the depth of water on the dde gange at the Victoria Naval Yardi dd 2 foot 4 inches, and on the gauge Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10. feet Inabee to the height given in the table,

September 1 to 7, 1820,

that be bad known the defendant Wed. 1 since childhood, and had never tam.] 't

known him to fight. He was

very peaceful and honest. All the

small boys in the shop were

in' the "babit of- teasing

the defendant, but he always took it in good part, and was never known t

to lose his temper.

The Magistrate found the defend- ant guilty and imposed a fine of $5 or ten days, hard labour. He also bound him over in the sum of $50, to be of good behaviour for six

months.

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$1,000 FINE.

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DISCOVERY ON A SAMPAN.

"Mr. J.. S. Caffyn, & resident of Wanchai, this morning charged two Chinese shopkeepers, of Queen's Road Per "Hungaris": Mr. East, before Magistrate Smith, with tacks of opiom dross. Badreuriez, Mr and Mrs Tan Kian Ho, Mr Ch. Classen, Mr Wong Cho Fu, Mr Wing Pak Sing, Mr. F. W. P. Zwigers, Mr Kam Tit Fus, Mr Chang Yee Wab, Mr Wong Wai Ying, and Mr J. Abr.

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A Chinese, said to be a boatman, was this morning charged, before Magistrate Hutchison, at the instance of inspector Gordon, of the Water Police, with the unlawful possession of 28 tsels of loose opium and 65 Defendant pleaded "not guilty." Inspector Gordon said" that at 2 Giving evidence, the complainant.m. yesterday, a European sergeant said that yesterday he sent his little who was on duty on one of the police launches, boarded a sampan girt to the defendants' shop to buy in the harbour and searched, it for medium sized bottle of Horlick's contraband. After a short search, matted milk, the price of which was the drug was discovered concealed in 75 cents. The child returned with a cavity in the side of the vessel. small boule, for which she said she |The defendant and a small boy were had been charged 55 cents. Witness the only persons on board at the vent to the shop and interviewed the time, and the sergeant arrested them. first defendant, who told him that he The boy had since been released as did not have any medium sized bottles there was no evidence against him. in stock. He could either take the The defendant, when asked what Melbourne, June 25.-Mention was small bottle or a large one for $1.10. he had to say, denied that he was made in the Practice Court to-day of Witress said that he would take the master of the boat. He said he went. on board yesterday a pending divorce suit between neither, and asked that his money-be Eunice Camelle Chin, the petitioner, refunded. This the first defendant to visit the master of the boat. The and Thomas Jones Chia, the respond refused to do; saying that, wimess he waited for him. He was not on latter not being on board at the time, eat, both of whom were well known could have its value in other goods board five minutes when the police in Melbourne a few years ago. Chia When witness remonstrated, the launch came alongside and the boat was a member of the staff of the second defendant pushed him out of was searched and the drug discovered. Chinese Consul General at Melbourne the shop, while No.1 struck him & The Magistrate convicted the and his marriage with Miss Eunice blow on the face." Russell was an event which aroused

defendant and fined him $1,000, or The second defendant said that the three months hard labour. The a good deal of interest Later on complicant was very abusive when drug was confiscated. Chia was prosecuted for firing a revol- arst defendant told him that he had ver at the Chinese Consul General no medium sized-bottles of matted and was sentenced, on trial on mik in stock. Among other things, April 15, 1913, to five year im he said: "I'll break you up, you prisonment for wounding with intent

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Cyclope or Typhoon West of

to do grievous bodily harm. The Chipman. Witness resented this application made to Mr. Justice and told the complaint to leave the Skutt was for the service of the shop. Complainant refused, and wx-ceived by the American Consulate citation, outside the jurisdiction of eos ejected him by force. It was not the Court and it was stated that true that either witness or his fold had Chiz's present address was T. Hrich, struck the complainant... Chinese Division, Liberty Steel Pro The Magistrate bound the delen ducts Co.... Woolrich Building, New dants over to be of good behaviour För York Baich it an explained, was six months to the son of $50 each. the mandarin melling of Chia's tame. Leaval was granted to micva" the citation in the United States of America.

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