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CARGO FILFERING.

GOBOWA BOBIED.

LUTHERS LIEN, CHANGED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

goods arrived by the s... "Rhesus" BOWEN ROAD ROBBERY.

which commenced to discharge - at Hongkong on the 26th of last month. Just before the discharge the second Incensed - approached the first and Hthird defendants-and-said "When

́URE`MIN'ARRESTED.

(V/COMMITTED-FOR" TRIAL,

this cargo is out-k-will-not water in In connection, with the highway |{ my tally sheet certain cases and we robbery committed in Bowen Road Before Magistrate Orme yesterday will get away with them." What about a week ago, when two armed afternoon, three Ghibete were charged happened was that the whole men attacked a Chinese schoolgirl with the theft of a large quantity of of the cargo was talled before and her boy cousin in broad daylight, piece goods and 200 red woollen it was removed from the ship relieving the girl of jewellery to the Strakeln, valued together at $3,400, 'to the godown, but it appeared that vaine of $194 after a short struggle from Holt's Godowns at Kowloon, with regard to certain boxes the with the youth, inquiries made by while a fourth man was charged with second defendant put down on some detectives resulted in the arrest of a receiving the property knowing, or unlawfully obtained tally sheets 2 to man who was yesterday charged at having-came to know, that it was, 4 instead of 1 to 6, as written on the the Magistracy. After hearing the original and correct sheets, and then evidence, Magistrate Smith committ *stolen..

Mr. E. J. Lewis prosecuted on be destroyed the originals and handed the accused to the forthcoming half of Holt's The first thres acensed the ons prepared by him into the · Criminal Sessions. were represented by Messrs. A. E. office. The sheet produced, continued According to the victims of the Hall, D. H. Baita god Lea, d'Almada, Mr. Lewis, was forged by second robbery, they were co- Bowets Road

W&S signed while the fourth man was defended defendant,

by # fictitious

person, and on the afternoon of December 22 by Mr. A. H. Crear.

Before proceeding with the case, omitted certain cases of goods, taking photos when the accused and Mr. Lewis informed the Magistrate After having forged the tally sheet, another man, both armed with knives, overpowered the youth, and robbed first

the girl of all her jewellery, also ber that he had a Sither charge of second defendant furnished. falsification of accounts to prefer defendant with all the particulars handbag containing besides other against the first three-accused. (marks, etc.) of the goods which be

articles,-40 cents in money. Mr. d'Almada stated that he would had oufited from the sheet. First After the robbery, the highwaymen refuse to plead until the charge was defendant then fradstently altered made off in the direction of Wanchai. formulated. He thought the soli the tally book of his godown, and A few minutes later, Traffic Inspec citors for the defence should have he Mr. Lewis) would show his tor Garrod and Sergeant Alexander been given previous notice of the Worship the entry which had beenĮ passed the scene on a

falsified. First defendant then gave, cycle. Chase was immediately given, Mr. Lewis said that he was going the fourth defendant a chit bearing but the robbersmide good to ask the Magistrate to commit the the numbers of the goods which their escape by running down the accused to the Sessions, and then second defendant had omitted from butside on to the new road, thence to it would be for the Attorney General his tally sheets with instructions Happy Valley where they were lost to being other charges against them. that he should take delivery of the sight of. The following day, a

second charge.

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According to the advance notices. Coursef said that he also wished to goods from Holt's godowns. The Sergeant saw the accused attempting tween London and New York will be}

charge the first three accused with fourth defendant carried out the to pawn two gold sings. At the instructions and renoved the goods time of his arrest, the accused had being accessories before the theft.

Mr. d'Almada: I must ask for an to his own premises, No. 3 Tung also a gold wristlet watch in his

Al possession. Police arrived and saw the fourth jewellery was identified by the gul adjournment if my friend is going to Man Street. Shortly afterwards, the bring this new charge.

defendant in the act of unpacking as her property. the goods and putting them into different boxes. The Police obtained from him the documents bearing the

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Commercial wireless telephony be A passenger and cargo steamer,

Wonderful new dévek prečis in thê named the "Kalgan," was launched the feature picture the Coronet

accomplished tact within the near from the Cartsbar yard of Scott's Theatre is offering beginning to-day, Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.,

future if the plans of Mr. Godfreysmission and automatic printing of Isaacs, managing director of the Mar-] wireless' telegraph messages will be Greenock, on November 17. The

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demonstrated by Mr. 'Also Cropbell vessel has been built to the arder of Norma Talmadge has appeared, which would indicate that it is of an

Mr. Isaacs sailed in the "Aqui- Swinton, F.B.S., at the Royal Society, Mr. Lewis said that he would call the China Navigation Co., London,

tanis for the U.S., where he hopes of Arts, John-street, Adelphi, W.C. for service in Eastern waters. Her exceptionally high order. It is called

soon to complete his plans. Practic- principal dimensions are Length, The Isle Of Conquest, and in it evidence dealing only with the pres

Wireless messages are, usually tran ally all arrangements have been made scribed by hand, but with the Miss Talmadge is supported by her eat charge and all the circumstances between perpendiculars, 310 feet, dainty sister, Nathalie. Miss Tal pertaining to it. The formulation of breadth, moulded. 44 feet; deplmadge, because of her appealing the other charges he would leave to identification numbers of the packages-able and the three defendants were in Great Britain to start the Trans-" Creed" machine to be shown by and cases which, he said, he had occupying positions of trust. As atlantic wireless telephone service Mr. Campbell Swinton 2 wireless moulded, 23 fert. On a fight draft the beauty, as well as her ability to the Attorney General.

None of the defending Counsel cbtained from the first defendant. But to the fourth defendant be. Or that business, men in New York can message from a distance will be auto- deadweight carrying capacity will ba

had there aik not only to their representatives matically printed in ordinary letters. nearly 3,000 tons, and the speed of interpret her characters with ex raised any objection to this pro- for the efforts of the Police, went on Lewis) was sure that

ceptional sympathy, has a great

Mr Lewis, the falsification of the been no receivers there would in London, 3,100 miles away, ́ bot the ship at sea folly eleven knots following, in Hongkong as well as

anfare.

been less cargo also to those in Paris and other Euro- Separate sabors and staterooms every where else the world over.

Outlining the case for the proseco Erst defendant's book would not have probably have for are

tion, Mr. Lewis said that first sccused been discovered, and the office would pilfering. If his Worship was sa-pean centres. European provided

The New York-London and New and. Chinese first-class passengers,

was keeper of No. 3 Holt's-wharf-have accepted the tally sheet handed tisfied that the prosecution had made and tally clerk, and the third accused in by the second defendant and con out a prime facie case he would apply York Paris services will be the first and also żccommodation for a

was his assistant. The second ac firmed by the first defendant's book, for the committal of the defendants to be installed.

The defendant's, book for trial. cused was the chief ship's tallyman, as correct. while the last defendant was a would show that the stolen goods Mr. C. B. Riggs and Sergeant The duty of the first had been short when landed here Stinson gave evidence, supporting broker.

was some. which was, of course, not true. In Mr.Lewis' statement. and third defendants

The first defendant made the fol what different from that of the the meantime short landing claims of all the tallymen and had to complainants who would have sent answer to the charge: "I conspired superlatend the tallying out of cargo. out the usual cargo tracers, and on, with the tallyman to swindle goods He also collected the tally sheets finding that the goods had not been from the steamer.”

Second-defendant's statement was all fore and aft. Special arrange tion geared turbines, supplied with and handed over to the proper official delivered at other ports; would have ments for ventilation and for the reruperheated steam from a boiler 17ft. the complete tally sheets of the to pay the claims. It was a serious complete dental of the theft.

As his Mr. Hall submitted that the state- frigeration of ship's provisions, &c., in diameter by 12ft 6in. in length, ship's outturn. The first tally sheets case for several reasons.

ment of his chest had been mis- are also installed in view of the i-arranged to barn coal and oil alter-were in duplicate, one of which Worship knew cargo pilfering was tended service under tropical condi-natively, and working at a pressure was to be sent to the parser of prevalent all over the world, and construed. tions. The propelling machinery of 200lbs. per square inch, ander the ship and the other to the Manager was particularly so in Hongkong! The case was adjourned until consists of one set of double redno forced draught.

of Holt's

The stolen The amount involved as consider Friday.

number of Chinese steerage pas The death occurred suddenly at sengers. The cargo arrangements Shanghai on Christmas Day of Harry indade eight steam winches and Pritchard. The deceased had beer derricks, as well as a special derrick in the employ of Mr. A.M. A. Evans, for dealing with lifts up to 30 tons at the Mead farm, Paoshan, and

Tessel's side for the transfer of cargo, heart trouble.

"The exceedingly delicate wireless signals," said Mr. F. G. Creed, the inventor, Fare Brst picked up by a special receiver, › arranged by Mr. Campbell Swinton, that magnifies Mr. Isaacs believes that Telephonic them stane millions of times.

"The signals are"then" relayed. by messages between the old and new worlds can be communicated at a cost the Creed instrument, which con only a little more than that of cable-verts the dot and dash" symbols of

ing that it stamps on ā reet of paper,”

+

Water-tight dvora are fitted in the death occurred, apparently from second accused, who was in charge would have been made against the lowing statement to the Police in grams and with a marked saving in the Morse code into ordinary letter-

as well as through the usual 'deck batches. The weather decks are

of teak, and ́awnings--are fitted

wharf.

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