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1UESDAY JULY 18, 1922.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

A RETURNED DEPORTEL.

The case of Shek Tak alias Leangi Tau was the first to be tried at the July Criminal Sessions which opene at the Supreme Court this morning. Ha was charged with having brokou an order of banishment made in 1919. Prisoner on being charged said he came to Hongkong in consequence of labour troubles. He did not intend to stay here. He was just passing through.

This was taken as a plea of not guilty.

The following jury was called: A. E. Glover, G. M. W. Dorking, F. X. Soares, J.B. Ross, I. H. Pothwick, C. Crofton, A. Nissin,

Mr. Holmes, Crown Solicitor. proscuted.

Evidence called by the Crown showed that prisoner was arrested by an Indian watchman on the Cheang Chau wharf in consequence of the theft of a bag. He was arrested on a junk.

Tai Ping.

POLICE INFORMER SHOT.

now

REVENGE PROBABLE

MOTIVE.

SMART WORK

Found carrying a bag containing 80 satties of rice in Connaught Boad West at 8.80 last night, a Chines Was arrested

woman

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to the Office of the Company, St. George's station, another woman came up Building, Chater Road, Hongkong, on from behind, and ripping open the THURSDAY, the 27th July, 1922, at bag collected the rice which poured 11 o'clock in the forenoon, pursuant to a out in another bag, with the result Section 60 of the Companies Ordinace that when the unsuspecting constable SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

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A serious shooting affair which may yet prove fatal, occured in Tangeha Lasno, Yaumati at 10.30 las: zight The victim is a young man living in Chungasu Street, West Point, and he is

the Kwong Wab Hospital in critical condition. The youth, Wu Moi, a native of Helping in the Chan across yuen district, had been the harbour on hasiness, and was re- Yaumati Larry turning to the wharf, when, as he entered Tungsha Lanu, a dark and barrow alleway, revolver shot suddenly rang out behind him and be was hit in the back, the bullet penetrating his left lung and lodging itself between a rib and the skin in the left side.

WAS

PRINTERS ON STRIKE.

He collapsed, and his assailant,

he kod only B For whom

fa hours yesterday the glimpse of in the gloom, bolted out of

On Saturday the lane. A policeman who was at-printere employed on Chinese newa- Prisoner admitted the arrest battracted to the scene by the report, Papers went on strike.

conditions as were recently secured by explained that he was returning to saw a man running and promptly they sent ip a demand for the same

stopped him.

This man, a young the compositore and as nothing was The tanishment warrant relating follow of about 25, is now being heard from the employers by noon to prisoner made out in July 1918 detained on suspicion of having been and forbidding him the Colony for responsible for the shooting, altough yesterday they downed tools. By 4 found in his P.m. the employers ad agreed to life was produced by the Police no revolver criminal record department.

possession. A search of the vicinity grant their demands and work was of the shooting up to the place where resumed. There is talk of a newsboys' the supposel aasassin was arrested, for the weapon which he was suspected of having discarded after the shooting proved fruitless. Other policemen who arrived after the shooting, ren- dered assistance to the wounded man and removed bim to the hospital where an operatica was promptly performed and the bullet extracted from his side.

Prisoner was found guilty. The prisoner's record showed a sarica of offences such as stealing and returving from banishment dating

from 1907,

The Chief Justice described prisoner as a "nd character," Short sentences had

and so no effect on him be wohl entence him to a longer period. Three years.

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE.

A quarrel on the 8.8. "Honam" which resulted in the death of a fish dealer, had ita sequel at the Criminal Session when, before the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justine Wood, Sai Kwong was charged with manslaughter,

He pleaded not guilty.

The jury called was Messrs H. J. Specer, J. Brown, W. H. Brown, M. O, Vernon, O. Chan, J. Moore, S. L O'Boy,

The Attorney General, Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp. prosecuted and Mr. C. G. Alataster defended.

The injured man is a police informer who was last week figured in a case in the police court, where he gave evidence, and the shooting is suspected ro have been the revenge of the en- emies he bad made as a result of the

case.

MANY REMANDS.

MAKE MAGISTRATE TIRED.

Some time ago a coolie failed to Opening the case the Attorney appear before Mr. R. E. Dindsell to General read the statement made by answer a charge of having dumped decossed in the hospital before he earth in Kowloon, and his bail was died. According to this the deceased on estreated Arising out of the case, a May 17 went on board the "Honam" watchman was later charged with! at Canton. A dispute arose between having received the rum of $20 by deceased and prisoner, the latter false pretences. saying that deceased owed him money. The case had been already in Deccased alleged that he was stabbed the Court's list for three weeks, and by prisoner from behind. The had not yet been heard. At the outset prisoner's story was that during the of the case, Mr. M. K. Lo promised dispute he was chased into a cabin the Magistrate to have the earth by deceased. As he could not get removed within a week, and obtain out he stabbed his assailant.

ed a remand. Since then he turned the case to Mr. A. E. Hall, and Mr. Hall had refused to carry out the undertaking, and another week's remand was given for the prosecution to consider

This the matter. morning, when the case was again called, Mr. Hall did not appear, as he bad received no further instruction and Mr. H. C. Lee informed the

On ovidonco being called Mr. Alabaster obtained from a witness that deceased was a bully and was a well known Chinese boxer.

Proceeding.

ABSENT WITNESSES.

An unusual point was raised by Magistrate that he had just been in the Crown Solicitor, prosecuting in a structed for the prosecution, charge of robbery against Lau Tak, Magistrate: This case has been the crime being committed at remanded for three consecutive Taikoktsui,

weeks, and I am getting rather tired

•

to call?

Mr. Lee: No. Magistrater Why not? .'

Mr. Lee: Because I presume that the case will be drooped.

It seums, that the woman and her of it. Have you got your evidence husband who owned the shop at which the robbery occurred had left the Colony and it was impossible to serve them with process. The Crown Solicitor therefore applied for the admission of their depositions without which, he intimated, he could not proceed with the case. He called evidence of neighbours to show that they had left the place, and their whereabouts were unknown..

The Chief Justice said there was no affirmative ovidecce that the people had left the Colony. He could not admit the ovidence. It would be creating a dangerous precedent if the Court ware to bold that the bare atatement that certain witnesses wha were bound by recognisances to appear before the Criminal Sessions were not

Magistrate: Then what are you doing here i

Mr. Lee: I am waiting for Mr. Hail to attend Court to act.

Magistrate: Well, I will put the case over for another week, and if nothing is done by then, I will throw it out.

HONGKONG'S HEALTH.

Nine cases of plague were notified in the Colony would justify the last work. Seven of them were depositions being read. That would fatal. There Wero also, three be creating a precedent, of a very fatal cases of small pox, one of "dangerone character. It was always cerebro spinal fever and one

mon desirable that the witnesses of enteric fever. One Chinese and s' should be present in order to give Japanese died from influenza. Two prisoners or their advocate an oppor cases of diphtheria were reported; one tunity of cross-examining them.

fatal case of plague was reported.

His Lordship then discharged the prisoner and ordered the absentee's | recognisances to be forfeited.

beplant

ALLEGED ROBBERY,

want to the door-she saw a man's arm come through a small trap door and push back the bolts. Five men then came into the room, four carrying revolvers, the other being armed with both revolver and knife. The two women were gagged and the place Mr. Holmes, the Crown Solicitor was ransacked. The prisoner was besonted and in outlining the case alleged to be one of the men concerned d the robbery was committed at B and when arrested was wearing a ring dale Street on Jace 5. As that which had been identified by the wo

Li-Lai pleaded not guilty to an dlotment of robbery which came be

Chief Justice.

to the people in the rooms the man as part of, the property which

first Boor were" a woman was stolen.

her amah. The ringing of a was heard and when the amali

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