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the distinction between criticising the system and criticising the way the system is carried out. The former practice, as we have sug- gested, is largely a waste of time after all these years, but the latter can often be extremely healthy. However, when criticising a verdict the public should remember that the newspaper reports, although they endeavour to show how the jury reached its decision, cannot always be taken as fully reliable guides, firstly because they emit much that is said in court and secondly because they convey little idea of demeanour, a factor which rightly counts a very great deal

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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE MURDER TRIAL.

[To the Editor of the China Mail.]

Sir, Further to my letter of! yesterday regarding the question of Jury Roform, I now desire to touch on the proceedings of the Indian Murder Trist, which has now closed.

TUESDAY, AUGUST, 26, 1924.

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U.S. AND JAPAN.

STARTLING STORY OF 1904.

Williamstown, Mass., Aug. 7- That Europe was dangerously close to a world war in 3004 when former President Theodore Roose- velt threw in the weight of "his influence and localized the Russo- Japanese conflict to the Far East," was the statement made by Doctor Tyler Dennett of Washington in an address before the Williamstown Institute to-day.

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August 26-27-Coronet Theatre;

In amplification of the cable "An Old-Fashioned Boy and "Burglar By Proxy."

from our Singapore correspondent, August, 26.- World Theatre;

the following account of the Basque Industrielle de Chine settlement Broadway or Bust."

with its Singapore creditors is of August 26-28.-Queen's Theatre; * Prisoners of Love."

While I always hold the interest. In the "Free Press" of August 26-97-Star Theatre,

A meeting of creditors of the concert by the celebrated Polish highest esteem for the administra August 18 we read:

tion of British Justice, its rights

Dr. Dennett doclared. that the Singapore branch of the Banque violinist. f. Premyslav.

SPORT."

and its fairness, it has now become Industrielle de Chine was held at late President was the first Ameri- August 80.-V.R.O. fourth night sorrow to me to find that the Exchange on Saturday (August can statesman to perceive the Far-Easter question largely as a swimming fête, 9 p.m.

after the finial of an important 16,) to consider the new and trint; públic dissent is caused over modified scheme of settlement phase of the European political

that President" put forward by the Bank. Mquestion, and alike with judges and with juries. Sales Rooms, valuable building the verdict. It does not happen in C. V. Bailey was in the chair Roosevelt's influence in warning every case but why should there be and there was an attendance both France and Germany possibly

about thirty, These points we have emphasized August 29-Lammert Bros, at public dissent? There must be a of

including prevented a European conflict of because any criticism which Sales Room, a collection of postage renson for it. At the very begin the Bank, and Mr. A. M. Dagain,

Mr. C. Dickinson,, representing world magnitude.

Dr. Dennett further declarod 5ignores them may easily fall into stamps, 5.15 p.m.

COMPANY MEETINⱭS.

ning of the proceedings, it was the local manager. By a very that there existed in 1905 "an the error which has produced so

September 16.Extraordinary giver to the public to understand large majgrity it was, agreed to agreed memorandum," of which he many uncalled for reprieve peti-general meeting of The China tions in the Homeland, the error Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at the that as far as the deceased woman accept the new scheme, which said that he possessed a photostat, in the case was concerned, she was provides for payment of 45 per the effect of which had placed the which can be best described as Registered Office of the Company pregnant before her marriage to cent. of their claims in cash to the United States during the Roosevelt allowing emotion to blind judg

October 3.-Second meeting of the prisoner, und any newly-wodded unsecured creditors of the Singa administration on the virtual status

second Anglo-Japanese Alliance. ment, sentiment to outweigh the China Sugar Refining Cousband with the anticipation of a pore branch and 50 per cent of an unsigned member of the

happy married life un-finding-his-The Chairman said: This meet Ltd., at Co.fs Office, Pedder wife's condition, would have lost Ing has been called for the purpose Dennett said that "the document In support of his contention, Dr. Street, noon.

Octobor 18. -- Extraordinary all hope. But is it not his duty to of considering and if thought fit was approved by Roosevelt two General Meeting of Douglas S.S. find who is the use of the mis approving a new and modifed weeks before the publication of the Co., Ltd., at the Registered Office chief? It is the husband's duty scheme of arrangement proposed terins of the second Anglo- The Jury System. -

made between the Japanese Alliance, and just before of the Company, 20 Des Voeux though even if he had pardoned her, to be A correspondent, in last even-Rond, Central, noon.

io know the whereabouts of his unsecured creditors of the the opening of the Portsmouth October 20. Third-meeting of wife and in the case under review, Singapore branch of the Banque conference"

de. Ltd tog's fare, expressed the belief

Chine and At the outbreak of the Russo- that certain suggestions with The China Sugar Refining Co..it was given in evidence that the Industrielle

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at Co.'s Office, Pedder deceased admitted to her husband the sald Bank. The meeting has Japanese war. eighteen months regard to Jury Reform, which he Street, noon.

(the prisoner) she spent

been duly convened in accordance before," went on Dr. Dennett, had made in our columns, some

extra-night with one of prisoner's friends, with the terms of an Order of "Roosevelt, in a brief letter which months ago, had been overlooked.

Such evidence was corroborated by Court made on July 7, 1924, and I have seen, warned both France creditor has received and Germany that if they went to In connection with the decision in

witness who said that on a cer- each tuir day during the absence of memorandum of the new proposals the support of Russia, he would the Lantao case in April last,

deceased from her husband) he modifying the original scheme, go to the support of Japan, and “Justice" wrote:-.

saw deccused with an outside upon which you are now asked to take whatever steps were necessary, a theatre, which could be brought vote. The Order of Court appoint for her protection."

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THAT MURDER TRIAL,

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November 6.-Further ordinary meeting of Douglas. 8.S. Co., Ltd., at 20 Des Voeux Road Central, noon.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Each of the jurors hears all the facts as the case proceeds. During their deliberation, the jurymen have a verbal discus- sion and the verdict comes out A Paris message states that of this only, which, I think, is the Chamber of Deputies has ap not proper. Their duty is to proved the Lausanne Treaty by offer their opinion and it is 410 to 171 votes. sheer nonsense for each juror

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It will be recalled...said Dr.

in as material evidence to show thated me to be chairman of this meet- decessed was enjoying the hosing as an impartial person who is pitality of the man, then as before, not in any way laterested in the Tennett, that this obligation was doubt if any husband in the world matter auder discussion, and it dossared by England at the time would aceuse his wife of infidelity not fall within my province to make of the first Alliance. to him, if he had not the proof to any comments or further explana-

The late President's papers.

show that she was really unfaithful tion in connection with the scheme. continued. Dr. Dennett, disclosed to her duties as a wife. Prisoner's My duties are confined to seeing that Eurone was dangerously close

.

to know of the others' opinion In consequence of renewed evidence of seeing his wife with a that the meeting is properly held, to a world war in 1904, "when when he tells the foreman. I rumours of the imminence of man in the bushes in the act of recording the votes, ascertaining Roosevelt threw in the weight of dict to the Far East, thus probably Court. suggest that "Guilty" or "Not trouble and the possible shortage committing adultery may or may the result and reporting it to the his influence and localized the con- of a Guilty" be written on a piece of of dollars, the tael again declined not be, believed, but it must be

You will remember that a meet-preventing the mutbreak paper, signed and folded, and in Shanghai 'yesterday afternoonaccepted. Evidence was given of,

the finding of prisoner's wife on the ing of the creditors of the Bank European conflict.",

Conditions then were much na passed on to the foreman who, to 74-

road lying seriously injured, and it was held on December 16 last in the open court should

was by the admission of the prit under similar conditions when the make it seem plausible that if scheme, of arrangement with Roosevelt had not made this announce the verdict on the

soner that the Court and Jury were creditors in its original form which engagement with Japan and Eng- able to know how and by whom the forms part of the scheme before Innil, it would have been injuries were used. The pose you to-day, was not passed, falling difficult perhaps impossible, for ention told the Jury that if they to receive the support of the him to mediate at Portsmouth, believed the prisoner's story of requisite majority. To be effective, concluded Dr. Dennett.

mling his wife actually in the act this must be a majority in number

majority. It is extremely dan gerous to find a jury-giving a unanimous verdict in a murdar trial, following a verbal discus sion only, and I would strongly urge that what I have outlined should be taken up. "

Ng' Wing, charged with theft of two bars of soap from No. 13, Wing Lok Street, yesterday, was sentenced to two week's hard the magistracy. this labour, at morning.

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Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the of committing adultery, they should representing three-fourths in value

CHINESE HERMIT. Central Magistracy this morning, wring in a verdict of manslaughter of the creditors present either in As we pointed out at the time, sentenced a Chinese boy to 8 against prisoner for wilfully wound-person or by proxy at the meeting.

CURES FREE-OF-CHARGE. there may be room for improve-strokes with the birch for throwinging. The Taw says that to reduce if the result of the voting to-day ment in the jury system, but it is stones at two women. The offence a charge of marder to one of man shows that the necessary majority

at Spring not along the lines indicated by occurred

Singapore, Aug. 19.A represen Garden slaughter, the "provocation" of has been obtained, the scheme, if "Justice." The jury room discus-Lane last night.

man at the time of committing an sanctioned by the Court, will then tative of the "Free Press" sion, which our correspondent

attack, must be such as would up-be binding on all the creditors of yesterday introduced to the Chinese would abolish, enables members of Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell atel not merely a hasty and hot tem- the Singapore Branch of the Bank hermit and "holy man," Tan Tik-

Central Magistracy this

sice, in a newly-built attap house the jury to have certain points the

sense and cadraness, It also says I have received from creditors at Mr. Tay Chen-Kee's plantation cleared up. Moreover, it often morning a man was charged with pered person, but one of ordinary and also on the Bank. may suggest to the individual being in possession of over 100 that if a man strikes another with 187 proxies representing $511,106 72 near the 6 mile, Changi Road, not the slightest intention to kill in favour of the scheme and four The hermit hails from the moun- aspects of the evidence which he "Po Put lottery ticketa. has entirely overlooked. If our Magistrate dismissed the case him, or to do him grievous bodily proxies representing $4.842.67 tains of Java and is on his way to During his short stay in arm and the blow causes dentli, against the scheme, and these will China. correspondent's suggestions were owing to insufficient evidence. to be adopted, there would be no

the crime is Manslaughter, not be recorded in the voting. Each Singapore he is said to have effected need for the jurymen to retire to According to a notice appear-murder, in any sense of the word. creditor present at the meeting has wonderful cures of old-standing An appeal for the retrial of the been handed a voting paper, and I sickness among Chinese, free of consider their verdict. After the ing in our advertisement columns close of the case, the Clerk of to-day, the Hongkong University's condemned man is. I say, quite will ask you when the time comes charge. It is stated that some Courts could hand the foreman matriculation, senior and junior necessary, because it is up to the to fill in clearly the name of the Chinese who have consulted the seven slips of paper for distribu- examinations commence on Mon Taw authorities themselves to read creditor, the signature of the re- hermit have asked for medicines tion among the gentlemen of the day, November 17. Full particulars the criticising of the Public, and it presentative present at this meet and when told to come back the are given in the advertisement. is their duty to see that a possible ing, and to cross cut distinctly the following day for the prescriptions jury and collect them as soon as

miscarriage of justice be amended. word "for" or "against," initialling to be made up, have not called, each individual had written his

with the result that there are now The Lecture on Condition Will not the Supreme Council of the alteration. verdict. The existing system has

The resolution will now be about fifty prescriptions lying un- of Life after Death" will be the Colony come in at this junc been in vogue for years and has continued at this week's Public ture and find the difference between formally proposed by Mr. St claimed. A few days ago, it is said, been evolved through years of

George and before it is voted a man went into the house and Meeting of the Hongkong Lodge minder and manslaughter?:

upon, any creditor will be given walked away with some hundreds practical experience.

of the Theosophical Society, 16, In certain respects the present Queen's Road Central on Wednes

an opportunity of addressing the of copies of talianen (boo) on yellow, ayatem might conceivably be day August 27, at 5.45 p.m. All

meeting or asking any question paper and sold them at 20 cents s Improved, but the suggestion to are welcome.-Adot.

Mr. Dugan, the local manager of copy in the name of the hermit and the Banque Industrielle de Chios, abolish discussion would be a

pocketed the money. These talis- Is present at the meeting and will men (hoo) are always given away retrograde step.

be pleased to give to the best of free of charge. Lately, we are his ability any informantion which told, there have been evil rumours may be required by creditors. -

concerning the hermit which are MR. RODESSE APPROVES.

Hongkong League Cricket.

of justice itself. Now these rules Although there is plenty of com-

lay down certain things: They lay petition for championship honours,

Yours etc.

"JUSTICE." Hongkong, August 25, 1924.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

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of the bank had been in Singapore

Mail transmission from the. Philippines to Europe via New York is now behig planned by Director Jose Topacio of the Bureau of Fosts.. With the use of

The Amateurs of the Imports and the trans-Atlantic liners now ply Exports Office are giving a per-

Mr, M. Rodesse, proposing acquite unfounded. His place is in charge of several respectable With the advent of the local ing between New York and formance at the Bazaar at West ceptance of the scheme, explained Chinese gentlemen who give the been evolved through many years cricket season, interest has again Europe for the transmission of P-L Point August 30 and 31 and his change of attitude from that at hermit halp willingly. The hermit under the direction of the cleverest been aroused in the arrangements mail, a saving of six days will be September 1. Originally the dates the former meeting when he does not want to be advertised. He HONGKONG, TumDAY, ALOust 28, 1924 legal brains the country has pro- for run of every season, incle- At present the time of transmitting. The proceeds will go to the funds ward. Since then a representative gentlemen to stay here for some for running the league. Towards effected, explained Mr. Topacio. were August 30 to September 5. opposed the proposals put for has been asked by several Chinese duced; that these rules, holding ment weather" and "unavoidable Pal mail-sbetween Manila and to relieve the sufferers in the and as a result of negotiations the days to help the Chinese people... the prisoner innocent until he is postponement" have inflicted Europe is 35 days, while the pro-recent floods.

present scheme had been arrived but those who wish to see him proved guilty, represent the ulti-defeats on the strongest teams. posed plan will reduce it to 29 days

Bishop Lander who held the see at. He was convinced that what must be patient because it is quite mate degree of fairness it is Fixtures are not completed, and only. It is learned that beginning possible to obtain with the human one wonders why we have a league this week, the bureau of posts will of Hongkong from 1907-20 and was proposed was the maximum impossible for the hermit to attend remaining here for some days yet. mind ever prone to error; that at all. Hongkong has yet to reach handle letters destined for the has since been vicar of Lyonsdown, which could be expected from the many cases in a day. He will be

that stage when the cricket U.S. air mail, instead of the Pacific New Barriet, has been appointed bank

Mr. Rodesse also mentioned that they are in short the very essence calendar becomes Irrevocable. Mail Steamship Company. Assistant Bishop of the Saint

Albons Diocese in place of Bishop Mr. Dugain had been very helpfal On the 1st instant at 5. p.m. a Hodges of Bedford, who has in the negotiations, and no small acted not only in their own in-

of resigned.

pert of the benefits the Singapore torents but in the interests of all, the game is still played mainly for few hundred inhabitants

creditors were deriving was dus to creditors, and this had been care- fecture, Japari assembled near the. be the functions of each member of a particularly heavy league pro-

Mr. H. W. St. George seconded. Industrielle throughout the negotia murder trial were it not that the court, the duties of the judge, gramme and Mr. Colin, Sara ofSangataki recreation ground at ayand-daughter of the late Marquis |

Karuizawa, on the

pretext of Teen Kuo-fan, and BA of Mr. J. Laycock said he wished tions seemed very unlikely certain statements have been made the rights of the defence and softhe Civil Service, Cricket Club praying for rain, and then pro London University, who has since to draw the attention of the that any better offer could be:

obtained. admitted at yesterday's meeting ceeded to destroy the embank her return to China been President creditors to one thing Mr. Rodesses to winding up and division forth. Therefore it is useless to that towards, the end of the season cent of the reservoir of the of the Yi, Fang University for omitted to mention, namely the off the asset tavalisble for criticise any member of the court, they had great difficulty in ful- Hakone Land Company and the Girls In Hunan, passed through alternatives before them in the distribution, if that took place it as the Attorney-General has been filling league engagements. Mr. watersupply equipment for the Shanghal on her way to Europe, case of non-acceptance. These criticise any verdict that strikes | criticised, for performing these HOwen Hughes, the league neighbouring hotels and villas. It where she will study educational were firstly, negotiations with a seemed certain that the dividend rather less than as per Cant," it as being unfair. This right is carefully defined duties. Usually secretary, capped, this, with an seems that the droughtie de conditions in the West view to getting & better offer from received would be something "Indeed" "an integral part of the the public can rest assured that expression of opinion that the causing a scarcity of drinking, and braking the bank; secondly, to proceed to

state of affairs was distressing for other water in Minami. Of mira, Mr. Lo, of the Hongkong firm of liquidation and get what dividend which was now being offered in

possible gain to the creditors)". the judge will prevent any injus the same, and Sir Claud Severn, which lies below the reservoir, and solicitors, Moskite & Loy asks they could from the Official cash and there could ghen no

Nowe to state that Assignee. As to the first, prolong president of the league, remarked its inhabitants had mide repeated the N C that it rather became a burden applications to the Hakone and his admittance in practise in H Med negotiations had alread taken The Chinese banks all intended 10 hich the reservoir Supreme Court in Shanghal, dues place, Many firms of solicitors had support the present sche ne Ho when every Saturday is

Congs" "for" ply of water, not in any way, mean that he has taken part in them, but none had wished

aving been re-severed his connection with his succeeded in adding a single line Sected; the fed a law suit in the firm in Hongkong Heat In or sword to the terms at present court recently where it it Shanghai on Holiday benty and offered, which were the reapit of of the merely took the opportunity for negotiations between the Chinese when the gaining admittances to practise banks and the Banque Industrielle banka bad all along

to comment upon the Indian

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