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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1926.

CLOSING SCENES.

POLICE MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL.

EVIDENCE CONCLUDES

BAG-SNATCHING.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

LAUNCH FOUND?.

EUROPEAN LADY ROBHED AT NEWS OF "WING SHING FROM

BOWEN ROAD.

SECOND ATTEMPT FAILS.

"While Miss Mackay, matron at the Military Hospital, Bowen

MACAO.

WEEK-END PIRACY SEQUEL.

From Macao comes a report strange steam-launch,

The trial on a charge of man- slaughter of a Chinese constable who is alleged to have fired on a Road, was on her way from the that a sampun which

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There is no trace of the crew

was

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CANTON ANNOYED.

Indignation Against H.E.'s Remarks.

GROSSLY PROVOCATIVE."

Official Negotiations. Adjourned,

But Not Ended.

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was leaving the tramway station to the Hospital which might answer the descrip. Praya on the night of June 18 is at 4.30 p.m.yesterday, a thief tion of the "Wing Shing." has From Janton has come vernácu drawing to its conclusion at the came from behind and tole her been seen in Hongkong waters,

going towards the Sanwui dis-! Canton has Waxed wrath at the lar reports of a big fee in the har-Criminal Sessions. All of the handbag.

The total value of the bag and trict.

speech of H.E. the Governor (Sir beur in bunday nights not far from evidence has been given and the

On inquiry to-day, the "China | Cecil Clementi) last week, at the the Customis building on the West Acting Attorney-General. Mr. A./contents, including 87 in mores-Mail" was informed that neither opening of the new premises of

Dyer Ball has given his final was $10...

A report of the theft was made Naval authorities nor the Police Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd. It has been stated definitely that address.

had any intelligence.

The Information Bureau has the blaze origigated in lighter This afternoon will be devoted to the poljee, but the thief

The Wing Shing," as raported issued the following statement which was londied with oil, the pro-to the speech by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, jo far not been traced, ports of the Garemment and in for the defence. the summing ap. An attempt was made at 9.30 was forcibly taken away by through Reuter.

whe attacked week-end

Canton Aug. 23. tended for ase on the Northernoy Mr. Justice Wood and the p.m. to steal a handbag from an-Pirates

bringing in of the verdict by the other European lady, Miss Livay, fishing parties off Lantau Island

"In lately opening the new ister at ille same Hospital. She on Saturday night. For some reason this oil is up-jury.

premises of a firm of drapers' posed to have caught "dre while Cross-examining Inspector P. was standing on the bridge ä

and grocers at Hongkong the awaiting transit and the conflagra-Grant this morning. Mr. Jenkin Bowen Road when the thief tug who, it is surmised, have been

Governor referred to the futil- tion spread" in "ther directions, said-

ged at her handbag from, behind made to work the launch until

ity of the attempts being made There were big junks near the I put it to you that from the She retained a tight hold on the their services are not required.

Those who brought over the

by a band of organised banditti Hongkong. Canton & Maran Steum-police point of view the most seri-bag and succeeded in chasing the

and pirates miscalled the Can- news say that the strange launch bolt Col's whart, in the custody of lous menace to the public security man away:

fon Strike Committee to do in- the striki pickets.

at the present day is the traffick- From a description of the thief passed in such a casual manner, approaching Macao

Jury to this Colony. The Gov. Funned by the breeze of the evening in, arms and the unlawful furnished in the reports, the without.

ernor went on to criticise the possession of arms.

police are of the opinion that the waters, that little note

Canton Government. taken.

"The thier in the earlier incident was

Canton Government even now! the

The lounity indicated is dif same man who made the

ferent from the spot in which the!

has not realised that the first] duty of a government is to "abducted" Mongkok ferry, a few

maintain law and crder,' add- years ago, was defeated in a dueti with a Customs cruiser. It is fur- ing it connives at organised ings had told him (Inspector ther from Hongkong than Macao.

piracy and brigandage in the Mr. Jenking And that this Grant) that the two fokis Who Inquiries were made after the

Provincial capital itself." trafficking is being very severely had gone carrying the pig-wash piratical attack on Taichaam Cus- "This statement has aroused dealt with by the police and the returned running to the shop and toms station last week. It is not great national indignation in the judiciary..

Faid that they had heard a police known definitely if this gang had Liangkuang (ie., Kyangtung and Witness: Yes.

constable call on the sampan to come round the south of Hong Kwangs provinces). Numerous MACKINTOSH Mr. Jenking And that the stop and had then started to kong from Bias Bay, or from the meetings were immediately sum- majority of such cases are een-shoot.

delta of the Canton River.

imuned in order to deal with this! cerned with craft and water-going Mr. Jenkin indicated that in Merchants engaged in "small grossly provocative charge made People.

view of the long statements put craft shipping" are of the opinion at a moment when the negotia- in by prisoner having been read that the same gang may be re- tions between the Canton and A "Stendy Fellow." twice he did not intend to put pri-sponsible for the fishing attack." Hongkong Governments are only Mr. Jenkin: From your know-soner in the box and that there-l

adjourned and not ended. A big ledge of him this constable is a fore his case as regarded evidence

parade is announced for this week level headed, stendy fellow. was concluded.

in order to prove that the Chin- Witness: Yes.

Mr. Dyer Ball then addressed

ese people in the Liangkuang sup- iport the strike'and boycott move-

mant."

ing the fumes soon caught the high masts of the junka,

Another vessel., used as a depot.

Witness Yes.

Mr. Jenkin And that that

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ship for the examining shed or-traffic has increased beyond a second unsuccessful attempt. ganised by the Canton Merchant Lu Burent, ls stateto have also been invoyed. This was secar- ed near the Tung On Co.'s wharf,

Altern fight of about three hours, the Are was extinguished, but the il Fghter in sold' to have been Hegrond sals age.

MOTOR CASES.

CHARGE AGAINST EUROPEAN CYCLIST:

LORRY MEN'S OFFENCES,

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measure during your service in the local police force (20 years).

Witness: Yes."

Witness: Yes.

Witness: No.

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BAD BEHAVIOUR.

His Worship remarked that fall-

THE TYPHOON.

COAL DEADLOCK.

ARE FRESH NEGOTIATIONS

IMMINENT?

POSSIBLE MEDIATION.

London; August 22. While messages from the coul fields report, that many more miners

Cook's week-end campaign resulted

in

Home indecision among the

Mr. Jenkin: You have no in-the jury, stating that there was.

AN ARDUOUS FIGHTING LOT. Among traffic prosecution be-formation that any time he has in not a particle of evidence except fore Major C. Willson at the any. way (always leaving this prisoner's own Statement with Central Magistracy this morning, case out of the question) exceeded regard to the carrying of auspi

Three women were Involved in a a European motor cyclist, Mr. the duty expected of him by his cious bundles, and in view of the charge of disorderly conduct at the D. L. de Leur, was charged with superior police officers as a police overwhelming evidence to the con- Central Magistracy this morning.

trary he asked the jury to believe reckless driving at Stubbs Road constable.

It was started by the prosecution that there was nothing illegal or that the first defendant called or n the evening of August. 15, to which he pleaded that he was un-

Questioned further with regard illicit on the boat. As regarded the third and an argument tock to the events of the night of Jime the failure of the boat people to place in regard to a money loan aware of the incident...

Mrs. R. Weill stated in evidence 18-19, inspector Grant said that stop if they had been warned pre-association. The dispute led to a which they both rolled down that her car, which was coming when he went on board the junk viously by the constable it had to fight down from the Peak, was brought he saw the two sampan women be borne in mind that they did not a staircase, but they got up and to a halt when the motor cyclist who had taken the deceased and understand the dialect and that started gating again.

One of having done nothing wrong they Bashed past between her car and others from the shore.

a superficial would not feel called on to turning down the staircase did not seem one of two other cars coming from them showed him

wound on her thigh.

to have quenched their ardour. are working, it appears that Mr. the opposite direction.

Witness back. Mr. C. P. Marcel, who was thriv-examined the junk and sampan Even if they had been engaged Defendants were fined $2 each ing one of the other cars, also and the cargo. Everything seem-in illicit traffic of arms the con- and were further boundover to keep stable would still be liabler said the peace on personal bonds of 560 tated in evidence that the motor ed to be in order... jeyele overtook his car without any Questioned with regard to the Mr. Dyer Ball,, as such an offence warning and at a speed which he law as relating to the working of only constituted a misdemeanour estimated at 35 miles an hour. boats at night witness said that and the constable would not be The Acting His Worship held the charge to at nine o'clock no junks ought to justified in firing. be proved and imposed a fine of be working cargo from the Praya Attorney-General also drew atten- 13;

unless they had a special permit: tion to the prisoner's statement Lorry Drivers Fined. Sampans were not allowed to that he had "not stopped to

think."

The orders relative to on The driver of a Thornycroft come ashore. Junks without per- iorry was fined $6 on each of two mits and sampans should keep police and when they were justi Ified in shooting were gone through vehicle and having ineficient Questioned with regard to pri and Mr. Dyer Ball claimed that creased moderately at Foochow for Mr. Cook's suggestion that nego- charges of driving an unlicensed 100 yards from the Fraya. brakes. A more serious charza soner's ability as a revolver shot, neither on these nor in law could and slightly at Amoy and Shang-tiations with the Government as a was that of overloading his lorry Inspector Grant said that he had the act of the constable be upheld. hai. It has increased consider party may occur the wame There

to "scrape

Against Regulations,

ably at Ishigaki, moderately over appears with 1 tons of earth when the only just managed

no probability maximum allowed was only seven Training School, The tendency case

through" the tests at the Police

At the continued hearing of the Formosa and slightly elsewhere, actual negotiations in the near

yesterday

The typhoon entered the coast future, though the Government has tons. The fine on this charge was

afternoon a $15.

of a bad shot was always to fire pig-wash and food dealer who early this morning, and is now in informed Mr. Cook that one of the high.

helped to carry the pig-food from Lat. 28 N. Long. 124 E., moving Ministers would be prepared to meet him at any time he desires.- the shop where it had been bought N.N.W: or filling up.

Til noon to-morrow the wea- Reuter. to ex- to the sampun in which it was was fined a similar sum for driy-amine Inspector Grant with re-taken to deceased's. junk gave coast is couth-west winds, moder- ther forecast for Hongkong and

Encouraging Sign.

London, August 23. gard to: statements made to him evidence.

The anticipation "In South Wales of an early termination of the coal stoppage was reflected on the Cardiff Stock Exchange, to-day. The death from cholera. of a Colliery shares were very firm and

A licensed lorry driver. was fined $15 for carrying three men "Hearsay Evidence." beside him. Another, a learner, ¦ Mr. Jenkin was about

ing a lorry at Garden-Road.

ENTERED COAST THIS MORNING.

miners at Mansfield who had sign- ed on on the local mineowners' terms of a 7 hours day at approximately pre-strike rates of pay, and a big majority of whom, had not yet resumed work. All ronds leading to the pits in this districts were picketed and many The Observatory reports to-day men who started from home intend pressure conditions and the ing to work have returned. Mean- typhoon as under

10.25 a.m.-Pressure has de-icles show that there is no ground while, inquiries in Government cir-

In the case of P.W.D. lorry by the sampan women when His Cross-examined by. Mr. Jenkinate; fine to cloudy.

driver who was fined $10 for Honour said that this was hearsay he said that he knew that after teaching another to drive, it was evidence and he could not allow dark traffic along the water front stated that the regulations were it.

was not allowed except from

posted up in the garage and he Mr. Jenkin. remarked that it would probably be dismissed.

was not his fault that the sam- pan women were not present.

His Honour said that he had no choice in the matter..

Three on a Cycle"

A Chinese motor cyclist took two people behind him on the earrier of a light, solo machine which gave him no control over the cycle. He pleaded guilty and was fined $10.

IL

CHOLERA DEATH.

of any

5,000 More Working. »

London, August 23.

An official return at noon to-day.

£100 from Australia; £73 resumed in Derbyshire and that from Apia, Samoa; $2,000 431 more men are working in War- from Cuba..

wickshire than on Saturday..

There is no change in the posiz tion In Northumberland or Scot-

specified wharves but he did not member of the crew of the s.s. "Hui- in strong demand. All the leaders member of the party that they arrived here yesterday and went into tell the deceased or any other chow" is reported. This steamer showed an upward tendency,

At least 6,000 miners have were acting against regulations in online. The death occurred on resumed in Nottinghamshire and taking material from the Praya Aug. 18. a day out from Weihaiwel, Derbyshire, whilet 740 more men

Witness also denied that he and

are working in Warwickshire thun In reply to Mr. Jenkin, Inspector his foki heard the Police ahout to CANTON WAR FUNDS. Grant said that the police had the sampan and that in conse-

on Saturday and 400 more at Can- temporarily taken

nock Chase-Reuter. away the quence they took to their heels! Further suma claimed to have licence from the sampan women and ran back to the shop. They been received at Canton, from in order that their attendance heard nothing and just walked overseas Chinese, in aid of the might be secured but in spite of back to the shop. It, was not war against the North are:- shows that 4,618 miners have this they had gone away and the until some hours later when the A Chinese was charged before police had been unable to get deceased's brother returned to Major C. Willson at the Central into touch with them.

the shop that they knew anything| Magistracy this morning with the

Answering further questions, had occurred, theft of a tin of petrol from aInspector Grant said that the de- P.W.D. motor roller at Queen's ceased's brother had told him that where the pig-food had been

An accountant in the shop! Road East. Mr. Fletcher, of the deccased had cried out that he bought gave evidence and in reply when some men came to the shop strongly against resuming on the

Witness further stated that P.W.D., pressed the case, pointing was hit. (In his evidence, de- to a question as to how long it later in the evening and told them out that such thefts were becom-ceased's brother said that he took to holl the food said that it ing common and the department knew nothing about deceased hav took about 45 minutes.

basis of district settlementa. about the affair he under- took a serious view. Defendant ing been hit).

Asked why the food had not been boiled had shouted before fire was open-drawn from the children of the A notice posted at Ashby de in stood from them that the police Zouche says that relief will be with- was sentenced to 'six weeks' hard labour,.

and taken aboard the funk whilst Inspector Grant also said that it was light he said that he had ed..

A district. watchman who had Possible Mediation

men who resume coal getting, deceased's brother told him that been busy with the accounts and arrived on the scene shortly after before they left the Praya they had not been able to attend to the the shooting gave evidence: atat discussing the possibility of fresh Trade Union circles are eagerly heard a constable shout, but did order before. not understand what he said.

ing that the constable to d him he negotiations being opened by the had called on the aampan to stop before he fired.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR

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