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SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 20th May.

IN CHIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HI Hoxon SIR HENRY 8. BERESLEY (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).

THE GAGE STREET NURDER TRIAL. Lau Chui ulias Li Kwai Fon woe obarged with "the murder of Yang Kus Won, the Kofermer schoolmaster, in Gage Êtrest, on 10th January, 1901.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 21st. 1903

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EASTMAN'S KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,

A STORY

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until, with the expansion of the Company's |basincas, further capital can be profitably

before the murder. Some of those who the man down from Canton and "everything on or about 10th or 11th April this year. were asked to co-operats would have been to be down." He hoped the English Go. He felt bound to tell the police what he knew, quite willing to assist in kidnapping the vernment would do him justice. This and also felt safe in doing so, although he wAN

named i afraid to go out on dark nights now. Dod deceased but would not take part in mar happened about half-past seven. A man der. This-a-fut it was getting alto. Kwing had come to his house two months ago Roraminal-The prisoner, was arrested long gether too serious and he went away out and told him that Ng Shui Bhang, had gone up before the police came to see him. was afraid to report the matter. Early into Canton to make arrangements with King Chen Wun, sramined by Mr. Sharp, said be January of 1901 there were meetings held in Fan Tol and asked him to make a design of was employed st preacut as a cook on board the nicknamed "Bow" ("jutting togth ") by reason Li Ka Chuk's barracks in Cantou between the murder on decored; if the business succeeded Zafiro, He know the prisoner, who wi captain of the Kim Yui and officers of the man- it would be $20,000. -

Tam Chung, a Yanzati tisherman, said be of the peculiar formation of his teeth. Wit- wass member of the darin, Chão Lam Teal, Tong Chung and Toni

These made the equaintance of the prisoner on his nam's brother Fak. The last two men were braves. three men were engaged by Li Ea Chok to uncle's morrisgo-boat of Yanmaliin April, 1900. gang, and was executed because two letters. | nasist the prisoner in this enterprise and with Aboat Jaly or August of that year he again were found in his possession by Li Ka saw him on that boat. Prisoner said he had Chak. Witness had scen and read the letters, the prisoner these three men, constituted the

come down to look for some busines but did which did not relate to the murder directly, gang who carried out the purpose of this con-

where from; be stayed on the simply asking his brother to some down to five days and then came Hongkong from Canton, as the Government of Mr, E. H: Sharp, KC., Acting Attorney-piracy. On the morning of 7th January theas not say General (instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, three men came from Canton to Hongkong. bost for four or Crown Solicitor), conducted the proscation; They joined the prisoner hers and thereafter over to this side and took a house in a lane off Hongkong wanted him. One of the letters a left on the May, then-Captain Superintendent of Police), sad Mr. T. Morgan Phillips, barrister-at-law, until the time of the murder they were con. Hollywood Road, Witness wont to live with was sent by "Mai" (the Chinese for Mr.

stantly together. On the day of the murder in him in the capacity of a cock. was for the defence,

the late afternoon there was a uveling in the 5th January, 1901, he had posted out this Witness was present at the execation of hence of Ng Shui Shang alios Ng Lo Bam, a house to Bergeant Sullivan. Daring the time his brother, whose head was cut off on man who was one of the conspirators though he lived with prisoner be remembered a pilot the Honam-side of Canton. He remembered not a member of the gang of four. He was from the Kin Yui coming to the house. On the murder of Young Küe banished shortly after the murder. There were one occasion be board the pilot telling the during the few months preceding it witness a present at this meeting the gang of four men prisoner he anderstood there was a man named was living at Canton with his brother, who learing the shipyard. Suspecting that the water, which the Company, if it takes it, cas

including the prisoner who was the leader, also Yeung Kne Wan living in Hongkong and rented the house bad red in it, with his

Ho pleaded not guilty,

The following jury was empanelled :-Meurs. W. Nicholls, P. Dow, R. Sazon, J. W. Crouch, P. Hardman, J. A. T. Plummer and à: 8. Anton.

Foromas. Mr. Dow.

Wax, and

AND TWO WAYS OF TELLING IT,

men who committed this deed in concert two officials from, Canton Ka Chok'e i naking what was his escupation. Li Ka Chak | family. His brother was a soldier and the shipyard, lie went down to the beach, same as at Kowloon. If the Company's busi

At

Be called at

went for bim.

One of Chuk's soldiers.

At the Police Court yesterday, August employed therein. If the shareholders have Andersen, night watchman at the Quarry Bay any questions to ask I shall be pleased to Mr. HUMPHRYS said-Mr. Chairman, au: a Chiasman, and romandod. He had originally shipbuilding yard, was charged with assaulting sawer them to the best of my ability, taken out a summons for assault against the you have referred to the suggestion made to call liis case and the decision went against him that it might be worth while for the directors in default. In support of his version of the to consider the advisability of incrossing the complainant, but failed to appear in support of PP the remaining capital. I think I may may

Last Saturday, he said, at about 12.50.am, between their present wharf and Yasmati. I have in my honds the refusal of a wharf in deep # sampan dispute he had the following story to tell Company's business by running ferry service

he observed from his bonse occupants had been stealing something from fence in and use for its own purpose just the

As he was present capital is too large and it might be and when the sampan was run up on the news is not extended it seems to me that the

The CHAIRMAN-We hare tried a service to about to board the craft to search it, one of the reduced by paying off the new.shares altogether. natives sprang out and struck him a fearful He

we will consider the question again. sands he challenged those in it.

unconscious right away, but came to soun

Mr. WILCOX seconded the motion for the blow on the head with an iron bor. He dropped Yaumati before but it was not successful, but

Mr. HUMPHREYS moved, Mr. HOOFER afterwards, and, seeing his assailant running in the direction of Quarry Bay village, set off adoption of the report, and it was carried,

Next adeo ion of Sir Paul Chator as a director be in pursuit. He ran the Chinaman down in transferred him to the shipyard; where he Raymond be re-elected a director, and the ra was detained all night under arrest.

On the motion of Mr. WILCOX, seconded by house in which he had taken refuge, and seconded, and it was carried, that Mr. A. "J.

worning he took him to the police station at confirmed. Shaukiwon, and preferred a charge of assault, showing a wound on bis head in support of his Mr. Humrerers, Mr. W. Potts was re-elected

auditor..

TLO CHAIRMAN-Dividend warrants may be

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The Acting Attorney-General in opening the case said the acoused was charged as being member, in fest the leader, of a gang of four

roward of between $10,500 and $20,000 to gambler when they were slack. Li Ko Chak, „togather. "All four of these men bad been for Beeretary and the captain of the Kin Fu and of the Chinese Government, he said, offered 。 | gambjur—a soldier when times were busy and a Ko Ping Shan, whom witness some time known to the Crown by name, but on acquaintance of Ng called 'A. Tong, the other three snfortunately were not before this meeting the final arrangements were anyone who would kill him and also to give the mandarin, was the head of the Chuk the Court. They bad cot been caught and is made for the murder, and at the ter several buttons, could the prisgner get some regiment.

When they was a reward he would get some one to kill called at witness's brother's honge on 6th all probability would never be found within the misation of that meeting the gang set out one to kill him? Prisoner said that if there know, waz jurisdiction of this Colony so that they could be for the house of the decanseil. caught. The prisoner only returned to Hong arrived in the neighbourhood of deceased's the dressed. Prisoner asked the pilot to January, 1901, and the two-the brother The house Toul Fuk monated guard at the junction stay for dinner. The pilot not only did and Ko Ping Bhan-had a conversation, after kong last month and was arrested. ciranmstances of the mardor were fairly of Gags Strost and Aberdeen Strest. Prisoner ao Int stayed for several days. Priannor which they went to La Ka Chak's barracks notorious. Deepauod lived at 52, Gage Street and the other two men continued up Aberdeen asked witneer to assist him to beat Young When he came back he had a conversation with

and it house, and very early next morning all three

witness, bis brother, and Tung Cheung-went in a cornor house fronting upon that street and Street as far as the back of the house and Kne Wan, Witness aid he had nomo Tang Choang, the other man living in the to Chuk's harraoke. Witness remained outside Atardoen Street. He rented the whole of the stapped at the entrance of the lans. Then olanman trading in this Colony first floor consisting of a large room and two prisoner reconyoitrad the back of the house and would be very difßeult to secars his services. The presently afterwards csue down and joined his He flatly refused. There were six won living

When he entered I saw cubicles and kitchen in the rear. groped at the back was almost one storey twa companions at the foot of the flight of in the house. All of these consented to join bat the other, two went in and later on

The first floor stops. There they had a short conversation, and the prisoner. He heard these people discussing the captain of the in and the other two sidesstatement... higher than in Front.

to the other two we went up the steps and what they were to do with the deceased: pri- one of Li Ka Chuk's braves and a fourth was entered by the back from a lang and was practically on a level with the lane, which entered the house, the prisoner mounting günril. soner suggested that he and two others should member of the gang bomed Tsui, Witness was debouched ito Aberdeen Strast by a short at the corner so as to command Aberdeon Street go down the street, koop a watch on Yang not included in the interview between the cap- aight of stops. Deceased conducted a night and the lane nt the back of the house... The Kue Wap, and it he went to a house where tain of the Kin Yui and the other four, but when it was oudod these lattor went to catch there were only a few people present, shoot

the morning boat to Hongkong. Witness did whool for the teaching of English to Chinese shots were red immediately after these two boys and young men. The classes commenced men entered this house. Directly the whole him; if there wore many people they were not

On were fired the two men resppested from to shoot him. Wiles left the prisoner's house not go to Hongkong. On the afternoon of at Pix o'clock, in the large front room. the evening in question decessod was sitting at the bones and came down the steps. They on 5th January because he was afraid of being 10th January he saw the brave again, four were followed by a wilues who know them and implicated. He went back to his unde's days later his brother, and after til Tsai, & table in the centre of the room, reading to a

the prisoner's house These three and the prisoner with others were class from u book. The door was on the latch they walked very quietly down Aberdeen Strest boat.

I days. for the conveniouce of pupils arriving late, and as far as the Prayn. There three out of the on the Mb, on which occasion Lam Tani living in Li Ka Chak's barracks for about ten it was consequently easy for anybody to enter gang of four got into a simpan and went out to and a man named A Toug were thore,

A little hter on prisonerappear the presence of these two, prisoner said the without stiracting any particular attention. the Harbour. The wife of the deceased man, her daughter and across at Yaumaliata marriage boat belonging previous gang were afraid to do anything, they two small children were in the cubicles at the to friends of bis, to whom he told more or less had so pluck; so he got these two men from back of the premises. About high-past six of the story and asked them to put him up. Cantos. Witness next saw prisoner about o'clock man suddenly appeared in the They refused. The prisoner disappeared and eight o'clock at night on the 10th on his uncle's

be was not seen again. Bat presently afterwards host at Yaamati, where prisoner arrived by chas-room, He was soon for a by a few there but not by the locused. This the whole gang wore mok in Canton where they sampan, alonė. Prisoger asked to be allowed to man walked a certain distance into the room-stayed in Li Ka Chuk's barracks for ten days or stay for the night. Witness's uncle asked fairly elese up to the table and anddenly moro, during which time the murder was very where his bad been and what he had dove, discharged three or four shots at the decanned frequently discussed and the prisoner frequent Frisoner replied that he had killed Young Kne The shots took effect and decased fall forwardly referred to it, buning that he committed Wan. His uncle refused to take him in on to the table, the pupils fed in panio, sad in the deed and claiming the reward for it. the confusion the man who fired the shots. There was no secrecy preserved there shout their then asked for a blanket but did Hot Yaumati. Witness nart met the prisoner along with another men who accompanied him, matter. The four murderers actually received get it, and at last wont ashore in a sampan to escaped: “Deceased's wife and daughter rushed their reward and the Viceroy promoted the

some time in February. The Kin Yui into the room, found him in a state of collapso, prisoner and two others to be mandarins of the towards the end of the year in Canton was a Chinese gunboat, and Young Chiog und called the police. When the injured man Bitk rook... Ju conclusion, he said the jury was taken to the hospital Dr. Bell fount that must leave out of Consideration any sympathy Kai the name of the captain, who was bis fujuries woro too serioas to allow of the which they might have with the Reform move- extraction of the bullets. He died next mornment, if they had such a sympathy. Notwith ander Li Ka Chuk, the military governor of ing. Three bullets were found in the body and standing the extraordinary breach committed Canton. On this occasion rewards in the shape the cause of death was certified to be internal by the Chisons Government or officials of the of buttons were mentioned, and the prisoner hemorrhage. Deceased made a dying terlara fundamental principles of international rights aid to witness: You are à coward, otherwise Prisoner sald also that he tion implicating the Chinese Goverdment, may. and the, intolerableuets of having a foreign you would have plenty of money to spend and ing that they had offered a reward of $20,000 government's emissarias entering our territory a button to wear," for his life. One of the most interesting points for the parpoes of murdering monebody who kind reveived only a few hundred dollars of the minutes before saven, the Chief Justice remarked shareholders of the "Blas" Ferry Co., ·Lď ́, about this case was that the circumstances of was-under the protection of our flag but reward so far, and a button-- oryelal one of the hut as the case corki not be finished that night was held at the Company's Office, Connaught | the crime were known evidently to very large was; obnoxious. to that foreign government, it fifth rank. When witness was living with him it would be desirable that the jury-should be Road, at noon yesterday. The Chairman, Mr. was conceivable that the Chinese officials who the prisoner was buttouless. He asked the jocked up. Mr. Whyte said he was qui'e wil-N. A. Siebs, presided, and there were present murder. The principal, reason they remained organised this affair were actuated by patriotin prisoner to lend him a few dollars, as the New ing on behalf of the prisoners that the jury Sir Paul Chator. C.M.G., Messes, A. J. Ray-

moment

number of Chinese, both before and after the passive was probably that they were afraid of the Chinese Government.

Deceased was

molives. He did not know they were, but it was perfectly possible. But that had nothing to do with the motives of this gang of murderers who were actuated by vo spirit of unselfishness

Year was approaching but he said he had not

cash left.

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The hearing was adjourned at this point, and his Lordship directed that the jury were to be locked up for the night. Accommodation would be found for them in the Hongkong Hotel, and they would be under the charge of the asher.

The Court rose until 10,30 this morning.

A PRECEDENT.

Although the course adopted by the Acting up for the night is one which has not bean Chief Justice in ordering the jury to ba looked followed for many years, the Court records when Sir John Smale was Chief Justice. In show that a stailer thing happened in 1985, My, J. W. Norton Kysho's History of the Lawa and Courts of Hongkong, Vol. II, p. 140, "The first instance also of a jury being we find the following interesting parallel:

Tai mid Koong a Fook, charged. detained in custody overnight happened upon 26th February, 1868, in the case R. with making a murderous attack. At ́`a` low Love a

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LLOYD'S REGISTER SHIPBUILDING

RETURNS.

From the returus compiled by Lloyd's

Inspector Robertsoa. noted the charge, and thou beard what the Chinamaan had to say. His had on application at the office. tale was totally different, and in effect was as follows. Suffering from wounds is his foot, bo had not been out of doors for two days presions to the alleged assault. At 12:30 or thereabouts] on the morning when Anderson had the scrunter Register of Shipping it appears that, excluding on the beach, he was in bed in his house when warships, there were 425 vessels of 974,600 tons. the door was opened and Andersen walked in.grow under construction in the United King- · Picking up a lighted lamp from the table, le dom at the close of the quarter ended 31st The present return shows a degree in the the lamp down. dragged the Chinoman thrust it in the other's face, and then, Jaying March, 1993. downstairs and off to the shipyard, where he tonnage under construction of about 50,000 tied him up to a post by the queue and beat the tone as compared with the figures for inst helpless man with bis fists so brutally as to base quarter, and of about 439.000 tons as compared Of the vers la under construction in the since rendered his remeral to hospital necessary. with the total reached in September, 1901, prisoner to Shaukiwan and charged him as United Kingdom at the end of March, 336 of Next morning at ten o'clock Anderson took his which is the highest on record. stated, the Chiuman retaliating with a cross-738,078 toos are under the supervision of the Surveyors of Lloyd's Register with a view to classification by this Society. In addition, 98 Andersen's summons was the first to be heard. vessels of 282,201 toss are building abroad It was Bredfox Jast Monday, but the complainant with a view to classification. The total building did not appear, and he lost the care. The at the present time üler the supervision- UE for Tuesday morning at ten o'clock, but, herring of the charge against him was fixed Lloyd's Register is, thus, 434 vesels of 1,021,577 although notified by Inspector Robertson to be o'clock in the afternoon, and a wartsal was present, bo did not turn up until three issued for his arreat. Yesterday he appeared before Mr. J. H. Kemp and pleaded guilty to

Summons.

assaulting the Chiusman, baing remanded in bail of $200 till tomorrow.

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The fifth ordinary aunusi meeting of the

mond, R. C. Wilcox, H. Humphreys, J. Hooper, J. Monteiro. E. M. Roberts, and R. J. Macrosan (Acting Seorotary).

The CHAIRMAN Bis-Gentlemen, the ro.

should be allowed to leave. His Lordship remarked that he had not the power to allow Cross-examined--Witness was a fishigeman, the jury to leave. According to Sections 22 suù a member of the Reform party. He was

and had his own boat in Yaunsti. He gave up 23 of Ordinance 11 of 1864 he was bound to

was finished. As to Mr. formaveral days, I propose, with your permission, prominently concerned in the Walchon rising

he had never been a fisherman. His zedle gare until the case in Sopteraber, 1200, and for his connection with and patriotism but by the meaneat and must cooking in January, 1901, before which date have them kept in ebarge of an officer port and accounts having bean in your Imade that rising he was wanted by the Chinese sordid motives of money to be gained. A big the boat. Witness had a brother named Whyte consenting to their going away to take them as read. The gross earnings

he would remark that by a Government. The Acting Viceroy of Canton regards the law in the mattor, bis Lordship Tam Tai who visited the house where he was and the Governor of Kwangtung offered a

would fell them that in the ease of murder by a

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reward of $30,000 together with official rank Zang, although only one man might actually cooking for the prisoner bat witness knew it was held thai n-prisoner could consent to and the net earnings show an increase of for the capture or assassination of the decent inflict the fatal injury, they were all alike liable Bothing abent his antecedents, or whether he nothing (B. v. Beriyand, 1 Law Reports, P.C., $14,791.32. From the bhgunce at credit of

man. Li Ka Chuk the mandarin in Canton who was in charge of the military gourd and had power to do anything with the police force there, took the matter up and practically organised this murder.

His Lordship-I presume you are going to prove this-that these officials publicly offered a

for thecrime.

E. W. Carpenter, P.W.D., was the first witness. He put in and proved plans of the house 5, Gage Street.

The wife of the murdered as next gava evidence. When she heard the report of fire arms, she said, she came out from the onbicle where she had been lying on the bed, and met

was hiding from the police in consequence of stolen goods being found on the uncle's boat. Witnors's wages as cook were three dollars month. He had seen the pilot of the Kin Yui before the latter came to the prisoner's house, bot had never spoken to him; the pilot-did not know him. When the conversation was going

520). He was very sorry that the law should put such an inconvenience on a jury but he could only obey the law; and the Court was accordingly adjourned until next morning and the jury removed to the Hotel de l'Europa," ("-

From the Daily Press of 27th February. 1868, we find that the jury was as follows

on about the shooting of Yeung Kue Wan Messrs. L. P. Ward, J. Persons, J. da Silviera,

profit and loss account your directors propose to pay a dividend of 12 per cent which will the capital is now $150,000 against $125,000 absorb $18,000, It must be borne in mind that last year, so that the dividend amounts to $3,00 more. Following the policy pursued in previous years it is proposed to write down the

reward for the man's apprehension or 1882si-all the pupils running out. Wha nhe went into witness was in the same room, and heard 10. Agabeg, P. Maovicar, J. E. Manger and Evalue of the boats, goodwill, etc., and. $8,000

tion ?

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everything.

Kue Wan.

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have been appropriated for this purpose. The bock value of the 6re double-enders, of which your fleet now consists, will then be $150,000, at which price it would not now be possible to replace them. The Board considered that it

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The chronicler relates that Mr. Morgan Phillips asked the witness to the front room she found her husband leaning

**The cmutevances of the jury fell consider. The Acting Attorney-General-I shall prove forward with his head on his hands. He was that...

His Lordship Because it is a very serious bleeding. The lamp on the table at which he sat repast in Chinese, without stopping, what the

was extinguished; it had been burning before pilot said. and this he did. Interpreted, it was ably when they heard this discussion going on the murder. There was another Inap ou a side to the effect that there was a reward of about as to their probable fate for the night, and would be a wise policy to open au insurance NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS:

acemat, crediting saws yearly with 5 par cent. allegation to make against those officials.

they could not be out of the custody of the of the book value of the boats, and $7,750 havo

MAIL CARTS, table; it was alight With the assistance of $10,000 and several buttons offered for Young when it was finally appeared to them that The Acting Attorney General-1 think I

accordingly been set aside for that purpose; I will prove it to your Lordship's satisfaction.

her daughter she laid her husband apou a bed.

Cross-examination continued-The pilot did Court they appeared to feel decidedly uncom- His Lordship-You must offer evidence.

When she asked him what had happened he said

Mr. Whyte said he did not know where the feel sure that this will meet with your approval, RICKSHAS FITTED WITH PNEUMATIC The Acting Attorney-General-Certainly,

he had been shot at the instigation of the apt sal the witness to leave the room when he fortable.

was discussing the project, in which the accused my Lord. This mandarin, he went on to say

Chinese Government.

We are Sole Agents for the following: really organisal this marder, although he did

such risks, may not always continue and wo A young Chinese who was a student of the asked him to participate.. His reason for not-jury sould be kept. Certainly not in the Court We have been fortunate in the past in avoiding TYRES AND BALL BEARINGS THROUGH. not actually come to Hongkong; and some of

booking, and he did not make a report to the able place, his braves were in the goog who committed the deceased and who was in the room when the Joining in it was that he was too bust with the ❘ and he thought the gool was the most contort losses through isphoons, etc, but ianmunity from ow.

At a few minutes before saran, Mr. Whyte should be prepared to make good any losses that MONOPOLE, FUTURE, CENTAUR, and We have also in stock a large Number of murder. Yung Ching Kai, saptain of the murder was committed gave evidence as to the polios because prisoner threstoned to kill him if

he did. When the prisoner visited the uncle's concluded the evidenes of A Chee, and the might occur without having recourse to our NEW PREMIER CYCLES. Chinese gusbeut Ain Yui, came to Hongkong

Cross-examined---There was no other stranger boat on the night of the 10th January, he said Court was ascordingly: adjourned until this reserve fund. It is a matter for congratulation

have met with no accidents, and we have had American first-grade Machines (Chsia and ~ and neted as intermediary between the mandarin and his omissaries, Prisoner was the leader of the Prisoner was not thuro.

in the room but the man who fired the shote right away that he had shot Yeung Kno Wa morning, and the jury were removed to the that during the year under review our boate

to pay us claims. It has been suggested to the Chainless), including the

CLEVELAND, CRESCENT, WESTFIELD, sto. diretors that they should call up the balance

Other branches of the bases conducted as gang who committed the deed. He tried forsome

IN PRICES. of the capital, and thereby increase the reserve usual. GREAT REDUCTIONS tims to gatussistance in the murder. Many per-

Dr. Bell went into the box. He described mati, did not follow him und report to the police,

• Vide et crede." sons had been trated who were asked and refused to net with him. He was therefore for some time the man's conlition when brought into hospital as he was afraid of the prisoner. Witness wont

Intending purchasers are cordially invited to The steamer Catherine Apcar, from Calcutts, not at present be profitably employed in trying to

make up a gang. One of the persons and spoke to the dying deposition made by the to Canton in February to obtain a loan from the who were asked to co-operato actually lived in deceased and writion down by witness at the prisoner, who had borrowed a couple of dellars

the dividend of 12 per cent (ou $200,000 visit our Store and Workshop, 49 and 434,

MCKIRDY & CO. the same house with the prisoner for some time time. Deceased's deposition was to the effect out of so paid to witness as wages Prisoner left Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the Company's business, and consequently

The T.K.K, steamer Rosetta Naru loft Manila could not be maintained. Your directors, after QUEEN'S ROAD EAST. and he would speak to the meetings between the that he was teaching at the English school in refused to find him money, but it was not on the 19th inst..

Hongkong, 7th May, 1903. tion, decided that it would be wiser to wait Chinese officials and the hatching of the plot, bis bouse when very quietly the murderer came that unogant that witness was giring evidence lis boing present at some of the meetings in and shot hire four times. He did not know against him. Witness never gave information yesterday noon, and is due here on the 23rd inst, giving the suggestion their careful considera. hek. This AR loft the house shortly the man. The Chinese Government had sort i to the polles, the police came to look for him lat-Ilam:

dead. He afterwards went sahere, but witness's

After other witzessos had given eridepor unde, who still kept a marriage-boat at Yau

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