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within which either the Crown or the claimant might appeal.

3. That, agreeably to the provisions of Section. 16 of the Land Court Ordinance 1900, the right of the Crown to appeal, like that of a elaimant, ha limited to cases in which the Land Court shall certify that the value of the claim is over $5,000.

4. That in compensation coses under Section 14 of the Land Court Ordinance 1900, the Crown and the claimant ought to be put on an equal footing with'ona spotkee as to right of appeal, and consequently that, if the words "any decision" are retained in the present Bill, the last autence of Section 14 of the Ordinance of 1900 ought to be repouled.-Yoars, olc.,

H. E. POLLOCK.

"A SUGGESTION.”

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FRESH." Hongkong. 22nd July. SI-It was with infinity alarm that I read Phlegme" latter in this morning's Press.. Rumours have been rip of late that some mis geidert individuals have had the hardihood to press their disapprobation of our indulgosco in our quint pustim of elbowing people-mors especially ladies--trom the footpatke of Queen's Road? It even suid that we of our craft may коме paried be comp Beal to be as civil to our employers as

as are our colleagues in Shanghai, though, of geness, that will not ha in our time.a Now, horribile dictu. your correspondent has the audacity to suggest the alienation of our rights as citizens of Hongkong for somewhere else) by suggesting an ordi ounce against spitting wherever we please.

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In common with many of my friends I have hoon supine until this last contemplated injustice, bal trust that others will make thouseives board with no uncertain voice in regard to this manifest curtailment of our common privileges-1 ours, etc.,

COOLIE.

POLICE COURT..

Wednesday, 22nd July.

BEFORE MR. T. SEECOMDE SMITH

(FOICE MAGISTRATE),

ALLEGED HOUSEDHEAKKES

His Worship granted a remand in the case of hree men and ons woman who between them taro charged with three acts of house leuking and the theft of clothing and jewelry to the total vulns of about $256: the bouses robbed are at 19, Pottinger Street, 19, Cochrane Etreet, aad 1, Lee Yuen Strent West. Against the woman were two additional charges of the unlawful possession of 260 worth of clothing and the possession of ammunition without a permit from the Captain Superintendent of Police; on the latter she was fined $50, or two months, and the ammunition was contiscuted.

BEFORE MR. J. H. KrP (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE).

A NUISANCE.

On the complaint of Sergeant MacSwayed, the coxswains of fire Yazmati ferry-launches were fined $10 each for disturbing the peace by unnecessarily blowing the whistles of their

Blenmer wharf.

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 22nd July.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR WILLIAM M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE).

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 23RD, 1903

THE CHARGE. AGAINST INSPECTOR CEWEN— TREDICI, NOT GUILTY.

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The trial was reamed of Robert Gardener McEwen on a charge of having on 15th July, 1902 boing then Inspector of Murketa, nu- lawfully sccepted a bribe of $10 from one Fang Yong with a view to influence his conduct in the performance of his duties; on 14th September a bribe of $17 from 'Leang Siu; on 24th December bribes of $120 from Chao Weng and 83) from Lai Kun and on 25th December a bribe of $100 from Jp Cheong and two others.

The Attorney General Hou. Sir Henry S. Berkeley (instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Belicitor) conducted the presecution, and counsel for the defence was Mr. M. W. Slade, banister-at-law (instructed by Mr. C. E. H. Bearis of Mesars, Wilkinson & Grist, solicitor) The special jury was as follows:-Moenry H. Pinckney. A. OD. Gourdin, A. J. Raymond, W. H. Putts, D. W. Craddock, F. H. Arjance, and E. W. Ratter.

takon in this caso so, for as I know. About the

ant of May this year I got verbal instructione PHOTOGRAPHIC

an amendment, to add to the Indictment that the defendant resolved, as well as money, fear boxes of cigars. Under the Criminal from the Hon. Dr. Atkinson, also from the Prendare Ordinance (No. 13 of 1899), section Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, to keep is good 65. sub-section 1. if there apposed to be a look-out for any dead or sick poultry, ie, ju the vari-ace between the truth and the charge of Western and Central Markets, and in terms of the dictment or any count, the Court ruight my instructions I sent a considerable number of amend tho indiotment. The defones conld not theo to the Government Mortuary for xamina bo prejudiced by the addition that the defendant tion. In consequence of the majusity of these received by way of a bribe those cigara busana being found plague-infected and s

nd acting under the I all through the depositions, which his Lordship orders of the Colonial Veternary Surgeon, was entitled to read under the Ordinance, each destroyed all poultry pens, fittings, etc, in every of the present of $100 poultry shop in the Westers Market, making a witrose after speed that foar Eores of careful valnation of all articles so destroyed. on Christmas: Day

The shops were all disinfected under my ciya xware also presented to him at the same time.

Dofendout, therefore had known from superviadou, and the poultry-dealers had to remore to a temporary inatshed apposite the first that one of the allegations against him

the Harbour Master's Office. Durd pou.try, was that he received a present of four boxes of cigars as well as the $100. In framing the

ele.. were also found in several stal's in the indictment the matter of the cigars was left ponitry section, Lentral Market, and such stalis naincluded and the charge was only of receiving and tall-holders were similarly dealt with. This in conjunction with the strict and vigilaut money. He had in-ended to use the recript of

munner in which the bye-laws were eaford d by the oigars in the way of corroborative statement

me has made me unpopular with the stall. by the witnesses that they had given him the 3100, but he could sou from the attitude of his holders in every market. With reference to the learned friend that technical objections might charges made against me the entries in my be made to the jury considering this asceipt of occurrence-book for the 15th July show that by

ofarge

780 am, I was in the Salyingpoon Market the cigars unless the fact appeared as

I therefors must have left my honge that in the indictment. In the interests of thu determination of the issues involved he would morning abint 7.15.m. From the Sayingpoon ank his Lordship le exercise the power givon Market I went to the Western and then to the him under the Ordinance to allow an amendment Central, which would occupy the whole of my tit till I met the Colonial Veterinary in the indictment to the effect that deferdant received four boxes of cigars as well as the $100 Surgeon at his office at 9 a.th. From his office on Christmas Day by way of a bribe. Suppon. I went over to Kowloor. The entries in my occurrence-book are made up by me every ing the amendment was not made now toce would be nothing to prevent the Crown from night. The witness Fang Yung stated in the Police Court that I omde an entry in my subseque tly charging the defendant with having

nute book on the 14th July dont his received four boxes of eigars, and the whole

causing an obstruction. I produce my note proceedings, whatever the reult might be in

Book in which an saol entry appears. With this case, would be gouo all over again. It was. in order to prevent unnecessary trials or regard to the second charge it is absolutely natru. It being Sunday I was probably at repetition of trials that the Legislature in

home at the time the witness alleges be cine, England and here following the law of the

This witness Leung Ein is one of the men who mother country--had given the Court power to

came to my house and got the Sit back from muko necessary amondments such as he asked

By cook-hoy on the morning of the 2nd June. his Lordship to make now.

With regard to the third barge, the witness alleges that he can to my house at 4 p.m. and me the money. At that time, as my oronrrence-book shows. I was on duty at the Kennedytown slanghterhouse and did not leave There wil after 5 p.m. When I have becit

oa duty in the slanghterhouse I have bever

loft until everything was secured, all the butchers cleared ont and the work finished for the day. With regard to the fourth and fifth charges, alleging bribes given on Christmas afternoon. I can say positively was not at home that afternoon. I wont that out early after tiffin, but whore I wout I cannot now remember. I never stay at home ou holidays, but go out bicycling, shooting, or On hristmas taking exercise in some form. afternoon I am almost certain I went out on my bicycle, and I cortainly visited the Central Market on my way home at 6.30 pm, as my occurrence-book shows. I know I got home late for dinner that night, but more I cannot remember, y wife who was at home all day Christmas Day tells me that she remembere several Chinese called on hristmas Day and asked for the Inspector, and that she sent them away telling them that I was not at home. I have dealt with the witness Ip Cheong for Beveral years past, baying poultry from him. He has frequently been to my house to enllest bills or bring me things I have bought He knows the arrangements of the house well, and that I keep poultry and pigeons on the root. for he bas been up there bimself. On Christmas Day last I am sure I had to guests bed; I tiffined quietly at home and went out to fifin. I would certainly remember it if I shortly afterwards and did not return until dinner time. My character over since I came to the Colony, and before, has always been good, I have received from the heatin of departments and others, which I produce. I am a married wan with a wife and child en to look after and a good pension to look forward to, and I would bardly be such a fool us to risk my whole areer by taking bribes, as those witnesses against me allege. My wife is a good mana- ger, and with the help of what I received from my lodgers I have enough to keep myself and my family comfortably and put by a littlo every month.

Mr. Slade opposed this absolutely unprocu dented, and be entered to say, improper application, made at t'e last moment, at the very close of the evidence. This amendment which he asked to be made was not an ameud- ment of a variance.

Ip Cheong was again put into the bor. Cross-examined by Mr. Blade, he said the defendant had bought poultry from him for uumber of years past. Witouss had been to defendant's hea-e three times the third time in connection with the guild business. He had not been there nearly every month to doll of his bille. He had not been on the roof of the house where the defendant kept his poultry and pigeons: he did not know that defendant kept live poultry and pigeons. On Christmas Day last year witnese with two other went to defendant's house about half-past four o'clock. boy went in rickshan and drove up to the coor of the house. The street door was open. Witness did not ring the door-ball. The two others were behind bim and ho did not know whether or not they rung the bell. They all went upstairs together, he going test. He thanght Jam King Shang followed next to

His Lordship said he quite agreed with the bim ned Wa Kam came last. Witness on going upstairs pushed open the door and entered the counsel for the defence. He could not admit Bitting-root, calling out at the same time for the amendment. The amendments contemplated the Inspector. Two Europeans were in the by section 65 were not such as that now room. One of them spoke to thom, and they proposed. But supposing a man was charged walked with him through the room on to the with stealing pair of trousers and it turned verandah and thence to the verandah of the next out after the ovidence was given that it was not a pair of trousers bat a coat, or something like house. From there hu could not me the two Europeans in the sitting-room. The Iuspictor that a slight variance-that was the kind of But the Attorney General's came down and told the three of them to wait thing meant. None of them spoke to the defendant afterward application now was to add another count Re-examined by the Attorney-General-aftr the evidence had been given. The thing When the Inspector said, "Man-mar" and wont could be done because this connt would be added away into the next house with the European on the evidence that had been given, but at the in whose company he came down from the roof, same time he could not help thinking in this witne a waited until he came back and the case flat the Crown know all the facts and that said, "Here are some cigars presented to you if they wished to include the boxes of cigars in by the guild," sad Lam King Shung handed the indictment they could have done so. He him the envelope containing the $100.

thought that probably the reason they did not By the Court-He did speak to defendant de so was that it was outting it rather fine if it that afternoon.

came to boxes of cigars, because a mun zoight bo givou a box of cigars by a friend and it was a very small roatter and he did not think anybody As would care to take it into a criminal court. the thing was left out he thought it was ton late to pat it in now. He took it that the application was mada because there had been 50 much talk about these vigars.

Wu Kam of the Tai Cheung poultry-shop in the Central Market, garo corroborative evidence, He deposed that Ip Cheong bonded defendant the four boxes of cigars, and Late King Shang gave him the envelope containing the $100. He saw the $100 put into the envelope. It was the money of the guild.

Cross-examined-in going downstairs when

rospective boats whilst lying at the Canton leaving the house, witress went first, Lam King

Shang second, and Ip Cheong third,

Lain King

way next called and swore, Shang The Attorney rem

-General said that if his Lord- ship

referred to the depositions he would ad that the previous witness was not pross-examined

THE "SUPAO" SEDITION CASE. On the 15th inst, the above case, remanded from the Ist, come up gala-before the Mixed Court, Shanghai, Mr. Sun being Magistrate and Mr. B. Giles British Assessor Messra. A. S. P. White-Cooper and W. A. C. Pratt appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. F. Ellis, represented by Mr. H. Brunett, for the defence. Mr. White-Cooper said that.at the proviens hearing the case was remanded in order that the charges might ho properly formulated. That bad now been done and Mr. White-Cooper proceeded to state the charges against Cheng Fan and Ching Chong Yib, the proprietors and editors of the Supao; Teien Seb Tseag. editorial writer, and Chong Ki Fals, sub-manager and acconatant of the same paper.

hir. White-Cooper said, with regard to Loong Tse-ize, a further charge of being implicated in * rebellion in Bankow in 1900 was made against him and counsel requested that should he sno- cred in proving a printa-facit: case, prisoner might be handed over to the Chiarse Authorities at Hankow.

The Assessor replied that that was a distinct e from the one at issus and would therefore have a separate bearing.

On being questioned with regard to the charges, Chang Ching yib admitted that he was the son of Cheng Fan, the proprietor and editor of the Supas, who was at present in Japan and arrested. During his absence the paper wow looked after by four of the prisoners and two others, whom he described as accountant.

Tsion Sol Tong denied leaving had anything to do with the paper.

huforatba Magistrates

Mr. Sials objected to the depositions being referred to unless they were going to bo put in

The Attorney-General said that in that case he would re-call the witness and ask whether he was or was not cross-examined before the Magistrate.

Wa Kam was re-called.

His Lordship remarked that he thought that question could be asked. If the depositions were referred to they must be put in.

Mr. Blade argued that therefore as the Attorney-General had referred to the deposi. tions and had stated their contents be bad a right to demand that they be put in. The Attorney-General had said, "If your Lordship will refer to the depositions you will Had that so-and-so is in them."

His Lordsbip-I do not propose to refer to the depositions to see whether you are right or wrong.

Mr. Blade-I demand, as my friend has made reference to the contents of these depositions, that they be put it. He said, "If you will refer to fie depositions you will find in them that this man was not cross-emained."

The Attorney-General-I could not say that you'would find in the depositious a thing that is not in them.

Mr. Slade-It is stated in the depositions, and my friend knows it and referred to it, that there were no questions asked by me of the witness.

His Lordship-You can uak the witness

the Magistrate.

The Attorney-General said he wished to make thin do not think you ought to

transaction His press it, Mr. Attorney-General

The Attorney-General Very well, my Lord. He went on to say that he proposed to call the persons in the shop in which thess vicars

bought pro tue purchase to the Court; his friend apparently held that that was not relevant evidence.

Mr. Slude said he was not going to dispute the cigars. They might have bought 10 or 190 cigars or the whole shop so far as lie cari. The cigar-shop people were not called Chief Detective-Inspector Hanson give evi- dence with regard to the plan of the defendant's house, etc.

Cross-examined-Defendant left the Hong kong police with disobarge marks “ very good.” Io the Naval Yard police he served about five

years.

Re-examined-He was given notice to leare the Naval Yard police

The Attorney-General atated that that wi the case for the Crowx.

Mr. Blade said that defendsut bad a statement to make and it would be desirable that it should be made before he addressed the Court. Before calling for that statement, however, he would put in a book showing the number of prosecutions instituted by the defendant as Inspector of Markets and the amount of fines recovered from 20th April, 1902, to 3rd June, 1933,

From this book it appeared that the last Chines: witness, Laa King Shang, had been Bined $5 on 3rd June for not having a siga- board up on bis still.

Lam King Shang was recalled and admitted the accuracy of this.

Kate

The defendant also read and put in cer- ti fleates of character and service, from mong others, Commodore fowell, of the Naval Yard: Mr. May, Captain Superintendent of Police: Mr. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Secretary; and Mr. Hastings, Police Magistrate.

Cheng Ping-ling udinitted that ho wrote und í Whether or not he was cross-examined before and joined the police on $ij & month. Now, bez and be now asked that he be re-called.

published the pumphlet complained of in the obarge.

The case was remanded,

WATER RETURN.

LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESEN- VOIER: ON THE 187 JULY.

The defendant then read the following state- ment-I came to this Colony in Decomber, 1890, after various clanges in my service under The Attorney-General put the question to Government, I am drawing over $230 a Wa Kam, who replied, "No."

month. I was appointed on the perman- Mr. Blade naked for a ruling on the question ent staff of the Sanitary Department on the of law, as to whether when the contents of a 1st November, 1901, and I took up the duties of doonwent were referred to, the other side had

Inspector of Marksts on May lat, 1902. 1 not a right to demand that it shord be put in

immediately made myself thoroughly acquainted The Attorney-General said he had proposed with the rarions bye-laws relating to markets to prove a hot and had suggested that his and baye since my appointment rigorously friend should concur in what he knew to be a enforced them wherever I found a breach of I invariably cautioned the foot, and by way of explaining to hie those bye-law, Lordship what he desired to do he mid if offending parties at least twice, and in the event is Lordship referred to the depositions be of that having no effect I took out sammonses, would fed that this man had not been which were approved and signed by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon prior to issue, This does oresa-eremined.

His Lordship remarked that the only evidence not apply to such actions of the bye-lawa un he had noted was that the witness said to himself those relating to bawking without licenses, He did not propose to refer to the depositioze.craelty to animals, etc., where the offenders Mr. Slade asked his Lordship to make a note, were arrested on the spot. The fines inflicted of his application for the depositions to be pat for breaches of the mos ket bye-laws during my period of office have been very heavy, manch in and its refusal,

more so than in any preceding almilar period. With regard to accepting bribes I can truth fully testify that I have never done so in

life. The my

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to the motive actuating the bringing of these charges against the prisoner. Mr. Slade Raid a strong oue was to be found in the part his orders compelled him to play in connection with the recent outbreak of plague amongst fowis in the markets. His duties ran counter to the wishes of the poultry-guild, and it was to their interests to have him removed. The guild was a powerful one, and the jury might well suspect that the witnesses they hand sent to the Court daro not give independent evidenon in the box. As to that avidence, two out of fire charges were dis. proved by entries in the defendant's official Ledger which showed that he was elsewhore at the time money was alleged to have been giron him at his house. As for the other chargns,, he would leave their refutation to the straightforward character of the accused and to the improbable nature of the evidence. A carefully concocted story bad been preparel. for was it likely that after a lapse of six months three men could remember en a trivial detail as the order in which they had walked up and down stairs on a particular day Mr. Slade, referred to the failure of the Crown to call any of the three Europeans who were said to be in the defendant's house on Christmas Day laat when Ip Cheong and his two friends paid their alleged

the kind that of $150. If evidence of had been brought against the defendant was to be believed by the jury, then the poi- tion of no public servaat in the Colony-the Governor, the Chief Justice, anybody would be safe. If the defendant was convicted no inspector of markets w. all be found to discharge the duties of his office fearlessly. In view of all the circumstances, Mr. Shifu subsitted in concluding a speech which occupied an hour and ten minutes in delivery, reasonable doubt mast exist in the minds of the jury se to the trustworthiness of the witnesses, and with that doubt existing it was their duty to discharge the pris wer at the bar,

visit with

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bribe

The Attorney-General in his address to the jury said that bribery if it was an easy charge to bring was also à difficult charge to prove. This was not a case to he lightly passed over. The learned counsel for the defence had slated that the prosecution was a prosecution by the poultry-guilds, who wanted him out of the way. That was not the case. The prosecution was the result of information laid by the Registrar- General. Further he would point out that by the defence there were only nine, pro- according t the prosecution-book prodnend which were dismissed, secutions, four of against Central Market poultry-dealers during 1902; and for a whole year from Juue of last secutions at all. During 1902 there wig Big one poultry stall presscution in the Western Market. It was a significant fact also that that prosecution was on 11th September, 1902, and a few days afterwarde a meeting of the raild was heldand ssaries of bribes was offered him. On the 24th December,defendant stated, the nccarronce- book showed that he was on duty at the slaughter house when the two Chinsmen enid they called at his house between 4 and 5 o'clock and gave him two bribes amounting to $150, Well, his bonse was only five minutes walk from the slaughter-house and it was not improbable that he should be in his house when they called. With regard to the bribe of $100 alleged to have been received by the defendant in his house on Christmas Day the story told by the three witnesses. was straightforward and he did not think the jury could fail to accept it

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Mr. Bledo remarked that when the master of the Hop Wo Chas shop was charged at the Police Court with offering Inspector McEwen as trustworthy. bribe be admitted it, but said that the Inspector His Lordship in summing up, said it was right refused to take it. It had been given him and fair that they should start with thir, that by his friends the poultry-dealers of the Central they were dealing with the case prima facie of a man of respectability aid good character, Market to give to the Inspector. When the bribe was refused he took it back to the paltry who would not have been Inspector of Markets dealers and asked them to take it back but they if they had not thought he was a trustworthy, emid, "No; it is down in the books; give it to good, and competent mas. It was always unplea him presently." He had not given it to the sant to deal with a number of Chinese where you Inspector, and it was then in his safe marked had to keep them in order, because rightly or Money to be given to Inspector McEwen wrongly, people were apt to think, among a Chinese, that an official thought He told police where it was to found and certain class e Inspector Hatson went down and got the he should got a good mans peragites by money. He should have asked Inspector were not there, bowever, to a discuss the morality Hanson about thie matter when he was in the

or immorality of bribery, because it was laid down of iu a special Ordinance what the mesning Chief Inspector Hanson, re-miled, statod ikat

bribery was. It was a thousand pities that, he accompanied the master of the Hop Wo Chan Lise shop after his statement at the Police

when the mana.er of the Hop Wo Chan shop shop to Court and found the $200 in the safo as stated; went to him about a year ago and offered him a the envelope in which it was contained was bribe of $200, defendent did not seize hold of him and give bim into onstody red- inscribed to the effect that the money was to be handed with the $200 in his given to defandaut

Bemarking that the case had been exceptiona Reezamined by the Attorney-General Itably conducted os behalf bath of the Cronu was Blr. Clementi, Assistant Registrar-General, and of the defence, his Lordship went on to ho believed, who gave the police the information review the evidence. It conclusion he said that this man had offered bribe to defondant, there was very little low about the ouse. It was not Inspector MoEwen who gave the information.

Mr. Slade, without calling any witnesses, proceeded to address the jury. On their decision, he said, rented the character and fature pro speets-practically the whole life-of the defendant. They must not however allow aby feeling of pity to influence their verdict. The question for them to consider wo-Bed the Crown succeeded in proving the charges against the defendant! The defence bad not made any attempt to prove conspiracy or interested motives on the part of the witnesses or that they were perjuring the 489,043,000 Total 485,405,000.

selves.

The question come down to this- CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF

Was the evidence of these witnesses so VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING

Mr. Blade That is entirely satisfactory." I do not accept bribes. This man was arrested free frem suspicion, se straightforward, THE MONTH OF JUNE.

with that the jury could find the defendas,

The announcement of the verdict in defen. His Lord-bip-It is a very fair thing. I 1901

offoting me $200 on behalf of the guild guilty of the charges brought against Consumption... 111.331,000 130,139,000 gallons have no objectius to the depositions going in.

Law King Shang, accountant of the Knoug

of the Central Morket about twelve Estimated popu

214,360 219,200 lation

was immediately silenced by the officers of the Wing Ynes poultry-shop, Central Market, cor- He admitted having offered me this money, bat determining the quality of evidence was Court with a great outburst of splause which roborated the evidence given by the two pro- said that I refused to take it, and said he had it censider the motive of those who gave Consumption per

lerce, and if there was eren a reasonable Court. He told the police where to find the

His Lordship-That exhibition <f feeling leal per day

19.7 gallons vious witnesses. He stated that he handed the still. 17.3

is extremely improper.

I trust. we shall nut CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON FEN-envelope containing the $100 to the Inspector. money, and they seat to his shop and found it. itdily that all the witnesses testifying

In Cheong banded him the four baxes of cigars I have been offered presents on other occasions ng at a man were actuated by some INSULA DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE.

motive, then their

was greatly have a court of justice disgraced in that these were of the brand Christina Perfecto," 7902.

arhibitions of feeling. This is net a and have always refused them, and have so 1903

to the witnessee Way Consumption... 15,757,000 13,815,000 gallons and there were twenty-five it esch box reported to the Colentul Veterinary Surs oon, 1903, during 1,

in the present cose, the first thing that would theatre but a court of justion. The money was given to the Inspector because especially that on Monday, June Estimated popu

etriko bo jary was that they were everyone he had lean constantly giving the poultry-my absence, a sum of money was handed to my 56,500

dealers trouble.

cook-bog. On ascertaining the fast, and at the The Attorney-General said but in view of earliest opportunity, I pade bim rolurn the same appli- $150. This he did in the presence of myself evidence given he had an the cation to make to his Lordship. In the and my wife's amah, and this 1 daly reported determination of the issues between the in writing to the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon at Crown and the defendant he wished to make 9 a.m. on the 2ud June. No netion has been

LEVEL. 1902.

1903. Above overflow. Abore overflow,

ft. 2 in. 0 ft. 8 in. Tytam....

Lovel.

Lovel. 0 ft. 0 in. Pokfulam........ Oft. v in.

Above overflow, Below overfor.

0 ft. 5 in. Wongatichsong 1 ft. 9 in.

STORAGE GALLONS.

1902

1993. 387,320,000 886,6,0,000

Tytam Pokfulam.....

64,000,000

Wongueicheong 32,805,000

lation

*****

Consumptionper

head per day 1,2

00,000,000 29,728,000

1909.

7.1 gallons The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.

W. CHATHAM,

The Attorney-General stated that as the depositions might be of sumu edrantage to the defendant and as he was utterly unbiassed in the alter, he intended at the conclusion of the care to pat the depositions in, but not on this point.

monsense would tell them that if the Inspector of Markets received $150 on the 24th December and $100 on the following day from the poastry. desiere of the markets, it was pretty clear that these sums were offered him with a iw to influence his conduct as Inspector. What the jury bould give their greatest cars to was the question-Did he receive the money or did he not? Were the seven' witnesses who swore they paid these bribes perjuring them- selves or speaking the truth?

The jury retired at 5.59 to consider their verdict.

The jury roturned to the Court at 8.23 The Foreman intimated that the jury anani- mously found the defondant not guilty ou alt

the counts.

the same night as I was and go.him? One of the most useful ensters in dant's favour was received by the crowded

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weakened. With refer ones

common

of

by The Attorney-General-It must surely be them perlierers, even although poallerors were possible, my Lord, for somhody to identify not the only dealers ander the charge of the those persons who committed this gross

contempl defendant as laxpoctor of Markets, and in every

The Registrar (Mr. A. Seth)-Usher, can case that uney was alleged to have been given

The Usher-They were nearly all clapping,

it was not the money of these individuals, but you point out anybody who was clapping?

the money of the poultry-guild. Speaking as Water Authority.

my Lord,

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The Attorney-General-I think it is a great pity that somebody cannot be punished.

His Lordsbip-Lat the prisoner bo discharged. As Inspector McEwen left the Court be was surrounded by a crowd of friends esger to shake hands with him and congratulate him ca the

The Court adjourned till this forenoon at half-past ten o'clock,

verdict.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The C.P.R. steamer Empress of Chinu arrived at Robe at 2 p.m.on the fat inst,, nud left again at midnight same day, via Nagasaki, for Shang- hai. where she is due to arrive at 1 am, on the · 5th inst.

The CPR steamer Athenian arrived ät Shangbai at noon on the 22nd inst., sad loft again at 7 pm. a day for Ho gkong, where she is dus to arrive at 6 p., on the 25th inst.

The N.Y.K. atozmer Kizakiu Mare (Bombay Lino) left Kobo via Moji for this port on the 21st inst., p.m., and is expected here on the 27th inst.

The N.Y.K. steamer Tamba Mar» (European Line) left Shanghai for this port un the 21st inst., at Il p... and is expected hors to-morras. The steamer Fornce left Sandakan ou the 21st inst., p.m., and may be expected here on the 27th inat., a.m.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued. the following report:-

The barometer has fallen slightly over China and Japan.

The depression in the North has probably approached the NW. part of the Sea of Japan.

Pressure is relatively high between the 8. coast of China and the Loochoos

Moderate S. monsoon in the Formosa Channel and N. part of the China Son,

Forecast: Moderate or light SE. winds; showery.

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