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General. Again, in one case which came before the Chief Justice on Monday his Lordship passed a sentence of five years' imprisonment with hard labour and twenty four strokes of the birch, and in another case three years' imprisonment with hard labour, while the Puisue Judge also dealt out equally severe punishment in the cases taken in his Court. These cases, it may be noted, are most numerous in the Chinese" Now Year season, but they are not un fortunately confined to that period of

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ware destroyed by fire. Orar twenty-five enginoë to the fire which was pumped water on put out after working for shout three hours. It in said that two persons were killed by grasping the electric wire running along the middle of the strest. A. party of sailors under the direction of two officers were landed from the revenue Cruiser Ping Chang, and the Customs mon with |their angine-slso assisted,

Certain provisions of the Hongkong Pablin Health and Buildings Ordinance have been suggested for adoption in Shanghat asa menauré of precaution against plague. A. Special

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DAILY PRESS” MXOLUSIVA SERVICE.] THE RUSSO-CHINESE RUPTURE.

ONINA'S REPLY.

SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, February 21st.

IN ÚRIMINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE).

ENDEZZLEMENT,

Leang Ho Chnen, who yesterday ploaded guilty on throa counts of embezzlement, was brought up for sentence.

Bia Lordship-Mr. Attorney, is it clear that the ombezzlements amounted to $10,000 P

PERING, February 21st.

The Attorney-General. We have only proved to the extent laid in the indictment, but the While not admitting any infringe-prisoner has made no denial of the fact that ho ments of the Treaty, China's reply to embezzled 810,000 Russia is most conciliatory.

His Lordship (to prisoner)-Have you any thing to say why I should not pass sentence upon you?

It reiterates the Treaty provisions

cases casts no reflection on the general comparison between the Bye-laws in force at police arrangements. It is noteworthy that Hongkong and those proposed for Shanghai is, considering the fundamental difference between mention of firearms, a fact which strength-Chinese honses in Hongkong and Shanghai, ens the impression created by occasional quite soless. But if such comparison is to bo

made we would point out that hollow lath and and promises most strict observance prosecntions at the Magistracy, that the plaster walls, stair soffits, and ceilings are of them in the future, while it points police exercise the greatest watchfulness entirely prohibited under, the Hongkong over the fire-arms imported into the Colony. Ordinances as it is now proposed to prohibit out that when Consulates are estab. Daggers and knives are the weapons them in Shanghai. The Medical Offer of lished duties will be applicable. actually mentioned in these cases. Though Health rajojas that this decision is open we may all feel that the increasing number romarks: The essential thing aimed at is the objection from a sanitary point of view and he of cases of armed robbery calls for greater exclusion of rats from dwellings by doing away vigilance on the part of the police, the with places for rats. Both in Hongkong and evidence given in these cases has not Shanghai the places providing homes for rats in disclosed any censureable laxity. Yet the houses are the hollow spaces below the ground

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papers were given to me already signed.

Prisoner Nothing, only with reference to the forgery I knew nothing about that. The

The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. W. Ro Davies, K.C.), instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, Sr., from the office of the Crown Solicitor, appeared for the Crown, and the third prisoner was represented by Mr. Eldoa Potter, who was instrusted by Mr. J. H..

Gardiner.

The Attorney-General said this was another af constant occurrence, and which were a great ̈“of those audacions cases of robbery which were danger to the Colony. There had been sov eral luckily the capture of the prisoners in the sot cases of attempted robbery at the Sessions, but

prevented the actual robbery. This was a serious cass in which none of the articles stolen had been recovered. The prisoners were charged with robbery with violence at 57, the door of that house the first and second Connaught Road, When an umak opened prisoners, with others, armoäjwith kaives rushed in, and proceeded to gag the amab. A mau ervant who returned home shortly afterwards was speedily gagged and bound. The prisoners departed with goods and money to the value of $2,825. The first and second were arrested four days afterwards, while the third man was arrested on January 25th. The first two prisoners were identified by one or other of the witnesses, and in addition a man who was in the know would say that the robbery had been planned some time before in the house of the third prisoner Prisoners were also charged with moosiring the property, and a jeweller would say that the third E. J. da Roza, A. MeKirdy, F. J. V. Jorge, Ajewellery which he had put into the melting pot.

His Lordship-You have pleaded guilty to the charges of embezzlement.

Prisoner-I have nothing to my about that. His Lordship-You are sentenced to four

ARNAULT WITH INTENT TO ROD.

instructions with regard to the attiyaars' imprisonment with hard labour.

China promises further to issue

tude to be adopted by officials on all points which are plainly adjustable.

The distinct diversity between the

Chenng On and Lou Sse were arraigned on a charge of assault with intent to rob.

Prisoners ploaded not guilty and the following

SOME LONDON ESTABLISH-community lonks to the police force for floor, above ceilings and iu lath and plaster and Official. Communique and the Note jurors were swor:-H. B. Bridger (foroman), prisoner bad wohl him a number of articles of

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other hellow construction. There is no esZOD- tial difference in these respects either between Hongkong and Shanghai Chinese houses or between Chinese and foreign houpos.

protection from these crimes, and when we take note of the extraordinary number of petty larcenios which are now taking place in the Colony, it becoties pertinent to inquire whether the police force is adequate

ALLEGED CONTRAVENTION OF BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE, to the requirements, and whether the punishments meted out for such offences

Lam Cheong again appeared before Mr. E. are sufficiently sovore to check this growing R. Hallifax yesterday afternoon at the Magis tendency. It is satisfactory to observe that tracy in, answer to a summons charging him in the graver crimes of armed robbery the with various offences under the Bankrupter Ordinance. Nino charges, substituted for theso police are fairly successful in tracking the previously advanced, were made, and included: ruffians and bringing them to justice, but the Faili -g to deliver douûments relating to his zare cannot be said as regards potty larcen- affairs, falsification of books, false entries before ies. The cases brought before the Courts the bankruptcy, material mis-statements, obta p. represent, we believe, but a very small frac-ing credit by false representations and dispos tion of the number which occur in the Colony of property for which credit had been Of late pocket-picking seems to have taken rank as a fine art. Quite a number of such cases have been recently reported in which pockets have been relieved of their contents, in many cases by the dexterous cutting out of the pocket. Moreover, robberies appear

to be as common afloat as ashore. At the necting of the Legislative Council to morrow the Hon. Mr. E. OSBORNE is direct- ing attention to the alleged prevalence of theft from ships and lighters in the Harbour. and asking the Government to canse eu.

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injury to the Colony's trade from this cause, A few years ago when petty larcenes were uncommonly rife in the. Colony, the Magis: trites net the situation by a more frequent resort to the public exposure of thieves in the stocks, and this appeared to have the desired effect in very short time Any inquiry into the subject, it seems to us, inst take into account the nature of the punishments awarded. The Chief Justice in an armed robbery case yesterday expres sed his regret that he could not award "the eat, and we think his lordship's regret in the circumstances will be widely shared,

We cannot any longer dismiss the subject of crune, in the Colony with the comforting reflection that it is merely a pessing wave These waves are recurring much too fre- Oquently, and the whole subject is one which

obtained.

Mr. F. X. D. Almada Castro prosecuted on behalf of Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Deputy Official Receiver, aud Mr. E. J. Grist appeared. for the defence.

has been severely criticised.

PLAGUE IN THE NORTH

THE DEATH ROLL,

PERING, February 21st. The quarantine against European passengers has been removed

The plague is improving, but the total deaths number 19,000,

(REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.")

CHINA'S REPLY TO THE RUSSIAN NOTE.

RUSSIAN BATISFACTION..

Mr. Grist said he assumed that if there was a

LONDON, February 21st. příma facie oase made out the defendant would be committed for trial.

A Washington telegram states that His-Worship Certainly, he would have to go the Chinese Foreign for trial.

Office has

Mr. Grist-Then I do not propose to cross-informed the United States Minister examine, but shall probably only watch the pro-that the Russian Minister at Paking His Worship--I do not propose to exercisa expresses satisfaction with China's summary jurisdiction.

reply to the Russian Note..

ceedings..

Mr. D'Almada, in opening the case for the

OPINION IN ENGLAND. prosecution, said the defendant formerly married.

"The Times" on business under the style of the Man. Yuen

regards China's Wo Firm as dealers in Californian and Aus reply as conciliatory, and refuses to tralian goods. He also was at one time partner. in the Kung Cheong Wo Firm, carried on

accept the suggestion that an ultima under co-partnership with another man. He tum is the development of a policy of continued to carry on business until March last. when he filed his petition in bankruptcy. After aggression agreed upon between the receiving order was made the defendant filed Russia and Japan. his statement of affairs as required by Ordinance. His books, were taken possession of by the

Official Receiver and theso revealed cortain assets and liabilities. Regarding the assets, it would be proved that they did not amount' to what he declared they would in his statement of affairs. He had included in his books debis

THE BRITISH BUDGET SURPLUS.

LONDON, February 21st. In the House of Commons Mr.

owing to him of over $2,000 from the Fung Tit Hobhouse, Financial Secretary of the Wo Firm of California, a large eam from a Melbourne firm, and also a debt of about Treasury, referring to the reserved $3,000 from the Fung

Fat Wing portion of the last Budget, announced with regard to

last-named of that the surplus in the financial year these, it would he proved that the firm conser

the

Faslier, W. Pringle and EW, White,

This prisoner was employed by the prosecutor.

Esidence was taken.

The Court rose until this morning.

THE CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY FOR 1911.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, Jr., who appeared for the Crown informed the Court and jurors that the pris- oners were charged with nosnult with intent to rob. About midday on January 23th an old woman was sitting down in her house at Kowicon City when the two prisoners catered and asked for a man named Chan Fuk, who, they said. owed them $2. Then they barred the denr, took the woman by the throat and gagged her. and proceeded to search her room. She man. aged to get the bamboo gag loose, and cried out "Savo life." This attracted the atton tion of a fellow lodger, who raised. alarm. The frightened prisoners opened the door, ran out, and were caught by the villagers. The old lady would say she had never seen either of the prisoners before. Both the latter say they have known her for a long time, that they went into her house to collect money whiching she owed them, and that they were driven from the house with a broom and captured by the villagers.

Evidence was called.

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The jury found the prisoners guilty, and his Lordship sentenced each man to five years imprisonmoot with bard labour and 24 strokes of the birch. He also remarked that he was sorry he could not give them the cat, but the law did not allow him.

ROBBERY.

Tsung Kam was arraigned, on charges of robbery and receiving.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty on both counts, and the same jury sat as in the previous caso.

Mr. Alabaster stated that the prisoner was charged with robbery in company with other people not in custody, and also with receiving the proceeds of the robbery well knowing thom to have been previously stolen. On December

tion of the Chronicle and Directory for 1911. We have pleasure in announcing the publica- The featuros of the work, which has now reached the 49th year of its publication, are too well known to require extended reference hers. It is sufficient to say that it includes lists of firms and foreign residente in all the ports and colonies of the Far East, Prora Vladivostock in the North to Netherlands India in the South, together with classified lists of the firms at all the principal ports, a collection of commercial treatios gover

the intercourse of foreigners with Asiatic peoples, the customs fariffs of China and Japan, variety of other information which is yearly brought up to dáto

From its Brst publication the book has been increasing anomally in bulk until in recent years it has reached the neighbourhood of two thousand pages, and while improvements are occasionally being suggested which would still further add to the size, of the volume, the pub- lishers, in adopting as many of theso na scom to the

generally desirable, have at the same time doomed it inedvisable to increase the size-of-the book, and they have accordingly omitted from the present volumo the list of Protestant Missionaries in China and Japan. For som years paet a separate Directory of Protestant Missionaries has been issued from the office of the Hongkong Daily Press, and this can be had by any purchaser of the larger directory for the additional eam of eighty cents or cloth benut.

ore dollar.

14th a woman living at Shaukiwan was in hor house with her, two ohildren and two fomalo ser- The descriptione of the various colonies, vants. They were taking their morning meal ports and trade centres together with when three men entered, and. the prosecutrix the trade statisties have been corrected would say that the prisoner was one of them in accordance with the latest offlois1 and that

she positively identified at information, and the additions to the Chronicle other of the three. The other mon portion of the book include the Treaty under proved an alibi before the Magistrate and which Japan annexed Corea, the new Japanese was discharged. These three mon entered Customs Tariff, about which there has been and

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house, mundo a search, and stalo about 9650 still so much discussion, and the Chins and in money as well as a pair of gold bangles, a Corea (Amendment) Oxder in Council issued in gold watch and a fair of jadestone bangles. November, 1910. The Hongkong Postal Guide About that time the prisoner sold a pair of jade for the burront year and the tariff of postage. stone bangles, which the proscontrix identified in fores at the Chinose Imperial Post Offices are had made a great deal of money by a robbery To quote the commendation of a London sout the robbery the prisoner told a friend that he the large volume contains are corrected to date. which was committed that day at Shaukiwan, temporary "it is the leading work of its kind," The prisoner made a violent attack on the char- and it is one which no office in the Far East acter of this witness for the Crown, whom he should be without.

LONDON OFFICE: 151, FLEET STREET. EC might usefully be reconsidered by the to carry on business before the Man Yuen Wo 1909-1910 was £4,300,000, instead: es hers. In addition to that, on the evening of also given and the fifteen excellent maps which

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 22ND, 1911.

statistics of the last two years:

income tax

Government in the light of the criminal started. Defendant had also failed to show that of the estimated £2,070,000. The he owed some $3,000 to Lam Yik, for which ho had deposited his life policy as security. Know

realised £2,400,000, It will be seen froni Mossrs. Vernon & chased goods within three or four months of the

ing that he was in difficulties defendant pars instead of £2,295,000. Smyth's shaze list that Para Rubber in London presentation of his polition to the extent of hagegain adran cod, and is now quoted by wire at between $10,000 and $20,000, and most of these 6/8 per lb. firw..

goo's were bought for sash on delivery. He A Chinese was yesterday sentenced at the took delivery of the goods, but did not pay cash bery is a class of offence which has become Magistracy to two weeks' imprisonment for steal and sent them out of the Colony well knowing | extremely common in the Colony, and, jug an awning, the property of Messrs Butter-that he could not pay for them. With regard to the debt alleged to be due from the Kung

In the course of a case at the Assizes the Attorney-General observed that armed rob.

PRINCE LEOPOLD OF BATTENBERG ILL.

LONDON, February 21st. Princo Leopold of Battenberg is

Yit Wo of San Francisco, it would be proved seriously ill in a private hospital at 8850 by draft, but no credit was given for this, that on December 30th, 1908, defendant received Sydney. The nature of the illness and paid was entered in his cash-book as having and a sum of $1,000 due by another frm has not yet been diagnosed. been received on December 17th and in his led ger as on December 1st, while in fact this money was remitted by telegraphic transfer

THE FOLLIES.

said war's coiner and a man who, persuaded. people to pass bed bank-notes,

The juxy, after an absence of fifteen minutes, arrived at a verdict of guilty on the first count. by four to three This being insufficient, his

Lordship asked the jurors to agnia consider

their verdict.

The jury retired for the second time at 12.30 P., and, returning into Court some twenty minutes later, found the prisoner guilty on the first count by five to two.

A FERRY PROSECUTION.

LALNCH COXSWAIN FINED AND WARNED. Before Commander C. W. Beckwith, E.N., at the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday, Lance-Bergeant Caygill proceeded against the master of the steam launch Evening Star for failing to carry a red light on the port side, and a green light on the starboard side of his His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to five launch while under way in the harbour on the years' imprisonment with hard labour, and 12th instant. stated that sa the verdict of the jury was not Sergeant Caygill stated that on the morning. Evening Star crassing from Kowloon to Hong- no sidelights showing, but as witness passed the launch he noticed that her lights were showing aft on their wrong

of his launch to call the attention of the cox- swain to this fact, whereupon the lights wore placed correctly.

Honour the Chief Justice on that occasion nt-Yanmeti, when goods and money to the valua be proved that it was paid to the defend. true with regard to Mr. Dallas' enterprise. 54 Pho unanimous he would erense him from a whip-of the 12th instant, at 12.7 a.m., he saw the

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from the records of the Court, appeared to fieli & Swire. be increasing at every Sessions. We drew attention to this feature of the Assize inflicted yesterday upon a native who had stolen Six months' imprisonment was the sentence calendar two years ago, when out of eleven a pair of langles and two gold rings from a man cases set down for trial at the Criminal in Circular Pathway. Sessions in February, 1909, no fewer than nino were cases of armed robbory. His bs concerned with others in an armed robbery from the International Bank, end it would. At the Magistracy yesterday a man said to

passed a sentence of five years' imprison of $1,385 were stolen, appeared before Mr. J. Bant on the same day as the telegraphic transfer was medo to Hongkong. In his i oaks he had. ment in each case, and in addition ordered

entered it differently, and he had also altered the prisoners convicted of the offence to be

Theratura of visitors to the City Hall Library several other important alterations of which as few have enjoyed in the Far East before. The BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. F. A. HAZELAND sides He blew one long blasi, on the whistle

his books from one year to another and made flogged. We then expressed the hope that and Museum for the week ending the 19th Febra evidence would be called. these exemplary sentences would have the ary, 1911-(exclusive of the 14th, 15th and 16tk deterrent effect desired, and that this class inst. at 1 p.m. the doors being closed for the of crime would become as

rare in the Race days)-shows that of

there were 252 to the Library and 210 to the

Wood and was remanded till Friday,

non-Chinese

Evidence was then called.

POLICE DOGS FOR SINGAPORE,

The Inspector-General of the Straits Settle

Nothing succeeds like succes, is undoublediy

Follies" hare captivated Hongkong, and large houses nightly faco the sprightly company of artistes who contribute an entertainment such

first part of the programme is attractive, rarled and original, and the bright singing. and whimsical novelties appeal to everybody, with the result that encores are numerous, The burlesque of a pantomime is deridedly elever

Colony in future as it had been in the past Musenni, and of Chinese 102 to the former and ments Police has decided to introduco dogs to and amusing. The funniosities of the gentleman Unfortunately that hope has not been 6,287 to the latter. The Library was, therefore assist the police. Detective-sergeant Taylor, who fills the rels of Dick Whittington's cat keep fulfilled. Cases of this kind figured pro-ased by 354 persons and the Museum by 6,497,

of the Singapore police, visited Major Richard: the audience in rours, especially when he is sup minently in the Calendar at the February

son's kennels at Harrow, and has purchased one posed to be playing with a mouse or catching of his police Afredales. The duties of the dog Assizes in 1910, and at the present Sessions A piracy off Tangkan villege opposite Cap-be to go out on night duty in of that his own tail. To see him Birting with Cinderella there are five cases of robbery or attempted simun is reported to the police as having of Singapore. The Chinese burglars, after in extremely ludicrous, All the features of a occurred on the 19th instant at 10.30 p.m. Six committing depredations, escape into the thick pantomime, including the mechanical events, robbery with violence, and in four of these men, two armed with choppers, are said to have fean surrounding the bungalows or hide in the are burlesquet, and the end comes all too soon the evidence showed that the prisonere had rowed alongside the junk in a small boat, and This dog will act as watch and a scont and verandahs, and are extremely difficult to locate.

Last night's audience enjoyed the treat, and in their possession lethal weapons, and the after binding the master and three fekis with will give warning to the policeman of any their impressions must go a long way to secur ** usual implements of a burglar's stock-in-rope they drove them into the cabin. They person being in the vicinity. He will prevent, ing a continuance of crowded houses. trade" to borrow a phrase used in the ransacked the junk and made off with money escape and will defend the constables from at

North-West Mounted

Tonight austher change of programme is tack. The course of one of these cases by the Attomey- and clothing to the value of $50. Before they Canadu, have also ordered a trained Airedale announced, somo particulars of which are given

departed they closed the men down in the hatch. from the same kennels,

in the advertisement on page 4.

Police,

The jurors were then discharged until Thurs kong. She had day morning at 10.30 am.

(ACTING PUISNE JUICE).

ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY,

The trial of Ng Sau cu a charge of attempted armed robbery was concluded, Cheng Wsi, the second prisoner, pleaded guilty yesterday.

The jury after hearing the evidence returned avardiet of guilty,

His Lordship sentenced the first prisoner to five years' imprisonment with hard labour and 24 strokes of the birch, and the second to two Fears" hard labour.

ALLEGED BOBBLEY WITH VIOLENCE.

indicted on charges of robbery with violence Cheung U Ling, Wa Yau and Li Sbam wore and receiving.

Prisoners pleaded not guilty, and the following jury was ommelled. R. Boyes eman), A. Acheson, C. M. B. Soares, W. J. Eldridge, D. Dorwood, P. A. Kantz and C.. M. Hamilton.

The coxswain explained that he did not o the lights shifted over himself, but trusted to the crew,

His Worship stated that as this might have resulted in a very serious collision he would fine the coxswain, against whom there was a pre- vious conviction, 810, in default, one month's imprisonment with hard labour. He also warm- ed him against trusting his crew with this very important act of safaty for his vessel.

For stealing rope from Wellington Barracks Chiness was yesterday sentenced to thres weeks' imprisonment.