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SUPREME COUBY.

Monday, March 10th.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. Berose the Czie JUSTICE (HIS HONOUR SIR W. REES DAVIES, K.C.).

'CHEUNG CHAU PIRACY CASE FAILS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH, 1918.

week after the attack, what was un- doubtedly the junk which was concerned in it The junk was found lying at a place called Tsing Chan, near Macao, and when the chief of the detective staff at Macao went on board with some other men, he found ample evidence that this must have been the junk which actually had borne the robbers to the Island On board the craft the detectives found several persons, among them being the throo Prisoners, and also a mass of property,

CANTON.

[ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

CANTON, March 8th.

·A DEPUTY FROM TEKİNG,

The other day Leung Bi Yee, the chief secretary of the President in Peking, arrived in Canton on matters of business. He was met by a deputation at the rail way station on his arrival and has sinco heid meetings with the Govenor General, the provincial treasurer, the chief of the

THE MAGISTRAOY.

For bringing eighteen letters into the Colony from Swatow, thereby infringing the privileges of the Postmaster-General, a Chinese was yesterday fined $50 by Mr. | Hazeland.

A houseboy engaged by two Europeans appeared before Mr. Melbourne yesterday from his employers to the value of $120. charged with stealing articles of clothing When one of the complainants went to report the matter to the police he found the buy under arrest, having been taken into custody as he was attempting to

UNITED LANKAT PLANTATIONS.

COMPANY WITHOUT A SINGLE BAD EGA. Mr. J. A. H. Drought, presiding at the meeting of the United Lenkat Plantations Company Limited, recently stated that during the year the investment account had been increased by a further £273,010 taken at cost, and he was grati purchase of securities, from £181,649 to

fed again to announce an appreciation in value, due to their holding in the Lankat Rubber Company, the progress of which was of an entirely satisfactory nature.

The three prisoners, one man and two women, named Tak Sin, Kaz Tai Ho, and Ah Yi, alias Wong Shek, respective which, with regard to the majority of the Army department and several other high pawn some of the articles. The articles Their funds were invested in 23 securities i ty, who stood charged with armed robbery articles, was probably, and with regard officialy in the provincial Government. were recovered, and defendant pleaded apart from the Lankat Rubber Company, and receiving stolen goods in connection with the piratical attack on Cheung Chau Island, appeared before the Court to-day.

Prisoners pleaded not guilty on all

counts.

Island.

count of himself,

he

The exact object of his visit hore is not quite known, but it has something to do with the financial management of the

province

CHAN- EWING MING.

guilty. Mt. G. K. Brutten, who appear ed for him, asked that the defendant be treated as & first offender and bound over to come up for judgment when called upon. Defendant had had a good character up till this timas. Mr. Brutten said that A report was in circulation a few days defendant would restore the articles and ago to the effect that Chan Kwing Ming, reimburse the pawnbroker. Inspector the head of the army in this provines, MoHardy asked that the case be proceeded with, but his Worship decided to grant would be sent to the North. On hearing the application and bound defendant over of this the Chamber of Commeres to come up for judgment when called petitioned the Governor not to allow Mr.upon.

leavo Canton, behns Chan to been responsible for keeping the city

He is £ vory strong and it ia Folt that there

is no one who could fill his shoes, so that merchants and others in Cauton are very anxious that he should remain here The discipline of the army has improved immensely under his command, and he has been very successful in rooting out pirates in the delta. As a result of the outcry against his removal, it is said that

will remain in Caaton for some time.

STATISTICS FOR THE ARMY.

THE SEXTUPLE LOAN.

POWERS' TEAMS REJECTED.

consisting of deposits at first-class banks, foreign Government bonds, British Colonial stocks and firet mortage bonds and debenture stock of first-class under- takings. They had not a single bad egg. The crop of 16,890 bales of tobacco had realised an average price of 2012 cents. per demi-kilogramme. The average for the entire crops from Sumatra worked out at 142 cents. The highest price the com- any had ever acquired was 508 cents. in 1905, but the crop was then only. 9,394. bales, against 18,590-bales for the past year, and undoubtedly 2034 cents for such bumper crop was a great performance. One barrel of 407 bales had realised 524 cents per demi-kilogrammeg record price or any estate in Sumatra.

With regard to the probable outturn of the 1912 crop, he estimated that they had in transit and awaiting shipment about 17,000 bales, an excess over the record production of 1011, although they had 14 fields less under cultivation. The admini strator's repert justified him in stating that a large percentage was Al leaf, and

On the 3rd inst. the Ministers of the Six Powers interested in the proposed loan informed the Chinese Government that they had reached an agreement regarding the question of advisers. They added that, in view of the large sum involved, they hoped China would appoint advisers as follows:-A British subject as

as the total crop from Sumatra for 1912 adviser to the Salt Inspectorate with a

was likely to be less than for 1011, while German assistant: a German as adviser to the Loan Department, and Russian and

markets in every country taking Sumatra French advisers to the Audit Department. leaf were bare of stock, there were strong.

The following morning the Chinese

sales at which an eager demand might Government rejected the above scheme, points in their favour for the approaching but expressed its willingness to contract be expected. The book value of the loan in accordance with the original: estutes was £186,000, and the reserve schenie, namely: Messe Oireen, Rump against them £125,000 When the reserve torate, Audit Department and Loan need to pile up the reserve. In addition, Depariment respectively. It is generally they had a general reserve of £100,000, tive long available.

to some of the articles was certainly, the property which had been stolen from the Although a island of Cheung Chau. great deal of stolen property was found on the junk, it was impossible to identify all of it, but some of it could be identi The following were empanelled as the fied with absolute certainty, and in addi- tion to that there were found in the mud jury-Messrs. A. J. Young (foreman), S. Hidden, W. D. Bell, H. N. Beaurepaire, at the side of the boat, after the tide had receded, the missing police revolvers from S. S, Levy, C. M. Castro, and G. Black.

the Station et Cheung Chau. They had The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. A evidently been thrown from the junk. A S. Bucknili, K.C.) prosecuted, and, in large coil of rope also found on board the opening, said the details of the case might junk would be identified as the rope belonging to the launch, which was used. probably be familiar to the jury through for the purpose of towing the junk so quiet. the excellent columns of the local papora. There would seem to be no conceivable man, The case referred to what was generally doubt, after these and other small pieces knows the Cheung Chau piracy. On of evidence had been put before the Court,

that this junk had taken part in the the leth of August last year a very serious attack. The actual robbers had not been and desperate raid was made on this discovered as yet, but this man who was So far as could be ascertained on board, the first prisoner, appeared what really took place--and he was not to be unabladig and although there was going into a great deal of detail-was no evidence to be put before the jury by that a large junk, which must have been which he could be positively identified as crammed with armed men, crept up to ona being present at this attack, the fact that

was found shortly afterwards ap side of the Island in the evening, and parently in charge of the junk and a about 9 o'clock the robbers, who were on large quantity of the stolen property seemed to be sufficient to warrant him (the board, disembarked. There was a Attorney-General) to ask the inty to number of them, and they rushed down infer that the man did actually take an into the village, crossing several little active part in the attack. I would be hills which hid it from the bench. What really absurd, of course, to charge the two rifles, guns, carriages and ammunition in and Rossi as advisers to the Salt Inspec equalled the book value there would be no subsequently happened was very torrible women with armed robbery, although their positions were very much the same and very serious: The robbers seemed to

indicted for receiving stolen property was naturally the first place they would He (the Attorney General) must tell the Court that when the attack was made on attuck, and there was one Indinn police the station, two of the robbers by some man on guard-room duty. Before he means or other were killed. They could not sort of alarm, he was shot down and when he arrived at the Police Station he could do anything at all or raise any have been killed by Sergt. Bulger, because

found the bodies of the two robbers there, have resulted. killed. There were one or two other

as well as the body of the Indian police- people there as well, including the Chi-mau. It did not seem possible that they nose Bergeant interpreter, and he seemed were killed by the Indian constable, be- to have been unable to do thing-indeed he (the Attorney-General) could not conceive what any man could do under the circumstances. These 60 or 70 men then rushed through the place, fired a number of shots, ransacked the police quarters, and stole and took away with them arms and ammunition of the police, They prised open the safe and took out robbers returned she heard of the death missioner, has proved his worth, and sing Minister of Finance, is willing to remain Luzon, which is the chief of the Philip

Just now an inventory is being made of all arms and ammunition belonging to the Government. The exact number of each regiment, factory, cruiser and guu boat is being required and the investiga

have gone to the Police Station, which as the male prisoner's, and they were tion is being made thoroughly. The idea believed that China must have an alterna- which was their nest ogg. -

is to find out if the army in this province is ready to fight if necessary and to see how much money will require to be spent

said that some sensational disclosures on these things in the near future. It is

INSPECTING THE POLICE.

PEKING, March 5th.. The Loan question is the chief topic here. It is the general opinion in well- possible. Friends of China are strongly urging her to reconsider the matter in informed circles that an arrangement is

-view of the possibility of strong foreiga

action regarding China's foreign liabili tics, which certain Powers consider already constitute a condition of ank ruptcy Several friendly meetings and discussions took place to-day between Chinese and foreign officials and it -Reuter hoped that these will lead to a settlement.

The Central Government in Peking cause he was unarmed, and the only have appointed an officer called Pun Yun anything he could suggest was that they were Yew to make a tour of inspection of the

killed accidentally by shots from their comrades. The bodies of the dead pirates police in Kwangtung. He will suggest were carried on board the juck, and when improvements and meet all the police the vessel reached Macao coins were officials in the province to lay his schemes made for them and they were buried there. The second prisoner declared ber before them. The Police force in Canton self to be the sweetheart-if he might use is at present in a comparatively efficient the expression--of one of the dead men, state and is doing very good work, and her explanation was that when the Chan Hin Wa, the present Police Com- of her lover, and she went down to see the bodies and take part in the funeral rites. The third accused also made a similar statement, and said she knew nothing about the stolen property.

a large quantity of the Government's money, proceeding afterwards to ransack a pawnbroker's shop, from which they stole a large quantity of jewellery and

The Attorney-General continued-Now, money, to the value of between two and

Of the other my Lord, if I may address you for one three thousand dollars.

morrot on a question which may possibly police-thera were four of them altogether arise, namely, as to whether the receiv one was killed, as had been told the ing in Macao of goods stolen in Hong jury previously, in front of the Police kong is an offence against the laws of this Colony If these women were not Station while he was on duty. Another present at the attack they would presum who was on patrol in the village whonably only have received the stolen goods

outside the jurisdiction of the Colony he heard the noise and hurried back to I thought I ought to mention this, as the pria- investigate, was shot dead by the robbers. question would at ones arise if the O was in his title house not far from oners were defended by Counsel. I think I am entitled to ask your Lordship to tell the Police Station, and as he came out the jury that by the presence of these he was killed. The fourth constable ap women on the junk, and the fact that peared to have escaped. The station was they and with them

he took over the reins of ofice robberies have been fewer, the streets quieter and business better than over before. How- ever, the Governor appreciates the fact that things may yet he improved and he has made arrangements for this officer from Peking to inspect all the police forces in Kwangtung

LIGHTING THE STREETS

The main streets in Canton are quite well lit, but most of the other streets are exceedingly badly it. The Police Co ussioner, appreciating the fact that this state of affairs helps to encourage crime and theft, has submitted a scheme to have all the streets in the city properly lit with

President Yuan Shih-kai apparently is of the opinion that it is advisable to post- pone the closing of a large loan until the Chou Heuch-hsi, Provisional Government has been replaced by a permanent one.

in office until this time-Ortuairischer Ltd.

BRITISH TROOPS IN CHINA.

A SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE,

In the House of Commons on February

mentary Vote for the Army of £248,000. 10, in Committee of Supply on a Supple Colonel Seely said there was no tem in those Estimates which involved any change of policy, but it was necessary to ask for the sum for several main reasons, The Indian troops in China had had to be kept thore longer than was anticipated owing to the condition of the country. That had absorbed £87,000, which other wise would have been paid for by India. Another item was for sea transport, which was partly due to the maintenance of

in charge of an officer-and, if he night Property, they could in the stolen electric light, and already the heads of troops in China.

say so, an officer who behaved extremely well under the circumstances--Sergt. Bulger. Ho lived at the bottom of the bill not far away from the Police Station. and he was at that time of night in his matshed with his wife. Ho heard the noise, and immediately hurried down un-

that the goods.

His Lordship The junk is discovered 4 week afterwards at Macao, and these two women are then found on board. It would require conicthing more than in ference No. 2 says that she went down I to me the funeral rites of her lover. shall have to direct the jury that there is no evidence that they received the pro perty.

were received in the Colony,

The Attorney-General-There is no evi armed to the Station. By the time Sergence at all to show definitely that the Bulger got there be found the place i

prisoners were over at the Island,

His Lordship-I do not see LRY ransacked and practically deserted, o robbers having proceeded to the pawn dence against the two women except that broker's shop. He succeeded arming they were found on the junk at Macao with the stolen property. It is for you himself with a private revolver, and atto establish that they did.

The Attorney-General-That is so, my tempted to follow up the robbers. He got on the top of a house and opened fire Lord. The only thing that connects them with the piracy and of course it is a on the wen. The officer was fired on in substantial one is that they are found on cessantly, and it was very lucky that he hoard the junk a week after the affair was not killed. That was his only pos-with part of the stolen property.

His Lordship-Supposing there was sible course of action against such a gang guilty knowledge, and supposing they When the robbers had succeeded in gain came down from Macso and were put in ing what they wanted, they went back to possession of that junk knowing that the the beach and held up a steam launch, articles on board were stolen, that is no and having seized it by threats of death offence against us. on the small crew on board they compelled the launch to tow, the junk, which was loaded with booty, in the direction which they desired The robbers also put the unfortunate land office shroff on board

The Attorney-General-The only thing I can do is to submit the inference that because they were found on board the junk they took part in the robbery or received the stolen goods.

the different sections of the police have the matter in hand.

7 AEROPLANES FOR CANTON.

A Cantonese engineer in America has been experimenting with and building aeroplanes and has announced to the Government here that he will send over machines on trial and will give exhibition flights in order to try and get the Govern- ment to place orders with him, when he will undertake to have the aeroplanes built in China.

1.

A NEW ROAD..

OPENING THE GOVERNMENT TANNERY, The Industrial Commissioner has do cided to commonce working the Govern ment tannery and equipment factory at

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12 to the north of the city of Manila, the.

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3 The amount required for 295 and 180, and in 1912 to 305 and 181, respectively. payment of interest is ensured by a guarantee of the fovernment of the Philippine Islands in virtue of an Act of Congress of the United States of America.

The Marquess of Tullibardine inquired whether the increase in Army expenditure. in China had been due to the fact that the Admiralty had not carried out the HANKOW REBUILDING SCHEME. estimates which they presented last year.

Mr. Tennant said that the increased

force in China had been necessary owing to the internal condition of that country, and had nothing to do with Admiralty policy.

Sir J. Jardine asked for further purti culars regarding the item of 207,000 for expenses of native Indian troops tem porarily employed in China.

Mr. H. Baker maintained that no one at the Foreign Office or the War Office could have foreseen last year that they would require to keep these troops in China for so long a time,

NÓ MODEL CITY..

A Hankow paper of February 20 mys that information had been received from General Lits office at Wuebang that the project of rising a large loan for the re- construction of Hanker on modern had been abandoned,

and placed him in the lower part of the Suilty of larceny there must be direct evi-Tung Shang which has been lying idle 200 troops above the normal in and one giving the San Francisco firm

launch. Eventually, in the early hours of

The announcement is no surprise-to those who have followed events nem- nexion with the rebuilding scheme, says The military road which was being

the paper. Its over a year since the built outside the North Gate is now com-

Wuchang Government declared its inten- tion to raise & model city on the rains pleted and a schence on foot for run-

Mr. J. F. Hope thought they should left after the Imperialist troops had ning electric trams on it, The scheme have a little more information with sacked Hankoy. But in that whole year regard to the Estimate of £97,000 for the nothing practical has been done. First also for running trams along the new bund is again before the Government and Indian soldiers in China, Where exactly the work was handed over to some re it is understood that the work will be put were the troops, what were their Jatics, youths, who drew a plan for a glorified and had the Government any idea how Washington. It looked grand on paper, in hand very soon. The iden in not to run for they would require to be kept in but the merchants opposed it, and this city-builders, finding there were a few the cars along the river front, bat along China? the street behind, which will be widened

Mr. Newman pointed out that the ponds to be filled, lost heart. Then Mr. M. B. Yung, the Cantoriese engineer, to suit. Money is forthcoming for these projects and the Government is evidently increase of the force in China took place arrived. He showed practical ability, anhsequently to April, 1912, when there but he met with obstruction from the out- in Parnost..

was only a comparatively small force in set, and at length, he gave up the job. Southern China. He also complained

Meanwhile the negotiations for a loan, that when the force was increased no for rebuilding Hankow did not prosper- increase was made in the staff

Two tentativo agreemonts were made with Colonel Seely, in reply, said there were the Robert Dollar Company, the latter around Tientsin, and they could not have authority to sell bonds for a Hapeh Gov foreseen that they would be required, ernment loan for this scheme. The money because they had reason to hope that market tightened at the moment there internally in China order would be sscomed some prospect of raising the loan, completely restored that the return of and un money was forthcoming. galle ORUSADE AGAINST OPIUM SMOKING AND

the troops to India would have been It is yet possible that the Dollar loan- GAMBLING, AN

may be forthcoming, but it is not to be possible

used, according to the latest announce- The police are carrying out a systematic crusade against opium smoking and...

ment, for the purpose originally planned A meeting of the creditors of G. J. Lindthe building of a model Chinese city at gambling and every day sees culprits caught and imprisoned. A few

has been held at Shanghai last week, and Hankow days ago a largo number of Chinese wore caught in a house in the French Conces stands adjourned for two months. The

and were arrested, and since then a good

of Shameen smoking and gaubling total sum of the clains which have been lookout has been kept for offenders. No submitted to the Offwind Receiver (Mr. opium smokers are safe these days and W. R. Strickland) is roughly Tls. 150,000 the only place where gambling and and considerable additions are anticipat His Lordship (addressing the jury smoking can he indulged in with im- shall have to direct you that in my punity is on the river steamers. It is a ed before the next meeting. Efforts are opinion there is not evidence to justify well-known fact that many people take being made to trace Mr. Lind, who is advantage of the very small (third-class) verdict of guilty.

fare to Hongkong to indulge in these supposed to have travelled to Japan upon pursuits. Perhaps this may account for the occasion of bis sudden departure from the large number of passengers carried.

case.

funds. Work has now been commenced

some

His Lordship-In order to find the man dence to say that he was thers.

The Attorney-General-Thon, my Lord,r a long time now on account of want the morning, when they thought they had it would be wacting the time of the jury and instead of being a drag on the dor and of your Lordship to contine the ernment this work if properly gone into got far enough to render them im-

His Lordship-I think you are perfect. ought to help them financially, from pursuit, they dismantled Auno

andy right in endeavouring to bring this. the machinery of the launch

man to justice. drew clear from her, sailing away as fast as they could. That was briefly the story of the attack. He had now to deal with the story and what evidence he could to connect these prisoners with the crime, and it was quite another tale. Of course, the information was tent round as soon as possible to the administrations in the surrounding Islands, and it was known that this big junk, with the robbers, must have been somewhere in the neighbour hood. The enquiries which were made resulted in the Portuguese authorities dis covering on the 26th of August, exactly

The Attorney-General-I always felt the difficulty about this case as soon as I sa the papers. I thought that if your Lord ship could direct the jury to infer

His Lordship-I can understand your position, but I do not think inference is suficient

The Attorney-General-Well, in those circumstances it will not be necessary for me to further occupy the time of the Court.

The jury accordingly returned & vordiet not guilty, and the prisoners were dis- charged.

Shanghai.

OPIUM STOCKS IN SHANGHAI.

AN UNFOUNDED RUMOUR.

The Peking correspondent of the N.C... Daily News says:-The statement that freat Britain proposed to China that ahe hould take over the stocks of opium at foreign banks is without foundation. Shanghai with funds lent by eleven

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