1913-10-28 — Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BECOME HIS HONOUR THE CLIFF, JUSTICE (SIR WM. REES DAVIER, K.0).

MURDER CHARGE.

Muk Tong, a youth, was charged with murdering a girl aged seven years, on August 12th. He pleaded not guilty.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 1913.

-SPORTS JOTTINGS.

with with great consideration and care, There was witness, a man, who lived with

The practice match between mombers the accused youth, who said definitely chat the stron with which the of the Soccer section of the Hongking girl was hanging was, in fact, the girdle Football Club on the Club ground et which belonged to the accused. Whether Happy Valley on Saturday cannot be described as altogether a success. that man could identify that strop The conditions under which the their satisfaction was a matter upon players straggled were extraordinarily which the jury were better able to judge, adverse, and provide excuse for and when they had heard his evidence. The mitigation of any inferior workmen Attorney General added that crimes of ship. One had not to look too closely to erudities in execution-some The Attorney-General, instructed by this nature were committed for such observe

if not Mr. G. A. Woodcock, prosecuted, and the obscure motives that the best of medical indeed were painfully apparent,

But defence was in the hands of Mr. F. C. men had been unable to give any explana-actually forced on one's notice. Jenkins, instructed by Mr. C. F. Mason, tion of them. They had only got to look for that and a that there were | from the office of Mr. d'Almada de at the columns of any paper and they many akutni individual and collabora

would and thero that crimes of this sort tive movements which were suggestive of Castro

wore not so rare even in a civilised great things in the future, aftet, more country. I would perhaps be suggested practice that the child and hanged herself, but that vas inconceivable when they looked at the size of the tree and other things

The following composed the jury:- Messrs, S. D. Hickie (foreman), 8. W. Atkins, J. A. Schultz, P. Oliver, J. B Guterez, D. E. Donnelley, and B. W Bradbury.

Dr Macfarlane, the Medical Officer of the public mortuary, spoke to examining the body. There were some small marks in front of the neck which might on might not have been caused by a ligature Owing to the decumposed site of the body he could not defius the cause of death.

LOCAL SPORT.

FOOTBALL:

HONGKONG TO SIX-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT

Two more matches were played in this tournament last evening. The Rugby six met and defeated Taikoo by a goal to wil and Ewo were heaten by Mr W. V. Pennell's team by a similar score,

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE

DIVISION IN

sien to postpone their R.A. fixture/ UNITEIT SERVICES LEAGUE--DIV. II.

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS, mash trade unionism.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

LONDON, October 1st.

TREXO

3

The solemne wat announced very boldly, but even The Times viewed it without enthusiasm, as bad tactics. Many other papers have asaniled it as savouring of Syndicalism Just as much na violent methods on tho Bart of strikers The fact is, a very bad I think it is very probable the promoters time was chosen to launch the gehieme, and

not spoken se wish they had precipitately. The result has been to increase rather than allay the present well within itself if left alone, but such threats as this tend to close the main breaches in the ranks. Several of the most influential capitalists, headed by M., D. A Thomas unit. Six Benjamin

unrest. Labour is not apt to agree very

the ideas

THE POLITICAL SITUATION... Whatever, apathy existed over the Home Rule Bill in the past few months, there is a visible awakening now that the antagonists are about to get to grips over the full stages of the fight in Parlin went for Irish self-government. It mu be added, also, that many of those who were wont to scoff at the Ulster proteste and threats of resistance vapourings have now come round to the idea that there may be scineroful A 20ditional match has been arranged for to-morrow (Wednesday) between the occurrences after all, should the actual Submarines and 88 Coy. R.G.A. This attempt be made to unpoet authority on Browne, have repudiated. will be an interesting game, for both Belfast, from a potential national govern- oxpressed, and only a few great ca clubs are as yet undefeated, and may be tent in Dublin. Unfortunately there is loyers adhere to the committee formed It is distinctly to be regretted that such relied upon to give of their best. The even more religions intolerance in these to set the gchente on its feet. In view of an early start was accessary, as the sun kick-off is at 2.30, and Col Sergt. E. Jatest development, than appeared in the the situation, however, and the cold

gers Blaise has been sold. Co

old days when Parnell, O'Brou and the reception the plan has met with, it is to reforce The Attorney-General, opening the case,"

beat dowy pitilessly on

Owing to the visit of the Somerset rest were proscented for reusing a section not unlikely that the whole affair will said the accused man was charged with

during the whole of the time they were the most perious of crimes, that of

on the field, and rendered their lof most Regiment, the match. D.CL.I. Buglers of Ireland to work against the he postponed, it must actually automa murder, and a murder under circum

uneorifortable and unenviable. The 84 Coy R GA, fized for Friday next, established government. Nevertheless, Ai ny rate its purpes will 206, he go stances which, whether he was guilty or

primary inctor in the afternoon's will not be played. The Fuglers have most people think Mr. J. M. Robertson toudly proclaimed from the busetons, "misery," however, was undoubtedly the fixed up a friendly match with the visit the Liberais bas made a mistake in The failure to secure a wide enrolment not, were circumstances which he thought

deplorable stato of the playing pitching battalion, and have obtained permistening to cut off Ulster from the of em uyers will make it increasingly Not only was the ground as hard as the jury would agree were crual and

adamant, but the surface was extremely brutal. The victim of the crime was a Fof ago. girl of shout seven or eight years

hillock's lifted their greengovered heads She was hanged to a tree on the hillside

rough and treacherous. Little bumps and at the buck of Kennedy's stables, above

here and there and the frolicsome antics of the ball as it jumped like a the old Dogal Home. The evidence which

thing possessed from bump to bump or ho would put before them would be such

from hollow to hollow were at once

love to b that he thought they could hardly comer

aggravatim and confusing, The efforts to any other conclusion than that the poor

of the participants to trap the intractable child-ebe was nothing more than a child

sphere as it dropped invitingly down and was taken to this place, was there

hopped away again în double quick time hange on a tree, and died It was

vergod at times of the ludicrous To necessary, before they gave their careful

The case was concluded in which Mr.attempt to kick the elusive leather on consideration to the evidence which bo would bring before them, that he should W. B. Lightburn, of Wong Nei Chong the fly was a most hazardous speculation, tell them very shortly the circumstances Road, sued Mr. And Mrs. Cummings, of and it usually ended the completo under which the crime was committed. Kennedy Road, for balance of rent discomfitare of the venturesome one-to There was a man who was a shopkeeper due, amounting, to $28.50 and $1.50 costs, the unfeeling glee of the looker-o13.

Mr. Davidson who defended, con in Canton; he was married, and had five children. His business apparently failed, tended that the notice to quit which was and having friends in Hongkong, in July tendered was not a proper one, in that it he crane down with his wife and family asked the tenants to leave the premises to the Colony. The man secured some before the proper period. He was of the employment, in connection with the opinion that not only was the tenant not Cotton Mills, and about the end of July liable for the rent for that period what ho took up his residence in the portion of ever the tenaner might have been, but he the town where Kennedy's stables are did not offer any rent at all since the situated. On the 9th August he moved last payment, and he was right in so into a house called, 13, Wei Wo Street, doing The notice to quit tendered by along with his wife and five children, one Mr. Lightburn to Mr. and Mrs. Cum

Similar evidence to that which was given at the Police Court benring, and.

| which appeared in these columns at the time, was given, the bearing being subse quently adjourned until to-day-

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONOUR Mn. J. H KE

(PULSNE JUDOF),

CLAIM FOR DENT

Forwards and defenders alike hind to

Table ap-to-date, 27th October

Club

Submarinis DOLI. Reserros? 87 Coy, RG.A...

8 Coy HG.A 83 Coy, HG.A

Tamar

* Restivos, Stiff and Depts, Hongkong Poliya BER

PW. Dy aurat. Ph.

54 10 13

$19

6 327

43 108: 3300 12 210002

8

2 1 1 07 410 3 5 172 2 12444

DOLI Band 5.0 14-0 D.C.LI. Unglers 60 063 16

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

RESERVES,

1

0.

The following are the best scores made

stop the ball in whatever manner cane at the frat Hendicap Competition held most conveniently to "hand, and take 24 King's Park Range on Saturday, the careful aim unless they desired to 95th instant:

selves. That it usually happened make a further exhibition of them that before a player could get in his kick he was bundled off the ball with

scant ceremony by an ultra-vigorous. opponent was but another to the list

when he was not thus summarily treated, of the wicked whims of Fate Even

of whom was the deceased. The accusod mings contained the words on or it not infrequently happened that his apparently used to sleep in this house, along with one young man and possibly

some others. Perhaps, not unnaturally, the nocused seems to have become friendly with the children, and friendly with the little girl now dead. On 12th August, the girl made a communication to her mother, and in consequence of what she said the mother saw the accused aid told him to give back to her daughter a silver buckle or something of that sort, which, it was said, the accused had taken from her. About 2 p.m. on the same day the mother went out of the house, leaving the father and the little girl, and the accused, the house. As she was going away down the road she looked back, and she would say that she saw the accused youth with her little girl walking down the street in the direction of Kennedy's stables, Another witress who would be called would say that he saw the acensed with the little girl nour the stables, and a third witness who lived between the stables and the Dogs' Home would say that a little later he saw the accnsod,

12th.

before" September 1st. They took him at his word, and went out before that date, and they were of the opinion that the rent ceased from then

Is Honour said it was quits impos able to find any agreement by the land- hard to acept half a menth's rent Ho therefore pave judgment for pluintiff,

THE FUTURE OF CHINA

PUINAM WRALE ON GREAT BRITAIN'S

POSITION

Following is the full text of the telegram regarding the future of China, sont by the errespondent of the Daily Telegraph, and referred to nearly a month ago in a message sent to the East through the German Newa Agency —

Names.

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M.Thornhill. 27 A Brick

T. Hamilton HJ. Kright

4. Smith FA Brown J. D). Dauby Towcett

the instead of propelling the leather, Cristian buried itself into an uprising lump of earth. The nortification of the unfor- tunste victim can be better imagined than described.

There is scarcely anything more dis turbing to a footballer's equanimity than anunyielding ground and a lively ball, and it goes without saying that before Irascible long the players became rather

H. Elson

SR. Stewart- JA Lyon

B. Binnch

Whitelaw

9885876 PORSAN 200 zards,

24 211

80 90

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use of the Post Office in the event of diffeine to raise the enormitus fund the an attempt to set up an independent committee set out to nchiove, and it will government in Belfast. It would, of fall more heavily on those who do adhere,, course, be a serious matter for Ulster for the idea is to draw upon each firm trade, but it is at present a premature that joins in proportion to its national and unauthorised declaration at the best importance to complete the fund...

LAWYERS AND POLITICS

It is a curious proof of how much our government is in the hands of lawyers when we as the head of the Cabinet a lawyer, the leader of the Ulster “rebels

rre

Jawser, and the intermediary" seek-

and the inte ing for a conference and a compromise, namely, Lord Loreburn, also a lawyer, 16 in doubtful if this preponderance of legal luminaries is altogether advantage- our to the national welfare. It is ccrtain, Lowever, that the meeting of Ministers at Brodick Castle, Isle of Atran, last week-end did not agree to a conference that would imperil the

naturally anxious to have all menus of Home Rule Bill. As the King is

arriving at an agreement by consent. tried before the men of Ulster go any further, it may be that the Premier will approach the Conservative leaders, but a conference would only be agreed to after gurantees have been given that the Bill must proceed in the event of non- The Ulster leader is not. agiesent. sparing hiraself in the campaign. Edward Carson's health was never good,

Sir

39and this year, in spite of his heavy endeavours, he has taken a very short holiday. Years ago he often appeared to his legal friends to he in indifferent condition. But in those days he took long vacations, combined with water eures. A journalist just back from Ulster writes Carson looks more like a stern old raven than ever quite as gaunt. the very figure of a man in whom great strain

J. Hutchings ... 20. 22 13 21 76 On Saturday, 28th instant, a tile com- petition was held between two teams captained by Reserve Branch and Reserve Grey.

at their rough usage. It was a very jnded group of fellows, sore of mind and braisal of body, who wearily wended their way into the Club Pavilion at the end of the torture, too heartily sick of

In the first shoot Groy's team won and everything in general to even izelaim

There are the second Brauch's team had the best against their had treatment. times, I am given to understand, when of the matter. The tie was shot off at the even the most devoted and enthusiastic 200 yards range and resulted in a win for “The cutral fact, which requires both player of the game loses his ardour, and Branch's team by 7 tiles to 2. The coa pablic admission and action, is that when he vows never to turn out again!itions were 10 1es to each team, each man firing 5 rounds at the 400, 300 and Japan has not only definitely entered into Football if not all beer and skittles!? the Yangtare Valley in force, but has become dominant there, thus reviving the It is too late now to think of getting 200 yards range, the team with the most poleg she proposed to pursue in 1897, when she was evicted from the Liaotung the pitch rolled, as the dry season is upon les standing after cease re at 200 yards Peninsula by Russia, Germany, and us, and a veritable flood would be lost. The tears consisted of & men áside. Franc

required to materially affect the ground.

BEATOWEKHAIWELD

CANTON NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

CANTON; October 23rd. PROHIBITION OF GAMBLING. Grave fears have been caused by the publication of a telegram from Peking to

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comes near snapping vitality. He is troubled witit two great physical afflictions, insomnia and internal neuralgia. One of the most impartial men I know, with a very wide knowledge. of men and things, sums up the situation aus - The man I blame for the whole situation is Redinond, because only at the eleventh hour has be openly held out

the Home Rule Bill was first introduced. the olive branch. Had he dune so when I firmly believe that by this time Ulster would have been coneiliated."

THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY, Notwithstanding all the stories of "how King George snubbed Churchill? which have appeared from time to tine in newspapers of a certain class, I am told on very excellent authority that the First Lord of the Admiralty is to-day the member of the Calimet in whose conversation the Rovereign finds mest

INTIMATIONS

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"My other boy, age 7. had a nasty breaking out around his' raonska, gut i Hado Cullmirà Ointment on two nights succession and suit to cured hu mouth."" (Signed) Mira. Teneb. June 2, 1012.

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NEW CONSIGNMENTS

text His Majesty is impartially STERLING SILVER WARE afable to them all, particularly affecting the effect that the Military and Civil Mr. Asquith, and always entertained by But is with Mr. Governors have asked the Central Govern the Chancellor

ment for permission to repeal the order Winston Churchill that he can discuss the

whom ho know, with a little girl who By means of a commercial treaty she is a great pity that during the rainy he did not know, walking up towards the opened the important strategic point of days of the summer the ground was not hillside, and across a small bridge. That Changsha, lu Hunan Province, as well as

at this belated. was as far as they could trace the walk Hangchow and Soochow in the neigh weil planed off by a heavy roller.

bourhood of the Yangtze Baving in the Possibly even now, which it was alleged the accused, took intervening years not only recaptured the period the valuable services of the When the mother cume Linotung Peninsula, but placed her Man Director of the Public Works Department with the girl back to the hous the little girl was churian interests on a paying basis, she

is obviously turning to head off the new and his officient staff could be scenrod in mising, and she inquired to find her, poril which she seesa peril resulting this matter. Even if the pitch were only When the accused was seen later it was from the activity of the Continental made as level as the average road in found that his trousers were not held up Towers, which is destined to precipitate

Fac

of strop. The father of a scramble immediately China, unable to Hongkong the members of the Club would either by a

obtain money save by concessions, puts up be grateful, the missing girl had a conversation with valuable rights to general competition, The Football Club Six-a-side Tourna prohibiting gambling in Kwangtung, Navy, and the Navy is the greatest the accused, which they would hear, and This event is not far off, for the eventually the youth was taken by the Peking Treasury will be entirely emptyment is gradually drawing to a cles, and which was reported in the Daily Press interest, outside the home circle, to the father to the police station on August before the end of the year, and it will be on the curtain will be mag down on of Tuesday last. Although no official British Admiral King Mr. Churchill what up to the present has proved to be contradiction of the telegram has, o far, tells his monarch when hộ meets him the Here he was charged with absolutely essential to find hard cash kidnapping the child. The child was not "I believe that, given these circum thoroughly enjoyable and Interesting en published, the following endurge- latest developments concerning "Britain's

newer readily, Said forthcoming, and the father made public stances, and remembering the importance competition. The matches have been ment by Civil Aduinistrator i un alfirst line of defence, and the monarch puts remarkable for the perfect petition from a Chekiang resident in practical questions that the First Lord

the is able to tho fast. Two days afterwards a young of the Yangtsze to British interests, the chiefly man, who was on the hillside some little time has arrived when Weihaiwes, which anderstanding which obtains auiting the Canton est grave dubt upon

"Churchill would be far and away the way above the bridge where the girl and is quite useless, and which China desires the accused were seen together, saw the fo convert into a naval base, should be layers in the various ces. Although accuracy of the statement contained in prominent Admiralty official recently exchanged for Chusan Island, which these six-a-side games provide more scope the Chinese Press message from Peking :

are, as the pet- had it he did not think that in six body of a young girl hanging to a tree, would provide an admirable deep water the individualist than do these This petition I have noted. The best First Lord this country has ever

anchorage at the Yangtsze month This The body was seen by various, people, and land has already been once in British which the players iamber eleven aside, finances of Kangtung

taken us til. our lives to acquire"! subsequently by the father and the police possession for a short whils, after the the teams have employed almost without tioner states, in a parfous state, is this mouth, he could learn more than it has The body, which was considerably decom griginal Treaty of Nanking in 1842. exception the neat passing game. All is no reason why the prohibition posed, was banging by a waist belt and No better stop could be devised to give know how desirable and how effective this hling should be revoked, which would be had been hanging there for some time. It point to British mercantile, shipping, and mode of play has been proved to be, and equivalent to drinking poisonous liquids Next to the Home Rule Bill, the labour

railway clains in Mid-China, which

if the members in the first team play to quench thirst, thus bringing everlast-situation occupies the public attention was identified as the little girl who was would immediately be greatly con-

ants, This is to specially reprimand the The case with which motor businen, wissing, and the accused was then charged solidated. Weihaiwei, under the language with murder. He made a long statement of the original leas, was to be held

petitioner for his grossly absorb sugges parecla curriers and others have of late. carried their points in disputes with their which was taken down, and there were long as Russia retained Port Arthur. The

On Saturday, I believe, the Club con- tion." fact that the Japanese tenure of that

employers, especially as regards recogni- but two important points in that state fortress will certainly outlast the present ment; he denied the whole thing, and century makes it useless to delay meeting mences its season proper, when H.M.S

The vices of opium-sinoking and tion of the trade unions, shows how ho also said that he left his girdle in the the new and pressing conditions. Hommouth will be engaged in friendly house in Bowrington Road, where he had "The possession of Chasan would be conflict at Happy Valley. The encounters gambling are getting more and more much the power of these labour organisa Perhaps that is why the scheme has been his meals. No girdle was found at this another Hongkong In fact it would do with the sailors are always particularly prevalent at Nam Ngon beyond the wettions has been allowed to increase of late.

much to readjust the balance, permitting house. There was one piece of evidence Great Britain and Japan to arrange a happy, and a really good game should gate so much so that the place has been started for a fifty million sterling fand, given the appellation of a miniature to be raised by an Employers' Union to which was of great importance, and new modus rivendi of an enduring nature, accrue from the meeting

Macao" by many persons! evidence which they would have to deal Undoubtedly an opportunity is presented

which will not return.

of

gam

THE LIBCUR SITUATION.

walk-gether they will take a deal of ing evil in the merchants and inhabit more than any other question just

stopping.

GREEN AND WHITE..

A SMALLER EDITION OF MACAO/

PRINCES

PLATE

(GUARANTEED. FOR TEARS).

CUTLERY

From the

SOLE AGENTS:

CHS. J.

GAUPP

& CO.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

CHATER ROAD