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SUPREME COURT.

Monday, January 10th.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONOUR THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SiR WM. REES DAVIES, K.C.).

ARMED ROBBERS.

Chan Luk pleaded guilty to a charge of

lady, candidly remarking, "I went there with that intention."

The Attorney-General (the Hon. Mr. J. A. §. Bucknili, K.C.) said that the porion robbed and assaulted was an elderly Chinese lady possessing, appar

ran

The men

into the house and threatened the wonnen, according to the

lasters' account, with knives. One woman said that the accused raan carried a knifé, which he denied. According to the story the accused pushed the old woman into a cubicle, and as she persisted in shouting robbers" and "thieves," he hit her on

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20тx, 1914

The Crown Solicitor, explained that about 7.30 on the evening of 4th January, Miss Britto was walking along Nathan Road, preceding towards the forry, When she arrived at the corner of Nathan and Salisbury Roads a Chinese came up from behind her, seized her by the arm, santched away the bag'she was carry- ing, pushed her on to the ground, and then ran away. The bag contained a purse, some postage stamps, an engage meat book, and other things, along with

STUDENT SENTENCED FOR FORGERY.

Chan Ting, alins Chan Un Ki, was charged on three counts with fairely endorsing a bill of exchange for 81,000 drawn out on the International Banking Corporation, by the Bank of Vancouver, and also uttering the forged endorsement, and endeavouring to obtain money by false pretences. The bill bolonged to an Empress steamer seaman named Chow

Knoi,

M. F. C. Jenkin appeared for accused, the same jury being retained.

THE SAN FRANCISCO EXHIBITION. | DOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.

SPECIAL COMMISSION IN KONGKONG,

of the United States, to visit countries

to Manila,

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LONDON, December 24th. ROYALTY AND XMAS. London is cold enough for

any

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A few months ago it was expected that Lloyd's and the marine insurance com panies would have a satisfactory year, and that the losses of 1912, which were swelled to an enormous extent by the foundering of the Titanic, would to some extent be made good in consequence of higher premiums being in operation. This has not proved to be the case ip the beginning of January the liabilities of underwriters amount to £6,408,000, period last year by nearly £200,000. In Noveraber the storms on the Great Lakes were responsible for claims to the extent will, however, have to be met by American of about a million sterling, most of which offices, which cut premiums in order to secure the business. During the cleved completed months of this year there bave been 5,332 casualties of all descriptions collisions being responsible for 1920, strandings for 1,532, and weather damage British and 154 foreign, were totally lost,

THE MAN OF THE WEEK.

business man, a fair politician, a alubman and an excellent golfer, At first glance but when he speaks the lines vanish. His care sens to rest upon his high forehead, capacity for concentration's tremendous. He has broad conceptions and picturesque similes,

New

In the House he does not make politics a matter of han when they want him. He won't attend nork, but the Whips can rely upon him on all-night sitting if he can help it, and by the aid of his favourite golf he keeps possible that the change in ownership will in the pink of condition, It is quito

over the market and transferring it to some less costly site. In that caso Mr. of cash in hand as the purchase price of Mallaby-Deeley will reap a nice little bit the market rents. The Duke of Bedford, by the way, is realising other important said that the Bloomsbury estate is in the

INTIMATIONS

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BAD ERUPTION ALL

OVER BABY'S BODY

Hardly Slept at Ail. Completely Disfigured with the Spots. One Box of Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap Completely Cured.

67, York Rd, Walthamstow, Essex, Eng. "My baby was cured after two weeks" treatment with Cuticura Soap and Cukura

Ointment. At the begin ning of the summer she had a very bad eruption all over her body, even her finger: tips being affileted. It came

in the form of spots which as fast na ono healod, an other formed. Two spots commenced like pla picks gradually gotting Iarger and were inflamed causing great Irritation, which caused the baby to scratch so thai they communiced to break and run with what looked like wit Bha hardly slept at all except In short Ematches. The child was completely dis- figured with the spots.

"I saw the Cutleura advertkoment and sent for samples, and after her first bath with

the Cuticura Soap and application of the Cuticura Ointment I know she felt re- Hot. For a fortnight I continued the basher with Culicura Soap, and applied the Cuti- cura Ointment gently after. I used only one box of Chuticura Ointment and Chatfours Soap, and they completely cured ber (8igned) Mr. M. Saunders, Jan. 23, 1912. Cutler Soap and Cuticura Clotment am sold throughout the world. A sample of each with 32-p. Skin Book free from near-

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Among the arrivals by the Zafiro, from Manila, were Mr. Alva Adams, Commis- sioner-Generál for the United States to Australia and New Zealand, and Mr. Thomas G. Stallsmith, a member of the raditional Christmas, even if the actual Panema-Pacific International Exposition ay of festivity lacks the carpet of snow robbery and assault, of a wealthy Chinese money totalling about $1.80. Half an Commission, appointed by the President mason of the year in "we olden tim" which exceeds the total for the same

Board, who form part of the Special hat we have come to associate with this hour later, the same evening, watchman at Ho's godown saw the first prisoner

would not be surprised, however, if climbing over the wall, from the road having connection with the Pacific sea-hat tradition were fully maintained, for into the yard. The watchman ran up to board in order to create a sentiment in here is all the requisite cold, damp sip him, and prisoner then threw a leather bag on to the ground, and in reply to a favour of the coming great. World's Fair in the air. Clearly the vegetarians have question said that he had snatched it from at San Francisco. The Commission has pot made much headway with our people, an European lady outside. The case already visited New Zealand, Australia, If we are to judgo by the carcases of birds ently, considerable wealth, living with against the second man was not so clear, and Tasmania, with excellent results, and nd beasts that decorate the streets. to vessels of 500 tons gross and upwards,

although there was some evidence which ber servants, a son, and grand-daughter, might show that he had a share in the later intends to visit Indo-China, Siam, Moreover, though the wail of high prices

One evening, late, a spoils. However, the case against him Batavia, and the Straits Settlements, a heard everywhere, the rush on the stores for 905. No fewer than 216 ships, 82 in Elgin Street.

was very obscure and he did not press the returning afterwards to Poking and other is such that there must be good business woman knocked at the door, and, when asked her mission, replied that she had casty at all.

Evidence was called to support thereof the more important cities in China. loing, and the stockings of old and & note to deliver. The door was opened facts, Miss Britto mentioning that the It is only by a series of fortuitous young must be destined to carry heavy The man of the week is Mr. Mallaby- by an anah and the woman then came in silver purse which the bug contained had occurrences that the Commission is in burdens. For the younger Royal children Deeley, member for the Harrow División,

not been found.

present moment ht Sandringham there are to be sovezal district from the Duke of Bedford for a Hongkong at the

who has bought the Covent Garden with the "nole.” Following closely upon The jury found the second prisoner not Whist in New Zealand, the members werecinematograph displays-such is the little under three millions. He is a keen her heels were two or three men, of whom guilty, and he was discharged. The other the accused was uns, being identified by was sentenced to three years' hard inbour held up through the strikes for quite appeal of the moving picture nowadays prolonged period; then the small-pox out--and the children will be allowed to three of the women living in the house, and twelve strokes with the "cat."

break at Sydney caused further delay of invite a number of other young folks about, three weeks owing to the rigid from the vicinity to these entertainments. quarantine regulations enforced by the Then when the New Year comes they are Australian Government, while at Bris to go to Buckingham Palace for a few bane labour troubles necessitated still lays in order to take in the pantomimes further stoppage. The Commission leftand fairy plays that will be in London's Brisbane for Jave on board the haplessprogramme at that part of the holiday asman, which ran on a reef in the Gulfseason. Prince Henry and Prince George of Papua, and after an exciting expori-will be of the party,, which will also in the head with something hard.

The Crown Solicitor prosecuted, and ence were transshipped to the Japaneseflude the Prince of Wales and Princess lead to the London County Council taking est depot: F. Nowbery & Sons, 27, Charter Asked about the condition of the

steamer Nikko Moru, being conveyed upMary Much as the Royal Family have wealthy lady, the Attorney-General

been diverted by the two or three music remarked that a coustable, in his

The facts were briefly outlined by the

A representative of the Daily Presspall special performances that have been Crown Solicitor. He said that the man evidence, said that he found her being was really charged with having forged interviewed the leader of the Commission, given in their honour, the Queen is averse held up by the other women, and that she an endorsement on the bill of exchange, Mr. Adams, yesterday. In answer to the children going to the balls in the was bleeding. He added, that while all and uttering and putting off the endorse this was going on the son blow a policement as being that of the right and enquiries, Mr. Adams said that the Com-jrdinary way, and even when they go to slices of his London property, and it is proper person, and attempting to obtain mission intended interviewing H.E. thee "legitimate drama" she prefers that whistle and a policeman and other people money by false pretences; that he was the Governor, and most probably the heads of hey should be accompanied by some older

PEER AN CURATE. arrived on the scene, previous to which man to whose order the draft was made the principal arms, but added that their embers of the Royal Family.

An adventurous peor has just surprised payable. The history of the draft showed the men ran away, not having had time that it was made out in a first of exchange business was primarily with the neigh

his friends by becoming ordained as a to take anything, It was only fair to by the Bank of Vancouver, in the name bouring manufacturing State of China. Early in February the Home Fleet the care of his flock in the isle of Wight. curate, and he is about to settle down to say that the constable said that he had of Chow Kuoi, a seaman on board one of They intended to visit Canton in a daytarts for a two months' cruise to the Viscount William Geoffrey Bouchard de searched the premises and failed to find the Empress steamers. Chow Kuoi gare or go to "sound" the influential mer-puthward. and will carry out the Montmorency Mountmorres is 41 years

the first exchange to his wife to get any weapons. The lady stated she found cashed, he having signed it. When the chants and manufacturers there. Mr.naneuvres this year off the Spanish old, and has crowded into that time a a knife behind the doon on the following wife needed the money she handed the Adams emphasised the great importancepast instead of in Scottish raters. This good deal of variety. At sixteen he won

exchange to her brother-in-law, named of the Panama Canal to the Easterns a score for the "blue water school," later he succeeded to the title. After a STERLING

his scholarship to Radley, and two years day.

The Chief Justice said You have Chao Eu, and he, in company with the ports, and commented on the popular, bateaded by Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson, period at Baliol, Oxford, he went to

wife, went to the International Bank to pleaded guilty to an attempt at robbery, cash the draft. They handed it over the mistaken, iden that the United Statefor they have long deprecated keeping the America and subsequently travelled in the West Indies, Morocco, the Sahara, and that you did not succeed was prob, counter for examination, and while they were going to benefit the most by thorincipal fighting fleet confined to the Asia, West and Central Africa, and the ably no fault of your own. You admit were waiting the draft disappeared; it Canal, It is the country with the ship North Sea. There will be ample forces, Congo Free State. A good deal of

was missing from the counter.

They that will benefit," he said, "and as if course, left in home waters, even when journalistic work has been done by him, you were there in a company with other could not say how it was missed; whether pretty generally known, America has verthe main fleet is in Vigo Bay. Prince chiefly for the Harmsworth papers, and en, and, according to the servants, you it was stolen or whether it had droppe few ships indeed, whereas EnglandAlbert will take part in these operations he has alse a long list of short stories to his credit. For three years he was a go back and get a second exchange, which Germany, and Japan, have an enormoon board the Collingwood, the flagship of member of the London County Council was done, the endorsement being made number of vessels which will be direct Admiral Sir Stanley Colville. In all, for an East End division. At the time of by Chow Kuoi the chop of the shroff aboing secured as guarantee and security, affected by the opening of the Canal the fleet will be absent from British waters the Jamaica earthquake he served as A.D.C. to the Governor and received the and the money was paid over. Chan Fu Speaking of the projected visit to Jav exactly eight weeks and the King will thanks of the Jamaican Government for slauld not really have endorsed the draft, the Commissioner General mentioned the probably review it upon its return.

his services in connection with the roliof but he had no intention of defrauding; that country had already made a substa

works. he only desired to get the money for his tial appropriation for the Exhilitic

A CHINESE TRAGEDY. brother's wife; and he handed it over to and added that he had heard a wigy

A Chinese tragedy in London the other her. On the 17th December accused that the Chinese Government had a

day seemed to prove that domestic affec appeared at the Bank with the missing made an appropriation for this pube.the Ulster problem nobody seems to know, tion is an Oriental quality. Chu Ling, a exchange offering it. for payment, with Chow Kuoi's endorsement.

Chinese about 17 years old, brought his the sights. They decided to remain and wife to England about a year ago to sce subsequently arrested:

After hoaring the evidence of the shroff,

they lived chiefly by peddling. Six weeks the foreman of the jury asked if the Bank of Vancouver had any means of identi-

ago the wife had to go into the London CHS. fention, and if so, were they put into

hospital for an operation, and this so operation when the draft was presented

preyed on Chu Ling's mind that he poisoned himself with opium. for payment.

were armed with a knife. Prisoner-I was not.

were

The Chief Justice-At any rate, you

there attempting to communit

The sentence of the Court is robbery. that you be imprisoned, with hard labour, for three years, and receive ten strokes with the cat.”

A MAN'S BASE INGRATITUDE.

Lan Chu Kan pleaded guilty to stealing numerous articles of jewellery, fivo promissory notes, and money to the amount of $265.

The Attorney-General said that the case was not serious in scine ways, although it was one in which a man's base ingrati. tude was exemplified. Apparently the accused man was a relative of the man from whom he stole the articles. The complainant had pawnshop, and accused was in the habit of taking his evening meal there. One night accused was given permission to sleep at the house, as he intended to go away by steamer carly in the morning. Early that: morning, complainant returned to his shop, "found that the accased had gone,

the safe open, and the articles extracted.

from the counter. The two were told to

He

The Commission, one of whom yr was Sydney Coman, is detained in Mia, leaves Hongkong next week by the Fth mail steamer, calling at Saigon as ir first port.

The shroff replied that the Bank had methods of identification, but in regard to this particular draft they had none.

Mr. Jenkiu-A very peculiar coin

cidence

ELLIS KADOORIE SCHOOLS The annual Prize Distribution of Ellis Kadoorie Chinese Schools Socks Hongkong College took place in thew College Hall on Saturday, The Hon. The shroff added that sometimes they Lau Chu Pak, who presided, was sup had photographs and specimen signatures, ed by a number of the Member

The foreman also asked if the draft Council, and the Hall was filled wit arrived before the advice, but the shroff was unable to answer,

large gathering of students and t The Bank compradore said that when parents and friends. After distribuż necused presented the draft he claimed the prizes, certificates and scholarsh to be Chow Kuoi.

In reply to Mr. Jenkin, ho said that Mr. Lau, addressed the students.

if the bill had been lost he would have proceedings closed with loud cheers for signed in Chinese..

I

NAVAL MANOEUVRES,"

POLITICAL

Where Mr. Asquith and Mr. Bonar Law are holding their private conferences on

the

and people are imagining surreptitious meetings in the still watches of the night It is not generally known that Ministers are again carefully going into principle of proportional representation to see if that might not innocuously settle the thorny question. SirAlfred Mond made & vigorous effort in the House of Commons to get this incorporated in the Bill. Mr.

E. Smith, on the other side of the House, is a keen supporter of pro- Portional representation, so apparently the Opposition benches would show one spokesman for it.

market.

ENGINEERING CONTRACTS IN CHINA. Notwithstanding the railway contract in China that Lord Ffrench has obtained for Messrs, Pauling & Company, there is great discontent in this country just now: especially among engineers, over the espero Chinese Contracts that the going to the Germans. This discontent, I hear, is likely to take tangible shape. itere long by representations to the British Government that some official steps should be taken to keep British manufacturers and contractors informed of the opportunities in China and to render such official support as will aid British enterprise to repair some of the damage activity.

If the Home Rule Bill becomes law is said that the first. Speaker will be Mr. John Gordon Swift MacNeill. The member for Donegal is an authority on constitutional law and has written

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Eventually the police found most of the been responsible for it, because it was President and Council, the Heading learned volumes on the history of the that has been done through Teutonic MACGREGIOR&QË.

articles, at the accused's house, and when charged be made no denial. The money had not been recovered.

ESTABLISHED 1864).

Union and the old Parliament of Ireland. Before he became a member of Parlia HEALTH OF THE GERMAN EMPRESS. ment he earned distinction at the Bar

The health of the German Empress, I understand, is causing some concern to and in the eighties was Professor of the Imperial Family, and it is doubtful Constitutional and Criminal Law at whether she will take any part in the Berlin Court season next year. For some King's Inns, Dublin. Incidentally, be

time she has suffered from an affection of Civil War period. He recently promised pain, and it was decided some time ago NEW ARRIVALS the heart that hus occasioned considerable than academic gathering at St. Stephen's that she should fatigue. herself as little Green so that in the new Irish Parliament as possible. Wherever possible the Kaiser there would be, as far as he could do it, relieves ber of official duties, but in her to be represented hereafter by the Crown

Mr. Jeakin-Now this man is a fellow and the visitors.

Mr. W. Drew Braidwood, the H countryman of yours; why did not you tell him the bill was used and request in the course of which he stated that

master, read a very satisfactory rep hiny to go away! The Chief Justice said it was very In reply to Mr. Jenkin, a police inter- maximum monthly enrolment was 714 regrettable to see a man of nocused's preter said he did not know that there the average daily attendance for the apparent respectability standing in the was a proverb in China-like they had days on which classes were held was

128 students made the maximum aur He had among children, in England--that when of attendances, as winpared with 96a descendant of Speaker Lenthal of the dock charged with that offence,

they found anything they kept it. abused the kindness of his clansman, who

A statement the accused was handed year. One student in Class I had had allowed him to sleep at his house. He in, in which he said ho picked the draft missed a single attendance for seven

secutive years, while two was prepared to recognise the fact that up. A friend told him it was good and students of Class II, had not had ho took it to the Hank, where the shroff absent mark for four years. At accused had readily assisted the police in informed him he could get money for it. December examination 556 pupils w the recovery of the goces, and also that Subsequently, when he offered it a lot of present, being 102 more than an the sions. He says this innovation is impor-Princess, and it is understood that it is

2 students' gallery of ao mean dimen: continued absence from the Court she is IN HONG KONG the larceny was a simple one. There was fio violence or anything of that kind. He would pass what he considered the lenient sentence of twelve months' hard labour, and hoped that that would be a lesson

to accused, when he came out of prison, nut to do such a thing ugaia.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR MA. H. H. J. GUMPERTZ (PLisne Judge),

BAG-SEATCHING AT KOWLOON.

Chan Sing and Chan. Pak were charged with assaulting Miss M. E. Britto, at Kowloon, putting her in bodily fear, and robbing her of a handbag, and contents to the value of $20.

people came and he was arrested. He responding occasion last year, and saw the name Chow Kuoi in Chinese ón these 77, or 14 per cent,, failed to geftant because Ireland will look to educated partly for this reason that the Crown

.

the back of the draft, and signed it in per cent. of the maximum number young men to form the true structure Prince has been recalled from his exile" that auine.

marks. This is exactly the same f

in Danzig In the early Spring it is Previous to calling accused, Mr. Jenkin centage as in the previous year. It she of the Irish nation. Curiously enough, anticipated the Empress will take an submitted briefly that his client could be stated that, included in the fail nothing delights him more in the British extended tour in the Mediterranean, when not be committed for forgery because no are those pupils who did not get House of Commous than to be called to she will probably stay for some time at one was defrauded.

requisite number of marks thro In the witness bow, the accused who absenting themselves from part of order by the Speaker. Perhaps he the Emperor's Villa in Corfat

AIRCRAFT AND SUBMARINES. said he was a student, admitted, under examination. The best results will restrain his exuberance when

Both Col. Seely and Mr. Churchill are cross-examination, that he knew the obtained in reading, writing. Eng placed in authority. Incidentally, ifadepts at keeping themselves before the money did not belong to him, and that colloquial, geography English comp

he gave the name of Chow Kuoi,

tion, grammar, recitation, classy

In his address to the jury, Mr. Jenkin Chinese, translation from English Messereene has removed the old Speaker's submitted that the young man's act was Chinese and vice versa, in all of whChair and Table from the Dublin Museum, as consistent with fool-bardiness as it subjects the percentage of passes was was with guilt, and said that the accused 80. signed the name Chow Kuoi, because he

was told to do so.

"THE IDOL'S EYE."

presumably in order that he may prevent

them to the new. House.

ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND.

be mentioned that. Viscount public eye. This may account for the fust they have both taken to aeroplaning. Apparently they are carrying the study further than that, for I hear thar arrangements have been made under the joint auspices of the War Offix and the Admiralty to experiment with a view to testing the relative offensive and defensive Mr. J. H. Kemp (Crown Solicitor) The jury found the prisoner guilty but

Their Majesties contemplate visit to pows of aircraft and submarines. The prosecuted, and previous to the men being recommended him to leniency.

We are informed that owing to ireland about next duly, so I hear.experiments will be carried out next charged he asked that the indictment His Honour, in passing a sentence of

and they will be organised as far as should be amended, in order that the six months, said that the jury had arrived enormous number of enquiries that There will, however, be no extended month in the neighbourhood of Portland, sojourn in Ireland till the present period possible on a war scale. They will deter- second prisorer "should be charged with at a proper decision. There was no doubt being made, it has now been decided

whatever that accused took the paper to open the booking for The Idol's of tension is definitely ended, either by mine to what extent aircraft can detect "receiving."

the Bank to get money to which he knew on Saturday next at 9 a.m. There is to the adoption or the withdrawal of the the activities of submarines and circum- he was not entitled, and he was prepared no "advance booking" this year, legislation now in hand. It is the King's to sign in another man's name.. In view

This was done, and both prisoners pleaded not guilty."

The jury were sworn as follows: Mess J. W. Taylor (foreman), H. C. ran Weeren, E. M. da Rocha, A. Kahr, A, J. da Cruz Rocha, J. A. Young and

1. Turner.

of the recommendation of the jury, and owing to the intense interest which desire to do nothing that will hamper because accused was a young man, and been aroused in the production, intendieither of the political parties, but both The and the Queen are eager to extend their apparently rather simple, he passed a playgoers are advised to be early acquaintance with the Irish people under light sentence.

securing seats at Moutrie's

agreeable conditions.

vent them. On the other hand, it will be

the business of the submarines, singly and in flotillas, to keep in touch with and warn forts and battleships by wireless talegraphy of the results of observations mada

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