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REFLECTIONS.

They tell me that recently the Chinese Chamber of Commerce discussed the

THE HONGKONG

HONGKONG CRIMINAL

SESSIONS.

The Hongkong Criminal Sessions were

DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20тa, 1917.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

MUNITIONS.

A Chinese who arrived recently from

WOMEN'S WAR WORK. THE NEEDS OF THE MOMENT The following letter has been received

question of placing a certain sum-in the opened yesterday, before the Chief Justice America was charged befors Mr Wood from the Hon Sec Q. M. N. G in answer

(Sir William Rees Davies).

CHANGE OF MURDER.

The first caso taken way that in which Chinese named Chan Chu was indicted for murdering another Chinese name Chung Kam Chui

The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, Attorney General, prosecuted for the Crown, and Mr. Chau Wai San (instructed by Mesars Lo & Lu, solicitors) appeared for the prisoner,

rogion of a million dollars at the dis posal of the Hongkong Government for war purposes. Several schemes for raisa ing the money were suggested, including an income tax, a tax on rents, a stamp duty, and also a voluntary subscription of $5 per cent for one month from all Chinese carning not less than $100 a month. The last proposal, which found way adherents would. it is estimated, furnish roughly $4,000,000. It was pro- posed that #1,000,000 should be presented as a gift to the Hongkong Government, but that the remaining 23,000,000 should- getained as a reserve fund from which as could be made to the Government,

The Attorney General in opening the From time to time, as required ata

ense, said the crime was committed on the nominal rate of interest. In the courseth November on a lighter belonging to of the discussion it was mentioned that the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com- Chinese rents produced about $1,500,000

The following jury was empanelled - Silas George Goard Ledo Francisca da Silva Alanco, Jose Hipolyto Gomes, Antonio Francisco de Xavier, Dungan McNeill, John Daniel Kinnaird, and Arthur Robert Fentum Raven

with having in his possession one Colt automatic pistol and 200 rounds of am munition. It was stated that the man had just arrived in the Colony from America When the polico boarded the vessel defendant dropped the ammuni tion on the deck of the steamer, and a search resulted in the finding of the

revolver.

to one sent by Lady May, on 28th Nov. last asking what bandages and garments the guild was mest in need of. The pat terns mentioned can be beat at the City Hall:-

Friney Court,

St. James Palace, S. W.

9th January, 1917. * Dear Lady May-For the moment we are not short of either roller or many

Mr. Wood imposed, fine of $200, and oiled bandages, and if you would be

ordered the confiscation of the weapon..

KIDNAPPING.

A Chinese was charged before. Mr. Melbourne with kidnapping a six-year- old child. The evidenes showed that on the 13th of January the husband of the complainant (the mother of the child) died. Defendant is related by adoption to the widow, and on January 19th the

and

willing to send us any of the following things, it certainly would be more use- ful

Surgeons" coats, Comfort bags, Sheets

Tray cloths.

Towels,

but my most urgent need is always shrouds, and if you could get your workers

a month, and that the turnover of the Pany, which at the time was lying at family lives of the deceased went to make some of these would indeed be

Chinese community was also a very sub- stantial sum. A decision will be arrived at in the near future.

Kowloon wharf. Two watchmen, who to a village near Canton for the purpose the wharf, saw the prisoner of worshipping at the tomb. The worship standing on the deck of the lighter. The over, the family commenced their journey

were o

home. The child was carried for the first part of the journey by an elder brother, and then defendant asked if he could carry the child. He did so, and

grateful

They may feel, as I do, that it is a great honour to be asked to do the last

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deceased was coming up from the hold, and immediately he appeared the pri soner lifted a capstan bar from the deck and struck huo twice on the head with pondent, but before veluateering heit The prisoner ran on to the wharf, soon afterwards suggested that he would These are always asked for by the Matrons

"He is eager to offer his services to his King and country," writes a corres

asks to he assured on several points where he was capturel by the watchmen affecting himself and dependents. For The injured man was removed to the instance, who will look after his wife Government Civil Hospital, where he died and child? Will they be expected to a week later. exist in Hongkong on a soldier's ordinary separation showance? Will the whole of his passage be paid, so that all his surplus cash may be given to his wife If he is rejected will it be made known.

Dr. Moore, assistant superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, said the deceased, when brought in, was suffering from a wound on the left side of the head.. amp- He was unconscious and there were condition improved, for a day or two, then he relapsed on the 5th December, and died on the 8th. Witness examined the body and found there was rupture

reach home more quickly if he went in another direction. He went off along a side path, and that was the last the mother saw of her child until a few days ago, The defendant arrived in Hong- kong with the child on the following day, saw a clansman, and offered the child for sale, saying that its father had died and the mother was poor. No sale was

in-Chief for the men when they are picked up. She tries

to keep their temperatures from getting down too low before they got to the Clearing Stations,

I hope that all this war work may soon no longer be required

remain, yours sincely,

ANNIE LAWLEY, (Hon. Sec.)

Ps. We are often shart of roller ban

that he has offered his services, so that toms of hæmorrhage on the brain. affected that day, but on the following dages Bin, broad; also 2in, and in, but

day the defendant brought a letter, pur porting to come from the child's mother, to le clanaman, in which it was stated

not the other size. Either of the enclosed patterns make good Bin, bundages,

ho will not be sneered at as a shirker Will it be made plain, if so decided, that he is more useful here than on one or other of the fronts; that by remaining here

19 really serving his country? Will could have been caused by a blow or child. The child was then sold for 8000, BIG VESSELS FOR THE NAVYA

be

of a blood-vessel of the brain which that the mother was willing to sell the

blows on the head. The extent and cature of the external injuries pointed to more than one blow

the well to do who, being over ago, are obliged to remain in the Colony against their will make such encrifice is is within

Cross-Examined The wound on the their power by easing the burden of those who are not so fortunately placed finan-side of the head could have been caused cilly, but would be extremely useful to by a fall, their country's fighting forces 1 These are questions to which many would-be volun- teers are awaiting answers and which, if answered satisfactorily, would clear Le air and result in many more volun- teers coming forward."

The two watchmen who witnessed the nesault deposed to the facts as narrated by the Attorney-General. After receiving two blows the deceased, who had one leg over the side of the batchyay, appeared to be able either to come out of the hold or go back, and remained in the position | ROBBERIES IN The fog which enveloped the Colony in which he was struck There was blood- fer some hours on Friday and Saturday rushing down the right side of his head was rather unusual for Hongkong, It Immediately after the assault the pri was quite safe to walk in the streets, but soner threw down the copstu bar and the harbour was a danger rope." There ran on to the wharf, where the watch

HONGKONG.

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Several armed robberies have been ported to the police during the week-end. In one caso an assistant, accountant, of ul. Wing Lok Street, reports that between and 5.30 am on the 18th inst, some person entered lus floor by putting his

SPEEDING UP NEW CONSTRUC TION

Eventually the mother discovered that her child had been taken to Hong kong, and she came down here in sourch

Sir Joseph Maclay, the Shipping Con- of it. While walking about the streeta she

troller, has begun his important work macs defendant, and challenged him with characteristic energy. He has made first he denied all knowledge of the child,rangements ready whereby the con but subsequently admitted that he had struction of new tonnage will be rapidly accelerated. Every shipbuilding yard sold it to a clanstian..

Sentence of six months hard labour on the cast and west coasts is either being or will shortly be utilised to its utinosz was passed.

capacity. Additional labour will he available for ships that are caring coll- struction in order that their completion may be speeded up. Vessels in course of construction, designed for passenger as to be well as cargo accommodation, AFC

Controller adapted entirely for cargo carrying

One of the projects that the Lotion los has put in

number of Se vessels of gitat tontage for the auxiliary

Government service of a large service of the Navy These will be standardised ships of simple design whical As soon as they are ready they will le lease for the general work of the country ought to be completed with rapidity.

merchant vessels now on Navy service."

VALUE OF PIECEWORK Among the new measures taken tɔ in- crease our shipping tonnage is the sane- tion give for dede load--a provisio which, by a stroke of the pen, will add very considerably to

com our carrying capa- the some of the shipyards there is cam- with new construction At one great Dlaint of the slow rate of progress made

than men on day wages, lu shipbuilding yard it has been found that men on pework produce 60 per cent. moreda, a shipyard where piecewock oblains can, with a staff of 2,000, produce The Chief Justice said the objection someone wanted a letter written. He other

quite in order. No witness should opened the door, and at once sx weha much as another establishment worked

AN UNUSUAL INTERLUDE.

were no accidents, but some boat thieves men laid hands on him. got busy, I am told, and successfully carried out their evil designs. Not for

drawing back the bolt. The burglar got hand through a broken window and

many years has such a chorus of syrens allowed to stand at the door of the away with 82,230 in money, jewellery to & much more than equivalent number ci

teen sounded, and at least one man who was awakened at an unwonted hour jumper out of bed in a hurry, under the impicasion that peace had been declared, or tent the Germans had been severely defeated. In the Peak district, one seem-

On the second watchman, beginning his evidence a juryman objected to witnesses Count and hear the evidence that was being given by other witnesses. second watchman, he said, had listened to a portion of the other watchman's evi- dence

The

On inquiry it was stated that witnesses ed to be soaring above the clouds; "were brought to the door of the Court agic wand had spirited away Hong readiness to take their stand in the Kong and Kowloon, leaving nothing but

witness-box. ses of mist on which the Pealt Buated like a fairy mountain, ng one imagina tive individual described it.

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the value of $150, and clothing worth $305; the total value of the haul being $3,85,

letter writer and wizard" of 1 Pu Chan village, Chin Wan, has reported that about 740 a.m, on the 18th, while asienp in his house, he beard someone knocking at the door. The wizard asked who was there, and was told that

be allowed to hear the evidence as it rushed into the house, one being armed proceeded, and gave directions that the with a knife. The “wizard" had his The Chinese who, as I mentioned last practice referred to should be diseme hands tied, and was also gagged and Heist, was sent to the Lunatic Asylum bytinued,

a Scotch Police Inspector for attempting A Joke employed on board the lighter to pick the pocket of a Scotch Police was afterwards examined and spoke to Beserve Sergeant was proved to be insano the deceased and defender being fellow- and has since died, The cause of his empinges. He was asleep at the time of death is not announced, but it has been the assault and could not speak to the suggested that it was possibly shock origin or details of the occurrence.

The Court afterwards rose. when he realised the task he had at tempted.

I have been asked to state, for the benefit of constables eager for cases, that they could satisfy their ambition by

fore the dinner-hour. Old and recognised beggars regularly station themselves in

on the day rate system with a staff of Nskace at the piecework system, but there 2000. In normal times trade uniona look 119 strong argument for its general udop-

yards now that an

intensified effort is re generally bound up. It was a poor house as a war pleasure in shipbuilding hild, however, and the six robbers only quited for the provision of new ships. managed to find "jewellery and cloth ing to the vaine of $13.

About 2.30 sm on the 18th, three meu, one being armed with a knife and the other with crowbars, broke into a shopkeeper's house at Lycemun. Both the shopkeeper and his wif were struck, and they were also told that if they raised an alarm they would be killed. The robbers ran sacked the premises and got away with $95.80 in money, opium worth $6.00 and clothing to the value of $6,

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A very interesting, ceremony took place m

on Saturday, when the Bishop of Victoria dedicated the H. K. Harbour Mission

"Is the Committee which was formed

Boat for missionary work amongst soon after the outbreak of war to regu-

Chinese living in sampans, etc,, on tho five years ago. As the junk used during late food prices in the Colony still in existence asks "Housowife, and

barbour. This work was begun about

adds: If suck a Committee is in exist

these years became unseaworthy, several Chinese belonging to the different Chris tian Churches at the Colony formed prying a visit to the vicinity of once the members must be exceedingly

Committee, under the Chairmanship of Glenenly either at tifhin time or just bo-Inx, for the prices of ediblca are con

Mr. Chan Cho Nam, and raised

about stantly rising and falling, chiefly rising

$1,000 with which they purchased a new, Tf you go to the profiteer and inform

boat. There is a spacious meeting-room him that such and such a price is above

board, and accommodation for the ngo he replies, with a smile that is child-

mder a large awning. Saturday several specohes were coax coins from passers by. They are a like and bisud No vyand you The correspondent of the Journal in Lay-reader. Meetings can also be held on nly" mutilated crowd, but if a coin cannot get beyond that. Not unnatural Roumanis has had the opportunity to the

plan foly, perhaps, all the local shopkeepers met General Iliasco, Chief of Staff, of be thrown in their midst the mining seem to have forgotten that a price-list the King of Boumania, who declared to made, aftor which the Bishop formally fimbs suddenly appear from howhere, as was ever issued by this Committee; at him I can state that the army, in spite opened the meeting room and dedicated it wuzo, and the beggars display all the any rate they disclaim all knowledge of of its fatigue its losses, and its reverses, the conclusion of the ceremony re push and agility of Rugby footballers in such limitations upon their rapacity and has preserved complete confidence. When,freshments were banded round and the

quote a variety of war exerees to justify therefore, it has rested and has been National Anthem was sung in Chinese

these present were the Rev. and Anderson, ti

TW. Pearce, the Rev. a sorum. A resourceful constable with a their inflated prioss. My correspondant reconstituted behind the Bussis army, WE ten rat corn attached to a piece of is not alone in wondering what has be- shall have plenty of hardened fighters,

Miss Pitts, and Mr. Ho Lei Son come of the Food Committee. Perhaps in this time shall be well prepared We Winkle, when the war is but a painful material, and we have an adequate (Seo YM.C.A.), Mr. Lam Woo, Dr. number of officers and French instruc Yeung Shiu Chun, Messrs. Ma Wing

Chan and Lab Con Sang, tors?

the Boat

cotton would obtain quite a haul it wil wake up one day, like Rip van have already indeed received fresh for WT. Featherstone, Mr. Mac

Glenealy at the hours mentioned,

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