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CRIMINAL SESSIONS FORE HIS HONOÇA THE CHIEF JUSTICE

WILLIAM RIES DAVIES, K.C.)]

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATUR AY, SEPTEMBER 1FT 1918.

The prisoner;, I say that she asked (stato and look for the child, she says that Has she got any witnesses sh: didn't. that she did not ask me to go on board ANOTHER HEAVY SENTENCE FOR and and the child?

KIDNAPPING.

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CORRESPONDENCE,

WAR CHARITIES.

ÎTO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG DAILY FRESS."}

81-The extracts that follow are made

His Lordship: Have you got an wit- Tang Hung Chee was indicted for harnesses that she did ask you? Prisoner: from a great number of further acknow- ing unlawfully and forcibly detained No, I was alone.

ledgments of subscriptions, including the His Lordship: Did you ask the prisoner acknowledgments of the St. George's Day child, on board the Rinshan, on a voyage

did not.

augury for the future of the unknown numbers who may have to fight life's] battle under such new and difficult coa- ditions."

The Chairman, Queen Mary's Royal Naral Huspital, Southend-on-Sea, written

between Canton and Fiongkong, on Auguri to go and look for the child! Witness-total, which was remitted through the that they beg to ask permission to call |

17th, with intent to deprive the father of possession.

The Attorney-General prosecuted.

The following jury was empanelled: -- Messrs. E. B. Raymond, G. M. Xavier. V. F. V. Ribeiro, A. Bose. Samuel Baker. C. I. Roza, and P. A. Cordeiro.

The Attorney-General" said that ant interesting point about the offence was that it was not committed in the Colony self, but in territorial waters on the Canton River. The child was stolen in Canton, and though the Court had no jurisdiction over that cffence, the offence which the prisoner was also alleged to have committed and over, which the Court had jurisdiction was the detention of the child on board the Kinshin. In the old days such an offence would have

The prisoner: Did you see me taking away the child or did anyone else!

His Lordship: She doesn't say she did. She never said anything about it at all..

The prisoner: She knows me and she

will not admit it.

His Lordship: Where have you seen ter Prisoner-She saw me two or three days before I was supposed to have taken the child away. This is a false charge.

His Lordship: Tell the jury all tha... The little boy was then sworn. He said he was five years old, and was brought by his mother from the country to Can- He was playing in. the street, one ton. day when the prisoner called him away and took him on board a steamer,

The prisoner Did I offer you any in-

No.

1 give you any food?"Witness: you gave me nothing to eat. "The prisoner-That is not the sonduct of a kidnapper.

War Charities Committee. Mr. Murray Stewart carried out all the details of the distribution.

The Committee of this Hospital so cordially appreciate the generosity of the Hongkong War Charities Fund, as shown by the contributions received from them.

one of the Wards The Hongkong Ward, in order to more closely identify this Hospital with Hongkong, which is in many ways bound up with the British

The subscriptions of £6,000 and £3,000 he Hospital was founded in August. to the King George's Fund for sailors acknowledgment signed by the Chairman Hospital in the United Kingdom, its posi were recognised by special lettore br 1914, and is the largest voluntary War (II.R.H. the Duke of Connaughty to the ou immediately overlooking War Charities and the St. George's Com-Estuary of the Thames being partica-

larly suitable for Naval cases. mittes. The former reads:

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SIR-I have heard with great plea

At the request of the Admiralty, the sure that a gift of E3.000 has been made wards were opened, to receive Belgian as donation to King George's Fund for wounded from the Battles of Liege, and Sailors, and also that this sum is derived Antwerp, and these were succeeded by from meaies raised by public subscription casualties directly from the British Ex- in the Colony of Hongkong, and adminpeditionary Force during the earlier stered by the Hongkong War Charities battles in Flanders. Committee.

Subsequently, more accommodation | "As Chairman of the General Council being required for Naval cases, the whole of King George's Fund for Sailors I wish of the 350 beds were placed at the dis to convey to you an expression of great pesat of the Admiralty, who have kept' appreciation and thanks for this muni- them constantly filled a Naval Ambul- cent gift, and I would ask you to conveyance train bringing fresh patients each this expression of thanks both to the mem.

weck.... bers of the Hongkong War Charities ed and 1,900 cperations performed by the In all, 7,000 patients have been treat-

the Colony of Hongkong through whose Benerosity this gift originated.

that every kind of case has been taken,

been tried by the Lord High Admiral of duerment to come away with me? Did Committee and to all those residents in Medical Staff. Notwithstanding the fact) England. That was hundreds of years ngo. But in 1949 a Statute was passed by which Colonial Courts had the power to deal with offences" at wea, in territorial waters, or on British steamers. He quot; ed the Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act

of 15-19 as supporting his submission that the Court had jurisdiction in the present instaniy

The facts of the case were that the mother of the child, who lived in China,

was driven out of her home owing to its collapse, due to floods, and came to Can- ton to stay with her sister. One day the bry disappeared, and the mother having spent some time looking in vain for the little fellow, informed the Police of her

Toss.

On the sune evening the watchman on the Nishan, which left Canton fur Hong kong at about 4.30 p.m., saw a little boy sitting among the cargo crying. The prisoner was seated near the child as it. to pacify him.

.

His Lordship. You can tell the jury all that. The boy says that he was in the street when you came up to him and took him away. The prisoner: The boy has been put up to say all this by the

mother.

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Hi Lordship (to witness)—Are you sure this is the man 1 Witness: I am certain.

His Lordship--Did be give you any food on the ship --Witness: No, he gave me nothing at all,

His Lordship: What did he do with you on board Witness: He told me that my mother would soon come, and naked me to sit down quietly.

His Lordship: End you ever seen that man before! Witness: No, never before.

When the little boy had concluded his The watchman's suspi-Lordship said he was a very intelligent eins were aroused, and he asked the child. " prisoner who the boy was "The prisoner replied that the boy was his little brother, further emphasising his statement by say- ing that the watchman could shoot him The watchman, after some more questioning, was not satisfied, and tied the prisoner up. When the boat

if he told a lie.

The wateinian on the Kinskan said that the prisoner had travelled without a ticket. At about 10 o'clock his attention was drawn to the little boy who was sit ting among some cargo crying. He asked the prisone who the boy was, and was told that the child was prisoner's brother.

Recently we have experienced great pressure on our beda, owing to the large number of casualties we have received

I know only too well the admiration we have been "fortunate in having only and esteem, which is felt throughout the 40 deaths during the 3 years the Hos whole Empire for the endurance and self.pital has been open- percentage of less sacrifice of British" seamen, and it is a than 5/8 of 1 per cent. source of much encouragement to all those who have the interests of King George's Fund at heart to feel that it providea a channel through which a praction ex people of the Empire to those who have pression of gratitude can be made by the

upheld the beat traditions of the sen Believe me, yours faithfully,

(Signed) ARTHUR

(Chairman).'

from the historic actions at Zeebrugge if possible, to provide a further 30 beds and Ostend, and we have been requested,

to meet emergencies.

The French Ambassador, M. Paul Cam-terestin, which aru **

|bon, writes:-

I am in receipt today of your letter of 13th June enclosing cheque for £1.500 us a donation to the French Red Cross Society from the Hongkong St. George's Society. I have handed this sum to the British Committee of the French Red Cross to be administered by them in the

name of the generous donors..

The acknowledgments from which these few extracts are taken would make a mali volume. Many, and not the least in-

of them are from "smaller) charities dealt with by Mr. Stewart out of the discovered" and uns remitted for distribution at his dis cretion. He writes:

tributing to Comforts Funds for Soldiers I have made a new departure in con- at various Hospitals, believing that guril work is being done in cheering up the by those funds wounded by such means as are provided I hope your Committee iterable field for future distributions will approve. If they do approve, a con- will open out.

The interests of Britain and France are more closely than. ever and the immense onus of this struggle interwoven, for humanity falls heavily upon the shoulders of us all. The geographical**** Position of France, however, bas brought bution I have made to a new Club for Another new departure is the contri- made bearable by the knowledge of the fortunes of upon our country burdens which are only soldiers deafened in the war. The mis

men thus disabled have sympathy and of the unstinted support hitherto escaped public attention. Unders of our great Allies throughout the world.

try of Of the innumerable tokens which the auspices of the Ministry the

of bave received of your Empire's depth of start is being made in

director St. Dunstan's having remedying this. understanding of France, and of what the bad so much, I thought this Deafened war means to her, none have been more Soldiers' Club, might well have a little. nctable than the repeated gifts from the

It is therefore, in view of the good work they are doing:

As regards the Orthopaedic Hospitals, Colony of Hongkong. with a deep sense of gratitude that I beg of you to convey my thanks on behalf in providing artificini limbs, I am sure will agree that it is proper to sup- of France and of her wounded sons to out wha every member of the Hongkong St. mental in placing this magnificent sum at the disposal of our Red Cross-I ain, dear

yours very truly,

(Signed) PAUL CAMBON,” The Hon. Treasurer of the Young Jfm'x

sin ociations, Sir Henry Proc. tor, writer:-..

We are just completing two hats at which is a very large camp with something money for the two huts and name them We shall be glad to use your bury area.

both fou could not have better once for after the donors, if you agree I your money."

arrived in Hongkonge the prisoner was The child's mother, prisoner atated, had Forge's Society who has been instru munity will entirely, approve his views:

handed over to the Police, who made en- quiries, and found that a little boy was missing in Canton.

When the prisoner was charged at the Police Station, continued the Attorney General, he asked that he might be banish

been drowned in the floods.

The prisoner, after having the state ment he had already made to the Magis-sir, trale rend to the jury, said be was 25 years old and came from Tai-pin. The accusation of kidnapping against me," he

ed to Tai-pia. He said, further, that the continued, is an impossibility. In all Salpa like 10,000 men in the Canter-

mother of the child had asked him to go out and find the bay. Before the Magi trate the prisoner elaborated this state Ho said that he was a foreman, employed in an inland town in China. He had come up to Canton with 8120 and

ment.

cases of kidnapping there must be induce ment in the shape of food. It is obvious that all these lies were told against me, because, if I had kidnapped the child, how is it that the child, to whom I was a total stranger, did not call out or cry, in which case I would have been arrested in the

There can be no doubt that the Com- and an answer in this sense has been est to him.-Yours faithfully,

E. R. HALLIFAX (Hon. Sec., War Charitis Committee)." Becretariat for Chinese Affairs,

Hongkong, 19th September, 1916.

SPORT.

PROSPECTS FOR THE FORTHCOMING

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. ·

SEASON. Two home huts, one at Purfeet and been requisitioned da urgently needed, there should be plenty of local football another at Hurst Park, which have just Judging by the eatrice so far received, have been provided out of the St. George's during the forthcoming season. Day subscriptions and marked:

Nearly

had there met the mother and uncle of the street. No one saw me kidnap him, anded by St. George's Society, Pres all the teams, however, will be consider-

The Navy and the Manchesters are more

child. The uncle offered to find him a it is obvious this is a falso charge. The From the Central Prisoners of War football often witnessed hero in pre-war ably weakened, and the high standard of concubine for $100 and invited him to the woman is lying; she has seen me before.

Committee:- house While they were negotiating about She is trying to do me out of my $120”

"We are indeed indebted to many good days is hardly likely to be maintained. friends in Hongkong. The money now All the first division teams have lost some the concubine, whose face prisoner wanted

His Lordship: You suggest that you left sent (£2,800 by the St. George's Society) of last year's players, the H.K.F.C., to see before he would part with his $100, the $120 in the house? Witness: Yes, of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, The Duke ferers in this respect

will be utilised for the benefit of prisoners B.G.A., and R.E. being conspicuous suf- the alarm was raised that the child was when I went out to look for the child. of Cornwall's Light Infantry, The Weat missing, and the mother asked him to go That's why they made up the story. The Yorks Regiment, and the Labour Batta or less unknown quantities, but if the

watchman never 'saw and look on board the steamer. Leaving youngster on board. He suspected me for whom we are utilising the contribu- similar to the one they finished last me taking the lion, and separately from the prisoners former can place a team in the field the $120 in the house, he went to the because he saw me with the child on the tiens of the War Charities Committee."

season with, they should carry all before atesmer and as soon as he arrived on steamer,

The Mayor of Dover writes:--

them. board, the steamer got under way. Later board before the steamer got under way Patrol Fand is to give immediate relief teams in the first division this year, viz,

Lordship: How long were you on The principal object of the Dover

It is expected that there will be six "he found the child sitting on the cargo Witness: It went en soon as I put my foot to the widows or others who have de the Manchesters, Royal Engineers, Royal on the deceased and who so Artillery, Royal Navy, H.K.F.C., and child before the boat got under way. 'child they suspected him of kidnapping.. His Lordship: When you did find the ceipt of assistance from the Government. have applied to enter a team in the first The last-named The Attorney-General, continuing. boy why did you not inform the con- Frequently, also, the widows or parents pointed out as against this story that the pradore --Witness: If I had known the come to this town when they receive the division. On their play last year they

regulations I would have done so.

nows of the death of the husband or son, deserve promotion, and should give any prisoner had been on board for five hours

His Lordship: The jury will have to when they are cared for by my Committee team in the senior division a good game. before

the watchman's attentiori was

decide whether this is a trumped-up during the time they stay here.

The Chinese are entering a team, also, charge against you.-Witness: I do say attracted to the child and the prisoner. that this is a false charge. The steamer

F.C., which has lost the nucleus of last in the junior division. The Hongkong If his story that he had been sent by the watchman has given false evidence because

year's team, is this year calling in the I had no money to pay for my passage. mother to fad the child was true, there

assistance of four of the juniors, who His Lordship, summing up, said that if

played last year for the Kowloon F.C. was do reason why the man" should not the jury believed the little boy's evidence,

in the Second Division. have told the compradore or anyone else then they must decide that the prisoner was guilty. There was no reason why the

There will be about ten Clubs in the on the steamer of this. It was true that watchman of the kinshan should make up "I shall be glad if you will kindly to field one team this season and are, Sad division. The sappers are only able no money was found on the man, and a story against the prisoner. The Crown convey to the St. George's Committee my consequently, withdrawing though that was a point in his favour,/2ad, established that the child was taken deep sense of gratitude for their genero- junior league. The Middlesex, of course,

from the custody of its parents; that it sity" was found on board the ship, and that

and just because he was found with the on board. I had no time to discover the peaded peed such relief pending re South China Athletic.

in that he had not even purchased a ticket, there was no getting away from the fast that he had been five hours on board and had not told anybody that he had found the child.

shall be no overlapping in the distribu. I may add that, in order that there tion of our funds, I am in constant touch with the Grand Fleet Fund and with the Navy League, and all cases brought for ward for relief are carefully investigated without forgetting the primary object

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Sir Arthur Pearson writes to the St. are gone, and the Manchesters will not it was found in charge of the prisoner. George's Society :-

be able to enter a team in the second The jury brought in a verdict of guilty. His Lordship, addressing the prisoner,

"A tablet recording, the circumstances division, as they are short of players. of this donation (£1,500 by the St. In place of these, the sailors are running said: The jury entirely disbelieve the George's Society) is being erected in the a second division eleven in addition to story you have told You were bringing Hall of the National Institute for the their first team, the University is enter- His Lordship: I take it that the juris- the intention of selling him? This is responsible for the after-care of the men elevens, instead of one na last year.

the boy here to Hongkong probably with Blind, which is, as is generally known, ing a team, and St. Joseph's College two diction of the Admiralty extended to the offence which is unfortunately very who pass through St. Dunstan's

If all these teams play, as they prob

The military ground, which has been prevalent in Hongkong and in Canton,

"It is my great wish that the many ably will, the fixture-list will be a long uafit to play on during the last few That is ver! The Attorney-General and I am determined to do all I can to new recruits who, I fear, must join what one. Every endeavour will have to be years, is reported to be in a much better The mother of the child deposed to the stop it. Fortunately you did not succeed is now so familiarly known as the Dark made to avoid postponing the matches, condition now, and, if this is the case, fact that she had left him in her sister's your intention of depriving the child's a close, shall in every way be afforded the their cogngements by the end of the at the Happy Valley on Wednesdays and

Regiment before the war is brought to or the Clube will never be able to fulfil

as many as six matches could take place house in Canton, from where the little parents of the possession of the child. fellow was taken away. She said that the If you had done so I would have inflict-joyed by those who now glory in the name ponements by some of the 2nd division able. There should not be very much same opportunities and advantages on season. Even last year, owing to post. Saturdays, provided referees were avail- did not know the prisoner, and had noted a heavier sentence on you. It is a of old St. Dunstanner, Been him before. She denied the state bad case.»

The generous ment that sho had asked the prisoner to

support given by your Society and our teams, the concluding matches in the difficulty, therefore, in completing the go on board the Kinahan and look for the years rigorous imprisonment and to kong goes far to allay, any sariety I comfortably hot weather.

Prisoner was sentenced to undergo live many other kindly sympathisers in Hong junior division had to be played in un-programmes it teams funke an effort to

play, even if the programme is consider may fool on this score, and is a happy

sibly longer than last year. (Continued at foot of next, Column.

child,

so.

receive 19 strokes with the birch.

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DAY

With so many teams appearing keen again this year, the competition, for the shield, which used to provide auch gred sport, might well be re-introduced. In

always do large crowds. pre-war days this was, perhaps, the most popular football competition of any, and

A meeting of the league management Barracks on Monday, at 5.45 p.m., to committee is to be held at Victoria

receive entries, arge fixtures, etc.