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ALLEGED MURDER.

CHINESE CHARGED": WITH

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At the Hongkong Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. E D C. Wolfe, a Chinese was charged with the murder of another Chinese in Third Street, West Point, en Beptember 25th

OCTOBER 17TH

BONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

SNATCHING A PURSE..

A Chinesa who was charged, on remand, with snatching purse containing $90 from another Chinese on board a river boat was sentenced by Mr. Wood to three months' hard labour.

Another Chinese, who was charged with Mr. Leo Longinotto, Assistant Crownfalding and abetting the offence, was dis Solicitor, appeared to prosecute, and Mr. charged as he was able to prove an alibi, E. Davidson defended, the grisoner.

watchmen.

Mr. Wolfe granted the application The confiscated opium is worth $1,755.

PIRACY IN CHINESE WATERS.

ROBBERS FIRE AT A BOAT.

A daring piracy, committed in Chinese watts by a gang of six pirates, has been reported to the Police.

'Li-kwon states that at 2 p.m., on Octo- ber 13th, while his boat was nearing Tai Long, in Mirs Bay, on its way from Saukiwan to Shek Ta Kok, with a cargo of sundries, another boat, containing six men, obstructed its progress and prdered Mr. Longinotts stated that deceased THE RECENT OPIUM SEIZURE. it to stop. The master refused to comply and three "other friends in the afternoon of September 25th went to the Chang Kooth

Inspector Browne made an application with the demand, and the wen then, fired

five or six revolver shots. Thus threaten-| Eating House, in West Point, to drink to Mr. Wolfe, resterday, for an ordered be stopped, and the robbers' boat came tea. They remained there for a quarter confiscating the 193 jaels of opium foundalongside. Four men, armed with re

on board the Tak Sang. of an hour and then left the place," de-

valvers, clambered aboard, and, “forcing It will be remembered that an Indian him and his folis into the hold, battened censed preceding his friends. Immediately watchman noticed a man lowering the deceased left the restaurant and reachedium into a sapan and arrested him down the hatch. The boat was then sailed the middle of the road, he was attacked There was a struggle, in which several to Shick Ng Tau. At the end of a quar by three or four men, who struck him watchmen and opium smugglers tookter of an hour, the master and his fokus several times, though whether they had part. The smugglers managed to escape, hearing no noise, pushed open the hatch anything in their hands, none of the leaving the opiam in the hands of the and came on deck, to find that the rob witnesses was able to state. One of

beri had departed with cargo to the the men who took part in the

value of $814. The master then headed attack was a man with queer eyes.

for Shek Tau Kok and, reaching it next Deceased received two blows in his

day, reported the outrage to the Police. stomach. While the fight was going on. be was attacked by another man, defen- dant, and in this instance the witnesses would state that they saw a knife being used, Defendant was stabbed in the backish for sale without a license. twice. The men then made their escape, going in different directions. No one knew where the three men went, but defendant was seen to go in the direction of the west, down Yee Fuk Lane. There was one peculiar point in the evidence, and that was that the attack was made from behind. There was no evidence at all to prove that deceased saw the defendant attacking him, and when the defendant was brought before the deceased for identi- fcation, the latter failed to recognise him. The stabbing, however, took place in the middle of the day. Two of the witnesses were positive that defendant was the man who had committed the murder.

The deceased, it was stated, walked about the streets either in search of the police or the defendant. He ultimately reached the Police Station in a dying con. dition and was removed to the hospital The police received information that night that defendant was in a certain beuse at Swatow Lane but the police failed to find him. Further information was received and owing to the prompt action of Inspector Macdonald deceased was arrested at one of the clubs in Wanchai.

Mr. Wolfe: Nineteen men were charged with keeping an unlawful club in Tai Wong Lane. Defendant was not charged. Mr. Longinotte: In every case the witnesses had no hesitation in identify. defendant.

ANTICIPATION.

A Chinese were charged with hawking

A Polica Reservist, who arrested the man deposed that defendant was offering the fish for sale near the Central Market. The Magistrata: Fresh fish1-Wity No, dead fish.

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The defendant stated that he anticipat He was ed being made a chair coolic.

fish-monger, although, being forced not a by the Sergeant on duty at the Central Station, he represented himself as one

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AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

A Chinese was charged with stealing a gold watch and chain, valued at 300, from another Chinese in Centre Street.

THE SERVICE DOLLAR.

CONCESSIONS TO CONSULAR OFFICERS.

In reference to the grievance with regard to the pay" of our Consular, Naval, and Military officers serving on. the China stations, to which attention was recently drawn in these columns, we now learn (says the E. & C. Express) that salaries of Consular officers have been raised and arrangements made for re-

All his witnesses were away in the conducing the loss on exchange. Salaries of try.

Consuls-General and Consuls have been Mr. Wood fined defendant $10. with the increased by £100 a year, those attacbing alternative of fourteen days. -

to the office of Vice-Consul by £73, while assistants and students' salaries are: raised by £50 a year. As regards the loss on exchange, it has been agreed that, officers in receipt of a salary of £300 or less shall draw the whole of it at the rate bi to the dollar. Those with Inspector Macdonald stated that while salaries exceeding £300 will be able to complainant was waiting for a ricsha draw 2300 at the rate of a, and one- defendant come up to him and asked the half of the excess over that figure at 25. way to a certain street. Complainant to the dollar. Allowances granted to replied that he did not know, and then officers in lieu of quarters can also be defendant matched the articles, from drawn at the rate of 2s. Representations on the subject have several times been complainant's breast cant-pocket and ran

Whistles were blown and defen made by the China Association, which dant was arrested, after a chase, by have doubtless been instrumental in help. luong.

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Defendant denied the charge, stating that it was a case of mistaken identity. He was chasing a man who had stolen #19 from biti.. The watch and chain were

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DYE To, House Surgeon, thrust on him..

The Compagne de Commerce and de Government Civil Hospital, stated that A Chinese detective gave evidence of Navigation d'Extreme Orient, of Saigon, went on, to make an in their report dated October 8th, the deceased was brought to the hospital arrest Witness a. p.m. on September 25th. He had incoherent statement of what had occur states:- dhe stab wound in the back, and two on red, and the magistrate exclaimed: “Stop the left side of the abdomen. He died on it. Stop all that rubbish. What did you

do? Did you go to sleep! Beptember 26th, at 1 p.m.

There is no change in our market. The drop in exchange did not make our rates easier, and prices remain steady with an upward tendency owing to the very limited.stocks available for sale.

Mr. Davidson: What was the nature of The Constable Really 1Most January 1st up to the October 1st is

the wound in the back?

Witness It was a stab wound, five inches deep and two inches long. The wound did not penetrate any vifal organ The cause of death was the abdominal wounds

Plans of the scene of the murder were next introduced as evidence by Mr. Eld- ridge of the P.W.D.

The mother of the deceased, an old woman, gave evidence of identification of the body of her only son.

The total amount of rice exported from

1,129,864 tons, against 943,557 tons in 1917.

We quote to-day: White Saigon Rice, No 2 gifted, Japan quality, Hongkong $4.35 per picul, fo.b. Saigon, for October/ November shipment.

I arrested the man. The Magistrate:

extra ordinary. He simply few into your arms. The constable went on to say that de- fendant produced the watch and chain before the arrival of complainant, whereas other witnesses stated that defendant did this after the arrival of the complainant. The Magistrate (to the constable): What you require is instruction in the way to give evidence so as to enable ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY MAJOR you to present your facts logically.

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do not think you muddled the evidence wilfully, but through ignorance.

The interpreter at No. Police Station said that when defendant was charged The defendant's master gave him a good with the murder he remarked" I do character and stated that he had paid

defendant 812 on the day in question. not wish to say anything."

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deceased on the day of the murder, stated defendant snatched the watch and that decensed and two others invited him chain. He also believed that de

"It was to tea at a restaurant in Rice Street. fendant had lost his money. When leaving the place deceased went an extraordinary case. Defendant did not Brat, witness second, and two other men look a snatcher or a gambler. He intended behind: Deceased went in the direction to enter a conviction against defendant, of the hospital along Third Street and but would discharge him on his finding had gone a little distance when a man two securities of $150 each to make his with small eyes caught hold of deceased appearanco whenever called upon to do by the jacket with his left hand, and so. Defendant was also ordered to pay struck him with his right. Withes next 82 compensation to complainant. saw this man delivering a blow on deceased's abdomen. Another man, who

was behind the deceased, stabbed him with

Mr. Gertham Stewart, M.P., kas in

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G. E. STEWART (Capt.), Adjutant, H. K. Defence Corps.. Hongkong, leth October, 1818.

LINCOLN'S LOST SPEECH.

Bir Samuel Evans, during the hearing of the case involving 250,000 worth of coffee, read a quotation from the lost speech of President Lincoln in the Prize Court in July.

The Attorney General, pointed out that the Germans had suck neutral ships con- taining enemy goods,

Sir Samuel Evans, examining a law

of the assailant at the time, and badalazide Service Association that, as book, said: I have here a manuscript

defendant After stabbing the

result of their joins representations remote from President Lincoln's speech. seen him subsequently. The assailant was the maintenance expense charged by our He stated, It is, I believe, a principle

deceased

Government for the board of interned mer of law that when one party to a contract defendant ran along Tee Fak Lane cantile marine officers in Holland, the object for which it is made, the other violates it so grossly as to destroy the Witness and deceased chased him through Treasury have informed the Board of party, may rescind it.

Becond Street and down the incline to

First Street, but he then escaped them. Trade that the expenses incurred for the This speech was made in 1853, and

ENFIN is called the lost speech Th

The record goes, The next day, when witness went to the maintenance of officers and men of and on B, carried away were the bearers, Police Station, he saw defendant and moder

recognised him as the most who had mercantile mazina released from stabbed the deceased. Ho also identified

emy that the reporters present forgot their

who kept his head sufficiently to make.

the deceased's body at the hospital countries and by their repatriation to notebooks, and, but for a young lawyer Mr. Wolfe remanded the case till this Great Britain will in future be a charge capions notes, the petch would have aftern

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