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ORIMINAL SESSIONS- (BEFORE HIS HONOUR, THE FOISSA JUDGE (MR. JUSTICE COMPERTE).]

A PROSECUTION WHICH FAILED."

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La Ping Kan was indicted for receiv-1 ing fout gold rattan bangle mountings

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 1918.

TANK FIGHTING. LUCKY ESCAPE OF A FORMER ASSISTANT IN THE OHINESE

CUSTOMS.

The following interesting account of Tank Sghting is taken from s letter, dated August 17th, from Mr. E. A

PIRATES NEAR MACAO

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CORRESPONDENCE.

KILL ONE MAN AND SEIZE A JUNE. THE HONGKONG MAGISTRAOY.

JUNK-MASTER'S - WIFE, ABDUCTED.

*[TO THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY "PRESS."}

HONGKONG

Bi-Reading the columns of your

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Yet another instance of the daring of the gang of pirates infesting neighbouring junk master, who has reported to the song Magistracy," one, comes across waters has been brought to light by daily paper under the heading of Hong GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTING DEPT.

knowing them to have been stolen. Pritchard, who returned home in June Police that one of his fokis was killed many queer things at times. Take, for

1917, from China, where he was

J. H. Kemp) prosecuted, and Mr. C. G. assistant in the Chinese Customs, being who attacked his junk off Sai Heung. Wood that the defendant in a certain

The Attorney-General (the Hon. Mr.]

Alabaster (instructed by Mr. M. K. Lo stationed at Moukden and Mengtex

After seven months” training at home be appeared for the defence.

E. Serbs. A. G. da Silva; R. O. Baptistas R. M. de Oliveiro Gutierrez, E., J. de Figuerido, JM, Alves, and I A. V.

Ribeiro.

Dealing with the facts of the case the Attornery General stated that on August 7th at 12.30 p.m. a little girl was com ing down the staircase of her house in Wanchai, when she was attacked by a man, who snatched her bangles from her That man was Lam Ki, who would appear as a witness in the present CAM. There was another man involved in the case, but he did not mattar much.

wrists.

lion, and, at the beginning of this sammer, went out to Francs, where he has just been wounded:

The robbers ransacked the vessel and took possession of booty to the value of over 82,058. Sailing the junk to a desolate and uninhabited island, they forced the junk master, and his crew to land and tied them to trees. The junk master's wife was kept a prisoner on board and was carried off by the pirates

Hongkong October 9th, 1918.

STABBING AFFRAY FOR TEN CENTS. ADVENTURES OF A WATCH.

NEW AUTUMN STOCKS

and his wife abducted by a body of example, the statement made by Mr J. October 23rd,

rease ought to have been warned by the The junk was sailing from Shiu Kwan regular Police, and giving that as the I The jury was composed of Messrs. O, received a commission in a Tank baita Chinese territory to Macao, with a cargo only reason for dismissing charge" of he

of dyes and lime powder. When nearing obstruction, though the defendant had Sai Heung a launch, containing a number been warned on several occasions by a of men, ordered it to stop. At first, the Police Reservist. What is the difference I am at present in hospital with ajank master refused but the launch started between Mr. Tommy (s. Regular) and Mr. wound in the scalp, received on the rat in pursuit, and, subsequently, the junk-Best (a Reservist) 1 The only differepce day of the Amiens push; it is awfully master, terrified by the threats which were I can see in that one is a paid police cushy and I feel an awful trand being shouted at him, lowered his sails and man and the other is an unpaid police in Blighty with it. A machine-gun dropped anchor. Some twenty of the man, In their duties and powers I do bullet grazed my temple, and I received pirates immediately clambered on to the not see any difference at all. The China splinters from my tank in my head and deck. They were armed to the teeth and man was very lucky indeed in getting out face. It is practically all right again treated the crew roughly. One of the of the trouble ao etaily, and he ought now, and I hope to be out of hospital crew attempted to offer some resistance to have given his best chin-chins to Mr. next week. Providence played a great and he was immediately killed and his Best for being a Reservist-Yours, etc,

OBSERVER. part in my being alive now, as I will body thrown overboard tell you. When we went out on the 5th it was awfully foggy and nearly all the 'basses lost their way. However, I managed to keep in the right direction, but was compelled to deviate several times to assist the Infantry, who were being held up by Bosche machine-guns. I had decounted for two (one of which bad run over with two Huns who refased to leave their guns-awfully brass fellows Han machine-gunners, but foolish bra. very); and I was swinging about trying to find the third, when suddenly for some unearthly reason my engine conked out and unfortunately, it was dead opposite the mg. and he gave us hell. It was then I received my packet, which knocked to show guilty knowledge. Most impor-me off my seat. I then saw where he was tant of all perhaps, there was no entry and plunked four 6-pounder grape-shot in the books, though evidence would be given to show that as soon as anything was bought it was the practice to enter it in the booke kept for the purpose.

Inspector Sim, in his evidence, atated that the prisoner denied buying the gold mountings from the thief at first, but later on said he did not know that they were stolen property. ぶ

The man took the mountings to the Sai Sing shop at about. 2 p.m. the same day, and sold the gold to the prisoner, receiv. ing 8.20 for it, which was, apparently half its value. The prisoner-asked no questions of any kind. At first the prisoner did not admit that he bought the gold, but, later, when charged at the Police station, he said: "I did not know that the pair of bangles were stolen pro perty." It was for the jury to say when ther they were satisfied that the statement was true. It is important to note that prisoner did not deny that he bought the gold. The fact that prisoner bought the property for half its value, that the gold was detached from the rattan, and that prisoner asked no questions all tended

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shells into him, and that finished him off. 1 was bleeding so profusely then that I decided to go back to Infantry and get my bead decently bandaged and come back, so I told my people to drive the bus on slowly and I would catch it up. This I did, and was away a quarter-of- an hour at the outside, and then I. came back to And that in that little time the

to some unknown destination,

Fortunely for the men left on shore they were espied by a passing junk, and were released and conveyed to Castle Peak the day following the outrage

This latest crime has caused consterna tion among the junk owners, and father men many of whom, it is said, are afraid to proceed beyond Hongkong territorial

waters.

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"HONGKONG-LEAGUE DIVISION 11.

ROYAL NAVY RES., 0 7. STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS, D.

At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester day, before Mr. J.-R. Wood, a Chinese was charged with stabbing another Chinese at Wah Lane.

Dr. Y. K. To stated that the complain ant had been admitted to hospital on October 16th with a severe stab wound, 1 inches long, in his ribs. The left lung has been perforated, but hand gradually healed up.

The man who was stabbed said that the cause of the trouble was that on a certain day the defendant gave him a watch to pawn for $3, offering him, if he succeed- ed; 20 cents, and, if he failed, 10 cents, for his trouble. He failed to pawn the watch, and when asked defendant for the promised 10 cents the latter got angry. Some days later defendant came up to him and stabbed him.

said that on the day in question he him. The defendant denied the stabbing and

self was

Lam Ki, the convicted prisoner, stated bag had received two direct hits with league match on the Navy ground at the assaulted by three, or four men,

that he was unabble to identify one of the pieces of gold mountings, and that there were six pieces altogether.

A woman witness mentioned only four pieces of gold mountings on the bangles. One of the witnesses for the prosecu tion, an accountant in the firm of which a member, said he ths prisoner was bought two pieces of gold on the previous day for $5.70. Prisoner was away from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., on August 27th collect

ing money from the Sincere Company. "

Mr. Alabaster: That is complete

lihi.

Witness, continning, stated that it was usual for the shop accountants to go about doing, outside work for the shop: Hë was positively sure that he did not see defendant between 1 and 3 p.m. that day, Another witness stated that if the pri- anner paid $5.10 for two pieces of gold mountings he thought it was a very fair

Mr. Alabaster, in his speech for the defence, stated that it frequently arose

shells, one of which had burat just where I was sitting knocking a huge hola in the tank. Two of my crew were killed. three seriously wounded, and one got off untouched, and there ends my little story except for the fact that I was under the impression that the bullet had gone through my head instead of grazing it. should never have left the show had I known this. I was sorry, for it was a good show, that I did not see more of it. Now I shall get three weeks' leave and about a month's home service, which I do not want, and then I hope back again 'other side. I hope you won't think this is too egotistical, old thing, but I thought it might interest you."

the time had knowledge that the gold was stolen property. If an explanation was offered by the defence the jury had to consider that explanation and even if they did not believe it, the law was that they must acquit & prisoner unless they were satisfied that the Crown had proved. its ense. The evidence of the Crown de pended on the evidence of a self-confessed

The Staff and Departments and the Navy Reserves played their postponed Happy Valley yesterday. The Navy, as

team, were far superior to the Stall, one of whom was the complainanta bat so well did the defence of the latter The Magistrate sentenced the defendant acquit itself, that the sailors were unable to three months hard labour. to find the net in spita of spending nearly all their time in the vicinity of the Army goal

THE INFLUENZA SCOURGE.

A WARNING FROM SOUTE AFRICA.

The sailors quickly assumed the offensive Staff were all in tip-top form, and when but Bcouler, Wain and Glemmey of the

the interval arrived, the last named, who At the meeting of the Straits Legisla- was keeping goal for the Army, had not tive Council, held in Singapore, on been beaten, although on many occasions October 14th, the Colonial Secretary (Mr. the soldiers goal had been in very serious S. James) said that the following danger. The sailors forced quite a num- telegram, courteously sant by the ber of corners but did not profit much by Governor-General of South Africa, had them, the winger on two

asions putting the ball behind.

After the interval the Navy went away ent away with a rush, and frons then fill the final whistle sounded, the soldiers' goal was bardly ever clear of the invaders. On one occasion only did the Staff look like scor- In view of the terrible experience ing, Ellarby, in the centre, broke through through which Bouth Africa is passing and was going strongly for goal when be as a result of violent outbreak of so- was charged down. Kirby following up, called Spanish Fever, with highly pneu- obtained possession and put in a fine shot monic characteristics, the Prime Minister which hit the cross-bar and almost

been received by His Excellency the Governor the previous night :-

From Governor-General, Bouth Africa, to Governor, Straits Settlements, dated October 12th, received 13th,

the goal, but was eventuallyd.of the Union of South Africa considers

in cases of this sort, where someone in a shop was charged with buying stolen pro. perty, that the undisputed facts were that be bought, the property from a thief, butthief and it was necessary for that evid for their purpose, the sailors forwards week's experience, there is now distinct-

the question for the jury to decide was whether, at the time, the prisoner knew that the property was stolen. The story for the defence was entirely different from that of the Crown and it was always for the Crown to prove their case without

HONGKONG LEAGUE, DIVISION II

TABLE TO DATE.

Club

Goals.

Back went the leather to the other end, it advisable to draw your special atten and Luxom put in a magnificent drive tion to the extreme seriousness of the which all but scored On another occasion malady with a view to the possibility of an effort from the Navy right beat the timely measures being taken by your goalkeeper, but Strange rushed back into Government to prevent its introduction the goal and effected a clever clearance from overseas The malady is infectious was injured and had to leave the ground treme prostration with an appalling During this ball, Harris, of the Staff in the highest degree and produces ex for a time. He returned later but could death-rate among coloured persons and do little.

Finding combination aseless natives, while among Europeans, alter a ence to be corroborated in every detail, tried a few long shote at goal, but Glenney ly increased seriousness in the character but there had been no corroboration at was always in the right place. The Navy of attacks At Kimberley yesterday Sity but there's was not a scrap of evidence kept up the pressure and their backs Europeans died. A Cape Town & still to show that, this prisoner had bought kicking very cleanly and powerfully, dealt larger number while coloured persons very-shly with the few feeble chorts of the property on that day. There was the Staff to break through. The game and nativos, at these cities are dying daily corroboration to show that the prisoner ended in a goalless draw, theoldiers in hundreds. Prime Minister is anxious knew that the property was stolen and escape from defeat being almost entirely that your country should be spared there was no corroboration to show that due to the fine play of their bacies and timilar calamity and has accordingly the 85.20 had been paid, and that was goalkeeper.

taken this step to give you timely warn- a shadow of reasonable doubt. It so the most material part of the story

·ing. happened in the present case that he There was even no entry in the book to had an overwhelming body of evidence, that effect. With regard to the number part of which the Crown had already of pieces alleged to have been stolen there was no corroboration The woman wit called, to state that the defendant was nets stated there were four pieces stolen, not in the shop at the time that the thief the thief stated there were six while the St. Joseph's ...... 9.

defence, stated there was nothing at all. Navy Res cames

if he had ever come at all. The He would call a number of witnemes who al Co

8. China Ath. story of the thief was a story, which any would swear that the thief never came Kowloon

to the shop at all and that defendant Staff & Dpts. who did not wish to tell the was not there at the time when the thief 87th Co. person, who hit police what he had done with the stolen was alleged to have sold the article to sard Co. jewellery, would say, and that was merely him University to mention the name of a jeweller who and denied the charge, stating that at Defendant went into the witness-box

happened to live in the neighbourhood the time he was collecting money at and who kept a quantity of gold in his Sincere's shop. He was so confused at

The Fee Boat & magazine started in shop. The Crown had to prove three ment "I did not know the bangles were

the police station that, he made the state

1217 by British intereste anounces that The above tournament an open singles it will coase publication with the Decem things. They had to prove that that was stolen. Kontak for warrant officers, non-commissioned her number owing to lack of financial sup the piece of gold which was stolen on

Other witnesses gave evidence to the officery, and men of the Regular Army in ports American interests, however, effect that prisoner was not in the shop and entries are being received by Sergeant

Hongkong commences early next month, nounce that it will be replaced by a June 27th and was part of the bangle on August 27th between 1 and 3 p.m.,

powerful magazine, representing Ameri R.E. - Office, sary and Japanese interests which will not prove that the person who received it shop on that date. One witnes went on year and it is hoped that as many or more Mr. Benjamin Fleisher and a number of

thief, or anyone similar to him, in theoris

The tournament attracted et entries last East The new magazine is promoted by prisoner and not anybody else. further to state that he bought some gold competitors will be forthcoming this year. bankers. It is known that only 30,000 The most important proof that they had on August 27th, which included a piece The holder of the cup is 2nd Corporal shares will be offered to the public and to offer, however, was that prisoner at

of bangle

Townsend, R. E at The jury brought in a verdich of not (Continued at foot of next column) guilty and the prisoner was discharged

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