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THE HONGKONG. DAILY PHESS., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20т. 1918.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEW PRESIDENT OF

NEWS.

1FROM OVE OWN CORRESPONDENT, )

THE PREMIERSHIP

The senate has approved of Nat bsn as Pressier

Chien

MINISTERS TO SWITZERLAND

AND BELGIUM

PORTUGAL.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS

BEFORE HIS HONDOR THE PUIKNE JUSTICE, MR. H. H. GOMPKITZ.]

I

for the murder. The Attorney General etated that it was a question of money,

but that statement was disproved by the evidenco of Sergeant Cockle, who deposed that he found no money on either the dereased or the prisoners. The girl said that there were three men in the room, but sho failed to identify anyone.

He

a faint

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JUST TO HAND GOLF CLUBS

GOLF

From a talegrain

to HE the Governor of Macau on the 16th instant- by the Minister for the Colonies in Lisbon

THE PENNINGTON STREET MURDER. and published in a supplemes to the| Macau Government Gazette, we learn that PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH. there is widespread consternation over Lee Yuk Wan, Young Yee and Tak submitted that there was great discre the nanestration of the President The

Kwan, Chinese, were indicted for the pancy and doubt in the evidence, and, counts) is quiet The Government re

murder of Leang Sam, at No. 2, Penning according to British law, no man could The Cabinet has approved of Wang mains practically the same, with Admical to Street, Hongkong, on November 9th.

Canto Castro at its head. Minister un Switzerland

be convicted if there was oven ༥thE HHRST

The day of

The Attorney-General (the Hon. Mranggestion of doubt in the case. and of Wes Chang ch Master to the funeral has not yet been fixed

B. 3. H. Kemp. K.) prosecuted. Mr The untion will go into mourning for. Belilius defended the first two prison-prisoner, stated that the defence was that Mr. Jenkin, who appeared for the third; Belgauto,

the prisoners wore the discoverers of the

murder. murder and not the perpetrators of the

It was inconceivable that priSPALDING'S soners should remain at the spot after the murder had been comanitted

"GOLD MEDAL " What the Mr. J. W. Franks, Superintendent of girl witness described as the committal Victoria Gaol, stated that prisoners had of the crime, was nothing more than the opportunities of communicating with each discovery of the murder of the prisoners. other while in gaol.

As regards the confession made by his

IN IT CAMOUFLAGE

that

The

KURMA tere Southern tilaris of the Government

30 days, half of which will be fall mourn- ing.

The schools, tribunals and Govern. ment departments will be closed until the day of the funeral, excepting those depari

era, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin the third

Messrs. S. H. Dutton (foreman). G. Ball, The following jury was empanelled:

MJ. Danenberg. J. Gray, C. Makolu,

in tegnol to she suppression of tufts and outs which must remain open for the Pestonji and E. R. Thomas.

the selection of Nanking as the rease of the Parma Ionferenes is not real, hat is intended to maneuflage the inability of The Southern parts to agree upon a lend ing delegate

The Elverument's preparations for flie Conference are practically complete

BREWERIES NOT WANTED

Indignation is aroused nl. Ike caribenti.

platf influx of American brewers to in Opinion is forming in the hope of unduring Washington la ban such Jet 1110104,

ĮTAROCOK REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BOLSHEVIKS DEFEATED

PRRING. December 18th

A message from Vladivostock says the, Bolsheviks have been severely defonted at Ekaterinbarg Three brigades of Boviets

were eat up

[@Y COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGÓI BAN P."]

THE CHINESE PEACE CONFERENCE.

PEKING, December Hith. Kun clang is proceding

Fung Nanking.

The Peking Government has decided to adhere to Nanking us the pince for the

Peace Conference.

transmeton of urgent public business. All departments will be closed on the

day of the funeral. Performances in and utside the theatres will not be permitted until after the day of the funeral

At Macau, the public servouts and unval and military officials and garrisons will go into mourning for one month, as above atlerd stil the day of the funeral all flags will be half masted, and the Monte Fort, as well as the gunboats Patria and Moran, will fire minute guns every 1/4 hour from daybreak until sunset. Enish

ing with a salute of 21 guna.

The following letter has been received by the Consul for Portugal from the Colonial Secretary, Hongkong

HONGKONG GOVERNMENTS

SYMPATHY

Colonia! Secretary's Office, Hongkong.

18th December, 1918.

the

INCLUDING

CLUBS LADIES AND GENTS

MODELS.

IRONS Price

$4.25

inter. each.

each.

be question the accuracy of pretation 1 The other prisoners were evi dently trying to put the blame on him.

The Police Interpreter was recalled, as client, he wished to remind the jury thas WOOD CLUBS the prisoners wished to question the ae confessions were not always mclusive curacy of the statements taken down by evidence. If the prisoner had confessed

Price him at the Polier Station. The Inter preter insisted that he quite understood

the crime in the first instance why should $4.75 the Kwongsi dialect and took the state-i monts of the prisoners as they had mundo thent.

Third Prisoner. I told you that yet they, too, refuted the statements attri did not kill Leung Bam." You make buted to them by the interpreter. me say: 1 killed Leung Sam."

whole case depended on the evidence of a The witness replied that prisoner had little girl, whose story was inconsistent his statement read over to him. This the with that related by her mother. prisoner admitted, but stated that whon the jury going to sentence men to death he wanted to correct the inaccuracies in 9 evidenco auch as thai? the statement the police pushed him into the cells.

Witness: You did not ask me to alter your staleinení

Bru, His Excellency the Officer Ad ministering the Government desires me toment you make me say: "Leung Ban Prisoner: Then. aguia, in my state send you the enclused copy of a telegram absconded with the money." that he bas sent to His Excellency the

1 did not Governor

What I said was "Yung On of Macau, and to

say that express through you to the Portuguese Community

absconded with the money." of Hongking his sincele sympathy in the lamented death of the President of the Portuguese Republic by the band of an ILSANSHIFT. I a. sir, your abedient ser

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(Bigned) A. D. BALI,

p Colonial Secretary.

Hongkong

Chin Nung pan, the Premier. has in Turme the South, that the attacks on The Consul for Portugal, bandits in Shensi and Fukien enmot be stopped, and the Peace Conferegre mist | be opened in Nenking. The South"GOYERNOR, ALACAO,-- should therefore send representatives to

Nanking as RUDH as possible, or the Peking Government will ask the Powers to decide.

CHINA'S REPRESENTATIVES AT

THE EUROPEAN PEACE CONFERENCE.

Qop of the Foreign Ministers in Peking hus announced that the envoys sent by the South to the Peace Conference in Europe must be included with those lo be sent by the Peking Government, as the Powers cannot recognise two Glovern- ments in a nation,

CANTON NEWS.

18th December, 1918.

"I desire tu convey to Your Excellency and the Colony of Macao my deep regret at the dastardly outrage which has re sulted in the death of the President of the Portuguese Republic, and my sincere sympathy with his bereaved family.

SEVERN

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The Attorney-General, in a long address. for the Crown, stated that it was only Datural for the prisoners to question the accuracy of the interpretation, FLM the firet statements they had made were double motive for the crime; one was that damning against them.

THE "IZ", LAMBERT CHAMBERS, THE "S.E.G. There WIS 1

$22.00 each. $22.00 each. decased had suggested the pledging of CHEAPER MODELS From $0.75 each, to $17.50 each.

$23.00 each. first prisoner's wife to obtain money fur their business, and the second was that Witness: You did not say that.

the men were angry because the deceased, Prisoner: You said: "It is no use to was alleged to have "devoured their talk too much of Yung Ou; you are money. The evidence was conclusive charged with the murder of Leung Sam," that the prisoners had committed while another interpreter said "We have murder; there were no other men in the done a lot of work to-night."

house, and the reason why the prisoners Witness denied this, and in reply to the did not attempt to escape was that they Judge. stated that the statements were were strangers in a strange land, und had taken down at 11 p.m.

no money to purchase their tickets back Mr. Belilius drew the attention of his to their country. The third prisoner was Lordship to the fact that at the Police found lying in bed with the deconsed Court, the second prisoner made a state covered up with a blanket. This was to ment, consistent with thut made by the evado any suspicion which the inmates third prisoner, to the effect that the inter-might have had that the man was mur preter hustled the prisoners, remarking:dered, and to give the prisoners time to

You are charged with the murder of escape. Leung Sam; I cannot soo what Yung After a very lengthy summing up by

his Lordship, the jury brought in vordiet of "guilty" against all three prisoners.

On hand to do with it."

Witness denied hustling the prisoners. There was no commotion at the station Lluat night.

not aware of it.

The foreman, addressing his Lordship, At the Marine Court, yesterday, before which the

Mr. Jenkin: Was that not the night on said In view of the evidence put for Commander C. W. Beckwith, the Chinese received 1-Witness: No; if it was, I was taking into consideration his extreme nows of the Armistice was ward in regard to the first prisoner, and, masters of the steam launches Viator, Wag Fonky, Tagawa, Ewes and Hoi Hang

youth, the jury recommend him to the were charged with having disobeyed the Station suspended that afternoon and emendation and I shall forward to the

Was not the officer in charge of the clemency of the Court. lawful orders of the Harbour Master by another officer sent to tako bis place-proper quarter. My duty is to pass sen- His Lordship: I have noted your re going alongside the Shingo Afaru on Novetuber 11th, when there were already two launches alongside that steater.

Mr. E. E. do W. Abney, of Messta Thomas Cook

& Bou, informed the In view of the decline in the price of

Magistrate that the master the Fiatur was aware that he was acting unlawfully, wolfram owing to the cessation of the but his was an urgent case because he war in Europe, the Treasurer has order-had to tranship a Mrs. Otway from the

BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NOOI BAR PO.")

CANTON, Demember 19th.

WOLFRAM TAXATION.

I do not know.

After further eross-examination, the Attorney General proposed to call the Interpreter who took down prisoners". statements at the Police Court.

no notice had been served

Mr. Jenkin objected on the ground that

After some argument between Counsel,

ton.co.

Asked if they had anything to say why the sentence of donth should not be passed upon them, all three prisoners protested

their innocence.

timo

ed that the export tax on wolfram from Shinyo Maru to another steamer in the the Judge upheld Mr. Jenkin's objection Sam; I am purely innocent.

First Prisoner: Why should I be con victedt I was out of the house at the Second Prisoner: I know nothing about the, case, my lord, I have boon falsely acegsed

Third Prisoner: I did not kill Leung harbour which was leaving in an hour. the North and East Rivers be reduced to The master said he did not notice the

The first prisoner, who is 20 years of evidence against mo is false

All the a moderate lovel

Police on duty, or he would have in aga stated that he came from Wachow on

I have a formed them about it.

and parents. If I am hanged here The Magistrate said the role prevent

October 17th, with his wife, the two ford

my family do? I hope, my will consider this matter. ing more than two launches going along. other prisoners, and the deceased, say anything more.

may you will

NUARES TO BE SOLD.

a steamer had been unforced for the Thoy engaged a flat in Pennington Street dead on all three fiets passing sentence of safety of passengers. In the old days it on October 18th..

a common sight to see as many 8 Cantonesc.

Ho did not speak jura recommendation to the first pri prisonera, explained the The prisoner then said that boner, who replied: I thank you, my lord,

very much. I am the only son of

The Treasurer has ordered that the oficial shares in the Electric Light Conside pany be sold to the public, in order to raiso funda for the payment of cortain loans.

PASSPORT REGULATIONS.

bo-

twelve launches alongside one steamer,

F

and women and children scrambling from he had nothing to add to what he had parts; my wife is in Hongkong with one to the other, a very dangerous pro- said at the Magistracy.

my ceeding. It was the duty of the Polles

put ng friends and I do not know what Mr. Belities, addressing the jury, stated he will do

His Lordship: You can send any poti;

to see that any one launch did not stop alongside a steamer for too long, other that the Crown based the caso for the tion you like while in gaol. to take away passengers. As regards the girl, who was yery much younger than wise it would be unfair to others waiting prosecution on the evidenos of a littlo

accepted Mr. Abney's ex- planation and dismissed the caSO.

Fiator

The authorities have received advice Irom the Peking Waichsopo that the Cabinet has decided, with the Foreign Diplomata approval, that the officials of wis any railway or shipping company must examine every foreigner's passport fore issuing him a ticket.

If any foreigner be found without a passport, or with a forged one, ho must be do twined and handed over to his Consul. The above regulations are not applicable to Japanese.

JEOLIDAYS

The Commissioner of Customs at Canton has announced that the Customs will be closed

December 23rd (Winter

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The masters of the Tagawa and the The jury would notion the soveral die 5th into the death of Mra. Marjorio Todd, the thirteen years she was alleged to be. Dr. Murray Robertson, the Singapore. Euro said that they had waited

Coroner, held nu enquiry on December and two hours, respectively, for the crepancies which had arisen in the state which occurred during the performance,

hour launch nearest to the Shingo Maru tomente of the witnesses. move away, but, as it did not do so, they the question of miscomprehension of by Dr. C. J. Smith, of an operation wore forend to lie alongside. These two, fined $5 each. and the master of the Way Foung, wore Kwongai dialect. It was admitted that necesitated by her coalition of health at the deceased, who had brought to prison Dr. Smith, in the course of his evidence, the General Hospital on December 4th. Po. A. Bleckman, who prosecuted, said that ho was not sure of the identity ra to Hongkong, had no money to supaid the deceased need a little anumić Festival), 26th (Christmas), and Janu of the master of the Foi Hung, who wua port them, and therefore on the morning at her general condition wea antisfaci ary 1st, 2nd and 3rd, We learn that the accordingly discharged. Post Office will also observe tho' above dates as holidays.

After the hearing, the Magistrate in- of the murder the first prisoner went out try and be considered ber strong shougl formed the constables that it was their

with the other 'two' prisoners, to malo Wa administered in the presents of Dr. duty to bring up the masters of any arrangements with & friend working on for, and the operation was performed Captain E. B, Flak, who died recently launches who broke the rules in a similar board a steamer to" give` thont' 'The in two at the fienern? Hospital, Singapore, was the launches nearest the stanmer were dot passages. On their return at p.m. the that there was a change in the docensed'

Manker. They should, howovor, see that well known all over the Straits. He was allowed to stay in that position too long, accond and third prisoners went into the appearance and timthediately ceased the anaesthetist warned him the dagen of the masters sailing from for, otherwise, some lautichon would spend house Best, and word followed later the operation. Witness had soon death

the day there.

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that prisoners would all of a sudden “two on; therefore the actual cause of death master of ate of the schooners of the Wyndhamn treat, will be kept open unten no previous quatrel or diadušinental and that no binate could be attachmi Masses. Grace & Co.'s slip at No. 10. rod and murder deconsed. There had was very difficult to explain. The King of the Cena Talanila," Cluney Into on Saturday afternoon," for the con

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