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THE HONGKONG, DAILY

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ECHO OF THE HOI PING OUTRAGES.

MAGISTRATE'S ORDER FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

sane senses would vote him to the Board BARLY HANSOM OF DEATH.

But Mr. Alves is the bead of Control. of a successful business, is engaged in housing enterprises, has lived for years in Kowloon, and has a specialised know ledge of the needs of the people. Coupl ing all this with his holding, he has

The full story of the crimes committed by banditti in the Boi Ping district, Canton, was related at the Magistracy yosterday, when a Chinese, named Cham Ke Lim, alleged to be the leader of the band, was brought before Mr. J. R. Wood, the Canton Clovernment. og, a requisition for his surrender by the

RANDOM REFLECTIONS. During the past few days I have been reficeting upon the reasons for the stinos. phers of suspicion, the feeling of dis

rust, which seems to surround almost everything that is done on this tiny, little island. Enthusiastic visitors, knowing

an undoubted right to urge his claims nothing of local affairs, have waxed

to recognition. In stating that he wish lyrical over its beautios; they have beened to look after his own interests," I enchanted with the view of the harbour, think he was simply honest and straight impressed by the stately and substantial

forward, and in trying to make capital appearance of the office buildings, by the

out of his “selfishness" the existing clean and well-made roads, and the Directors were guilty of & pharianism ill-siders. What has been the effect of which, I should imagine, deceived no one. their raptures upon my mind? Almost it was, in my view, a false atop on their defended by Mr.Leo d'Almada. irresistably I have been remainded of an part. If a man with an extremely large

Mr. F. W. Gibbins, chief clork in the old-fashioned hymn I used to sing in holding in a Company looks thoroughly Colonial Secretary's office, produced a Sunday School, one line of which refers after his own interests in that Company document, received from Canton, address to those places

luxuriant vegetation which clothes the

Where overy prospect pleases and only

man is vile."

Mr. Loo Longinotto, assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted. The prisoner was

EDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1978, 1919

·SPORT.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

UNITED BEHVICES LEAGUE ·

NAVY, 2; R.G.A., 0.

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this match, which was played on the

The R.G.A. had a work team out for: Club ground yesterday. They started with only ten men. The gunners kicked off, and a spell of even play followed.

At

this was broken by Groan, the Artil- lery centre forward, who forced a corner" affor a fire run, but nothing resulted from the kick. The Navy gaining posses. rion of the ball, transferred play so the other end of the hold. Taylor was called upon several times, and gained consider- able applause from the spectators for so brilliant saves. Green kept break-

he must, perforce, look after the interested to the British Comeul there, requesting away but, as his partners failed to

of his fellow investors. Such an arrange ing the extradition of the prisoner. ment, 1 beliove, would satisfy the majority of shareholders

Why is this? The breezy assurances of those travellers from overseas that

I was interested in Mr. Alves' ques a" must be well with us are, presumably,,

tions. I did not fully comprehend all not sufficient to neutralise the effects of the details, but they seemed to show that that poison which is being continually be was taking an ouergetic interest in distilled into my mind by the conver sation of many of those whom I meet in the course of my daily nvocations. there is to be an election, the possibili- ties of a straight fight are pooh-poohed, The big four, or the wicked six, or the hydra-beaded one will erab the chances of the popular hero for whom the people are panting. There will surely be some wire-pulling somewhere and somehow, so **What's the use?" The disgruntled one snarle at fate and the injustice of the universe generally and--this is where the pity of it comes in-be allows apathy to settle like a pall upon him, parslys ing his activities.

affairs, and that is always to be com meded. I wondered how the seemingly If unaccountable shrinkage in the balance

Mr. d'Almada contended that the Bri- tish Consul in Canton not being an off der of the Hongkong Government, the Government of this Colony could not extradite the prisoner on the strength of that document. Under Section 6 of the Ordinance, the application should have been made to H.E. the Governor.

The Magistrate said that, øven it, he

admitted Mr. d'Almada's contention, the proper course of prosedure was to apply to the Supreme Court for a writ of haber

corpusi..

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Mr. d'Almada maintained that if the legality of his point were admitted, the prisoner should be discharged

keep up with him his efforts wore wasted. The Navy, had most of the play up to her interval but failed to open the account, although Taylor was the meana of preventing at least three goals from being scored before the teama changed: ends.

The second half saw the sailors pressing more than ever, play throughout being mostly in their opponents' half. A deter.

for house and office furniture would be

mined rush by the Navy forwards was only cheaked when the inside right looked explained. It seemed to me that some- one had mislaid 860, or that there had

likely scorer, Hell managing to get his fopt to the ball as the former took his been a clerical error, and in either case

shot. Following this, the Navy centre- the clearing up of the mystery, in the

tried hard to score, putting in a circumstances, would have been awkward.

difficult ground shot which was neatly It was a mare's nest. A little office fur-

The Magistrato: 1 have the Govern-picked up and cleared by Taylor. Me aiture had been sold and 1 thought Mr.ment's order to proosed with the case. Alves' sarcastic remark about the Com pany turning furniture-dealers was paltry. The laugh was against him, and he did not face it in the proper spirit. The remark was calculated to make one If the state of the local share-market view the questions in a different light is the subject of comment the sau

~~pot 88 ER endeavour to elucidate doleful tale is told. "A man's a fool to interesting information but as ao at touch local shares unless he is in the tempt to pick holes for the sake of scor; know.' The Directors can do what theying cheap applauso. About the alleged like; they are

in the swim together, breach of confidence, the encouflage, etc. and it is case of one good. turn I say nothing. They are matters of deserves another,' the outsider always little importance, and, anyhow, the days being left to hold the baby. Why, it of "secret treaties" are past. As t is often hinted that the vagaries of ex-

the gathering together of all the support change are due to the Machiavellian possible in the abape of proxies, it was manipulations of some Get-rich-quick a perfectly natural and legitimate pro Wallingford, who is taking use of inceding. Mr. Alves did it and so did side information to feather bis own neat the Directors. The Directors, however, Has secured more support among the share Then look at the stock-brokers? anyone ever heard a good word said for holders than Mr. Alves did, and won was in was broken into and a quantia in fantan, were charged before Mr. J.

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hands down.

Niyen was often prominent, putting in Mr. d'Almada repeated that the

tricky runs which, however, the quisition was not correct and his client Army defence managed to check. Eventu. was entitled, to be discharged. He naked ally he was sucessful, boating Taylor for a postponement of the case to receive at close range with a good shot. Green further instructions from bis olient.

tried hard to equalise, running nearly Mr. Wood allowed ten minutes.

the length of the field, but failed at the. Mr. Longinotto briefly summarised the final effort, Parker clearing with a long crimes committed in July last, in the kick. Neal and MaNiven at this stage Hoi Ping district, by the bandita, whom of the game played well together, giving leader the prisoner was alleged to be. In Torr, and Sharman plenty of hard to Chung Eum Lee village numerous houses work to keep their lines clear. MoNiven were looted, and 49 persons were kidnappered the geoond and final goal of the

The witnesses match

Amatch just before time

WRA Bounded pod and held to ransom.

the prosecution were all victims of getting in fine run and beating Taylor the bayment of rombo Chata na Loy and Sharman ve For the bass Ford

Ka

were kept very busy and one of the witnesses, was employed by did their work well; Talfourd in the the robbers to carry messages from cap half back line was, as usual, an out tives to their relatives. A youth was standing player; while MoNiven, Noal released on payment of $1,700.

and Travis were always prominent on the Navy side.

on renom.

Chau Kwok Wong, aged eighteen, described the incidents that Chong_Sum" "The Village da" "July 4 Kh last. He was aroned only in the and shortly, afterwards the house which by the noise of a great commotion,

he

wa

removed.

A GAMBLERS' MECOA.

Five Chinesa, alleged to have indulged

course, there is a ring in the sense that of the captives, Dress On Septem with a low Chinese constables.

tho, letter to the

bor 2nd, the prisoner took witness close to his (witness) house and there released

of jewellery and clothes were He was dragged out and tied by a rope R. Wood, at the Magistracy, yesterday. Now, I would like to know, where's

to eleven others. They were then taken It was stated that the beach of Patoi the kick? There seems to be done, and into a forest, and, later, brought back Island was a favourite ren

rendezvous of to a house and locked up. On August gamblers from all parts of Hongkong, yet we get aspersions and innuendoca and 7th the prisoner asked witness to write who hoped there to elude the vigilance the old, old story of "the ring.". Of to his grandfather, Chau Ka Leo, one of the Police. On information received deputed to deliver the Police despatched an Indian sergeant Mond than 200 persons had collected round the spot where the alleged gaming was carried on, but directly the policemen Chau Ka. Leo's evidence was similar appeared they dispersed with the excep to that of Chan Kwok Wong. Amongst tron of the fire defendants, who were other services he was called upon to per arrested. The sum of $4.67 and the trual form for the prisoner was to inform the apparatus used in the game were seized. relatives of the captives that if early The Magistrate held that the evidence ransom were not paid the captives would dit hot justify a conviction. The money be shot. The prisoner belonged to this was village and witnes bad known him for deposited in the poor-box.

considerable time.

rot act.

him...

themi They know which side their bread is buttered. They are tied to the chariote of the plutocrats, and, in return for docile obedience in a crisis, they accasionally get a bone flung to them in the shape of a tip to buy or sell, and business is put in their way. I bold no probably three-fourths of the directora brief for those brokers who, haing jobbers of local companies aro personal friends. as we'l, persuade one to sell shares on the It is unavoidable in a small community. plea that they are going down, and then They like being Directors or they would spend an hour in convincing the man

I should like to be one myself. next door of the advisability of pur But because the Director of one Com chasing them on the ground that they pany may ask the Director of another to are going up, but, simple soul that dinner there is no reason to jump to the am, I cannot picture even these belots" conclusion that dark and evil designs

Mr. Almada said the prisoner was of the unholy combing in quite the are being framed for defrauding the entitled to his discharge on the following ainister light in which they are usually public. Such an attitude, and it is one points:-(2) That no evidence was ad duced by the Crown that prisoner was painted.

adopted by many, is absurd. The Direca subject of China, (b) that the rv

of sub-section 3 of section *4* Amongst those who have heard the whis tors like their jobs, and while they can

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not been complied with, pering at the atreet corners or at such retain the confidence of the biggest share. (c) that the

deposition from the Chinese other places where men are wont to co holders they are going to keep them. Government was bad and irregular, as not having been addressed to the Gover- gregate, who can say that the sketch They do their duty secording to their

and nor, (d) if point (e) be not uphold, have given is overdrawn? There was lights. Those lights may not be exocp-

that the warrant was bad. Mr. d. Almada submitted that the Magistrate had power case in point on Saturday. Mr. Alves tionally brilliant in some cases, but that to discharge the prisoner, under action wished to become a Director of the is a matter for those who elect them, 10, for any irregularities.

The Magistrate intimated that "Mr. Humphreys Estate and Building Com Let us make an effort to get rid of the d'Almada's point that the prisoner had раду. He mureballed his forces and obsession that weighs upon 1. Mr...not been proved to be a subject of China they were not strong enough. He was Alves, I verily believe, did the composed to recall one of the witness so that was a strong one, and. be, therefore, pro beaten on a show of bands and would munity a good turn by stirring up a the prisoner's nationality might be have been bonton if a poll had been certain amount of interest in a Company:

posed to.

Mr. d'Almada submitted that that demanded. But what a onckle! I am meeting. If he ie not led astray by course was absolutely irregular.

The Magistrate said he did not think not referring to that which took place spleen and chagrin over the result of

BO. He need Mr. Longinotto if he wish- at the mosting, but to that which was his first tilt in the arena he will some ed to call the evidence in question, Mr. continued outside. "Oh, the Trualby his own in due course. Shureholders,

Longinotto made a formal application, which the Magistrate granted. again. What's the use (a blessed expres recognising his interest, his activity sion)? I knew you would be swamped and his business acumen, will be in You had no earthly chance-not in the clined to give ki clique."

Nothing much can bo expocted from the Com- one fish in the pan. I may be pany and have no particular axe to almost alone in my opinion, but I look

I believe I am unbiased and, upon grind.

Directors na ordinary human therefore, I should like to state the case beings, not much better and not much

■ whole, than their as it appears to me in the hope that worse, taken as it may cloar the air a little. To com fellow mortals, and I give them credit metoe with, I sympathise with Mr. for that common sense which will show Alvos, aspirations. As the second larg- them the folly of endeavouring unduly at shareholder in the Company, and to resist the wishes of those upon whose the largest one resident in the Colony, suffrages they dopend. The unfortunate ho has, to my mind, prima facis, all the thing in that our local gladiators are

I have

shares in no

chsnoo."

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OPIUM CASES,

R. Wood, at the Magistracy, yesterday A Chinese was charged before Mr. J. with being in possession of 105 teels of He was arrested by Prepared opium. An Indian constable,, on suspicion, near tho Bailors' Home. The opium was found cleverly concealed in three girdles round his waist.

The defence was that a passenger on the Man Lice huaci

given defendant the opium to take ashore.

A fine of $2,000 was imposed; in de fault, nine months' imprisonment. being in unlawful possession of

Another Chinese was charged with taels of opium.

a steamer by a Revenue officer, was fined

The defondant, who was arrested on

$500,0

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PICK-POCKET SENT TO GAOL.

Theatre stood is evidently a happy hunt

The site on which the old Empire ing-ground for the light-fingered fraternity; jugglers, give open-air par One of the man who was kidnapped by formances here at all hours of the day. the band of which the prison was and the inevitable crowd gathers to watch alleged to be a member, was recalled and then. A Chinese pick-pocket attoripted

that the prisoner, being one of his to

to floh a purso containing 82-10 from own clan was s. Chinese subject.

Tho

an on-looker, but was detected. When Magistrate pointed out to Mr. he appeared beforo Mr. R. E. Lindsell, d'Almanda that he had failed to make at the Magistracy, yesterday, a previous another point, viz. that the pridence shiviation was proved against him. He offered against the prisoner referred was sentenced to three months' imprison only to a small part of the crime which ment. was laid out in the requisition from Chinees Government and that therefore, the engagement in the requisition was not sufficiently strict.

Governor,

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