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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative

·Couneil will be held in the Council Chamber day at noon,

PRDERS ON THE DAY. First reading of a Bill intituled ån Ordinanes de apply a sum of not excred- ing Eleveu, million one hundred and seventy-three thousand two hundred and twenty six dollars to the Public Service of the year 1920,

Speed reading of the Rili intituled An Medinance go konsolidate and amend the law relating to Places of Public Entertainment, *

* Will go, be "proceded with at this aweting.

BIT THE CONSTABLES

FINGER.

A COLLECTOR OF GLASS.

A went visitor to Hongkong has cont centrated his predatory instincts upon glass window panes, During the past fortnight he is alleged to have stolen: 140 panes of glass

Yest rday, he was charged at the Magistrney with being found in a occupied house with being in unlawful possession of a packet of pepper and a chisel; and, with assaulting a Chinese

constable,

Defendant admitted the offences and said he hit the constable's finger because the constable arrested him. The constable let him off and be ran away. A lew minutes later the constable chased him, a struggle ensued, and both of them roll-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 1919.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

VICTIMIZED.

THEFT OF STEEL FISH PLATES.

**THE "BELLE OF SWATOW

STREET!"

CONTRADICTORY 'EVIDENCE.

from a girl by menaces.

Between September 19th and 29th the At the Magistracy, yesterday. a Chin Kowloon-t'anwa Railway Company lostese was charged with demanding money a large quantity of steel fish-plates, valued at about $1,200, Sergt. Lane, of the Water Police, discovered some of the plates in a marine-dealer's store..

At

Inspector Kent stated that the girl in question was the belle of Swatow Street. There were two Chinese clubs in that the Magistracy, yesterday, six street, and each wanted to secure the ser- men who have been arrested on suspicions of the girl. On the night of Octo ber 13th. there was considerable trouble. were charged-two with tealing and four

and the Wanchai Police Force turned out, with receiving.

assisted by the district watchonen. There was supposed to have been fighting tween the two clubs over, the girl, It was ascertained that four men went to a Chinese brothel and asked the girl to become a member of their club. She refused but they insisted and demanded from her 84 as club fees, threatening to smash the furniture.

Mr. Leo Longinotto, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted. MF, C. H. Lyson appeared for one of the alleged thieves, Mr. E. Davidson for two of the alleged receivers; and Mr. C. E. H. Beavis for two others.

One of the alleged thieves and Mr. Davidson's clients were discharged on the ground of insuficient evidráce, and became witnesses for the prosecution.",

The charge against Mr. Lyson's client - that of stealing--was then proceeded

with,

A Chinese constable gave evidence of

RETEST.

Complainant, an attractive girl, stated that when she refused to join the club the defendant threatened to assault her. She blew a policewhistle, but no police

elne.

SPORT.

INDIAN RECREATION CLUB

REPORT.

The report of the Committee of the Indian Recreation Club for the ten months ending 'September 30th, states that the accounts show a credit balance of $1,073,53 The number on the member. ship roll is 10 A piece of ground at the Soo-kup-pou Valley has been allotted to the Club for cricket and tennis, and it is hoped to open is in the course of

next month.

The Club has had a very successful cricket season. Of eight matches played, five were won, awo drawn and one lost,

During the summer months launch Bathing trips were held every Wednce- day. The attendants were good and the outings proved very successful, The Com- mitter reeununend a grant of $18.75 to

the deficit in connection with these

bathing trips

The Club has entered tennis in the Hongkong Cricket.League and the Hung- kong Football League. The Committes hope that the members will do all in their power to further the success of the

Inspector Kent said there lat of trouble going on in the street, and a special detective was sent out to investi-Club in these Leagues, gate the cau

Defendant denied the allegation." Ele stated that he engaged the girl for a game of" dominoes and paid her $4. When her lover came she left the defen

Sergeant Lane stated that on October 1st he went along with Mr. Blyth, of the Kowloon Canton Railway, to a marine store and there inundi a quantity of steel plates which were identified by Mr. Blyth. He arrested two men who stated that they bought the irut from defend.dant severely alone. He demanded his. money back, and was assaulted by the

constable. girl's loser. He complained to a Chinese

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knew, no other concern had steel plates Mr. A. Byth said that, as far as he

similar to those of the railway.

Mr. R. Baker, acting manager of the

cil into a side channel, where they cracked Rails, stated that nobody had been

their heads."

Inspector Kent stated that at 12:30 am.

given permission to remove the plates,

The girl denied that he had a lover A Chinese eenstable stated that the Berdenied that defendant complained about being us

quarrel was an old one

One of the alleged thieves, who was dis-saulted. The girl had a lover. He knew,

to be divided between himself and

the whole history of the incident.

The girl said the constable was lying.

LITTLE BOYS IN COURT.

HAVE NO FOOD."

At the Magistracy, yesterday, n' Chin- ese boy pleaded guilty to hawking within the market limita

Inspector Kent informed the Magi strate that the youth had two previous: convictions

against him for similar offences.

Mr. Lindsell You are quite in- corrigible; you have been before mg on swo previous occasions.

The defendant: I cannot help it; I have no food.

I

Why do you not try to obtain Work?- hase. tried without success.

1 don't think you have tried 10 or 14 days.

Another litt boy was charged with hawking without a licence,

Defendant stated that he was only eleven years of age. Anuther buy com initsed the offence.

Mr. Lindsefl: You are discharged-a it GAMBLER WHO KNEW THE you come up here again yuth will be

beaten. LAW.

on Uited or ath, the constable was inform-charged, stated that "defendant engaged hira at Yaumati to go to the coal-yard ed that there were sounè people in an un-

Mr. Landsell said it as impossible to verapied house or the Prayan East. The opposite Holt's wharf and remove a gunstable went to the plate and knocked quantity of roo. That was on Septem-convict the man on such contradictory ut the der. Receiving no answer, heber 15th. There were, three other men evidence and discharged him. burst in. Defendant, who had taken off besides him. Defcadang superintended whole window of the house, pretended the removal of the plates, which were to be asleep on it. He had evidently loaded into a junk. He way paid $4.50, entered the house through the root by ments of the skylight, which was open. The man agreed to come to the station quietly, but on the way he bit the con- stable's finger. The constable retaliated by striking the man on the head with his truncheon. A struggle ensued and the couple rolled into a side-channel, injuring themselves, and had to be sent to hospital. The man had admitted that he intended the pepper for blinding his

The chisel WFLB

to

use

pursuers...

used

another man. Defendant engaged two INGENIOUS PLAN TO DODGE THE others.

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POLICE

Crags examined by Mr. Lyson, witness stated that all the men were engaged by

A party of Chinese gamblers bit upon. defendant. The reason why he was giveKacwing that the Police were armed with an ingenious plan' to evade arreat. 4.50 was because the other men had not completed their work before going away. search-warrants for premises the met He did not tell defendant that he had changed their place of meeting night by night. They would play cards in one a quantity of iren from Canton, or ask

for $3.

A statement made by defendant at the

house one night, and as soon as the Police took out a warrant they moved to another

BRIBERY CASE.

CHARGES AND COUNTER. CHARGES.

At the Magistracy, yesterday. a Chin ese was charged with causing an obstruc tion and with offering a bribe of 20 cents. to a constable.

An Indian constable atated that he noticed defendant placing his stall across the road and ordered him to remove it

The man reiused and witness arrested bim. On the way to the Police-station the man offered him a bribe to release him.

from the till." quarryssaulting him and stealing the money Defendant accted the constable of

and siter a fortnight's tracing managed ever, more cunning than their

to arrest thirteen of them.

for removing panes of glass. Defendant Police-station was produced to the effer house, and so on. The Police were, how- had removed 20 panes from that house alone. The defendant had stated that he bad been in gani on a previous occasion, but his Enger prints were not in the bureau,

Mr. Lindell sentenced defendant nine months Bard labour.

to

that he was acting on behalf of the last witness, who brought the iron from Canton.

One of the alleged receivers, who was discharged, stated that he had bought iron from the defendant on several occa- RIODS. On September 28th defendant came to his store and ärranged for the sale of Bone iron.

Defendant naked for 50 cent, commission on each bundle LONG RECORD OF CONJUGAL BLISS iron, which was brought in a boat,

THE CREEN-BYED MONSTER

BROKEN.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese was charged with stabbing his wife and with pouring hot water on her.

Mr. M. W. Lo appeared for the defence. Complainant stated that originally she was the wife of another man who had gone abroad. When she was 27 years of of age defendant kidnapped her from the custody of her mother and took her to bis native village, where she lived with him

"

Cross-examined by Mr. Lyson, witness stated that some coolies brought the iron. Defendant had told him that he was. acting for another party. The price agreed on $33, plus $7.50. de fendant's commission. Defendant took the 831 first of all, and came back later for his commission. Two foki were pre- sent during the transaction.

Was

At this stage it was pointed out that the two fakis were present in Court.

"Mr. Lyson remarked that that was

as his wife. They co-habited for a num rather unfortunate for his client, as he never quarrelled, † had intended to call them to prove that

ber

of years and

- although she bail heard that defendant, the alleged thief, who was discharged,

was plotting to murder her. On October

was the person who had received the

The prisoners were taken before

.

N. L. Smith at the Magistracy, yesterday. one of them being charged with keeping a common gaming-house and the others with playing for atakes.

The alleged keeper questioned the authority of the police to arrest him. He said he was playing ma chuk and not

sam kung.

Mr. Smith: But that is gambling.

The keeper: No, it is not. We do not know sam kusy. I live in the house and I am entitled to invite my friends to play a game of cards with me. "know the lass of Hongkong. Ma chuk is not a prohibited game; it is a social game. We were playing it when the Police arrested us. I challenge the Police to any that ma chuk is a prohibited game.

A constable stated that the keeper acted banker," while the rest were playing

ay

sam king.

Mr. Lindsell Sned defendant $2 on the frst charge and 810 on the second.

AN OPIUM CONSUMER.

MAN COMMITS THREE OFFENCES:

At the Magistracy, yesterday," a Chin es pleaded guilty to being in unlawful possessing of seven maces of upium and. smoking apparatus, and to trespassing on the Asiatic Petroleum Co.'s premises at Tai-kok-teui.

A further charge of being in unlawful possession of counterfeit Singapore coins

withdrawn, as the Colonial Trea surer had pronounced these to be good coins of the realm.

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Defendant stated that, being an opium consumer, it was necessary for him to have a quantity of the drug in his pos session.

default, two months hard labour.

Mr. Lindsell fiped defendant; $73, in

BROKERS AT VARIANCE.

case in

At the Summary Court, yesterday, the bearing was continued of the Mr. Smith faed the first defendant 250, which Mr. J. M. P. da Silva, broker, and the rest 22 euch.

claimed from Mr.LV. F. Ribeiro, broker, the sum of 8404.52, and Mr. Ribeiro counter-claimed $203.34.

During his cross-examination by Mr.

Mr. da Silva said? Lo

Brokers always trust each other; if there were no trust there would be no business.

Eight of the gamblers were cooks in European households and their masters probably had to go breakfastless.

KN VE OR FOOL?

2nd, she quarrelled with defendant over money. some pig's food, but she did not know the Defendant stated that he only acted us reason why he stabbed her and poured a commision agent. He did not know hot water over her.

that the plates were stolen. Defendant stated that he had had Mr. Lindsell observed that he was" not suspicions for some time that his wife inclined to believe the Chinese witnesses was carrying on a flirtation with another for the prosecution. He thought the SIX MONTHS IN GAOL FOR man. On the evening of the incident he wrong man had been charged. He die caught her in the act and lost control of charged the defendant. himself.

Mr. Lindsell ordered defendant to pay 850 compensation to his wife.

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

The following telegraming have been received by the American" Consulate General, Hongkong; from the Manila Observatory:

a.m., October 15th. Typhoon 13deg. E. Long. Ildeg. N. Lat., moving W.N.W

1 p... October 18th.

POBSESSINGTMCOUNTERFEIT- COIN."

The case against two other alleged At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese receivers was adjourned, as Mr. Langi youth was charged with uttering and notto wished to consider his position. being in possession, of counterfeit five The original bail of $2,000 each was re- cent pieces of Hongkong currency. duced to $1,000 each.

METROPOLITAN POLICE IN THE ARMY.

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Members of the Metropolitan Polico who have decided to remain as volunteers in the Army of Occupation are regarded as still serving "for the purposes of the present war and in their case the pro- Visions of the Police Constables (Naval and Military Bervice). Acts, 1914-1927. Typhoon Long. 120deg. E., Lat. 19deg not be struck off the strength of the still apply, and consequently such men will N., moving W.

Metropolitan Police Fores.

Inspector Kent stated that defendant had 41 five-cent pieces. Es attempted to pass off two on a cigarette vendor, who refused to accept it. The defendant then. went to another abop and tried the same game.

Defendant said he exchanged $2.20 in. Canton money for 41 five-cent pieces of Hongkong currency. He did not know they were counterfeit coins, as he had not seen such money before.

Mr. Lindsell: If you are not a knave, you are a fool. Bix months hard labour,

In

reply to Mr. Lo, Mr. Silva denied that the real transaction was that he gave the 8375 to Mr. Ribeiro to cover the loss en 50 shares in the Electric Company be cause be (Silva) could not meet the task.

of the shares.

Mr. Lo asked if, being a Government Pensioner, and not being. on his own statement, in a position to chuck away money," he wanted the Court to believe that he gave the money to Ribeiro without

security, merely as a gift.

Mr. Silva: "I chuck money away! "I gave the money to him as a present, he cause we were in the same office.

The bearing was again adjourned.

CHAIR-COOLIE ASSAULTS LUKONG.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, a chair- i coolie was charged with assaulting & con- stable in Lyndhurst Terrace.

the

The constable stated that he demanded. the chair-bearer's licence, whereupon the coolie used vile language and hit him on mouth. Witness retaliated. Another clair-coulle, also, salted witness.

The defendant accused the constable of being the aggressor,

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Mr. Smith fined defendant

the alternative of six weeks' hard labour,

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