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CRIMINAL SESSIONS. [BEFORE HIS HONOCE, THE PUISNE JUSTÍCs,

MR. H. E. J. GUMPERTZ.]*

THE

"DEVIL'S HEAD" SOCIETY Loung Tsai was indicted for having sent a threatening letter, demanding money,

THE HONGKONG

MILY

BOAT PEOPLE VICTIMIZED STRANDING OF THE "HONG

BY A CHINESE WALLINGFORD.

WAN E

CRIDAY, FEBRUARY

THE RULES OF BOXING. Discussing Mr. F. O Jenkin's brochars the Straits The Rules of Boxing."

limer says:m

MARINE COURT ENQUIRY. A Chinose, who had evidently studied

Mr. Jenkin has done his work very carefully the methods by which the famous NO EVIDENCE OF NEGLIGENCE. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford, had attract A Marina Court of Enquiry was held thoroughly, but we think in some cases be ed the elusive dollar to himself, and yesterday morning into the stranding of has gone out of his way to make diffien!- resolved to smalate his exploits, rented the Hong Won I off Amory, on January. Take, for instance, the question of an imposing office in West Point Fargth The Court was made up as follows: knockout. The N.8.0 rules know The Crown Solicitor (Mr. G. H. Wake nishing it with euitable fittings, he pCapt. Basil Taylour, RN, (President) nothing of it," says the writer."Knock

to Ho Shun, Po, on January 11th.

man) conducted the prosecution.

The following jury was empanelled Messrs. W. E. Roberts, R. Lee, LG Kavior, B. Perry, Wong Kam Fung, H.

F. Barros, and C. M. Siqueira

Relating the facts of the case, the

11th, Ho Stun Po, the master of the Tai

up a board at the door, which

to all and sundry that he had started a Money Saving Association. He was careful, however, to explain that he was

more interested in the wallara of boat

owner than anybody also probably be

out or no knock out, he who gets the announced Lieut. Carrie, R.N. (H.M.8. Alacrity),roater number of points gets the fight. Capt. 8. Robinson (aa Empress of On the other hand it is the practice, Rutha), Capt. B. Walter (aa Harialle), endorsed by public opinion, to ignore this and Capt. F. Mooney (1.&. Lai Song) rule. It is true that the rules are cari The Hong Won, grounded on the ously worded and it is better to make any rocky in the outer harbour of Amoy. The rules fool-proof is possible, but there is Crown Solicitor said that, on January cause they were easier prey. His plan passengers were landed, à Chinese man such a thing as reading them with ordin- The vessel #sary common senex In rule 5 it saya, “A succeeded. Boatmen, thinking of the of war standing by, Chinese New Year, flocked to his office, cleared from Amoy on January 9th for contestant failing to continue the contest

Over Singapore vid Swatow," with a

general and banked their little savings. 200 persons put their money into the cargo and 1,113 Chinese passengers. She association," hoping for a fair interest left her berth at 6.30 p.m. and according on their capital. On Wednesday morning, to the records, ran on the rocks to the The end of the year is approaching the people called at his office to get their north-east of Tsingsen lighthouse at 1.3 We trust that your shop has made a money for the New Year, and, to theirm. The ship's papers were handed into hotter proft this year than last year. surprise and consternation, found that the custody of the captain of the Chinese

cruiser Fing Swei. At present 20 or 30 of our men are in the man had decamped leaving no trace Enancial difficulty. "We now write this behind. The poor folk were enraged and

Hing jewellery shop of 112, Queen's Road Central, received the following letter from the Devil's Head Society:

To the Masters of the Tai Hing Shop.

"

at the expiration of ten seconds shall not be awarded any marks for that round, and the contest shall then terminate." In rule 3 it says, " In all contests the number 7.30 of rounds shall be specified" If a man has failed to continue at the expiration minate, therefore it cannot continue the of ten seconds the contest has to ter specified number of rounds Who's fault knocked out, therefore the man who is read and able to continue wins. Rule 5

to your shop, begging that you will set about smashing the furniture, et appeared on behalf of the master of the Fist The fault af.fba man who has been

Gasist us with a small sum of 8600 to in the premises.

meet our

need during the coming festival. You are required to send the money to Leung Chat, on the 1st floor above the Fook Ki carpenter's shop at the end of Third Street, Suivingpun, within 3 days. In case of your failure to do so, we will certainly reb and Wo" inform you burn your shop. specially by post, so that there may not, bo delay. This for your information.

12

Blackmail notice of

Some of themz were

fortunate in discovering 2978 which they divided among themselves. The Polles, thinking that a riot was on, surrounded! the place. Explanations, however, were mede and the party dispersed. It is stated that the man managed to collect several thousands of dollars.

FATAL ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE

Wong Yau and Leung Chat of MAN JUMPS OVER VERANDAH AND

Devil's Head Society,

20th of the 11th moon (10th January,

1820).

18 KILLED.

A. Chinese, aged thirty years, met his When he recaired this, Ho Shan Po death under tragic circumstances on

Wednesday evening

immediately

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, EC, vessel, Capt. Robinson. Mr. D. H. Blake Trong Ca : appeared for the vessel's owners, the Ho

certainly goes on to say that the referee. Mr. Follock, at the commencement of ball decide all contests in favour of the ber of marks"-" greatest" indicates the care with which these rules were prepared the case, said they would require tech-contestant who obtains the greatest nnin- Ordinance and that the ship was tech--but this obviously means after a contest nical proof that the case came within the nically a British ship. Hix friend would has gone the specified number of rounds. have to prove that the ship was carned by body corporate established in the Straits Settlements or some other part of the British dominions and that its prin- cipal place of business was in these do

mains.

The master of the Hong Wan I., Capt. H. P. Robinson, went into the box and said he had been master of the ship for the communicated with

Deceased was an unemployed Sreman about five months. The ship stranded in of no fixed abode, and lived with a the outer harbour of Amoy on the evening Polica. The Police sent a district watch- man in mufti with a letter, "really a

colleague. On Wednesday his friend of January 9th. The ship was on a voyage contain faked envelope supposed to moner, to the first floor of No. 119, Third missed some money, and, meating the to Swatow. He weighed anchor at Amoy Street, Saiyingpan, and asked for Leang deceased on the road, accused him of at 6.30 p.m., the ship being in charge of Chat. An old man who was there said stealing it. He took him to a boarding a pilot. The vessel carried 500 or 500 that Leung Chat was in the house and house in Des Voeux Road and put him tons of general cargo and over a thousad called him out Leung Chat came out into a room. The man then went out to Chinese passengers. The pilot left at 6.50 and asked the district watchman what he call a policeman, leaving decased alone. p. At the time he left, witness wanted. The watchman said he had come Deceased attempted to escape by jumpy with the second officer, was on the bridge with the reply to the letter sent to the ing over the verandal. He sustained Tai Hing Co. Leung Chat (the prisoner) concussion of the brain and died before asked him how much money he had he could be removed to hospital. brought, and the watchman said he had brought 8130. Loung Chat said they bad asked $600 and $150 was not sufficient for so many people. The watchman, be "fore handing the letter over, told the prisoner that one of the masters of the shop was downstairs and he would like: that man to come up and witness tha handing of the letter. At this, the pris oner gas frightened and threw the letter on the floor. When he did this, the prisoner was arrested.

CRUELTY

A STORE.

BIRD SENT TO THE PUBLIQ GARDENS.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, Chinese was charged with cruelty to a stork.

Defendant was an itinerant peddler who attracted customers by getting the At the Police Station, the prisoner said bird to perform some clever tricks. When he knew nothing about it. He also said the Police arrested the defendant the bird he could not write, but later, the prisoner was found to be in a pifiable condition,

lied. wrote a letter to 'ffiend asking to be Its bank and legs were bailed out. The old man in the house at Mr. Smith ordered the bird to be sent the time would say that the prisoner to the Public Gardens, and discharged admitted häving written the letter to the the owner. Tai Hing shop.

The district watchman who acted as a decoy said that, when he told the prisoner he had only brought $150, after consulta

tion with the masters, the prisoners said

PROFITEERING SIXTERN BUNDRED YEARS AGO,"

that amount would not do for so many The following foomote to Gibbon (in the ipoopla The witness said that businessEveryman" edition) is or interest at had been bad, and that he thought $150 the present day.

"The most curious document which bag would do for them to drink tea"

Prisoner said that when he saw the come to light since the publication of letter which the watchman brought, he Gibbon's History is the set of Diocle said it fas not for him, Witness then track him on the chest and arrested him tian published from an inscription found

'BLACK ROD I

To take an extreme case: if. Beckett had hit Carpentier four or five clean blowe and Carpentier had not hit Beckett, at all until he landed the knock out punch, sccording to the rules was Beckett to be declared the winner on points after seventy seconds fighting. We quite agree

is done it is still possible to avoid manu- that the rules should be re-written and made to say what they mean, but until this factoring difficulties.

SPORT.

CRICKET.

MB. F. THOMPSON'S XI. ». MR. W. BRADBURY'S XI.

Mr. Bradbury's XL-W. E Edmonas,

P. Lamble, E. Strange, A. Grimmett, Un Hew Fan, Ng Sac Kwong, J. Wang, A Kés, Gar. Smith, G. Hall, W. Bradbury and E. Fincher (reserve).

SPORTS ITEMS.

The above match will be played to-day on the Civil Service 0.0 ground, com- Mr. Thompson's XL-Corp Mann, mencing at 10.30 am Teams The weather was very bary with a tour. Perkins, Gar. Middleton, Gac. light NE. wind. There were two lights Green, A.E. Humjahn, H. C. Hunt, C. coming from Amoy, the Taitar light and Jez, M. P. Chon, C. Farda, D. K. Khar Taing-sch light. He set his course B.43E.F. Thompson and H. Ismail (resorve). by compass which would be true S.E. This would have carried him a quarter of a mile off Tsing-sen mand He did not see the Taitan light at all, it being covered by Laze Just after the pilot.

A. A. Claxton, the well-known Hong- left he saw the Tsing-seu light for a few seconds. He did not seo it again till akong cricketer, played at Singapore on few seconds before striking the rock. The February 7th for the S.C.C. against the Garrison. He was not out with runs, only thing he could attribute his striking his side winning easily. He kept wicket He it was a strong set to the N.E. The tide and stumped two men out. E. G. Lam- bowled a overs, giving 15 runs, without was at about two-thirds ebb when the ship mart also played for the 8.0.0. struck at 7.20 p.m. After the vessel any success. struck he stopped the engines and ordered the life-boats to be lowered He fired detonators from the after end of the ship but no one came off to them. Her.W.D. sent the Chief Officer for assistance early in the morning. Lighters and launches

M. Gaggino, second officer of the ship, then came out to them. There was no said he was on the bridge with Captain of life and no injury to anyone. Assist Robinson when the pilot left. He heard such was sent from Hongkong and the the course being set at 8.43 E. After writing up the log he read the course on ship was got off the rocks at 11 am on the chart and it would bave taken them January 1st. The ship was patched up half a mile off Tringsen Island When the pilot loft, the light was slighty visible, and came to Hongkong under her own but the Taitaa light was completely ob loam. Only the No. 2. bulkhead required scured. He went to dinner at 7.5 p.m. strengthening Confirming his armisa end was down there until the ship track. that there was a strong NE set he ob He thought the ship was taken out of her a current in that direction at ebb tide the rocks he noticed that the tide get sorred while the ship was on the rocks course by the tida. While the clip was on and SW Hood, current in that practically thwart-ships.

By Capt. Taylour: The ship direction was not shown on the chart

to anyone desiring to play rugger to com- We are asked to publish an invitation municate with Mr. H. 8. Rouse, c/o the

This was all the evidence called and there was this set of current to the N.E. Mr Pollock submitted to the Court that w this was put to the witness, he at Eskishisar (Stratoniceia) by Colbedly holed under No. 1 hold which was with the ebb tide which was not shown Leake. This edict, according to Milman was flooded. The balkhead held and was on the chart. The skipper set his course denied it.

Cargo in No. 1 hold wis After the summing-up, the jury return was issued in the name of the four shored up. ed a unanimous verdict of "Guilty." and Caesars, Diocletian, Maximian, Constant jettisoned and other cargo, was put aft! by the chart as ho was entitled to do but All heavy goods were put aft. A low unfortunately in this case arrows showing right. He had the fallest opportunity of: his Lordship sentenced the accused to

tins and Galarius. It fixed a maximum water there was 81 feet of water right at the direction of the current were not seven years" "hard labour.

of prices throughout the empire for all When the ship left Amoy she was drawing observing the set of the tide during the the necessaries, and commodities of life 18ft ins forward and 18ft, fins al we've days the ship was on the rocks.

In the finding of the Court it was His compass was examined for deviation The preamble insists with great vehemense about Lares months ago, sud since then stated: We consider that the cause of W set, which carried the ship one mile out The office of "Black Rod, which has on the extortion and inhumanity of the be had bad an opportunity of verifying the casualty was an unexpected easterly been made vacant by the death of Admiral merchants and vendora Among the it by sights.

light when he set the course and then he although the master was justified in roly- Bir Henry Stephenson, is one of the most articles of which the maximum value By hieat Currie He could see the of her course. We ara of opinion that Ling apon the arrows indicating the set importent within the precincts of Parlinsessed are oil, salt, honey, butcher's meat, lost it because the weather was thick,

the ment. He has been described as Parliamentary messenger of the King poultry, game, fish, vegetables, fruit, the Replying to Mr. Pollock, witness said of the tides marked on Admiralty chart and the policeman of the House of Lords wages of labourers and Artisans, mbool the Second Officer was not on the bridge No. 1767 he was ill-advised in continaing at the time the ship struck Quite on his course under the circumstances When His majesty attends to open Parlia ment, when the Royal Assent is being masters and orators, clothes, skins, boots number of men left the ship after she which included the fact that the fog given to Billa, when Parliament is being and shoes, harness, timber, corn, wine and struck including the quartermaster who obscured all marks and in proceeding at prorogued, it is Black Rod who sammens the Commons to the House of Lords to beer (zythus). The depreciation in the want the wheel and the lookout in full speed in such narrow waters after "Black Rod! value of money or the rise in the price of He had tried to get these man through the loging sight of the light which he was British Consul, at Amoy. Es had done approaching. There being no evidence of bear the Royal, pleasure. Way for Black Rod shouts an usher as commodities had been so great during the all he could to get the men but the only negligence or of incompetence or mis- Black Rod passen, from the Upper to the Lower Chamber. As soon as the Bergeant last century that butcher's ment, which in information he could get was that they conduct on the part of the master or sight of the men deserted During the steps for the safety of the shin's cargo nt-Arms bears the cry he rushes to the the second century was two denarli the had probably gone to Swatow. About other officers of the ship and all necessary door and bangs, bolts, and bars it in the face of Black Bod, who has to knock three pound was now fixed at a maximum of fight they got a life boat and went to passengers having been taken after

afterwards recovered by s

necmary to deal with certificates of com times before he can be admitted. The eight An excellent edition of the edici Taitan island, where they landed. The the arsuding we do not consider it

pote Custom had its origin in those far-off das

Japanese, craiser. He believed the men when the House of Commons was fighting for freedom and independence, and in

us to Swatów by bribing Rahsomen.

"Continued at foot of isted on its right to deliberato in secret when it thought fit,

has been published with a commentary, by Mommson, who shows that it was issued in D. 301.

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