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SAN ARABIAN NIGHTS' STOBY.

MAGICIAN WHO TURNS SORÁÉ

IRON 'INTO GOLD.

Disraeli said of the House of Commons abas “it is a very duil place, but it has its brilliant moments." The same might e mid of the Police Court. After half-

THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS,

WOPING THEATRE TRAGEDY. HEARING AT THE ORIMINAL SESSIONS.

TUESDAY, 'SEPTEMBER" OTH, 1911.

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THE RECENT WEATHER.

'OBSERVATIONS BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY.

* ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.” NEW BLISS ROOMS OPENED.

The new class-rocina at "St. Joseph's College, already desaribed in our columns, were formally opened by H.E the Gov armor (Sir Edward Stubbs, K.C.M.G.), The Governor was yesterday evening. accompanied by Lady Stubbs, and his private secretary, Mr. Eric Rice, and other visitors included Bishop Pozzoni, | police court procedure-something really the Rev. Father Robert, the Hon Mr. aint developed.-s story that seemed P. H. Holyoak and Mrs." Holyoak, the Barrely tu belong to the twentieth cenDirector of Education (the Hon. Mr. EC E Tavares, V. F. V. Ribeiro, R. Slow pressure to the south-west of Hong

-hour spent in Mr. Lindsell's Court, peterday, **chivvying " unlicensed. Lawkers, a dull but necessary art of

sury, but to the remote age when the -särabian nights entertainment

written.

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Mok U. Ngok, whose professional style is probably Professor Midas, fortune teller, soothsayer, alchemist and inter- preter of drooms,” a person of solemn, Kaler and considerable powers of eloquence, found himself called upon to explain, from the unromantic platform of the dock, certain mysterious rites that occupied him and Mrs. Wong Yu, of U.Yam Lahe at seance that lasted the whole of Satur day night

M. Wong Yu, who has what the concomitant ophthalmic surgeons call

in other words, convergent strabismus, "abc" quints towards her nose with both

curious story to tell. eyes had a

For ten days, the Professor had been attending upon her, "daily, to read charms and to pray with her for luck, On Saturday, he told her that, at gan si the early hours of Sunday morning her star would be in the ascendant and if she obeyed his orders than, all her dreams would come true. Twas auch & -night spirits walk abroad-the spirit of the typhoon was especially active. The rain, Jell, and the wind blew, and all through the night the incantatious con- tinned.

A. Irving), Prof. Middleton Smith, the Inspector of English Schools (Mr. Ralphs). Mr. and Mrs. G. de P. Martin, Hrs. Perkins, Mr. W. Jnobson, and others.

The visitors first assembled in the exist ing buildings where Bro. Marcian, the bend of the teaching staff opened the presedings, ****

The spacious Supreme Court of Hong- The following information is furnished kong was crowded, yesterday, when the by the Director of the Hongkong Observa- trial began, before His Honour Mr. Justor (Mr. T. F. Claxton) :-- tice Gompertz and a jury, of Yeung Ko, indicted for the murder, of La Sui Fan, actor. at the Woping Theatre, on August 16th.

The recent stormy weather commenced with a line squall at 3 am on August Sist, followed by others of "Considerable intensity until the afternoon. The The following were empanelled as a barometer was above normal" but the jury:-Mosars, Robert Gray (foreman), wind, apart from the squalls indicated

Judab, J. J. Gutierrez, E. M. Xavier D. J. Cuthill.

and

The Attorney-General (the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.0.) prosecuted for the Crown. Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. D. J. Lewis, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master) defended.

The prisoner entered a plea of "bot guilty."

kong, which must have been of small area as the Firehat di latitude 15 deg, bud new 18 deg-had moderate E.N.E. with olondy weather and squalls, having, panel arough calm belt be- twean latitude 11 deg, and 14 deg. Her occurred in this belt. lowest barometer reading, 29.09 inches,

The Sandon Hall in latitude 19 deg- and longitude 117 Reg. had fresh E.N.E. winds with an clear weather.

Hong

Our September 1st the weather at kong was fine with a fresh to moderate. East. wind, The Pyrrhus, approaching Hongkong from the south, had fresh EN.. winds throughout, with cloudy. weather and squalls. She had no south-

winds.

The Indo-China observations indicated a shallow depression over Annam and the western portion of the China Sea.

Brother MARCIAN extended a hearty

Mr. Jenkin interposed before welcome to the visitors, whose prolence,

the he said, was evidence of the interest Attorney General opened the case for the photo ducation. Saeph's College prone to inform the Judge that the popular "St. had been marched to bad passed through a crisis which, he through the rain and consequently was hoped, would be anly a step on its path wat through. A change of clothing had of further progress. The work, needed been sent for and Mr. Jenkin trusted that the sympathy and practical help of the the Court would give the man an oppqr. On September 2nd the weather at public and they were thankful to His tunity later on of changing. At a subse- Hongkong, became equally and the wind Excellency, as representing the Govern- quent stage a small parcel arrived in freshened from

At 2 p.m. the ment, for the substantial grant to the Court, and at the Undge's direction the Secalona, in Laude 20 deg and building fund, and to the donors who proceedings were adjourned while Young longitude 110 deg. had a strong E.S.E. had so generously contributed. He might Ko retired to put on dry trousers and a wind with squally weather and heavy add that the donation list was, not yet singlet. As soon as his coat was dry, barometer 29.73. At Hongkong, the closed, as the bills were not all paid, however, the prisoner was required to barometer, though oscillating consider. and they would be glad to receive further. put it on again as a dark coat beneath ably showed no delnite tendency town. contributions. Bro. Marcian mentioned a white long coat was an element of the war until 7 p.m. when an apparent that the College still needed a récreation identification.

gradient between Gap Rock and Hong- and assembly hall, and a laboratory for

kong was confirmed. By 9 p.m. it was tolerably certain that a secondary, had was that of staffing. The University and clementary science. A difficult question

formed and was then to the south of the business men of the Colony expected

Hongkong. The wind at Gap Rock in that boys sent to them would be well

Sressed to force 9 and veered to E.S.E prepared for their work. The Brothers

by a.m., on September 3rd, when com munication was interrupted. The highest squall velocity recorded at the Observa

A frequently bappens in such cases,

on the 3rd, 7 inches of rain fell. the secondary

ary became the most impertant feature north-westward, and entered the coast of the cyclonic system. It moved between Macao and

Chay Wan on

chisedecurred pa

a

CASE FOR THE CROWN OPENED.

The Attorney-General said the evidence would be that the dead man, an actor called Li Sui Fan, was shot, on the night of August 16th, while performing on the

In preparation for the fateful hour, the magician told the woman to buy two ginger jars, bath alike. She did so. She waa then instructed to put all her money and jewellery in one jar. For every dollar,

or dollar's worth, put in the jar gave themselves voluntarily to thie, work she was promised ten times the value há of education and did not look for big stage at the Woping Theatre. Handing tory was at the rate of 69 m.p.h., at 5.54 Professor must have had someone's opium

iamsalaries, but, unless the salaries of three large plans of the theatre to the fine in mind), On a rough estimate of teachers were on an adequate sale, cap jury, the Attorney-General explained that the value of the jewellery and money that able men would not, generally speaking, the shot that killed Li Siu Fan was fired Mr. Wong was prepared to pledge with be attracted to the profession and sdu by man who stood in the front row of the powers of darkness, the magician cation would suffer. He was confident the stalls. It all happened very quickly, ssured her, that her harvest would be that the Government and the public and nobody perhaps would get a very between $8.700 and $9,500,

would appreciate this fact and help the good view of the actual firing.

the afternoon of The Magistrate checked the calculation College substantially, The foundation The chief evidence, against the prisoner,

somewhat ember by the value of the articles detailed in was being laid there of work on which continued the Attorney-General, would July 21st when a secondary formed in the charge sheet and found that-granted great deal of the success of the Colony happened to be in the theatre and who, but slowly moving cyclone, to the east be that of a Chinese detective, who the southern portion of an established his premises-the magician had not ex-depended. aggerated. There were five gold finger Brother Marcian then requested His acting with great promptitude, ran after of the Ballingtang Channel, and moved bracelets tande, of American Sve Pilar Exceloney to declare the now building in so far as cintas stresa di pursued Japse is westward, reaching Haiphong on

him as Gilman Street, where the July 25th. *He told me to put everything of value The company then adjourned to the fugitive was impeded by some one pass I had in the world in that Mrs. Wong,

and I did aid playground where, at the entrance to the ong the road and captured. He re- In the new building, the Governor was present sisted violently and it took three other other box, on the magician's instructions, ed with a silver key. she put all the bits of old iron that sho HE. THE GOVERNOR said: It is always pursuit he threw away a long white coat could find in the house. This was where pleasure to come to St. Joseph's and which had a mauser pistol wrapped up magician's powers da an alchemist see the school and the boya; and, in that its There were one discharged cart came in a few more incantations a war was, to show my recognition of the excel-idge and several live rounds in the ing of joss sticks, and the old iron lent work which has been done by the pistol and the weapon was jammed-n- would be transmuted into fins gold and school and by the Christian Brothers other pistol was found near one of the recompense poor Mrs. Wong for her much here: add elsewhere. It is a special aids with the apart, pad and seeds should be sown in pans under 5:30 am., the magician sent out for Pleasure-to come here to-day and have to do with the case it was probably Futebelter (in readiness for putting out in

there by someone who feared that if it more charms. One greta to introd nor the opportunity of opening this mega were found in his possession he would beds or in pots: the prosaic fact, but there was shocficent building, the result of which,

The prosecution could not prove any maker working over-time all the while the sure, will be to improve if that is suspected of the crime.

standard of education mystic rites were going on, and in the possible the

the

three pairs of car rings a pair of

coina and $118

praying.

money,

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constables to arrest him. During the

GARDENING NOTES.

The following notes were written for the Hongkong Horticultural Society, by Mr. H. Green, Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department

TWORK FOR THE MONTEL. OF SEPTEMBER, The following vegetable and flower

Vegetables Celery, Lettuce, Tomato, Marrow.

Flowers,Chinese Balsam, Giant Sun-

..

The greatest care should be taken

same room. It rather spoila the romance given by St. Joseph's College; and, in motive for the crime but that was not fower, French Marigold. African Mari-| of the incident, but he came in handy to any case, to make the life of the educa. an essential part of the case. If the jury old, Sweet Alyssum, Verbena,' Tagetes. go and fetch the charms and, Inter, totionalists more pleasant than it has been were satisfied that the prisoner was the Sorroborate. Mrs. Wong story is the and from thee in to old.German Club. I have been present actor then they were bound to find him The former may be easily avoided by police court,

The charms were put in the two jars, ed with a beautiful symbol with which guilty of the murder.

The evidence, which has already been placing the seed pan on a flower pot which were then sealed with yellow paper. I propose shortly to open the door of Cabalistic signs were written upon them, the new building. It is very fitting that fully reported, opened with Dr. Moore's which stands in a pan of water; the

the seed pan. mere prayers were said, and, at araon an occasion like this the symbol account of the victim's injuries. Mr. latter by placing a sheet of glass over

put in plans of the theatre and neigh exact moment denoted by the horoscope ing represents the key to new bourhood and Mr. G. W. Arenell, of a.m., the magicisa announced that the should be a key key to a new build-Neville, a surveyor in, the P.W.D." had arrived. It behoved him how to ing and the future, both of Hongkong make oblation to the god of the typhoon, and of China, because the importance Mears. Lane, Crawford & Co., Ltd., gave the Praya, opposite Sincere's of, education here is not only local. Weer evidente as to the mauser pistols Thither he would go. The jar containing have to remember that education in the old iron, he explained to the devotes, Hongkong is reflected in the education would be offered to the god (by the rather of China and that the foundations being off hand method of heaving it over the laid now in Hongkong are bound to form Praya wall).

the complete structure in the education of China in future, years

found.

He said

A married woman named Tso Kwan, vas unable to identify the accused but Li Pui, one of the actors, said that it was the prisoner who fired the abot.

Li Pui was searchingly cross-examined The magician did not tell good Mrs. Wong (what turned out, afterwards, to It is impossible to exaggerate, thereby. Mr. Jenkin about the identification be material circumstance) that the fore, the importance and value of the parade at the Police Station: time to catch the 0.25 th for Chinese tors and officers of St. Joseph's College, men had long white coats on and some vishing our of Sve se gave him nice work done by such persons as the direc- that the prisoner was among a number pl men-lined up together: All of the territory when he should have refreshed and similar institutions, and I only himself after the pious offices of the emphasise and endorse what Brother were barefooted. night.

Marcian has said as to the desirability up carefully the other fer,hich the merchants, who prefit by the training of Any way, he told Mr. Wong to lack of the community, the old boys, and the understood to contain, her valuables. the old boys, coming to the assistance He departed, with one jar, to interview of St. Joseph's and enable then to carry the spirit, at 6.30 am.

on and extend the admirable work they His evil influence having been re- have done in the past. I can assure you moved" said Mrs. Wong, oracularly that the Government is entirely wise too late-I began to tremble all sympathy with St. Joseph's; bat how far that sympathy can be converted into ovor."

solid cash is a matter on which I should,

You were suddenly panic stricken?", inquired the Magistrate, sympatheti

cally,

apertor Grant.

Mr. Jenkin inquired whether a long very unusual combination, and the wit white coat and bare feet were not a Bess replied that they certainly were, He had never, he declared, seen anybody dressed like that in the street. No observed counsel, it is like dressing up in European in a top hat and a night-

shirt."

After the mid-day adjournment, the actor was further, cross-examined as to at the present moment; hesitate to ex- to discrepancies"in his evidence. On the first day at the Police Court, "he

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be watered for the first time by placing Seeds of any kind sown in, pins should the pan in a shallow bank or vessel of water; at the same time care should be taken to see that the water does not for over the edge of the pan.

The following seeds may be sown in. beds in open ground:

Vegetables Radish, Chinese Cabbage, bage, Fohl Habi, Caulißower, Spinach, Beetroob, Carrot, English Cab- To prevent the seeds being eaten by ants an edging of thin boarding, well

each bed after seeds are sown will save tarred, should be placed round each bed. very light layer of straw laid on

the young seedlings from being burnt up by the mid-day sun.

The following cuttings may be taken and put in pans well-drained containing half sand and one quarter each of black and leaf coil Heliotrope, Eranthemum, Salvid, and Marguerite. All should be sheltered from heavy rain and hot sun.

Bulbs of Lilium longiflorum may be planted out in beds, or potted.

Geraniams should be repotted but still kept in shelter in wet weather.

Important: All seeds should be kept in

an opinion. We have recognised said (to quote the depositions) that "hartight tics and a small quantity of Yes, I" rushed to my box, opened the work of the College by making a the jar

considerable grant to the new building nothing in the man's hand." He Pepper put in each tin and well shaken up among the seeds, this will prevent the And instead of 82,700 you found a and I gather from the Director of Edu-as re-called, on the second day, to cor- destruction of seeds by minute insects. piece of old iron," said the Magistrate, cation that the capitation grants, paid rect this and to say he saw something which often arrive in the seed packets. taking the words out of her mouth,

Epores of Adiantums (Maiden-hair recently, have been considerably in black in the man's hand. He explain- Of course, she spoiled the jose, open-excess of those in the past. I hope we swer was that the question had been simple method of taking a leaf bearing ed that the reason he gave his first an Fern) may now be-sown in pots by the ing the far like that, commented In- may be able to do even more in the "Did you see a frearm in his hand ripe spores and laying it back downward future than in the past though, as, you and he had not felt able to swear to a Perhon not under hypnotic or superare aware, the Government has many firearm. After some denials, the witness be sterilised by baking it until black and on the soil, the top layer of soil should stitious influences, Ms. Wong is evi- claims on such income as it postcases, admitted that after his first evidence a small sheet of glass should be placed dently fairly intelligent woman. On and its endeavours to increase that the police pointed out the discrepancy over the top of each pot: Do not water finding what had happened, she started come bave not always met with the favour out to Sincere's to overtake the magician, we had hoped they would, receive from between his statement in court and his the pot until 10 days after seeds, bare engaged on the final religious rites on the general public. I have much pleasure frat account of the occurrence on the been sown. the Praya. It suddenly struck her, how in declaring this new building open and night of the tragedy, and that he was recalled, in consequence to make the ever, that that part of the magician's wish all success in the future, but

correction. story might be as far from the trath as the The visitors then inspected the building rest appeared to be, so she thought and were entertained to refreshment be- again and decided to make for the fore departure. railway station. On the Star Forry wharf she came upon him. He had just bought & single to Shumchan, which is as far the 6.25 train, goes. She denounced him; He was arrested, and all the jewellery was found in his posses alon, and all the money less the price of the ticket to Shumchun

That's all," said Inspector Grant. Azua good story, too," said the

The cake was put over eritil.to-day for evidence to be called which might favour the 'defendant..

SPORT.

WATER POLO.

The other discrepancy was as to seeing the arrested men outside the theatre. There seemed to be no more in this than "a question of translation, whether - he saw the prisoner "outside" the theatre 0: from outside the theatre, the prisoner being. In the second eventuality

is

10 the middle of the road and the witness

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Corms of Freesia may now be potted: Plant out young Celery and Tomatoes. when forme are ubom 3 inches and the latter about & inches in height

Lam Krok, the boy-scfor, again gova his evidence in a lively and inte manner, though the impressi

his surroundings caused him to harry on the steps of the thentic. We certain demonstrations of the shooting so that they were not as striking or when when Mr. Jenkin borrowed" a police he gave them in the police court.” “The man, got him to don the white long coat, boy said be was 18 years of age; he and then required' the witness to “paše | looked about 12: · He was obviously mrich the man in the positions which he claimsirected by the deain of Li Sin Kan, who

6:45 pm--Club Lusitano . H...at the man in the theatre had, adopt was his instructor in the histrione di (Continued at flot of next column.)"

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