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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (STE-WILLIAM ERKS-DAVIER)}

J

SEQUEL TO THE RECENT BIG. FIRE,

CHINESE CONVICTED FOR STEAL- ING SALVAGED. STORES- As a sequel to the recent fire at Duddell Street, when, Messrs. Kelly Walsh's Printing Works and the Hongkong Elec

WEEK-END ROBBERIES.

MANY EUROPEAN VICTIMS. Robbers have been busy during the! week-end and an unusually large number of esses in which Furopeans are thei victims have been reported to the police:

The outstaging case is a theft from the

Appendio 1; CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC CO., LTD. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR 1921. (RECONSTRUCTED) Expenses in London including. Directors and Auditors Fers Salaries, Bent and Sundry

UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF ARMS.

tam determined as far as I can to put down this practice of a man of your character carrying dangerous weapons about the Chief Justice told prisoner trie Company's "Cable Store were gutted | Sérgeant Stimson who reports the loss of faenses 4 3,929. 11.

Central Police Station...the victim bing when sentencing hing to three years' iny, fire, three Chinese were charged

quantity of jewellery and inney from prisonment with hard labour for fring in with the larceny of a quantity of copper is believed to have taken place between before Mr. Hamilton, yesterday afternoon his quarters, autounting 9295. The theft possession of a loaded frechambered rewire from the ruins. Two of the meh the 17th and 19th; inst. volver and a dagger. Alth

The prisoner was arrested in a raid upun a trahouse where it was Suspected a robbery was being planned.

The prisoner explained that a friend of hi gave him the weapons to mim. His statement at the police station was that he used them to avenge the death of brother who hid “seen killed),

BLOOD SPILT OVER THE WATER SHORTAGE,

U. Lair Ching, a young Clirise, dressed

manslaughter.

The Chief Officer of the as. Halvard Mr. Mackintosh) reports the theft from his cabin on Saturday of a watch and, a pair of Binoculars worth $35, and $23 in

Income Tax Debentaru Interest.... Corporation Profit Tax Dividend at 10 per cent, on

19,761, shares........

Bonas at 10 per cent, on 39,761

shares

Reserve Futul transfer

and T. Surplus transfer

Subscriptions, Rentals Pront on Sales, etc., in Hongkong and Kowloon..

were employed on the permanent staff of the Hongkong Electric Company. The other man was an odd job man also en played by the Company.

An assistant store-keeper gave evidence the effect that on the morning of August cash. 18th the three defendant's visited the ruins

Mr. W. C. Smith, of the Cosmopolitan and proceeded to collect and take away back, left his motor-cycle, No. 274, under quantity of copper wire despite his pro- the shelter at the Kowloon Star Ferry tests. The witness, & young man with one noon. When he returned later in the day Rotund on Excess Profit Duty

Wharf at 3.15 pm. on Saturday after- arm, said he only allowed mivaged stores be found the machine missing. The

Surplus on Realisation of In- to be moved or instructions from Me.motor-cycle is valued as $500.

vestments house of Mr Thompson of the Dairy Farm, who lives at Pokfulum. Property!

in European fashion, was indicted for | Sorby, Mr. Petley or the No. 1 assistant, Ou Maturday, night barglars entered thes

there was a fight between to men on the From the evidence it appeared that

third floor of a curio shop alag the Praya East and two on the ground floor. was doubtful who began the argument bui it secued fairly certain thas it arose over the water supply. There were angry words about the quality of the water availab for the third flooệė and soincotte threw a bucket of water down on the first floer. The fight 'began with: fists and finished with baseball clube The decensed and the accused were both ifjured.

The Attorney-General (tie Hon. M J. H. Kemp, K.C.), who, sonducted the en for the Crown, suggeted that the prisoner carried ou the fightmuch longer than necessary and had thereby been guilty of manslaughter.

After evidence bad been gişen the jury; "returned a verdict of "not fuilty

the man was discharged,

[REF.RE TIK ACTING PETSNE JUDGE

(MR. J. R. WOOD.).

FËLL AMONG THIEVES.

be would not have allowed the Magistrate in reply to Mr. Hamilton the witness said

Less Working Expenses, Main- tegance and General Ex- peises and Charges

00.

873. Q 2.537.0 1,178.5

3,076.2

2,978. 2. 0 2000.0.0.

£21,751, 16

19.

220510, 1 1,693, 120

17. + 7

224,751. 10, 8′′

of the value of $15 was stolen from a BALANCE SHEET AT 31ST DECEMBER

to take anything away without instrue-bedroom, 2 tions from his superiors.

Mr. Pelley, of the Mains Department, explained that the Company, were busy rescuing stores from the ruins, sorting them out for inspection by the Iesgranes Company and removing what was not eundemned to the Depot at Wanchai.

The first defendant, asked if he had any questious to put, said it was ปี vuny strange thing that none of the stolen pro perty had been produced in Court."-

Mr. G. Swedner has reported the loss of a raincoat, valued at 840 ind a pair of spectacles from his bedroom at No. 1. Orient. Buildings..

..

Mr. Nuland, of the Texas Oil Company, Queen's Buildings, had stelen from his foffice on Saturday or Sunday a quantity of clothing and other sundry property valued at $120.

DR. SUN YAT SEN. INTENTIONS WHEN HE LEFT

CANTON",

An Indian Watchman testified to seeing HIS and the men leave the premises with the baskets of wire, going "towards the steps at the

An interesting telegram from top of Daddell Street. The rest of the Special Correspondent was published in watchman's story was contradictory' and the Shanghai Gazette concerning Dr. Suh We the Magistrate ordered him to stand down Yat Sea's departure from Canton. and refused to listen to another Indianare probably not far wrong in assuming Special Correspondent" in this Three years' imprisonment with hard watchman. His Worship suggested that case to be Mr. Eugene Chen, the English

Secretary labour was imposed on a Chitese indicted they had never seen the defendants at allShanghai, Mr. Engens Chen serves the to Dr. Sun, as, when in After further corroborative evidence Gazette in an editorial capacity. It is had been given by a Chinese, the first de understood that the paper is run in the fendant denied removing the wire. He the following telegram with a special in interest of Dr. Sua ansl these facts invest said on the morning in question he was terest:-

For being concerned in a gang robbery.

A boiler-maker, carrying a fundle which contained some clothes was ribbed of this and the thieves also stripped him of his coat and trousers and to the shoes front off his feet,

the

on the premises superintending the work Presulent Sun Yat Som left here for of 20 coolies." He did not remove any the North yesterday afternoon.. YAUMATI PAWNSHOP JOBBERY. | wire. Later he adiled that a Chines

"The wholesalo bribery of the remain- ordered him to have two baskets containing crews. of the war vessels which have ACCOUNTANT WHO WAS IN LEAGUE WITH using rubbish and a few bits of wire remov-hitherto been loyal to Dr. Sun has com- ed to a barber's shop. He gave instrue-pelled him to leave Canton before the tions accordingly.

definite settlement of the military situa

THIEVES,

Another charge arising cnt of a large pawnshop robbery in Yaumati vis heard. Two men were convicted at the last Criminal Sessions in this connect. The sub-necountant of the pawnshop has now indicted for "being in "longue" with the thieves.

Evidence throwing suspicion of com plicity upon the accused was given by Jakie of the pawnshop.

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1921) (RÉCONSTUCTED), Nominal Capital.. shares at £l --

Issued Capital shares at £1 Reserve Fund,

1920 Add P&L A/C. -

101

£73,000

75,000

39,701

£ 30,761.

£12,500

2,500

55,000. 0.

P. L. Ar..

Surplus 1920£1,865. 1, 11 Surplus 102...5,478, 14.. 0

11,344 S. 1,

100,105. ta. 11

12,300, 0.

7 per cent. Mortgage Deben

tures £50,000” redeemable 1/1/1830 issued........... Loan from Banke (secured on an undertaking to issue, on remand, the balance of Debentares £37,500) Sundry Creditors..................... Dividend and Bonus payable 1,950. 4. 0

30,000. 0, 0 8,524. 10. 2

£165,080. 10. I

Paid for Goodwill of Business

Additions 1905 to 1921 102,330. 07

and Expenditure on Plant. to 1904

Less Yongtas Valley Syndicate Written off 1907

compensation 1500.

126,458. 8 7

10,500 0.0 117,958. 8.

On his own statement Mr. Hamiltonition here. He had intended-in any event Land and Buildingy. convicted the man and sentenced him to to leave the South to take a more effec- Stores in hand and in transit 24,724, 14. one month's imprisonment without the tive part in the work of unifying the option of a fine. The other two defeo-country, which was one of Dr. Wa Ting dants were discharged.

Fang's last wishes to him, but he delayed Cast

Sundry Debtors' doing so until the more or less enl situn- tion here had been liquidated.

THE MISSING “GONDIA

GROUNDLESS RUMOUR ABOUT WRECK SIGHTED IN

HINGHWA BAY. “

During the week-end He

it is probable that Dr. Son may visit Hangchow, to which place he was | invited, some, werks,,ugo; and, later on, The accused addressed the Jads in this

The may even procesl further North if the strain: I need not ask other people'

re-assembly of Parliament in Peking (he begun to commit a robbery Lam

| preves a real factor in the political uni- the assistant accountant and havi power

|Gestion of China. ... to open the safe ... If I ked na

In the menutine reports of decisive many men to commit a robbery, uy share rumour has been current in Hongkong accepted with reserve, although there can persistent victories by Chen Chinng Ming must be would be mail. I beg your Lohip to regarding the sighting of a wreck off he to doubt but that some successes have investigate this matter clearly:amacksen Point in the Formon Chamel. It been scored by Chen over Hsu, Chung good man,"

was first thought that this wreck might be Chi. The latter's forces, however, are the British-India steamer Gondin, which still intact as a fighting machine and, has not been heard of since the morning when they unite with the army under of August 2nd (the day of the Swatow Gen. Tuang Ta Wei, who is a European- typhoon) when she wirelessed her posi.trained officer, the decisive battle of the tion as 100 miles south of Swatov. campaign will be fought, Until and un-

41

The Judge then summarised the acts of the case. At-7.15 p.r. on Februar 13th, two men-strangers-visited the sh and had an interview with the accuse who went away with them. At ten check. come men kuceked at the door al the

On Sunday enquiries were made at the less Chew Chinng Ming crushes this com- prizuner, who had returned, told the cook Harbour Office hy a Daily Press repre-bined force, the power of President Sup to admit them. The prisoner enterinedsentative but no news regarding a wreck cannot be regarded as broken." them and soon afterwards they dry out revolvera: The evidence jis." anal the Judge, "that they did not threate this mãn with a revolver; in fact, the tness Bays, Hevolver Mu Phan 2 dạn from the prisoner. No one saw th soner pugged and bound, as the athul so were. When the robbers had gone all the fobix, freed themselves, the prisone had gone too,"

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having been sighted in the district me. tioned could be gained. Yesterday, a call was made at the offices of Messrs. Muc- kinnon, Mackenzie & Co. where it was learned that the rumour was groundless. Atelegrum from the Harbour Master at nebow has confirmed this. The gist of

SPORT.

INTERPORT LAWN BOWLS.

Information has been received by the

his communication is that a vessel just hon. secretary of the Shanghai Lawn. arrived from Hinghwa tay, which is Bowls Association, says the Sports writer quite close to Ockseu Point, reports-hav- of the N. Daily News, that both Hong. The prisoner's explanation is tht heing shen or heard of no wreckage of azy kong and Hankow Interport teams will

description in that neighbourhood.

be here in the second week in September. Masters of vessels in Hongkong say that This will create a triangular contest f there is a steamer wrecked in the Forzimilar to that played in 1990. Habkow mosa Channel, bér crew would have a very are, sending down six players, but the poor chance of escaping alive as the whole strength of the Hongkong contingent is of that portion of the coast la infeste with pirates. Ockreu Point is about half way between Amoy and Fuchow,

was mistaken by the robbers for this ter of the shop, kelt separate frog the other men, and afterwards taken avky to be held to ransom. When the two evict ed men were in the box the prisoner how ed interest and the men were most autious to state that the prisoner had no crimen. tion with what they had done. I thight it only right la pat to them an elier statement they made and you are entled to, consider. those statements as miting their present denial of no effect whatfer

"In forming an opinion on circnaan. tial evidence it is interesting and he ful to see how any new detail fits in, the prisoner asked a witness, regarding the alleged signal to the robbers, Did not The pumuter session of the Bible school

THEY.M.C.A.

EDUCATING THE POOR CHILDREN OF THE COLONY.

not yet known. The dates provisionally fixed for the Interport matches are the 7th, Sth and 9th, but this is subject to alteration when the length of stay of our visitors is definitely known. There is much speculation as to the composition of the local teams and also the venue for these important matches.

GOLF AT SHANGHAI

An amusing match was played, recently,"

3.

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6003 "£300,000 200,072-£13,301 423,607 £2,500 £3,348 £7,000 £59,046 £16,690 = 11.6 397,000) 303,260 17,100 125,003), 2,027 4,975 47,000 56,695 46,205,-** 0.7 478,000 113,230, 19,3898, 120- 638,200, 124, 180, 92,30 (27,770 - 8877 609,300 136,291 94,100 23,723 1838 9705

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11th June,

2,000, 65,951 58,205 - 4,843 -7,000 - 62,419. 50,815. 7,000·64,31

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EYESTRAIN?

The eye has certain tiny musclen, put my hand up to draw my price of Hongkong, closed Festerday. During at Shanghai, between Mrs. Lofting and When objects we look at do not come whistle, and the reply was no, yur the Summer mouths about 860 Chinese e shall it arose out of some dis up to a sharp focus in the eye, these, Jacket was at least five fent away, din boys and girls of the poorer elacze have respectful remarks by the latter on the nail. In reply to myself, the witness id been given special training in trades Kinngvan course, which Dr. Marshall muscles exert themselves unduly and the icker was not there in the morning School. Phose children have received thebit would be easy enough to go round defect. These muscles tiro and relax under the auspices of the Y.3.0.A. Bible termed a putting course, declaring enable us to see clearly, in spite of the So it seems clear that, whatever reaffic tions were placed on the prisoner, headair braining at the different schools in with a driver and a putter. This led to causing the objects looked at to become aroient freedom to get his own jacet volunteered their services free of charge arranged, the original terms being modi blurred and indistinct. Upon closing the this Colony and more than 90 teachers challenge and eventually a match was off the nails

The prisoner, viies you to heličine in superintending the training, led to this extent that Dr, Marshall was eyes for a few seconds the muscles be- All the children benefitted considerably; to be allowed a niblick in addition to come more or less, rested and objects was kidnapped I think dus weiht by the lessons and yesterday afternoon the driver and putter, with permission to should be given to the fact that he sat the Y.M.C.A, auditorium they gave stins it anywhere he pleased, but was to are clear again for not told you what happened to him. It interesting exhibition of the exercises concede Mr. Lofting the six strokes dus Properly fitted glasses corr must have been soon discovered that he they had been taught; whilst i theo handien. She, however, was to drive whether caused by astig was not the master and he can show gymnasium the articles they had made from the men's tea. And Mrs. Lofting

topt to report himself as an hort

man would.?

Without leaving the box, the Jury foud the prisoner "guilty and the Jude sentenced him to seven years' imprise ment with hard-labour.

during the session, such as basket work, won by 6 and 3 going out in 45 and home The Hongkong Optical Co., needle work, etc., were placed on view in 40. History does not record whether Clark & Co., Man These articles were put up for sale the Dr. Markall modified his opinion of ing Opticians, 83, Queen's Bor close of the progeelings, and the manay Kingwan, but he certainly has an en- thus raised is to be devoted to the Swato harred respect for his opponent, says have the equipment Relief Fund.

properly.

the AUF Daily News

ist period.