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ALLEGED SHOPLIFTING.

SOLDIER CHARGED. WITH THEFT.

A Private of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment, named Albert Bird was charg ed before Mr. J. R. Wood, yesterday morning, with the theft of a gold ring from a Japanese Jewellery and Ivory shop, at No. 27, Praya East, and, with saulting one of the assistants of the shop.

The accused pleaded not guilty to both charges.

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SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST

A BANK CLERK. ALLEGED FORGERY OF DIVIDEND

WARRANTSANS

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Serious charges of forgery were laid against a Chinese bask clerk formerly in the employ of the Bank of Canton, of the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon.

The defendant, whose name is Yuen, Chik-chues, is charged on six counts viz: (1) that he did on October 7th forgs valuable security, to wit, a dividend and Inspector Blackman prosecuted and in outlining the case said the accused

need bonus warrant of the Bank of Canton; visited the shop on Saturday after document; (3) that on the same date be (9) that he did utter the said forged

11000, and after, walking, round a large show case in the centre of the caused to be paid the sum of $619.33 by shop he went to a Japanese lady virtue of the said document; (4) that he sistant, the wife of the master, and did on October 4th forge a dividend and sammenced pulling ber kimona. She im- bonus warrant to the value of $1,161.29. mediately moved to the door and called Two other chargys of uttering this docu- to` Japanese youth to come and attendment and causing the sum of money men- to the soldier. The youth asked the tioned thereon to be paid were also pre soldier to move round to the other sideferred against the defendant. of the case. The soldier then got hold of the youth with one hand and it was alleged that with the other he opened the show-case and extrnoted a ring from among 68 others." As the mistress was blocking the accused's exit he ran into the back of the premises, bat was arrested before he could make his escape. The ring was, not recovered.

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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,

NOVEMBER

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THE APOSTOLIO DELEGATE, WING WO STREET ROBBERY

RECEPTION BY THE CHINESE

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY..., The coming of the frit Papal Delegate to China is a remarkable feature of the the canonisation of Francis Xavier, celebration of the third centenary of the land, which this grene missionary was not permitted to enter, being now the very centre of many and welcomed Christian activities, and it jealutes with Absolute cathusiasm the institution of an Apostolic Delegation Irm Rome..

Father has sent to China, His Excellency.

AND SHOOTING.

TWO TED

Vin” which

Wing Wo Street Detective Borgenint Sin Chuen was killed, and a jury at the Criminal Sessions, vaa investigated by Mr? Justico Gomperts

yesterday, when two men, Chu Kam and Li Shing-cheung were indicted.

The following were empanelled as a jury Mersin, J. Hooper (foreman), C Gerken, S. Baker, V. M. Barradas, J. E. Joseph, W. K. Reynolds and J. O. Shep part.

An instance of this general enthusiasm

their gratitude and filial devotion to the J. H. Kemp, E.C.) conducted the case for was witnessed on Sunday when the Chinese Catholics of Hongkong expressed The Attorney-General (the Hon. Mr. Holy See by giving a grand reception the Crown and the prisoners were defend- to the representative whom the Holy ed by Mr. Campbell Prosser. Mgr Celso La Costantini, Archbishop of Theodosia. Together with the Delegate were present Bishop Pozzoni, Bishop Rayssac of Swatow, Bishop Aguirre of Frochow, Bishop Frat of Amby, Bishop Gauthier of Pakhoi, Bishop McGinley of Nueva Caceres, and Bishop McCloskey of Jaro, in the Philippines: also Mgr.

The Attorney General said that the murder was the sequel to an armed rob bery which took place at 28, Wing Wo Street, on September 29th. It was no part of the Crown case that either of theed two mon actually fired the shot which killed the detective; in fact the evidence tended to show that the second prisser

Mr. Bennett prosecuted and Mr. J. M. McGlinchey from Boston, the Very Rer. at all events, did not fire it. It would be Hall defended.

Fr. de Maria and many other priests submitted, however, that the doctrine of In opening the casey Mr. Bennett said Spanish and American Procurations, the the evidence, they were both guilty of from the Italian Mission and the French,common purpose"" applied and that, on the defendant was one of the employés Very Rev. Fr. Fourquet of Canton, the murder. Sin Chuen was shot in trying of the Bank of Canton and was the senior Very Rev. Fr. Guarona from Shiuchow to capture the robbers.

and a number of others.. of three clerks in the share department, was a strong group of Chineso priests Attorney General indicated, would show Conspicuous Evidence regarding the robbery, the He dealt with shares of the bank and it from Hongkong and all the neighbouring that two men entered a shop on the first was part of his duties to issue dividend missions. The local guests included all'and second flours of No. 28, Wing Wo warrants when the dividends on shares Mr. Tse Yat, Mr. and Mrs. Tae Yan, produced two baskets which had, they the prominent Chinese Catholica, notably Street and to one of the partners they Evidence was given by the Japanese became payable. When the dividends Mr. and Mrs. The Siu, Leong Tun Seong said, been sent from Macan The partner youth who said that, at the request of became payable the defendant would all Leong Hung, Leong, Lam Ly Yat Cho, was just about to go upstairs when a re the inistress, he asked the defendant to move to the other side of the show caso, in the dividend warrants with the share very large group of other local gentle gagged and put into a cubicle. Four Wong Wa Jan, Choi San Sang and volver was painted at him and he was The defendant then asked to be shown holders names and the amount to be paid. men. A number of Chinese Sisters as other men followed, several of the intra- some rings. Witness, before attempting The warrants would either he sent to the well as students from the local Catholic ders being armed with revolvers and come to show him the rings, went to desk and produced a bundle of keys to which shareholders or they would be kept in the All were cordially and gracefully receive the shop a whistle was blown and the Seminary were also among the guests. with daggers. While they were still in « was attached a police whistle. The de bank until called "for. When a shared by. Mr. and Mrs. Chao Po Sien and robbers ran out.

-fendant asked witness what be was put-

ting in his pocket. He came near to the holder called he would bring his dividend family in their new mansions at Broad-

When Chu Kam was arrested, a gold witness, caught hold of him with one book and hand it to the accused who, after Delegate, amidst much acclamation, had Wing Wo Street, a few minutes before, When His Excellency the watch which had been stolen from 28, hand and extracted the ring from the case examining it, would enter the amount taken his place in the hall, the boat was found in his possession. At the with the other. The case was open at

He would introduced to him Mr. The Yat, who, on Magistracy hearing he stated that he pick the time. Witness tried to get the ring borne on the back and yelled to the mistress that the initial the warrant and hand it to the half of the Chinese community, readed this up in Dea Veur Road. The other suitable address in Chinese, which was prisoner, when charged with murder.. ring had been stolen. The front door Sub-Accountant who would examine it,nbeequently read also in English by the denied that he killed Bin Chuen and enid was immediately shut and the defendant defect

Directors of St. Joseph's College as he was in the Sun Company's premises. 'made a rush for the back. whistle was blown and people from the

He said he did not go to Wing Wo Street neighbouring shops rushed in and acted

and did not know where it was the defendant. When the m finally secured he made a search for the ring but could not End it.

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la reply to the accused, the witness aid he could not say if an Indian Police Sergeant, who arrived on the scene later, searched the defendant. "

warrant.

and pass it to the cashier who, in turn, would pass it to the shroff for payment. The system of the bank was that when anybody arrived at the bank with a divi. dend book he was presumed to have! authority to receive the money and that person signed a receipt on the dividend warrant. This system was not altogether satisfactory as was borne out by what the The defendant: Iwus-searched twice accused had done. It was alleged that in the shop and, as regards searching me

the defendant made out two, warrants in at the Police Station, when I arrived favour of shareholders, to whom dividend there I was searched by the Inspector warrants had been already issued. These himself and nothing was found. There warrants were duplicates. Then aither were two Indian constables. one on siihe the defendunt or another party signed. MAM NA BATu an Indian Sergeant for the money and the warrant was pass. hind me. They were with me all the way ed through the defendant's hands. The from the shop. I could not get my harids defendant, or his representative, received in my pockets to get rid of the ring. the money and -evidently the warrant Evidence was next given by the mis would, go back to defendant and presum- tress of the shop. Asked by the defend- nbly it would then be destroyed.. ant if he was searched in the shop by the In reply to the Magistrate Mr. Bennett Indian Sergeant the woman said sheanid that the two original warrants in could not say.

the case "-were sent abroad, one to San Francisco and the other to Shanghai..

Another assistant, who came on the scéne just as the defendant was rushing. to the back part of the premises, said that he tried to seize the man he was hit a violent blow on the face. He did not see the man searched.

Mr. Lee Chi-chung, Assistant Manager and Chief Cashier of the Bank of Canton, Anid that on October 7th a clerk in the share department showed him a dividend warrant and pointed out to him the fresh

This warrant was for

In reply to Inspector Blackman, theness of the ink, witness said from the time the defendant Chan Kau Witness examined it and rap to the back of the premises to when found that the chop was very indistinct. he was secured the defendant had plenty. He instructed the Sub Accountant (Mr. of time to dispose of the ring.

The defendant:

Lau) to go to the address given on the If I had the ring 1 warrant, No. 80, Connaught Road, in could not have thrown is very far as if order to get in touch with Mr. Chan Kau is only a very small shop..

After further evidener had been given and to get his dividend book for checking

with the defendant. purposes. The Sub-Accountant returned

the defendant volunteered to go into the box. He said that when he walked, inth the shop he aid not know he was doing wrong by walking round the show char."

The Magistrate: What did you want to buy!

then said that the warrant had passed Questioned by the witness the defendant

through his banda and that he had paid the money over to Mr. Chan Kau." "Ou The defendant: 1 wanted to buy being told the Sub-Accountant had been ring. As I was standing there I saw the unsuccessful in finding Mr. Chan Kau, lady go and shut the door. The boy then the defendant volunteered to go out the made a rush at me and said "take that next day to look for him and to see if he ring out of your pocket." I replied that could get his dividend book. He inform

I bad nothing in my pocket. Then foured the witness later that Mr. Chan Kan. more Japanese rushed at me. I do not had left for Canton by the 2 p.m. train, know where they came from. They On the Monday morning the defendant struck at me and i struck" at the whole did not return to the office and witness issue. I do not know whom I struck, but I did it in self-defence

The Magistrate: Did you steal the ring 1-No, Sir, as a matter of fact the caso was not open.

Inspector Blackman: You went there to buy a ring 1—Yes..

How much money did you have 1-1 don't know what I had at the shop, but when I got to the Police Station I had 60

denta.

Defendant added: was only looking at the rings anyway. It does not mean that I was going to buy one

inspector Blackman? You have been there before, I think --No, novor, my fath Too are very fond of going into jewellar shops and looking at jewellery 1

How do you know that The Magistrate Inspector Blackman,

you must ask questions about this page and: not, goanź, Anything else.

put a firestiem like that:

found a letter on his own desk, stating that defendant had gone to Canton to look for Mr. Chan Kau. The defendant rover: returned. Ten days later witness received a letter from the defendant from Toshan, in the interior of Chinn, saying that he had tried to find Mr. Chan Kau but had failed and that he would return to the bank in two or three days time.. As a final step withem inserted a notice in the Tun Wan Tat Po, asking the de fendant to return. He received no answer to this-Tater the defendant was arrested at West Poins "andongfell

The Sub-Accountant (Mr. Lau) also gave evidence.

the production of certain documents from At this stage the mass was adjourned for

hearing on Monday afternoon phat. the Bank The capo will come up for

wood Rond.

follows:-

"The institution, by the Holy Father, of the Apostolic Delegation to China bas greatly touched us and we respect fully beg Your Excellency to convey to His Holiness our humblest and heartiest thanks for this fatherly at tention: we all feel sure that this benevolent mark of the Pope's affection for the Christians of China will pro a strong tie that will bind us still more intimately to Rome, the Eternal City

we all love as the Bent of the Vienr of Christ United we bave always been. tr the Pope through our venerated B-hops, but now we feel that we shall still ha closer to Him, and through Him to Jesus Christ,

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The Attorney-General said that altoge ther 25 witnesses, several of whom had identified the prisoners, would be called. Although there was, no evidence that! either man fred the fatal shot, it would still be submitted that if the jury could. be satisfed that one of the party did it in pursuance of a common purpose" and that the prisoners were aiding and abetting then the prisoners were guilty of

murder.

taken and the Court adjourned, shortly The evidence of several witnesses was after four o'clock, until this morning.

ARSON.

ATTEMPT TO BURN DOWN

NEWSPAPER-OFFICE

Allow ne also to express all our foy at the high honour conferred upon our beloved country which has now beca raised to the level of the Christians, and all the hopes we cherish to see, through the Apostolic. Delegation, a rapid and general diffusion of Chris tian civilisation throughout Chint.

Early yesterday morning very And now we humbly ask to tender deliberate attempt was made to būrā. our warmest congratulations to the down the office and printing works of the person of Your Excellency who has Chinese newspaper, Tas Avong Fo been chosen by the Holy Father, and situated at No., Si and 7, Shin Hing will ever be remembered in our Street

A quantity of backing, Boaked in. history as the first Apostolic Delegate. We know that the Holy Father's choice kerosene, was found blazing in the open- in to be attributed to your science and staircase leading from the street to the your virtues your minont qualifica upper floors of the offibe át 1:45 mm Sgt. tions and ability, and, for ibis, reason Ellis who was on du at the time, made we feel, in welcoming, you in our the discovery. The thirepte was " just country not only proud but also grate commencing to burn. He promptly beat ful, because we know that you will use out the blazing sacking with his baton all those qualities for our grod and and stopped the conflagration, from the cry rises from our hearts: Long spreading. live the Pope! Long live the Holy Send Long live Your Excellency vett

Of Father!

How propagation will be diffused in your new Field..

Your brilliancy shines in four direc tions,

Your virtues are endless. Reverend is the Apostolle Delegate Whom Oar Holy Father has chosen With profound ability and far-reach ing knowledge,

Your character and qualifications sirpass the ordinary...

Whilst Four earriage conveys, you here

To spread ecclesiastie doctrines to those well-disposed and promising,

We, one and all over you, By expecting a tie binding us still

closer,

Boundless is the world,

The charred, sacking is now in the hands of the detectives at the Central Police Station who are investigating the affair,

"The Tai Krong Po, which occupies the ground floor, is said to have previously Tavoured Dr. Sun's cause. This was be fore Sun Yat Sen's fight from Canton. Recently the paper is said to have for. saken Sun's cause to the chagrin of Dr. Sun's followers in Hongkong. It is thought that the arson was inspired by this change of policy.

why the Pope wishes to be present, in the person of his Delegate, to his Chinees children is the great admiration which Plus XI. has for China and for the old reivilisation; this great esteem of the Pope for China makes him wish ardently The Holy Church becomes daily pronto Christ, as he is persuaded that China, for the conversion of the whole of China perous,

Without differences between China once Christian, will make one of the and foreign stions

noblest

Gruong the Catholic countries. To realize this ardent desire of the Holy Father, the Delegate was now in China to intensify and coordinate the work of tially, to invite the Chinese themselves all the Catholic missionaries and, espe to take a larger part in the evangélina. tion of their own country by supplying To this address His Excellency the the Religious Orders, both of mes and numerous peruits for the Priesthood and Delegate, in a singularly clear voice, an wonen, who are devoted to the great swered in Latin, the smal language of work of Catholic education and charity the Church be words being afterwards in China. The Delegate was con

All antionalities are in peace and union.

we do God,

Oht Draw b So long as the mountains tower high "And" sens" continue their ceaseless

running.

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pirate:: Do you swear on The defendant denied that if was translated into reradenlar-Chinese by Eident that the Chineb Would wer Last you did not steal the possible for him to visit the shop as he Bishop Pozzoni and justly, applauded generously to this appeal of the Holy had be confined to barracks for the The subence of the Delegate's answer, Father and thus take a very prominent de (the Captain Buperintendent best part of the month

sho appeared in Court during at Wolfo formed the Magistrate plan aping Ar ledlingsgard apa part in the Missions or mich

gested that the poi that he was prepared to go în the Box Sin of Peter nail also to his per

At the conclusion of his speech, the ciation of these marks of affection for the Pope himself was the head bad ever and swear that the defendant was out of sisted in emphasising the great interest Delegate Smpa: od his bleasing to those before.

barracks during the time stated as he of the Tape da Ching and the Chinese present All kneeling down the while who thated had paid two visits to the Central Station missions The Holy Enther, said the most plema afternoon was then dat had visited the shop in connection with another case.

Delegate, loving all his children fall month ago and on that ocasion The Magistrace he announced that the world wishes to be present pent, refreshments being served to all

[over hoen stolen. The ring was the evidence was not strong enough for among them, as Jesus Christ, whose Bien's residence, and the Delegate going in the spacious grounds of Mr. Chao Po not misced anal after the defendant had him to corrict. The ring had not been Vicar he is woe and is always pre round the place to conversO let the shop. The printante tried to recovered.

wherever there are faithful Christians familiarly with all these present, leaving trace him but could not.

The defendant was discharged on both gathered in His name. Another Teason in all a strong impression of his af (Continued as fook of next columara:)

(Dontinued we face of next column.) and open and simple cordiality

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