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ORIMINAL SESSIONS. [AUTORM THE CELEM JUSTICE (SIR WILLIAM RIMS DAVING).]:

TWENTY YEARS' HARD LABOUR.

"THE WORST CASE 1 HAVE HEARD.” -DAN

A Chinese named Chan Man was, in-

elated for shooting at Walter Heginald Andrews, with intent to main, dissgure, or disable him, or to prevent his own

lawful apprehension Ho was similarly indicted for shooting at Edward Charles

Kerrison

THM, HONGKONG DAILY RESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21st,” 1918.

POSSESSION OF DAGGERS.

Tam In, alde Tam Cheuk Nam, and Wong Choi Shing,' alias Wong Shing, were indicted for being in unlawful possession of daggers.

THE JAPANESE ARMS ASE. THE EDUCATION OF BRITISH

STORY OF THE SEIZURE QARMS

AT A JAPANESE HOE

The case in which two Japas men and three Japanese women ar harged with being concerned in the aggling

CHILDREN.

THE RECENT PUBLIO MEETING IN HONGKONG.

In an articleTM on the recent public meeting in Hongkong on the subject of the Daily News Bays

The Jury consisted of Messrs. W. M. Peteadrigh (foremaa), H. H. Betson, Aof seven Mauser pistols and 900unds of Education of British Children, the W.-G.

McKirdy, A. K. McKenzie, J. E. Hauson,

D. Mokazie and B. O. Randall

Mr. Drer Ball, proscenting on behalf of the Crown, said four Chinese constables were walking along the Kennedy Road about 2.15 p.m. on the 17th February, and just before nearing the tramway line they met two men

They stopped and

ammunition was opened before. J. R.

Wood at the Magistracy, yestop.

The defendants were arrestedat week as the result of information ng laid against them by the Japanese imunity at: Wapcha

It is curious that nobody seems to have Laken up Mr. Mackintosh on the question of the importance of sunding chidren Home to school if it can possibly be con- passed for there must have been peoplo Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared defend. at the meeting who felt as strongly on The polics applied for the mmittal this as there are in Shanghai, That im searched them, but found nothing. Two of four of the five defenda They portance, we think, consiste first and fore more men were walking not far behind, asked for the charge against second most in getting children away from the and they were seen to set in a suspicious defendant (a man) to be witrawn as seductive surroundings of Chinese ser- [he desired to tam King's evide, vante, very kind to children, all too ready The same Jury heard the case as sat in manner. One was seen to place something

Mr. d'Almada said he had been

to wait on them hand and foot, deplorably the Chief Justice's Court in the morn-in a flower bor standing on the balustrade ing..

Prisoner had been arraigned the day before on

a charge of robbery with violence, and had pleaded guilty, so that the cam was only proceeded with in res pect the first two indictments.

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[BEFORE THE PUISHE JUDGE (MB. JUSTICE COMPERTZ).]

CYCLISTS ROBBED.

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side school hours, which play an immenge part in building up character and ser-

of a nearby house, and the other was seen/structed to appear for the first fenda resigned to being trampled on and tyran- Mr. Dyer Bali, prosecuting on behalf to place something in a pain tub stand-who had pleaded guilty to the harge.sited orer. And secondly, there is the Sub-Inspector G. W. Cockie, who a question of what we may call general in- of the Crown, first explained to the Jurying just below the flower box. A con-

rested the defendants, said thi' about s

formation, the things that are learnt out- that a civilian was entitled to try and stable went to the latter and found

11.15 pm on March 14th actin on in Ho called to his com- effect the arrest of a man if he thought dagger in it.

formation received at No. 2 PoliceStation that man had committed a felony. The panions, and they gave chass to the men, offences were committed on the 31st who were the prisoners. They caught he went to No. 61, Praya East second January. Defendant, in company with them just before arriving at the bridge door, in company with a Japanse (Meeability, yet which, say what one may, Takea) and two binese detective. The somehow not required in the Far three other men, had, he alleged, com- over the tramway line." They were door was opened by the hith defendant (ast so readily as at Home. Probably the Hongkong meeting felt that, having mitted a robbery in Yeo Wo Street, The searched by the constables and by Lance- alarm was given, and he was chased by a Sergeant Murphy who had been on duty female). Tho woman was excked an

event from the door to the wh-house to consider the needs of children who number of Chinese, and some of the in-nearby. One was found to be in posses There she is her hand on the awit must be taught on the spot, it would be wasting time to run off on side issues. mates of the house: He was seen by Mr. siou of tape and wadding such as ig Andrews coming down Matheson Steet, usually used for gagging purposes. The and extinguished the electric light in And this is indeed the fact that has to followed by the crowd. This gentlemanother man had tape tied round his socks, wash house. Witness switched on be faced and provided for. Are we satis waited at a corner with the intention of which was totally unnecessary, as he light and in the wash house he falnd fed that the educational requirements of | third and fourth defendants (om the British boys and girly all up and intercepting him, but, when he was about also had a pair of European suspender The third defendant said in English down the Far East are being catered for twenty feet away, prisoner pulled out a on.

She let the adequately to make them the citizens of After a short retirement the jury will give them to you.” revolver and threatened him with it. He drew aside and let the man pase, hoping found prisoners guilty, the first man being pistols and cases drop on the ground frithe Empire that they should be? If we to do to make the deficiency good! And to spring upon him as soon as his back sentenced to two years hard labour and her clothing. In the corner witness fou not satisfied of that, what are we going a basket. The third and fourth defein that connection there is a very plain was turned. Prisoner saw the manœuvre the second to three years.

ants both put their hands inside thappeal to our millionaires. The public and immediately turned round and fired

kimunos and drew out a number schools of Great Britain, on which she fjustly prides herself, were built up by. at him, fortunately missing. Prisoner

rounds of Mauser ammunition which thprivate endowment and the people that then ran along Canal Road, and Mr.

dropped into the basket. On examinilendowed them were to their ago exactly Andrews' took up the chase. Two or three

the basket he found four other Maa what the wealthy men of to-day might be to this. There have been munificent en times the man turned round and fired A Chinese named Li Chuen was indict-pistols with .cases and a quantity of adowments for Hongkong University. at him, but he missed every time. The ed for participating in a robbery by two munition. The third defendant let Might there not be some to found British chase led through Morrison Hill Road, or more on the 7th February. Prisoner said: "This is not mine; come to boarding schools for the increasing num- Ther of boys and girls whose world is and past the Recreation Club, and it was just was alleged to have been one of a gang house." Witness replied "No, we likely to remain the Far East! hear the latter that Mr. Kerrison and to rob two Chinese youths on cycles.

go to the Station first." At the Static an Indian Police Inspector came into Mr. H. K. Holmes, the Crown Solicitor, the third defendant said "Come to m the story. They were walking along to-prosecuted, and the Jury consisted of house, a man at my house sent me INDIAN POLICE RECRUIT'S mother when they saw two men running to Messrs. W. Galloway (foreman), F. A get these arms." Witness accompanie EARLY LAPSE. wards them, one on each side of the road. Machado, C. Wallace, BC da Silva, her to No. 8, Gage Street. On arriv

"PULLS WATCHMAN'S BEARD AND They stopped one, not the prisoner, and J. M. Reis, J. H. Barr, and Ho Shun, there, witness saw the first defenda INSULTS EUROPEAN INSPECTOR. he told them to chase the other man. Mr. H. K. Holmes said the two youths coming down stairs with a stick and h Mr. Kerrison went off with this inten- were riding cycles on the road between in his hand. He was fully, dressed, ‚T An interesting exhibit in a Court case tion, expecting the Inspector, to look after Aberdeen and Kennedy Town. The time Third defendant pointed him out as the man they had caught. By a mis-way about 2.30 p.m. and the robbery took man who had sent her to get the before Mr. Lindsoll, was a portion of a Sikh watchman's beard, understanding, however, the Inspector place about a quarter of a mile from He could not speak English. Hds which had been torn from off his face by joined him, so that their captive, whoever Kennedy Town. There were four men arrested and taken to No. 2, an Indian Police Constable during a fight on the Praya. The Constable was he was, got away. The prisoner led the spread out over the road. Prisoner was Station. Later on

the night, the charged on three counts, viz: (1) with way through various streets, and at the ahead and stopped one of the lads The defendant was brought to the Stat misconduct as a police officer while in junction of Morrison Hill Road and second youth was stopped by andther Witnees said that at about 11.162 uniform and acting in an insubordinate Leighton Road he turned round and fired man, but he had nothing on him at all the same night he posted three deters Force; (2) misconduct in behaving in a manner towards a sepior officer of the point black at Mr. Kerrison from about The fire youth bad on a Suger ring outside No. 11, Malloy Street. The disorderly manner, in the charge room at seven yards' distance. Again he missed It was extremely tight, and prisoner rested, the second defendant (the on the Central Police Station; (3), assault- and he continued to run. A little fur could not get it off. He made, the boy charged) and from information giving an Indian watchman. ther oa he turned and fired at him again, take it off himself. The ring incident him he visited No. 61, Praya East. and ucissed. The chase led through a was important, because the evidence, of Cross-examined by Mr. d'Ala number of streets, and was taken up the youth was the only evidence of witness said he had made furthe. by, an Indian constable and a Chinese identification they had. After the robbery quiries since the arrest of the defens constable, Once he turned round and the boys rode off to Kennedy Town and fired three shots, at the crowd. The man roported the matter. | Some days later where he bad ascertained that that led them along the Wanchai Road, they were sent for by the police, and the Revenue Offer Ward was in his quarters fret youth alone identified the prisoner.

This lad went into the witness-bar. in this road, and on looking over his verandah he saw the prisoner running Prisoner alleged that he had a grudge away, with the "police and crowd against hip, because one day he had in pursuit, He, fortunately, had scolded him (the youth), because the wit revolver handy, and he pickedness kicked him. He knew nothing about it up and red" at the

the robbery.

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and

his, was believed to be the shot that

hit him in the back. Prisoner dropped Witness denied this.

the revolver, and on picking it up tried After a short retirement the Jury to re-load it. As he did so the cylinder brought in a verdict of "guilty," had dropped off, rendering the weapon use sentence of twelve months hard labour less, and he had no time to pick it up. Į was passed. ' The zeault was that he was soon captured and quieted with a blow the head.

Evidence was called to bear out this statement, and His Lordship congratulat

FRUSTRATED BY A WOMAN.

Lo Lau and Chan Chi were indictal

and he had visited No. 38, Praya

at

and second defendants had complete negotiations for the purchase of the there.

After hearing further evidence the was adjourned until this morning.

BROKEN ENEE CAP N

A SERIOUS INJURY.

CHINESE PLEA AT TH

MAGISTRACY.

heard at the Magistracy, yesterday morn-

Mr. Burlingham, Assistant Superinten- dent of Police, prosecuted. He said the defendant was an Indian Police recruit. On the 10th inst he was found on the with an Indian watchman. Another Praya in uniform fighting and struggling Indian constable came on, the scene and tried to stop the fight, but failed 1 Sub- Inspector Fallon, who was in plain clothes at the time, thon came up and tried to separate the two Indiana. The defend. ant refused to obey, the orders of tho Inspector and took off his turban and threw it at him

Asked to plead the defendant said: 1 was drunk. I did not know what I was doing.

The Magistrate: What! Drunk on duty i

Mr Burlingham explained that the defendant was off duty at the time, but that he was in uniform."

After lying in gaa! for one month ing the recovery of a man who knipman, he had broken in a fight, & Chiness

According to the watchman, the defend- ant came up to him and started inter- e-dering whilst he was talking to another The defendant started fighting with him.

After bearing the evidence the Magir trato imposed a fine of 850 with the alter- native of four weeks, hard labour on the first count. A similar fine was imposed on the second count, whilst on the third count the defendant was ordered to pay 83 compensation to the Indian watch inan.

ed Mr. Kerrison and Mr. Andrews on the for being concerned in an assault with brought before Mr. R. E. Linkelle bravery they had shown in taking up intent to rub, and the first prisoner was Magistrary, yesterday, and hen ad the chase. He added that the Colony further charged with the

unlawful if he pleaded guilty to the charge must be grateful to people like them.

The Jury brought in verdict of possession of arms.

assault he said the chopper, was The Jury was unchanged. .sentenco

guilty, but before passing the Chief Justice heard a statement from Mr HK. Holmes, for the Crown,ng at the time of the fig fel do Mr. Ball on the subject of the actual said the assault took place at half past the complainant's knce of broket. robbery. It appears that the prisoner, in five in the afternoon on February 6th The complainant's injury, lo said, company with four other men, broke into at a house in Portland Street, Yaunati. not very serious

The Magistrator It with ch adwelling house and office in Yes Wo Three men knocked at the door and told xtraordinary violence that brokkis Street. They treated the inmates in a the inmates that they were looking for knee at any rate. It wasious engh very brutal fashion gagged them and someone. The door was opened, and one to keep him in hospital fone mo bound them and throw them under a pile of the men, the first prisoner, produced The defendant: -Therdere ta oli of quilts, any commenced to search, a revolver. They searched for the keys, them against me. I did hit hinwith

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THIEVING AT FOOTBALL MATCHES.

ARTICLES STOLEN FROM SOLDIERS POCKETS

Two boys were charged before Mr. J.

giving as an excuse that they were search and while they were doing so & woman the choppst. Well, have alezdy R. Wood at the Magistracy, yesterday, ing for opium They stole over $400 in inmate slipped away unobserved and The Magistrate: money, and took away with thera a con- siderable amount of goods and property, Bave the alarm. The three, then were been in goal for one mond-yo will with stealing various articles from the chased through the streets by men from have to stay there for other week, clothing of football players at the The other three men got away altogether, the house

The Chief Justice, addressing the

next door, and the two pending complainant's rdry. pris

Sookunpoo and Happy Valley football grounds oner, said the case was one of the worst defendants were caught, and afterwards

It is alleged that they stals he had heard during the course of his taken into custody.

from Bar. Wiltshire, of the G.M.E., one whole, carcer. He was not sure what to Evidence was called bearing out the

wrist watch, from Lance Corporal Broad- do with him. He had, first of all, com- statement, and the Jury found the

woll, King's Regiment, one cigarette mitted a very brital robbery, and then prisoner guilty,

car, and from C.F.O:L. Allen ono, watch and chain,

when people tried to bring him to book The first ma was sentenced to seven

ARMED ROBBY AT WEST POR

An imports and exporta at No. 58,

the charges and the second put 1A

The first defendant pleaded guilty to

for his misdeeds, he had fired at them years' hard labour, and the second man. Des Voeux Rd. West wased by armed with his revolver lexus cedingly to five yEKTE. lucky not to be standing in the dock His Honotir ongratulated the woman robbers at 8.15 p.m. on play. The plea of not guilty, charged with murder. For robbery with the way she had behaved and the of the robbers were armith revolvers Sub-Inspector Cockle asked for a re violence, he would be sent to prison for presence of mind the had shown, and one with a daggerter binding mand as there were four boys altogether twelve years, with hard Inbour. - On the He also commended three of the men and gagging the muster fokis of the oncerned in the thefte, and two wallets charges of shooting he would be sent to prizon with hard labour for eight stars living in the neighbouring house when the robbers opench safe with which had also been stolen had not beed had give chase, and told them that if key which they had a from the recovered. The second defendant had In each case, thom two sentences to thoro wore more people of their hort in master and stole myyneyjjewellery, tá stated he was willing, to point out to the

the value of $1,554,70- also look Police the other two boys implicated from the master's pocket in money. The case was remanded to Thursday | The robbers escaped, .

concurrently, and consecutively with the first sentence, "That made twenty years the Colony, armed robberies would not hard labour altogether.

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