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BIG ROBBERY OF BONDS, AT SHANGHAI.

FOUR

CHINESE SENTENCED TO

DEATH

POLICE'S MAGNIFICENT WORK.

SCANDALOUS - LETTER FROM CHINESE

CHAMBER.

MILITARY, NEWS FROM CANTON.

The following items are reproxluced from the Canton Gazette:-

WEST RIVER UNDER MARTIAL LIS

On account of the fighting along the the Canton-Samshui Railways amongst Yunnanese factions. General i Chai Sham, commanding the First Division, Four Chinese charged with the senshi. Hing and its vicinity to protect the has ordered his troops" to proceed to tional highway robbery in Xingpo Read merchants there against robbers. Ho oh November 20th last,, when' a Chinese has also issued orders to his subordinates youth was robbed of $300,000 worth of to see that soldiers belonging to other. Chinese Govermaent Interal Loan Hear factions be disarmed before they ne

allowed to enter er Bonds, were sentenced at Shanghai

BONAM UNDER MARTIAL LAW, Just week at the Mixed Court to be sent

Owing to the recent disturbance in to the Arsenal for execution."

Shekwaitong, General · Fa Lum, From the full text of the judgment we commanding the Third Army Corps, has take the following:--

This is in many ways an extraordinary

case.

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declared Honam ander martini law and has despatched a strong force of troops to guard the important place. He has also issued instructions that on no On November 29th at the Tung Yih account are soldiers belonging, to other Trust Co. sent $300,000 worth of Chinese factions allowed enter Honam. It is Government Internal Loan Bearer Bonds reported that a small detachment of from the China Merchants' Stock Ex-Yunnanese soldiers tried to land in change in Haukow Road to the Tung Yih Fonan on the 13th, but was forced to re- Trust Co.'s premises in Prking Road in treat by the soldiers guarding that part. charge of an employé. Kee Tso vong, aged 14, whose salary is $3 a month. No CHEN KWONG KWAI TO COMMAND NORTHERN precautions whatever were taken and no note was even taken of the numbers of

As General Tan Yen Kai, Fan Chung the the Bearer Ronds before they left the Sau and Koo Fang Kwai, of China Merchants' Stock Exchange. The Hunanese nad Fengtien forces, have all THE INCOMPARABLE MICHELIN FIVE PLY FABRIC 30 X 31 employé Koo went in private rissha expressed their willingness to participate

the

CASING? $21.50 Northern belonging to the Tung Yih Trust Co. | in

Expedition, pulled by Tsung Ah-san, the first accused. Generalissimo has issued R mandate

RING-SHAPED TUBE. $2.15 who had

ennspired with Zee Tze-kuei, appointed Chen Kwong Kwai commanders the second accused, likewise arisha in-Chief of the First Army Corps. coolic employed by the Tung Yih Trust General Chen has been ordered to be Co. and with Tsiang Verken and Tsang prepared to march against the North at Ah-foh, the third had fourth accused, and any moment. with others not in custody, to rob the contents of the leather wallet in which the hands were enrried and which, they state, they believed to contain opium in transit.,

This was done without difficulty. The

LU YUNG TING'S » ARMY.

the

News is to hand that Lu Yang Ting, the Kwangi general. has re-named his army the Pacification Army of Kwangsi.

ERRATIC SHOOTING.

Chinese passer-by seems constitutionally Many cases of accident caused by the averse from interfering to prevent roh-fate ighting in Shekwaitong, happened bery and in fact such interference is often

in Wongsha. These accidents were due dangerous The robhers appear not to to the random shots of the Yunnanega have been armed in this case, but in

soldiers. It is reported that four little many cases of robbery in the past few boys were wounded in the body and the months robbers have been in possession station master had his face cut open. of firearms and have not hesitated to use them.

The robbers in this case had chosen the scene of the robbery at a place adjoining an alleyway and got clear away up the alleyway with their booty.

The assistant manager of the Tung Yih Trust Co. reported the less to the Central police station at 10.15.2.m. on the same day and within 24 hours the police bad recovered 379 of the 500 bords.

UNEXAMPLED EFFICIENCY-OF POLICE

THE TOKYO EARTHQUAKE. BUILDINGS

THAT WITHSTOOD THE SHOCK.

From a report on the "endition of engineering structum after the earth-

ani fire which destroyes portious of

quat Takro, and other small | Mr Maitland, prosecuting counsel, has cipalities of Japan on September 1k, mazb- stated that he doubts whether this permitted to the beeretary of State Wash- formance could he equalled by any other ington, D.C., by Mesra, John W. Dy police force in China. The Magistrate president, and W. W. Johnston, enginer. and I consider it a wonderful testimony the Foundation Company, New York, it to the eficiency of the police force and may be implied that fire caused more take this opportunity of expressing our damage than the earthquake, that modern

their appreciation of

work. of which this steel and reinforced oncrete, structur is only one example which bas heen seemed to resist the shock, and that pro brought to our notice in the past few ner brating of buildings is an advantage. months. It seems to me remarkable that Extracts frean their joint diary are repri

ted in the Bagiarering Saws Ricard. this appreciation is not shared by the Chinese Bankers Lion and the Native Bankers Association, who held a meet- ing on December 4th and came to the conclusion that in order to safeguard the tranquillity of the Settlement precau- tions should be taken by the Shanghai Municipal Council to diminish the chance of robbery, I must admit that I am un- able to see how the Council enn do more than, they do to protect native bankers from the results of their own gross negligence in failing to take any. tions whatever in unveying Yalaables through the streets.

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The buiklings which existel in Tokyo can be classified under, five hunds: (1) Nathe frame hous constructed priR- cipally of pine; (2) small structures with brick" walls and wooden interiors); (3)

anil

show-

larger Government and office buildings of her exterior and interior brick walls, with wooden fors; (4) modera iniildings af four to eight stories with structural steel frames

firepreet ar burning walls and floors; (5) reinforred concrete buildings of from two to, right. stories with concrete Boors, exterior walls of concrete, or venested with masonry or stone Probably at least 80 per opt. of construction. 15 per cent. of brick and the buildings in the city wes of frame

three types referred ahove

1 should not have referred to this, but that as a result of this meeting a letter was addressed to this Court by the Chi-frame, and 5 per cent of the remaining nese General Chander of Commerce urging that the robbers caught in con- mection with this case and the case of robbery of funds of the Shanghai Nan king Bailway Company he handed over to the Chinese Authorities in onler to frighten other robbera,

Tho, Kaikwan, known as the Palace) a modern steel-frame. Restaurant, was structure of six stories. The sock of the earthquake caused the antiche walks and the interior partitions of the third story steel column on that floor xpowl. only

to shatter and fall, having every The lower two stories and the apper:" thriss stories appeared to be only wightly damaged.

This Court, as is well known only hands over Chinese convicts 0 cases where it is of opinion that the death penalty should be inflicted, and it only does so after a careful trial in which the prisoners hear all the evidence against them and have the opportunity of calling

vidence on their own behalf and plend-uries, was "not Kriously damaged by ne before the Court all circumstances either the fire or the earthquake. which can be urged on their own hebalf,

ATTEMPTS TO SULVERT JUSTICE.

The Tokyo Central Station and Hotel, a massive brick-and-stre) strudare of four

SPORT.

HOCKEY.

MATCHES FOR TODAY.

The following will represent the Houg kong Hockey Club to-day in matches the submarine Flotilla and against H.M.S..Tamar:--

First Ten the Submarine Flotilla, at the U.S.R.C.. at 5pm. W. Hamilton, E. G. England, Murray, G. H.: Piercy, A. S. Hett, & L. Sim, H. Meacock, F. C. Miller, W.: Woodward, G. R. More and the Rev. N. Evans,

The attempt by such a letter as this! to prejudice the trial of the 10 suspects who were arrested by the police in con nection with this robbery is a criminal attempt to interfere with the free and impartial administration of justice by this Court, and Mr. Maitland has very pro- perly requested that the letter be handed to him in order that the guilty parties should be brought up on a charge of con- tempt of Court. 1 regret to say that this is not the only case in which similar attempts have been made to influence the decision of this Court and that letters have been addressed to this Court by the same phrties on behalf of influential litigants in civil cases Assurances have

Second Team 7. H.M18. “Tamur, “at heen-given that the practice will eense Rockurgoon 4.15 Pan. (bus from and in view of the fact that the practice Cricket Club Pavilion at 4.30 p.m.):-A appears to be tolerated by certain other Roffey, W. H. Edmonds. T. Rowell, A. Chinese Courts in spite of the theoretic Bower, GL R. Becher, T. H. Price, D ally independent status of the modern Lyon, S... H. Garrod,, W., Hyde, F Courts in China no proceedings are or dered to be taken against the offenders Schnepel and another. in this case. But any similar offences in future will be dealt with in nccordance with law.

NO INTERPORT- MATCH.

A cable has been received from the Hon. The unfairness of prejudging a case Secretary. of the Shanghai Hockey Club without thorough investigation is strik- expressing regret that it is found imposs Fingly illustrated in the present case.ible to send down an Interport Hockey

Ten persons were originally charged by Team to Hongkong this season. the police. The charge against four of these was withdrawn by the police at the beginning of this trial because they were satisfied that these four persona, had no Having delivered their judgment connection with the robbery and the Messrs. Martin and Kuan: directed that Court after hearing all the evidence the, attention of the Commissioner of against the six persona tried has found Police be called to the excellent conduct two of them not guilty.

of Det Sub-Inspa. Yorke and Hunter, who were engaged in the case.

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