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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Jawore the Űring chiờ JUSTICE (MR. JUSTICE COMPEUTZ),}

FOR LARCENY.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH, 1924

"practice, and where over a públic sorvaat

RETURNED BANISHEE.

AGRICULTURAL CHINA.

THE BITTER STRUGGLES TO LIVE. The Peking entrependent of the Man- Apter Gavidian writes B

When the famine of 1920 was devastate

is found guilty of this offence theySMART SESTENCE AT. KOWLOON panish him very severely; - In this Colony |

MAGISTRACY. there is no, exception to this mle, In ISOs we find that a sperial Ordinance was Charges of larceny and returning, from

banishment were preferred against Ling great tracts of China the people made it an offence for a public servant Yee. "a coolie, who appeared before Me just outside the famine belt were enjoys ing the traits of an excelleus harvest. to obtain any sun of money which, may | F. W. Hamilton af the Kowloon Magis, Chica is so devoid of adequate com. influence his actions us a public servant." tracy yesterday.

munications that this was 'inevitable. Again, there are 170 different Inels (the The Serue of this story, Mr. Nihill went pl A Chinese bricklayer said that at a atael is the money standard), dialectin- on to say, was a little Hukka village of

in. on Tuesday he was awakened by foot- intelligible in adjacent provinces, Léong Shan Wan, on Hai Island in a

numerably interior Customs stations, and stepa. He saw the defendant going down a hastalarda sing that makes inter- very remote mul inaccessible part of the the stairs with witness jacket and amounication impassible to the vast New Territories. ↑ There - were only a

SENTEEN PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS, passed dealing with the subject, which

FIVE YEARS

Senteneed to fre 3 cars imprisonment after pleading" Guilty" to a' charge of Lardrug after a previous conviction, a Chinese prisonce asked his Laniship if his sentence started from that date or

provinces, too, have little pect to gueöver

from the date of his arrest. Els Landshipuple of shots and a few houses on the brella under his arms, Witness pursued í majority of the people. Many vaf “thế | informs him that it dated from the day illage, but; Eke must villages in the New and waught the defensinnt, who was taken | the horde for their foil requirements.

of unicbista. Halit datil fvenni arvest prisoner's "sentence wratil -have kogu te- duced by a month.

Mr. Haurrigg, the "acting Crown Sol cizor, Sivid the prisaak was sent at a altu 4 May thin Queen's Road East taking paykets of tea and scap' from a shop. He sail Tre was a "foki at the shop, but ciropped the goods and an away. When caught die charged be admitted the Jarvens

Territories. it possessed gaito a Bus temple. in front of which was an open space leading down to the sea. There were very few people in the village.

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Every other gear in the spring time, continued Mr. Nihill, the village wakes up celebrated by the helling of a then trist performance. A matphed was con- structed in front of the temple and people docked into the village, from the neigh

into custody.

The self-stained condition of many of the provffices of China has been ogs Several previous convictions, including feentuated in recent years by their poli- two for returning from banishment, were tieaf development as satcapies, maintain

ed solely by the sword and at war with proved against the pan, who was sent all around them. Reonomically and gov to prison with hard labour for six months | grumentally these provinces are virtually on the first charge and to months on the ridden frontiers forming a inere formi

independent cuntries, with anlit secuii, the sentences to run consecutively, alle harries to the traveller,

thin mountain range.

A MIXED BAG.

There were 15 previous convicuring villages. Hyp.. April CHINESE CONSTABLE GOES TO miles up the Yangtze River. tions agtinct him, twelve being, for lac

useful trade.

25th a considerable "gowd had gathered for the purpose of witnessing the then-

GAOL

In my cases the provinces themselves are divided into compartments. Take Savchwan, for example. Szechwan is situated on the roof of the world, suro From Chungking, its port, to Chengtu. its capital is 300 miles. The journey has to be made in a chair, and taas nine days

right across the Adherien continent. From Peking run could almost make the journey to Lomloh and back in the fine it now takes to go to Chengtu. Inter communication is, "therefore, extraordi narily dieule, and trade on a scale com mensurate with the products of the most fertile soil in the warf quel the industry of wilons of people seems out of the garstion, ever apart from the menace of the roving bands of robbers. Chungking and Chingtu are political pockets, although belonging to the same province.

I take it he is an who eanaut betrical performance and they were whiling A shirt, a belt, a pair of braces, a cigar, "fiqunished (2) asketi-his Lovilship,

away the time by playing various gamesa box of matches, an oil-bottle, and two-ever twice as long as it takes to travel The prisoner said he was born in Hong of chance-indulging, in fact, in a little $1 notes, comprised the miscellaneous Boug and was123 years of age. Usually, gambling, which, of course, was a breach haub of a Chinese, constable who was he worked as a cool-boy, a

of the law, but that "was her kinds of sentenced by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the His Lordship, in jinlering sentence, "ail thing likely to happen on such pensions. | Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, he hoped the prisoner would he taught About this time the prisoner appeared on the scene. He was dressed in a long roat and carried a 'big stick. Witnesses would say that he set alamut the people. Beating them, and telling them that it was his duty to irrest them for gambling. Up to that stage His conducti was very proper, but he went on to say if they would pay hini the sum of $0 he won! gu away and pathing more would

ARMS CASES.

For having unlawfully in his possession rounds of ammunition Chinese „nand Wan Chị was sentenced to three

yras imprisonment.

The prysoner pleaded Guilty

Mr. M. Hazlerigg said the prisoner | he said or done. A feading, shopkeeper was found at 8:30 a.ur, en Jugie/1st on the Wing Lok Street wharf erabarking on the Ás, Sai An. He had to rounds of Mauser auraunition tied round one thigh Saul 19 rounds on the ether

Was kuiwn about hin.

TEA HOUSE RAIDE

Who was one of the members of „tee festival committee went round with a bat and collected the sum required from the end, which was counted but and offered to the prisoner, who acepted it, put it #inty bis pycket and went away,"

Nothing

ARMED MEN SENT TO PRISON.

nes were indicted for unlawful posses- at of arms.

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Three, pleaded ** Chuiity I rec ** Not Guilty.”

Inspector Spear said that by the night of the Lith lust, after being relieved by another Chinese constable, the defendant was found to be in possession of the arstjeles, which were the property of European sergeant.

His Worship passed sentence of two months" hard labour.

PHEASANTS' TIED BY

THEIR TAILS.

BIRD SELLER.

WATER, SIXPENCE A NUCKET. China is in to sense a unit. There is prosperity in its industrial areas, but these contain only about a million people | out of four hundred millions. Where security reigns, where the lack of com munications is not felt, where vexation impediments to the smooth flow of trade. are absent, Chian is funding her place CRUELTY CHARGE AGAINST A among the buyers and sellers in inter- national commerce. But nr Chungking. in the far west; the impressment of has set the price of water up to six- water-enolics by the military authorities pence a bucket. In Fukien province, on the far rast, even the fruit trees are taxes, and the repacies officials are it other trees, so that the peasants are cut- able to distinguish between fruit and ring down their orchards and woods and sending the trees to the timber market: - Land another province in tree-denuded ant fruit industry as well. In Fukien and Shemsi provings the peasants aro forced to cultivate the poppy...sometimes by direct military prestre, o inter by the imposition of heavy taxes on other

"Losperme a

the defendant had ignored notify served on him. His bird cages were-ton small for comfort

The defendant was fined $5.

LIANG SHIH-YI'S VISIT

TO ENGLAND. *

FYREWELL MESSAGE.

crops,

These are patches in the life of China. In most parts of the country the peopl suffer from oppression. In a few, such es Sharsi province, enlightened rale in opening up vistas of the future develop ment of the country. In Manchuria, too, and the area immediately under th The following expression of opinion jurisdiction of Wa Pei-fu. in Central in course of execution. These include from Mr. Liang Shih Vi, the Chinese ex-China, schemes of constructive work are Premier, was given through Reater's highway construction, irrigation works, Agency before his departure frons Eng-industrial development, agricultural en last month-

couragement, forestry enterprise-all of which will help China in future years through this agency, perhaps, & political

That he had fastened two pheasants together by their tails was one of the 3. Nihil explained that the prisoner staternents made the prosecution was attached to the Sai Kung. Palico | yesterday when the keeper of a hird was sure three hours shop appeared before" Mr. R. F. Lindell Station which journey away by mailing hot. Ile subut the Central Magistracy charged with mittel that the prisoner went there during | cruelty, As a sequel to a police-raud ita teams reave, frevause he knew there would house in Des Vorur Rupa) West,, six (Hbe gambling during the festival,

Nothing further happened until May 7th When the Police Sergeant in charge Pacted on evetain information and sent a į detective over to Leung Sha Wan to The acting Crush Solicitor (Mr. T. M. make enquiries. Subsequžatly a parade Hazlerigg) described how inspector Ap of the Wei Hai Wei men was held at Sni Kung and two witnesses from the village pleton and a party of men kept the pre-

as the man who mises ander vinervation until all six had picked out the priser Kone into a roous when they arrested all had taken the . He was arrested and present. Four daggers were found in the charged. In answer to the charge he You two of the prisoners havial, the said a detective told him not to go to in their possession. All prisoners, when Leung Sha Wan, uffering liim $5 ust When he got to the village he pointed out to the crowd that they were

“I am deeply impressed with the great nut alowed to garubic" and "one of the

patriotism of the British people in will her told him that the detective hailingly contributing, is the form of heavy allowed them to do so and that he was taxes, to the refunding of the National

The conditions under which the Chinese Evidence supporting the Crown Solici-getting $10 for each gambling tahle of War Debt to America, and in maintain live vary with their domicile, but their ng British credit by not including in the paychology remains comparatively, un- Badget as revenue the war debt das changed. It is computed that there are tor's, vutline was given and the fury re.which there were. It was purely a

ense of revetige.

to them by the Continental countries... 1 250 million people in China actively turned a verdict.of "guilty" in the case

have also noted that in the money market engaged in agricultural pursuits. They of five of the prisoners and not guilty

of the world, London occupies a premier are the backbone of the country, adva in the case of the sixth, who did not go

British people and their banks in mains and oppression will not move them from position, due to the o-operation of the backbone of mighty strength. Turmoil into the room until immediately before

taining this justion ever since the con- the soil, at least to any appreciable ex- clusion of price. the police officers.

The farmers have been used to it One cannot fail to notice that the waves of extortion for ages. To-day British people are principally industrial is perhaps. as bad as ever; but the while very few are agricultural, which peasat says, "It is written," and devates makes it necessary to find markets for all his energies to the fight for existence. import raw material and food products. Beking are forced to come into the city- its manufactures, and in exchange to Many farmers in the heighbourhood of Great Britain enn firid no better market in-winter to eke out their summer carn for its manufactures and bettering by pulling rikishns, the luviest oc" country from which she cant get the raw cupation in the country. material and fund products required than China. Ja this exchange both coup tries will reap the benefit.'

searched at the Central Police Station, 1993, were found to have lengths of string tied "round their waists. The string, it was to be assumed, was for the purpose of Binding victims.

The five convicted prisoners/were each enintelleed to five years' hard tabour

The Jury empanelled for the cuses were Mesars. H. U. Ireland. E. Thomp

At the Magistracy at Tai Po the pri soner said the detective wage and told the Wei Hai Wei men they would receive 50 cents if they promised not to interfere with the gamblers.

In the afternoon the prisoner went into the witness-hox al levied the allega- tion of bribery, which he said was en sin, Tsung Tze-ghun, Kam Fat-lay, F.gineered by the Cantonese to get him

into trouble. Krunedy, La Hew-cho and G. Girutt.

Asked by Mr. Nihill why he went to Leung Shan Wou, the prisoder said he had pever scen a Cantonese theatrical performance and went there to see one.

Evidence in support of the prisoner's case was given by two Wei Hai Wei co- stables.

ĮRKFORË #19 UONOCE THE PUISNE JUDGE

(MR. JUSTICE DYEN BALL). Í

CHINESE CONSTABLE IN TROUBLE.

ALLEGED ACCEPTANCE OF A BRIBE

Que of the most interesting cases dealt with yesterday was that beard before Mr. Justice Dyer Ball and a Jury, when a Chinese constable (formerly of Weihai- wei) was indicted for accepting a hribo in his capacity as a public servant.

The case for the Crown was conducted byr. J. H. B. Nibill; the prisoner was not represented.

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whole.

Lent.

AN AGRICULTURAL SURVEY.

of the

In one of the central provinces, Auhwëi, the University of Nanking has just con- cluded an agricultural survey which throws light on this continual, struggle. on the part of the Chinese farmer. Con- A BRIGHTLY POLISHED DAGGER ditions prevailing in 109, farms were

studied. Fifty-five per cent. The Jury, after a brief retirement, Cheung Kama Wai was yesterday farmers were nwners, 2 per cent. part. owners, and 13 per cent, teaants. The brought in a unanimous verdict of Not sentenced to three years' hard fabour for

investigators set out to compute Labour Gailty" and the prisoner was discharged. having unlawfully in his possession a

dagger. He pleaded" Guilty."

Mr. Nihill said that on May 20th af income, or the profit on labour and 11 p.m. a Chinese constable stopped the management after deducting faria cx- Lenses and interest on capital invested. primner and searched him. Fastened The interest allowed in the investigation just below the right knee he found a Was 8 per cent. It was found that the brightly polished dagger. He had nothing owners actually managed their farms at

NEEDED FOR PROTECTION.

A FARMER'S REVOLVER,

A Chinese farmer pleaded Guilty

to having in his unlawful possessionato say at the Police Station loaded revolver and five additional

rounds of ammunition.

Mr. Nihill said his behaviour aroused

MISSING JURORS.

a.loss, that the annual income of the part-owners wES $150, about £15, and that of the tenants $105, or about £1154 Other provinces, other experiences;

The Jurors empanelled for the case the suspicious" of a police constable in When the jurors were called to serve but the lot of the Antwri, farmer is the

hill

Their names

were: Messrs. E. H. Nease (foreman), F. Queen's Road Central at 11 o'clock at on the bribery case heard before Lir. lot of the average farmer in China. He Noild. E. Grossman, T. Crimes, F. Mmight. He admitted that he had the Justice Dyer Ball, yesterday morning, the has to wring his subsistence out of the revolver on him and said he bad raade fires two jurors called were found to be soil amid difficulties of which the modern Ozorio, A. C. Groves and L. S. Green the journey from the Sheung Tak district absent. They were M. Guidon Gabriel farmer of the West has little conception. for the purpose of buying the revolver, Lavatice, and Mr. M. L. D. MeNicoll Tolling for the majority of the twenty- four hours, the Chinese Inrmier has little friend had told him he would get one at of Messrs. Lever Bros. You know, gentlemen," 'said Mr.

the Mut. Tak tea-house and he had paid were called in both Courts but they time to waste in speculating on his Political state. Perhaps he will some Nihil in opening the case against the $44 for it. "His intentions were not un could not be found. Two other jurors day, and the reverberation of his more

were called to serve in their places. +

ment on that day will be heard not only prisoner, there are a number of cynical lawful

Later the Judge was informed that M. in the Far East but in countries much people who say that no police force in His Lordship, in sentencing the pri-

soner to five years hard labour, said that Lavallee had written to the Deputy farther afield. To-day, however, he is the world is entirely fres from what we if there had been say question of un Registrar asking to be excused on the fenced in, economically and politically call graft. That may be so, but wher-intended robbery he would have ordered plea of inquistic difficulties. Mr by manifold obstacles, and he will remain ever British law reigns the authorities the cat.

MoNicoll, it was explained, was out of on his patch probably, as, fongs there

is auy subsistence left on it. the Colony on a business trip to Amoy,

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