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The prosecution stated that on March 20th the girl's mother came to the offices of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and said that her daughter had disappeared. The matter was reported to the police. who eventually found the girl in house at Sham Shui Po, where, defendant: was staying.

MOTHER'S EVIDENCE

The girl's mother said that her daughter left the house on March 15th and did not return. She did not give her permission to go away with anyone, because her daughter was already, betro thed. She was taken by the police to Sham Shui Po and there found the girl

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The principal tenant of the house where the girl was found and that, des fendant rented a cubicle on the end March bringing the girl, whom he said was his wife, with him,

THE GIRL'S STORY.

La Mui, the girl, said on: the 19th March, she had gone with a friend ta the Hai Hoag temple in Kowloon City to worship the Joss. On. their return they were accosted by defendant. and, an other man who took them to Sham "Shut Po where she lived, with defendant for four days; her friend, who was 13 years of age doing likewise with the other, man She had no money but defendant' took her bangles and car-rings and pawned them. He had given her $1.50 of the proceeds

Questioned by Mr. McCallum she said she was not particularly fond of: defend- ant, because she had been already betrothed.

A Chinese detective gave evidence as, to the arrest of the defendant and the find- ing of pawn-tickets, two of which apper tained to the girl's bangles and ear-rings, and the other to a gold watch which was defendant's own property....

INFATUATION 1.

Defendant end that he and his friend (who had absconded) were recosted by the girls on the 19th March. The girls invited them to accompany them and La Mai asked him to himea, cubicle. Both he and his companion tried to persuade them to return to their homes, whereupon

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At the Central Magistracy yesterday. afternoon, before. Mr. S. B. B. Mc. Elderry, two Indians, Bashan Singh, and Backhshia Singh. were charged separately with the possession of a revol

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The case against. Bachan Singh was takon Brat, Mr. T. H. King (Deputy Superintendent of Police), prosecuted, and Mr. H. J. Armstrong appeared fox. the first defendant and the other, man was represented by Mr. S. H. Fitzroy, instructed by Messrs. Lee and Buss

A Chinese motor driver and an Indian motor driver, named Jaruna Khan, but of the Central Fire Station, gave evidence umma Khan. Was an which showed that

On. of Backhshis Singh.. okd friend March 2nd, in the course of conversation, Backbahis bingh told Jumma, Khan that he had a revolver, and wanted to sell Jumma Khan said he would, buy it if shown it

FLIRTS

On March 23r Jumma Khan went to the P.WI D. motor Garage, Lower Albert Road, where he ask ed. Backhshis to show him the revolver. Taia was not done... On March 27th, about 9 p.m., when Jumma. standing outside Messrs. Watsons, dis the corner of the Des Voeux pensary,

and Pottinger Street, Backhshis conversing for a while, said he had Singh came up in a ricksha and

given the revolver to

Bachu Singh who was in the garage with him on the occasion when Jumma Khan and the Chinese visit ed him

Ho said the defendant, would soon Arrive.j Jumma Khan told tho Chinese mechanic and they decided to arrest the defendant when he arrived. Defendant appeared shortly afterwards from the direction of the Prayn, walked into the lane at the back of Watsons and a few mi came out again a minutes later. The The two motor-drivers

rivers followed him along the Fraya, and eventually stopped him. The found a revolver in his right pocket Chinese driver searched defendaus and Defendant was then, taken to the Central wire station and later to the Central Police Station.

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The Chinese motor-driver #19 cross- examined by Mr. Armstrong, who, ásked. what authority have you to arrest, peo ple-Witness i was a police offer. be fore.

Mr. Armstrong: Have you searched and arrested anyone else since you have been. in the Sre brigade 7-Once.

Did Jumma Khan tell-you-to-arrest the defendant-Jumma Khan, told me that the man had a revolver. There was. no constable in sight, so I arrested him.. the revolver on him, Yes.

I put it to you that you never found

tion against Bachan Singh and His Wor- This concluded the case for the prosecu ship adjourned the hearing anu!

alternoon.

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DRASTIC PROVISIONS IN LORD. CARSON'S, BILL..

they said they would rather die andenders Bill' was issued on March 12th. The text of Lord Carson's ""Money- threatened-to commit suicide. He (de It consiste of nine clauses. fendant further argued with La Mizi

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THE TAXATION OF IMPORTED MERCHANDISE

that sooner or later her parents would find out and he would be prosecuted Shings taken by moneylenders to recover however, was obdurate and when he told shall be brought in the county-court not money leat, whatever the amount claimed, her he had no money she asked him to withstanding the

limita, in the +pawn bus jewellery. He eventually i jurisdiction of spunto

The

second clause probibits money- lenders inviting persoon to borrow rooney by means of either a circulas letter" or

The Commissariat of Finance has re- an advertisement in a newspaper or fused to comply with the petition of the other periodical, and fixes the maximum

agreed and they then went to Sham Shui Fo

Ein Worship said defendant would be convicted on charge (a)." Sentence will be announced this morning.

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"SHANGHAI'S BUDGET.

DETAILED ITEMS IN MUNICIPAL

BILL.

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instructed from. Canton

to proceed to. Amoy to negotiate with the Fukien Fro- vincial Government for the return of the transport. The Fukien Government is siding with the anti-Bolshevista in the Kwangtung wuerilla warfare, and General Chen Chiung Ming himself, sinco his over. throw, at Swatow, has taken up position, at Tungshan,, within Fukien Province.

Mr. Lin departed for Amoy on April 4th. REPORTED MURDER OF TAN.

penalty at three months' imprisonment kerosene oil merchants to repeal the or a line of £100. It further proposes special war tax in the form of revenue to enact that any moneylending transac tion brought about by conduct which con- stamps of 20 cents, on each can of ve stitutes a contravention of the provisions gallons or fraction thereof. Both the of the clause shall be void..

Standard Oil, Company of New York and Clause L. states that Where proceedings are taken by a the Asiatic Petroleum Oil Company, The Shanghai Municipal Council's re-moneylender for the recovery of any through whinh, kerosene oils are import port for 1094 contains the following anxn- money lent after the commencement of ed, and the wholesale agents have been

Bgreement or security made or taken in/ unable to distribute their goods for some Cantom, wis, unable last week to comply respect of money lent either before or time owing to retailers refusing to handle after the commencement of this Act, and the busisces unless they can get the

of the the interest charged in respect,

cial announcements:—

ORDINARY BUDGET.

Tls. Income

8,4:30,802 Expenditure

7,063,325 Surplus carried forward

to 1925. 467,567

'EXTRAORDINARY BUDGET,

Expenditure.

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Income Deficit carried, forward

to 1995

Ta 6,362,782 4,079,823

382,956 The surplus on the ordinary hudget, Tis. 167,567, against ar estimated surplus of Tls. 290,420, is chiefly accounted for by under-expenditure of Tis. 98,567 in re spect of the Police Force, and a saving

this Act or for the eaforcement of any

News had, reached Canton that General; Tan Ho, Ming, a former military-governor of Kwanggi,, was assasinated by a servant at Shanghai, on April 6th General Ta was also. at one time acting Tuchun in Canton,

A LOAN WANTED. The General Chumber; of Commerce at with the request of the Commissariat of Finance for a loan of 800,000. The Com missariat invited leading Canton-Shang hai'importing and exporting frms to send representatives to the Commissariat to discuss the possibility of getting a smaller loan from them; but the response to the invitation was evidently unsatisfactory-- and the Chamber of Commerce has been

sum actually lent exceeds the rate of 15 authorities to cancel the new tax per cent, per annum, the court shall

The aerates water concerns, while will presume that the interest charged ing to be taxed, have been the victims excessive and that the transaction is harsh and unconscionable within the meaning of double taxation for some time, sinus of Sub-Section (1) of Section of the two authorities have been trying to col

unless tender Moneylenders Act,

to the satisfaction of the court lect the same tax, one calling the stamps gives another weck in which to arrange proves

charged that the interak

nat excessive issued by the other illegal and fining then the loan. and that

the tranzicioni is barab unconscionable, and was ander all the

users for accepting them. In order to b circumstances beneficial to the borrower, safe dealers in acrated waters must fix

lt further provides that when the stamps issued by bott loan does not exceed £20 the interest shall not exceed 10 per cent per angUZDI, Dealers in foreign' goods have found in more than 80 per cent. of their articles

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KONGMOON SHIPPING. Chinese merchants and shipping inter fests in Kongmoon have just procured com

sent from the military anihorities. thero to organise a bureau to provide armed protection for convoys of vessels trading

of Tis. 74,210 on stocks and stores, and and that in no caso shall comp where classified and taxed as luxuries. The with that and neighbouring parts. DES

SHANGHAI'S LITTLE, WARD,

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The Municipal bill for Shanghai'a little war comes to Tls, 130,000, Emergency measures" expenditure being

Construction and equipment of

camps add barricades, etc... 35,370 Capitation grants, etc., for S.V.C units 'during mobiliza-

tion

terest. charged or allowed. bowever, a proviso that the moneylender

per

Tia. 18,495 on the Volunteers. At the same time it may be noted that Police Force pay and allowances have increased and borrower may, before entering into taxation adds from three to six per cent. PORTUGUESE CONSULATE & CLAIM. during the past five years from Ts contract apply to the registrar to to the cost. They have protested against The Portuguese Consulate General at 1,009,862 (in 1920) to Tls. 1,486, 762. dispense with the limitation of interest

to 15 cent, and that they registrar the additional levy, claiming that they Canton is asking for the release of the Steam launch Ching On, formerly the may,

if he thinks fit

and that it is to have paid Customs duty upon important dries, claiming that the launch is the interest of the borrower, make To their protest, the Commissariat of Portuguese property, and was unlawfully order that the limitation shall not apply Ties suggested that the foreign taken by the Canton Government. I to the proposed" loan.

CAUSE IV. states that:

goods merchants should jointly offer a appears that the Chàng On fying Portu Every acknowledgment, bill of ex military contribution and thus obviate guese Hag, was commandeered by local change, promissory note, bill of sale or having to pay the war tax in small sums, militariste sue fire ago and used later other security given by a borrower to This luxury tax will be most annoying on for smuggling purposos. The launch moneylender offer the passing: of thi

this Act as

stamp inspector may raise the ques was several weeks ago captured by the 28,791 shall state the amount actually advanced tion of under-valuation at any time Sale Preventive Service in the act of illicit salt transportation and subsequently to the borrower and the interest per 15,5082

THE SIEGE OF WAICHOW

conâicated. * The Portuguese Consul = nam to charged thereon, and shall not be enforceable against the borrower for

Walchow, in Eastern Kwangtang, the General claims that the launch should be any higher sum than the sum In addition, the presence of soldiers advanced with interest us an actually stronghold of the anti-Bolshevista under banded back to her original owner instead General Chen. Chiang Ming, is still sur of being confiscated, the ground being interrupted the supply of rond, material 1 Adpther clause prohibits the taking of rounded by pro-Kuomintang troops, head that the first owner is inocent in this from Soochow, and

expensive bankruptcy proceedings by material involved additional cost of der against a borrower unless he

ed by General Hai Chang Chi, whose respect.. har

'THE 'INVASION OF KWANGSLY Ti 44,000,

taken proceedings in the county court, terms of surrender have not boon INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS SHOW REBULES. hod by the county court THE CAPTURED ARMY TRANSPORT recent invasion of Kwangel by Yunnanese

default in the accepted..

Reports from Wuchow state that the fixed

The Canton Amry Transport, sa. Yung troops to the number of more than 20,000 the Council all show good results. The dan against public offers whose pay. Fun, formerly, the Hak Canton, captured is causing much hardship to the popula 1021 profits of the Electricity Department salary, or emolument is forbidden by law recently by the anti-Bolshevis cruisers tion, owing to the rise to the prics, of enable the transfer of Tla, 900,000 to ordi- to be assigned, or to be taken in executaicutu and Yungchik and taken to pensions, that has resulted. The prion gary income, and other contributions are: Lion of debt, an Concrete-ware manufactory, 75. 50,000; With the substitution of Sheriff's Court Amoy, has not been released to the Can of rice at Chumchow has risen from Pingchino Quarry, Tis is,000; Convict to County Court the proposed Act is to to authorities Mr. Lin Feu Min, Super-little over four to six dollars, a picni labour, T. 15,000,

Jepply to Scotland.

intendent of Customs at Swatow, has been Oil and firewood prices are also Fising

Transportation charges Special sanitary arrangements: 11,201 Miscellaneous expenses.....

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1,845

Jand

The industrial undertakings operated by fey proceedings: are also forbid