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[BEYORK THE JUSTICE (SIR RENRY QOLLAN.) |

FOUR YEARS FOR FRENCHMAN. "Pierre Brisi, French Corsican, a fire- on the as Capitaine Faure was charged with the unlawful possession of

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arms,

Mr. T. 3. Whyth-Smith, who stated the case for the Crown, mid that pris- oner was charged with the possession of eleven pistols and 2,885 rounds of am munition.

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(BEFORE THE PULSNE JUDGE (MIỂ

JUSTICE WOOD}}

ARMED ROBBER SENTENCED.

At the Criminal Sessions which opened yesterday, Cheung On, a young Chinese was charged with having been one of i number of armed robbers who perpetrated. an armed robbery at 603, Shanghaij Street, Mongkoktai, on May Isch; when Woman was robbed of her earrings, a finger ring and $50 in money..

Mr. H. K. Holmes, who prosecuted for the Crown, said the victims of the rob- bery lived on the first floor of 603, Shangbai Street. Six robbers armed with daggers | walked into the house and held up' the four inmates. The chise for the Crown

who gagged and bound the occupanta and took the money and jewellery named and gave chase to the robbers. She met in the charge. One woman got away

a man in the street whom she asked to

The police went on board and having found one pistol and some ammunition in prisoner's pockets," they searched his cabin and there found the remainder was that defendant was one of the men, hidden away in a false-bottomed drawer, Prisoner pleaded guilty ad said that he had found the pistols hidden away on board during a previous voyage. He had therefore kept them and had sold two at Saigon, intending to dispose of the othars at Shanghai. He said that he did not regularly traffic in anus and askel for morey.

I have lived a good life in my youth," he pleaded, "and I have fought for my country, in the Orras War, in which some of my brothers laid down

their lives.

Please be merciful."

His Lordship aid that the case, was a serious one because prisoner had been to the Far East before and knew all about arms trafficking. "Yet, for a few

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PEKING, June 10th.

LOCAL SPORT

LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE.

- COMPETITIONS TO BEGIN SCON

A meeting of members of the Hongkong

help her in the chase but be refused, pleading that he did not know what A CITY OF CONTRADICTIONS. her reason was for doing so, Ee, bow-| PEACE AND CHAOS IN PEKING. ever, said that if it were at any time! necessity be could recognise the lust man who passed him. Later when the accused was arrested the man was called and The excited students anil the out-of- | Lawn Tennis League was held at the identified the prisoner. When charged work Chinese graduates, of American, | H.K.C.C» last evening, when G. Miskin- prisoner had said I know nothing European and Chinese Universities, are presided. Secretaries of local 'clubs were put forward team entries for about it," and at the Magistracy, he said parading the streets of this wonderful present, to

this is a false accusation against me. city. The food gates of talk are opened the league matches, which are to begin Do I look like a robber ¿"""

wide and the young orators are exhaust. on Saturday, week.

ing themselves and the audiences, The Mr. R. Hancock was-elected president The principal "tenant of the floor, n woman, said she identified the accused okler Chinese officials are keeping inside of the league and Mr. G. Miskin, as one of the men who had committed the the yameas, publicly syrupathising with vice-presideat, Mr. CAW. E. Bishop was imiserable dollars he was willing to cause robbery. Accused was the last man to leave the talkers and, in actual fact, waiting appointed secretary....

On the proposition of the Chairman, the house. He, however, had only robte these wise and cunning office-seekers seconded by Mr. S. E.Green, it was decid- and watching the political strains which He was sentenced to four years impris-bed her of her earrings. She did not which way the wind will blow when the

a great deal of serious trouble.

onment with hard labour,

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WANTED TO MAKE MONEY.

A Japanese, named Hikaru Shiraishi, was charged with unlawful possession of a revolver and 98 rounds of ammunition, to which charge the prisoner pleaded guilty.

Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith outlining the

recognise the accused in the prison hut

when he was brought to her by the In- miniatum tornado has spent "itself.

It is a city of contrasts, this fascinate spector she had identified him.

The woman's husband gave corroborang Peking, with its yellow tiled build tive evidence and said that one of the ings of the one-time "Forbidden City robbers hit him on the temple and and it huge European hotel in which

stunned him.

the words are written.

ed to add another section to the league,

C."

section C. It was also decides that the matches should be played on Wednes days and Saturdays. There are note three sections in the league, A, B and

The Civil Service Club, Taikoo and You see the contrast in the street-the caravan of Craigengower have entered sections B camels and the stolid springleas hullock and C. The M. 3.K. (Japanese), · Hong-

case for the Crown said that prisoar* he recognised the accused said “I recog automobiles. You see the patient hewer and B. and the Kowloon Cricket Club, Another witness questioned as to why electric tramears and swiftly speeding Recreation Club have entered sections A carts, moving alongside the clanging Kong University, and United Services

Inise him by his eyes which are ordinarily of wood or drawer of water in his blue/Chinese Recreation Club, the Indian Eo-

Before that the accused had, however, threatened him with dxgger.

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too small and I also recognise him by his cotton national dress staring at h. Creation Club and the H.E.C.C. have

the cushions of the limousine and clothed for section C only, fellow-countryman who is reclining on Royal. Engiarers have entered a team entered all three sections, whilst the

in European style.

was walking along Kennedy Road, on the evening of May 19th, when he was searched by an Indian constable ho

gold tooth." found a fully loaded revolver concealed

Accused said in answer to the charge ou defendant's person. Prisoner said he was only 19 years of age and was tryingand know nothing about. I am a work- I did not take part in the robbery to make some money before he wins 21, when he would be conscripted for the anny. He was sentenced to four years

with hard labour.

on board.

OPIUM AND ARMS.

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mian; am not a robber.?

tenced to five years', hard labour.

Accused was found guilty and sen-

ATTEMPTED RUBBERY.

가

These entries are, however, subject ta revision and it is probable that, moto teams. will enter.

As Shaw makes Saint

PERSERVE THE MONUMENT. Signs of decay are noticeable, although

THE SHADOW OF THE MARSHALA. “ Yesterday was, indeed, "a day of con- trasts. We had the Chinese students' manifesto handed to us at breakfast, by:)

GARRISON CRICKET LEAGUE, the Chinese boys" under the super

The final match in the above com- vision of a French manager. We were in petition was to have been on the Indian A Chinese, named Lo Po, employed on

A Chinese named Li Hung alias Le breakfast room where Chinese parents Recreation Ground, Sockumpon Valley. board the s.s. On Lee, was charged with Sang was charged with being one of spring who were clothes made

in the national dress sat with their off yesterday afternoon between the 13th

in Heavy Battery, R.A., and "C" Compan possession of a revolver, 50/rounds of three, who attempted an armed robbery America, and behold, there was a member The East Surrey Regiment, bus, owing to Ammunition and 49 one-tacl tins of a Chatham Road on April 21st.

of the third generation-she was aged the state of the ground the match had to opium.

Mr. Holmes, for the Crown, stated that red Chinese costume which has been manding the Forces in China Gajor about five in the delightful brilliant be cancelled. The General Officer Con- The Crown alleged that when"defend- three men entered the second floor of No. affected in this part of Chine for many General C. C. Luard, C.B., C.M.G., was ant was searched, on June 7th, the opium 36, Chatham Road, Hunghom, at 8 am generations. In the entrance hall of the to have presented the Cup and Mednis to hotel were the blue-gowned curio-sellers the winners at the close of the match, was found on his person, and the re-in the morning, where there were four standing by a bookstall where a French had the game taken place. The match volver and ammunition "were discovered women playing dominoes. Two of the man" was selling the yellow backs and will be played, at an early dabe.

English and American comic papers in a basket in defendant's cabin. Pris- en produced -revolvers, whereupon one We called at the bank for some money oner had maintained that the husket was of the women rushed to the verandah and and the quiet of the Legation quarters whim "If we had had the navy we owned by another man, who shared the blow a police whistle. This frightened wae that of an old English Cathedral cabin, but some of prisoner's personal the robbers to the extent that they fed cashing in of the British, notes, but we imperative to interrupt him, because we town. They told us, at the bank, of the should have beaten Japan and then

to-day we should have.

i. It was papers were found in the basket to without stealing anything." A European, decided to accept them together with s prove the identity of ownership When Mr. E. J. W. Fokin, of Alex Ross & Co., good supply of yuan dollars. We then cannot sw.eys to eye about, the causes was in the street at the time, and seeing made up a party, with Chines friends, Joan say If ifs and ans were pots and

of China's sorrow. charged prisoner bad said that he had man attempting to board a bus be it may not be unfair to add that our er be a Chinese woman like Shaw's.

for a trip to the famous Summer Palac

Dans." picked up the revolver and ammunition captured him, and handed him over to Chiness friends

The thought came-will, there were rather nervous. Joan? The old Bhudda was as different- as assistant who was with him at the Their politeness triumphed over their At the Supreme Court yesterday at time. He then saw another man being natural desire. They insisted that we

to Joan as chalk is different to cbcese. carried away in a ricksha and, over should share the motor car with them, the conclusion of the case he said. "taking it, he dragged the man cut, although it was obvious that they thought have an aged mother in the country and Knowing that a revolver had been found the presence of an European none two the grounds and buildings are kept clean. on the other fugitive he searched him"lucky." They spoke in excited tones A brick out of place here, and a tile and found & quantity of tape and wick to the driver and he set the pace above missing there; most serious of all, the concealed on his person,

Mr. Fokin was now, in Shanghai, and pressed the pedal down hard and one the yellow tiles of the roofs." Something English speed-limite must have appearance of weeds sprouting out of after Mr. H. Getz of the firm had given hand was continuously on the horn. We should be done to preserve the structures. evidence to this effect, His Honour agreed that Mr. Fokin's evidence at the flashed by the camels and the pack-mules. It would be an international calamity

slowing only at the city walls. Magistracy should be read to the jury.

the yellow roofs disappeared, for, the The road out to the Summer Palace Summer Palace is one of the sights of Prisoner was identified by the witnesses in lined with trees.. The traffic in re the world. "." and was found guilty. He was sentenced gulated by smart looking soldiers, in to five years' imprisonment with hard haki uniform. Our Chinese friends told Jabour.

us that Marshal Chang controlled them. As we left the Palace Feng's soldiers «" In the Summer Palace were the grey.were drilling. The goose-step made as uniformed soldiers of Marshal Feng.

smile. We sped home, commenting on the monuments erected by Mancha ruler as a reward to the families of admirable subjects. We came back to Peking to The case for the Crown was that

find the students still more agitated, our Chinese woman, together with her son

Chinese friends advised us to postpour 4th was living in this matshed when on the

excursions for time. A casual chat morning of May 25th they were awaken prisoner with another man visited the

The caso for the Crown was that Dowager Empresa's apartments

with a legatiou official revealed the fact Anyone interested can read of this re-that they are ready for trouble: ed by two men, one of whom was the house, on May 3rd, and asked the cost of wilfulnes in the many books that refer watching a crowded ball-room in the markable nonument of the old Bhudda's We finished up the day of contrasts. hiring a cubicle returned the prisoner. The men tied the woman up and robbed her of two jacket and $13.60 day and bound and gagged the to the building. Yehonola was one of hotel. They told us that the band was the world's great figures. Having read composed mostly of Russian refugees. woman of the hous prisoner having used the inner sole of his shoe to do so many descriptions of her and ber Palace The Belgian Minister and party wern. The woman resisted and in the struggin

and after visiting this beautiful Summer thoroughly enjoying themselves. An Prisoner denied any knowledge of the accused had bitten her on the wrist Felags on two separate occasions, at least aged American tourist was dancing thes affair and said the woman had made a Bhe, however, managed to call out and one European finds it impossible to weave fox trot with a bobbed-hair girl who falso accusation against him out of the robbers decamped without stealing stirred by environment.

words which shall express the emotions might have been his

Wonderful, one of the tables sat two old Chines grand-daughter. Al spite. Prisoner was, however, found anything, and prisoner was captured by wicked-old Bhadda Perhaps in a hun-gentlemen looking on at the animated

4. Chinese living on the bottom foor. guilty and in passing sentence of aix The woman identified prisoner as one dred years time the world will acclaim scene. The axpressions on their faces years with hard labour, His Lordship of the men who had a how he gagged her The Chinese Navy lies at the bottom know what they thought of it all.

her the most amazing woman in history. never varied. It would be interesting to said the man had made his case worse with the inner sole of his shoe, & pare of that lake," Chid my Chinese friend

I appeal for a light sentence. I also want to be banished to the country 80 that I can go and see my mother who is at the point of death.”

Sentence of four years with hard labour

was passed...

SIX YEARS” JAIL.

The Hang was charged with having committed a robbery by two or more at amatshed at Repulse Bay on May 25th. Prisoner pleaded not guilty.

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A SMILING PRISONER

Yeung Tai Ki was sentenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour for attempted robbery and assault at 157, Ki Lang Street, Shamshuipo, on May

witness was describing

ceptible smile played on prisoner's lips and even when sentence of five years imprisonment with hard Inbour was passed on him, his face ill wore its humourous smile;

THE SHADE OF VEHONOLA.

Admission to the Palace is by ticket and when you are inside you must pur chase other tickets for such side-shows as the Emperor's bahing pond or the

GOOSE-ÄTZT AND FOX-TROT."

From the bed-room windows wo

as we gazed at its placid surface. It see, the white moonlight, the picturesque. was true the old Ehudda had scized the roofs of the Forbidden City. The hos

oney-zained, for a new Chinese navy of Khablai Khan, Kuen Lung and she

a woman's old Dhudda The strains of the jazz. and bad spent it all on

(Continued at foot of next Column) came through the still night air.