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Under the head of "Mortality," Mr. Martin writes: "Hongkong is not less fatal to the Chiness of whom there are on an average about six hundred dying monthly. Its geological character and the circum valation of hills surrounding the town and island, render it a bot bed of disease, which may be more mitigated one year than another, but will ever and anon recur with increased violence. No drainage can obviate the destructive miasm

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BERT HALL IN SHANGHAI

To Stand Trial On False Pretences

CHARGES AT U.S. COURT

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Shanghai, Oct. 31. ̈ ̈ ̈ The following is a continuation of a place of trade. For the trade of Lieutenant Bert Hall, well known the article we published yesterday the Coast of China it is too far to | American soldier of fortune and giving glimpses of early Hongkong, the Southward; and if it were aviator, is being brought to Shang- written by Mr. Montgomery Martin practicable to remove the foreign bai to stand trial on a complaint of

trade of Canton, the removal would swindling General Ho Chu-kuo, either be to some of the open porta Northern army leader, aut of funds to the Northward, or to some jaland advanced" for the purchase of or place in the Canton river. pistols.

In the financial point of view, the

Lieutenant Hall"is a passenger. Chancellor of the Exchequer must under escort in the 8.a Leesang, have felt dreadfully alarmed by the which left Tientsin on Friday and following observations. "Under the should arrive here today or to-mor most favourable circumstancee, there row. The complaint against him may possibly some years bence be states that he was given 89,775 by obtained from the rent of the build General Ho to purchase pistols and ing land from £8,000 to £7,000 perverted the funds to his own use.

ammunition, and that he then con-- annum. The markets, licenses, fines and fees of every description may October 19 and Dr. George Sellett, He was returned from Japan on realise hereafter about £1,000 per attomey for the US. Court for The total revenue to be China, flaw from here to Tientsin expected from this Colony cannot last Tuesday to investigate the exceed £10,000 per annum, and to affair. Dr. Sellett returned yester- obtain this amount several years day. must elapse under the most favour- able oircumstances. The per contraIt is understood that the charge

FALSE PRETENCE CHARGE side shows an expenditure at this to be brought against Lieutenant moment for mere civil establish Hall has not yet been decided, but menta, salaries and wages at the race of £30,000 per annum irrespecore of obtaining property or money that it will, in all likelihood, be tive of the cost of publie works, under false pretences.. The maxi- roads and buildings, which is estimim and minimum sentences for mated at £50,000 per annum for such a charge are thought to be. several years.

three years and one year respec- tively.

the

rain will every year uncover large portions of the hills, washing the purifying substance down the deep ravines towards the sea, thus generating a fruitful crop of disease, Let it not be said that the dreadful mortality and sickness of Hongkong is the result of the newness of the Colony. I cannot name a single colony that was originally unheal- thy, and that subsequently, became salubrious.".

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Inder the head of "Population and Progress". this precious hum- bug writes: "In the Canten Regis ter of 23rd February, 1841 it was stated that 'Hongkong will be the

The next attack on the Colony is

The events in Tientsin took place resort and rendezvous of all Chinese under the masked battery of Reli-

Our with celerity. Lieutenant Hall de amugglers; opium smoking shops gious and Social Influence", and gambling houses will soon unprejudiced savant says:The parted from Tangku on October spread; to those haunts will fock benefits derivable from our Laws, for Japan. Two days later, the all the discontented and bad spirits institutions, and religions, can never complaint of General Ho was re- of the empire; the island will be be conferred on the Chinese, by our ceived at the Tientsin Consulate and surrounded with Shameens and be- Colonisation of Hongkong. We are a cable was sent to Kobe, Lieuten- come a Gehenna of the waters, here in fact, almost as much isolated ant Hall was denied a landing by. Three years have completely fulfilled from China as if we were located the Japanese authorities and was this prediction, and neither time in the Eastern Archipelago. By the forced to return to Tangku, where circumstances will now ever adroit policy adopted by the Chinese be was met by Messrs. Gerald

authorities, alter the character of the place."

a "cordon sanitaire Warner and Lavid Aldridge of the He must be a sanguine visionary if I may so express it, has been Tientsin Consulate. He was ac000- who expects that Hongkong will drawn round Hongkong No China-panied to the Tientsin. Consulate, man is permitted to come here where he was placed under arrest. ever contain, a numerous and ree willingly except he be a thief, or a He did not take advantage of bail, pectable Chinese population."

the Consulate Under the head of "Commerce", pirate or a spy-no converts from but remained in

building... the same strain continues. There Hongkong would be favourably does not appear the slightest pro- viewed by the respectable Chinese bability that under any circus on the mainland.” tances Hongkong will ever, become

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(To be Continued).

LEAKAGE IN "EXAM PAPERS

Defence Challenges Alleged "Confession"

Strenuous objections were raised, by Mr. D. L. Strellett on behalf of Corporals Doughty and Brearly of the Lincolnshire Regiment, when; at the continued hearing, of the Court Martial in which they are charged undered the Official Secrets Act, it was sought to ad- duce evidence of alleged confes- sions by these men.

examination,

One of the witnesses for the prosecution in the afternoon was Corporal McGuinness of the Lin- coloshires who said that ten days before the examination, Cpl. Brearly gave him a paper contain~. ing six and a half sums which later appeared in the examination papers. Brearly, had told him at the time (witness being a teacher of mathematics) to give the class a similar type of sums, but not the actual sums in the paper. The witness also stated that Brearl had said that he obtained the sums from a private in the South Wales Borderers whom had had met at the Sunfreeze Cafe.

.. The prosecution were on the point of calling Sergeant Martin. who, it was stated, was in a post- tion to produce, written confes- sions from both men,

but Mr. Strellett objected ΟΠ several ground and challenged the pro- priety of calling such evidence Mr. Strellett conceded that the alleged "confessions" were not ob- Lance Corporal "Marshall,' à regi- tained by holding out promises to mental instructor at the Shamsu... the defendants, or by means of po Camp said that about a month threats or fear, but he contended | before the examination Brearly that the men had not been pro- had told him about concentrating perly warned and under such cir- on certain subjects for the ex- cumstances any statements they amination. Shortly before' that may have made were inadmissible. date he had seen a South Wales The point occupied the atten- Borderers' private at the Shamsul- tion of the Court for some time, po Camp, whom he at first thought and an adjournment was ordered was McArdel, but of whose identity. to consider the question, but it was he is now uncertain beyond the ultimately decided to place the fact that it was not McArdel matter before the Convening On- Witness went on to

say that cer and until his decision was just before the examination Brear- knowri Sergeant Martin would not, ly told him to say a few words to be called as a witness.

the class about "Talking Pi The case was one, in which Cor" | turas,”? porals Brearly and Doughty of the Lincolnshire Regiment and Private McArdell of the South Wales Bar- derers were charged in connection with the leakage of information contained in examination papers for the Second Class Certificate.

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY

Cross-examined by Mr. Streliett witness said he did not consider Brearly's suggestions "red hot tips," but merely ordinary instruc tions.

The Court will sit to-day at 10

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