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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1890.

THE U.S.S. Monocacy, with Colonel Denby, United States Ministers on board, left Amoy for Foochow on the 18th last.

THE time had at length arrived when, in the opinion of her manager and all the world besides, for that matter-Milc. Mars, the famous Parisian actress, should be cast for a more elderly

Mr. Rodyk, of Messrs. Holmes and Rodyk, was for the defence.

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Mr. Reece in opening stated, that he had five witnesses at present in Hongkong who would give evidence and were prepared identify the prisoner. They were Chan Ngok, Che Cheung, Che Shan, Li Kau Yung and Li Yun.

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and cries of "robbers." He had in his hand a

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'woman he (prisoner) wat in the road in

front of the pawn-shop with several other They were keeping the villagers off from the house while their comrades were tooting. Witness ran to the assistance of the pawnshop as soon as he heard the going beating trident, which he intended to use on the burglars, but he fell, shot through the 1 g, before he came within striking distance. He saw the prisoner Witness then exhibited his healed wound to the court. The marks where the bullet hađ clearly owing to the lights held by his comrades.

entered and made its exit were' quite distinct showing he had had narrowly escaped having his knee smashed to pieces on this eventful night.

Mr. Phillippo then cross-examined the witness. at length without shaking his testimony.

working the immense evil they have by compelling our Legislature, entirely against the will ofat any rate the unofficial members, to repeal those statutes of safe-guard-now Impose further and even more vexatious regulations upon us. We have a statesman to govern us, assisted by able and part than she had hitherto sustained she wrote a comedy specially for her, entitled, "The disinterested official, and unofficial advisers, Grandmother, and read it aloud to the actress.

part of the grandmother was intended; and yet, yesterday afternoon, the degrading "Capital IP sald Mademoiselle, for whom the spectacle was witnessed of the Attornay-course I shall play the granddaughter, but who General. in moving the second reading of is to take the role of the grandmother, which is an Ordinance to amend the law relating quite as important ?”: to the protection of women and children, telling that body that they had no alternative but to accept the measure; that whatever cogent arguments might be Queen's Road West, mimost up to the Clock out as the man. The witnesses were required shop master's fokis, whose testimony he thought have supposed that the age here might have been

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THE Chinese are getting their own again. Nothing has been more, noticeable of late than the way in which they are absorbing the building accommodation in the centre of the city. In Tower, whole rows of shops have been rented by them; Pottinger Street, D'Aguilar Street, and almost taken possession of, and whole streets of new houses up to the Commissariat Buildings have been erected for their accommodation. And the white man has scarce a place to lay his

Mr. Phillippo suggested that the identification should take place at once within the precincts of the rol and in the presence of Mr. Recce, Mr.

Dempste: only.. Hi. Worship assented to this Bed k, a detective, himself, and, if possible, Major arrangement and courteously permitted our Accordingly Messrs. Phillippo, Reece, Rodyk, representative to witness it.

D. S. Haddon and our reporter repaired to the gaol, where the man, L Pi Taz, stood in line with ten fine-looking "gaol-birds." The witnesses were then brought in one by one, and they all, without hesitation, pointed Li Pi Tsz to walk, up to and lay their hands on the one they believed was the person "wanted," This when within a couple of yards of kim, and one or two of them had to be urged to touch him before they would go within striking distance. This performance over, the legal fraternity, the police, and the press returned to the court, where the examination of the witnesses was proceeded

His Worship then adjourned the case until next Tuesday, in order that the Chinese authori- ties might have time to send down the pawn-

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YESTERDAY'S LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

The following portion of the proceedings were omitted from last night's report -

MORE GRANdmotherly LEGISLATION. The Attorney-General, in moving the second reading, of the Bill entitled “An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to the protection of women and girls," said I beg to move the second reading of a Bill to amend and consolidate the law relating to the protection of women and girls. The consideration of a ques

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which a girl may become a prostitute if sho wished was, under last year's O dinance, fifteen. The Secretary of State thought that too young, and I was instructed to make it sixteen instead of fifteen. I as in duty bound, have carried out my instructions and you will find the age in this Ordinance is sixteen. I would point out to you that that is the age in the Straits Settlements Ordinance, of which you have already accepted. the principle. Then again, as to the age of con

ing to do so, may have connection with a man, the Secretary of State is of opinion that it should sent, that is, the earliest age at which aprir chil

be the same age as that at which a girl may legally become a prostitute, if she wishes, and this has been raised to sixteen, in order to be in' accordance with the Criminal Amendinent Act of 1885 in England. When I looked at the pro- visions under this Act it seemed to me that the cir- cumstances were not quite the same here with regard to age as in England, and you might well put at something less, but that is not so. I have, iberefore, while keeping the age at sixteen, added to the clause the words "Provided that it shall be a sufficient defence to any charge under this section, if it shall be made to appear to the Court or jury before whom the charge shall be brought that the person so charged had reason- able cause to believe that the girl was of or above "Ax Italian contemporary,” says a London daily,

the age of sixteen years. Provided also that no prosecution shall be commenced for an offence "gives some enrious particulars about dead

Chan Ngak stated that he was master of the

under this section more than three months after the commission of the offence," and Ulving Cardinals.

These two have died during the twelve years of Leo Sing Kut pawnshop at Toong Han, a village in

safeguards against blackmailing were thought XIII' Papacy. The Sacred College is al-Kwang-fu district, near Canton. In addition to the business of pawnbroker be dealt in opium.

necessary in the Criminal Law Amendment Act most entirely composed of new Cardinals.

On the 26th of May last year (1889) at 11

in England and it seems to me strange fo. have were there under Pio Nono, Only sixteen. and one of these, Cardinal Howard, is unforten- p.m. he was asleep in his bed-room on the

made the Act more stringent here. Having regard to the difference which exists with regard alely seriously ill, and several others are past ground floor, together with Chey Leung, a eighty years of age. The youngest of the clerk in his employ. At the hour named he

to ages here and in England, I thought, re should have these two provisos and I have Cardinals of Plo Nono are Parochi and Ziglari, heard a noise which seemed like men tearing

tion of this sort takes us into subject matter of a taken upon myself to make, the Act here the who are each fifty-seven years of age; the oldest down the wall of his house. Soon after this the

somewhat unpleasant character, but the question same as in England, not more stringent as it is Mertel, who is eighty-four, and has worn the prisoner and about twenty or thirty armed men

came into his room. Two notorious robbers niust be faced, fairly dealt with, and settled, I originally stood. Under section 6 you will see, scarlet for thirty-two years."

named Choy Pang Wong and Man Woo were propose to go somewhat at length into the pshere is an exception made with regard to age also leading the gang with Li PITs. In one hand posed bill, because when definite instructions respecting girls given in marriage. There is the prisoner held a revolver, which he pointed are received from the Secretary of State the duty do desire to interfere with Chinese narriage of the Attorney-General is clearly to comply with customs. You are aware that girls are given in at witness and ordered him to take them to the strong-room. He did this with oaths and threats those instructions, and in dealing with the Bill, marriage here at a very early age, and it is not when these instructions are known to hon. illegal, naturally, for connection to take place be of instant death should witness fail to comply at once. He observed that the prisoner and his members, it is possible that they may consider tween husband and wife, and unless this provi-.. men carried swords and oil torch-lights in addi- that the legitimate field of debate regarding sion was made there might have arisen an idea tion to revolvers, and that several of them bad some of the provisions may be somewhat narrow, that it was impossible to be married under six- so far at least as such debate is likely to lead to teen. I should like to call attention to another pick-axes on their shoulders. They were not properly dressed; some of them wore conts, but any practical result in the way of modify!g the point. Among the definitions, you see that of provisions. For a good many years past there owner of a brothel. This Bill was very carefully most of them simply wore trousers hung loosely round the waist. He promptly led them to the have been two points of view from which ques- prepared at home, I have no doubt, but I do tions relating to the Contagious Discoses. Acts not think it was carefully p.epared so far as this strong-room, which they commenced to hack at with their pick-axes, and they burst it open after and the compulsory examination of women have definition goes, because it says "Owner of a working for about half an hour. As soon as the been approached. There is the point of view of brathel means the person for the time being double doors were broken open the prisoner the sanitarian and there is the point of view of receiving the rent or a consideration for the use and a large portion of the gang went into the moralist. As looked at from the first point of of a house, junk, boat or other place whether on the strong-room, taking witness with them, view, the sanitarian naturally regarded the disease his own acount or as an agent or trustee for They looted the place and carried off about as a thing to be noticed and to be avoided, and he any other person or who would receive the same $10,000 worth of articles which he held as naturally pointed to the results of the Contagious if such place were let or used." Well, it does security for advances at various times. As far Diseases Acts and the compulsory examination not say anything about that such place need be as he could remember the thieves were about two of women thereunder as showing that they have used as a brothel, although that is evidently hours in the strong-room, and would not allow 'caused a diminution of this very offensive and meant, and I am afraid as it stands in the him (witness), to leave it at all. When they sad form of disease. On the other hand there original every person who took any rent would took their departure the thieves fired off crackers. is the point of view of the moralist. The mora- be liable to punishment as the owner of Including himself there were five persons in the lists says "you have no right whatever to render brothel. I have altered this to read "Owner of house at the time of the burglary. One of his et- visit of person to a brothel, which is in itself aa brothel neaus the person for the time bring ployees, Chay Lau, ran up to the roof of the house vicious thing, any the less perilous than it would receiving rent or consideration for the use of a and beat a gong for the purpose of raising an be if you did not take upon yourselves to legis- brothel." Part II, of the Bill was, objectionable alarm and gathering the villagers, together to late in this sort of way," They say "Let vice as being too cumbersome. It has been consider- assist in driving away the robbers. His writer, bring its own punishment." That is the class ably modified and is now very sauch in accordance named Chu Hao, always kept the keys of the safe of arguments you bear from them. But although with the law of the Straits Settlements on the and the strong-room, which latter was situated these views may give rise to a great deal of same subject. I would point out to hon. members bebiad the counter. It was 28 Chinese feel discussion and debate, the real interest in the of Council that it is highly desirable that the law square and bullt of brick. The wooden double-matter-I was going to say is that of the antiqua here and in the Straits Settlerpents should be doors of the strong-room were fastened from | rian-but at least I may say that such discussion very much on the same lines, otherwise those the inside with strong iron bars. The burglars is of more historical than practical interest in who deal in this nefarious traffic in young girls, came in through the front wall by breaking Great Britain and the Colonies subject to the would go where the market could be best supplied, y and tearing down the wall until they had control of the Legislature of Great Britain,in Hongkong, Panang or Singapore. If the made a hole through which several of them because all these arguments, on one side and age was fifteen in Singapore and cixteen in the other, have been very fully thrashed Hongkong, girls would be taken to Singapore at crawled, and then opened the door to let the others in. The prisoner was the leader of out in the House of Commons. The great fifteen and then brought here when they were the whole gang. He judged him to the leader battle took place some years ago between

sixteen. It is therefore necessary to have the owing to the fact that he was the first to strike the champions of the various schools. In the law, as far as possible, on the same lines. This with a pack-axe against the wall of the strong result, the school of moralists, re-inforced by part deals with the powers of the Registraz rooms. As far as witness remembered the prisoner detachments from various bodies and strongly General, who it is hoped will be able to rescue wore blue trousers, a jacket cast loosely about his supported by many rood and pure-minded these girls from destruction. You will see that shoulders, and a waist belt with large pouch women, whose susceptibilities were shocked at section 20 provides that "This part of the attached thereto. It appeared to him that the the bare idea of such a horrible thing as the Ordinance shall only continue in operation for compulsory examination of their more frail a period of two years, or such further period for sisters, gained a victory in the House of Com- periods as may from time to time be determined mons, which decided, at all events, for some by resolution of the Legislative Council" This time to come, that the moralist's point of view part of the Ordinance will therefore only be was the proper view in which to regard this in force for a couple of years, and if it is question. From the moment that was decided, found, at the end of that time, that it requires it became purely a matter of time when the amendment or that it is undesirable to continue Contagious Diseases Acts in England and all their the powers given to the Registrar-General, it will machinery should become a thing of the past. be easy to repeat them. Part III. is a very im It was resolved to put a stop to all this, and a portant part of the Bill. The Ordinance of 1889 stop was put to it. No doubt many military was a very elaborate one ladeed and it seemed to and naval authorities and others prophesied recognise, more or less, the right of the State to great evil from it and no doubt many have said interfere with brothels so as to do more than that the effect has been pernicious, but that was merely protect the girls in them, and the principle not the opinion the House of Commons acted upon which I bave been directed to go is that it upon, for the year afterwards, la 1888, in June I | is only intended that all brothels should be regis- think, the House of Commons endorsed its pre- tered for the sole purpose of gaining access to the vious decision, and insisted upon the 'repeal of Inmates for the purpose of protecting them. This these Acts taking place in India, a country is the limit the Secretary of State imposed on us far removed from Great Britain and under as being the limit we are to observe. Registra social circumstances very different from those tien obtaining in Great Britain, and consequently, may be protected. Subsection 5 of Section 21 the victory gained by the moralists having been states "For the purposes of this section and of ratified by the decision of the following year, it Section 33 the term brothel does not include a became the bounden duty of the Government in brothel which is used or occupied exclusively by England to give effect to the desire of the Legis- women who are not Asiatica.". The reason lature. It became, therefore, only a question of why Europeans are to be treated differently time as to when its provisions should be extended | from Asiaties is apparent if you bear in mind to such Colonies as were in the direct jurisdiction what I have just said as to the principle we of the Legislature of Great Britain, An order have to go upon, that registration la to be was sent out to the Straits Settlements in 188 made in order that the fomates may be pro- ́and a very admirable Act was passed. Similarly tested. It does not apply to Europeans because here an Act, 19 of 1889, was passed last year they are perfectly able to protect themselves, That Act was not entirely to the satisfaction of They speak the language and they are not kept the Secretary of State, It is true it knocked | prisoners in Hongkong and therefore it is not down the building, If I may so put it, of the necessary, to interfere with them nor to give the Contagious Diseases Acts, compulsory examina Registrar-General jurisdiction over them. Part. tion, but it left the outhouses and scaffolding, IV. was originally a very long part, I have. and what was left was objected to by the rough-drafted the regulations which I have been. Secretary of State. Consequently fresh instruc-empowered to make and they are very much on tions came out. A new Bill was drafted to he | the lines of the law of the Straits Settlements. brought before the Legislature of this Colony,There is one regulation which is an Important and that Bill is the one I have now the honour one. Under this a notice must be fixed in each to move the second reading of The Secretary brothel informing the inmates they are allowed of State pointed out many difficulties in the to go to the Lock Hospital gratis for advice and Ordinance of 1889 and i think it right to treatment if they wish. That is all the recogni- " call your attention to the alterations in the tion that remains under this Ordinance of the details of this Act compared with the Act paraphernalia of the Contagious Diseases Acts, of 1889. The first point be alluded to was This notice must be put up in the brothel so that that although Ordinance 19 of 1880 abolished the inmates if they wish can go there for gratis the Contagious Diseases Act of 1867 it left advice, assistance, and treatment. These are four sections unrepealed, viz, 30, 31, 32, and | the lines upon which the Bill. te drafted and the 33 If you look at these sections you will use | instructions are that none of the essential pro- CHINESE EXTRADITION CASE,

they deal with the question of prostitutes in visions may be modified without the previous Pirates of Penzance"Saliva,

the street. In speaking of the instructions I have sanction of the Secretary of State. You will Rosa"

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ALLEGED MURDER AND BRIGANDAGE..

I may say that it was drafted in England and discussion on the Bill is limited. I do The Police Court was the scene of a good deal

sent to me to be Gually settled and to make not know that I need take up your time The event of the past week, says the Foochow Echo of the 14th, has been the flooding of the of excitement this morning, and crowded with

certain alterations within certain limite, The further. There are one or two small emend. Becretary of State thought that' these four scc- ments which I can explain when we go into tions should be repealed and consequently you Committee on the Bill, I may mention that country from the overflow of the Min, consequent "blacklegs" of every description, when the care on very heavy rains. The traffic on the river of LI PI Ter, a reputed notorious robber and was almost entirely suspended on Wednesday, rurderer, was brought before Mr. Wodehouse.

will see that at the end of this Bill I have there has been forwarded to me a protest or petl.. The prisoner was before the Court last

repealed those four sections, which were left in tion from certain gentlemen, who think that the the Bill of last year. I may point out that when liability in the case of owners of property is too Thursday and Friday. There was a considerable quantity of wreckage, showing that some villages Tuesday, when an application for his rendition Built too close to the water's edge had suffered, to the Chinese authorities was made by Mr. Mr. Phillippo withdrew, the question, and this Bill came out in its original form and was great. If you look at Section 21, sub-section 2, Several coffins were seen floating down the Reece at the instance of the captain of a Chinese justified his action upon the grounds that it was submitted to me it contained clauses, repealing you will see, it says The keeper of a brothel stream, and two corpses were washed ashore la gunboat, acting under instructions from the necessary to find out the character of the all those Ordinances that were repealed last year shall be the person primarily responsible for ser the vicinity of the los house, the occupants, when Viceroy of Canton. It transpired at the witnesses for the prosecution. It did not appear to me advisable to deal with gistering such brothel, but if no such registra alive, it is said, of some boat that capsized. In last hearing that detectives finearthed the Che Tseung, a hawker of Sun Moon Lao village these Ordinances as though in force now theylon has been made by him, the owner of such the lower part of the city, some houses were prisoner at Shaukiwan, and that when told that in Toong ham, Kwangtung province, was then were rerealed last year and they would only brothel shall be also responsible for the registra A warrant was in the possession of the police for called and testified as an eye-witness to the add to the number of sections to be read through. tion, and in default of such registration both entirely submerged. The foods extended some way up country. Accounts have already reached his arrest he (the prisoner) dashed at an officer shooting of the woman, being himself shot I therefore have put la clause pointing out that the owner and keeper shall be liable, on convic us of great trouble, having been caused in furiously but other detectives being close at through the fleshy part of the knee a few all the Ordinances repealed last year remain zotion by a magistrate to imprisonment, with br Kienyeng Fu and Yerping, and rumours are hand the prisoner was overpowered and brought moments after he saw the woman fall dead. Ho pealed and that this Ordinance does not in any without hard labour for a term not exceeding about that there was much suffering higher up to Hongkong inaappeared for the Chinese stat positively that it was the prisoner who-way taterfere with what were repesied under six months or to a fine not exceeding $250, or 18

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shot the woman and that he appeared to be 19 of 1889. The next point I would draw atten. both. I suppose no one would object to the the river. The rain is now dyer and the waters

Government, and Mr. Phillippo, Instructed by lander of the gang. At the time he shot the tion to is that of age and consent; The age ai lability and responsibility imposed on the keeper are subalding.

TELEGRAMS

THE CABINET.

THExcellence of the arrangements for signalling steamers--especially the mails-bas frequently been questioned, and of late complaints are The other day the signals at the increasing. Flagstaff shewed that one vessel was fourteen miles out, at a time when she was moored in the harbour. On Saturday the Rome had been in port an hour before anybody--even the P. & O. Co.'s agents-knew anything about it. Whes, as is often the case, the Peak is encircled with mist, it is natural that signalling should be interrupted, but that can be obviated by creating an additional station on Green Island, below the ordinary strata of clouds. Bait places would not be often obscured at the same time, and the advantage would far outweigh the expense. THE N. C. Daily News of the 21st inst, says we hear on the highest authority that an "Li Hung-chang" has interviews recently stated in so many words that the obnoxious Telegraph Convention is dead. The argument which has had most weight against it has been, that it is derogatory to China to give up her telegraphic Independence is exchange for the comparatively trifting subsidy that the two cable companies offered her. Se pertinacious, however, are the cable companies that we do not suppose the Foreign Ministers who are opposed to the Convention, and the Chambers of Commerce, can safely relax their vigilance altogether; though the Companies, men will be less ready to listen to the companies, now that it realises what an injury to China's face" or tour wing for fancy half an hour. He the ratification of the Convention would be. To did not know what assistance the villagers gave, because the bargiare kept him in a corner of the American and German Ministers the thanks the sitting room all the time that they were of the public are mainly due for the success that

in possession of the house. While in this has been achieved in the struggle; a struggle to unpleasant position he beard several gun or which the best interests of China and the pistol shots. After the thieves left he heard interests of all who use the cables have been that a woman, named Che, Chung Sec, and a opposed to the desire of the two cable companies man named Cheung A Kut, had been shot by the to secure a practical monopoly for some fourteen robbers. He saw the woman's corpse in the road dear his own door. She had been shot years. Oun radical friend the Sydney Bulletin on through the stomach. In addition to this he England's prospects in the event of that long, saw the body of Cheung Akut lying in the street, threatened war coming on us suddenly shot through the head. The deceased were "Dilke writes in the Universal Review that fellow-villagers of his. As near as be could England is unprepared for war. We pinch say, the robbers were in possession of his house Dilke across the ocean for this piece of for two hours and a ball. The prisoner was stale news. Look, on one side, at the continually moving in and out of the house while photographs of the Crowa-Prince of the Franco- the burglary was going on. By orders of Prussian war-time-of that remorseless old General Fong he came down here the day before drill-master, Emperor William-at those of yesterday with other two villagers. He badknown the cold-blooded, ascetic Moltke and his the prisoner for the past five or six years, and had often seen him in Toong Han. Since the robbery ravenous-looking staff, past and present; on the other, attentively regard the fatuous face he had not seen him. He did not know what of the over-fed Duke of Chambridge, British the profession of the prisoner was, or if he had Commander-in-Chief, who "does not intend to any special calling

"Witness was then cross-examined by Mr. resign," but will clutch his pay till he has dropsy in his feet at the epileptic visage of his inevitable Phillippo at some length. successor, the Duke of Connaughts at the out- ward evidences of fatty degeneration in the Prince of Wales, the male head of the Houseof Guelph. The Hohenzollerns and their entourage are leaders of men the Guelphs & Co. look like prize patrons of the best and most aily restaurant. The Hohenzollerns are born commanders who elevate to command only iron men; the other lot are born to eat and loaf and spout ghost made speeches, and open baraars, and wallow in the most disgraceful and venal nepotism. Eachis the type of a class which at the outbreak of war leads orsends his countrymen to battle. At the beginning of almost every war the British soldier is led like AT the Police Court this morning, Mr. Robinson a sheep to the slaughter by men of the class of sentenced a Chinaman to six months' imprison- whom Queen Victoria's friend, General M'Neill, ment with hard labour for having snatched as a sample. The German leaders typify "before Roid pin, valued at $13.00, from the person of a dining, the British Royal-mado generala typify Chinawoman yesterday,

"after dining." One lot are the wolves, the other the fatted calves. Germany goes to war as a wolf out of the Thuringian wilds. England arises to fight as a man out of a dranken sleep in tight boots."

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HONGKONG, TULSDAY, JUNE 24, 1890.

FRIEND DYER, of Social Purity notoriety, is a prayerful man, but he and his fanatical friends will require to do a lot of praying to expiate the Injury their ill-directed zeal has caused. In no instance more than in the matter of the C. D. ACTs, has the yoke of Imperialism galled Colonial shoulders, and nowhere more sorely than in Hong- kong. At yesterday's Legislative Council the old sore was re-opened, with the usual results. As we foreshadowed at the latter end of last year, the meddlesome Government at home-not satisfied with

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His Worship asked Mr. Reece why the wit nea's fokis, who were in the house on the night in question, were not present to give evidence.

In reply Mr. Recce stated that he had other witnesses there who could furnish very material evidence and that as they were required to carry on the business of the principal witness he thought it would not be necessary to bring them down. He had one witness in Hongkong who could testify to the prisoner shooting the woman. The proceedings in this case were being conducted under sections 7, 8, 10, and 11 of Ordinance XXVI of 1889.

Detective Wan Tal, Loi was then examined and deposed to the arrest of the prisoner at Shau-ki-wan on the zih instant after a desperate struggle.

In cross-examination by Mr, Phillippo witness stated that he had been sitting on a bench in court while the examination of the previous witness. He arrested the prisoner by orders of Inspector Quincey. He had seen him (prisoner) before. Market street, Tal-ping-shan, which was one of his resorts. He got information' as to Li Pi Tax's whereabouts on the 16th instant from some loafers in Market street. He did not bribe them for their information. He should make nothing out of the case beyond having the credit of taking a leading part in the arrest of a desperado. He had been 17 years in the force At this juncture Mr. Wodehouse objected to and was never suspended for misconduct, qacations being put at random to the witness which reflected upon his character as a public

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