To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE ROYAL,
CITY HALL, HONGKONG. NDER the Direction of Mr. ROBERT
BROUGH.
Representative-Mr. ALLAN HAMILTON,
;
TO-NIGHT,
(THURSDAY), APRÍL 18TH.
THE
BROUGH COMEDY CO. BROUGH COMEDY CO. BROUGH COMEDY CO.
TO-NIGHT and TO-MORROW, (THURSDAY) AND (FRIDAY), April 18th and 19th, FIRST PRODUCTION IN HONGKONG
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"THE LIARS
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THE LIARS
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An Original Comedy in Four-Acts, by HENRY ARTHUR JONES.
SATURDAY AND MONDAY, April zeth and zand,
FIRST PRODUCTION IN HONGKONG
OF
IS
"THE GAY LORD QUEX!”- "THE GAY LORD QUEX "THE CAY LORD QUEX An Original play in Four Acts, by ARTHUR
W. PINERO..
TUESDAY nad WEDNESDAY, April 23rd and 24th,
FIRST PRODUCTION IN HONGKONG
OF THE
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MANŒUVRES OF JANE
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MANŒUVRES OF JANE
真喜 MANŒUVRES OF JANE
A Comedy in Four Acts, by HENRY ARTHUR
JONES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1901.
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THE Talbot is to be commissioned at Devon: | THE sơn. City of Venice narrowly escaped [ explain this. Coal and ashes and also sand he would pay. He would, engage a soli- port on the roth of April, to 'seliore the Bene shipwreck by grounding in the river. Hugbli' are fine in particle and easily held in tempor citor to delend if anything happened. He venture on the China Station.
the other day. It is said that the native crew can easily find their way through an intercept said it was harmless. Ho cane again next [ary suspension by water, consequently they told me something about medicine water and The Russian departmental budgets have been abandoned her as soon as the situation being gap and into any sewer, where, mixing day. Lo Su was there. He told me to meet reduced by 40 million roubles, consequent op
came serious, apparently leaving the pass-with the sticky sewage, tend to thicken it and, [him next day. and, 1- promised.
meeting with the smallest resistance, form with Lo Su next morning and met Yong the enormous expenditure by Russia in China. engers to their fate.
blockage which rapidly hardens.
Kuan in Wior Fong St. He took me Tux measures announced as accepted by the
Banyan roots are a constant source of trouble to a lane leading to the Praya and gave Tux Medical Officer of Health reported to the
Government of India, diis year, for increasing growth is particularly rapid and drains in prox-went to the Praya and he gave me a bottle of and occur wherever banyan trees do. Theme a cent to buy a bowl, which I did. We Sanitary Board to-day that the outbreak of the efficiency of the Volunteers, include pro-unity to any trees have to be continually medicine water. He was walking about a rinderpest at Sassoon's farm at Pokfulam i at ficiency and other allowances to officers, a dragged to prevent theru becoming absolutely cheung away from me. He told me not to larger amount of ammunition, additional help useless. The roots find their way through the fear, Ito throw the water and run. About ten minutes after he pointed out the man and told A COUPLE named Jerry Better and Louisa Welltowards the construction of ranges, land allow-smalli st crevice and then the mischief begins.
IV. Misuse is also greatly to be considered. me to pour the liquid in the bowl and throw it wero lately married. Louish was #ell, but nowances, and prizes for rifle shooting.
The Chinese have a great idea that a drain on the man and run. He then went away and shejs Baller, while Jerry, who was Better, has PRINCE HEway of Orleans was in Cairn for every kind and, when the road is clear, away. I was arrested about four o'clock on the made to carry one kind of dirt should be used threw the stuff over the storekeeper and ran month ago, but was to leave again on a visit to think nothing of taking off a manhole cover 14th March. On the 19th Yong Kuen asked
The Prince first of all proceeds and depositing therein anything they wish to me not to implicate him.
Mr. Reck was then called and His Lordship to China, where he will visit the regions throw away, pots, articles of clothing, rags,
enquired as to his injuries. bccupied by the allied troops. Thence he will go to Corea, and from Corea to Japan. The probable duration of his journey will be from
an end.
now Well
THE Hon. J. K. Birch has arrived at Penang ID resume the duties of Resident Councillor of that Settlement. "The Hon. W. Egçin is proceeding home on long leave.
AT LARGE,
Mrs. Wiggles" Does your husband have a 'den '7 "
Ms. Waggles" No, he roars all over the house,"
We note that the Denbighshire is discharg ing a large quantity of coke at the Koibos This DISINFECTANT possesses
wharves. Considering that both Hongkong all the good properties of Carbolic very much like "bringing coal's to Newcastle" and Kowloon are lighted by gas, this looks Acid, but is IMMENSELY SUP-THE Brough Comedy Co. gave their secont ERIOR being NON-POISONOUS performance of "The Tyranny of Tears" at the Theatre Royal last night before a very full house. The piece went with a great swing and was heartily applauded. To-night "The Liars" is to be staged.
even in its concentrated form, thus avoiding risk of accident--and in the facility with which it mixes with COLD WATER any proportion. In its diluted state it will not injure, stain, or corrode the person, metals, furniture, cotton, linen, or woollen fabrics.
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Queen's Road Central. The wrapper will chable us to check the delivery coolies. ⠀⠀ THE ex-priest, Victor M. Ruthven, was recent ly charged before the county magistrates at Newport, Isle of Wight, with feloniously shoot- ing William Woodham at Shanklin on the 3rd
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twelve to fifteen months.
17 has been pointed out that wireless telegraphy might cover long distances by repeating stations a intervals, and we have also reported the de.
that both he and Marconi are convinced that licate repeater of M. Guarini It is now stated
messages could be sent 300 miles at a stretch, If so, and with self-acting repeatets every 300 or eight floating stations, and some ten times miles, the Atlantic could be spanned by seven as many repenters would carry a message
round the workl
1899-1900. Revenue. 1900-1901. 1991-1997.
Another form of nuisance is from the night soil coolics who when they can, conveniently do so without being caught by the police, de posit their collection of nightsoil into the storm drain or sewer. nearest gully, manhole or drain, whether it be
Addressing the Prisoner Elis Lordshipsaid: You have pleaded guilty to a very cruel and cowardly offence, throwing corrosive fluid on the prosecutor with intent to do adevous bodily harm. It is so serious an offence that the law says the punishment may be imprison The great difficulty is to catch these men in ment for life with hard labour. I am glad to the act. If a few good examples could be say it appears to be a new offence in the Colony
modifying it. made of them there would be a possibility and I hope it may remain so. of doing away with this evil, or at any and did not know him,
You had no grievance against the prosecutor
4 Undoubtedly eating houses provided for Yet for a paltry sum of money you agree to the coolie classes would be a great thing for throw the fluid and do so. The sentence of the
obstruction, but Dr. Hastigan rather weakens the streets, as hawking makes the street sur-Court upon you is that you be imprisoned for tice in a dirty condition, besides, causing an three years with hard labour. his case by stating that his grounds for making keeper's stalls have so much effect on the sunderground drainage system.
THE Indian Budget for 1901-1902 is not satisfactory as its two predecessors. The follow. ing are the figures for the triad ; the last two years are, of course, estimates :-
Expenditure. ...£68,637,164 £65,862,541 75,166,000 73,525,000 72,191,900 71,501,000 coming year is estimated at nearly 43 millions It will be observed that the revenue for the
below the current one and the expenditure at Le millions less, the result being that while the present year is expected to show a surplus of 1,640,400, next year will only show Logo,goo.
these remarks are that street coolle restauran
GREAT EASTERN AND CALE- DONIAN 'GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.
E. Osmund and Osmund.
Yeung Kuan was charged with throwing a do grievous bodily harm and also with procur corrosive fluid upon F. G. Reek with intent to ing Lai Tsoi to commit the offence. There were four counts in all. The lion. H. E.. Pollock, K.C., Acting Attorney General, prosecuted and Mr. Robinson defended.
Prisoner entered a plea of not guilty on three counts and guilty on the fourth, that of procur ing the throwing of the fluid
An extraordinary general meeting of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining the Naval Yard asked him to do it. ile (the The prisoner said a foreigner employed in son presided, and the other gentlemen present on good terms with him. He said Mr. Roek Co., Limited, was held today. Mr. A. Denni foreigner) was under Mr. Reek and was not' were Messrs. G. Atzenrath (Secretary), E. Kelly, always found fault with him and on 17th Jan- K. Edulji, Chan Kin Hoi, F. F. E. da Silva, Cuary last Chinese year he asked prisoner to get someone to beat Mr. Reck. He promised the meeting was to submit for confirmation ngain about 4th March and about 11 o'clock The Chairman said the only business before ten dollars for the job. He asked prisoner as a special resolution, the following resolu- the same moming prisoner met him again and tion. That the Company be wound up volun- he asked if he could get nobody to make the tarily and that Max Bennecke, the Business assault. On prisoner replying in the negative Wales, be and he is hereby appointed L-thing else and sent him to the dispensary to get quidator for the purpose of such winding up. some stuff. He sent a cook who was sent back. confirmed. He begged to propose that the resolution be to wash his bottle. The cook bought half xpound of the stuff for 45 cents.. Prisoner got fifty cents from the foreigner for it. Cheung Foo refused to throw the water and poured it away, Loi Tsoi was then obtained to do the work and prisoner told the, foreigner so, who gave him there would be only £1000uffered for the plant.ed by the same man from the Medical Hall.
Mr. Kally-At last meeting, it was said that 30 cents to buy more fluid, which was obtain.*** is there nothing further?
The Box plans are now on view at The will be found most efficacious for the ult, with intent la murder, but, owing to the Brigade, who are nearly all men drawn from Manager of the Company in New South' the man said he would get him to do some- ROBINSON PIANO CO., where seats can be prevention of contagines discuses of injured man being unable to appear, the
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1901.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA. ACTIVE RAIDING IN CAPE COLONY.
prisoner was remanded for a week,
ACCORDING to the latest rumour, Sir Fower Palmer, who has been acting as Commander. in-Chief in India since the death of Sir William Lockhart, jis to go home and take the seat occupied by the late Sir Donald Stewart on the Council of India. The opinion that the Duke of Connaught will take the Indian command continues to gain ground.
THE London correspondent of a leading pro- vincial paper is assured that one of the first letters received by Queen Alexandra after her accession was from the Empress of Japan, This is unique incident in the history of Europe. No Consort of an Asiatic monarch has, ever before congratulated a European monarch on her accession to the throne. ACCORDING to M. Souleyve in the Revue Scientifique, the tradition of a deluge, which is very widespread, indicates that in the dawn of human history great cataclysins were produced, and he puts that which caused the remarkable
time as the "food" which submerged the plains of Babylonia, at least 5,700 years ago. THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals-
THE 1,000 officers and men of the London Fire the Royal Navy or the mercantile marine, have subscribed for two flags for the royal barge, a steam pinnace which is carried bodily on the Ophir, and used for barbour and river purposes. One is a white ensign for the stern of the royal. barge, while the bow flag is similar to the flag which was flown by the King when Prince of Wales. It is the Royal Standard, with the Coburg coat-of-arms in the centre, and three white tabs on the top. In a letter thanking the London firemen for their gift of the Royal Standard and the white ensign, the Duke of Cornwall and York states that the flags will be used on all occasions of ceremonies afloat. during the cruise of the Ophir,
LONDON, April 16th. It is stated officially at Capetown that Captain Roach, will be despatched for the Commandants Kritzinger, Scheepers, Malan, above Ports, on SUNDAY, the 1st instant and Fouclie, are still active raiding in Cape / gorge of Constantine' in Algeria at the same varying from 18 to 60 minutes: The sensitive
at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
F435¢
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. General Managers, Hongkong, 18th April, 1901. AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM TRIESTE, FIUME, PORT_SAID, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
THE Steamship
"GISELA,"
having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delively may be obtained. This Vessel brings Cargo
From Venice, S.S. Maximiliano and
Metcovich transhipped at Trieste. From Levante, ex 5.5. Hungaria transhipped
at Port Said.
Colony, and avoiding engagements.
THE BOER GOVERNMENT, Schalk-burger is carrying on the Boer government.
LATER.
STILL A FEW BOERS. Small parties of Boers are still about the Jagersfontein, Philippolis, and Edenburg districts.
NAVAL DISPLAY AT MALTA, TWELVE THOUSAND MEN REVIEWED.
The Earl of Selborne, and other Lords of
Holliday Wise & Co M. Kato..
Noronha & Co.
T. H. Reid
Dr. K. King.
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A CENSUS of the whole of Italy has just been taken for the first time in twenty years. The first result of the census has been a great surprise, for it shows that the population of Italy has risen to 35,000,000, whereas all calculations have hitherto been made upon the assumption that it was only 31,000,000. No
IN some libraries it is forbidden to take away the books and this rule has led Mr. Jervis Smith to devise a method for photographing plates in the library. Cardboard coated with phosphorescent matter is exposed to sunlight and placed behind the plate or writing to be copied. A dry photographic plate is put over the page and the book is closed for a time; depending on the thickness of the paper and plate is then withdrawn and stored in a dark box for development. A'cloth can be used to .cover the book while the photographic plate is manipulated. The process does not injure the book; and when films are used, many copies can be made together. The time of exposure is diminished by heating the phosphorescent card with a hot metal plate under it. The temperature should not be over 20 degrees Gentigrade when using films.
DRAIN OBSTRUCTIONS.
The following report by Mr. Hollingsworth was laid on the table at the meeting of the Sanitary Board this aftemoon :-
The principal nuisance caused by the coolie stalls is thrown, or finds its way, into the restaurant keepers is that the waste from their channels at the side of the roads fonned to
Mr. E. Kelley séconded, Carried.
were laid on the table.
Two letters, none of them of importance,
The Chairman-Unless we canido better, the best we can do is to sell,
The Secretary-In a week's time, our agent at the mines will get a letter with all the parti- culars of our last meeting, and with all Mr. Georg's remarks.
The Chairman-Possibly, when he gels this, he will get another offer."
The meeting then terminated.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Honour Sir John Carrington, Kt., C.M.G., (Chief Justice).
April 18th.
THE DROZ TURGLARY, Ho Sui Cheung, Ho Sam Kow and Leung Po, were charged with the burglary of 3 gold, 253 silver and 116 metal watches from the store of Emil Droz, Queen's Road. Prisoners enter- ed a plea of not guilty.
Mr. Pollock, K.C., Acting Attorney General, asked that the next case be taken first and His Lordship assented.
ing jury were empannelled: R. W. Hough
On the case being again called the follow- ́|
ton, Chas. E. Pearce, Outo. Michael, D. H. Silas, James Duff. E. A. Harwitz and Abdul- hoosen Abdodirahim.
The rest of the jurers were discharged until 2p.m.
the Admiralty, at Malta, reviewed, 12,000 European country has increased in the same convey the storm water and street drainage into by the breaking of a fanlight and the watches f
sailors with eighteen guns, landed from the Mediterranean Fleet. The show was a fine one.
From Zanzibar, er S.S. Carinthia transhipped BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.
at Aden.
Optional Cargo will be discharged here unless notice to the contrary be given immediately.
No Chims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noon, on the 25th instant, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 25th instant, will be subject to rent.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned.by'
SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agents,
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Hongkong, 18th April, 1901.
Intimations.
NOW READY,
A PAMPHLET A
ON
SOME SERIOUS LOCAL PROBLEMS,
AND A FEW SUGGESTION FOR DEALING WITH THEM. BEING A LECTURE DELIVERED DEFORE THE ODD VOLUMES SOCIETY
Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, Barrister-at-Law.
NO LARGE COMMANDOS LEFT.
The correspondent of the Standard at Pretoria states, that no large Commandos with guns are now left; but that small parties of marauders are active everywhere.
A SPRING CLEAN: Preparations are proceeding for a renewed sweeping movement.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:-- On the 18th at 12,5 p.m. the barometer las fallen generally, particularly on the China coast. A depression is advancing Eastwards over Central China Gradients slight for S.E. and S. winds on the China coast, and in the N. part of the China Sea. Forecast:-Moderate S. winds; fair to showery,
LOCAL AND GENERAL. The cases of plague in Bombay City from 5th to 18th March numbered 2,757 and deaths 3,417. THE Star Ferry Company are now supplying their patrons with a handy time-table and scale
To be obtained at the Office of This Paper. of fares.
PRICE o CENTR Hongkong, ist Tune, roon
NO TIO B
THE German gunboat Jaguar left for Canton yesterday, and the German transport Andalusia for Taku.
THE OFFICES of the HONGKONG THE death mte of Macao for the week ended TELEGRAPH" have This Day been 6th April was 19.0 per 1000 per annum, there removed to No. 60 QUEEN'S ROAD being 109 deals recorded. CENTRAL, Second Floor, (the premises formerly occupied by Messrs. POWELL & CO) to which address all communications should be addressed.WIRI
· ETH, F. SKERTCHLY,
Manager,
THE draping in black of the Royal Arms above the bench in the Supreme Court does not strike one as a particularly artistic piece of work, this having been accomplished by placing a black
ratio during the past twenty years.. DEARTH of dwellings is increasing at Penang, and house rent is rising by leaps and bounds, owing to the growth of the European popula tion and owing to the higher class Chinese there now taking to reside in houses originally built for Europeans. Houses which, a little while ago, were deemed to be dear at $30 month, are now let for. $60, $70 and $80 per month, which a short time back could be secured for $35 or $40.
the storm drains and sewers.
2. In a street where provision has been made for both storm water and sewage by separate drains, the gulleys are constructed as follows:
and two outlets, one trapped and leading to the A sump is provided having a grating cover sewer, the other larger in size, mostly not trapped and leading to the storm drain.
The sewer connection is provided for the ordinary flow, when the street drainage is not rendered sufficiently harmless by excess of water to allow it to pass with safety into the
storm drain.
cient water comes down to overflow the sower connection, it is then considered sufficiently diluted to pass into the storm drain.
The storm drain connection takes the over- I THE body of an American has been found on flow of the sewer connection, ie, when suffi- the beach at Macao, near the Boa Vista. It is supposed that the deceased is a recent visitor to Hongkong who went over to Macaoon Thursday last and stopped, at the Boa Vista Hotel until Friday afternoon, when he disap pedred. He had no luggage and had not set tled his bill. It is rumoured that he won a lot of money at fantan and was murdered; but other reports paint to suicide.
special attention has been called to the sewer In the very large proportion of cases where consequent on the sewer-trap being choked, it has been found that the trap only has been blocked up and that the sewer has not suffered, as any excess has been carried away by the
storm drain.
As, however, the storm drains are very large sufficient water in them to keep them clean, and the grdinary flow very small, there is not and any vegetable, matter finding its way into them has every chance of putrefying and be- coming a nuisance.
a
As far as can be ascertained, the war in South Africa up to now has cost Great Britairi, 87 millions, or just the price. to us of the Seven Years' War. In the early years of the same
When no storm drain is provided, but only century the war of the Spanish Succession cost sewer, then the result ala blocked trip would 50 millions; five years after its close we were be to prevent the water getting away at all, and again at war with Spain, and the bill came to 50 causing a smelling puddle in the side cban 4 millions. Coming nearer to the present timenet but still not affecting the sever by 18 years, we were fighting Spain, over the suggest that the major portion of the slush 3. Dr. Harigan is pot correct in trying to Right of Search and France about Austrian dragged from a sewer when being cleared is Succession; both of these ran to 4}} millions due to coolie restaurant stall keepers, as Towards the close of the century, canic the think it has now been dearly shown that the
traps only get the chief benefit of this offal, War of American Independence, the expendi The causes that affect the sewers may be ture on which was 97 millions. Before the put down chiefly to, century had expired this was followed by the oparing of the great war with France and Napoleon; the price was 8311 millions. The only other great war was that with Russia in 1854-6; in that case the expenditure ran to 697 millions. These various sums were arrived of after allowance had been made for the average anual cost of our peace establishment
(1) Sand (IL). Ashes.
(111) Banyan TODĻŠ,
IV.) Misuse.
The bottle was handed to Loi Traí. Prisoner expressed his contrition, saying he thought the fluid was harmless, otherwise he would not have procured the throwing of it, and begged for mercy.
Mr. Robinson for the defence stated that the prisoner had evidently been influenced by his superior, he had ten years service at the Naval Yard to his credit and was sony for what he had done.
Addressing the prisoner His Lordship said Loi Tsoi had pleaded guilty to throwing the fluid and bech Sentenced to -3 years hard labour. Prisoner stood charged with the same offence. It appeared as if Loi Tsoi had com- mitted the offence at Prisoner's instigation, in which case he would certainly have passed a more severe sentence upon prisoner. Now a different story was told. Prisoner was not the prime instigator but had been pressed to do the deed by someone in authority over him." It might or might not be so, but from what Prisoner had said and the Acting Attorney General had said, it might be so and Prisoner would receive the benefit of the doubt. He was placed in the same position as Loi Tsol and if his statemeat proved true, His Lordship, had no doubt but that H. E the Governor would take the matter into consi deration..
His Lordship then passed sentence of three years' hard labour,
HIGHWAY ROBBERY, Ho Hi, O yeung On, were charged with highway robbery at Kowloon on 15th April, having robbed a woman of two bangles. took one bangle. As they had no weapons Prisoners pleaded guilty bat said they only His. Lordship took this fact into considention, but as highway robbery must be put a stop lo, sentenced them to five years hard labour.
Mr. Pollock, K. C. Acting Attorney General, in'apening the case for the Crown, said Mr. Droz, on the evening of the zoth March, closed receipt of a message at 8.10, went to his shop. his shop and on the morning of the 21st, on and found that the place had been entered taken. There were footprints on the desk on the fanlight. Mr. Pollock then, went on to describe how the watches were recovered and the prisoners arrested, all of which has appeared
our columns. .The evidence was then proceeded with.
THE VICTORIA GADL OUTRAGE.
Mak Su, IpSam. and Yeung Fuk were charged and also with doing to him grievous, bodily barm. Prisoners entered a plea of guilty o with attempting to murder Robert Henry Craig
the first count paying cerdy ledene to murder," and to the second replied "yes, we did it.”
The Acting Attorney-General pointed out that the men were at the time of the assault undergoing long sentences of imprisonment and were evidently supplied with arms from serions one. without by someone. The case was a very
The first prisoner said he had a number of witnesses to show that Mr. Craig had ill-treated many. Ife had a great number of witnesses amongst the convicts to prove it.
The Acting Attorney General pointed out that the prisoners had. wished to call witnesses at the Magistracy.
...
AT THE MAGISTRACY,
TRESPASS.
Cheng On, Pang Hing and Mo, Tim, junk masters, were charged by F. Const. G. Foden with unlawfully trespassing on Crown land at Tai Min Bay. Complamant found them gather- ing stone on the foreshore without permits. Mr. Kemp imposed fines of fifteen dollars or fourteen days'hard labour. The men paid up.
THEFT OF A GLOCK Kwong San Tssung clock shop and, on being Chan Sam, coalie yesterday anecity the shown a clock, ined to bolt with it. He dropped his booty in the doorway, however, and was caught by one of the shop coolies after a smart chase. In answer to Mr. Kemp be explained it was a case of mistaken identity. Sentence, two months' bard labour,
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,
P. Const. 42, George Sim, yesterday found Wong Kam, a boatman in Ping Chan village with eighty yards of cotton drill in his possession for which he could not satisfactorily. account. Kam explained 10 Mr. Kemp this:
His Lordship made some remarks anent-the-morning that the drill was given him by his habits of Magistrates in sending lists of witsdollars or fourteen days should teach. Kan to master, but failed to prove it. Twenty-five nesses instead of taking evidence or refusing Beware of such gifts in future.
to do so...
On His Lordship telling the prisoners that it might affect their case towards reduction of their sentences if they could call witnesses to prve the ill-treatment and withdraw the plea of guilty, they did so..
Sixteen prisoners were then sent for from
NO LICENCE
P. Const. 97, Aries, found Wong Kwan hawking cigarettes without a licence. Delen dant put forward the old plea of
the same,
assing
the Gaol and the prisoners were told to stand but was fined a couple of dollar down. The case was afterwards put down for hearing to-morrow morning,
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THE VITRIOL. OUTRAGE. Loi Tsoi was charged on three counts with throwing upon Funcis George Reek a quan
tity of corrosivé fuid on 1th March
Prisoner entered a ples of guilty on all counts, saying that he did it on the instigations of a man named Yong Kien and made the (1) and (11) may be taken together, their following statement: Yong Kuen came to my only difference being one of locality, Sand place about 7 pm on 12th March to see me Occurs all over the system and ashes and coal and a man named Lo Su. He said he begged rest only where ashes are sor vdal me to do someting for him, a matter of no coal is carried an Inspectio
Importance. Thp-storekeeper: had a grudge Load surface augi Wanchal
Bunkan Bugishman, I was ect fobanfraid.
KAURICKSHA COOLIES FINED.SONLAM Mr. Joseph Kew, of Taim-sha-taui zbarred Fau Fa and Tsent Tong, nchiha coolles with demanding more than their legal fare at Kow Joon on the 17th. They pleaded guilty and were each fined three dollars or ten days, hard-
about.
or being drunk and incapable in the publics. ret Cha
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