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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1902.

THEATRE ROYAL.

THE TOREADOR."·

GANG ROBBERIES:-During or no less than 44 gang robberiss were reported to the Police. In connection with 14 of these cases, 37 persons were arrested, 39 baing convicted and 8 discharged. In go cases no arrest was made. Of the 44 cases, 13 were from the Newpany opened their season at the Theatre Royal Territory.

THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT steel manufacturing works, which cost about two millions sterling, are now. in full swing. The output is expected to teach 100,000 tons of steel per annum, and both rails and ship plates will be manufactured. Workers' wages avergo less than 15. 64. a day, and zi THERE ARE TO BE SEEN at the premises of Messrs. Williams & Gibsons, in D'Aguilar Street, a fresh stock of bicycles, which have beep built solely adapted for the East. As only n few are now left in stock, cyclists should visit the premises and take their choice. The machines are worth buying. FELONIES-Amongst the crimes committed in Hongkong in 1901 wers go cases of house breaking, forgery 15, drugging 1, arson and at- tempted arson 7, embezzlement z1, auicide 16, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm 6, throwing corrosive fluid 1, manslaughter 3, cutting and wounding 9. attempted murder t and bigamy 1.

ENGLISHMANSENTENCEDATKOBE:- The fire Englishman has heen sentenced at Kobe. The Chihosaibansho (magistrate's court) of that place sentenced a man named A, Lions to len months imprisonment and ten yen fine. He was charged with fraud in a matter of 650 bags of brown sugar, his accomplice being a Japaneses banto. For some reason the Japanese was acquitted. Lions is still at large.

THE EXCEPTIONS from the operation of the Straits Cattle Transit Ordinance now include the main line steamers of the Ocean Steam Ship Company when engaged in conveying cattle and other live stock from Singapore'or Penang to Olchleh (Acheen) and also between Penang and Singpore and vice versa; and the steamers of the Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij when engaged in conveying such stock bet- ween this Colony and Java. Barnen, and Sumatra.

WEDNESDAY'S BAND PROGRAMME- The following is the Programme of music to be played by the Band of the 22nd Bombay In- fantry on the Recreation Ground, on Wednes: day next, the 19th instant. From 4.30 to 5:30 pm,

1. Barch

"Sants.of the Beave

a. Overture... * Banditen Streiche

.Bidgood. ....Suppa'. Gung'.

3. Valse "Venus Reigan " :.. 4.Selection."The Delle of New York "................Kerker. The Lost Chord"........Sullivan,

5. Song....

6. Galop..........." Pottergeister'

"God save the King."

...Faust.

RUSSIA AND THIBET:The Shanghai Times says that information has been received to the effect that B Lessar, arone of the recent interviews with the Chinese Peace Plenipoten-- tiary Prince Ching, brought forward the Thibe tan question. He highly recommended that independence should be allowed to the people of Thibet and that the ruler should be an independent monarch. Rumours have been' circulating respecting a secret understanding between M. Lessar aud, Thibet..

HIGHWAY AND STREET ROUBERIES : -Ten cases of highway and street robbery were reported to the Palice in 1901, of which 8 occurred in the New Territory. In connection with four of the cases 14 persons were arrested, 9 of whom were convicted and 5 discharged. Only one of the highway robberies was upon a European, the case in which Mr. Frank Esrom was assaulted on Bowen Road and robbed of his watch and chain. For this two men were

convicted and sentenced to six years' hard

Jabour and a whipping..

Last night our old friends the Dallas Com-

with "The Torender. There was, as is always the case when the Dollas folk open here, a crowded and most enthusiastic house, standing room even being at a premium. The only hitch in the whole affair was on entire absence of programmes, which it appears was occa- sioned by the box containing these very necessary adjuncts having been carried on to Canton by the vessel in which the

fact was not discovered until 6.30 last evening, Campany came from Shanghai, and the

when it was of course, too late to remedy trusted to rise superior to any little contretemps matters. However, Mr. Dillas may always by of this description and the swing with which the piece went quite made up for the inconvenience. "The Tortador" is undoubtedly an excellent piece, the music being especially light and pretty, and we are pleased to hear that, by special request, it is to be staged again on Saturday. The dresses were very good indeed and the scenery excellent, but the orchestra was a triflé weak and might be improved with ridvantage.

Mr. and Mrs. Dallas,'as "Sammy Giggs, the old coachian and Dona Teresa, respectively, were all that could be desired, the latter looking particularly charming. Our old acquaintance, Mr. Godwin, mada a capital Carajolo, and as Pettifer, the dealer in wild animals, Mr. Riley would be hard to beat. The first song of the Torendors was excellently rendereil and "Bunch and Judy," a capital duct, and "Every body's awfully good to me" were particularly

well received. In fact there was not a dull

moment throughout the whole performance, the play being very funny and laughable,

The caste was as under:

Sammy Giggi......Mr. Dallas. Dona Teresa.Mr. Dallas. Curajalo

Mr. Godwini.

51 Athibald Slackit!................................... Mè. Kinght. Peffer (a dealer in wild pulmafa}Mr. Riley, Covernor of Villaya

.......Mic. Agunra.

Rinaldo Morinio

Bandmaster

Augustne Trail

Sukan (Sammy's Sweetheart) Dora Selby

Nancy Staunton.

La Belle Bolero....

Birs. Heppingstrane Danaye

31. Caritou.

Air. Ingles.

...Mr. Montagu.

Mr. Eversleigh.

..Miss Eva Clark.

„Mio Marie Arnold. Miss Nellie Cursi-.

Alisy Bertha Hunter. „Afits Isabel Vernon. :- radio, Misa Cinny Fargerald. staged, and from the state of the booking we To-night "H.M.S. Irresponsible" is to be

should advise our readers to turn up early if they have not already secured seats.

We regret to hear that Mrs. Dallas is indis, posed, having contracted a severs chill.

QUARANTINE AT MANILA.

We are courteously informed by the Colonial Secretary that a telegram, dated 17th instant,

has been received from H.B.M.'s Consul at

Manila, reading as follows:-

vessels to complete five days from date of "Quarantine imposed for all Hongkong

departure."

HARFORD.

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE,

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before His Lordship A. G. Wise, Acting Chief Justice,) ·

March 18th,

The Criminal Sessions were opened this morning at the Supreme Court before the Act- Ing Chief Justice, His Lordship A. G. Wise. The calendar contained the names of three prisoners charged under 18 separate counts, Attorney General (Mr. W. M. Goodman, K.C.) At the commencement of the Court the.

explained to his Lordship that having regard to certain approaching changes in the con- stitution of the Court, and with a view to facilitate the completion of various pending matters le bad obtained the consent of the Govertiment for his learned friends to conduct

the cases on behalf of the prosecution.

THE BANK ROBBERY.

Mr. M. W. Sinde appeared on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. E. H. Sharp, represented the prisoner.

THE CHINESE POST-OFFICE is able to record a great success, the Ostasiatische Lloyd says. Litil now their stamps were not recog nised by the countries of the postal ubian, ex- cept Hongkong Macao, and Formose, and there only for local reasons. From the 1st January, Chinese mail matter with Chinese pedagog stamps only (ap Hongkong stamps being necessary) has been forwarded by the FrenchThe first case taken was that of Wang Hoi post-office of any treaty port, to countries of Pang, the shroff recently employed at the the postal union. The French authorities have Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, who was in arranged with the Chinese post-office to for dicted for larceny and obtaining money by ward their mails for a lump sum. The sum is false pretences. anid to be rather large, but China now actually belongs to the postal union, even if as yet only partly. The Chinese mail-bags were despat ched to. Europe by the French post-office on. There were five different counts in the indict- the 13th January, It is understood the Germent against the prisoner to all of which he man authorities are also negotiating with the Chinese Maritime Customs on the forwarding of Chinese mail matter to foreign countries H.M.S. VESTAL, expected here on the 24th is one of the new type of sloops and a sister ship to the Condor, which is supposed to have been lost off the coast of British Colombia. She is of 980 tons displacement, 180 feet in length, 34 feet beam and has a draught of 11 feet 6 inches. She is of 15:25 knots speed and has a nomial coat supply of go tone, while her armament consists of a 4-in. and four 3-iu, quick-firing gups. This class of sloop is hamque rigged and we hear that they are

pleaded guilty.

In addressing the Court, Mr. Slade, who spoke very inaudibly, was understood to say that the simple facts of the case were that the prisoner was a shroff in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. He had access to the treasury, or strong room, op the premises in which the coins and notes were kept. Loans were granted to Chinese and the prisoner was the man who was responsible for the counting of the contents of the bags of gold handed in as security for loans in dollars. On two occasions he gave certificates that the bags contained a certain amount of gold, whereas they only contained Hongkong cents. On two other occasions he

generally considered to be over masted: Their certified the bags contained ruore than they disappearing angle is so, and wo learn that really did. The bags themselves were about the one of them in a, sen which could hardly be same weight as they would have been had they considered particularly big, bas" rolled 40′′ | contained sovereigns, and the robberies were This being the case it is not surprising to not found out until the contents of the treasury leam "that the Feital has received permission | were checked. by directa ser to dispense with all yards on her mai mast, which will doubtless have a beneficial effect apon her stability. Those who have had ex- perience of the Conder class of slopp

the belief that that vessel probably capsized. the heavy weather which occurred soon after

who started upon her last voyage.

& CODENTS DRIVING.

Mr. Sharp said it was not his intention to suggest the offence was not a serious one, but there were several reasons which he thought should be brought forward in mitigation of the punishment which would otherwise no

until the cash in the bank treasury was checked -not because of any suspicion that bad arisen that there was anything wrong-in the ordinary course of business was the shortage discovered. The matter was referred to Mr. Saunders and the prisoner gave an explanation which proved quite satisfactory. The incident excited no the mind of anyone connected with the Bank. suspicion whatever against the prisoner in

At a later date the prisoner voluntarily wrote to the compradore of the Bank confess- ing the defalcations and asking, that a fresh check of the treasury might be made. The compradore stated that the loss was discovered

atimations.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONGKONG.","

'ORIGINAL JURISDICTION."

IN THE MATTER OF THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORT GAGE CO, LD, AND REDUCED

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE COM PANIES ORDINANCES 1877 and 1886.

is hereby that a

solely through the voluntary confession of the N Dentelle the Silver Cort on the shroff who was subsequently arrested. He hadith of February, 1993, for confumingin Special Resolution reducing, the Capital of the above not attempted to conceal anything from the

mentioned Company from Szóró,01 to§yazjoho Tank, and but for that confession the proceed is directed to be heard before The Honograble would perhaps have remained undiscovered. ings might not have been taken and the loss The Acting Chief Justice on the 7th day of April, 1902, at 10,30 of the clock in the forenoon. His Lordship-They would never have desiring to oppose the making of an order for Any Creditor or Shareholder of the Company

found out they had lost the money ?

the reduction of the Capital of the said Com pany under the above Ordinances should appear at the time of hearing by himself or his counsel for that purpose and a copy of the petition will be furnished to any Creditor or Shareholder of the Company requiring the same by the Undersigned on payment of the regulated charges for the same.

M. Sharp replied that no doubt the Bank would have discovered it at a later date, but the

charges against the prisoner would then have been very difficult, perhaps, impossible to prove." He urged upon His Lordship that the defalcations were discovered solely in conse quence of the prisoner's voluntary confession to the compradore, who, after all, was the only person injured by the thefts.

to say beyond begging that His Lordship would The prisoner said he had nothing particular have mercy on him.

the prisoner had pleaded guilty, and that In passing sentence, His Lordship said

was about the best thing he had done in the

matter. Counsel hand said all he could on his behalf, but that simply amounted to the fact that the man did not add lying to theft. He was a man in a position of trust, and had pre- sumally been for sometime, and therefore his punishment would perhaps come more bearily, on him than on other men, but at the same

time he had to consider the community in general. He had seen in the papers and pre sumed it was true, that an application was made to the Magistrate to deal with the case summarily. The magistrate, be thought exercised a very wise discretion in sending the case to the Supreme Court, because any nunishment he could have inflicted would have been absolutely inadequate to the offence. The sentence of the Count was that the prisoner would get a year's hard labour upon each count, all consecutive, making altogether five, years' imprisonment with hard labour,

MORE FORGED BANK NOTES.

Tsi Mun pleaded guilty to uttering forged bank notes and having same in his possession. | Mr. Morgan Phillips prosecuted on behalf of the Crown.

In his statement to the Court the prisoner | said a man sold him the forged $10 notes for $5.50. He knew at the time he was buying forged notes, and the man guaranteed him the use of them for three weeks and if be could not dispose of them in that time they were to be returned. He took the notes to a friend to look and was told that he could not use them. Then he went to the man for the purpose of returning them but the man was unwilling to accept them or to return the money. A quarrel ensued, after which he was told that the man had a relative who kept a grocer's shop and would take the notes, He saw him at Lower Lascar Rond, but as there were a great many people there he proceeded to a vacant piece of ground at the end of West Street and disposed of them. The man afterwards blew a whistle and a sergeant immediately arrested the prisoner.

Dated this 3rd day of March, 1902,

EWENS & HARSTON, Soli itors to the above named Company. (ALFRED G, WISE,

Acting Chief Justice. THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON

WHARF AND GODOWN CO., '"

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THE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY AN- DERS in the above Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE. No. 2, Connaught Road, at NooN, on THURSDAY, the 20th March, for the purpose of receiving the Report, of the Directory, with a Stalement, of Accounts

the 1st December, 1971.

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ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, No. 14, Des Voeux Road. Victorit, on SATURDAY, the 22nd March, 1903, at 11AM., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year- ending 1st December, 1901.

TH NINETEENTH

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instant, both Days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., " General Managers. Hongkong, roth March, 1993.

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THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The MEMBERS, of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on MONDAY, the 24th March, 1902, at 3 PM, at the CHAMBER ROOM, CITY HALI, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Comraities and passing the Secretary's Accounts. for the year ended 31st December, 1901,

By Order,

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LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE TWENTY-FOURTH ORDINARY,

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the Company will be held at the OFFICES of the General Agents, Da THURSDAY, the 27th March, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving their Report with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1901. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Prisoner: I don't know where the man got will be CLOSED-from the 13th to the 27th

instant, both Day inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., General Agents. Honkong, 6th March, 1907.

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His Lordship:-Ask him him if he knows, where these notes come from?"

them.

His Lordship said there seemed to be a great

many of the forged notes in circulation as cases were being brought forward each month. He LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, did not desire to ask questions as the police might be making their own investigations.

The prisioner was not the arst man who had

LIMITED.

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HE TWENTIETH ORDINARY AN

forged notes and had uttered them, and it wasTUAL MEETING of the SHARE perfectly clear the people would not have given HOLDERS of the Company will be held at to him unless they knew he was disposed to the OFFICES of the General Agents, Peddars utter the forged notes. He would received the Street, on THURSDAY, the 27th March, 1902, same sentence as the man previously convicted at 115 F.M., for the purpose of receiving their on a similar charge, and though he held out

Report and Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1901. no hopes to him, if he gave information to the palice as to the source from where the notes came it might help him lateroa. Probably the notes came from Canton. He would be son- tenced altogether to seven years' imprisonment with hard labour.

ALLEGED LARCENY.

Chan Chi pleaded not guilty to larceny of jewellery.

the Crown, and Mr. Slade (instructed by Mr. J. Mr. Margan Phillips appeared on behalf of Hastings of Messrs. Deacon and Hastings) defended.

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J, M. H. Meier, T. Arnott, M. S. Lima, R. The jury was sworn as follows:-Messrs,

Saxon, F. T. Colson, R. W. Inglis, and A. V. Арсаг,

Mr. Morgan Phillips, in opening the case, explained that the woman was charged with larceny as bailes. For some years, he said, she was hairdresser to Chinese ladies in Hong kong and seemed to have become envolved in loan transactions and to have converted heres!f many Chinese ladies and asked them to into a dealer of jewellery. She approached entrust her with valuable jewellery for the pur. pose of sale to other people. This was done in three instances, ladies entrusting her with a pair of diamond earrings, diamond and pear hairpresses, diamond and pearl hairpins and the property ostensibly for the purpose of sale a pair of gold bangles. After having procured for the owners she took it to pawnshops and got rid of it.

Evidence was then called and the case was

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JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., General Agents.

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