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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

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"STRIKE AT AMOY

POLICE AND SOLDIERS IN CONFLICT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1908.

"THE WEST POINT TRAGEDY.

PRISONERS FOUND MOT GUILTY OF

MANSLAUGHTER"

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The Chief Justica—Yes. Witsames to, coroborato ware called, and the fully gone into.

Was

INSTRUCTIONS FOR

By tiffin time the list of the evidence for the Sir Francis Piggos (Chlef Justice) presided prosecution had been submitted, and the Chief over the Criminal Sensions, which was resumed Justice remarked to the Attorney-General that in the Supreme Court, this morning," he did not think there was sufficient av.dence The case set down for trial was that in which for a conviction. The Attorney-General, in a two men-Lau Kevog and Yuen Wai Pak few remarks, concurred with the Judge, who were charged with murdering one Lau Chan directed the jury to return a verdici of acquittal. at West Point on the 16th ulto.

This the jury did, and the prisonart were dis Mr. W. Rees Davies, KC,(Attorney-Geo- | charged accordingly. eral) instructed by Mr. P. Danny', of Musers- Dennys and Howley, represented the Crown.. Dr. Bo Kai, instructed by Mr. H. K. Holmes,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]

Amoy, 20th July There has been e conflict. between the polico and soldiers, in conse-appeared for the defence, quence of which the trades people have gone on strike."

TELEGRAM CHARGES.

REDUCTION. OF 30 PAR CENT. {By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."|

Peking, 20th July, The Ministry of Posts and Com. munications has decided to reduce

The Jurymen empanelled were:-Mass. P. Tester (foreman), A. A. C. Berblinger, D. H. Silas, G. Beck, F. J. Carroll, H, Rasp and Humphreys,

return a verdict of manslaughter. In the case in point the two prisoners were indicted on a charge of murder, bat he invited the jury to

IDENTIFIED.

THE-RECENT HARBOUR "FIND.”

The dead body of the foreigner which was picked up in the barbour, off, Wanchai, by the Water Police, on Friday afternoon Just, as identified. The Identification was made this already recorded in these columns, has been of orpingtographer Police Station by means of a photographaela pelanggara

means

It wil be remembered that at the time the body was recovered a letter was found in the

DMINISTRATIVE:

****The following instructions for the guidance the administrative head of the Sanliary the table at this Department were laid on afternoon's meeting

The Head of the Sanitary Department shall lay on the table of the Sanitary Board not later than the 31st of March in each year tha proposals for important chinges in the Draft Estimates of expenditure for the Depart maet for the following year together with pro- posals for making recommendations to Govern, ment for including in the estimates of Public Works Extraordinary of works of a vanitary nature, such as latrīnes, markets, sanitary im- provements, etc., and shall bring these estimates and proposals before the Board for discussion at the next ordinary meeting after that date. ` changes in the methods of procedure for giving 2. He shall consult the Board in regard to effects to bys-laws relating to disinfection of ventilation, entry and inspection of buildings, prevention and mitigation of epidemic, on-

infected" premisov, domestic clsauliness and

In presenting the alleged facts of the care to wilful murder, in olker words, was homicide, the jury, the Attorney-General expi sined that the unlawful killing of a person, with malice aforethought. Manslaughter was the unlawful killing of a person without malice aforethought. Under the indictment of wilful murder, betaside pocket of the coat addressed to "Hoddemic, or contegious disease. observed, it was always open to the jury to

laboder Schmid, which was believed to have He shall keep the board informed of any been the same used by deceased. This, how changes in the organization of the Sanitary ver, does not appear to be the case. The staff which he may deem it necessary to carry body was identified as that of Berman out. the rates on telegrams by thirty porbing in their verdict on the lesser charge-Graiser, a fireman of the steamer Reider. As

4. Pe shall consult the Board (a) before za- far as we are aware no report has been made commending the selection of candidates for cent. as from the first day of the

Counsel this proceeded to state his care. Te deceased-Lau Chau-he stated, belonged to the police of anyone missing from the the staff of inspectors in England, or the ap eighth-moon (27th August, 1908),

ppiotment of such candidates in the Colony: to Canton, and took passage for Honkong,

The theory advarsel by the police, as to(6) before recommending to Government the arriving here in the night of 15th June. On the following morning he went to the house af, how deceased met his death, in the absence of grant of leave of absence to European mem- a friend, Lau Nan, who resided at 158, Queen's any evidence, is that he must have faken over bers of the staff; (e) before recommending to Road Central-where he was invited to partake board from a sampan white returning to his Govern nent the dismissal or degradation of of the morning meal. After brea' fast be ship, and the sampan people, being afraid, any members of the European staff.

TIENISIN-PEKING RAILWAY.

PROPOSED REDEMPTION, By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo."

Teking, 20th July..

manslaughter.

request d Lan Nas to call the first prisoner, who apparently owed him some money. Lau Nan went to a boarding-house in Lee YuzD Street where be found the first prisoner, and toge her they returned to meet the deceased. the first prisquer owed the deceased, and some, little timel ter the first pi operand the deceased

They hadaconversation regarding a debt which

It is proposed by the Ministry of Posts and Communications to raise a foreign loan for the purpose of redeeming the Tientsin-Peking Rail-ihe deceased returned. The rest of the mom-

way.

AMUR RIVER.

NEGOTIATIONS WITH RÚSSIA,

[By courtesy of the “Sheung Po.")

Peking, 20th July.

left the house. About an hour afterwards

ing he spent in preparing some kind of a legal document in expectation of the first prisoner's return to the house.. But he did not came, and after the afternoon meal the deceased and Lay Nao went to look for him. They looked in at the Lie Yuen Street boarding-house, but he was not there. They eventually found him in Das Vogix Road, and the trio returned to Lau Nan's house, where the first prisoner, in the hosting of Lav Nan, said to deceased :-"Do

Raider

failed to report the matter. --

* HELD UP" IN HIS HOUSE.

BOATMANS THRILLING' ADVENTURE WITH FIVE INTRUDERS.

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He shall lay on the table at each ordinary mesting of the Board complaints of the public against any members of the stuff.

Mr. A. Shelton Hooper minuted-It is not stated from where those instructions ammunte, though probably from the Government. I

"ALLEGED THEFT ON BOARD

**KATHARINE PARK,'

"Open this door. We have come to search would not limit te class of bye-laws. Section

Ve have

1 ebould read “all bye-lawa" - for opium"

Leung Tak Kit, a boatowner, residing at 39, Macdonnel Road, Moigkok, was seated in the

MARINE COURT. verand th of his house enjoying the cool breeza at about 'eleven o'clock last night, when he heard a loud rapping at the door, followed by the commind to open it. Without stopping in a moment to think, the bhatman walked to the dear and drew bick the bolt, Opening the dror to allow, what he thought was, excise cificers, to enter, the boatman met five men standing on the landing, one of whom held a dagger in his hand. Before

in the Marine Court, this miraing, before the Hon. Commander Basil Taylor, RN, Har bour Master, Captain William Harvey Copp, master of the British .. Katharine Park, charged Li Foo, chief cook of his ship, with the theft of the ship's stores on the 7th ult.

The Waiwupu has deputed; Pico-renew the mortgage deed to-day. Come along he had had-tima la question them a bin'fol while at sex. Défendant pleaded not guilty lo

President Yian Fong to negotiate with Russia for a Treaty regarding the navigation of the Amur River.

"SCHOOL MISTRESS ROBBED.

MILITARY QUarters on keNNEDY ROAD ENTRKED.

A robber who gained admittança to the Military Married Quarters on Kennedy Road some time yesterday made, a very small haul, The visit is believed to have been paid between half past eight in the morning and just before the-tiffin bour, at a time when most of the tomates are away,

with me to a house at 215, Des Vieux Road Washera I'll borrow $.0 from a relative and pyt you on account" Deceased agreed, and went with him. Lau Nan want also When they arrived outside the hauna Lau-Nan was asked to waiť below, while the first pri" soner and the deceased went up. After half an hour's waiting, the first prisoner and an miker man appeared in the street and spoke to Lau Nas regarding the debt which do ceased alleg d first prisoner cwed him. Lau Nan confessed be knew nothing of the matter, and the pair returned to the house once more.

As to what took place in the house was the mast important part of the story, the Attorney Gaberal pursued, as the Crown relied on the evidence of a woman and a man, who saw most of the affair. When the woman was called

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of black pepper was thrown into his eyes. Suffering untold and thus placed at a disadvantage, I agony and was seized by the throat, taken back into the bouse, and placed on his bed, the other fat uders following, alice locking the door.

The man with the dagger advised the boat man to be silent, otherwise, he said threat emingly, they (meaning his felands) will find you dead in the morning. Take note, we are dangerous man." Berg thus scared, the boat man obeyed the order, and the robbers pro- ceeded to ransack the house. They broke opeb a-lock-fast-drawer, and took therefram $43 in carb, sed from his boxes they sigle something like 587 worth of clothing and jewellery. Again ey warned the boa man to by quiet, and

departure.

the charge.

Captain W. H. Copp stated that, on the 7th June last, the chief steward and second

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steward' came to him and toiged a plaint against the defendant, the truth of which he investigated. Before the "com plaint was brought to him, he had noticed that the ship's stores were going very fast, especially flour, as much as go lbs, being used in one day for asly thirteen Europeans, The doctor, purser and clerk were Japanese, who ate rice, but very little flour. Lard and agar also mysteriously disappeared in the ime way, Alter he received the complaint, three bags of flour, each containing 50 lbs, lasted for a week. The ship was carrying steer

passengers only. There were no saloon passengers on board. The thought occured to

food to the steerage passengers These pissen. wars were not served with rations by the ship. The time charterer hid a compradore who fed

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General Managers.

HONGKONG and opium.

The following appears in the Westminster Gosefie of June 16th.-

The Rev. G. A. Wilson, secretary' of the Society for the Suppression of the Oplom Trade, writes: "May I be allowed to place befoin your readers the following, just to hand, from the Mally fail, dealing with Reuter's cable of May. 11, when, it was stated that the Hongkong opium monopolists threatened to claim for compensa- tion should the opium resolution by the House of Commons becarried out. Mr Lake Yow, the weal thiest man in the Federated Maliy Stater, and holder the present and only Hongkong opium farm, has been loferviewed by the correspondent of the Malay Mail, the leading paper of the Malay States, published at Kuala Lumpur. He says that Renter's cable in ustrue, and that he never made such a statement, as his agreement with the Government provides that it can be broken at any time by the Govern ment stopping the traffic. He himself will welcome the gradual suppression of opium, and will par no opposition in the way of the Government."

The thief apparently was aware of this, for she would, state that the two prisoners took the quietly opening the door they took them that defendant most probibly was selling many. It is not, therefore, inconceivable that

he chose the proper time, curious enough. He entered the quarters occupied by Miss Myles, a school mistress, and made a thorough search,

the owner had received for cooking.

A report has been made at headqu rters

24 effecting a capture is in case the thief

Etempts to get rid of the medal,

decrased into her room. Shortly after there was a quarrel, the deceased alleging that the first prisocer owed him some money, and

the

When he had seg uned his equilibrium boatman summoned the neighbours and the party adjourned to Yan mati Police Station,

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With reference to this, we published at the time the communicated paragraph'that appeared in the Mulay MailIt is necessary to remem ber that Mr. Loke Yew is not the only, bolder of the Hongkong Oplum Farm, but is one of

some of his partners in Hongkong may have expressed their view of making a claim for compensation withothi Mr. Loke Yew's know. Accepted, also, we should like to know by whom and how it was gained. Our Kuala Lumpur contemporary, which is careful to publish it good position, and sufficiently independent, to obtain a first hand expression from Mr. Loke Yew, which it apparently has not done Mr. Chinaman, but his knowledge of English was never very strong, and even his Malay takes some knowing. Perhaps the Afal y Mall could give an epi ion as to the authenticity of this statement of Mr. Loke Yew, as-il is evidently being made use of by the Anti-oplum people at Home-Sinopsis Free Press.

leaving with $.47 in small coin, which he a fight followed. The deceased was the where, they reported the outrage. A descrip. f them, and they bad their own cooks. It was not ledge. Before the denial of Mr. Loke Yow. in. found in a drawer, and a silver medal, which first to lay hands on the accused, and tion of the robbers was supplied to the police, part of defendant's day to cook for them both men (Jaklit The second prisoner then subsequen ty detectives were sent out to search About a fortnight before the complaint reached joined in, and together They proceeded for the finders, and the outstations were not him, the compradore came and reported to his and the only possible means the police hope to attack the deceased. She said that they did, bus to the tims of writing no strest has that he had run out of fur, He did not notice as communicated to that paper, in in a very

chased each other shout the room, exchanging. been made..

that the consumption of the ship's four in creased after this, it was about the same more blows the while, until fiöally the deceased ran The police hope to accomplish something in ́out to the veran "oh, and jumped over.

a day o's as it is almost certain the men will or less. It was decreased considerably after days before the entry was made he saw a Chin. Colony.

ese carrying some small cakes forward from the galley. There was no flour in the ship at the time than that belonging to the ship itself. la instruct the steward to try and catch the thief, the result of which was the complaint on the 7.h June.

The evidence of the man was alto important.

A FORGED BILL OF ARCHANGE, 'He saw the second prisoner fisting deceased attempt to dispose of the stolen goods in the entry in the log(produced). 'About three Lo'ce Yew is a highly-respected and wealɩby |

SHOPKEEPER ACCUSED OF THE FORGERY.

од the street.

ACCORDINO to the Nichi Nichi the number of officers in the Japanese standing army at pres sent is as follows:-Generals, 16, Liem, Generals, 34; Majur.Generali; 85; Colonels, 311; Lieut-Colonels, 372 | Május, 1012; Cap.

Long Hoi, second stoward of the Katharine taipu, 2,196; Lieutenants, 4,015; Eosigns, || 10,491;. Paymaster-General, 1; Paymaster Park, mated that the chief steward was in Tospector, 5; Surgeon-General, 1'; and Surcharge of the stores. He had nothing to do with them. When the matter kezav, be acted, good torpectors, 6.

as interpreter between the master and chief steward. He did not notice any irregularities che, galley. Ale du going on in the galley. His duty took him there timer, bus on no occasion did be sep defendant cooking food far the steer age, passengers or sending it forward. He storage passenger, however,

A YAKECHow dispatch reports that there was fearful storm on the night of the 14th instant in that vicinity, the rains descending in torrents Considerable damige his been done to the of and the embankments at Lanching and Pibu, on Grand Canal, havo been washed away, had seen

submerged and much distress has boon caused examined by Captain Copp, the second amongst the inhabitam;...

UN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

QUESTIONS BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS.

A meeting of the Legislative Connell will be held on Thursday, 23 d'inst. at 2.30 p.m.

Mr. H. E. Pollock will ask the following question

With relrence to the statement in paragraph 5 of the despatch of the Officer Administering the 24th June, 1907, to the effect that "the great steward stated that, on the morning of the 7th majority of the contributors; and all the direct- Tene, he saw same loaves of bread, about forty art, except the chairman, were opposed to the it number, ready to be baked. He did not ste transfer of the Fund," will the Government then again after that. He reported to him state whether any, and, if so, how many of the that ten of these loves were missing. This contributors, who were then opposed to the was "what the Chinese steward told him--that transfer of the fund, have given notice to the he was interfering. He told him that he had Government of any alteration of their views on gone in the galley and saw for himself how for the subject?

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in the verandah, while the first prisoner was standing at the door with birbands stretched out so as to prevent deceased getting away. He Cho Fung Chi, a shopkeeper, of 149, Con- then saw the deceased go over the verandab naught Road Central, was arraigned before whether he was pushed over or not he could Mr. J. H, Kemp in the Police Court, this not say. The drop was forty-four feet, Counsel afternoon, to answer serious charges of forgery, said. The witness then ran to the street to give "Pelòndant was alleged to have altered a bill of assistance. The man-Lau Nen-who was left exchangs on the Yokohama Sprcle Bank from outside, beard a noise and saw his friend lying

•ighty-nine yen to represent 8,275,yen, and lo

When the first prisoner have attempted in dispose of the forged bill was arrested two docaments belonging to the well knowing the same týhave been forged. deceased were found on him. These docu. *Mr. R. D. Aikioma, of: Messi Descon,ments related to the loan. "The first document Cooker and Deacon, prosecuted. Mr. Otto was a mortgage, to the first prisoner and the Kong Sing appeared for the defence, while Mr. second a transfer of mortgage. The deceased E. H. Beavis, of Messrs. Wilkinson and survived tu: a short time. After his fail he Grist, watchel the case for an interested party. spoke to his friend, and inasmuch as "dead

· It was Hated by Mr. Atkinson that on May men tell no ales" it was the evidence which The crumy round about those places is now | tálking to the defendant in the galley.. Cross the Government to the Secretary of State, dated 105TH MALABANDI zjed fæst a man named Chul Poi went to the jury had to consider, The theory of the the Yokohama Specie Bank and bought a draft prosecution was that the decu sent was pre fur eighty-nine yen, which was equivalent, at pared by deceased for first prisoner's signature, A joint rite fram the Ministry of Finance that day's rate of exchange, to Stoo. The that the latter did not keep his engagement, and the Midity of Agriculture, Works and number of that draft was 1,804, Os 1st June that the deceased at the invitation of the first Commerce to the Viceroys sud Governors of four men called at the bank, among them the prisoner, went to the Des Voix Road West prosinces which produce ica urges the neces- defendant, and together they purchased a bouus for the latter to borrow some money, that sty of Improving the manufacture ‘of the tea draft for yeu 8,755, which was equivalent to Lau Nan war saked, to wait outside, that the leaf by modern methods in order to cope with $13,000. That draft was numbered 1,808, second prisoner set on deceased, that the first foreign competion. It is also recommended Chan Kam Yan was another of the four who planner took the paper security, and that the that a tea manufacturers' association be started contributed a'sbara to help purchura the drift. decoised, having regard to the fact that he was | to discost the quaitlon and to use every means Os the day followisk Chan Kam Yau became attacked by two men,jumped over the verandal. for the encouragement of the tea industry ill and on, June 3rd be took passage for Whether 1ba Jury believed the story of the the country, leaving the draft in the hands of woman there was no question that the man THE death in Bonounced of Professor Willia the defendant. On the 7th Toon i man visited was put to bodily fear, and the Attorney-General | Osler, MD,rx.S, at the age of fifty-nine years. the Specie Bank and sold a draft for yen 8,775 said that he would submit that if a person was-The late William Osler, after a distinguished which, curiously enough, dore the, number constrained from further threats of violence academic career which brought him into ciste. constable, charged Ng Bye, a boatwoman, bars of this Council how many subscribers are 1,808, The next thing that happened was on the prisoners were answerable for the fall as if touch with the Universition of Toronto, Oxford, with balawfully using ber boat other for and how many against that proposal?,

theThe Attorney General will move the first the 22nd June when defendant want to the Sam they had thrown him over the verandah them, Bertin and Vicans, was appointed Professor han. Wang Company and endeavoured to raise the | selves. It was for the jury to say whether the yum of 53,500 from one Yee Chik Po. As seco. decessed jumped over, the verandab himself, alty, lo 1874. tity he gave a draft for yeu 8,775, The, ac and, if bot, was he in such a state as to believe fessor of Clinic goulant of the Săm Wang Company sent two, that he was going to be fumber beaten, and did Panas,

to the Yokohama Specie Bank with Bill for Datión; The bill, was pro ary, and the accused was appre-

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he in further apprehension take that step?

**** Dr. Ho Kv÷I think 1

whether the charge:

will play on

SATURDAY

the 25th inst.,

the statement that ten of the loaves were missMr. M. Stewart will ask the following ques ing, was true. A instant, and defendant released on bail in the tain the individual wishes of contributors to the .... The case was adjourned till Friday, the 24th: Bave the Government taken steps to ascer,

`sum of 556000

Widows and Orphans' Fand, with regard to the FROM 8 P.M. TO 11 P.M. UNLAWFUL USE OF FISHING, BOAT.

Government's proposal to take over that Fand; To the same Court, Chan Tim,' a Chinese and, if so, will the Government inform the mem

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