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SUPREME COURT. INTERESTING APPLICA- TION.

A QUESTION OF SECURITY.

18th inst..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 20

14 youre. The children went out same house, enticed the child to go on the morning of the 20th into the street, by tolling lior that March to solool, but did not her father was outside and want- return, and after the tiffin houred to see hor. The child wontout,

SERVICE NOTES

A NEW GUN.

A

POLICE COURT,

imprisonment and six hours' permission to take the silk.

His Worship-Two months stocks.

CANTON NEWS:

HUNTING THE INSURRECTIONIST.

It is reported that is Ex- calloney the Viceroy has card

Hongkong.

י'' ..

THE ANTI-MANCHU FEELING.

"

Li Kwan, an unemployed actor,

CANTON WILL “ BIDE HE was charged Thursday morning the schoolmistress wrote a letter but as she did not see her father, Thoro has been good deal said before Mr. F. A. Hazeland with the

¿TIME. to the mother asking the reason. the child asked 'whore he "was. { ./ The children would toll them She was told that he was further in the pross retantly regarding larceny of n roll of silk from a

Writing on the anti-Manchu" that on the day in question, up the street. The child was wonderful new British naval gun, boarding-house master in Con- that many revolutionaries are fooling prevalent to-day," "tho Prior to the opening of the Cri-aftor leaving school nt the handed over to the prisoner who which is alleged to have been naught Road. It appears that inking rofuge in Hongkong, and Shanghai Mercury says: minal Sessions, their Lordships, tiffin hour, they met the took her away to a house, where designed as a response to the 14 the defendant went into the board that, owing to the short distanco the Chief Justico; Sir Francis Pig- prisoner and another woman, she had engaged a sleeping place inch German gun. This is roing house carly in the morning raid that the miscreants muy legonerato and more or less des

their descendants," botwcon Canton and here he is" Wo 800 gott, and Mr. Justice Gompertz, who was not in custody. The It was here that the child was sat in full court to hear an appli- two women induced the children found by the police some three or ferred to us the new British 15-when the master was slop and easily repeat their mischief in the pienblo, to-day. But the physient cation for a date to be fixed for to go on board a steamier under four days afterwards.

inch gun. There lins been no walked off with tho roll of silk, near future. His Excellency has despotism which took the place the houring of a motion in connectho pretence that they were going The jury returned a verdict of now design of Britishi big gun for which ho took to a pawn shop.accordingly dispatched Court of the moral autocracy to which tion with the caso of Mr. Midwood to a theatre and to see a balloon guilty on both counts, and prisoner more than two years, nor is there In court he stated that he was a Councillor Ngai 1, former the Chinese were accustomed was v. Walter Goorge Vaughan lobin-nscont. Instead of taking the was sentenced to five yours in-likely to be for a considerable friend of the master, but had no director of the Canton-Kowloon nowhere more cordially hinted son and the Robinson Piano Co. children to a theatro or to see a prisonmont, the sontonces to run

Railway (Chinese Section), and than in Canton and the south is one in which it is asked that Kongmoon, in Chinese territory, the crime was a very common one although the Admiralty have not

Hongkong, with the object of beginning of the seventeenth con The motion that is to be hoard balloon ascent, they took thom to concurrently. His Lordship said time to come. The fact is that,

Commander Wu Kong King, to generally. As early no the the order made by the Chief and from there the children were in the colony, and many guilty thought it necessary to advertise

conferring with the Governor of my the Triad secret society, Justice on April 28th, that afterwards brought back to Hong persons were not brought to it to tho world, theso-called " 13,5-

Wongkong, JIM Lo the bost virulently anti-Manchiu, luid beon the plaintiff should not be re-kong by their umah. The prison- justice.

Baforo Mr. J. R. Wood, A inch, Mark A→ weupon is actually

montres to be lakon in assisting formed. And it must bo, con- quired to give security for costs er, in her statement before the

FORGERY.

Chinaman, Pang Yu Ngak, was tho Canton authorities in the fossed that the Cantonese had to be incurred in connection magistrate, admitted that she

LamKam Fat was charged with 15 inches in bore and 50 calibres charged with highway robbery, apprehension of such anarchists grounds for their rebellious feci with the commission to England was on the steamer on which the forgory and also with uttoring in length. As not one of these Evidence was given to the effect my he hiding themselves in gs. They had held out longer to take evidence, might be varied. children wont away, but said it forged document before Mr. guns has yet been mounted on a that on 11th April, the prisoner

thin the rust of the country It was also asked that the order, was a coincidence. Sho saw the Justice Gompertz.

warship, they are in a senso a new held up a little girl eleven yours

MINISTRY AND THE And they folt the heel of the which directed the plaintiff to children going on board when she

Sir Henry Berkeley said the type of gun, and possibly this ex-of age in Gough Street and

NATIVE PRESS. conqueror with greater force. execute a blank transfer to the was going on board. The prison offence with which the prison-plains the talk on the subject matched two gold bangles from Registrar, of the shares held by jer, said the Attorney Gonoral, was or was charged was One of but to suggest that they are in her wrists. lie was committed The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lt was all the more gall the plaintiff in the company, as formerly in the employ of the forgory on a delivery order tended as a response to the Ger for trial at the June Criminal has telegraplied to the Cantoning that they had boon vanquish security for the sum of $3,700, little girl's guardian, but loft last presented to the Yuon Onnan 14-inch weapon, which thoy Sessions,

Viceroy, rogarding the runoured by those who were certainly the amount of the security iyoar.

Wo years, is

of the partition of China by their interiors in all but one qua- godown, and purporting to come from the Kwong Choong Loon ridiculous.

in the native pross. The Ministry Chinoso were morally superior, Au Wing was elarged bofore firm. By virtue of the order SCHOOLS FOR OFFICERS POSTOFFICE PROSECUTION. foreign countries, ushas appeared lity, the figising quality. She prisoner obtained possession of Colonel Seely's perfunctory an Mr. Ifazoland with having inlaw-lines newspapers should have time wont on it was found that expressed surprise that the and intellectually far aloud. As mission and that the amount o years' imprisonment with 205 bugs of white rico. The man | swer to Mr. Kellaway, who asked | fully infringed the exclusivo pre- | published the infounded report while the Clinoso had to slavo was successful in getting the rice him if the War Ollice would os vilege of the lostmaster Genoral that the Chinese Ministors at the hard to pass oxaminations, the thereof be referred to the RogCHARGE OF THEFT FAILS from the managor of the godown tablish special advanced classes by transmitting 03 lotters other-Courtof St. James and Paris hud Manchu, ignorant and lazy, got trar for his report. The motion Chuk Fuk, Hing Chau and on the 17th April, and, with the at the military tomontary schools wise than through the Gonoral was also that the plaintiff might be ordered to furnish Lam Leung wore charged with assistance of a number of coolies, at Dover, Dublin and Dun- Post Ullice, contrary to sootud telegraphet to the Throno that his post by right of birth. The

ho got the rico away without the blane for tho purpose

of sub-section 2 of Ordinance No. foreign nations had convened arichos wrung from the produce of eash security, or other bottorlarcony from a godown.

pickod theft being discovered. He was training socurity,

for of 1000, on or about the 14th inst., meeting in Paris, 10 consult as the south made their rulors lazier. Prisoners pleaded not guilty. the. sharos

arrosted, howoror, a few days commissions, showed no attempt also, with having unlawfully and the best way of dividing Corruption followed; Chinese in the defendant company as

Mr. Alabastor informed the

Prisoner was found not guilty question. Under existing regalu-packet a postage stamp which bad hand-bills containing by, and tyranny to rebellion of socurity for the dofondant's jury that the three prisoners wore

w appreciate the meaning of the knowingly used to prapay a lettorap China. That the nowepapers principles were violated in every

should, in addition, have dis- lirection; ostortion led to tyran costs in the action, including this charged with broaking and on-

on the first count, but was sen- tions a ranker cannot, of course, had been previously used and amount of the costs of the Com-toring into a godown'and stoaling toncad to five years' imprisonment get a commission till he is in from which the, postul murks budounreliablo report, and furthortho Taiping type.

To this day tho, nati-Manchat. mission us fixed by the Registrar. therefrom 32 boxes of tin plato. on the second.

that tho Chinese should possession of a class-certificate el been removed, contrary to section travo hold public meetings in this feeling has never been permitted It was further asked that in the The godown was the property of

. DETAINING A CHILI). Glementary, education; but some-34 of the same Ordinanco. meantime and until such further the Siu Leo Motal Stores of 9,

connection also called forth the to die out in Canton, this ana Wong Tso was charged before thing more than this is wanted, Ho pleaded not guilty. security be given, all further pro-

Hillior Street and on the twenty- Mr. II. II. Gomportz with detain-as the War Office ought to know,

Ministers' surprise und regret.gonism has-militated not a littlo E. Cornewall Lowis, acting The Ministry donios having re-gainst the appointment of Sou coedings in the action be stayed. fourth of last month

ing a child 13 years.

to enable the promoted ranker to Postmaster General, doposed that eírod such report from the theru men to high posts. Come Mr. Honry E. Pollock, K.C., locked it up socuroly and left

Defondant ploaded not guilty. associate on an equal footing of on 16th inst, ho reenived a coin-Chinese Ministers accredited to parison of the numbors takon appeared to make the application the promises at 5.30 p.m. About

Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., culture with officers who come munication from the P.M.G. ut.

sion, bo varied, and that the

cluding the costs ab the commis Evidenco was called, and the plaintiff be ordered to furnish jury returned a verdict of "guilty, security for the costs of the cons

His Lordship passed soutence of

hard labour..

a foki

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to haston to the place. Thore

later.

antedate by

boys

itattho Post Office. It had been in

more,

All this

on behalf of the defendant, while p.m. the owners received cortain prosocuted on behalf of tho through Woolwich and Sandhurst.Canton forwarding him a bundle, Great Britain and Franco, and is from the various provinces, will. Mr: C. G. Alabaster appoared for information which caused them Crown addressing the jury, he What Mr. Kellaway wants is that ofletters. On receiving the letter/absolutely cortuin that no meeting show that the south has boon: the plaintiff,

Mr. Pollock said: I am formal- they found the door open, and said that the child was stolen picked youths at the military he made inquiries which resulted regarding the partition of Chin market dangerous.

has ever bron held in Paris bynaturally acts and re-acts, and Is the Cantonese and Fokienoko moving in this matter, this be the three prisoners aud. another at Canton. Slie was sent out schools should be given a four-in the defendant being brought to the foreigu,nations. Tho Ministry

by her parents to buy biscuits, years course of University educa- his office. Defendant was shown concludes by saying that the un are unongst the most capable mon ing the date of the return of the man, not in custody, were rebut the child did not retion, so that they may when com- the bundle of letters and was told foundon report must, havo ob of Ching, the matter is one of grave motion, and I simply ask your moving in pluto, a priors turn and was never seen again. missioned by us well qualified to that lie had infringed the law by faimed bigin from the mis-import. But if Canton is wise, sho lordships to fix a date for the gave the excuse test they wore She was soon last in the possos-fond their men as their moneyod forwarding them. When shown hievous mition of the insurred will quietly hide her time. At hearing of the motion, or to allow engaged by another man to do sion of the defendant in long- and aristocratic brethren who the stamp roforred to in the tionists who interidot to mislead prosent, judging from the in a date to be fixed in Chambors, fit, and that they were lawfully

The Chief Justice: It would bajsmployed. However lie (Counsel) kong, who said the child was join the Army from the public charge, defendant said bo bought the people, and disturb the public | formátion at our disposul, we uro""

handed over to her by themother. | schools and cadet colleges. fixed in Ubera, I don't would prove that it was one of know it is so 11030ssury but all the three prisoners who actually This was denied by the mother. After ho ring the ovidence tho those points of practico must be hired the truck on which the tinjury returned a verdict of guilty pus straight.

plate was removed.

and his Worship passed sontunce Mr. Pollock replied that the After hearing the evidence tho

of fixo yours' imprisonment. code was very awkwardly drawn, jury retired and upon their re-

Loung Si was also charged with It said that caution was re-turn, gave a unanimous verdict kidnapping. The case arose out of the previous one, the same turnable in 14 days and as it did of "not guilty." not allow of any olasticity, they Tho prisoners were discharged.

ovidence being called.

Prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to five years imprison ment, with hard labour.

had to come there that morning.

Mr. Alabastor: Your Lordship will fix a dato in chambers? The Chief Justice: Yes,

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

RETURNING FROM

BANISHMENT."

A QUESTION OF RELA-

·TIONSHIP.

An aged woman named Lam I was charged with harbouring a | child by force, well knowing it to havo boen feloniously stolen from |its guardian,

The same jury were sworn as

FORGERY,

Tai Shau was charged with forgery on two counts, and was tried before the same jury. He pleadou guilty, on the second charge and was sentenced to oightoon months' imprisonmont

THE FOLLIES.

THE RANKER.

hisclothes and hickthesad con penco. The Ministry asked theface to face with a robollion For the want of this training, washod, which accounted for its Viceroy to order all the news only, and that not of first-rate conidion. Witness told him to corrections in their respective progress one of the fow, and papers in Kwangtung to insert importanco. There is, however, the ranker ollicor rarely, if ever call at the Post Ollige next day: fissues, "in largo charactors. On that the most fundumontul, of

which he did. He was then

assimilates with ollicers who are drawn from the "classes." Given this training, he could take his arrested. place with the son of u duke or clerk, stated that on 10th inst. Wu Shin Kwai, a registry anybody also. The proposal is n democratic one, but a Radicul about three o'clock defondant Government has been put in oflice was taken before the P.M.U. Wit-

receipt of the telegram, the Canton Chinese revolutions, It is making Viceroy instructed the Toatai of its way rapidly when judged by notifier le Press Society in alone, as we sincerely hope it will Constabulary, who in turn has Chinese standards, but if loft bo, it will prove to be of that

Canton of same.

an order of banishment on the colony. The child was brought ing crowd of theatre goers, who, Coronation Naval Brigade in clothes when they were washed, within the meaning of the "Ex-

CORONATION DAY.

CORONATION FUND.

FURTHER LIST OF SUB- SCRIPTIONS.

E. Sir Frederick J. D. Lugard, K.C.MG, C.B., D.SO.

$100 M. Header Harris

re familiar in British history, to carry democratic measures, and ess asked the defondant what THE PASSPORT QUESTION.volutionary type with which wo A Chinese merchant, who in and will thus prove only a re nothing would do more to popu- he was and he replied llit he' larise the Army in the country was a latter carrier. The Post-tended to visit America, applied ljustinent to suit a new environ- than to adopt a proposal which master asked if he had a licence to the customs for a passport from ment. All who wish well to China would open up an avenue of ad- and he replied that he had no the American Consul. The Con- should do their utmost to gain vancement to young men of ability mouoy at all; also that he had sul wrote a reply to the authori-for her time and opportunity for in the previous casos..

and character, but who are with nothing to do and took to carrying ties of the Customs, saying that this essential advance. With it out the initial advantage of wealth letters. He admitted that he had the issue of passports to Chinese hor riso is sure: Without it her Mr. Alabastor said the case was

been sending letter packets to a merchants intending to go to political destiny is doomed." and position. a sort of kidnapping case. The

America, will be suspended, The Criminal Sessions were woman was charged with dotsin-

Rear-Admiral Sir Colin Keppel, Canton hong. oponed before His Lordship Siring a child against the will of

The defendunt made stute pending the arrival of the com- who has been unemployed since Francis Piggott Thursday morn her guardian, not with actually ventures, detention on the high Atlantic Fleet, has been gazetted [previous assertion that the stamp government to Canton, who will After meeting with strango ad- he turned-over command of the meat in which he adhered to his missioner despatched by the U.S. ing. Wong Chouk, alius Teo kidnappping the child.. Tin, pleaded guilty to disobeying offence took place outside, the elements, disappointing a wait- sorvico. lle is to command the become soiled by being among his passports to such Chinese as comp That sess on account of fog and adverse to the President, for special was a new stamp and that it had supervise the work of granting

Uth April.

into the colony, and detained. novortheless, expressed com London. Koppel, who

The case was adjourned till to-clusion Act." This will facilitate The following is a further list Attorney-General, instructed by niece of a beatwoman, with whom they appeared on the stage at the Fleet," Sir Harry Keppel, is an being examined by un expert.

Mr. G. G. Alabaster, Acting She was 11 years old, and was the misoration with The Follies," of Admiral Reppe, the morrow to allow of the stamp easy landing in America. The of subscribers to the Coronation

customs have notified the appli-Celebration Fund Mr. F. B. Bowley, said that the she lived, her mother having died. Theatro Royal last night, looking Extra Equerry to the King. He'

cant and asked him to defer mak prisoner was charged with dis- About the middle of April the none the worse for their ex eorved as Equerry and Flag-

ing his application until after the oboying a banishment order. child was asked by the prisoner periences, and providing an en- Lieutenant to the Duke of Edin-

arrival of the American commis- Cases of that sort were usually to go out to seo things, but instead tortainment of excellent and re-burgh during the Mediterranean

siouer in Canton... For some time pust there up-. dealt with at the Magistracy if of going to Canton she was taken fined taste. It would be almost command of H.It.U., in 1884-5-pairs to leve been some doubt

* HEAVY RAINS, SA Leung Wing Cheung.. the prisoner pleaded guilty. The to flongkong. The prisoner stated invidious to select any particular "Truth." prisoner, however, pleaded not that the child was given to her by artiste for special mention; the

existing in the public mind os to A16 p.m. yesterday, a sovore Mak Ping guilty. He had done the same its mother.

whether or no there was to be a squall attended with heavy Wong Ping... desire to excel scomod to be the thing persistently; he thought.

review of the troups on Corona, rain, swept Canton, and inflicted Li Fuk Tau..... The little child was called, and esprit de corps, and therein lies that was the sixth time he had was asked by the prisoner: Are the socret of their success. Thoir

tion Day. It was now been de- some duurige on buildings. ALC. de Itoza returned, and on each ocension a

finitely settled tlint there will be a house in Kwong Ngar Lano, Sai [p Pak Shau sentence of one year's imprison-of my daughter's mother-in-law? were quite-up to dato, and if one's

you not the adopted daughter songs, jokes, quips and drollorios Queon's College and the Chin military review, Chief Justice Kwon, collapsed, and a neigh Mak Yan...... ment was passed. Prisoner had

(Laughter).

lungs did not "crow like chantic eso. Y.M.C.A. met in a Lougue Sir Francis T. Piggott, chairman bouring one followed almost Li Hing Mi passion, said tho Attorney General,

Witness-No. for roturning from banishment.

Prisoner was found guilty and under their spell, causing them afternoon. Sbine very keen games tative of the "Hongkong Tolc fatalities.

lear" at least they held the company match at Causeway Bay yesterday of the Coronation Committee, immediately. It is not known at Cheng Yan

courteously informed a represent present whether there were any Wo Yuk Su...... Prisoner said he came back to sentenced to three years' hard to

Ling Bhu Fan...: "laugh, sans intermission," were witnessed and the results graph" this morningslint the

Wong Chak Nom get something.

labour.

All had voices that were sweet,

Ho Tao Shing .... aro us follows:- powerful and yet not lacking in

review would take place at Happy POLICE COURT. Before Mr. Justice Gompertz, a iono. A combination like that is Messrs, Wong Fing Kio and Valley at eight o'clock, in the

Last. Friday night Chief Excise Lu Keang Olico

Loe Mun Po Mr. Alabastor: year, with or

woman named So Sang was indeed raro to be found, and Wei Wing Look lost to Meagra, morning, so as to avoid the heat Officer, G. Haggarth arrested a without hard labour.

charged with kidnapping and those who visit the Theatre Brawn and Sutherland 47 lost the troops will form into three ling aquantity of prepared opium,

After the review. Chinesein Belcher Street, for sel- Un How Fan

II. Yucobji ..... Prisoner was sentenced to one harbouring...

Royal this week, will find vocal to Messrs. Burbeek and Crooks 3, year's imprisonment with hard

Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., ap-music of a high quailty, coupled & beat Messrs. Barlow and Bird sides of a square and a drunificed and also for selling opinn to which Lo Fuk Tseung labour..

service will be hold: From Happy a falso trade description had been Chan You..... peared to prosecute, instructed by with a contagious humour. The 7. KIDNAPPING.

Mr. H. L. Dennys, Jr.

second part of the programme is Mosste Wong Po Koung and Valley the troops will thon mure attached, with the intent to do C. A. Almaric.

J. M. G. Silva.... Ng Yuk was charged with The following were sworn as solely given over to a music hall Mohlor boat Messrs Sutherland into town and pass through Royal fraud the opin farinor, kidnapping two little girls under the jury: Mosers It.C. Graff, scene, and the cutting interjec and Brawn 0.6; beat Messrs Bird Square before returning to their To-day the prisoner was brought Akbar Kimn the age of 14 years.

(foroman), FA. Moodis, G. Loe, tions of the voice from the gallery and Barlow 7,4; lost to Messrs. quarters. The complete route up at the magistracy and doalt To Ting Kwok

has not you been fixed upon, but with on both charges, F.P. Gutierroz, FJ Fischer, reminds one much of the dis- Barbeck and Crooks 5,0.

Mr. Ko Po Sham and Itev, Mr.

details will ho published Inter. A., Logan and E. M. Hazeland. gusted "coster" in a London

Money and secu For selling propareil opium ho The name of 8. D. Hickie was theatre.

Stewart boat Messrs Burbeck and

was ordered to pay a fine of 850 value of over £300 called but there was no answer

Crooks 0,5 best blessrs. Brawn Mr. Dawson was defeated at or go to prison for a monili witli and Butherland 0,6 Beat Mesars lawn bowls Wodnosday night, at lurd laboar, and on the second ho Barvios p

Afr. was sentenced to three montus Bird and Barlow 7AKES

handicap competi hard labour without the option o

His Lordship: What is the maximum penalty?

A COMMON CRIME.

The jury empanelled were: Mosers. E. Jacobs foreman), W. Jolly, G. E. L. Hartig, S. E. Ismail, A. F. B. Silva-Notto, J. Hythe and J. Hounessy Beth. Sir Henry Borkeley said it ap

LAWN TENNIS.

earthquake shook was felt Mr. Alabaster said the prisoner peared that the child was in the in Canton on the 10th inst, as a stood charged with stealing two custody of a woman when one result of which many houses and Tul aging both under the age of morning a servant, living in the ¦ a shoe factory colla HERKENDE BY AMO. A 511 Queen's Collage

The total scores were Chine

of mid-day.