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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY

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Plague Return. tion was fined $3 or 7 days by Two cases of plague were re- Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy ported in the Colony during the this morning for breaking trees 24 hours ended at noon yosterday. on Crown land at Ripon Torrace, During the 24 hours onded at Bonbayı Road.

noon, to-day, three cases were | reportod

Chinese Officers Feted. Admiral Sir W. 11. May, Com andor-in-Chief at Devonport.. untertained several of the officers

of the Chinese cruiser Hai-Chi at dinner on th altimo at Admiralty

A Bombay Divorce Case

The details of an frdian divorco case appears on page 3, in which dereo itisi with eusts and custody Mr. S. N. Powell was granted

of the two childron.

The French Cabinet.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Heavy Sentence for Kidnapping. The Criminal Sessions wore concluded this morning.

Justice:-

V. Fernandes.

EUROPEAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.

Alleged Conspiracy to Kill Chickens.

The remaining ease was one in

A Peculiar Case. which Yeung Lau und Wong Yau were placed on trial to answer two

Boforo, Mr. F. A. Hazeland at charges of kidnapping-elinrges the Magistracy this afternoon, E. heart before then following gentle Braun, a sugar-boiler at Jardine's Francis Piggott, the Chicl charge of assault by Mr. A. J. on, comprising a jury, und Sir Refiuory, was summoned on a House. Promotion for Sir Rufus Isaacs INDEPENDENT Nxws" Aouncy.)

'It is understood that Sir Rufus

Waltor, Chief Engineer of the .. T. P. Hall (foreman), II. Charles Hardouin, and Mrs. Wal- Isince will shortly go to the

On paga 3 appears an

Hupenden, B Galluzzi, K. Sayco,ter. Mr. J. II. Gardiner appearod Tokyo, July 10. Bonoh, probably as a Lord of

Appeal. Sir John Simion will be count of the full of the most. Evans, A. Stevenson, for the complainants and if

Reader Harris, of Mosere. Wil- The British mon-of-war Kont appointed Attorney-General, 11lacky Cabinet in recent history

is expected that Mr. Buckmaster after being in office a little more The charge was read to the prison and Grist, was for and (?) Moxieu loft Hawaii yester-Reading, and that he is to be the which really wrecked the Mon's "The first prisoner was going Welacedny last (19th) about 2,30

than three months. It is stated soners by the Court interpreter the defendant. will be invited to stand for that it was the noroplane amidow who, turning to the judge, said - Mr. Gardiner stated that on. to plead guilty, but the second p.m., defendant hired a rieksta at prisonor nudged him and told him the Firo Brigade Station and went unt to plead guilty."

as far as Bollo Viow. On arrival Both prisoners then pload at his house, No. 1, Moreton Ter nstguilty.

Mr. Alabaster, who prosecutul, ricksha coolie: The latter natur race, he tendered five cents to the

ally asked for more and hold out his hand to the defendant. Tho kid-defondant wook back the live cents and handed him ton but the collie still asked for more. Dofondant without

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The German foot lying at an- the

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1904, 1911.

THE CAT.

this month.

of

new Solicitor-General.

Cabinet.

The Maino

Garrison Orders Privilogo leave, on private affairs, to the neighbouring coun- A mesingo from lavana ro tries, has been granted to Captain ports the discovery of some human 0.0 Woodhouse, 126th Baluchis-fragments in connection with the

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an Infantry, from 16th Septem-mising of the ill-fated Maine. addrossing the jury said :—

ber (or 60 days from date of de- No hope of identification was parture) to 14th November, 1911. offered." A fuller report appears

The privilege leave granted to in our columns on page". Captain II. C. Cutlor, 8th Rajputs,

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Famine in China.

A Simple Case. "This is a simple case of napping child of four years The first count charges prisovers

farther ado started

[Thore is no British warship by is amended to read from 3rd-Au- The "Daily News" is receiving with taking away the child with nine Mexico, nor in the Navy gust to 1st October, 1911. · contributions from readers for the intent to doprive the father of it pulling out everything movable List is there the name of my ship Tho half-yearly Board of Sur-relief of distruss caused by the possession; the second count from the ricksha, overturned the approximate onough to ho convey of stores, under paras. 592 and famino iu Ea-torn Contral China, charges them with detaining the rickslin and as suited tho a olio. fused, as sometimes happens in 403, Regulations for Army Ord-Those gifts aro boing sont to the child. telegraphic messages, with the nanco Services, Part L., 19909, will secretary of the China Inland The by lives with his fathon | the Cirens, he called back to the On his way to the houso, just wear name Moxico.]

bo hold at the Army Ordnanco Mission, Newington Green, Mild and grandmother-ho has no coolic and said: "I'll give you 15 offices at 10 a.m., Tuesday, the my Park, N., which is admin-mother. At half-past eight or conts if you'll kill all the chickens 25th instant. President, Captain istoring the fund.

the morning of June 14th th of the complainant, Tho coulio | G. B. Mu Konzio, R.QA.

child was missed, aut a roper took no notice of defendant's ro- Soldiers Refuse to Pay Legal While a policeman was on a

was made to the polico, and the mark. He (Mr. Gardiner) might Fare.

patrolling beat at Trim-tea-tsaimen ware subsequently arrested mention test bofore the codic "About sight o'clock in the was called back, he was ns- early this morning, he found a dead body of a native having the morning prisoners took the child sanitod, boing, struck on the left is being vigorously takon in-hand. girdle, which the deconsod had carrying the child, and No. 2 on his way to the Police Station. appearance of a ricksha coolic. Athonso. No. 1 prisoner was shoulder. The coolio continued

DAY BY DAY.

· Monaro the sport of circum- stancos, when the eirenmstmecs teem the sport of men.

misconduct.

Admiral Li Chun has instructed the military authorities through out the province that as the work| of clearing out robbers and pirates

away daily. It is common prac ice among the soldiers refusing to pay legal fare, while travelling on launches. Offendors in future

will be soveroly punished,

The "God of War" Festival-

Chinaman's Suicide..

One

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prior to his death, was round his the house askod prisoners why neck and the body was hanging they had brought the child. No. from the roof of a latring. It was a 'Somebody wants a smil evidently a case of suicido and the boy. Both were taken to the corpse was removed to the Kow police station."" loon mortuary. The body could not be identified.

Filial Affection

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ricksha's handle and butted it it against the hen-coop belonging to Mr. Walter. In doing so, tie can over a chicken und killed it, The exortion being evidently too much for him, he fell down between the shafts and sat there. Then ho called out to Walter: "Iloro, you come down at once!"

His Worship-Has thero been any ill-feeling before?.

Mr. Candinor Apparently, the defendant was aggravated by disturbed his night or morning complainant's chickens, which

slumbers, le complained to the Sanitary Board but they took no notice of it.

criminal to earth. That they have done good work is apparent to loon City, a native was awardedCanton by II. E., the Vivaro kong, to No.00([Jeavy) Company. years' imprisonmont with hard wife and Mr. P. A. Dixon: Ho

overy one, who reads of their doings in the local press, but at the preseat time the large influx of fugitivo Cantonese into the Colony has increased their task, and at the same time augmented to a large extent the number of crimes committed in and around Hongkong.

The institution of the cat for dealing with armed hnd

POLICE DETECTIVES.

A Chinaman was fined $25 in the Police Court this morning for throwing stonos af a tram-car, For the first time since the introduction and passing of the bill pró-|

A passenger on the Japanese

"Whon chargod, No. 1 said: viding for the administration of the cat în cases of robbery with vio-stemmier Miyisiki Maru, rsports to

I only went to the house to have lento, subjects for the new trantment have been found. Yesterday, at the Police having lust from his To-day, being the anniversary

some ten. I am perfectly in the Criminal Sessions in two cases, men wore charged with armed rabbed at $40 and a fol chain Temple is crowded with wor wistcoat pocke a gold watch of the God of War, the Man Mü

nocent. No. 2 said: A woman A foki of a rive-oxporting firm told me to take the boy to the house bory, in one instance Trom a house and in the gher from a person worth $30.

shippers, Extensive preparations at 33, Des Voeux Roid Wost was and I should get one or two dollars the King's highway. In the first caso that was heard, two men, out of'

have been made to inako the oe-last week dismissed from the shop a go-between.' Mr. Alabaster five concernod, were charged with broaking into a honso bolonging to

Some time during last night, cosion a success. Last night the Having a good knowledge of the in conclusion said he thought the a farmer on the Taipo Road suitably armed for the occasion, and thieves entered No. 1, Carnarvoni temple aras butifully illuminatus of the establishment, he paid jury would have no difficulty though they may not have used the weapons in thonetual commission and chain, six $10 Hongkong late hours in the presence of a stole $70 in subsidiary coins, of that prisoners deliberatoly stole Road, Kowloon, and stole a watched and a band was playing up to the place an unexpected visit and in coming to the conclusion of the theft, they were most cortainly in evidence when an Indian con- Barik istes, the total value of the large crowd of spectators. which ho sent $60 to his mother the child with intent to sell it. stablo endeavored to makéan arrest. In the second instance the of stolen property being $160.

Admiral Li Chun Summoned in the country, who was stated to Evidenco was called in support

to Canton foney was one of higloway robbery, and that themen made a practice of

be short of funds and the balance of the statement and in summing this form of law breaking can be soon, when it is noticed that they account regarding the suspension. E. Admiral la Chun to com- came on at the Magistracy this was not the slightest discrepancy feeling?

It was at first the intention of he retained for himself. The ease up the Chief Justico said thoro On page 3 we give a long

His Worship-There was ill were caught in the same locality by a police trap. These do not by of Mr. Arthur Newton, the coud characters in the districts of

plote the work of wiping out the morning and was remanded. in the evidence. Tho iden

tity of the child had been provod beon.

Mr. Gardiner-Thore may havo any means complete the tale of the crimes by violence that occursal for Crippen, who is alleged to Slam Tack and Heung Shun on

Army Doings. from day to day in the Colony and the fact that not more arrests have been guilty of professional his return front Wuchow. It is in Artillery, has been transfer-

Lieutenant J. Way, Royal Garand the case was clearly made out.

The jury found prisoners guilty that Walter cemo down from the Continuing, Mr. Curdiner gaid are made is in no way to be thought a fault of the police who

now reported that Admiral La red from No. 80 Company, Hong-and No. 1 was sentenced to live verandah, followed closely by his have at all times a most arduous task in running the Chinese

Chun has been summoned to For stealing two ducksat Ków,

Roorkee, India..

inbour, and No. 2 to seven yours asked defendant the meaning of, six weeks hard labour and four returned to Canton from Woi who has just been appointed and that General Ohun Ping Chik

Lieutenant II. P. Liepmann, imprisonment with hard labour.

his conduct. this morning. Inspector Marisa Disturbance Outside a Theatre Hongkong, was appointed to the

Defendant, op- · hours' stocks at the Magistracyclaw on the 17th instant.

parently without any justification, adjutant of the 13th Rajputs, at prosecuted,

lifted his hand and struck Walter A low nights age, some soldiers West Indis Regimout in October,

hoavy blow on the left side. created a disturbance outside the 1903, was trasferred to the Cho- One of the gardeners in the Tung Kwan Theatre, Canton, re-shiro Regiment in 1905, and three (Tax"TRAPU" CORRESPONDENT

Prior to the affair, complainant had been under medical treat- violent robberies is by no means a now thing. It has been used vent (urdens reports to fusing payment for admission enra later he again transferred to

mont in England for the suppression of similar forms of wrong the gardens, ho took off his coat after a.struggle, fivo gatekeepers

Complainant's. wilo the Polico that while working in The gatekcopera interfered and the Indian Army doing and with conspicimus success.

interposed and on sbeing a fur- At the time it was introduced

ther attack by the defendant, sho the humanitarians, whose only case seemed to be for the safety of the When he took it up again, $5 on the scene, promptly and one of wits is well known in Far Eastern deling investigation in cas

tried to separate the inen. Upon and laid it down on the ground. were wounded. The police arrived Adams, Royal Garrison Artillery, Ladies of criminals, raised an outery against this form of punishment

thus, the defendant did what no but, to the credit of those concerned, this pality of sovers repression was missing. was followed out to the bitter and, with the result that particular Tar Macadam in Queen's Road handed over to the rogiment he half-pay on completion of five noction, and the number is so the lady's arm and hand, inflict- the soldiers was arrested and garrisons, will rotire shortly on with which the yamon has condo-struck two heavy blows on

man would have been exprcto 1 to - forms of crime were stamped out by judges whe ferred not to do thoir

ty. Viewed from a puroly sympathetic standpoint the infliction upon by the Public Works De-

The latest experiment entered belongs to for punishment. years as a regimental lieutenau grust that there may be an ocing bruises, Walter took the of the ent is a reli of barbarity. But so is the criminal. He is the partment in the maiter of strent

Typhoon Warnings colonel. He was a special service casional black sheep. This gives stick from defendant's land, and, last surviving exponent of the theory that might is right, and that, in paving in Queen's Road Contral was received at the American go.

The telogram quoted below officer in the China Expe lition, the malcontents an opportunity by way of self-protection, struck order to get that which ho wants, a man must use force if necessary.hy means of the surfaceal taying Consulate Gonoral, Hongkong,

of passing themselves off as de- the defendant two blows on the That being so the only method of appealing to the criminal's better of coal tar has been eminently from the Manila Observatory at ANGLO-CHINESE OPIUM and causing nuisances to the caused defendant's our to bleed. tectives and extorting bribes from right or loft silo, one of which feelings is through his skin, and his doctrins of might being right succossful in keeping down the 1.15 pm:Manila, July 18. mist be enforced against himself by society whose canons he has "tour" which has of late boen 3.47 p.m. Cyclone or typhoon E. broken. The ethics of the application of the cat would seem to be blowing about in a fashiu re of Luzon more than 300 miles dis

Those malpractices hayo como Police Station and thoro consulted

Tho parties then went to thin.... solely that of a deterrent, but in actual practice it is a sublime form of miniscent of Java winds in Sin Lant moving W.N.W..or N.W."

to the notice of II. E. tho Viceroy; Inspector Korr, and a sunupons poetie justice: the infliction of pain for the punishment of a erimeen gapore or sand storms of the Red

who has ruled that detectives and cross-summons were issued. failing suffering. It may be said that the criminal loaves this form of Sen. Its application to Des Voeux

The telegram quoted bolow was:

must carry a proof of their en- punishment a broken man That, we venture to submit, is no concorn Road would be welcomed. of society at largo. He has offended against the laws of the com-

vatory at 12 noon to-day

Canton, July 18..

over thoy go out to investigato maity, he has placed individuals in such a condition that fright or

Manila, July 10 11.1a.m.

cases. The public are instructed An Impossible Situation.

As nlrudy Cyclone or typhoon E. of Luzon,

reportal in shock inny also have broken their spirits, and in such circumstances The difficulties the Police have less than 300 miles distant, filling your columns, the Anti-Opium the local authorities.

to bring any Buch offendor before the final results of the punishinont, upon the body of the man that has sometimes to contend with in the up. Cyclone or typhoon N. of Medicino Farm was established incurred it, are of no matter at all to the community that he has course of their duties are both Yap moving W.N.W."

For overy appro'.ension of a wronged.

| queer and of a diverso character.

on Sunday last.

guilty man a reward of $50 in Consoquently we think that the judges yesterday in awarding The other day, a stolen ease of

A Dexterous Criminal. punishment by logging, as well as the term of imprisonment, per-molicino was recovered by the a colloctor of dross opium ontored British Consul at Shameen haalency the Canton. Viceroy has!

It is now reported that the offered. In addition is Excel- At 3 o'clock yesterday morning, formed a very unpleasant duty, well. Everyono can guess that it was Police on board a sampan. On shop at Yuk Ming Lane and received telegraphic instructions inspector, who is entrusted with appointed an official as detective a distasteful task, to sentonce a follow creature to actual and grie-inquiry, it was found that similar si lo $40 worth of human hair. from the British Minister at Po-the duty of inquiring into the vous bodily pain, no matter how much he has wronged cases are imported by three Chi-The stolen article was traced to a king fa lo igeastrong protast with conduct of the detectives, an is the law, but these tasks have to be performed and the judges are to nose firms-the Yuen Fat Hong, house in Yan Yoo Lane and two he congratulated in that they carried out the duty in an oxcolloni mm-y the Wing Cheung firm and n-mea were orróstod, and were about the Canton Vicoray against the required to submit rolurns of the revolt in Canton is a malter ner, neither imposing to harsh or too light a sentence upon those other shop. All the three osta-to be removed in police custody in existence of the Farni which is by the detectives.

cases of investigation conducted

Brove!-Colonel H. E. F. Gould-

TREATY.

New Development-

In Canton

Canton, July 17, Every official yamen in Canton in its own detectives for con-

people.

received from the Manila Obsor-Ton "TELEORAER" CORREFONDENT:1gagement on their persons when, in brief, wors the facts of

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the case.

Dr. O. Marriott gave medical evillence.

Other evidenco was called and cross-examination was proceeder! with.

Tho caso was adjourned.

Prevalence of Anarchism. It is reported that the American

Consul at Shameen Jing written to the Cantoit Viceroy that although of the past, anarchisin is still pro vailing in many of the profectuos brought before them. What the ultimate effect of the administration blishments disclaimed the case as the good old-fashioned way of in contravention to the, Anglo-

and distric's. Moreover the rob of the cat will be, it is too early to prophesy, but if it has the desired belonging to them, as two of the being held by the queue. One Chinose Tronty recently rectifiod

bora ni the desporadoos un effect of reducing to a minimum violonce in our midst, if it makes firms asserted that they had the of the men, however, produced and is also detrimental to the To-night the Victorin Theatre working together with tho ana the higher levels and the country roads safer to pedestrians, the proper number of casos in their porket knife while the detective interests of the British merchants are to show a special film entitled chists. It is necessary for the legislature will not have done wrong in introducing the punishment. Flores, while the third firms admit was off his guard and doftly out in Hongkong in the opiom trade. "The Pagant of Empire." As Chinose pulliorities to takó overy. While on the sulijnet we would like to ask a question of those inted that one case was missing but the appendage cloan off and bolted. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs woll as this attraction they are precaution against another out- authority. Are there not alter crimes for which the samo punish said that the consignment mark A portion of the man's jacket with has telograplied to the Canton also showing pictures of the break an I to protect the lives mit mont would be equally appropriate? We venture to think there aro. on the ease differed from that $8 in the pookot was all that was Viceroy to the effect that the Milk Industry in the Alps properties of the Amerio Kidnapping is one particular crime which should be so punished. which appeared on theirs, and so left in the hand of the bewildered Britisli Minister at Poking as The whole Rories of pio missionarios in the Province. On True, it may not mean actual bodily harm at the time but in nine they did not claim the cEND an detective. The other man was protested against the existence of tures and the excellent turns receipt of the lotter, H.E the caso out of ton it means the condemnation of young children to a life being thoir property. The Police this morning sentenced to three the Firm and asked the Ointon provided by the Sisters Collier go Viceroy instructed the authoritien of utter bodily and mental degradation. In such cases we venture are therefore unable to proceed in months' hard labour and four Vicary to settle the matter to form a very posing pro- throughout the province accord to assert, you cannot use the cat too frequently.

hours' stooks,

without delay,

gramme

ingly,

the oase,