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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Indian Constable Commended.

The Criminal Sessions were commenced on Tuesday in the Supreme Court and were heard in two Courts before Sir Francis Piggott and Mr. JusticeGompertz. The list was a fairly light, one, including only oight cases, and were mostly of robbery. There was one case of kidnapping.

CONSTABLE'S BRAVERY.

A Smart Capture.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY 21 1911

When formally charged on ur viol, the prisoner. That was the thin robbery, threatened to stab rest the first defendant had only evidence against the pri-him to death if he would not go. nothing to say, The second do-soner. fendant denied the charge,

prisoner's Statement. At the Magistracy," continued concluded, "the second defendant Mr. Alabaster after the evidence made no statement but the first defendant said: 'Li Fok mud Li Sung are detectivos. Li Fok said that, a foreign traveller had some ammunition back for sale. The two asked me to help them and to go to the foreign traveller and search for forbidden things. Sir Francis Piggott sat in the They searched and found two guns Inrgo court. The first case to be and cartridges. I said 'no more tried was that in which Wong and after searching we went out. guns. They continued to sourok, Chuu and Wong Kain were charged with robbery and receiv-I don't know if they found any ing goods knowing them to liave money when searching. Then wo boon stolen. The jury, to the came to the reservoir and they said members of which prisoners had to me: Thank you for coming noobjection, comprised the follow-and they gave me a few dollars. ing gentlemen: Alvaro Gustavo They proceeded straight along do Rochin, Mignol Francisco the road and d'Assis Barrydas, James Martin, said There is no fear, a Abdool Hopson Humet, Alexander Permit has been obtained for this Davidson, Walter Maxfield, Gam-search. I was behind and an olsindo Josus Seqieira.

Case for Prosecution.

Serious Allegation The wife of prisoner hold a con- versation with prosecutrix at the Magistracy: I was said that

Tho jury found the first pri Boner guilty on both counts and the second not guilty.

There were two other men, Tai

STREET NOISES IN HONGKONG.

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COMMERCIAL.

Report

The improvement reported last.

our nervous system and make tho Hongkong nan grey bofore his time. Thore is of course in this Hongkong Piece Goods Market [SPKDIAL ARTICLA, ]. city, as there must be in overy city, that indescribable roar of At all times, street noises in a traffic that surely must havo prosecutrix was trying to hide the U and Li Pui, concerned in the inFloot Street is ear-splitting, pictions of Hades.

city are odious, In London, the sorred Milton and Dante with the roar which rises from the trallic root matter of their groat de wook husboon to some extout main-‚ ̈ real prisoner.

sometimes maddening. Tho tn- What with the clangour of carefully." mult of sounde peculiar to Fifth tramcars, the toot-loot of automo- Avenue in New York is suficient biles, the raucous shouts of street mukers at home have given way,

Identification.

When she was called to give robbery and they plouded guilty ovidone this morning, prosection both counts. trix denied that hor lover hind

They wore sentenced to four stolon hor, ornaments and that she yours' hard labour esch. was trying to shield him.

SOMETHING LIKE HYOSCIN. The sister of proseculrix. gavo

An unusual caso was investigat- ovidenco against prisoner, and the

ed in the second court bofors Air, gardener also. secutrix identified prisoner with-jury, when Chan Kamwoscharged Inspector MacDonald said pro- Justico Gompertz and the same with administering a stupefying out difficulty. Five Years for Highway Robbery. drug with the intent that another On resuming after tiffin the person, unknown, might steal. ouse against Li Yau und Lo Pan, who wore charged with robbery, was heard. Li Yuu pleaded not 'guilty."

The Chief Justico: Do they work together?

Mr. Alabaster: Yes, I think Lo l'an might stand down; there are other cases against him to which he might like to plead to. The Statement.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Potter remarked that the

a

so was of an exceptional nature. It was a charge of administering

tained and dealors continue to buy.

instances

Groys-In

almost to drive out of his sonses vendors, the rattle of rickslas the visiting countryman In Hongkong the insistent street

und of land corta, and the strid- and business has boon possiblo. dins that invado our aural organs can hardly be a more incongruous shirtings and 716. and 8lb. Moxi- ont yells of street coolios, there Sales are reported of 8 1-1 groy aro perhaps the most irritating commixture of

universe. And this will be borne

Whites-Sules continuo of

to be heard in any city in the sounds than is to be encountered

car-doloaning cans.

duals who happen to have their that the remedy will only come done in lawns, venetians striped out by those unfortunate indiviny day in the streets of Hong-popular chope.

kong. And it is to bo foared Fancies.Business has been

shirtings and Italians. places of residence in the neigh with the millonium,

bourhood of Queen's Road Con- tral or their business promises in the same locality. Thers tho noises never appear to 'coaso,

They go on day and night, And

OUR LETTER BOX.

The opinions exprenad by our "The Hongkong Telegraph."]

one of liom guilty" and Lo Pan pleaded drug with the intent to enable it is particularly during those hot respondents ure not necessarily thoro

Indian constablo chased me. I

could it, run and was arrosted. Mr. Alabaster proscented and That is all.'" '

Constable's Chise.

The Summing Up.

||

The Sentence.

treated.. Prisoner when arrostod

effect as hyoscino.

Pathetic Wall

DANGEROUS MAN?

[ To the Udi or of the “ Hongkang Telegraph."]

Shanghai Stock Exchange.

July 11. H. & S. Banks $017 1-2 cash. H. & S. Whurfs 82 casli. Anglo-Javan 6 cash. Anglo-Dutch 1.05 austi. Chengs 3 1-2 cash. Tobongs 13 cash, Senuwings 25 casli. Somumbus .50 cash. Ziongbes 4'cnslr. Pengkalans 16 cash. Almas 7 1-2 cash. Shanghai Lands 03 1-2 cush. Trams 50 cash... Telophones 65 cash.

Bangkok Share Market... .. Moss, Lonbox and Mosnoy re-

share narkot:

Sium Electric Co., Sullore Tes.

Bangkok Manufacturing, Buy-

Tes. 110.

105.

some person unknown to commit breezeless nights such as we have of a robbery. The shop where the been experiencing of late that the street noises of Hongkong play robbery was to be committed was known to have contained a consi-the deuce with ono's nerves. The

following dorable ancunt of money that day.

· addressing the jury said :---

On June 1st the proprietor of the

was sent in to a Bangkok nowS- Sir-I have perused with gront mentioned sent These persons are charged The Chief Justice in summing

shop above

paper lately- "Doar Sir, -Ainterost the addross doliverod by with robbery and also with re-up said he thought there was

Mr. Alabastor said prisoner foki, out for two quantities of hood insists on practising

the prisoner, who

nun living in the same neighbour Monsignor E. W. Fowler at the ceiving properties well knowing little doubt as regarded the first was charged with that in com- Chinese wine.

on his Catholic Union contained in your When he re-. them to have been stolen.

prisoner, but the caso against the pany with the man who had to the master of the shop hours, as far as I am concerned. stated that "the man who has no cornat at this most inconvenient issue of 14th inst., in which he About midnight on the 1st second prisoner was not as clear: pleaded guilty he took part in a and all the fokis, including the I have tried remonstrating with religion is a dangerous man"— Juno five mon broke into the He reviewed the evidence briefly robbery on the 18th May. On house of a farmer who was living in proof of his statopant. The that day Fun Mon and a friend prisoner, drank of the wine and him, but it is useless. I think he I desire to state that the man who faces wore blackened and so the diot. On their return the foreman, at Wanchai when prisoner and They were removed to the Governs in the cinematographı band and has no roligion is not necessarity port the following changes in the along with his family. Their jury retired to consider their vor-

were walking near the reservoir gradually became unconscious.

us an ambitious temperament. a dangerous man. farmer and his family me not able in answer to the usual questions, the other man came up to them. went Civil Hospital and there Have I buy remedy against this

In other words, the man who to identify the people. They said:

sort of thing?" Unfortunately has no religion and does not be-305. Prisoner pointed a dagger at him, stole a number of things, and We find the first prisoner sized his left hand and attacked on suspicion said that another there is no remedy, we are afraid. lieve in hereafter, or denies the amongst them were seventy dollars guilty on both elurges. We are him. Lo Pan pointed a knife made him put the drug in The nearest approach to a remedy oxistence of a Supreme Being, whogs Last Stoy es

McKlang Railway, Buyers Tos. the wine. in silver; twenty English not unanimous regarding the at his friend, and they wore re-

in such circunstances would be would give to each according to The poison used was dáturas, Hovereigns, three American gold second prisoner. We find by 5-2 loved of what money they had which, expert cridence said, pro- and start practising whenever the but the most dangerous man, und ers pur Sellers Tes, 110, Last Sales

to go and buy one's solf a cornot his works, is not only dangerous, coins, wo revolvers, 250 car he is guilty on the first charge, 75 cents and eight dollars. They dacol something like the sine other fellow wanted to go to sleep. ought not to live, because ho tridges, two pairs of silver and we are unanimous that he is then ran away. bangles, silver chin, umbrella guilty on the second.

A Trap.

Bangkok Dock, Buyers Tes. It would be a sweet revenge. It would be living a selfish and use- Prisoner'sstatement at the Police might even prove to be a romedy. loss life by seeking all the material and thirty-six picces of clothing.

On June 6th a trap was ar Court was that when he went out There was one such attempt made and mundane pleasures for him-Tes. 40 Sellers Tes. 55. Last Transport Co. Motors, Buyers · The Chiof Justice sentenc mnged. Fau Man walked on "They got away, and about ed the first prisoner to five years' the road on which the robbery for the wine on June 1st, a man five o'clock next morning-two imprisonment with hard labour had taken place and on which came up to him and asked him too long ago by a gentleman self even to the prejudice and at Sales Tck. 40. or three hours after the robbery and twelve strokes of the cat. wore a number of police. He had put the drug in the wine. Prisoner whose business made it necessary the expense of his neighbours.

for him to reside not fur from tho On the other hand, the man who Sollers Tes. 26. Last Sales Ter. Jondaratas, Buyers Tos. 25 on Indian constable, who was on The second prisoner was sen- not gone far when somebody called refused and a crowd gathered Military Cantonment at Yaumati. has no religion, but strictly 20 the Taipo Road, between tlie tenced to five yours' hard labour, out "Stop." Fan Man shouted round threatening to stab him So barassed was he by the early observos the fourth and fifth milestone and but taking into consideration out "Robbery," and the police told. Ifer as also informed that morning din-he called it "the which is inscribed in the co-

Siam Stoam Packets, Sollors sheltering from the rain, saw that the jury was not unanimous, rushing from hiding chased the

TCs. 65. middle of the night inferao"-science of every human creature three mon coming along the road he was to have six strokes of the mon. When caught Li Yau had if he had to drink some of this caused by the Indian bugiers on by the Creator from the time of Sungei Bagans, Last Sales $1. from the direction of Yaunati, įcat.

a-knife which he threw down: wine they would take care to save the heightsabove, over and beyond his creation, that is, "Do unto When the men saw him they ran

It was aftorwards picked up him.

the practising pipers who made othersas you would they should do A tologram has boon received · Mr. Alabaster: I don't know by Fan Man, who says that the

Asked what he had got to say, the day hideous at all hours, he unto you is less dangerous than by the secretarios and general prisoner said:--Wong King put constable ought to be commended. him on the 18th of May.

musical instrument somewhat af- does not put in practice the charity Estate, Ld., stating that the output Iluvo got to say.

The

und examples taughtand shown by of rubber for the month of Jano "Be gayochase, and three other

jury roturned a unanimous to the fashion of a verdict of guilty.

Bagpipe Chanter Jesus Christ. This man, I assure was 718 lb., the decrease in tho men who wore following also made constable is commended. good their escape, Those three constable's duty, is not always ly charged prisoner said:--"I did |

His Lordship: Tell the pri- and amused himself by echoing you, isreligious by name only, and output being attributed to in- men were followed by a second plain sailing.

not rob.' When asked this after-soner the jury has found him the military calls. He admitted closes his oyes at prayers to his cossunt rains. constable. The first constable

noon if he had anything to say guilty of administering a drug to afterwards that his efforts in the own defects. managed to catch one of the

Allegation Denled. Li Yau said: "Really, I did not do that he might share in the plun- not seem to have any perceptible The master and fokis of the shop way of instrumental music did miscreants and pulled him to the Leung In Wei was next placed this." He further stated he was earth. The man thus caught took in the duck, on a charge of robbery. on the hills for the benefit of his der of the safe. The medical effect upon the military bande- evilence shows us that the men, but they served at any rate drug was one which taken in a to relieve his feelings. Of such The jury found the prisoner large enough quantity would stuff aro horces inado. guilty and he was sentenced to cause death. I sentence him to five years' imprisonment with hard seven yours hard labour. The Arrest

labour and 15 strokes of the cat. "The constable, with great The robbery took place on the Lo Pan was also sentenced to five

Not Quilty.

away without answering his ques-

Commendation.

if he did not do as he was

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Divino Law"

tion as to where they had corno whether you think the Indian knifo was the one used against the stuff in the wine. That is all bought unto himself a Chinese the man who has a religion but managers of the Amherst Rubbor

from.

The Struggle

It was a very plucky not.

The Chief Justice: Tho ludian

To Shield a Lover?

A

Evidence.

Fun. Man gave evidence to this offect. Whon arrested and formal-

out a revolver but the constable Mr. Alabaster said prisoner was health. disarmed him. The aun made charged in the cash with having, another attempt to escape, taking in company with other mon, com- out a knife with which he struck mitted a robbery on a woman, stealing her jewellery, valued 116 dollars.

the constable on the forehead.

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Verdict:

There is near the writer's office a stance which is occupied from day to day by a Chineso lawker. Ilis ware is a kind of olives. His customers are many. footpath presence he proclaims by means of a brazon-toned instru-

Yours, &c.

SPIRITIST. Hongkong, July 17,

HUNTING DOWN BAD CHARACTERS.

Viceregal Methods.

The Directors of the Sungei | Dangar(Malay) Rubbor Co., which has been floated with a capital of £70,000, prosent issue of £50,000, acquiring 1,000 acres planted in Johore, include Mossrs. Honly, Harrison, and Fetherstonhaugh.

Messn. Guthrie & Co. are in receipt of a cable that a call of His (THE "TILSEAFH" COMBESFORDERT 3d për shuro is made, payable-in London on August lat. Also au As already reported in your 29th decided to split the £ share, extraordinary meeting on May

Canton, July 17,

bravery, snatched the knife from second of June when a married years' imprisonment, but the Chief Ai Young, who pleaded not prisoner Whilst the struggle woman was walking to her home Justice, taking into consideration guilty to a charge of kidnapping, was in progress, prisoner shouted at Yaumati at 5.30 in the after-that he had pleaded guilty, was believed by the jury and was ac-mout called by courtesy a flat columns, the authorities through-78. 6d. paid up, to ton shares of bofore Mr. Justice Gompertz, was to his companions, "Why are you noon. running away?" There is only The defendant in his dofonce

cordingly discharged.

at the time of the robbory. He said he was in Canton.

ong constable. The constablo denied that he was in the Colony tried to stop prisoner'scries by put ting his land over his mouth, Prisoner without hesitation bit him. The second constable just then caine up and the man was

arrested.

Part of Burglar's Outfit. "On him was found come wire

The Evidence.

let off with nine strokes of the cat. THE SECOND COURT.

Spying Out the Land.

In the second Court before Mr.

The jury returned a unanimous verdict of "not guilty" and pri-Justice Gompertz two Chinese, soner was accordingly discharged. Wong Lam and Chan In Fi, were An Expensive Robbery. charged with robbery and receiv- Clio Tsing and Chan Wing ing stolen goods.

Four Robbers.

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SHORTHAND AND TYPE- WRITING SUCCESSES.

It may be a flute. To our think-

ing it would servo Angel Gabriel's out the Province are clearing out 28. of which 2d. is paid ur purpose on the last day. The the robbers and pirates. His Ex- crack of doom, when it comes, celloney the Canton Viceroy, A TRIBUTE TO OUR can hardly be more ear-compel being afraid that the deputies in

VOLUNTEERS. ling.

charge of the work of hunting In Manila,

down the desparadoes, and the the authorities have come to the

A correspondent of a home,

At St. Joseph's College. decision that the explosion of fire-soldiers of the garrison throughout paper realla an incident at were charged with robbery and The jury was composed as As a result of the various ex-works in the public streets sholl the Provinco willresort to the use of Hongkong in the following let which is part of the burglar's out receiving stolen goods. Prisoners follows:-Messrs. C. Rose, Jaminations conducted by the no longer be permitted, no matter torture in forcing the prisonora to ter fit in this colony, being used in pleaded guilty.

Robertson, F. II. Hyndman, I. M.Shorthand and Typewriting what the occasion. It is high tirao

“I notice that a contingent of connection with the gag. He also The facts of the case showed Gregory, L. Ruttonjee, J. Dickie Committee of Hongkong during some such rostriction was Inid confess their crimes, has generally

Cracker instructed them that in future they ten oflicore and non-commissioned lind on him a revolver, which had that this two men deprived a and M. J. Duonberg.

the year the following certificates down in Hongkong. been stolen, and a handkerchief woman of her bangles but no Prisoners pleaded not guilty on have been obtained from the firing and bomb firing never seem must onefully and thoroughly con-officers of the Hongkong Volun

Corps will attend the which has been indoutified. He violence was used.

the second count but guilty on Phonetic Instituto, Bath, and the to stop in this Colony. When sider the cases before giving their teor also was in possession of a purse Two years' hard labour was the first.

National Shorthand Association one wants to go to sleep at decision, and in convioting a pri- Coronation celebratione in Júno.. containing two English sover meted out to each.

Mr. Eldon Potter, who proof London. First class or speed night one's ears are almost sure

It may interest your eigns. There word traces of

secuted on behalf of the Crown, certificates and full certificates of to be assailed by the noise of soner or prisoners, they must base know that this is reader to black on the man's face when ar- At that time four men set upon said that the mon entered a shop proficiency:E. Marques 1. da vrackers with a big bomb at the such, dosision upon the sufficiency volunteer commands that have rested next morning, and on him her and robbed her of hor bangles in Tai-Kok-Sui owned by a woman Luz, P. Provost; Cheung Kai; H. sad. When one wants to indulge of theevidence. They are warned boon called out for active service. was found a stolen umbrella, and mir ornaments. They then and asked her for 20 cents worth Ozario; F. Tavares; J. Bilva; J. in the unwonted luxury of slum against the use of torture in This was in 1898, when the jacket and pair of trousers. His ran away. Not only would the of rice. He said, when asked for Tavares; D. Rosario; R. Baptista; ber of a Sunday morning, there extracting confessions from the Chinese at Kowloon City, object- face also bore traces of black. woman tell them of the robbery, but the money, that he had not got it M. Mayer; R. Ribeiro; G. Litton go the impish tormentors. Of prisoners, or of convicting a pri-ing to the establishment of British also her sister and a gardener man but would go for it. He went out L. Romedios, 15 obtained Second course, it will be contended by somer or prisoners on unconfirmed rule in the New Territory, threat "I submit," said Mr Alabaster who gave chase. However nei-of the shop but immediately re- lnge certifiontes: 10 obtained our grandmotherly Govemment or unsubstantial information sur-oned trouble. Lieutenant-Colonel in conclusion,.,that on the ovither the sister nor the gardener turned with five men. They Third Class certificates.

that hinese customs must not plied by informers, who may have. Chapman, the commandant of the dence I shall submit you can have man have been able to identify seized the proprietress of the shop Typewriting certificalės:~ be interfered with.. Chinese personal grudges against the pri-corps, who is of course, to be ono. no doubt whatever that those the prisoner. The only identifi and two fokie and after putting Cheung Kai; Chau Chi Choung: fashions will brook no inter- Bonors, and who may prelor false of the Coronation contingent, in persons took part in the robbery." cation of the prisonor is that given them in a cubicle, robbed the G. Litton: J. Yau Loy; R. Bap-forence, forsooth! Well, what charges against them by way of probably the only allicer who ever

The farmer gave evidence cor- by the woman who was robbed. shop.

the Hongkong Governmentshould revenge. Any official disobeying took the field in uvening dress. tista; L. Ribeiro. roborative of Mr. Alabaster's She picked him out under propor In the course of evidenco state- The Shorthand and Typewrit do is to take a loaf out of the the order of Ilia Excollegey the On that occasion the call for staternent, and added that he was identification in gaol.

ments that the prisoners mado ating Classes will be resumed at the lesson look of Manila and say Viceroy will be impeached and volunteers como lato in the oven- aroused by his wife who had heard

the Police station wore read out. commencement of the Scholastin to the Chinese fire away severely punished on discovery.ing, and the conumdani, who unusual noises. He quickly got When prisoner was oliarged be The first prisoner, denied that he Year, August 21at,

with your crackers and we will

happened to be dining out was up, but was unable to do anything donied the robbery saying he was made the statomont. The police,

not interrupt, Only, you must Coronation Celebrations on informed, by means of the tole- go to one of the

Board Ship. against so many men. There were in the country on the day of rob hesaid, wrote down what had been

phone, of the serious, develop- bery. He, Mr. Alabaster, would read, and he thon aigued it. The Dorentio freight traillo, by way

Open Spacos

Coronation celebrations were ments at Kowloon City. Realis The wife said she was seized by be able to prove that prisoner was second prisoner said he made the of the Detroit River inst your was outside the town to let of your held on the N.Y.K. Mishima Miru ing that there was no time for one of the men who threatened her in the Colony on the day of the statement: The police beat me 67,509,922 short tons, exceeding fireworks." That, in effect, is on the 22nd. The committee ceremony; he slipped an overcout. with a knife.

robbery

and I was frightened so I made the 1009 traffic by over 5,000,000 what the Philippines authorities organising the affair coogleted of over his boiled shirt and swallow- The first constable entering the If they, the jury, took that in the statement."

tons. Of this 44,471,818 tons intend to do. But those in Mesars. Maodonald (Singapore) tails, and hurried off to join his bor gave an 20countof the capture conjunction with the evidence of The first prisoner in his state-represented the south-bound and stances, already mentioned by no and Johnson (Penang), Mr. T. men in their ag march to the of the first defendant, who was identification, it was for them to ment made at the Police Court 23,088,100 tons the northbound moans exhaust the category of Griffins (Canton) and Mrs. Ringer Boone of the disturbance, some also carrying a roll of cloth

miles distance from Hongkang, say whather they could safely con- said that the others concerned in movement.

objectionable sounds thatenfeeble (Yokohama).

Denial...

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