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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17 1912

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COURTS OF JUSTICE, GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

L. Bowley, K. Hall Brutton,

DARING STREET

ASSAULT

Amat Drugged and Robbed,

CRIMINAL ASSIZES.

Two important Cases.

At the Criminal Assizes, the first to be held in the New Courta of Justice, which opens to mor

The Opening Ceremony.

There will be un'official' din The following

list of der at Government House on solicitors who were present at the Thursday, January 18, the follow- To-day's Paper

opening of the new Courts of ing have been invited Hon. Mr. A bright description of the C, Barlow, C. EH Bonvis, F. B. Mrs. Wakeman, Drl and Mrs victian's version of the affair, an ance is that in which Abdall R.

Justice on Albaday-Mesara, Ross Davies, Mr. Messer, Mr. and MeVon-Langford fight appears on

Yesterday, according to the row, the case of greatest import page 8. On page 3 is a column

Pero, Dr. and Mrs. Grono, Mr. amah was accosted in Queen's Samy, a youth aged 17 years, on books and News of the World A. H. Urewe, Les D'Almada and Mrs. Alabaster, Mr. D. Road by two Chiness, who asked stande indicted on a charge of M. Bessa, of "La Tribuna Castro, E. Davidson, H. L. Burlingham, Colonel. and Mrs to be directed to the Kaiabing forgery and falsification of no- Rome, is in Hongkong on his way Junior, H Gardiner, H. J. Kremer, Mr. and Mrs. Logan, the way one man held: some ro- employ of the International Bauk Delays, Senior, HL Dennys Hamilton, Comdr. Ward, Mr. P.Theatre. As she was pointing counts. He was formerly in the to Peking

Godge, P. W-Goldring, E. J. Colonel Stadpole, Coudr. Donald tile drug before her face and ing Corporation, and it is alleged The police report that the dead Grist, R. A. Harding, J. Scott on Mr.. Janssens, Mr. and Mrs. she became speedily unconscious, that he forged anumber of chequen bodie of three children liave beca Harston, W. B. Hind, A. O Townsend, Capt. and Mrs. Mc- When she recovered her senses for amounts aggregating in all found at Kowloon, Kennedy Town Holborow, H. K. Holmes, H K. Mann, Flest Paymaster and Mrs. she found herself outside the about $23,000 and manipulated

Hung C. Bulmer Johnson, D. Wills, Mr. and Mrs. Reuss, Mr. Lowis, H. W. Looker, R. F. O. Stabb, Mr. G. Hall Brutton, Mr. central market in a ricksha, but the accounts in the lodgers of the Wo understand that there as Master, S. S. Mooro, L. & Mrs. Hagger, Capt. and Mrs. Har minus, the rings she had worn bank to meet the forged docu

on her fingera. possibility of a tennis team from Noodhum, Otto Kong, Sing, W. voy, Mr. and Mrs. Stapley Cooke, the Chinese Y. MC. A. visiting L. Shenton, Crowther, Smitli, Mr. and Mrs. von Wiser, Mr. and Manila and competing in the M. J. D. Stephens, S. W. Teo, Mrs. Bonnar, Mr. and Mrs. Carter, tournaments to be held during MR. Walker, C. D. Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. Hornby, Capt. and the coming carnival,

and C. Wilson.

Mrs. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Mao gregor, and Mrs, Wobb, Mr. Macintyro, Mr. and Mrs. Lang, Bate Mr. and Mrs. Volpicelli, Mr.

Mrs. O'Brien Batler, Mr. and Mrs. Halton, Mr. Ougli, Mr. J. Barton, Major James, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Carter.

and Stonecutter's Island.

THE

Mr. Li Sum-ling arrives.

At the Magistracy, this more: A CHINESE JOURNALIST ing, one Tin Clio was sonte nood; to three months' imprisonment with hard labour for stealing four pairs of shoes, on Tuesday after hoon, from the shop of Sang-chong, 279, Queen's Road Central,

ALIEGED HARBOUR OUTRAGE,

TRAINING REPORTS.

ALLEGED HIGHWAY

ROBBERY

Sir Paul Chater's Steward Attacked,"

At the Magistracy, this morning

nants.

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Another case consorning bank- ing is that in which Tong Shui-ting is charged with endeavouring to obtain 1,200 bank notes of the Kwong Yik Choung Bank, Swatow, from a local printer, by, false pretences. Another than.... uamod Chow Kwong-in stands charged with him, for the sanis- offence.

SANITARY BOARD.

Mr. Li Sum-ling, who has resigned his position as Managing

a Chinese named Loung Shoung The other cases in the list. Editor of the Peking"DailyNews,"

was diurged with robbing aro-Leung Ho, kidnapping, and arrived here this afternoon from

Wong Tong, steward in So Tai, So Lao and Chi Man, Poking per s... Anhui, Mr; Li,

the employ of Sir Paul Chater, armed robbery. According in Manila oo understand, has come down

who was savagely attacked on the known Hongkong pugilist, is to proceed toShanghai and Nanking change, Bill Lewis, the well-here to study conditions and will

2nd inst, whilst journeying to This Morning's Work: his master's residence with Be- round encounter with Pug Logan to start another English-papora menced at tho. racecourse and a servante' wager. appear next February in a ton shortly, where, we hear, he intenda

tween threo and four hundred, D Fitzwilliams' Protest, Training in earnest has com-dollars with which to pay the of McKinley, who has just re- Mr. Li is also editor of our local cold damp morning saw a decent the injuries received that he noon when there were present A meeting of the Sanitary Bo bad were Board was held yesterday after- turned from the south, where ho contemporary the "Wah Tsze string of griftine at work. The land to be removed to the Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe; President; was given a draw decision with Yat Pao. Mellvains.

alinost continuous rainfall of the Civil Hospital for treatinent. last two days and a shower over-

Hon. Mr. L. R. Hallifax, Registrar According to the ovidence he General, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewalt, For behaving in a disorderly

night made the going particularly had received $600 on the day in C.M.G., Col. Irwin, Messrs. Lau manner in Hunghom, yesterday,

heavy and far from conducive to question with which to pay Chu-pak, Ng Hon-isz, Dr. Fitz sevon men were brought before

tho accomplishing of good times. several accounts for his muster williams, Dr. F. Clark, M.O.H., the bench this morning, One, was Launch Crew_to_be_Charged, chronometer, though forcing was his residence, He had paid some lands, Secretary.

Several' ponies were put under the and to pay the servants' wages at Dr. Pearce and Mr. Botron Row- ned $5 or fourteen-days and In eonnection with a case of not likely to create a taste for of the accounts, wont home" onl six, $3 or sovon days,

All alleged intimidation of two Irish racing in ponies in the embryo. at 6.15 p... chiartored a choir Government relative to the pro- defendants and complainant were priests, Fathera Martagli P. Shiel One of the first to come under to take him up the hill to Sirposed erection of a public con- Referring to the letter from the bound over to keep the peace for and Thomas James Madigan, who notico was a sinart looking grey Paul Chater's house. On approach-venience in D'Aguilar Street, the twelve months in personal bonds arrived on the as. Tacoma Maru owned by Mr. "Evelyn" which ing Robinson Road, prisoner President said that the Medical of $100.

from Manila on Monday night, by covered the mile in 2-28, striding rushed down the hill upon hin, Officer of Health and he had gone‹ Thelt of a Curtain! A coolie named Wong Pu was mander-in-mid-harbour the sum relish for work,

the crow of a lounol, who do-in gporl fashion and displaying a struck him a blow on the head into the matter and were of the charged at the Magistracy this of $2 gold from each of the Mr. Ross's Tomalink covered robbed him. He struggled hard could be found suitable for. slaag him out of the chair and opinion that no other site morning, with stealing a curtam reverend gentlemen and ulti- from the Naval Dockyard, where mately landed them at Sir. Paul Chater's smart little bay the monoy fell out of the hand once been suggested to erect alike. distance in 2-40, whilst with his assailant and some of serving the district. It had He was employed, on Tuesday. His Point, sayon men, the crow of the sub put up 2-26. The next fouw kerchief in which he had it one in Flower Street just above defence that the inspector stem-laune Ping Po, including days training and good going wrapped up. The handkerchief where the flower were sold, under whom he worked had given the coxswain, the cook, tiekot should cause more to he heard of contained. $337.80 made up of but there would be more objec him permission to take it as it Assuming that the abdication of the Emperor of China is to cover himself whilst it waS

was not of much use and he did collector, seamon, etc, have been the griffin.

farrested.

notes and twenty cant pieces. One tion than to the erection in effected a great opportunity will be opened up for the leaders of raining. This was denied by an brought up before Commander manner in 3-19.3/5, his groy the other assisted in gathering the passing of a resolution for the Mr. Soare's bay covered a mile of the chair bearers gave chase to D'Aguilar Street. He suggested New Chine. The sympathy of foreigners has throughout been ex-official, who said the man had 0. W Beckwith, R.N., Harbour negotiating the eight furlongs in up the money that had fal- erection of a convenience in This morning, the men were and a quartor in a satisfactory prisoner wllo had made off and that the Board should scoure- tended to the revolutionaries insofar as the main objects for which worked at the yard for three Master, at the Harbour Oflice, 2.30. they were striving are concerned. Greater liberty of person and years and is far as he knew pos-where the mon admitted their conscience and release from the corroding shackles of an antiquated Fossed a good character previousdentification.

len on the ground. He was D'Aguilar Stroot by the Legisl system of Government to aspirations with which most foreigners to this trouble. Prisoner was Master, having no jurisdiction in and completed the last two fur thought it was in the struggle he objectors. Finally he proposed Mr. Stabb's dun Bub went thres got quite unconscious at the tive Council and so indemnify must necessarily feel the liveliest sympathy. As far as this papor found guilty, and sent to prison matters of this kind, ordered the fongs in 34 secs. Messrs. Forest's was slung from the chair. He that the question should be laid The Harbour quarters of a mile, striding nicely time, but he was dazod. He the Board against the action of is concerned we have expressed no sentiments other than these. for three weeks with hard labour mon to be sent up to the Magis and Mackay's Alnority and a sub believed $173.75 had been re-before the Government with We have, however, exercised our undoubted right to criticize Death of Mr. W. C. Mackey. tracy, where the men will be galloped a mile in easy fashion covered: The stolen money was view to a resolution approving methods and the men by whom they were employed when it has semed to us that enthusiasm was degenerating into excess, and at the death of Mr. William Chase ing money with alleged menaces, and Asgar's dun covered a like not captured.

Regret is felt in many quarters chargol to-morrow with demand-in company, and Messrs. Seth's landed to another man who was the site being passed by the that license was masquerading as liberty. We feel aure that, when Mackey at the early age of 35.. normal conditions return to China, some of the events which have The sad event occurred on Sun-charge of the case. The priests well. blemished the struggle for freedom during the past two months day at the Coveramont Civil interested in the affair are leaving Mr. McCullock stripped his tended Wong, Tung, said when he

Detective-Sergeant Wills is in distance in company, moving identify him.

He could no Legislative Council. will be deeply regretted by many whose revolutionary zeal prevents Hospital and death was due to for home on Friday morning.

Dr. John William Boll, who ated and the resolution was carried. Hon, Mr. E. A. Hewett second- them at present from seeing things in their true light. It argues heart failure. The deceased gen-

Replying to Dr. Fitzwilliams'

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1912...

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CHINA'S CHANCE.

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Mr. LAU CHU-PAK-

A Profitable Repast:

"

The-bench ordered him to be kapt in custody until the anxi Criminal Sossious held on the 19th prox., when he should take his trial.

scopies can be obtained"

Dr. Fitzwilliams-We asked them to send copies to the Board and we have not got them. It is not a novel that we want printed. One copy would be enough.

no lack of sympathy with legitimate aspirations for freedom to do tleman, who arrived in the Colony

grey along with Mr. Macdonald's sw him he was vory upset. He quary ne to when the Board wers rights to others whose views are different or less vociferously ex-ployed in the local office of the precate methods involving the denial of liberty and ordinary civil in August of last year, was em NEWS OF THE WORLD. in close company for three quart had a slight Bruise on the fore Government Bacteriologist on the brown over a mile. The two ran oxamined him and found he going to have the report of the pressed.

ers when the grey warming to head, his left leg and thigh were water supply the President-suid- The armistice has been extended; (although fighting is still re- York. He was a graduate of Yale

Standard...Oil Company-of-New (From Various Sourcos)

his work put lengths between it badly bruised and his knee cap that he had written to the GoT ported), and this can be taken to mean that the Imperialist and Re- University. Mr. Mackoy had

and its companion. Time 2-37. badly frautured. If he did not orament on the subject, but had volutionary leaders think that a pacific agreement is possible. If the made many friends in the Colony The serial carriage which the Mr. Hough onntered with onay he would always limp and the in Mr. Hewett-It may have Aeroplane with a Cabin.

The smart little brown sub of inve an operation performed he received very little information. terms said to have been offered by the Provisional. Republican and much sympathy is falt for his Bloriol works have built for M. aetion, whilst Mr. Collis Brown's jury would be permanent. The been overlooked. Government have really been presented it would seem that the relatives in the United Staton. Dynasty has an excellent opportunity of saving everything except

enry Deutsch de la Meurthe is Dyliman showed signs of im injuries could have been caused The President-No, I don't the right to reign. The Munchus, it is said, are to retain all their the funeral of the late Mr. W. C. plano fitted for touring in com-

We are requested to stato that now finished and the first aero-provement,

either by a fall or blow.

think it was overlooked, as personal property and the Emperor is to receive a munificent grant. Mackey will take place at the fort is to be tostad in a short time, sub, with Mr. Marshall's did corroborated by the chair bearers of Aug. 14 says: A copy of the Trallee, Mr., White's lost year's Complainant's statement waletter from the Colonial Secretary- If these promises are guaranteed in some way by arrangement with Protestant Episcopal Cemetry to probably at Tau. Nothing has good work together as dial-the the Powers, the Empross-Dowager, who is practically the head of morrow (Thursday) morning at een neglentd to make is as compony owned by the Hongkong suner was formerly employed warded to the Board as sooN DE It was stated that pri-whole of the report will be for the Dynasty, Prince Clam having apparently taken his dismissal to 8.30. private life very literally, would be well advised to accept the offers

fortable na an automobile. limou-Bank Moss.

by Sir, Paul Chistor made. Even were the loyal army to defeat the revolutionaries in

sino; the walls are pad od auto-

Mr. Forest's Fenling ran a gardener, the field it would hardly be possible to re-establish Manchu-rule in

matically to obviato any jolts little piggish and shows no Prisoner said that it was the the provinces which declared their independence. In the circum-

from a brusque landing, and a extraordinary condition, whilst other man who struck the steward; stances the wisest course for the Throne to take would be to meet

speaking tubs runs from the in-fr. Mackay's Brushwood Boy he did not the inevitable half way and to efface itself while its action can still

A Groundless Allegation. torior to the conductor's seat was just the opposite-moving be regarded as the expression of Imperial magnanimity,

The apparatus is a monoplane type, easily and consistently. When the work that lies before those to whom the building up Shanghai, which have been hand-engine is a Gnome 70 horse-power. six furlongs in 1-48.

The following telegrams from the pilot sitting in front and the

The President:It is as long Mr. Brutton's grey subcovered

is a novel and it would take as of the Now China upon the ruins of the old is contemplated the fed to us for publication, speak

long to print one copy as 1,000. ansgnitude of the task seams, almost appalling. The area and for themselves:

A grey of Mr. Evelyn's nego-

Dr. Fitzwilliams No one can population of Chins are greater than those of any other country or

Mr. M. C. Berlefech, a com- tiated the rnilo in 2-20 and Mr Empire in existence. The British Empire and Russia have gigantic Relief Committee, Shanghai, has something in a hollow tooth while three quarters in 1-51.

The Central China Famine morcial traveller in America got H, P. White's Lachine covered

consider tlist the fore notice was areas and diversified peoples, but in each case growth has been received through the Interna-eating oysters in

satisfactory. It merely explained. The "Manils Times" of 9th other things which upto that time gradual and new problems as they arose have been solved slowly tional Banking Corporation as rant. His toothpick dislodged a grey) went in company over sixing the roporis received by the

a. reaisu- Mr. Nemazee's pair (black and [inst, has the following follow- had not been brought into question, and patiently. "Chins, however, has to face the immediate future per notification from the Hong-pearl about the size of a pea. He furlonge putting up 1-40.

The President-I do not think in circumstances that will demand state-craft at once bold and con- kong Agent of the International examined the oysters on his plate

local newspapers to the effect that that the report se a whole was servative, immediately palliative and potentially resuscitative. A Bank on January 5 and previous, and found five more small pearls. sent their paira mile anda quarter, by the various Powers for the pur- the members. It was considered

Messrs. Stewart and Michael troops were to be sent to China considered unsatisfactory by all, suming that this task will be undertaken by President Sun and his $08,000 raised for. Hankow and He put the gems in his pocket, both finishing close in 3-22 1-2, pose of keeping open the railroad so by one or two. All I can do is Ministry, while they are no doubt men of real ability, and devoted Contral Famine Relief by Lauate the oysters and ordered more. patriotism it is too soon to judge whether they are capable of satis- Clin-pak, Hongkong. The money In the segond helping he found pony standing 13-3 1-4 which sion officials here have been in an spy is dus and that we would Mr. Ross has a smart looking from Peking the seacoast, divi- to remind the Government that a factorily bringing the country out of the shadows into full view of was for relief only. the Fromised Land Obins, it must be remembered, his no really The telegum is signed by in which there woto still more. gollop in 35 1-2.

more pearls and ordered a third,covered the last quarter of a mile attitude of expectancy and are like it as soon as possibles effective

army, weak naval force, no proper system of taxation Mr. Lobonating, Secretary to the The waiter became suspicions,

prepared to move troops from the Dr. Fitzwilliams-Is a resolu- and no organized oivil service. Add to that that she is short of Committee..

A sluggish grey of Mr. Asger islands without delay should the ton necessary? money and that the civil strife has meant a great waste of wealth

and whom ho sked for a fourth took 45 secs, to cover the first two orders come from Washington. The President-I don't think and it will be understood that the anxieties of the leaders of new No truth in ramour Lau Chu-moraoysters in the house. Berle-gallop, but worming a litle com-dera had heen received, however, Dr. Fitzwilliams would

The second read:

portion he was told there were no furlongs of a three-quarior mile Up to one o'clock to-day no or so, China will not end with the Manchu Dynasty. But on the other pak sent arma in boxes addressed ferh had twenty-eight pearls of pleted the distance in 2-1, hand if the be the men, the task to be essayed is as glorious en it Relief Committee. The Com-varying sizes i did not know

in regard to the matter. It is be-move that the Govorament be is stupendous To lift 400,000,000 people from the gloomy lower mittoe hae reived his boxes of how many he swallowed before little pony, and a neat and com- of all drins could be easily mobi- complete copy of it, to the Board, Mr. Baines had out a smart lieved that five thousand troops of naked to forward this report, or a levels where they have beon groping for un-numbered centuries up biscuits and garments, which he discovered the one in his tooth. pact griffin owned by Mr. Macedo lizad and transported to the north without delay, to the gross-out where the light of the Sun of Progress freely pene count as bons fide relief con- A jeweller, who examined the moved satisfactorily. trates is a mission as honourable as it is onerous, as lofty as it is tributions..

within a few days... laborious. For China's sake and for civilization': aake may aucOGSS

Beyond ordinary exercke this later news was to the offect and the President's suggestion No seconder was forthcomin attend the effort.

was practically the whole of the that 500 men had left for the remind the Government work dona,

This was also signed by 1

Láber

pearle, offered $500 for the lot, which was refused.

(Continued Paga 8).