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SPECIAL CABLES,

AN EMPTY TREASURY,

CHINA'S NEED OF FUNDS.

(Our Own Correspondent.

Bhanghai, September 17. At a mooting of the Nation Council the Minister of Finuno

emphasised the emptiness of the Treasury and the urgent need of funds, predicting the failure

the Loudon loan.

of

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

SEVERAL MEN GET FIVE YEARS HARD

LABOUR.

being in the house, and that, sab- stantially, was the only evidence against him. Those three ware the only prisoners who were real- ly alleged to have been actually present at the robbery. Number 4 was arrested carrying on um- brella and a parcel of silk cloth- ing taken from the house, while No. 5 was caught carrying stolen ARMED ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING CHARGES.

goods, and he had in his pos nassión pawn tickets relating to This morning in the Supreme The Attorney General said that, Court, the Chief Justice, Mr. W. stripped of its phraseology, the other of the stolen articles.

Continuing, counsel said the Rees Davies, K.C., opened the charge against the accused was robbery was one of the usual type. Oriminal Scasions for September. that of being one of a party A gang of men entered the house The first case was one in which of burglars, who broke into with knives, terrified the inhabi- Lam, Sing was charged with the house of the compliant taats, held up the whole place,

at night, and stole a variety and took what they wanted. escaping from prison.

There were fourteen witnesses

of ortioles

of

some valuo.

committed.

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Tho caso was proceeding as we wont to press.

AN ADVANCE. Shanghai, September 18..

Prisoner pleaded guilty, A preliminary instalment of

Tho Chist Wardor, Mr. Pass-There were two women, one was for the prosecution, one of whom half a million sterling from the London luna was paid yesterday. more, said prisoner was serving a called Lan Tok and the other died since the prisoners has been

Much speculation exists as to contence of three years for larceny, Leung San, and they lived at a whether the British Government and he had done four months and house in Sai Street. On the niorn- will announce its adherence to nineteon days of the sentence. ing of May 6 at about 4:30 o'clock The Attorney General, the Hon. they said that robbers, armed the policy of the Powera or who- ther it will reiterate Sir Edward Mr. J.A.S. Buokaill said that the robbors, broke, into the house, Groy's nearance of exclusive prisoner had one your's hard gagged them, tied them up and support to the Hongkong and labour on April 1, 1008 for steal-stole a quantity of valuables. The Shanghai Bank, ·

ing; in 1909, on February 11, he only evidence against the prisoner SIX-POWER NEGOTIATIONS. had eighteen months for stealing, was that of the two women, who Mr. Wilkie's Company Scores a

The National Council has ap-und on September 24, 1910 ho said that they saw the accused

Big Success. of received twelve months hard among the robbers. They snid proved of the re-opening neigotiations with the Six Power labour under the banishment he was standing in the doorway, group, but stipulates that there ordinance, and three years' hard shall be no agreement until the labour for larceny.

His Lordship-How did he samo bas been referrod, to the

escape? Council.

MONGOLIA AND TIBET.

A MODIFIED POLICY.

·CANDIDA.”

18, 1912.

DON'T FORGET.

To-day.

Allan Wilkie, Theatre Royal Thursday, Sept. 19. Interport Swimming.

Band Concert, Publio Gardens.

Friday, Sept. 20.

Interport Swimming.

Saturday, Sept. 21.

Variety Entertainment, Palace Theatre.

Interport Swimming.

General Meeting DouglasSteam- ship Co. noon.

Monday, Sept. 23. K.O.Y.L.I. Aquatic Sporte. Tuesday, Hept. 24. K.O.Y.L.I. Aquatic Sports.

Wednesday, Sept. 25. Entries close for Gymkhana. Football League Meeting.

Thursday, Sept. 26. China Sugar Refinery Co., Ltd., Extraordinary Meeting at Jar- dine, Matheson & Co.'s Offices.

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To stuge one of Bernard. presumably to give the alarm. Shaw's plays in Hongkong, us FURNISHED HOUS, or or ZURNISHED HOUSE in Kow- One of the women saw him in the Mr. Allon Wilkie did last night, Nathan Bond for about 6 works. Apply street two or three months after-was something of an experiment; by letter to D," Room 209. H.K. ward, and gave him into custody but it was an experiment attend- Hotel. The Attorney General Heat once. When the other woman ed with striking success. Shaw Hongkong, 18th Sept., 1913. sooms to have been missed. How was taken to the Police Station appeals to a public essentially his] he actually escaped, I don't think the accused was placed with own a public which cares less anyone knows. `*

considerable number of other for aetion than for character and she picked him out. The defence How many plays has one seen in Chinose, and without hesitation temperament, and atmosphere. which the prisoner put up was which the action is confined, as that he did not know anything in "Candids", to one day and to about it and that the woman was one room? They are few in number. mistakes in thinking he had any- For the usual stage tricke Shaw The Court Interpreter:-Hething to do with the robbery. cares nothing. Movement, in the asks your Lordship for moroy, is

through a window. He, prized Your Chief Warder Ho got the bars of the window open.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, Septembar 17. The Puking National Council,

His Lordship:Has honny in secret session, discussed tho question of the future of Mongolia thing to say why sentence should and Tibet and advocated a modi-not be passed upon him?

fied policy in view of foreign

proteste.

INTERPORT AQUATICS. Shanghal's Team Under Strength

But Hopeful.

The team that has come from Shanghai infortunately lacks some of its bost men, but, soon to-day, Mr. E. Thacher, said that they still "had hopes.

IT

Of their original team, he said, only three were able to come..

T, Wigton," he went on will he in the polo and the team race, D. J. Brown will dive, It. Berthot. will divo, and try for the long

ho has nimitted all.

His Lordship:- You lave ploaded guilty to escaping from prison, which is a serious offence in itself. The sentence of the court is that you be imprisoned for twelve-months, the sentence to follow on the sentence which you are at present undergoing.

KIDNAPPER GETS FIVE YEARS.

The second case concerned a

charge against Lo Cheuk, who loaded guilty to stealing a bild, of possession. with intout to deprive its father

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The jury after a short co-ordinary sense of the lerza, Shaw A Black and White Japanese pap. & sultation found the prisoner scorns. et there is more move- to 4 months old, auswering to guilty by a majority of five to mont in his plays than is com- the name of " Nikko." Finder please two.

monly admitted; but it is the return to Bay Viow," Kowloon, or

Noronha & Co., Hongkong. quick movement of minds and is intensely attractive to theatre

Hong toug, 18th Sept. 1912, goers who are prepared to think HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S rather than merely-to-see-and- Tiston.

His Lordship said: Lam Tai, the jury by a majority of five to two have found you guilty. Having heard the evidence, the responsibility" rests with them. Having hoard the evidence of the womon, although present, no actual net of violence

you were

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ANNUAL GENERAL All this demands oulture and TMEETING of the above Society artistry of a high order from those will be held in the City Hall, on is alleged against you. They who would prosent such a play THURSDAY, the 20th September, both say you were looking on as "Candida". It is not sufficient 1918, at 6.15 p.. for the purpose of That dogs not exculpato you, but merely to speak the lines, with oiring the Annual Report and it enables the to pass a lessor some talent, and lot the story un- Statement of Accounts for the year Hentence on you, than I should fold itself. The characters have ending 31st August, of electing office- His Lordship:-Ask him whe ther he understands he has plead-tones of the court is that you be and carefully lined, or,

otherwise have done. The son to be realised, have to be clearly bearers for the ensuing year, &c.

the The Roport and Accounts are now Cabs, who is the captain, will guilty to detaining a child of imprisoned for five years, with whole presentation is a failure, being printed, a copy of which will be also go in for the long distance.father of the custody of it?

The Rev. James Morell, Engene forwarded to each member previous to Oven yours and depriving the

hard labour.

Marchbanks, and Candida herself the Meeting. G. K. Brown, whom we expect

The prisoner:-Yas my lord,

must be made actual and living

distanos rave, and R. W. Mac-

long distance.

ARMED BURGLARY,"

boat coming down from Canton, boing concerned in a robbery by

B. D. F. BEITH, Acting Hon. Borotary, We have seen many Hongkong. 18th Sept., 1912. plays whero two characters were

people.

LINE,

+674

LLOYD,

to-day, will be in the polo. It Outlining the facts, the At- Five men, Chau Tam Sau, Li may be that he, too, will go in the torney General said that a Chinese Fung, Loung Tsoi, Pun Tai and

"Our orignial team consisted of policeman, a detective, was on the Fang San Fat, were charged with live and the remainder. wore IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL | T. W. R. Wilson, Robinson, and he saw the pecused, with a two or more, and with stealing in appots; yet they were quite suc- cessful plays. That will not do Cooke, MacCabe, Mayne, Drum-little child. He had no luggage dwelling house with a menace. in such a Shavian play as "Can- NORDDEUTSCHER mond and Thacher. Drum with him, and the detective

There were churgos of receiving lids"; for the drama deponds mand is ill and Mayne could not come. E. Berthot failed us at the thought that the circumstances laid against the last three, two

wore rather peculiar. On the counts under that head being wholly on the mooting and clash- news in any one of them would bont's arrival in Hongkong, the preferred against Fung Ban Fating of temperaments, and a weak-

Various pleas were entered by dotective spoke to thin accused,

!points of the indictment. varicated and then ran away. The

last moment, and here we are, hoping for the best."*.

Mr. Lammert, in speaking of the practice youterday, said.

The typhoon wind made such

are summed up.

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a nasty little soa in this pool that detective, with the assistance of structed by the Crown Solicitor, we could not hold the 100 yards another man caught him, and he prosecuted.

Wilkie himself realised vory Captain H. Sohnaflor, will leave for the trials, but I think that we will do then admitted the slurge that he

The Attorney General said that vividly for his hebrors the Rev, store placos TO-DAY, WEDNES- very well when the total points and kidnapped the boy. The this was another case of armed James Motell, the socialist par- DAY, the 18th September, at 8 r.. mother and father wore in court, burglary. In this case they had son, strong in his beliefs, espe and they would say that they did before them five men. There was ciully in his bolief in himself, and not know the accused, nor did no doubt that, on August 1 of this yet with all the weakness (huve they give him any permission to year, a house was broken into we not seen it often 7) of a strong We have had sent to us by take the child away.

at night by a gang of armed man's strength. Hardly less auc- Mosars, Dodwell & Co. a char.

Delondant having nothing to meu, and a large number of cessful was Mr. G. F, Weir, who mingly printed little booklet say in extenuation, his lordship in articles of various kinds were na Eugene Marchbanks, the post, which includes a facsimile of the passing sentence remarked:-o stolen from the inhabitants. There physically weakeven tocowardice, Elliot Cresson Gold medal that Cheuk, you have pleaded guilty towers several people in the house yet gifted with the quality of was awarded to the Underwood dotaining a child of seven years

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elsc told of Shaw's brilliance in secondary ing it to be landed here. Cresson is the highest. The value you be imprisoned for five years house, some one of its awards will be appreciated with hard labour and to receive me to go to the robbery, I characters) at short notice, owing No omimg will be admitted after the best Guarantee of Quality. more fully from the fact that its fifteen strokes of the birol rod. go but I did not enter the to the indisposition of Mr. Gordon, Gooda bay at the Dodowas, and all recognition can only be gained

house." Two of the inhabitants was brilliantly clever and effec-goods remains findelivered after the through the modium of merit, Lam Tai was charged with be said they saw him distinctly. The ivo. The cast was as follows: 24thof Sept be subject to rent,

Ai brocanhaled, and damaged We have only to-day tested one ing concerned with another in a third accused was also identified Rev. J. Mayor Morsli....

Mr. Allan Wilkie Goods are to halt 19, the Godowas, of these machines, and for smooth-robbery by two or more on May by two witnesses but in addition ness of touch combined with gen-16 1912.

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241h of Sept., #6 9.80 komt eral strength and utility we have Prisoner pleaded not guilty. pair of trousers stolen from the Eugene Marolbanks, All claims must reach us before the seen no typewriter more excellent. The Attorney General, instruct-house, a jacket, and a pawn ticket

Mr, G. F. Weir 1st of October, 1912, or they will GANDE ed by Mr. J. H. Kemp, Crown for another paid of trousers. In Rev. Alexander Mill .........

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Mr. Hunter-Watts KwWe Insurance will be affected. Solicitor, prosecuted.

Bils of Lading will be countexigned It is reported that a boat The following jury was empan ho said So and so" told me Miss P. Carneit ..................

to go to the robbery; I did gol

Miss Vera Crichton

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