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CRIMINAL SESSIONS,

INDIAN SOLDIER Charged

WITH MURDER:

With any one?-Yos, with all the camp.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1919.

A seaman deposed to seeing the prisoner on the road to Taipo with two man,

THE PAUL LACAT.

The Messageries Maritimes. Now

Steamer.

LOCAL SPORT.

"PROBABLES V. POSSIBLES,”

There was a fairly good gather ing of spectators at the interport Hongkong C. O, ground. Between trial match on Saturday on the

the "Possibles.”. and the "Pro-

Criminal Sessions opened in the took ?--I heard it from the sub- he was assaulted by the Chinese Maritimes fleet is undergoing bables" there was about the

When the deceased subadar want over 10 the men who wore Prisoner in a statement eaid supposed to have been gambling, he went with the two men as a did you go with him?-I did not. a guide, with no knowledge

How did you know anything that they were bent about the amount of money he robbery. He also alleged that constable who arrested him. Ho was urge to confess.

Mr. Alabaster said the prisoner must have known what he was going for, particularly in view of the fact that he was receiving such a large sum.

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Serious Affair on the Shameen. This morning the October Supreme Court, before the Chief adur. Justico, Mr W. Roes Davios K.O., The subador who is now dond? the first case being one in which-Yes. Ibrahim, a soldier in the 128th Baluchistan Infantry, was charged that he did feloniously kill and murder, Subadar Ali Shafa ofthe same regiment on Sept 4 of this year, at Canton,

The Hon Attorney Gonoral, Mr. J. A. 8. Buckuill, instructed by

Aro there any other items of evidence which you have given which you wore told and did not see youreel??-There is nothing olse I have heard. I have seen [everything myself.

The next witness, who was reading the Koran at the time,

the Orown Solicitor, Mr. J. detailed incidonta leading to the

Prisoner was sentenced to seven yeare hard labour on a verdict of guilty boing returned.

Robbery with Violence.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Charles Lamb in his dissertation on the PIG, was

The "Telegraph" of October changes which the Messageries 10 mentioned various radical

The Paul Leost, which now lies in harbour hero, forme à brilliant same difference in strength that sample padditions which the there is between the words them-Ah; Comprising to its list of solves. The "Probables" were vessel with the Far East. the better side, in every depart

The hont should have nient, by just a little. Their arrived yesterday, and invitations batting and bowling were more Is were out for a reception which consistent, and their fielding, des was to be held from 4 till 6, but pite certain missed catches, was her passage from Saigon was a shade oleaner and more certain. The match discovered Clax stormy, the whole way till she

the first to tell us how the Chinese do love their pig-dead and roasted; but it is not for us! We know that pig, and SOME of the things he is fed on but not all 1

but this is DAIRY FARM PIG, a dainty little fellow, fed on the fat of the land, DAIRY FARM MILK and all the good things in pigdom. there any difference in Pork? Well, for good- ness sake, where do you live? Buy it, try it, eat it, then you will KNOW. Cooked to a turn, the Chinese know how, and the

crackles "-UK,

Kemp, prosecuted on behalf of firing of a shot. He did put ees kwong, were changed with Treanbad Gap Rock, with the ton in form. He topped 60 with Don't wait for Christmas, you may be dead before

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the Crown, and Mr. O. Jenkin, who fired, but when he heard it instructed by Mr. R. A. Harding, he thought the Chinese had fired appeared for the sccused who ona bomb." tered a plon of "Not Guilty. The Attorney General:-Why The jury was made up as bomb ?-They fire crackers, and follows:-Mesure. J. Honney the big ones we call bomba. Both, foroman; H. 0. F. Kelling Do I understand you to say huson, B. J.H. Botelho, E E. Ell, that you thought it was a cracker G. G. Wood, W. S. Glendinning You. W. B. Knapp.

Thon why did you rush for The Attorney General end your oruis? That was a smilitary that unfortunately this was very precautionary measure, serious case, in fact as seriove i When they fire crackers dees cane as it was possible to imagine the whole company immediately The accused man was a polder fly to arms?-Crackers have been in one of His Majesty's Indian fire far away, daily, but this was regiments, the 26th Baluchistan very near.. It occurred to me Infantry, an, as they all know, that perhaps the Chinese had firo

Two men, Teang Tsoi and Chen robbory with violonce at a house in Chu Lung Street on Sept 12. The theft was alleged to be of a gold hair press.

osalt that she was unable to the bat before he retired and his oor till 1.30 this morning South work behind the sticks was sound of the Paracole, on Saturday if not brilliant. On Saturday's morning at 4 o'clock ahe ran full form his place in the inter- Prisoners pleaded not guilty.

into a typhoon which, as we re-port team should be fairly According to Mr Alabaster, at ported at the time, was sweeping secure, Joseland baited prettily 12.30 p.m. on the date in quest-up from Cebu. From what the for 20 before Christian got through ?ion, the prisoners with a third second Captain told a Tele his defence, and Hughes and man, who was not in custody, graph" representative, this morn Read hit hard for 20 and were near the liouse, which was ing, the new boat's behaviour 50 respectively. The latter doal of luck, how under repair. The fact of there galee, the Paul. Lecat herself ever, in being given several lives.

was beautiful. In spite of the had a being scaffolding about, seemned to give them an idea. The scarcely seemed to feel any rough Bagnall missed him twice in the knocked at the door, and said weather, and not a single person out field, which ie not like they had come to put the glass in was in the least ill, though the Bagnall whose work otherwise a broken window. On gaining day Saturday and Sunday.

sons were uniformly heavy all was brilliant. The "Possibles" admittance they attacked the

applied the closure with eight| mistress of the house and stole of what modern ship-building can

The new boat is a specimen wickets down for 167. or hair press. She identified the two prisoners.

contrive Seen from the water, her structure is decidedly imposing. feet long, 65 broad and 70 desp. She is a twin-sore vessel, 555 of a gross tonnage of 10,000 tons

The prisoners were ultimately

namall number of soldfors wort us. stationed at the Shamoen, a settle-- After the tiff u adjournment ment in Canton. Thit was where some leaden soldiers played a by the crime was committed. On Sepi, no means unimportant part in found guilty, and sentenced to 4, in the ovening, the soldiers of the caso. During the morning, imprisonment with hard labour the company were sitting about cross-examining counsel had some for woven years. outside the little camp and the difficulty in ascertaining the deceased man, who was a subnder, relativo positions of the principal | à native officer in the regiment, persons in the drama. A rough appeared to have had occasion to plan of the camp had been drawn

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CORRESPONDence..

ponden' are not necessarily those of the "Hongkong Tolegraph"]

go and speak to a party of men up by moins of books and paper | ( The opinious, uxpressed by our corris who wore apparently gambling, weights, and the same were used Among these

the with varying success. This aftor- prisonor, and the deceased had reprimund them and order to His Lordship that since the them within the lines; as far adjournmon: ho had taken the he, counsel, understood

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AN EXPLANATION,

the liberty of purchasing a fow london To the Editor of the "Hongkong military terms, the deceased told soldiers, in the hope of clearing the accused and the others that up mattors. With those and some

Telegraph." they would be confined to the pieces of foolscap the positions of notice inserted in your issue of Dear Sir, With reference to the linee. The men went inside various persons were explained the 18th inst, we beg to atate that liner and the subadar by the second witness. Even then it was inserted besauso of a letter seemed to have gone back to not with great success, for, after received by us purporting to where he was sitting with the quarter of an hour's questioning. have been sont by the Olinase other native officer. A for the witness wanted the position Bankers Guild regarding the minutos elapsed and sildenly a of the camp completely reversed, position of manager of our arm. shot was fired, which made the thoroby causing some delay. As people in the camp think that the the questions were put it was ly to give publicity to the fact Our notice was inserted mere camp had been attacked. How obvious that the lendon soldiers that our manager is Mr. Ohan ever, almost simultaneously, could not meet overy requirement, Chun Taun, and the reference to perhaps oven before the shot was and a twenty cont piece had to be Mr. Ng Han Taz was not intended red, a man was soon standing used to represent a tree. Even as any reflection on that gentle with a rifle, and he was the ng then the witnose's explanation cused; his rifle has just bren dis was by no means clear, for when oharged, and there was an empty he was asked to place the various cartridge case on the ground articles himself be completely his foot. According to the ovid|revorsod the positions. once he was seized as he was tryi ing to reload. At the same time!

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that-and so may the pig. I October 18, 1912.

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The "Probables" had time to get the ruas, if they scored well; and they did. Lloyd and Hutchi from the start. Both men showed son went for the bowling almost skill in outting and one or two and 20,000 tons displacement of Hatchison's shots past point her cargo-handling machinery is were clean and olover strokes. the most up-to-data, and she has Changes were tried in the hold-accommodation,for,, 8,000 bowling to no purpose. Both men drove and cutand pulled with Boarding her is almost like pase. They selected every loose entering a hotel, for every con- ball which came along-and there ceivable modern luxury that it was quite a number and hit it is possible to crowd on to a ship lustily. They never looked like: is there. Special features are: getting out. Lloyd retired with frigorating room, twelve dining credit.. Gillingham began very seven decks, electric lift, re- 49 and Hutchison with 40 to his rooms and saloons (social hall, scratchily. He seemed impatient, room, reading and writing room, set down as being likely to get music room, smoking room, barandonSaturday's from, he may be pair cafe verandal on the seventh 60 or a duck at any time. If he leek accommodations for 750 pas- got est he hits with power, but sengers, including 350 first class he seems too anxious to get going A passengers, with 67 single berth from the start. He get a dozen cabins de luxe, each having tele- before Joseland took him very phonic communication with all finely off Fowler's bowling. Tur cabins are two berthed all of rapidly disappearing, victory for parts of the ship, The other ner got 11 and, with daylight tliem containing a dressing table, the Probables seemed unertain. W. D. & H. O. Wills' celebrated THREE CASTLES

Save the coupons now being packed with Messrs wardrobe, writing table, mirror Hancock, however, got his oye in sideboard, sofa and arm chairs, right away and, getting the face

cigarettes. hot and cold water and every other of the bat cleanly on the ball!

Upon receipt of 100 COUPONS, you will be sent convenience the oocapant may every time, scored 30 before Mr. Ng Hoa Taz has been in require,

Fowler finally dismissed him.

postpaid, a beautiful photogravura of a famous paint- our service for the past 17 years and has always performed his du-particularly spacious, and the little the "Possibles" to do any dam-

The promenade docks are

Fowler was the only bowler of Ing.

These High Class Plotures, which are suitable for ties to our entire satisfaction. terrace leading from the 1st Class ago, and his four wickets for 25 framing, me isure 15"x 20". and are entirely free from Yours faithfully,

smoke-room is quite a gom.

evealed him as the best bowler Advertisement. Small reproductions of these pictures it was noticed that the subadar] Mr. Justico Gompertz, sitting

for the sccommodation and enter in low and fast is particularly CASTLES" cigarettes, together with one or more of Special arrangements are made of the day. His ball which whips are packed in every packet and tin of “THREE was lying on the ground. He in criminal jurisdiction, had be was examined by a doctor- fore him the case in which Chan

tainment of children; both lat deadly. He was brought on too the coupons. Baval doctor and he was doad Luk was charged with being con-

and 2nd classes have a handsome late in the innings. He had been shot, and as far as cerned in a highway robbery in we referred to Mr. Ng Hor Taz a little ones, and, in the first class, only moderate. Occasionally there In our columns, on October 8th, dining-room set apart for the The folding all thronghi was he, nounsel, understond medical the New Territory on Sept. 5. terms, the ballot had entered us Defendant entered a plea of not of the Yuen Fat Hong,

occupying the position of Mannger is a pretty little theatre and was some neat picking up but it derneath the shoulder blade, and guilty.

marionette show for their amuse was very often spoiled by wild had come out through the breast.

Mr. Ng Hoa Tsh now writes ment. The music room, saloons returns. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed stating: "I have never occupied and grand staircase are all per When the accused was seizod, by Mr. P. M.Hodgson, Assistant such a position although I have fect of their, kind.

· The scores were !- Possibles. his comrades said something to Crown Solicitor, prosecuted.

boon in the firm's employ in him and he replied. Lator when The jury was composed a charge of the shipping business of the ship, on the top deck A. N. Joseland, b Christion

Coming to the working part M. M. Mane, b White Major Barrett, who was cons follows:-Mesars. O. Wagner, for many years." manding the detachment, said foreman, D. G. M. Bernard, Ä. A.

are wireless telegraphy office, A. A. Claxton retired... something to him, he also made Boulton, J. W. Kew, P. W. A states: "Yournolicowes translat dining saloon are such kitohens

Mr. Ng Hon Taz further laundry etc. Leading from the A. C. E. Elborough, e Dempsey

b Taverner... a reply." At that stage he Wilkio, F. M. Gutierrez, and .ed into Chinons, and published as one would hardly look to find Capt. H. K. Hughes, c Turner would not say what that some T. Ellie.

& White thing was becauso he did not

by a Chineno Newspaper, in con- away from a first-class restaurant; Mr. Alabaster said that on Sept. sequence of which the Yuen Fat Dafob-tiled, well-lighted and airy, wish to prejudice the jury's 5, shortly after & a.m., the prose Hong Manager caused a notice to and fitted with every modern ap minds, and he wanted them to enter was proceeding to Tai Po be inserted in your issue of the pliance imaginable. The engine- hoar what was said from the with $55 on his person, given to 18th inst., and also in Chinose room, looks big enough for a witnesses themselvor. Tho mahim by his employer to purchase Newspapers, which is likely to foundry, and is splendidly ar was sent for trial, as thore w opium Near Toing Ming Gap, canso the impression' that I have ranged; the engines are: 11,000 power that he should be sent for two men rushed upon him, and been assuming too much re horse power and, the ship easily trial, to Hongkong, by the Chiefstole the money. There Wsponsibility. Judge of the Court of China, and another

makes 18 knots an hour. Alto- เกม near by who he was now in the court, and the appeared to be keeping a look tirely without my knowledge, I he described as a magnificent Lt. Whits

"As the mattor was done on-gether the Paul Lecat can only was the case, which they had get out. Prosecutor was unable to would thank you to insert a parz-success throughout, and all

identify any of the three men, but graph that will tend to remove praise is due to her enterprising Lt. Christian 19 A native soldier gave evidence it was alleged that the prisoner any bad impression that the and go-ahead owners. supporting the Crown.. and said was the man who stood apart from notice of the 18th inst. may have

Corpl. Dempsey 5' there was only one shot fired the others. He was arrested sub caused." We accordingly insert board this afternoon, from 4 till 6. J. 8. Lloyd retired

A reception is being held on Corpl, Taverner 9 1 26. 1 The deceased, when lo spoke to requently and at the police this paragraph in order to comply the men about gambling, took station-though he had since de- with Mr. Ng Hon Tez's wishes.. 83 80 from the nocuad.

10 try..

SECOND COURT.

nied it-ho stated that he took

When reminded by Mr. Jenkin port hnd in the robbery and wan of a statement inade at Canton, a paid $5 by the mon to not an to the amount of money which their guide. the deceased took from the gam Chan Fuk, a farm laboarer, blers, witness said ho had made and prosecutor in this case, raid

YUEN FAT HONG. No. 10, Bonham Strand, West, Hongkong, October 21,1012.

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O. O. Olarke, b. White S. H. Dodwoll 1. b. w. b White. 9

E. B. Reed, c Hutchison b

White...

R. P. Thursfield not out

Extras

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Total for 8 wkts 157 Bowling Analysis.

0. M. R. W. 18.5 4 73 5 2 41 1

Probables.

.2 17.0

40

R. O. Hutchison retired..... 40] Far Fastern Shipping Combige. G. B. Bayer; b Fowler...

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Reynolds' Newspaper," says A. H Gillinghan, o Joseland - A big shipping.com bine is io b Fowler...

ontemplation in the Far East, W. O. D. Turner, b Fowler... 11 the hand of which will be Mr. RH. Hanoook; b Fowler

oberwin, Vice-President and Lt. Bagnall not out.. Manger of the Pacific Mail. Steamship Company

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Total for six wkts, Bowling Analysis,

105

H.M.S. Kent Arrives. H.M.S.Kent arrived from Japan yesterday afternoon.

Property Sale, To-morrow afternoon three lots a mistake and later added: the money was in 10 and 20 cent of property are to be sold by Mr. may have made other mistake pieces. The two men hid off the G. P. Lammert, one being situate because I don't remember every roadway, armed, one with in Bbelley Street, Victoria and thing I said at Canton." a knife, and the other, a pole. the remaining two in Kowloon. Mesura. Bonstead & Co., of

Mr. JenkinDo you clearly re They jumped out on him, two

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