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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

ANOTHER INDIAN SOLDIER CHARGED WITH MURDER.

STRANGE AFFAIR IN THE NEW TERRITORY.

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Stokes and Master, prosocuted, second count comes under the whilst Mr. Jonkin, instructed by third schedule of Megintrates Mr. L. D'Almada, defended. Ordinance. As I said before Prisonera pleaded not guilty on these charges are alternativo; it is caoh charge.

either an offence under section 5.

The following wore sworn on Larceny Ordinance or under the the jury: Leslie James Black buru, amended section of the same foreman, Jose Maria Fornandos ordinanca introduced in 1909. It' Basto, William Anderson, Oswald is for the court to direct the jury Isaac Ellis, Alvaro Alvares Alves, whether the counts can he pro- Staff Mess Dance. The firal dance of the soaSON,

Hans Ludwig Boyer, and Robert ceeded with together. Konnedy Miller.

Bis Lordship-I understand given on October 20 by the staff

Mr. Alabaster-I do not think your case is this. The magistrate mesa, is to take place at Welling This morning in the Law other way, except at the hands will trouble this gentleman (Mr. never discharged the prisoners?

Barracks, Boatshed, and Courts, the second Indian murder of the accused. The jury would

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Mr. Alabaster :-Ho nover dis. promises to be a great success,

trial was opened before the Chief probably expect him to give them Interesting Engagement. Justice, Mr. W. Roca Davies, K.C., some ide as to the motive of the called for the jury. It is entirely charged the prisonere nt all. * It in the interest of the prisoners. would appear on the depositions An engagement has been an in which Sarfaraz Khan of the crime. He was sorry he was not I do not know if my friend knows if he did. What he did was ho nounced between the Rev. S. W. 120th Baluchistan Infantry, was ablo to. He knew of no nosson the prosecutors in this cass are fore the case had concluded, lo Payne, formerly Assistant. Chap charged with the murder of Maya why the prime should have been Holts and this gentleman is in expressed some doubt rightly or wrongly: does not For over 80 Years WATSON'S 'E' has maintained (lain, St.. Jolin's Cathedral, and Dad on Bapt. 28, in the New committed, but the jury must Butterfield and Sziroa,

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His Lordship-The last one? Mr. Alabaster-Yos the last

knows it.

Bon. Mr. J. A. S. Bucknili, in- Mr. Balilios:-I rather object, structed by tho Assistant Crown to my friend putting his own sugone. I do not know if my friend Solicitor, appeared on behalf of gestion,

the Crown and Mr. R. E. Belition, The Attornoy Gonoral:-My instructed by Mr. Sutherton Russ, friend does not know what I an

Mr. Jeakin:Thank you. The juror was then dismissed. Mr. Jonkin: The jury is sworn of Mesara, Goldring, Barlow and going to say, I was going for the hearing of felony: I do Morrell, was for the defence.

to', 83y that you must re-

not know whether there are two The jury was composed as coguise that motives are some-indiaiments or one. I don't want follows:-Messrs. A. Weall, fore- times very obscure. What the to make an objection; I want to these two charges before the man A. A. Boulton, E. J.motive was, I don't know, but my know what I am indioted undor? Magistrate. I am told by Mfr. Chapman, D. G. M. Bernard,

Mr Alabaster: The oath for Lewis ho even mentioned at the A. B. Bierling, A. Kahr, F.

the Onse ho Reichmann.

felony covers the other misdom beginning "of eanour; I shall proceed on night have to bring this second both oouuts as an alterative. charge. The oase proceeded Mr. Joakin :-If there are two with those two olargos, therefore this indictment be the magistrate was satisfied the I move quashed as it cannot contain case was made out; but he could counts for felony and misdemean- not deal with the case summarily, our. I will give authority for it. whatever his view was, and he

committed the case for trial.

His Lordship:Yes,

On the charge being read, Mr. Belilios ploaded :--Not Guilty.

His LordshipThe prisoner must plead.

The charge boing translated to the prisoner, he pleaded guilty,

Mr. Belilios:-1 don't think he understands what he is anging. the prisoner who adhered to his The question was again put to

original plea.

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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1912. .

Chapel Island, strong monsoon;

His Lordship shall not Chapel leland to port fine weather. The s.s. Laisang, from Calcutta, allow him to plead guilty. Tell

University Students' Union.

him the learned counsel wishes

is trial.

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When the jury was sworn, prisoner said he had no objection to any of then if they would go by the law of Baluchistan.

A Very Grave Case.

friend may probably give you some motive or suggest one to you, about which. I knew nothing; have no evidence to put before you of anything..

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Emply Cartridge Cases. The subadar who is alleged to have been attacked by the acous- od, was the first witness called and he generally bare out the

atatomoni of counsel. Two of the that night and the third in the empty cartridge cases were found morning. When the accused's rifle was examined, two live car tridges were found in the magă- zine.

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His Lordship-In this Colony my friend has me there. Faugh Mr. Jankin-Well, my Lord, ter). Perhaps my friend will put me right.

His Lordship:-I suppose this case will take the whole day?

Mr. Alabastor-I think pro- bably, my Lord.

The gentlemen awaiting to be sworn as jurors were dismissed until Monday morning.

Mr. Alabaster-This cluargo is under section 10 Ordinance 9,

Mr. Alabaster Personally I think your Lordship will proba bly direct the jury that the frots disclosed in law have proved a orime under one section; and to withdraw the other count oa those grounds is for your Lord ship. I have not seen any do- positions in court containing the notual discharge of the prisoners.

A jomadar, giving his version of what occurred, said he heard A Students' Union has bean

A plea of not guilty was shots fired and also the "ping formed at the Hongkong Univer-

accepted.

of the bullet, and, thinking the sity, and His Excellency the

Mr. Jonkin quito agree.. Governor has conscited to become

camp was attacked ordered the its first President. The inaugural

inen to fall in. Then he saw the dinner of the Union is to be held

last witness grappling with the

that I am porfoolly irrogular se I cannot prove it, but if he can got accused and, as the latter was 1890. at the University on November

pulled down to the ground, ho His Lordship:-Yos I think the copy of the record I ask that 1st, whon His Excellency will

may put it in so that your The Attorney General, in his gain fired the rifle. Witness practice is different here..

Lordship may only ask the jury preside,

Mr. Alabaster:-I can plord es opening, described the case as a rushed up and also scized the

then to find them guilty or not "The Cook."

the subadar to the first count. Wo hear that it is highly very grave one. It was a case in accused, while

which a man, a saldier, stood sat on him. They did not Mr. Jenkin-I believe my on one charge, or make whatever. will probable that "The Cook

Mr. Alabaster-You cannot again be put before the public charged with shooting another then know whom they had caught friend will agroo with me that use your Lordship thinks fit. by special request on November soldier. The groumstancos in but, on the suggestion of the those men were tried before Mr. 13. For the variety Entertain which the crime was alleged to subadar, the captive's face was Melbourne and at the conclusion ahut it out; it is a matter of de ment precoding the presentation

have taken place were shortly as turned towards the moon, and Mr. Melbourne said he was of the fence. He can put it in when the It does not apply in follow--The accused and the de- they recognised him to be the opinion there was no evidence-time cames, of "The Cook" an entire change consed both belonged to a detach accused. The latter mid:-"You I am afraid I should not say this the case of Magistrate's decision, of programme will be arranged, that does it is with the exception of the acroba- tie display which will be pro-at a post in the Now Territory, prior to that they tied the man of larceny, antre fois acquit

Infantry, and they were stationed Maya Dad," They did so, but were discharged on the charge the original deposition. duced by special request.

Sba Kong-miu. On the night of up. They found two cartridge and

Mr. Tawia, The fact that the dredged channel in the Macao roadstoad is

Triad Society Case. from to day opened to shipping, is particularly interesting in view

Sept. 28, the little camp soomed cases, that night, one near the the learned solicitor prosecuting of the reported proposal for the establishment of a regular steam-noon two Chineso appeared on the evening, at about 11 o'clock, the way to Maya Dad's bed.

At the Magistracy this after to have retired to rest, and late in subadar's bed, and the other on naked for the farther charge to

be added. ship sorvice between Lisbon, Portuguese ladia, Timor and Macao. remind before Mr. Melbourne, or shortly before, the occurrence

Very Angry.

Mr. Lewis:-I asked that be As we shall presently show, the improvement in the condition of our charged with being members of took place which was the subject Continuing, in cress examinafore the case was concluded, neighbouring Colony's harbour as a result of the dredging work thus a Triad Society. L. S. Wills of the present charge. No ono, so tion, witness said that whop the

Mr Jenkin: They were acquitt for accomplished is none too great, but at least it constitutes a stop gavo evidence as to arrest and a far as he knete, netually saw the accused was seized ho was in an ed on the charge of larceny and in the right direction. Time was, as everybody knows, when Macao European expert stated on oath the a fired, which is is all go kill excited condition, he was very committed for irial on a further was a flourishing port of no mean standing, but those days have that the various emblems, booked the map, but, what happened angry. long since passed away. The causes for its decline were undoubted-and pamphlets contained in the mon in the camp ly many, but it is certain that in recent years the one great fact box which the first defendant was was that the Thyrious damn rendering oven a partial revival of its pristine glory au utter im carrying when arrested, emanat shot. The subndar, who was an I possibility has been its absolute lack of facilities to shipping, due ed from the Society. The onse officer of high rank, saw, on to the continuous silting up of the harbour. It was in consequonco had not concluded when we went of this point being driven home until it oven became apparent to the to press. authorities in Lisbon that the task of dredging a channel which

MACAO'S HARBOUR PROBLEM.

should give better access to the inner harbour was commenced last

year, the work being entrusted to a Hongkong firm,

事

Hearing Fixed.

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therefore

Mr.. Alabaster than detailed the largs and said that on the late in question the mon brought the launch Aeolus back in the early hours of the morning with over two tons of coal missing from the bunkers. The deck and skylight were covered with coal aware the boilers, the launch gina. In coaling the loung charge under a later Ordinanco, in the ordinary way, through the manhole it would bo Mr. Belilios-Did he soom to I had no time to got proper proof be forty that you were not killed? I tried to telephons Mr. Woodcock impossible for these places suggest to you that he had no to get the record hat anfortunate Tho coal used for the launch was intention of hurting, you and ly he was ongagod. awaking, a mad, with a bayonot was rather glad you were not His Lordship-The matter is Japanese nutty coal. He would ask the jury to take a note of the fixed to his rifle and the man slot hurt?-I do not know the stato before me now. at hin, the subadar, but lackily of his mind.

Mr. Jonkin: Unless my friend figures to which he was to call“

their attention in regard to the missed him. The subadar grap Did he ever quarrel with you? agrees I can only prove it at a plod with him, and throw him to No.

later stage. I will only offer the launch'a consumption. the ground, receiving a wound on

vordiel on the larceny trial, and, my friend does not agree it is

if

to

covered with

Mr. Joakin, said he would

have to object to that being done proved.

Sitting in Appellate jurisdic tion this morning, the Chief After contemplating the outstanding features of the portion of justice, Mr. W. Ros Davies K. O.,

You know of no reason why the schomo now finished, however, one is not altogether impressed and the Puirne Judge Mr. H. II. the skull from the bayouet. Other he should behave as he did? with the now conditions inaugurated from to-day. Evidently the J. Gompertz, had before them officers and sepoys came up and No.

60, perhaps Your Lordship will the figures had not been Macao authorities are themselves conscious of the limitations of the the application made by Mr. it was found that the man who I put it to you that after he had allow me to put the plea in later

His Lordship-I don't think newly-oponed channel, for we find in the details of the work outlined Eldon Potter, for a re-hearing in had been caught with the rifle run amok what he really said that they have already been dis

they had better take notes.. in another column constant official references to the need there will be the case in which Chan Muk, no and bayonet fixed, and who had was "I am glad you are not hurt; charged on the larceny, if you put

Mr. Alabaster said that the mon of future widening, while the precautionary measures which have to occupation. Fu Kwen, a shop fired a shot at the subadar go and see Maya Dad" ?-We did me to producing a record. I be taken by vessels using the channel make it very doubtful whether coolie, and Li Yeun, a shop coolie and missed him, WEB the not know the state of his mind, would not have mentioned it other could not account for the coal that was missing and were givon mariners will betray any great anxiety to choose the new road. For were each fined $500 for offences accused. When the accused but he seemed to say. "You are wise,

into custody. Within a quarter of. instance, it is clearly laid down that the meeting of two vessels under the opium ordinanco. The was ought he said words to this safe ; you go and soo Maya Dad,” ·Mr. Alabaster When ho aak- an hour after the mon were givon navigating in on opposite direction is" to beavoided as far as possible," case was to have been dealt with effect: You are lucky you are The next witness, a lance cored me if I was producing a re-into oustody a measurement was and there is a provision which suggests the desirability, in ences of two this morning but the Criminal safe, though two shots were fired poral, said he was asleep when ho cord I had no teclinical objection. inked. The first defendant was ships meeting in the channel, of ono aachering to let the other pass. Sessions not having finished, that at you; Maya Dadis dead," Now was awakened by a sound of I did not produce a record be. the coxswain of the launch More than that, even when two vessels are proceeding in the same was impossible, and the hearing it was pretty clear that, in all, the something "like a stone falling cause it was not so the men and the second defendant direction they are not permitted to approsol within a quarter-mile was fixed for Monday weak at man fired three shots. The sugges-in water. Later witness ex-wore never discharged for want of ons of the other. These and other regulations demonstrate is 10.30. make-shift oharacter of the new arrangement. We understand that the opening of the channel to-day does not mean that it is as yet by any means completed through to its full length, but it appears that the further extension of the scheme has for the present been pest- poned and work completely stopped. At its best, the nobo no is a poor and inadequate one, as the contractors have on more than one From Mine occasion pointed out to the Masao authorities, A width of 40 or 50 "yards is altogether too meagre to be of any real value to shipping: what is needed je a channel about four times that width, with a uniform and correspondingly greater depth than at present provided. Of course, this would moan money, but if it is a question of re-From Mine vitalising a fast decaying port, nothing but really serious attention to the problem will cause the desired end to be attained. For botter to spend money on work of this character than to fritter it away on useless fortifications, which, in any event, can be of little real value to mch ́s Colony as Macro?

The new arrangement which comes into force to day can, there- fore, only be valuable'in.so far as it will be a witness to the need of better things; Certain is it that the channel as at present dredged can be of no earthly to the suggested regular steamship service between Portúguon, orta, nor can we soe its advantages to boats on the regular run. 15 the greater need, therefore that a biggor scheme be early take hinto consideration and expeditiously pursued to its completion. But we fear such a prospect sinds a poor chanos of fulfilment those days, //*

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tion, he, counsel, would make to plained that the first noise was evidence or discharged at all. was the engineer. He would produca ovidenco to show the jury, was that with the first like "gup", and then he heard The first obargo laid against them shot he killed the deceased; the the noise of a shot, which witness was the one of larceny and the how much coal would have been He at once Magistrate was doubtful whether had been sent on and would show burned on the trips the launch Becond shat was fired at the described as "the officer and the third was the one rushed to the sabadar's tent, and on the evidence, the facts had the amount of coal that should which he fired as he was grappled as he did so he heard Maya Dad not disclosed in law an offence have been left in the bankers, with by the subadar.

under the local equivalent for the Those were the facts and he bo- groaning. Tho camp on hearing what the The case was proceeding as we Larooney Act of 1001, and this loved when he had supported accused said, woat to look for wont to press. Total Pls, 4,440.48 Maya Dad and there he was found

Last year. It is an offence which them by the evidence he was go lying, apparently dead, on his Thefts From Messrs. Alfred Holt be could not deal with summarily ing to call they would find the

men guilty. $280,750 little bed; he supposed it was

as it comes under the third:

A watchman employed at the 10,631 really 4 piece of mating, just Before Mr. H. H. J. Justice schedule of the Magistratos. Or

outside his tonfele had been Gomperiz sitting in Criminal dinance, and therefore the escond godown, & tallyman and Captain.

Aitken and Captain Going, gave $300,281 shot through the body at short jurisdiction, to-day, Mak Fuk Tai, charge was added before the con- evidence in support of counsel's Estimated Profit, range and the doctor, who was and Wan Yung, were indicted clusion of the oss because the Mine (after paying

two or three mittoway, on ar with the larceny of two tons of men were never discharged at opening statement, all costs of

rival found that life was extinct. coal valued 810, the property of all.. development, The officers of the company post Alfred Holt and Co, also with

His Lordship-Does it give capital

ed sentries over the body of the converting to their own use the hit summary jurisdiction ?!

Chinatown in Chicago, penses, plc.) 8187,000 man, until the arrival of the doo two tons of coal meant for the Mr. Alabaster-No it does Tributers

1,031 tor, so that it could not be inter purpose at the said Alfred Hot not give him summary jurisdiction Enthusiastic Chinese merchants fored with. The santries would and Co., on 31st August last. fat all and when the second count have decided to wipe out the old $188,031 be called, and it would seem fm Mr. C. G. Alabaster instructed was added the magistrate could Chinatown in Chicago and *** Output to September, 30, 1912, possible to Imagines that the by Mr Kempa the Crown Solldilar; not try the case and dismiss the build it on more sanitary lines in plouls 84,404:14,

deceased mot his death, to any had Mr. Lewis, of Miamies Johnson, case for want of evidence, the an Improved situation.

From

Mr Jonkin submitted the wit. ses to a searching cross-exam- ination in eaclı asse,