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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,

DECEMBER 27, 1912.

CHEUNG CHAU PIRACY.

Prisoners Charged To-day.

BELIEVED THE

DEFENCE.

Judgment in an Interesting Case.

LOCAL BEOB.

FOOTBALL.

Army v. Navy.

The Navy were defeated by The man and two women who were arrested at Macao This morning, the Fuisne three goals to nil in a match play. in connection with the piratical at- Judge, Mr. Justice Gompertz, ed on the ground of the Hong- tack on Cheung Chau were brought in the Summary Court gave judg kong Football Club, yesterday before, Mr Hazeland, at the ment in the case in which a man when a remarkable number of Police Court, this afternoon. Mr. named Ko Chun-pun sued Chan spectators assembled to witness PH. Hodgson, the assistant Yau to recover the sum of $950 the game,

The teams were represented as prosecuted. alleged to be money lent under a Crown Solicitor,' The CASO Was in charge borrowing note. of Inspector Watt.

Mr. P. W Goldring appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. W. B. Hind for the defendant.

Mr. Hodgson, in putlining the charges, went into the details of the attack which are known At the hearing of the case on to readers of the "Telegraph." December 18 plaintiff said that at These people (defendants) a dinner in a brothel on April 4 were not the ringleaders of the of this year, his host handed" him gang but they were connected $1,500 for safe keeping. Defend- with them in this way; they were dant seeing the money pass asked arrested on board a junk, which the plaintiff for a loan, and even- it would be proved was undan-tually succeeded in borrowing. btedly the jank that went $1,000 which he said he wanted, to Cheung Chau. It would in order to go into business with be proved that these people be friend. longed to the junk and were ar

board it, од

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Macao. The junk was not an ordinary junk exactly-it may have been onco. It was fitted out for the purposes of piracy." These facts want to show that defendants

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of the attempt. Eventually Green His Lordship said:This is n of the Army got through and netted claim for money lent. The defence the first goal of the match. The connected is that $800 of the claim repre- Navy made an effort to score but with piracy. On the junk in sont money lost in playing p'ai unfortunately Small shot wide. men is picturesque is universally question there were traces of dead kau a game of chance in which Once again the Navy goal appear- agreed, for it has been copied, He would dice and dominoes are useded to be in danger but the cross-chiefly for that reason, by several modern" navies, Japan, Ger- prove to the Court that certain and that the balance is for shot of Vickers had no luck, and coffin makors were engaged to monoy lent to be used in play-a moment latter Pearson headed many, and others. It appeals to make coffins and ordered to re-ing that "game. Very circum-over. The Navy tried hard to get us says an exchange as being in move the bodies of two persons stantial evidence was given on within effective shooting range of keeping with the good-tempered, from this junk.

both sides and it is common the Army goal but their efforts devil-may-care character which These, the Court would he told, ground that the transnotion took were unrewarded. Just before half tradition has bestowed on its were the bodies of some of the place in a brothel. I do not pro-time: Pearson scored for the wearers, and it would be re- a national robbers killed in the skirmish pose to review the evidence in Army. Score Army 2 goale. garded as almost

calamity were there ever and fighting at Cheung Chau detail. Had there been a jury

In the second half the Navyag-rig issued other than the one to Island. He would also prove that should have left the matter to the junk containing the gang them with the direction that ain opened spiritedly but few ap- which we are so accustomed." that attacked Cheung Chau weut they were to find for which portunities of scoring were pre-Therefore it is but natural to con-

There was a sider how the uniform has arrived THE Steamship in the direction of Macao aftor ever party they believed, on the sented to them. the attack, Chan Tak would tell facts taken as whole; to be telling general scrimmage in front of at its present stage of evolution, the Court that he was kept on the truth. Putting the case to goal and out of the mix-up the and in what manner its distinctive board the Lee Tak," along with myself in the same manner, I have ball was shot into the net. Final features came into being. We the crew, battaned, down in the no hesitation in saying that I be-score-Army 3 goals Navy nil. have a hazy idea that, similar to most British institutions, it con- engine room for about five hours,lieve the defence, and I reject the

tains a good deal which is a sur and the engines were stopped story told by the plaintiff's wit-

The two days match between vival from the past and has outlived The robbers towed it away boforenesses. Having got so far, I have they stopped the engines. Ohan then to decide whether the de- the Hongkong C. C. and the its utility. Father, the answers Tak was threatened to be held fence proved, is good in law. In United Services Recreation Club to these questions should also

but for ransom-

the my opinion it is; as to the whole concluded yesterday after we had provide some good reasons as to robbers afterwards decided to lot of this claim. It seems that act gone to press, the home team why it is still continued in ite him go. He (Mr. Hodgson) 13. Geo. 11. Cap 19 makos illegal winning by sa innings and 131 thought that was a fair outline of games played with dice: Money runs.

therefore lost at such a game can

The scores for the second innings Chan Tak spoke to being in not be recovered: the only con- of the U.S.R.O. were:— the Police Station at Cheung sideration for the promise to pay United Services-2nd Inninge. Chan on the night of the is an illegal one. Again, money Capt. Crawford o R. Hancock

b Bird....... attack. He was awakened from lent for the parposo of playing at his sleep and when he saw the an illegal game, cannot be re-Capt. Robertson b Bird..... armed men, he tried to hide him covered back. The leader is him-E, R. A. Poole o Pearce b

Bird self in a corner, he felt at first self a party to the violation of the

up

the oase..

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CRICKET.

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that he should jump in to Statute: McKinnell v. Robinson Eng. Lt. Smith e Anderson the sea. He had goas to 3. M. and W. 434, I must give

the station to collect Govern judgment for the defendant with .ment ronts.

Two ог

three coste.

of the robbers came to the corner where he was hiding, and seized him. They took him to the other robbers and he was tied up. All the robbers were inside the station. One of the robbers | asked him for the kays of the safe and he said they were with the sergeant.

The case was proceeding when

wo went to prose.

"VERY HARD UP.”

Solicitor who appeared

as a Friend.

"PRINZ LUDW10," having arrived, Consignees of cargo are. hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on present forma, for it is obvious that the wide trousers, cord lan-

Consignees before noon to-day request- yard, black scarf and loose collar unless intimation is received from the are not the best possible for moving it to be landed here. ing about in amongst the various machinery which is to be found. 4in all parts of a modern warship. While most incongruous of all, and what has puzzled many, is 28 its name," Bluejackets' uniform,' whereas there is nothing pronohing a jacket about it!

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b

Bird

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Cpl. Dempsey c Pearce b bird

2

5

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Major Bowen b Anderson

O. P.. O. Neil e Dodwell b

Bird

Lt. Hanton b Anderson Lt. Bagnall b Anderson ...... Lt.. White b Bnderson ........

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after tho 2nd of Jan, 1918, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged. "Goods are to be left in the Godowns, ap-where they will be examined on the 2nd

of Jon, at 9.30 ..

Nelson Mourning Scarf" We will first consider the three rows of white tape round the 6 edging of the blue collar and the 2 black silk scarf knotted in front,

All claims must reach us before the 9th of Jap., 1913, or they will not be rocognized.

No Fire Insurance will be efected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned.

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8 as they both owe their origin to O the same illustrious person. The O former are in commemoration of The fact that a man had engag-Rev. Hastings not out.............

Extras .......... 12 Lord Nelson's most famous vic- ed a solicitor to appear for him in

tories, Copenhagen, the Nile, and court this morning was urged to

Total

123 Trafalgar and the scarf is a Hogkona, be proof that he could pay his debts. The crise, which came be- Bowling Analysis. `. token of perpetual mourning O.. R. W. for the same great admiral, no fore Mr. Justice Gompertz in the Summary Court, was one in which R. E. O. Bird... 16.3 1 46 6 doubt, first worn as a spontaneous 1 39 0 tribute by the seamen themselves, a man was sued to recover the S. H. Dodwell 8

as uniform regulations were "then" aum of seventy-five dollars, for R. N. Anderson 8 3 26 4 goods sold and delivered.

The following will represent non-existent, and has been re- A youth who had some sucess

Mr. M. J. D. Stephens appeared K.0.0. at Kowloon to-morrow in tained ever since. When the scarf bas become worn by long usage at changing spurious coins-ten for the plaintiff and Mr. Teo for a league fixture:- cent pieces — was eventually the defendant.

it serves a humbler office, being utilised to contain the seaman's

SPURIOUS COINS.

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CITY HALL, HONGKONG. SATURDAY, JAN. 4th, 1913. at 9.15 p.m.

age of. H.E. the Governor and Lady MAY,

CONCERT

J. P. Robinson, F. Sutton, K.R. caught by a Chinese shopkeeper Mr. Teo anid his client admitted Maonskill, W. E. Dixon, E. C. at whose establishment he had that the money was due and asked Smith, J.H. Mead, H. S. Rouse, personal belongings when on Under the distinguished patron. changed three in his absence for an order that payment should F. J. de Rome, Capt. Wood, B. D. leave, forming the neat black when he purchased cigarettes at be made by instalments. He of Evans; W. L. Weaser; reserve bundle generally carried under the arm. The white cord one cent a packet. At the fered to pay ten dollars a month. H. E. Scott Police Court, this morning, hë Mr. Stephens said that the The following will represent the lanyard, to which was attached n was charged with being in pos- man ought to be ordered to pay Civil Service Cricket Club v. R. knife, is a survival of the session of coias repesenting to be the lot. If he could afford to E. to-morrow on the C. S. C. C. days of maste and Hongkong money, and also with'

engage a solicitor he could ground-R. E. O. Bird, R. C. Then it was a heinous offence Witchell, H. A. Cox, T. A. Biden, to go aloft with a loose knife nttering, and Mr. O.D), Melbourne afford to pay the amount. sentenced him to three weeks' hard labour on each charge Sergeant Pitt proved the charge

NO PERMIT." Yesterday a Chinese was about to land at the Harbour-master's Wharf with a revolver and om-

sails.

Mr Tso said that his client was H. Poole, E, Rend, A. 0. Brawn, in the hand, as, if dropped, it first mate on one of the vessels in A. R. Sutherland, T.W. Hamilton, would fall to the deck and maybe the port which was running night P. Jacks, R. C. Barlow. and day so that he was unable to be present. Continuing he said :-I was on board yesterday and I am appearing to-day aan friend...

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Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Major takes us back to before the days'

F. J. Hunter, George Lam- mert, Emil Danenberg. Admission $5.00. Booking at ROBINSON'S."

of Anson and Boscawen, when the seamen considered a pig-tail, well tarred and served with oa kum, to be the height of nautical fashion. If this appendago rosted

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Mr Stephens: These solicitors Dr. Carl Bersinger, have arrived don't appear for their friends so in the Colony from Singapore,

on the frook or jacket the latter: munition in his possession for regularly; if they do they must and intend making a few days

stay here. which he had no permit, when be very hard up. (Laughter).

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