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THE FULL COURT. Respondent's Death Complicates LI Appeal Case.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

and for that purpose only. He thought that would be the best way out of the difficulty.

THE CHEUNG CHAU AFFAIR.

The President:-Can you do Hair-raising Experiences in the

Island, that without application?

Mr. Slade The application has been made and in the urgency of

renounced::

*T. death of Li Taze Shi, the

The hearing of the Cheung respon-iont in the appeal ossе now before the Full Court, has the matter I suggest that your Chau piracy case was continued tended to complicate matters Lordships admit of that arrange before Mr. Hazeland, at the inasmuch as there is at prosent ment. It would be irregular to ap Police Court, this afternoon, Mr. no respondent before the court. point a person administrator with- P. M. Hodgson, the Assistant It appears that the deceased lived out proof that there was no will Crown Solicitor, prosecuting. at Fatahan and a telegram was or that the executor appointed, received in the Colony "yesterday stating that she had died. This morning when the Full Court, composed of Bir Havilland de Sanemarez. presiding, the Chief Justice Sir W. Rees Davies, K.O and Mr. Justice Gompertz, eat, the question of joining Li Yuen Sam as respondent was gone into. The Hon. Mr. 1.E. Pollock

The President-Can we ap- point him as administrator with out an application from him?

Mr. Slade :-I think that' can

be done. We have got our judg ment, and the defendants are "ppealing against it, and it is for them to apply.

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The Sergeant interpreter at Cheung Chan Police Station said that at 10-30 pm. on August 19th last he was lying in his hammock at the end pior. Witness was talking to Sergeant Bulger's of the station servant boy, and a special boat-High

man when there was a.sudden noife in the station. Ho The Chief Justice: Supposing afterwarde EXT about ·ten he renounces and rejects altoge-men in the station, and some of them fired at Indian Constable

ther?

Mr. Siade:-That is the diffi- Inder Singh, who was on station culty. After the order has been made he has twelve days in which charge duty. Witness became to reject under the rules.

The President:If he came to the court and applied, it would be all finished ?'

Mr. Slade:Yes, my Lord. The Puisas Judge: That would be the best way.

frightened, and left hisham- mock. He jumped into the water four or five when he saw

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of the men rushing along the pier. They lowered one of the police boats to the water, and pulled off to the public launch. The men in the station were Mr. Sinde replied that probab-hammering at something for forty Eight Japanese Before The Court.

or fifty minutes. Witness in the menntime had hidden himself;

K.O., with whom was Mr. F.C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. Need- ham of Messre. Ewone and Needham, appeared for the first appellant, and Mr. McNeill, with whom was Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. J. Scott Hars- ton, of Messrs. Descon, Looker, Deacon and Harston, for the econd appellant. The respon- dent was represented by Mr. M. W. Slade, K.C., with whom-wis Mr. Eldon Potter, inalructed by

ly Li Yuen Sang would not do that; Mr. R.A. Harding,

The President-What is the the rules for mourning for a man's mother in China were very strict position now ?.

Mr Slade:The position iso, counsel, was only too anxious that I have no instructions. My to assist the court in any way friends ann, under the rule, make could. · · an application to have somebody, a new plaintiff, created, and it the quickest thing for them to do I have no instructions and I can do nothing.

No Proof of Death.

is

The Hon. Mr. Pollock:-One point strikes me in the case and that is your Lordships have no satisfactory proof that the old lady, is dead; we don't evou know where the telegram came from, at the present moment.

The President-How does that Jelp you?

Mr. Pollock-It only helps to this extent; that until you have satisfactory proof that the respond ent is dead the proceedings muat

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among the beams of the pier, but Tho sight Japanese arrested in he was still in the water. He Hongkong on alleged possession came up on to the pier at 12-30 of three quarters of a million notes, 1.m. and ho saw Sergeant forgeries on the Kwong Tung No Encouragement.

robbera bad Military Government, each repres The President: The attitude Bulger. The of members of the family towards gone then. He walked round enting to be five dollar bills, were the main street. He found brought before Mr. Q. D. Mel- each other does not encourage us to go further. (Laughter.).

an Indian sergeant and an Indian bourne, at the Police Court this Mr. Slade:That is so, my lord. constable lying dead. He also afternoon.... Later on the Chief Justice re-saw an Indian constable. lying. markod that Li Yuen Sang might lend on the pier. He could not

identify the defendants. object to the present counsol

Mr. Potter-There are not any

more loft, my Lord. (Laughter.) Finally an order was made joining Li Yuen Sang, whether as representative of Li Cheuk Chi or executor of Li Tazo Shi, for the purpose of reviving or continuing the action

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It is helioved that a box con- taining notes representing a quar

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Will Stevens and Cordell Meet?

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There is much speculation in whether patrons of the ring will the Colony at the moment as to be given the opportunity of ses

Seaman Stevens of the ing Minotaur and Jack Cordell of the U. S. A. meet in an encounter in

"Telegraph of last night, Hongkong. Cordell has, in the Mr. F. B. L. Bowlsy, of Mosera signified his intention of fight ing both Stevens and "Scott, Dennys and Bowley, appeared to In the course of a conversation prosecute. Mr. J. H. Gardiner, with "Xaverian" in his dressing defendants four, room at the Theatre Royal, on P. S. Bulger, of Cheung Chau, defended. said he was in charge of the five, six and seven, and Mr. Saturday evening, Stevens said he station on the night of the attack.Reader Harris, of Messrs. Wilkin was not only willing, but anxious he was sleeping in a matshed son and Grist, defendents one, to meet Jack Cordell, providing

three hundred yards two, three and eight..

that Cordell came down to eleven about

stone. Unless appearances are away from the station on the top of the hill. About 10-15

deceiving, this is setting Cordeli p.in. he was awakened by or of a million dollars has been a stiff task, as it appears that he somebody shouting. He an- buried in the Harbour.

has much avoirdupois to stoam swored the "call and the station A diver employed by the Hong-off" if he is going to accept coolie anme to his matshed kong Whampoa Dock Company, this condition. The condition is and fetched 'him. He living at Hung Hom, said he very fair one, however, as it At the Marine Court this morn-(witness) ran down towards the dived on the 24th December, near cannot be expected that Stevens The President:-I don't see how we can compol the solicitoring, before Commander Basil Tay-station. Someone on a house-top the Awa Maru. From they bot- would be so foolish as to think Counsel, on the citer side to tnr, R.N.,L.S. Glendinning charg- told him the station had been tom of the sea lie picked up cer- of conceding weight to Cordell. continue as though they had ined Kwok Kam Shui, a boatman, rabbed. He went to the station tain things. He dived from about One thing is certain, and that is structions, from someone who is and Chan Wing, a runner, with door opening into the main street. 1 p.m. to about 4 p.m. He that if Cordell has to waste much making fast to these. Laosmeden, He found the door broken. He pro- picked up several papers like to get himself down to the propos Mr. Pollock replied that the while under way in the Harbour, ceeded to the charge room. Thare those produced. Hu did not ad weight he will have his hands wwere no robbers alive there. know how many pieces of pa- full with. Stevens, as the question was whether they were on January 6.

They were fined $50 each He found ammunition and arme

went atter will not stand to be punchi- he picked up. He par pondant was doad for prosent which the first defendant paid, missing; four revolvers, five down many times and he picked od and will compel Cordell to find going to assume that the res- purposes. They had no know the second going to prison for carbines, eleven hundred rounds up several pieces of paper such first his man and then his open- as those produced. He handed ings. Nothing will be given to ledge whether the respondenthree months in default were alive or dead; they had not

one hundred and fifty rounds them to a Europesa officer. (The him and the strain he will be un- of revolver ammunition. All papers were notes). There were der in a combat with Stevens even seen tho telegram.

Mr. Slado:-Certainly you can

these belonged to the Govern two divers. Witness thien cor- would make the going fairly easy rent. The four revolvera in rected his ovidence and said he for Scott should he come laat in- nee it; it is in Chinese and in code.

missing from Cheung Chan the other diver continuing until wastes for Stevens and fights at or were the four that were only dived until three o'clock, stead of first. Again, it Cordell Station. They were police service four o'clock.

go on.

not in coal.

Mr, Pollock-I suppose it has been decoiled for my friends on

the other side,

Mr. Slado. The telegram comes from Li Yuen Sang and

it

SEAMEN IN TROUBLE.

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Charge Amended.

W. Sayers and J. Moran, able samen of the 8.s. Empress of India, were charged at the instance H. James at mato, with unlaw-

fully deserting from their ship while in the waters of the Colony

Both pleaded guilty..

of carbine ammunition and

revolvers and he could recognise Lam Shua, another diver, also H. James said that on January

gave evidence. also missed two pairs of hand- the defendants went ashore them by the numbers on them. He without leave. They had been

Mr. T. H. King, Assistant Capt.

ia sent to his firm to ha com-out on leave the previous evening, cuifa. Sho safe had been broken Superintendent of Police, said

municated to Mr. Harding.

witnoes?

Died at Fatshan

Mr. Slade: Yes my Lord, a son, She has died at the family house at Fatshan, about twenty miles from Canton on the railway.

The President remarked that what they were anxious to do was to expedito matters and to save expenso..

He did not want the cases trent-'

The evidence was proceeding of a cakes of desertion but when we went to press.. wished to amend the charge to

me of absence with ut leave.

Defendants who had nothing to Mr Slade agreed and said that say wore ordered to forfeit 12

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In Hongkong. The President:-Ile is the first but had not returned in time to open and $627,60 harbour fees, that on December 24th he went Battling Nelson Shortly to appear

also $140.65 Crown rent; some in a Police launch to the anchor- lo. Sayers returned on

We have been informer that January 4, as did also Moran.noles and some coin were missing. age of the s.s. Awa Maru which

moorod there. He got the Great Battling Nelson, the ex- where Light-weight Champion of the Neither had done any work since He then went outside the charge

the last two witworld, who 94

was deprived of January 2, and they had been in room and saw two men (Chinese) there about 11.45 a.m. nesses at work diving.

The hia title by the no less custody since the fourth or fifth.ying dead.

first diver handed witness nine-famous Ad Woldgast, is about teon of the notes produced. They to visit Hongkong in the course were picked up in different places of a tour in the Far East, near the ship, within s_radius of India and Australia.. The At the Police Court, this morn-abont thirty yards. The other noted pugilist will arrive here in single about six weeks time, travelling a messanger went up last night days' pay each, to undergo 10 ing, before Mr. Hazeland, twenty- diver handed him a to see. Li Yuen Sang and to ask weeks' hard labour, and to pay one men were charged by Insper noto. Later he saw the basket by one of the Pacifio Mail ateamers. tor Dymond with using 17 brought up. The diver went During his stay here, Battling aro informed, in him to send authority to Mr Hard- the gaol charges.

W. McGrath whose charge of Centre Street as an opium divan, down close to the port gangway Nelsou, we ing to act on behalf of the mother.

from the The first two men were charged of the ship, and was pulled up in anxious to give exhibitions in the They did not know whether she absenting himself

re-with "keeping." The two charged the same place with the basket fistic art and invites all-comers in ship without leave had left a will.

Mr Pollock said that Li Yuen manded from yesterday was said with "keeping" were fined $250 The basket was opened in his the light weight and even the Sang was the person who, he by H. James the first mate, to or in default three months and presence and he found on the top welter weight classes. would suggest, was the right per- have given him some insolence on $100, or in default two months, a bag of sand. The next thing will reside at the Grand Hotel son to join. He handed to their December 31. The following respectively. The others were he saw was a white cloth wrapper and will make his headquarters

aside and found the basket full

It is now up to local promoters Lordships a translation of the will morning he complained of being fined $3 each, or in default seven covering the top, he pulled that there

find to

likely lad of Li Chenk Chi and said what unwell and not fit to work. The days.

The house, it was said, had of notes. They had not yet been they were looking for now was doctor reported him fit to to work.

P. 8. Grant said that at 1.30 give the battling one a brush up, a8, if a good show is made, it not a representative of the old At 2 p. m.. he asked for leave to been run as a first claas divan counted; they were all wet.

p.m. on December 21 he was in will mean much to the individual lady who was dend but a repre-go ashore but this was refused. and hundreds of empty opium

Des Voeux Road West, near who can boast of having ac sentative of the estate of Li Cheuk Nevertheless be left the ship and pots were found there. Chi. There were three executors returned at 11 p.m. On January and they had all proved. As a 2 and the 3 he was at work but Sir E. Carson Shouted Down. Bonham Strand West, where he commodated Nelson with some

Sir Edward Carson spoke in saw the fourth defendant. He

was standing boside an American In his fight with Wolgast matter of fact they could have on the fourth he again went ashore taken the objection earlier in the without leave. At 12.30 p.m., Torquay, on December 7th at a proceedings that Li Yuen Sing witness saw him ashore and or meeting attended by about 3,000 cabin trunk. From information Nelson had both his eyes closed dered him to go aboard, but he people. Sir Edward was also to received he went to Queen's and in the forty second round the did not return until some time have addressed an overflow most-Street. There he saw five Japanese, referee stopped the fight on the Mr. Sl de said that he wanted after dark, when he was arrested. ing from the balcony of the Con- some standing about in the street, grounds that it was inhuman to Defendant urged be was not servative Club, but was prevented and the others moving off in the allow it to continue since Nelson ir Lordships to make

that order and

order treated properly on the ship. He from speaking by a crowd of direction of the Praya. Witness was not able to see. Nelson was to be a right one. He would sug- alleged that the petty officers, Liberals who, attired in belmots arrested the five, and took them punching at wind for a long gest that their Lordships, without especially the boatswain, treated and carrying dammy guns, about back to where he had left the first time and was only guided by expressing any opinion on the the men like dogs; therefore be ed him down. A great crowd Japanese with the trunk. The let sound as to the whereabouts of GANDE,

gathered and a disturbance was ter had been taken to the Macao Wolgast. Since then Wolgast on the will, should appoint Li went ashore without leave.

He was ordered to forfeit 8 threatened, but the police prevent steamboat wharf by Mr King. has been defeated by Ritchie so so late as Thanksgiving Day Yuen Song administrator of the

found it contained notes.

last year, deceased woman's estate for the days' pay, to go to prison for ten ed any collision between the rival Witness opened the trunk and

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