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· POKFULAM MURDER TRIAL

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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH; {WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1913)

BRASS DUST FOR GOLD.

Story of Trickster Who Lit Pipe With £5 Note,

ORANG

Notice

KUHN & KOMOR.

ART

QUEEN'S ROAD.

Selling Off.

CURIOS

The Chief Justice-It says missed, and of courte, on disco H. E., THE GOVERNOR, the Chief Justice, may change very,it waaatonce seen that a mur { the "day appointed." It does not der must have been committed.

His Excellenoy the Governor, [ 803.... Counsel for Prisoner Raises a Nice month. Surely it is intended to which connected the accused with visited the Hongkong Hote! change to a day in that Now the story of the evidence Lady May and Miss May invest the widest possible dis the crime substantially relied on this afternoon for the pur- An order for the immediate de- This morning the trial was cretion in the Chief Justice as to Chinese, cowboys who said that pose of inspecting the Chi-portation of an American tricks- commenced, before the, Chief what day the cossions shall be they were actually present and nese pictures by Signor Belsito tor was made by Mr. R. Wallace, Justico, Sir William Rees, Davios told

saw the whole of the crime com which are being exhibited in the KO. (the chairman), at the

BARGAINS! K.C., sitting in Criminal Juris The Day or the Month. mitted. That really was the reading room and which were

London Sessions. The prisoner diction, in which Mo Kani, alina Mr. Alabaster that bad chief evidence which he would described in yesterday's Tele was Ike Willis, 35, tailor, and he

No reasonable offer refused! The magnificent Lo Kwai, Bande charged with the been the intention of the legislave to lay before them. These

graph.

was indicted for attempting to stock of ART CURIOS, BEAUTIFUL SILKS. CHINA. murder of Goolab Khan, former-store, they would not have passed two mon, the principal wit Signor Belaito, with whom was obtain £500 by false pretences etc., etc. To be sold at a SACRIFICE owing to the ly a jematar of the police, and No. 33 of 1012, brosuse it would nesses, said that they were actual- the Chevalier, Volpicelli, the Its from Sarah Bendman, of Brick retirement from Business of Mr. KUHN. at the time of his death, a watch have been possible for the Chiefly at the hut No. 10 when the lian Consul,

explained the lano, E.O. Ho pleaded guilty,

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY!!! man, employed by the Day dustice to decide that, while the accused, and another man not in pictures to His Excellency who The story of the prosecution Farm at Pokfulam; on Neymber Full Court was sitting, there custody attacke land killed the In was deeply interested in the was that tho man" visited Mrs.

should be no Evasions. That is dian watebman, dragged him up workma confirmed by Ordinance 5 of 1808: the hill, ent off his head, and were

ship, Continuing, Mr. Alabaster Baid undoubtedly guilty of a particu that Ordinanco provided that oven larly atrocious and revolting during vacation the sessions crime. It was said by one witness should be held.

that these Chinese cowboys diu- liked the Indian watchman. It was said by another witness that a hoo and stick were the imple- ments with which the crime was committed and, in addition to this;

17, 1912.

Tho Attorney General, the Hon. Mr. J. A S. Buckuill, instructed by the Crown Solicitor, Mr. J. II. Kemp, prosecuted on behalf of the Crown and Mr. C. G. Alabag ler, instructed by Mr. R. O. Faithfull, defonded.

An Interesting Objection.

·D fore the prisoner pleaded, an interesting objection was raised

held in February.'

was commi foil to tako his trial at the sessions commencing on Fab. 18 Inat. As there were no sessions in February last, I submit he is entitled to be disclinggol as he cannot be tried on any later date than some day in February

#. Tho Chief Justics:-Whero da. you find that?

The Chief Justice-Yes, the words are oleni-unless the Chief Justice alters the day..

Mr. Alabaster: Yes; alter the day, but not the month!

The Chief Justice-And the

IS HE A SPY ? .

Boettner again before the Bench.

The case in which Karl Boott-

the bead was severed from the ner, 28, a clerk and a native of

The

it

and Haraton, defended,

Way

On the Vogue of the Chinese Play.

Bradman and asked her to buy SIR H. BEERBOHM TREE. five pound notes. He said be could "sell them cheap," and to demonstrate this fact he took one from his pocket, tore it in half, and used one part for the purpose of lighting his pipe. The other half he crumpled up and put in his pocket.

Given a good story end a good structure, says the great actor, a play of any description will triumph if it is well done,

To-day's Advertisements

KWONG CHEONG. IVORY, SANDALWOOD,

LACQUERED WARE.

GOLD AND SILVER

P

ORANAMENTS.

13, Queen's Road,

NUTICE.

HONGKONG DOG SHOW,

Afterwards he asked her if she

In reply to questions, Sir Ber- wanted to buy some gold cheaply, bert Tree said-One cannot fact that no Criminal Sessions were vary the words-monthly sessions. would tell them that the wounds Hongkong, is obarged with pho worth £1,500. Ia proof of his play. Simply because there is a by Mr. Alabaster arising out of the new ordinance has been passed to body with achopper. The doctor Trier, Germany, now residing in /49 he had '32lbs. of 22 carnt gold, speak of the vogue of the Obinsse statement, he produced a small beautiful Chinese play at the St. Mr. Alabastor-I submit that were of a most extensive charao-tographing fortifications, Mr. Alabaster :-The prisoner this is not the February sessions, ter, the head being broken' and again brought before Mr. F. A. quantity of gold dust, which was James's Theatre, it does not mean

February has passed, and the six ribs being smashed.

Hazeland, at the Police. Court, tested and found to be 22 parat that another play with the same

gold,

locile would be a success, as' in prisoner in entitled to his dischar reason why the head was cut of this afternoon. gender another section. You the body was a bit difficult to

Mr. P. M. Holgaon. The Going back to the house sub- all subjects of the theatre one have power to deliver the mau, surmise. It was possible that

Assistant Crown Solicitor, sequently, he asked Mrs. Bredman must avoid statements of general CATALOGUES when printed will ba on sale at Messm Holly & although he has not been tried. was done with some idea of con- Messrs Dancon Locker, Deacon She replied: Yes for 1000 counts for much. A good Chinese Hongkong Hotel and the Hongkong prosecuted, and Mr Shenton, of if aho had come to any decision.maturo, and precedent rarely Walsh, Mosra Brower & Co., The That point was raised some years cenling the identity of the deceas

will take it." After some hésita- play will be a success ten years Telegraph, price 25 cents, ago and referred to in Maxwell. Jed, or it might be due to some; The Chief Justice: I don't form of superstition that, if the

Major Tulloch again,weat into tion, the prisoner accepted the from now, or would have been A badge to be worn on the aim of see how it necessarily involves head were cut off, the spirit of the witness box and was cross-ligaro, whereupon two policemen ton years ago. Those things hap- the coolie in charge of the dog will be

the deceased person would not examined by Mr Shenton.

Mr Shenton: Since the last 32lbs. of brass dust was taken Chinese setting may be an advan Doge provided with collar and chain, The Point Decided. be able to haunt the perpetrators hearing, I have some photographs from him,

Willis exclaim-tage owing to its novelty but not labor lead, must be at the Rece deciding the point, the of the deed.

isn't gold dust, I the mere fact that in London we Course, Happy Valley, at 10 o'clock un. Chief Justice remarked that the Evidence was given Mo

and postcards bought in publicing: "It

Olinina esa baobtained on the ground. learned counsel had very proper lung and Li Wing who were shops in Hongkong. One shows know, but brass; the old girl want have "Turandot," and in New Saturday abld.

and "The Yellow Jacket," aro atant price. Admission to the grʊand, y raised the point. However, he present when the deed was com- you Stonecutters, one the naval or something to make sovereigns York "The Daughter of Heaven"

yard anda panorama of Hongkong.

A detectivo stated that prisoner nothing more than coincidental, including ladies, 50 cents. did not read the section as coup-mitted, the latter saying that the

months, was a dealer in jawellery, general craze for plays of China. and hailed from Pennsylvania.

MR. TOM WRIGHT IN CEYLON

Mr. Albaster-Criminal Pro- coduro Odinance, secton 5, 1899, lays it down that with the excop-i tion of two months by No. 33 of 1912-

The Chief Justico-Loos the amendment make any differ once?

the discharge of the prisoner,

Belohere is it not?

arrested him. A bag containing pent At the same time, the coat to each Exhibitor,

with."

Mr. Albister :-No,

theysel had done. The section to his chopper produced in court be.This (producing, one card) has had been in England for eight and I can see no prospect of a knock out January and July.

been coloured, and was bought It is of Monot Taat section lays it torn that did was obviously intended longed to. Alo Hung. Both mon for fifteen cents.

to vest the court with according to Mo Hung helped to

Davis-Upper there shall be monthly sessions, largo • discretionary: Jowers. ding the body up the hill. Ac-I cannot see Upper Balabera. in every single month of the Tho matter hal been mentioned cording to Mo Ifung, Li Wing There is Mount Davis there?- year and it takes an ordinance to by counsel in another caso, and also struck the Ladian, but Li in alter that rule, aud an' ordinance ho had laukoil the matter up, the box denied that this was the It is meant for Mount Davis; 1 has altered it.

The Chief Justice-Wil asions had been adjourned to an-struck the deceased.

finding that in one instance the case and alleged that Mo Hung cannot swear to it. So far in the distance it is of no value whatever. proviso, provided the Chief other month, and it had been quite

Answering Mr. Alabaster, Li Justice may, on due notice being a common thing to very the date Wing denied that he helped to given, change the day soap of the sessions. Ils pointed out carry the body up the hill. While printed.

Mr. Alabaster: That provirosat and formally adjourned the away, and as he wont saw

liat schietimes, before, a judge this was being done he went

The publication of a new dai' Colombo styled "The Ceylon has been spoken of fir some time past, says the "Time

Mr. Hodgson-The photos speak for themselves.

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His Worship: I cannot say they are the same.

Mr. Hodgson: If you look at

Naturally there are certain play of modera Chinese life would claims on our interest by the Chi- be understood by the occidentals. ness school of drama. For one But I have always found a dif- thing, China, in view of her poli- ficulty in making hard-and-fast tical and artistic history, is perhaps distinotions between what the most important country of the romantic and what is realistic.. Oriental group. The national Romans is very real, and reality character, too, lends itself well is very romantic. to the demands of the theatre.

The Most Dramatic Thing.

of Coylon." The Hon. Mr. P. Ra- The Chinamian in less ebullient All these hard-and-fast lines manathan is the moving spirit. than his more vigorous, or, aball would better be erased from any I say, moro vulgar, counterpart map of the modern theatre. I

can only give the Chief Justice Lessions, but there was nothing policeman. He did not tell the the other two, your Worship, you The services of Mr Tom Wright of the West. He is reserved and might be asked what I regarded

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power to change the day and not in the ordinance which required policeman, because he was in a the month.

The Chief Justice does if he adopted the course, to which Sassoon's.

that that should be done Again, hurry to get his milk into ho was invited by the learned Mr. Alabaster-The Indian

Saya that

not say 60.

Mr. Alabaster.-- the sessions all commence on the eighteenth day of overy month, and says the Chief Jastsce may change the day, but not the the month. That change could only be made by calling the sessions on and adjourning, or by giving notice to the porsons to ho affected by the change, and giving them an op- portunity of being heard gain the change. If it had not been so, it would not have been necas sary to pass Ordinares 33 of 1012. because it would have been possible to skip the months of

was late?-Yos.

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counsel, assuming his contention was good, and assuming the pri And you were unable to take charge, he did not think it would the corpse P-No. I did not take nor were to obtain his dis your full share in disposing of becontended for a moment that any share in carrying him up.

Urown would not have power You did not have time 2-No;

to indict the prisoner again, and that was got so

plea of antrefois acquit could not be adopted.

The prisoner baving entered, plen of t guilty, the fol towing jury was empanelled: Measra R. J. Wilton, foremo, 8 Hidden, S. S. Levy, G. Black, D. Go, E. J. de Figueiredo, A. E. Ompaell, nad 11. Dinning.

You were there during the killing 7-Yes.

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His Worship Vary faint,

You were there when the body was put on ene side?--Yes,

You were there when they washed the place where he fell ? When they started to wash went off with the milk.

The Bon. Mr Buckmill, opening January and July, in the same the case for the Crown, said that any as this month has been skip probab'y all of them know the No,

He Jas been in custo y Day Farm, which lay along the

ped.

And you went off ?-Yes. Anil saw a policeman ?-Yes, Did you tell the policeman?-

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will see the difference.......

Mr. Shenton This as a matter fact is a reproduction from photo?

of

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Major Tulloch-It looks like it, I don't know,

Mr. Shenton-If it was en- larged would it be of any value? -No.

Here is a photo by Mr. Ah Ling. Would you consider that a valu- able photo 7-Quite useful-a contravention of the Ordinance. That is a photo showing Naval Docks ? Yes.

His Worship:-Does the Idinance say docks?

Mr. Hodgson No. Mr. Shenton-Well, it is fortification.

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a Penang jounalist, were engaged.

as editor of the new paper, and sensitive, and his religious and as the most dramatic and interest Mr. Wright has been for some ethical qualities make for fine ing thing that I have lately wit time in the island getting his stoff drain. No national taste in ar-nessed. Then I should probably together and acquainting himselfchitecture, dress, and so forth Bay Paul Rainey's African, Hunt with local affairs. But Mr can be more delightful to the eye on the cinema. Then you might Wright has had a difference with than the brilliant trappings of ask me, "Why do you think so? bir Ramanathan and han resigned China; and although people do I could only tell you that, even his appoinment before even the not go to see scenery, I believe it in this age of wonders, I mat is well always to beautify the back and wondered at seeing paper has made an appearance.

wild beasts of "Africa The statement that the directora atage as much as possible, and the

80 marvellously, it of the new paper had had a split have this glow of colour as an ac-"filmed

aroused in me so much excite- was not true, Mr. Wright told a companiment to good drama.

The Beauty of Chinese Art. representative of the "Times of

ment. And yet animals in. Ceylon." They were pulling world is waking up to the beauty, pared with any accepted stan At the same time, all the moving pictures cannot be com together all right. "I have re- Or-signed because I have found the of the Chinese lacquers and dards of theatrical effects such editorial chair too large for me. paintings and porcelain. Former as mother-love and honour and Mr. Ranianathon wants to occupy

ly this appreciation was limited crime. These pictures were at with me at the same time. I to a few connoisseurs, and per- made, I have been told, during a bad a different impression of him; haps this popular interest in drought, and all the animals have Mr. Hodgson --No it is not.. but his ways are not in acord Chinese art objects increases the come to a well to slake their thirst. Mr. Shenton It is a ques with mine. In a democrat and chances of plays with a Chinese Here, again, we have a dramatio for argument, I am not an autocrat, and can't do theme. But even here I find a thought, and we are shown how Why did you not tell him; tion fore he is prejudiced from Rsorvoir. There wore a great Yes. ever since November, and the e-ide of a hill below the Pokfulam were you is too much of a hurry? told it is a common thing for the certain things he wants me to do." small connection between the the smaller creatures give way Japanese to go in there, and Mr. Wright was at one time taste of the shopper and that of to the more important ones. Another great truth is driven editor of the "Hongkong Daily the theatre-goër. day to day by each delay. many employers and servants

Pokfulam police station was photograph the Submarines.

It is hopeless to allim that any home. We see all the wonders Notice in the Gazette.*... there, Chinese and Indians.close by, but he did not report it His Worship: The Ordinance Press," and until recently editor

play, of any type, is bound 10 of nature. The rhinoceros and The Chief Justice :-There was and the servants who look there other. He did not know says "any battery, field work or of the "Strait Echo,”

succeed at any particular time, his tell-tale birds that warn him after tlie A proper antico inserted in the ad

Canada and the Far Eart. and anything about reporting things fortification, or any portion there-

Given a good story and a good of danger. of within the Colony." Gazette on February 14, stating asionala lived in Uls parties, in to the polico.

Mr. Shenton-Or the Waters Mr. Foster, Minister of Trade and tion will triumph, as the public is smallest and most insignificant Before leaving for Australia structure, a play of any descrip What a lesson that even the that the Criminal Sessions would | huts. Now, tho practice had. Mr. Alabaster-Ithe prisoner be held on the fourth day of been for the Dairy Farm authori-known all over the Dairy Farm thereof.

His Worship --You don't call Commerce, stated that, he had not guidel by prejudice, and, of things can be useful to even a received an invitation from the above all, the well construoted mammoth. We see chattering March..

ties to have Tadion watchmen, as being a fool ?-His own clans- Mr. Alabaster-That is a and these witchmen performed man call him a fool.

Mr. Shenton: - It comes Chinese Government to visit the play must be done well. Often monkeys and _a・ long-necked" decision, my Lord..

the dies which might be calleil Mr. Alabaster And therefore

new Republic on his return trip, playa fail because of their treat giraffe. The giraffe hears the The 49 well as an invitation from the ment and because no atmosphere clicking of the operator's machine, The Chief Justice-How does those of overseers. They went they regard bim as of not much within field work...

Japanese authorities. It is ex has been evolved. it prejudico you?

about to me that the Chinere em account ?-I don't know.

It is difficult and even on that blank face there ployees were doing their work

pected that he will spend three to define atmosphere in this con- is an expression of curiosity and weeks in China and two in Japan nectio, but one might call it astonishment. Few men are so properly and they had rested in went to press. The Chief in-tics: Supposing them a coriain amount of anthe-

investigating the possibilities for the spirit of the thing. His Worship:-Well, the legia Canadian trade in the Orient, but Take the example of a Chinese what struck me as a triumph in expressionless as are camels; but the sessions had begun, in the orrity to control and find fault;

Chinese Ministry of Education.lation should have said so.

ha has no authority to negotiate play dinary way, on February 18, and as might bo imagined, con-

The Yellow Jacket" suspense was the Kallir boy and the lung caso, which (understand (sequently the position of over- Mr Tang Hua-lung's apppoint- The case was proceeding as we

treaties.

which I saw recently in New the ostrich. I believe the for I am going to try next week had seer was not a very popular one. ment to the Chinese Ministry of went to press.

York. It will prove many points. ward kick of an ostrich is most Collision In Moji' Harbour. la-ted there weeks, that would Anyone who was constantly find- Education, proposed by the

On February 25 when the It is produced with atmosphere, powerful, but beneath his beak have brought the murder case ing fault was not as a rule vary Govrament some time ago, came

OSK. Amerio in liner, Chicago and with great fidelity to Chinese there is a sensitive nerve which, The most arresting if stroked, renders the great bird into March; he would have been popular with those whom he found up for discussion at the Advisory

Maru, and the NY.K. North customs. kept waiting three weeks for his fault with,

Council only on the 3rd instant,

The Secretary of State for War China liner, Totomi Mara, were character is the Regisseur, a sort docile or afraid. The Kaffir boy, when it was vetoed by twenty announced on February, 11 that leaving the Moji harbour for of dramatised property man who with a bratch on the end of a Mr Alabaster :- That would The history of the crime was nine voles against and twenty-

a new pattern machine gun is Kobe and Taiku, respectively, the never speaks, yet controls the pole, plays on this sensitive nerve, not have been a delay of which a particulary barbrous and eight forit; there were fifty-eight about to be issued to the cavalry, former owing to the strong our-stage. The Chinese are oblivious and the bird and the boy cavort he might complain, but the man horrible one.

On November members present, and one vote and that the question of the issue rent struck the latter's port-side, to the presence of this visible in a must remarkable duel of has a e'mmon right to his liberty. 10 of last year on Indian watch for it was disqualified. to the infantry was still under with the result that the Totomi director, and before American patience and skill. One knows The Chief Justice-How does man of the Dairy Farm, a man Foreigners In Wuchang. consideration. The gan is the Moru was split for a length of 13 audiences, instead of destroying that once the branch is removed the word"day" restrict if to be-lcalled Goolab Khan, was found Router's Wachang correspon- new Vickers rifle-calibre automafest by 4 feet. A steam launch the illusion, this reg deur seems from the ostrich a throat, the ing a day in that montir? on the side of the hill. His body dont says that the Government's tio gun. Its chief advantage is and 3 lighters engaged insupply-to elevate the cffct. Perhaps, leadly thrust will be made. And Mr Alabaster cause he was headless and the head which policy with regard to futuro land its lightness. This gun has been ing water in the harbour, were years ago, the public would not one sits as thunderstruck before words" day" and "month" are had been cut from the body was purchase in Wuchang by foreig adopted by the Rus inn Army, sandwiched between the two have been willing to accept this this conflict as any I have ever und the oighteenth day of every found wipped in a sheet some nera is hoing carried out speedily. the Italian Army and Navy, the steamers and crushed to pieces. interloper; but by using its seen on a dramatic stage.✨ month; but on due distance from it. Traces of It consists, apparently, of the as- Japanese Navy, and the Turkish Asendo and his wife pre missing imagination, the public regard And so it may be seen that it notice having been given the blood which led down to n tablishment of a municipal ad- Navy or, in other words, by the The departure of both steamers him as a part of the Chinese wild beasts in moving piott

speaks well for Chief Justice may change the hat, which was generally ministration and new law courls, chief Powers with recent war ex was in onscquence, postponed setting. This

can compete with the best day, not the month. That is known as No. 10 hut, indicated and also the abolition of extra-perience. Large numbers of the for the time being, save the Kobe the development of public taste of the most efficient olearly the power given; other the way in which the body was teritoriality and the necessity gun are now under construction, Herald." The Chirago Mara,The Yellow Jacket is a play how impossible it is to utato wise it could not be said, we have brought up to the place, where it for the naturalization of foreig and experimentiel patterns have however, hessustained practically with a romantic vertebrae, and what is and what is not on the monilly cossions.

was scoreled. The man had iwen mezu purch wing land.

have been sent to other countries, no damege,

doubt whether a purely realistic

Mr. Allaster:By having the trial delayed about a monili. ?

case to como on.

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A Barbarous Crime.

The case was proceeding as

we

that a battery.

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contravention of the Ordinance judged from the standpoint spying. It would be a valuable photo in time of war.

The now Machine Gun.

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