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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Charge of Being Concerned In an Armed Robbery.

The April Criminal Sessions were continued to-day by the Chief Justice, Sir W. Rees Davies, K.O. Lau Chi Ming was obarged with being concerned in an armed robbery and with receiving stolen goods, well knowing them to have been stolen.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MUNDAY, "APRIL 21, 1913.

BOXING.

enstody of the defendant, at the Kowloon Railway Station, De- fendant was in possession of a Bux Wins a Very Ordinary Fight ticket for Sheklung. The child {..

Prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to five year's hard labour.

wae living with his pacle, as his There was nothing extraordia- mother who worked at the cottonary at the boxing tournament milla at Cautoway Bay, was un-held under the auspices of Mr. able to keɔp bim.

Hall, at the City Hull, on Satur day night, unless it won a couple of the decisions. There was a capital attendance and it was not- Woman Charged.

iceable that the ringside, seats Arising out of the rabbory at were well filled. The programme Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Ho Kom Tong's residence at was opened very briefly by Gun- The case for the Crown was 22, Sevmour Road, which formodner Evans R.G.A. 11. 7lbs conducted by the Hon. Attorney the subject matter of a case this when he knocked out Gunner General, Mr. J. A S. Buoknill, K C. morning, Chan Sun, the woman Burt RCA. 12st, 2 lbs., in the justructed by the Crown Solicitor, who was alleged to have bean second round of what weS M. P. M. Hodgson, while the left in the hours when the party proposed to be defence was in the hands of Mr. went to the theatre, was also F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. charged with being concerned Reader Harris, of Messrs Wilkin an armed robbery. inson and Grist,

The jury was composed sa follows:Mesars P. E. Stone foreman, C. II. Buckingham, H. W. Petley. A Carmichael, B. H. Mehta, T. G. Weall and W. H Kylling.

Evidence was given this morn ing by the two men whom the prisoner was alleged to have in-'

Prisoner pleaded not guilty. The Grown Solicitor, Mr. P. M. Hodgson, conducted the prosccu- tion.

The jury was made up as follows:Menara Carl Sobluter, C. A. Lopes, G. E. Loco, A. V. Barros, J. F. Millar, A.G, Suffiad, and J. C. Barretto:

It was alleged on behalf of the

A Bix two minute round contest. From the commencement Evans proved that Burt knew, every little about the game, and after making him look like a child in the first: round, put him to sleep early in the second round with as neat a right hook to the jaw as has ever been excouted in this Colony, There was no mistaking it, and Burt received it because he had not the faintest idea how to stop it. Though it was neat, there was

Burt could offer no resistence, and

duced to nasiet bim to the robbery. Crowa, that the prisoner had very little merit in it beyond that.

At the conclusion of the testisided the four men, who were mony of one, is Lordabip realleged to have committed the marked that his evidence was robbery by letting them into strongly incriminating

The case is still proecoding. Five Years Hard Labour for Armed Robbery, Sitting in Criminal Jurisdiction, this morning, Mr. Justice Kemp bad before bim Iivo Chinese, who pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery.

They were each sentenced to five years hard labour, and 15 strokes of the ost.

The Crown Solicitor, Mr. P. M. Hodgson prosecuted.

Gang Robbery.

General unknown.

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The case was proceeding as we went to press.

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it was evident that he did not a lunge, which to say theto run to ght clear. In the last know the elementary principles least of wae foolish, adopts round too, he commenced the of the game.

a crouching position with one hand same stunt, but it was then too Humphreys y Richards, on the boards, and that not necesa late, and Bux taking care that he The next item was a six round eary, with the idea of preventing let nothing go through that mat- contest between Private Hump his opponent of reaping the tered, won a decisive victory over hreya. D.C.L.I. Dat. 5 lbs. nnd reward of such ridionlous wildfire the soldier. Sapper Richarde RE. Ost: 5 lbs. punching, he must not expect Previons to the bout, a flash- This was a much better show that his opponent will be foot lights photo was taken of the men LAWN TENNIS, than the firet. Humphreys com- enough to allow him to remain in the ring, from the auditorium.

menced commendably but after there until he has recovered. This Olymple Club Meeting The annual meeting of the scoring from his first two leads Scott would not do, and hit out.

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The return showing the pum- the presence of a good attendance to the face and a half arm punch call. On the men went, Scott bar of cases of communicable of members, The report and to the chin brought him to the doing practically all the work, disenses, which have been notified He got up to until the third round when Alford as occurring in the Colony during SoMing was charged with accounts were approved, the latter boards for seven. committing an armed robbery, showing a credit balance of over it again but by deliberately hang-caught him napping and put the week ended April 19, shows a right to the jaw which that there were three cases of with others to the Attorney balance last year. The following of the punishment that was cer- staggered the soldier. This be bubonic plague and three deaths.

$90, compared with a small debiting on to Richards, checked some appointments were made:-Gen-tainly waiting in both of Richard's followed with a left and right to The total number of cases since Prisoner pleaded not guilty. The case for the Crown, was oral Committes: Messrs II. E. mits. Richards was none too quick the foes but Scott managed to January 1 is 26 and the number presented by the Crown Solicitor, Stevens, G. W. Sowell, G. Wilson, either, and if he had made shape cramble through until the gong of deaths 25. Mr. P. M. lodgeon..

F. D. Haigh and F. Hicks; Ladies he could have administered the west. In the next round he came There were six cases of diph- The jury manollet was asub committee; Mrs Purves, Mrs ether. Humphreys gathered him with all his old gameness and

the and handed out that left hand and three cases of smallpox with follows--Mesara G. Bird, fore- Steveca and Mrs Jobustono; self together well in

U. Rumjaho, A. E. Alves, Secretary and Treasurer, Mr A meantime and before the going dope that caused Alford so much F.A, Barrados, O.F. Rosario, O. E. Viveash; Assistant Secretary, sounded be planted his right on trouble. Right through the ton

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The Crown Solicitor said that In the third round of the force to give him food for reflec-but Scott always took good care the prisoner was charged with Olympic Club's tournament, Etion during the interval. In the af Alford's right and scored from gang robbery at 21 Symour Stevena (owes 15.3) met F. Hicks second round Humphreys lod off leads four times to Alford's three Rond, which was one of the resid. (acc.), and the result was a victory with a brace to the face and later on an average. The decision, a ences of Ho Kom Tong. There lived for the former, the score being put his right to the jaw. Rich-draw, had a very mixed recep ards was taken too much by tion. Scott certainly appeared 0-7, 6-3. there, at that time, two ladies, two amahs and a maid servant. Ou

surprise oven to attempt to counto many, other than the referte, February 11, in the evening, the In the second round of the ter, and nearly a minute had gone the winner.

before he found an opening; even two ladios, together with one Championship Singles of the then it was a weak left, amsh and a maid servant went above tournament, A.N. Joseland to the theatre and arrived back beat L. le Breton by 6-4, 6-1, 6-2; more had to be done to win, and that Bux in his fight with Cook bowever realised that something It was very pleasing to find at the house, in the early hours and in the third round Capt. set to in earnest, een ling home for the featherweight champion- of the morning of February 15. Orawford overcome M.R Harris

a smashing left and right, the ebip of the Orient, improved con- They were let into the house by by 5-7, 97, 01, 7-5,

first to the face, and the second siderably upon his tactics in the amsh they had left in charge. This evening H.A. Nisbet and

to the body. In the third other fights, thoug' oven now he On going to their room, they H. R. Phelips meet E. Hancock were suddenly attacked by four and RD, Stowers in the third round Humphreys secured the is inclined to use his head as men, who gagged them, tied them of the Professional Pairs; and major portion of the points plough. He certainly deserved through careful boxing. Ja the victory he obtained over Cook, up and stole a quantity of jewel round Major Bowen and A.N.the fourth round it appeared that however, after the stiff fifteen Brown, Mr. and Schmitte; Mr. ~|

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Mrs. lery and money.

Joseland meet in the Champion Richards was finished but the rounds they fought, but after all Three Escaped.

shipsingles."

Per s.. Ernest Simons, arrived other man made no effort to there was very little of really good The Crown Solici or contended

21st inst., from Yokohama, &c.:- bustle him. In the fifth round boxing to be seen. Whatever ex- Arculli

Luisses that the man in the dock, was one The Billiard Handicap, for the Richards did what few but beaten bibition of good boxing there was, Colo, Mrs. Majciell of the four, and he was sorry to say "Drolletto" Cup in connection men do-claim for a foul that was shown by Oook in the Emoucto Maungama that the other three were not with with the Y.M.O.A., has been or never occured. The referee order- first three rounds, and it was Fong Low Minjamoto him; they had not be on captured, cauged. The ties shown hereafter ed a rost for two minutes and the fairly obvious that if he had been asso

Nowman and they did not know where are to La played off before the manner in which Richards came better seconded he might have Frijiucti Nistjítani thoy wore. The evidence which following dates; 1st round to be up proved that the claim for a made a draw of the bout, if not Hamlit

Rawlinson he would put before the jars completed by May 3; 2nd by foul was not too well-founded or exactly reversing the decision. Hatsuda. would be evidence which he 14th; 3rd by. 21st; 4th and by two minutes rest would not have After playing on the head of Bur Hikimoto thought they would have no 5th by 28th.

been sufficient to allow of him for six rounds and finding there Hatakumi doubt in accepting as true, and The entrants and their han li-returning in so sprightly a fash-was little doing in that direction, Hama, upon which they would no doubt cap are as follow :—

ion. In the last round, which he should have transferred Hatakami 'find the mon guilty, because he

Handicap. was very even, Humphreys was his attention to the stomach. Joseph was identified by each of the four

20 spoken to concerning his low. It was round the stomach Javet people in the house. Further, he

70 left. After insipid exchanges the that Smith caused Box BD Juoy was arrested on the same day,

200 referee gave his verdict as a much trouble. Bux on the Kwan near the ferry wharf, with a very

200 draw; a very fitting decision. other hand, was careful to notice Kremer large quantity of jewellery upon

Knight v. Place that Cook fought with his left Kajo him, which had all been claimed by these ladies. If they were not antiefied, they had also the state- ment made at the Palice Station in which he clearly admitted bis guilt.

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The prisoner said he had nothing to say, but asked his Lordship to let him off easily.

The jury returned & upanimone verdict of guilty.

Prisoner was sentenced to seven years' hard labour and 10 strokes of the cat.

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10 According to the referce's de-shoulder fatally low, leaving his Kusumato So.atch cision Seaman Knight, H.M.S. jaw well exposed. Not only did Lian Chung-boi Scratch Hampshire 9at, 81bs only drew he notice it but he made use

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E. 10 weight contest, but according to ually be brought blood. 40 a careful register of the points scored often, it is true, but be Barhel, Rev. 10 there was no doubt that Knight also missed very often, his wild Balken, B.... 00 was the winner. Knight was not wind-milling bringing ridisale Baer, O 70 only able to find his way through upon him from men who know the Campbell, Prof.

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10 possess, but his blocking was de- seemed ill-advised. His business Dammon 40 lightful to watch. However, the was to have hustled Bur early on, Elmies 80 referee gave the decision a as aand, even at the expanse of Bar's Fabuoins, A. +30 draw, and a draw it must be, but right for after all there is little Bazonas, Mr. &

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