1914-02-25 — Page 7

THE JUBILEE ROAD

CASE.

Mr. Potter says the motive

Is Preposterous.

Sitting in Criminal Jurisdiction, at the Supreme Court, to- day, Sir William Rees Davies, the Chief Justice, had before him Kan Obai, charged with felonious- ly, and with malice aforethought, murdering his younger brother Kan Hop, on June 15, 1913, on Jubilee Road or, Victoria Road, in this Colony.

Mr. Kemp, the Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Eldon, Potter, instructed by Mr. G K. Hall Brutton defended.

The following were the jurors: -Mesers. Dransfield (fore- man), A. el Arculli, S. D, Snonehk, J. Borthwick, A. P. Samy, S. Hidden and W. Tulip.

Prisoner pleads not guilty. Mr. Potter addressing the Court this morning said that he intend- ed to recall Kan Hop, but he was not there at the moment. If the

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SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.

MISS OOULARTE DIES IN HOSPITAL.

Shanghai, Received Feb. 25, Miss Goularte, who was shot by a former lover, haa died in hospital.

GERMAN MINISTER AT SHANGHAI.

MAY COME TO HONGKONG.

Shanghai, Received Feb. 25. The German minister 8. Exe. von Haxhausen and his wife, Baron tiedesel-Essenbach, and the attache M. Meyer arrived here from Peking Inst night and will probably leave for Hongkong on Saturday,

Crown would admit the fact he told them was not so. There was going to prove it might save they had a witness who was cal- the time and trouble of recalling bim. If his Lordship would look led to prove the alleged ill-feeling

at the second of the documenta contradicting the most material that were put in yesterday he part of the evidence. By the would find at the bottom of the widow of the deceased until she page these words "The accum was confronted with the documents ulation of money in the business afterwards. That was the case] shall be limited to the actual sum put forward at the Pol- of $500 and should there bo any lice Court-that the deceased surplus taken to account at the desired division of the property end of the year it shall be divided and the prisoner refused to have between the six shareholders," it. That was the point they had The fact he wanted to prove, and to bear in mind. She said to him could prove from the mouth of at the beginning of his cross- Ken Hon, was that there was no examination, that there had never such surplus to divide.

PHILIPPINES SUGAR INDUSTRY,

Chinese and Japanese Labourers Suggested.

An interesting conference has been held in the office of Vice Governor Martin, at Manila, at which varioue phases of the sugar industry in the Philippines were discussed. Governor General Harrison, Vice Governor, Martin, Speaker Osmena, and Comm's- sioner Palma by their presence been a division-the deceased manifested their interest in this important question Gor. never got his share of this pro-

Hernandez of Iloilo, perty, and when confronted with ernor Mr. Potter said that in exhibit these documents she changed that Governor Liongeon, of Pan 8 they would find an advertise-story and she then said there panga, and Governor Borbon, of ment. They would see that Kan was a division, but the money not

Batangas, representing three of Hon said that he took an ac- being handed over we people do the most important sugar raising count of the surplus after making not consider there was a division." provinces in the Islands, gave deductions for payments,

expert advice and assisted in the His Lordship: If the Crown

discussion, and Governor Altavas Solicitor does not admit that you

represented Capiz province. Go- raor Hilado, of Occidental

The Crown Solicitor said that he could not admit that.

Laust recall him,

Mr. Putter: Yes, I will recall him.

groe, was unable to attend, but, delegated Governor Hernandez

the bureau of agriculture attended Assistant Director Edwards, of the meeting, and Assemblyman Fidel Reyes contributed informa- tion relative to the sugar industry

Then being driven out of that position because she had to admit the money was paid over she said" not referring to that property at all, but referred to the profile of the business." When asked Mr. Potter then told the jury why she did not suggest that toto pressat his views, the latter that he would not have address his Lordship she said that she for having resided seven years in ed them at this age of the case got. "She said that the forgot to

that province as representative of only be intended to call certain mention the property about which the Tabacalera Company.

therefore the alleged quarrel really existed. witnesses and he thought it advisable, before call-

That was an impossible story, ing those witnesses that he should s'preposterous story, but he was shortly outline to them

the not going to rest alone on those evidence they intended to give documents' although in his op because it might assist them later inion they were quite sufficient on when they saw the witnesses because it was for the Crown to in the box. Therefore he would satisfy them beyond all reasonable be very brief at this stage of the doubt on every point they made 0883. These witnessess got against this man. They had directly to the question of motive, chosen and they had to prove the He thought, as a mattor of fact, motive they had set our to prove he would satisfy them, when he¦ Although ho said it was for the came to review the evidence in Crown to prove it and al-| the whole case, that the motive though he said that it was put forward by the Corwn for the Orown to satisfy had been absolutely shattered them, he had these witnesses and by reason of the documents he thought it was only right to they had put in already. The call them before the jury. He motivo suggested by the Crown would call before them one wit- for the murder of the brother by neas,she was the secondary wife

Formosa and Java, and agri cultural legislation in which he is interested,

Governor General Harrison" labour it would be necessary to stated that in order to import

Vice Governor Martin inquired if get authority of Congress, and Governor Liong son favoured bringing in Chinese and Japanese, to which he replied "any kind for agricultural work only," and, to profect producers from the caprics of exporters.

a brother was that they were of the father, and she would tell very fair way in which the Orawn

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