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THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS. who stood in the witness-box for

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ence of a few cente,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1915,

TELEGRAMS,

THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE.

London Received, October 19.

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the batter part of a day and re- fased to raise his eyes from the ground. He did not know if they were accustomed to The fourth day's hearing of the studying demeanour, but he Areon case was opened in the suggested to them they had never Second Court, at the Criminal seen a man in such a peculiar (Router's Service To The Telegraph. Bessions, this morning,

condition, as Mr. Aɑ. He was The committee stage of the Ip Shui-on, a clerk in the Tai-ither overcome with the great Indian Service Temporary Pro fung, a foreign goods and piece grief which it gave him to give visions Bill will be taken by the goods shop, said he had exsmin-evidence against his old friends, House of Lords to-morrow, Lord ed the entries in "No. 4" with his or he was overcome at the very Islington. in the course of the own book and there was a differ- awful position which he was debate on the second reading. cccapping in that box, in not intimated that the Government is By Mr. Jonkin :-The transac-telling the truth. In one word, tione in the books were correct, and he would put it to them with temporarily and in part changing the methods of reoraitment, and If the bills were signed he would out bandying any words, he was

W18 most anxions that by no not object to taking the money a liar and a liar from the word (laughter). He could not say that

Mt. Orme had said mosne this year or the following flo Lai denied signing the ac- the man could not be a liar beira ahould the Indian proport ion of admissions euffer. There- counts. If counsel asked Ho Lai cane be wae fat. If that was a fore, it was contemplated, if with himself he would get the question true principle then Heaven would the examination of one fourth answered. Witness did not say

be peopled with fat men; G there was not as a result the same to the sergeant interpreter that paanch would be a passport to he thought Ho Lai had not signed paradise, and he (counsel) would proportion of Indians successful, as in former years, that the number them. He "heard Ho Lai tall the be able to congratulate every man be made by selection. Even treat- sergeant interpreter he had not he mot, who bad a gith, that he signed the books". Yes, he had was incapable of crime (loudment would be meted out both to Europesas and Indians. The rules been told to keep the books as laughter.) It would mean that would also provide that a mini INCREASED TAXATION. they were important. He allowed that principle would come back mum standard of education alcu'd Ho Lai to go to the country in on Mr. Orme's head very many be laid down in the case of selected face of that because he had times because if he was consistent European candidates and a cond. CEYLON'S CONTRIBUTION he would have to ask, as Crown ition of eligibility would be that Ho Lai, of the Tai-foug prosecutor, that every oriminal in they have ren lered service with Shop, employed sa a shop coalie, the dock who had a stomach, be the Forces of the Crown of o said he had collected money once

discharged. Mr. Au had been from the Lai-wo. He signed the termed by Mr. Orme as being in certain length and noture. receipt on the goods delivery bill. capable of immanes actions and He had not collected any other of ingenuity; a man who could not keep awake at night and By Mr. Jenkin; He remember- plot. Had they ever heard such

business in the country.

money.

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ed giving a statement to Inspector/rabbish in their lives. He was correspordents are not necess.of Ceylon, wore in the colonoudea! Saturday next, play commencing

To the Editor of the Hongkong

Telegraph.)

Sir:-I read with great interes! Four Loader in the issue of your paper of the 18: iustsat re the Germans on Shameen.

Gordon of the evidence he was not a man who could lie awake about to give. The sergeant inter-at night and plot the simple preter was not at the atation when elements of the story that had pat forward. What he gave his evidence, he was at been

bad been Baid could have the shops.

Out io five Oh yes, looking for the Canton been thought

minutes. shops I suppose. (inughter.)

They decided to set Witness asid be remembered fire to the house, they collected collecting one account, there some shaving, poured some might have been another bat kerosene on them and put a light I agree entirely with your senti- be could not remember. He to them and took the books ments and feel sure from what we recollected telling the inspector round to the police station. A have seen of the Gorm in character that he bad collected two accounts. story of that complication would since the War started that if When he went to the Lai-wo shop not keep any man awake at night Shamesa had been a German he told them his name, when they or call for any mental strain on Concession instead of being Bri- asked him. He was frightened the man An, or anybody else.ith we would havo been expelled when he saw the sergeant inter-They could never, and he would long ago. preter because he did not know challenge his friend Mr. Orme- he could not challenge the judge what it was all about.

collection to imagine, and it would but he would leave it to his re-

You thought you might be pat

in prizon ?-Yee,

You thought you might be

in prison for signing.

pui

Mr. Orme said the witness might be caused to incriminate himself by answering such ques tions as he was. only young.

Hie Lordship said he could not

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trouble the immediate impositions and the taxes would entail? He hoped, therefore, that nothing whatever would be doar for three weeks.

There was an atmosphere of interesting expectancy in the pro- ceedings of the Ceylon Legislative

The following will represent CORRESPONDENCE.

Council on September 30. The the Hongkong B. in the above [The opinions expressed by the first signs of it, says the Times match on the Club ground on Hongkong in Queen Street where prople of at 2.15 p.m. T E. Pearce arily those of the

all races forogathored in in- (Capt.), G. E. Aubrey, F. H. Telegraph."] THE GERMANS AND

discriminate knots to witness the Baker, C. J. Hewitt, S. SHAMEEN.

arrival of the Governor. It was all Moure, H. E. Mariel, E. B. Reed, some of the onlookers could hope F. Svme Thomson, H. H. Taylor, to attain to. Inside the Council R. P. Thursfield, A. Whitmarsh, Chamber all the acermmodation usually accorded to the public was packed almost as tinsure crammed with sardines, while all other [available space was also filled. jumping auch proposals on the Moreover it seemed inconceivable Council. It was not that he ob that there could be so many idle jecte i to the taxes. He was inclined Government prone. All the to like them. But the Council members, without exception, were must have time to consider them, present, whoa ais Excellency, bec:ase once the taxes were im preceded by General Hacket posed it would be many a l-ng Thompson, entered at 2.30. Little day before they were withdrawn. We hope that in the near future time was lost in getting to busi-

Besides," interjected Mr. the matter of expelling the aess. The most interesting pass Ramanathan, "what about people seriously taken up by the British review was that which elucidated for the sale of the products to be Germane from Shameen will be age of His Excellency's financial who have entered into contracts be impossible to imagine a crimin. Government,

the cryptio reference of October tuxod? Would the parahtasar or al case in which the prosecution I have reason to believe that last to bear, part of the Mother- the seller bare to bear these un- could have produced, should have the French on Shamoon have country's burden. His Excellency foreseen taxes? What horrible been able to produce, the most taken the matter up as far as their thought £1,000,000 would be a damning, most conclusive evid. Concession is concerned and I ence possible, and had not. There think that there era at present no never was, never had been and Germane reci lent on the French never could be such a case, where Coccorsica. they could have produced sach

The Germans are no longer conclusive evidence and they had members of any Clabs on Sba. produced evidence which we meen, nor do any self respecting are sufficiently steeped already actually saw arson committed, them; as we cannot forget that name. Mr. Au members of solely associate with (laughter).

Witness said he did not know they were told, therefore they had they are of the same breed was to be. From October 1 the anyone had sigued his name in the very best evidence they could and possibly related to Bome following export duties would be

was nothing air of thos8 Kaltured" brates imposed :- that until the sergeant interpre have. There te. showed it him, and as he did cumstantial, and nothing was who sacked Louvain and com not know what the whole thing left to the imagination; the man mitted the unspeakable atrosities Tea per 100 lbs.

on women and children of whiob Rubber per 100lbs. was about, he was frightened, was prepared to swear to it.

Od the falsification of books we have now absolute proof, to Cocos per 100 lbs. Ho beard the other fokis tall the

they would have expected better say nothing of their latest crime, Cardamoms per 100 lbs, 7 evidence, because Mr. As was an the cold blooded murder of Mine Coconuts (fresh) per

1,000 accountant of the firm and could Cavell, by a German Officer.

og with books like a person These atrocities have mudo the Desiccated coconute por playad a harp (laughter), and a word German to mean all that man who could show them where is low and despicable and to call Copra per ewt.

On a division being taken it to look for the fraud and know

"German would now Coconut oil per ont...

was found that there were seven в person

47 Mr. Ramanathan was the first to syas His Lordship-You do not the shops with whom they had be resented as the greatest insult

" and thirteen "noea." Mr. done business, bat who had not that could be offered to any protest. intend to call any evidence ?

"I am not sure we want Ramanattan then proposed that Mr. Jenkin No.

though he had had wooks human being who considered so much taxation, i am not sure farther consideration of

He Mr. Orme asid they had heard to do it. could work himself highor in the social scale that this is the best form of taxa motion be postponed till October

tico, At any rate give us time to 22. counsel for the defence call the it out with Inspector Gordon than the beas's of the field.

and the Sargeant interpreter.

Let us postpone

Mr. Creas seconded. On second thoughts I apologise think about it. witness for the Crown who gave

"Most catholic, Mr. Creasy," the plot away, an informer, but In place of what they could ex- to the beast of the field as even he matter for three weeks," be be was not an informer in the pout they got evidence of the they have a little deceney abouts-ked. In response to a sign commented His Excellency, generally underat od sense afinest example of triokery and them. man employed by the police to get fraud, and be put it to the Jury! information they otherwise could that the evidence Mr. Au had

see it.

Mr. Jenkia:My intention is to defend my prisonera and out to inoriminate your witnesses, they

sergeant interpreter he had no right to sign the book and he then became frightened.

Mr. Orme: That concludes

my case.

Mr. Jenkin: I shall not answer this cave my Lord."

not worth the

Yours, etc.

QUILDITE

not get. But for him to have plotted given and the evidence of the Canton, October 20, 1915, as counsel had alleged, for his shopkeepera, had left them in a gain, he would have to be a restate of most absolute doubt, and gular Napoleon of commerce.

if they felt shoro was any reason.

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fitting contribution from Ceylon, payable in annual instalments up to 1925. It was a suggestion he would now place in the bands of the members of the Council, Meanwhile there would have to be increased taxation.

New Export Duties. Mr. Stubbs explained what it

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from His Excellency Mr. Raman- sthan walked to the head of the room and conferred with the Gor- ernor. Returning to his seat, the hon. member proposed that the duties should not be imposed till October 22.

Time Required for Reflection.

The Hon. Hayahe Eliot waH equally emphatio in the opinion that it was impossible for the members to give their views on so short a notice. Be did not criticise the proposals. He had not bad time even to consider

them.

Mr. Stabbs objected that Mr. Balasingham's proposal was im- practicable. The Council had no power to make such bargains,

"Bot they do such things in the British Houses of Parliament," protested Mr. Balasingham,

the

"I only want more time to con- sider the matter. I do not mind by what mesus we get it," or- plained Mr. Creasy.

The unofficial mambore voted solid for the amendment. The officiala voted solid against it. The Sir 8. C. Obeyosckere acconded. latter won by a majority of two. The Hoo, K. Balssingham also

Mr. Stubbs, speaking with| had an amendment to propose warmth, said though be bad had

Mr. Jenkin in addressing the able doubt in their minds, the Lammert found $1,000 worth of Jury said he never intended prisoners were entitled to their stock after a fire of that descrip- answering the case pat forward discharge. Mr. Orme had said tion, then his reputation as by the prosecution after hearing yesterday, it was a tedious case. Surveyor and valuer is a good one, and was also invited to the head practical experience with almost for he must have the eye of a of the table to receive gotto Tose every Crown Colony of the Em- the evidence because be was cON- A more illuminating case and a

He (counsel) vinced no case had been made more ridiculous case he had hawk (laughter).

all his life put it to them that after a fire of advice. His Excellency wrote pire, he could never recall a out. He would, however, refer never had in

that kind to find $1,000 worth of vigorously the hon. member procedent where such absurd them to certain principles before laughter) when this case he sat down, because if he did over, M.5" he would take stock, on his own estimate there looked on. Mr. Ramonathan aleo resolutions as had been brought not, bis Lordship would do when unto himself as a trophy; it was must have been a great deal returned to the Governor's aide, forward could have found a sec. He did very well in Mr. Balasingham returned to his onder: "Iappeal to this Council," the undoing of his friend and the more there his tara came for annming up,

scat. Apparently the advice had concluded the Colonial Secretary, because they were all there with undoing of the sergeant interpre- what he did and be (counsel) failed, Mr. Balaningham it as "not to make itself a laughing

was his saviour would have patted him on the one duty and that duty was to ter-" M. 5" make the Crown prove their case (laughter). Then there was the back if he bad not been in the understood would proceed on his stock in the eyes of the Empire

The amendment was lost with- against the prisoners and not to man who stood in the box ne firm witness box (laughter). There own account. make the prisoners prove their as the Rock of Gibraltar, Mr. H. was nothing, to his mind, left for innocence. The way Mr. Ormo A. Lammert (laughter). He said the jury to do, but to acquit the ont a division and Mr. Balasing had asked them to view the that he went down to the shop prisoners on the evidence of the her thereupon suggested that the tazes should be collected provis evidence to come to a conclusion and found, after a raging fire,

The first and second prisoners the Council. If the Council then ionally until the next meeting of that bis (counsel's) olients were wetted by kerosene, of half an

bour's duration #ben the only were found guilty. guilty had struck him as being building W**

His Lordship sentenced the disapproved of the taxes the im- gutted, traces a vory extraordinary one. had called before them in spirit of $1,000 worth of stook. first prisoner to five years imposition should be refunded.

The Hon. Harry Creasy second- only, and he was going to do it Good luck to him (laughter) prisonment with hard labour, the in body, that excellent gentleman and he (counsel) said if Mr second to three years' with hard ed. As on a former occasion he labour, and discharged the third, was opposed to the principle of

Ho

Orown.

und the civilised world."

The taxea were then authorised and provision was made that the proportion of export duties for merly allocated for medical want the new taxes and allocated to purposes should be deducted from their former purposes.

There were more proteste. But the only result was to delay the Council dealing with the remain- der of the heavy agenda.

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