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CHINESE

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

1915

Wales Esclated.

(Router's Sección To The “Thissrank."

London, December, Received 29,

The gala continues to be general throughout the British Isles, and damage is reported everywhere.

Wales in practically isolated telegraphically and telephonically

Hundreds of roofs of houses

· have been ripped off.

THE KOWLOON TRUCK ACCIDENT.

Prisoner's Trial at the Sessions.

A sequal to the fatal track so cident which took place at Came aron Road, Kowloon, on Novem=| bar 19, and by which Miss Ealdia Maria Rosa Pereira, lost her life, was forthcoming before the Paims Judge at the Criminal Sessions this morning when a truck coolie named Yeung Wong, was charged. with manslaughter.

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DEPOELAK., Hongkong, Dec. 28, 1915, ****

"LEFT. BY A FRIEND.

A Prosecution Which Failed". A Chinees was charged before Mr. Wood, at the Magistr.cy this morning, with unlawfully possess ing 200 rounds of ammunition, His plea was that a friend from California bad gone to his shop and left something under the bed Mr. Leo D'Almada represented the defendant. “

It was stated that defendant is the manager of the Tik Tai, Mr. G. N. Orme conducted the from dealing in indigo, and that case for the prosecution the pri-Detective Sergeant Clark with soner being undefended.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty. The following were empanelled on the jury:-

Mesers, James Graham Carra way, foreman), William Robert

P. C. Shannon, sad two Chinees detectirsa visited No. 9, Queen's Road, where the ammunition found on top of a box under the bed.

newly appointed Chairman of the Taan Ching Yuan. The other names have not yet Leen disclosed. † In responses to the Mandate iamned on Wednesday creating the Vice-President the Wo Li Prince, Mr. Li Yaan-hung on the following day submitted to the Pendant a Memorial in which be xinted, “The founding of thin flowery nation was entirely ex- sunted by the Person on High, while I Li Yaan-hang, only saged to His Excellancy's train and could in no way speak of 207- thing like merit. Therefore, I fel

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The Cheng Shih Tang reports that the Acting Lã Fa Yoan has received the following document from the Thing Imperial House- hoid

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The jury found both prisoners guilty of manslaughter.

His Lordship, in passing sex- tence, said "The jny have taken a merciful view of the case, arriving at a conclusion with which I entirely agree, that you were labouring under provocation which would justify the reduction of the charge to

of

“Today we have received an Oswald, Frank Gordon Ferridge, La visited him, bringing with December 1911 Empre Lang

Dafendant stated that a friend Edict to the following effect In INDIAN MURDER CHARGE. Philip Stanley Cassidy, Alvars bim some luggage, which he had Yang Ya entrusted President F. B. Bozario, Alfred W. D. left behind. His friend did not Tuan Shih-kai with full power for Gibbs, and Frans T. E. Y. Walell him what the luggage con- the organisation of a republican In opening the case, Hr. Orme mined, bas said he would site form of government. After the mid the facts were quite simple. im about it. Defendant added Republic was formally estab In t's early morning of Novem that he had paid Messrs. Batter-lished, His Excellency

The trial was resumed this ber 19 a beavily laden krunk, fald and Swire $10,000 during elected by the whole of the before the Chief Justice, of morning at the Criminal Seemans, filled with baskets of red earth, the year for freight,

people as the President of the Ghager Lingh and Bela Singh, manslaughter. If you ar either was coming down from Yannsti

ounty. An experience of four for the alleged murder of an of you had brought about the along Nathan Road, and turned

Jears in the administration has Indian watchman at Hunghom death of the deceased when you the comer by Watson's Diepen- sary into Cameron Road. In

proved that the republican form The first prisoner, an oath,

Defendant was discharged.

Larning the corner the track un- RESISTED THE POLICE of government is ensuitable to the spokes to discovering the relations found him on the bed with your

forsquately ascoe int> contact, aither through the leading ropes O by the cart itself with the deceased lady, who reostred such injuries se to canso her death. The truck

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the change at promptly take He admitted tying the rope but you brooded over the matter mors lenient view of the crime, place, in able in the future would round the deceased's body to

Two Years for Manslaughter. be overwhelming.la consequence, lower it out of the window. They and took the law into your At the Criminal Sessions this the seting Li Fa Yass in com- strack the deceased because he W bands and it is was in charge of six coolies, of morning, the Paine Judge gare pliance with the request of the was disgracing them by his re an extremely serious offence Whom two were behind and four judgment in the case of the people has framed and promulgat-lations with the women. He to have taken the life of anyone. on the ropes in front, prisoner Chinees named Un Keng, who ed the law governing the organ- did not strike decessed previously

Notwithstanding the provocation being one of those in front. As was found guilty yesterday of theiation of the People's Represents when he found him misconducting Me duty is to pass upon you a yon received, it is no justification. they knew, the road from the manslaughter of a Chinese enn-tive Convention, and thereby the himself because witness brothar direction of Isumas sloped down-stable named Ling Ki at Union monarchical form of government in-law was not there. He was warda, and a truck would, unless Wharf, on October 21, 20 has been determined and the ante sure that deceased was dead properly controlled, attain a high Mr. G. N. Orme again appear-President has been nominated as when they lowered him out of speed-and that was the paint and for the prosecution and Mr. U. the Great Emperor of the Chang the window, sed that was some of the more serious offence.” which the case stood, so far as it G. Alabaster (instructed by Mr. Hus Empire by the Represents seven hours after striking him. Prisoners were sentenced to 15 became a case of manslaughter, P.&. Dixon) was for the defence. tives of the entire body of the

The Puisse Judge said that citizens of the country. This is cookhouse during that time while

bey had left the body in the years' imprisonment each. owing to the speed being either

excesive or negligent They from the evidence it seemed that the way to secure permanens they were on duty. He knew that would have to take in considers the prisoner resisted the lawful peace in the land and to give the bone in the neck was frac tion the fact that the prisoner was search of the constable and used renewed animation to the nation, sured by the jers of the rope

Janguage, on the front ropes and would not insulting

and to which the Tsing Imperial when they first put the body have such a control over the scaffe resalted. Eonse bereby expresses complets through the window. Dred track as the men on the handles, seemed to be certain that he had agreement.

vere sentance, telling you at the time that you are fortunate in not being convicted

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In law all people concerned in no intention whatever of throwing Regarding the form of Govern-se a hoary man. When he came the driving of the truck were res the constable into the sea or caus-ment, the people have now dein he had no tarben on, which accordance with Ordinance ponsible. Mr. Orme went on to ing him grevious hurt. But he sided apon the establishment of was an insult my that it was to protect the bad caused the death of a man & Constitutional Monarchy. The

No. 5 of 1912 the EX The second prisoner, hang closed for the transaction of

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public that they wanted a fátaljand must be punished, although | Agreement of Good Treatment replied:--*I know nothing DAY the 1st January 1916, *

case of that character brought be he (the Judge) was going to take for the Taing Imperial Honas Las fore a jury for them to consider into consideration his previous been incorporated in the Provi-about my age. My father may know, whether there was negligence or good character and the fact that sional Constitution and it will not my sister may know. They are all "older than me.” Els went on to pot.

he had been kept in prison for undergo any change in the future. Dr. Woodman spoke to examine two months. He sentenced When the permanent Constitution corroborate the evidence of the ing the deceased and went on to prisoner to two years' imprison is draws up later on, the said first prisoner, saying deceased was Agreement will be appended drunk when be came in. When describe the lejuries. He thought went with hard labour.

thereto and will always remain they struck him he dropped down fhat a normal speed for such a

and later they found he was dead When they struck him they did not mean to kill him but only to frighten him away.

track to be travelling would be

about four miles an hour, but he LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. thought that to have caused such injuries so he found, the truck must have been going at a great- ar speed than that.

Evidence as to the facts, which we reported fully when the case www before the Magistrate, was

To-morrow's Meeting,

in force.

Interesting Decisions. *Ascording to a native contemne - In the course of his addrem to porary the following matters in the jury, Mr. Jenkin said that The basineer at to-morrow's connection with the inauguration Dr. Woodman who was not pres- meeting of the Legislative Coun-of the monarchy have been deed because he had the strength

il concerns 1, Financial Minutes. cided:

of a Government cficial.—

2, Report of the Finance Com- The name of the dynasty is Lrdship: No, you must

mittee. (No. 17.)

Orders of the day are an under ****

will be “Chung Hwa Ti Kaz.”

The prisoner, in his statement,

2 The 2e of the reign will sid that a dust oars was in the

be" Wu An Beent them turning the

Second reading of the Bill in-

3-National flag similar to the was no fault of los titled An Ordinance to provide flag of Republic with a zed lustre

was knocked down for the fees to be paid in this Co- sun in the middle, ber of the track, whose lony in respect of various things

4.The Imperial coutume will

to look after the and mature to be granted or done consist of crown and Imperial

to have been person under the provisions of the Ezi-robe but altered slightly with

tish Nationality and Status of other designs. Alien Act, 1914

not say that. There is no discrime instion dis in these Courts between witzes whether they are Government officials or other wise.

His Lordehip summed up on the lines that if the jury wers of opinion that show two men, when the deceased entered the house were so insulted by him, thereby, 1. 5.--A new Imperial Seal will naïntentionally if might be, verdict of

Second reading of the Bill in be cast bearing in the middle the ing his death if she jury thou 18ner tituled, An Ord-mines to amend worda “Shon Ming-It-Ti that, they toigit

further the Tramway Ordinance. “Ohi Shon Yün Chang.” OrJx conclusion that there

by Heaven erlasting and. pro- tien enoug

he dynasty be.

1902

Second reading of the Bill ic-p sitaled An Ordinance to amend who left the Societies Ordinance, 1911-

Becond reading of the Bill in- tituled An Ordinance to amend the Depor (Ordinancln:32.

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