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STOLEN PROPERTY.

A Receiver on Trial.

The October Criminal Sessions. were resumed at the Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice Gompertz.

Lau Ping-kan was indioted on a charge of receiving stolen pro perty, namely, two pice of

FIGHTING “CHARMS ".

Badges Found on a Chinese.

Alleged to have been concerned in fighting in Queen's Boad West last Saturday, a Chinean waE charged at the Police Court this morning, before Mr. J. R. Wood, with being in colawful possession gold cf two bangles which of a weapon and with ssaulting 8amalloonstable. Inspector Terrett girl at Wanobai ca August Prosecuted.

A Chinese constable gave evid 27, for the theft of which a Chinese was in September sent to ce to the eff at that he was on goal for five years' hard labour,duty in Queen's Bood West, in

were etolen

from

Prisoner pleaded not guilty.

natable there searching come Pereons. He stopped one of the men and, finding nothing ir- riminating on him, he let him off.

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The following jury was called:- M-887. OE 8-ybt, A. 8. C. de bes big fight. He went Six Bore and Spray, Siva, R D. Baptists R. M. d'Eto the spot and found another. Gutierrez, EJ, de Figueiredo, J. M. Alves and L. A. V. Ribeiro Opening the case for the Crown, the Attorney General paid the prisoner was oburged with receiving four gold mountings, which had been taken of some rattan bangles, well knowing. that they had been stolen. He bad got to prove to the jury before they could convict firet of

all that the gold wantinge were stolen, recondly that the prisoner received them-in this case he

would prove that the prisoner borgh: them-thirdly be had to abow that the prisoner kase at the time be bought them that they had been stolen. If be proved thess things and the prisoner failed to give a reasonable explanation of bow be came by the gold the jury would find him guilty. was for them to weigh the evidence including any statement the prisoner might make. The onus was on the Crown to prove guilty knowledge. If the prisoner gave A s'a'ement that they thought might reasonably be true they would find him not guilty. In this

оп August 27, 12 30 p.m., ■ little girl was coming downstairs from

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then noticed that the other and he came to bin assistance, constable was searching a 193 The defendant struggled and bit is thumb, but he was sventually arrested. On bring sesrobed & abopper was found on his back charth was also found. He a and a red triangular fighting then brought to the Station.

Another Chinese constable gave corroborative evidence.

The constable on duty at the Station deposed that he searched the defendant and found a lot of red marks painted on his body.

The Chief Chinese Dateativs gave evidence and said that the

badzes were a sort of jus, Baring that they were charms and those who fought usually wore them. They were Buddhist charme.

ed one of the charme and found

Inspector Teriett then produc me curious, characters written on it.

Defendant esid he was an sa silt ins etall and bought the chopper to use, when he was told by someone that a big fight was going on, and he was advised to

was arrested.

& house in Waachai on bar hide his chopper. He did so and to school, when she was attacked and the gold mounted bangles wera anstobed from her by s man bamed Lam Kee, who would be called as a witnses. This men.

Hie Worship sentenced defend- ant to three months' hard labour for being in possession of a chop

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removed the gold from the Der end à further six weeks' hard winter uniform are.. zequired to labour for biting the constable's thanh.

bangles and took it to the Sai Sing jeweller's shop at 2 o'gicok the same afternoon, where he sold it to the prisoner. He was given $5.20 for the gold, this being about half its value. Es was sked до questions of any

MARINE COURT.

Orders issued by Mr. F..C. Jeskih, CB.E., gjatë :--

Winter Uniform-

PARTICULARS AND CON. Members not in possession of DITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on at once make written application Monday, the 4th day of Novem- for esme to their Unit Comber. 1918, at 3 p.m., at the Offices mandere. The latter will endorse of the Public Works Department. the applications and forward to by Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Go- Stores Offer, Headquarters verament, of One Lot of Crown Office.

Land at May Roid, in Colony of Hongkong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fired by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further

kind and wet tway with Four Police Reservists Charged. | ter naiform which is not service

He was arrested

the money.

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on the same dey and the At the Marine Court this morn Police went with him to the Sing, before Commander Beckwith, Sing shop at about 9 pm. He four Police Reservists and another seemed to have some difficulty in man, named respectively' 'Lam printing out the man who bought Kai chi, Chaz Sbai kwong, Chan the gold, but eventually the pri- Wai-ling, "Wong Tak-tsun, and ener opened a safe and produced Chan Check, were charged with two pieces of gold, which the unlawfully moving about the Fort thief said were two of the pieces daring Official Night without the sold to the prisoner. One of the written permission of the officer pieces of gold was identified by in charge of the Examination another wines se baving been Srvice. The Fame defendants on the bangles which were stolen were also charged with siding from the little girl. The other and abetting Lai Lai, a boatman, two pieces of gold had not been roovered. There was aled in the safe some gold which had been

Members in possession of wio-

able will be required to attend and present same for inspection, Dates will be duly published in ordere.

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Mr. Leo. D'Almada appeared.

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melted down. At the Police for the dafence and the case is THE Steamship

station in answer to the charge being watched for the Police prisoner said "I did not know Reserve by Mr. F. Jenkin,

NAWAB.

that the pair of bangles was D.8. P." and Mr. T. F. Hough, having arrived from the above stolen property. That all the A. S. P.

ports, Consignees of cargo by

matter." It was for the jury to say Application was made by Mr. her are hereby informed that whether he knew this. The prison D'Almsds for an adjournment, all Goods are being landed at or did not say that he did not which was granted, bail being buy the gold, be said that he did fixed st $250 except in the area not know the beagles неге of the bostman, bia bail being stolen and that he submitted was fixed at $25.

an admission that be did buy the "gold from the man. In addition man from the shop at which the bangles were made recognis- |. red one of the pieces of gold as having been the beagles sold to

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the

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By: Order,

ALEX W. VAN ANDEL

Hon. Secretary.

Hongkong. 26th October, 1918.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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PARTICULARS and COND- ITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 4th day of Novem- ber, 1918, at 3 p.m., at the Offices All broken. chafed and dam- of the Public Works Department,

the little girl's mother. He had Balay in as follows:

aged packages are to be left by Order of His Excellency the in the Godown where they Officer Administering the Go- also to prove that at the time the A. Lasch (Vsenum Oil Co.)... 1 the steamer must be presented Land at

will be examined. Claims against vernment, of One Lot of Crown Yaumati in the prisoner bought the gold he knew W. J. Eldridge (Taikoo) ...: 2 within 10 days of arrival, other Colony of Hongkong, for it was stolen property. There was. The special prize was drawn wise they will not be recognised. term of 75 years, with the Steel Wire Rope 21" some evidence from which guilty by Target 405,

No Fire Insurance will be option of renewal at a Crown knowledge oculd be inferred. In

fixed by the The cap can be obtained from effected by us in any case what- Rent to be

Surveyor of His Majesty the Bills of Lading will be counter King, for one further term of 75 signed by

the firet place the prisoner bought Mr. W. Arenall on production the moustings which had evident. of number:

yl been detached from bangle

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years.

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the process. He was buying gold the pieces. Then again prisoner detached from its proper place only gave $5.20 for the gold while and that should have raised the man from the shop at which suspicion and indeed led him to the bangles were made would my have naked some questions but he the gold was worth $10 or $11 ad rol do so. Then there was the Another fact was that there whe fact that two of the pieces of gold no entry in the books of the y were missing. On the other hand purchase of the gold. When they might ask why the prisoner man kept books and there we did not dies of the other no entry of a certain tranazotion, two

might have been it was an element of guilty Prince's Building, Ice House

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