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REMEMBER TEL. No. 977

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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

CHARGE OF MURDER.

In the Supreme Court this morning, a special sitting of the Criminal Sessions was before Sir William Rees Davies, K. C., Chief Justice.

The Hon. Mr. C.. Albaster, O.BE.. instructed by Messrs. Johnson. Stokes and "Master. defended the accused and the Attorney General, the Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock, K.C. instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. G. H. Wakeman) appeared on behalf of the Crown.

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able to secure the maximum Jefficiency from the boilers, three of which sprung leaks and were out of use for several days. The A band of thieves gathered strikers who are prodded on by round a Chinese in Fat Hing the Philippine Labour Congress Street yesterday. The attraction leaders are demanding higher was a roll of actes, to the amount wages despite advances те of $100 which showed provoking-cently

granted. voluntarily held.ly above the breast pocket of the by the company. They demand

Chinese. Whilst a number of the reinstatement of several em his fellows gathered round ployed who were dismissed for the victin

one young trivial demands which are sum- Li Heung Lang was charged thief fished out the notes and ran med up in the alleged claim of with murder.and pleaded noto The victim, starting in cruel and brutal” treatment. guilty.

pursuit, at length caught "the although the company is generally thief, but the capture came too recognised in the local business late, the money having been circles as being the safely transferred by the thief. and most liberal with its men of during his flight, to other disany Manila concern employing honest hands.

large numbers of men. Since a In giving evidence. this week ago police and constabulary morning in Mr. R. E. Lindsell's soldiers, armed with light shot Court, the Chinese stated that the guns have been on guard on money. which belonged to a every street car and at the com- clansman, was being taken to a pany's power house and car protect the public The jurymen were:-Messrs friend to pay a debt. They were burns.. to F. X. Robiero. W. D. Muskett.in" tin tin dollar noots," he ex- against possible violence and the property against F. M: Gracia, W. B. Blackburn, plained to the Magistrate, with company's

There have V. Robiero. B. M. Webb and J. smile. He was evidently proud molestation.

of his knowledge of English. been

disturbances, P. Xavier.

When he started to fire off another most

which did Opening the case for the Crown, fasilade of atrocious English. Mr. occur being confined to stone. the Attorney General said the Lindsell checked him with the throwing, placing of powder on prisoner in this case was

command to restrict his speech to the tracks in an attempt to create charged with the crime of murder his own language. The thiet a panic on cars, and a few cases on the steamship Telphibuis, on 1 have no witness as I came the high seas, somewhere near over from Macao. I came to buy

strike-breakers. Efforts of the the southern end of the Red Sea, medicine."

Mr. Lindsell: to a Director of Labour to mediate in the early morning of May 7.

Police Officer How much have been futile as the company The prisoner and a number of

money had he on him "Two has refused to deal with outside other coolies had been working

cent's and # few cash. parties and refuses to recognise ia

the Chinese labour corps What!

over the representatives of the Labour on the Western front and

Macao 10 buy Congress who have been in charge were on the voyage back from two cents' worth of medicine?" of the entire affair. The strike France to Tsingtau. The evidence on behalf of the Crown The thief: "I had bought the smacks strongly of politics in medicide.The Police Officer view of the fact that would show that about two days

The "The medicine is in his pocket." June 3 is election day. before the murder there had been-The value of the medicine was Labour leader, Salira, who is some kind of a quarrel between only a few cents. The thief said exhorting the strikers is ing the war. the deceased and the prisoner, he had other reasons for coming candidate. for the Municipal about some money and a gold ring over to Hongkong. Among these Board of Manila. Street car and the evidence about the time

were a desire to taste the tea at company officials declare that the of the murder would also show

a certain teahouse.

strike is practically broken and that a coolie, who was near the

be no further trouble. that after election day there will place where the prisoner stabbed the deceased, was awakened by the dying cries of the wounded This coolie jumped up and followed the prisoner, who had a knife in his hand. to the cabin of Lieut. Washbrook, who never lost sight of the prisoner and who seemed to have blown a whistle. Another Chinese alsó followed

the accused. When the up prisoner

entered

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Mr. Lindsell, finding it hard to believe the thief's story, ordered to undergo three months' him rigorous imprisonment.

DAY BY DAY.

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WHY PRICES ARE STILL HIGH.

It is notified in the Hongkong| Government Gazelle that the Im- perial Government is prepared, in Since the armistice, the ques-: cases of proved hardship, to tion has frequently been asked grant free passages to England in Hongkong as to when the for the widows and orphans' of hotels and dealers intend to re- reservists who were re-called duce the price of Whisky, and the from abroad on mobilisation, and impression has gained ground tha who have died while serving dur- it is intended to keep the prices up as long as possible. Upon A free passage will be granted | enquiry we learn that, so far from only if the wife had emigreted such a procedure being correct, it within three years of her hus is decidedly unfair to whisky band's death. though the importers. They are still Treasury would be prepared to only in receipt of the war. allow, exceptionally, free pass-time allowance. which is American and Filipino veterans ages in the of tropical roughly about twelve hundred bottles per quarter,

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case

THE "WESTVA CCA.”

were

of the Philippine Revolution Colonies in cases of emigration dozen

the and when the March shipments joined in Memorial Day obser- over three years before

Free passages became due at Glasgow the vances yesterday at the Cemen-husband's death. terio del Norte. The speakers for children, will be granted only stevedores refused to load any were Governor General Charles in cases where their mother is whisky for export anywhere, on Emmett Yeater, General Adriano returning to England, or where the grounds that they

entitled to it before exporters. Hernandez and Senator Pe- they are orphans. Mr. C. H. Lyson was this morn-dro Guevara. All

the Applications should be made in Consequently the local dealers of Lieut. ing admitted as a solicitor at the speakers mentioned the fact that writing to the Colonial Secretary. I have received no shipments since Washbrook's cabin, a light was Supreme Court.

the misunderstanding of 1899

the previous quarter. turned on and the former saw that

has resulted in the comradeship arranged for a credit of some the man had a knife in his hand.

of 1919, and through the co-| G.95,000,000 in order to take care A certain conversation then took

Operation of Americans and of current demand of local mer- place. Hearing the noise, a

BAD GOODS AND VAIN WOMEN, Filipinos who fought each other chants for exchange in New York, Captain Brown, whose cabin was The public markers established 20 years ago, today the Philip using Liberty bonds as security next to that of Lieut. Washbrook, in various parts of Tokyo and its pines is advancing rapidly to The insular government recently came in and he took the knife out neighbourhood by local

ward that goal of self-government raised G.10,000,000 in New York of the prisoner's hand. At thefectural authorities are not doing

which will ultimately bring through the sale of certificates of same time he noticed that there a good business, says the Hurki. independence. were marks of blood on the knife The object of the authorities was of the promise of the American the prisoner's to reduce prices by eliminating people through their Congress forehead and clothing. Evidence the middlemen, and it is true that and Government. Special would also be called to show that the market prices are about 15 ole of sadness was cast the prisoner was immediately per cent. lower than those of over the observances by examined and no wounds were ordinary dealers, but the quality decoration of more than 100 found on him so that the blood of articles sold is bad. This de- graves of young Filipinos, mem- stains could not have been caused fect, and the vanity of Japanesebers of the Philippines Guard by any injury to the prisoner women who do not want other which was organised and trained himself. It was suggested by the people to know that they buy in readiness to answer the call of Crown that the prisoner had cheap things at the

President Wilson in case their more public stabbed the deceased man and markets, are responsible for the services were needed in the war that was where the blood stains on inactivity of these marts.

against Germany. Most of them the knife and on the accuséd's

succumbed to trancazo during the clothing came from. With regard

period in the training camp.

and

also On

to the wounds inflicted on the

man. It

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the fulfilment indebtedness.

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SAILS POR AMERICA.

The Westvacca, which arrived at this port with the mails from Manila on Thursday, sailed to- day at noon with a cargo of rice Governor General Francis and general merchandise for the Burton Harrison, who has been North and America, her ports of in the United States for eight call being Shanghai, Japan, and months, is expected to arrive in San Francisco. This steamer, Manila the latter part of June. which is one of a class of U. S. It is reported that he will bring standard ships .which have with him his third wife, formerly "West" as a name prefix, has been the Shipping. Miss Grace Wreatmore, 18 year allotted by

for operation by the old-daughter of Mr. C. G: Wrent Board

of Manila, formerly Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Dean of the College of Whether she will become a per Engineering, University ofmanent addition to the Company's the Philippines. Governor fleet is not yet known, the de- Harrison and Miss Wrentmore cision being still with the Ship- are reported to have been wedded ping Board. The sale of 12,000 tons of at Berkeley, Cal, some 10 days cocount oil, by the Philippine ago. Vegetable Oil Company to

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THẬT HEADACHY FEELING

The Westvacca is an foil burner deceased, it would appear that said the Crown considered there

with one funnel, and attains an they were five in number. Three was sufficient evidence to justify

average speed of about 10 knots were only skin deep but the a charge of murder against the Derham Brothers, representing Manila has been without direct per hour. Her particulars are as other two were of a somewhat accused

WAS most W. R. Grace and Company of cable service with the United follows:--Dead-weight,

... 9,622 serious nature and the cause of important that the case should San Francisco, and the shipment States for seven weeks due to the tons; measurement capacity, death was shock and loss of be proceeded with to-day in the of 13,000 bales of hemp, the break in the cable of the Com- 10,388 tons; gross tonnage, 5,629; blood. The prisoner made two interests of the government and largest single consigament since mercial Pacific Company at a net tonnage, 4,309, statements. When charged in the the shipowners, since the ship the bottom drooped out of the point east of the San Bernardino charge room he said "I did not was was waiting to proceed to hemp market more than eight Straits, 400 miles from Manila. kill him. Whilst I was eating Tsingtau with the coolies. months ago, are the most import- The break occurred in 4,400 something I heard a whistle blow His Lordship Can you tell ant transactions in the business fathoms of water, which has made and went to see what was the

repair work

arising from constipation, live matter. People chased me and I the why this case was not dealt community during the past week. the ran. I do not know why they with in Singapore? I do not see Thore is small possibility of early difficult task. The cable ship rishness, or bile, gives place to a

lately

sense of clear-headed freshness arrested me". When the accused any reason whatever why this recovery in the hemp market, bas

port and general physical comfort was committed for trisl be said Court should have to perform the however, although it is expected awaiting additional grappling on the voyage I was assaulted duties which are obviously duties thats a possible re-opening of chains for Singapore. The tem 'by the other man. The deceased's which the Singapore Courts are demand in Europe will mean a porary arrangement of sending

revival of activity here.

messages by wireless to Guam frienda did not want to accuse me responsible for. but they talked to me quite peace. The Attorney General replied Due to the continued unfavour-where they were to be relayed by

have gently cleansed Bed ably. After his death they con- that he did not know how long able trade balance of the Philip the cable company, proved un- versed with me to surrounder the ship stayed in Singapore but pines and the stagnation in the satisfactory due to rush of Gov. stimulated the digestive system.

Pinkettes are sold by chemists, myself to the captain and after he would accertain that in the hemp market in New York,ority via wireless and due to also post free 60 cents the visl

ernment business which had I had given myself up they evidence.

where there are large stocks of talked peaceably with me". Con-

hemp that are not moving, the unfavourable atmospheric condi- from Dr. Williams Medicine Co.,

196 Szechuen Road, Bhanghai. tinuing the Attorney General

Philippine National Bank haions.

Evidence was then taken.

The case is proceeding.

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