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EDISON MAR LAMPS

FROM ELECTRICAL DEALERS

MURDER CASE.

TRIAL AT THE SESSIONS.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

69213 豆拜禮 號三廿月八英港香 MONDAY, AUGUST 23. 1920.

GOLD THEFT ON THE NILE."

眼容

HONGKONG DISCOVERIES.

August

The acting chief Justicà (Mr. Justice Gompertz), presided this morning over the Criminal Sessions, There WAS THREE CHINESE PASSENGERS only one case in the calendar.

Leung Ki, alias Chun Kong. was indicted on a charge of mur- daring one Lau (hun on 1st July

last in Victoris.

DETAINED.

KWANGSI TROOPS.

ROUGHLY HANDLED IN HONGKONG,

THREE MEN CHARGED BY POLICE

From Swatow during the week

attentions to the Fulice officer when he was interfered with. A sentence of six weeks' hard labour was inflicted by Mr. N.L. Smith on the prisoners at the conclusion of the evidence.

on the Nile's arrival in Harbour in the former force. Quite un- others escorted by the Police and yesterday.

日十月七

BINGLE COPY: 10 CTA.

$36 PER ANNUM.

OUT DUE NOTICE

Balors His Honour the Puiana

Columbia Batics les

BANK SHROFF.

Exactly what induced the CINEMA LAWSUIT. Japanese Legation to admit to the Walchalopa and to the Diplomatic Body that it had given MUSICIAN LEAVES WITH- shelter to zine of the ten Anfa

CHARGED WITH WOMAN leaders wasted by the Chiness There is ananimity in the Government it is difficult to say.

AT POLICE COURT. declarations of the Kwangsi men but as was to be expected it has as to their choice of an early aroused considerable comment, Judge, (Mr. Justice J. R. Woot) and Shanghai Bank who wRE The shrod of the Hongkong departure from sanctuary that most of which is unfavourable, at the Summary Court, this mor arrested on Friday night at has proved to be uncomfortable There is no doubt, however, that ping, there came up for hearing Yaumati on the charge of staaling for them. Oce Than who Japanese sation is in secord with the suit brought by Mr. H. W. ja sum of $22,000 from the Bank In view of the robbery which end came the news of a big was severely injured, refused foreign practice on the subject. Ray, proprietor of the Coronet was to-day brouchs before the was carried out on board the reverse which wangsi troops bad medical attention and stay in and though the British, Franch Thez is, agvinst A. Raquizi,for the Magistrate (M. N. L. Saith)

mat in a fig" t with the Kwangtung Hospital, and was persistent in and American Legations have recovery of $150, being damages vessel and reanlied in the loss of troops, and this item was confirm his solicitations to the Police for declined to accommodate mem-ufered by reason of the defen Chinase woman who was arrested The prisoner pleaded not $10,000 (Gold) from the treasure ed by the arrival here yesterdays safe conduct from the Colonyer of the former Chinese Gorm-dent terminating his appointment at the same time and, who is now Together with the prisonerwaa guilty.

room, unusual measures were The following jury were em-taken by

of several hundreds of refugees at the earliest possible moment, erament, Japan at this time is a musician to the plaintiff on arraigned on the charge of receivi the Water Police panalled: Mears. F. A. Chopard,

British and American Legations. who until lately were "braves

He was together with several following precedanta set by the August 1st. M.T. Johnson (foreman), W. H.

log stolen property in occasqu– Whiteley, T. Oliphant, Chan Kai,

Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared forance of the discovery of a portion secretly taken to the Canton These man may or may not have the defendant, and Mr. A. Rowan of the money on her personk 3. Greenfield and C. Edgcombe.

railway station yesterday, and committed acts which might farm for the plaintiff. Mr. F. C. Jenkin defended the

safely seen from the Colony. the subject of a criminal charge

The case was remanded for a The defendant, examined, said week, bail in the case of the prisoner.

Up to a Iste bear yesterday, * but there is no gainsaying the that be was engaged by letter at female prisoner being allowed in wary watch was kept by crowds fact that they are political ro Manila by Mr. Ramos, who the sum of $3,000, The Com unlucky who took up positions at various fugees and as such are entitled was in charge of the orchestra at retained in Police custody, na

points of vantage on the look-out to sanctuary. But what qualifies the Carnet Theatre. In con- bail being granted. On brought from Wuchow & draft whom are still staying at board-the

On Saturday night the Chung for Kwaugsi man, several of this position is the fact that sequence of that letter he left of 350 soldiers who were intended ing houses, and who will be Chinese

Legation is naing Manila and came to Hongkong- soil for the pur-Since bis arrival in Hongkong the bankful for an opportunity to pose of barbouring enemies he had been engaged at the Kwangsi Army. The arrange-slip out of the Colony without of the present Government of Coronst Theatre under the man- ments were that on arrival here being further harassed.

China and in doing so is guilty (agement of Mr. Ramos. He con- of they were to be transferred by

An unfriendly act. The sidered Mr. Ramos .. Chinese legal view is that the employer. At the time that be bis other vessel to of operations AR Swalow,

thinese Government could de-wanted to leave the Coronet. bat the

wand the surrender of these men, Theatre he went and saw kir. were against these warriors. At OUR PEKING LETTER and failing this could exercise Ramos, and the latter told him the wharf on the Praya they

force to accomplish its object that if he wanted to leave be parature-85. Hamidiy-64.

2 p.m. Barometer:-29 67. Tem- were received by a bostile crowd

Of course China is not in a would have to got a substitute..

The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, the Attorney-General, prosecuted for the Crown.

The Attorney General said that in presenting the facts to the jury be was labouring under a little difficulty as a certain part of the evidence be proposed to call would, be understood, be objected to by his friend, the counsel for the defence. He would therefore

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brief message received in the Colony a few days ago that the robbery was very skilfully carried ont whilst on the voyage from Nagasaki to Shanghai and on the arrival of the weasel at the latter port it was discovered that one box containing $10,000 was miss- ing from the treasure room. Precautions were then taken pre- venting the mones from being smuggled ashore but it was left to the Hongkong Police to conduct

stricter search of the vessel on its arrival here.

theft.

We learn that the consignment of gold, which comprised 1.163 boxes, was for the local office of the American Express Company.

expectedly they met with a bostila reception from local Cantonese patriots, who, from all appearances, bad waited this chance to give expression to their Provincia! of Kwangsi men.

reinfarecementa for

the scene

fortunes of Was

of wharf coolies and others (From Our Ora Correspondent) position to exercise force. Never Defendant consented, and secured

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be described

Similar disturbsaces

minor scale took place on the arrival of the Soshu Mara and Yuet Wa on their arrival along

side the wharver.

theless that is the legal technical position beld by the Chinese authorities, and it is extremely doubtful if their contention can be rebutted.

wanted

musician from the Hongkong Hotel orchestra, and be changed places with him. Mr. Ramos represented to defendant that be

was in charge of the CommZGÉ Theatre orchestra.

Mr. Ramos, called, said that

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE

The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 42/3}{L

THE WEATHER.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY. Coronet Theatre-=-5.15 and 9.1

Hongkong Theatre-5.15.7.18 -

TO-KORSOW. Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.13

Hongkong Theatre-a.15, 7.15 and 9.15 p.m.

0.1.

have to confine himself to the other part of the case. The motives for murder, as the jury knaw, were considerable. A man The Nile was taken charge of who committed murler on sc- [by, the Water, Police whilst a count of some great wrong done search of the passengers' effects

A "scrap to someone else was not entirely and the decks was pursued, this and there began beyond the pale of the law. But eventually resulting in the dis which came to & conclusion

Peking, August 14. ho asked the jury to be on their covers of a sum of $2.030 from only when the Police, having

The Anfu perry has been guard in understanding the motive casing of one of the funnels. This been informed of the occurrence that prompted this murder. I money was very carefully con- sent out a strong force and sased eliminated as a force in politics Cabinet under was not for the Crown to prove cealed, but not sufficiently so to the discomforted soldiers from aand the new the motive of murder. The At-escape the rigid search that severe cruelling. Then & com-Genersi Chio Yang-peng has been

municative person started the formed and is already function interesting to add that the tenth he was in charge of the orchestra.

. In this connection it may be torney General did not know was maintained. whether there was any mot' in

news that the Kwangsi troops sting, so that the task of the pro-

man on the black list, Li Shibat the Coronet Theatre and is the present case. The prisoner Three Chinese passengers who |Swatow bad

a bizgressive militarists is for the hou, ex-Minister of Finance, is April Mr. Ray had asked him and 9.15 pu Buff=red and the

were deceased were both

found to bave $3,000 defeat

placed present completed. Accordingly in the Russian Legation, Here to eng'ge a musician in Manila and been travelling

Chang Tra-ku and traders.

pazition Travelling between them have been detained

which might Genaral

the position

somewhat LAs regards the engagement of traders were

between General Taso Kum are preparing different, inasmuch as Mr. Li is musicians, everything was left to by the Police pending the result persons who travelled from town of enquiries which the Police are the devil and the deep sea." to move out of Peking. In the said to be in the employ of one witness, but he had to get the to town, in Rizer stramers to

making as to ita source.

It was thus an easy matter for the case of the letter his return tonf the foreign banks in the approval of Mr. Ray. Police to persuade the unwel- Paotingfu bas very little effect Hongkong, carrying out orders

He for people in the country. The

Examination by the Police come visitors to return to Canton, upon the railway operation in Legation Quarter. As a servant engaged the defendant by latter. prisoner and the deceased used to indicated that the door of the The work of transferring them to be neighbourhood of the capital, is permissible for him withio The passage was paid by Mr. Ray. He told Mr. Ray that the travel between Hongkong and trasure room was prised open the Henngshan, which was lear- but it is very much different with the Legation Quarter.

defendant WAD competent Mr. Ray and the defendant. the village of Lang Chu. They with a crowbar, and was lefs aning that night, was carried out hang Teo-lin. His 28th Division

Notwithstanding that the musician. The money travelled by the Kong Moon fastened when the officers of the without a hitch under the protec-has set out to return to Fengtien

Was There has been absolutely no Asfu leaders are paid by Mr. Ray and witness damages proved by the plaintiff. steamers, and both were register-bip made the discovery of the ion of the Police, and the and the five long troop trains

enjoying Kwangsi troops left amidst the with men, borses and material known to be ed traders in the offres of the

the paid the musicians. At the end it did not follow that if there have dislocated the limited pan-

bospitality of the Japanese of July, the defendant told himware a breach of contract there steamship companies. These

booing of the crowd. travelling traders all

senger service between Tientsin Logstion, the military and police that he wanted to leave the or-would be images. Ramos had carried baskets,inwhich they carried their

and Mukden and in another day still watch the exits from the cheatre Witness said that he said that he suffered no incearen- goods. In this case, in one of these

will dislocate the service between Legation Quarter and the re- must supply a substitute. De-ience by the defendant learing. baskets & certificate was found

Tientsin and Shenkaiwan. The wards offered for their arrest are fendant brought another musician and Mr. Ray having suffered no belonging to the deceased. It

fact that the two military leaders seated in the publice "eye. from the Hongkong Hotel and technical damages, ba submitted appeared that these two traders

A number of other refugees are quitting the capital at this Concerning rewards, I may be the two made arrangements and that he could not sus for damages. ceased to be in business for two

arrived in the Colony by the time must have a re-assuring famous baudit in Kansu, for arrival of the defendant, Mr. Rowen)-Why do you

permitted to recall the story of a excbanged places. Before the The Pasics Judge (to Mr. month The main question was

Douglas boat Haibong yesterday influence upon the sceptics' ones that оп 1st July Jast the

mozaing, and were subjected to a who declare that Chang Tso-linhase capture the Governor Ray wanted to engage the your damages at $1501 deceased left the shop of Si Woo

most severe reception from a and Teso-Kun are no better than offered ten thousand dollars. On Hongkong Hotel musician who

Mr. Rowan-It is a month's Chow In Des Voeux Road Central

crowd that gathered about the the men they have deposed. At the morning following the posting took the defendant's place in salary.

of this and took with him, among other

proclamatior. there the Coronet Theatre orches wharf when the steamer came in. the same time icought to facilitate

The Purine Judge--I thirk things, a few dollars. Some time

The new arrivals had to run an understanding with the South. appeared on the yamen notice tra In consequence of the that the substitute having been elapsed between leaving the shap

leaving, the gauntlet of a crowd compris-

board and on others throughout defendant

it was provided you most reduce the in question and the time when he

ing many hendreds of roughs,

the district a proclamation by the necessary to have rehearsals. FIASCO.

amount. How much do you think General Li Shun, the Tuchun bandit chief offering one cent for was found by the Police with a

and a strong force of Police, whof Kiangsu, who has succeeded the capture of the Governor!

The Puisse Judge:-Did you it shoud be? stab wound in his bark. In the

were immediately called out, hadWang I-tang as chief Northern

undertake to pay the defendant Mr. Rowan:-It is difficult to meantime he had taken his baska Canton Times. Mr. Chen Hunz the victims and giving them acceptable to the South as it is

few days ago, says the considerable trouble in rescuing delegate, is likely to be

yourself? Suppose Mr. Ray did assess. I submit that it is a well- to a so on the Praya, which is Pui, a Hongkong Chinese IP

not pay you, would you have to stablished rate of law that a close to Sincere's, and left them chans, issued invitations for the

& safe escort to be boarding known that he and the other

Day?—Yes.1 engaged the defen-person who is employed month there. The prisoner at em.wedding of bis eldest son, Shek Ki

dant and I had to pay. There is a by month must give a month's In this disturbance, Yangt ze Tuchons were opposed. left his basket in the same place, recently returned from America

number of the Kwangsi men

contract between me and the notice. You cannot pat anyone. but this was not the place where Last

were known to have been severe-trouble is that there are two

to fighting the Bouth.

defendant.

in the office and say you can be used to keep his baskets The

Saturday, August 21. injured, and one of them

continue. I am really relying next thing that was known was * fwo o'clock in the afternoon, suffering from a serete wound in Southern del gates. If the Pre-

upon a well-established rule. that the deceased, who appeared

Misa Ng Lai Yung, daugh the head was rescued in the nick of sident's policy is followed, at

The Pning Judge: In this - to be pretty faithful and deer heat dress, was ready at the Chising. The Sergeant was cailed upon duct negotiations with it as a ter of Mr. Ng Shih Tet, in her time by Detective Sergeant Dorl tempts will be made to unite the

cass, thers was a contract for 4 nined anived at the shop on the Yam Street Chinese Independent to effect this rescue when he was whole rather than as divided South so that the North can con-

personal services between the Praya, with a stab wound in his Church, where the Rev. Ng Mon proceeding along the Prays on

parties. The defendant was montr to mooth for the orchestra of the Coronat Theatre at $150 per month. During the month of July, on

privato arrangement to get an 12th July, the defendant made a employee of the Hongkong Hotel and at the end of the month they this person from the Hongkong were to change places, and Hotel was to take the place of Theatre. This arrangement was the defendant at the Coronet made without the consent and

A

NO BRIDEGROOM.

CANTON WEDDING

hopes.

ΠΟΤΕ

The

CHINA TRADE BOOM.

HINT TO BRITISH MERCHANTS.

back and a dagger in his hand. Hing, the pastor, was also prehis cycle, and his arrival dispersorganisation, but it is, loo early to her immenso possibilities, and breach of the

shop people about his baskets and

£

and he gave instructions to the

pared, with Bible is band, to ed the crowd, who, however soon yet to say what will happen. pronounce the couple husband found eat a fresh victim. They and wife. The prospective bride.chised him under the verandab,

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your

KREGEN

Mr. Rowan-I can call the A Central News message states compradors to prove tht the that there are evidences of acbegne was made payable to the

full advantage of it great trade boom in Chins, and defendant by Mr. Ray. that America is already taking The Paiste Judge-Never mind. Thecontract was between China is beginning to awaken the parties. There has been employed

contract. The the immediate demand is for question is what should be the the money in them. He then went

engines, railway rolling stock, damages? downstairs and appeared to have

Cars, agricultural Mr. d'Almade:Will collapsed and fell down at a room. however wasno:ready, and and all bat dispatched him with the hands of Cabinet of all

The new administration is in machinery, and hardware goods. Lordship hear me? I think lamp-post at Gilman Street, on the up to this time bis whereabouts rain of blows when Sergeant the talents. Perhaps this greatest syndicate is engaged in an ex- in the case is that Ramos was A big American trading I should be heard. The evidence Praga. There he was found by are still unknown. Alldecorations Dorling came up. Then the crowd acquisition is Dr. W. W. Yen as tensive publicity campaign, and one

in the church for the otherwise the Police and taken to the happy affair bave been removed,

dispersed, but the Sergeant Minister of Foreign Affairs. He by way of warning to British men, and as he was the chief man of the plaintiff's chief Hospital. In consequence of in-and the big wedding-feast pre-Coiness who was preparing to has filled

succeeded in arresting og is an xble and brilliant man and merchants, for whose goods there he was to engage musicians for formation received. Inspector Murphy went to the Si Yak pared at the Sincere Roof Garden inflict an assault on the soldier's Europe during the trying period ed market, it may be advisable to Theatre, The last witness said difficult role in is ample room in almost unlimit the orchestra of the Coronet office, and obtained a photograph last Saturday evening was un-face with his wooden cloz This of the great war. Chow Tsz-chi say that native newspapers or that if Mr. Bay did not pay the

man was to-day brought up before as Minister of Finance inspires propaganda matter printed in the salary, he would have to pay, the Magistrate and bound over confidence, as dos Yeh Kung-vernacular are useless

knowledge of Mr. Ray. At the in a sum of 850.

... & The Poisne Judge ---No; he did end of July, Mr. Rey paid him cho in the Ministry of Com-medium for reaching the vast not say that. Arising from the same incident, munications.

his month's salary, and the The latter is a two other Chinese

masses of the people, and parti Mr. d' Almada Yas he did. d: fandant left his employer with were also trained man and will see that cularly the prosperous calti-The reporters have it. charged at the Police Court with qualified men are appointed to vators. The native newspapers

out notice. By so engaging with Sunding steamer being about to bing and the

prisoner was committing an assault on the positions of responsibility on have very limited circulations, be substantiated

The witness was, recalled, and another party be bad committed sail at about 7 o'clock. The Trested on the 3rd. He made person of & Chinese

what Mr. breach of-contract, and it in con- the several railway accord- | and only a small minority of the d'Almada contended. detective on the wharf recognised statement in answer to the char-stable. It was stated in his ing to a reliable Source of people can read.

now necessary to assess daatges the prisoner as the man whose He, the deceased, could evidencs that whilst engaged information, the firs poils of the Commercial travellers speak-that on that evidence there was plaintiff in respect of that Mr. d'Almade, continuing, weld (due from the defendant to the photograph he was shown. This pot arrest the murderer.

Es with other members of the Premier's programme are: Uni-ing the language and penetrating a distinct contract between the claim That the sum has to be man had a tin of biscuits and a fokis, I had never had

knew. me only. He and I were Force in posting down the dis-fication of the country. Separa to the villages and towns are the defendant and Ramos. The reduced in clear. Substantive fight turbances, he was set upon by the tion of the civil and military only means by which the plaintiff bad to prove his contract damages will now be provided by bim his surname. He said it with bim. He never quarrelled prisoners who on learning his administrations. Disbandmsuit of sullability of Western goods to and damages. He has also to prove the defendant who had given som

the identity, exclaimed that "in these superfinous troops and retrench-his needs can be brought house that be engaged the defendant substitare. It is Tripodat asked bim whether it was Leung, steamer knows the murderer. I cases, police man Tal, and he said "No". It was an identify the murderer." If not mind their own business 819 Financial record, to

who do ment in civil administration. to the average Chinaman. In view of the evidence of Ramos seas there damages. staplish-American commercial pro- who engaged the defendant, it am not includingdargr impossible for Chinese to have he could identify the murderer, to this one of the prisoners who emergency o

they were foris, and, as he stated, also liable to assault." Previous Which be propážka to tito an. Daganda inéludes the itinerant proved that Ki Ray had no by passage fr two surnames. The prisoner was

forsign story-teller, the ninemalograph, supreme authority over the kong and I arrested and faken to the the prisoner volunteered

Do holding down a Kwangsi soldiak 25% Long S

land ocular demonstration 2of the defendant, The PPS Police Station. The deceased evidence to do so,

of the travelling trader named Leung Tai, and went back to the Kongmoon steamer wharves, and bad the photograph shown to the Police searchers. At 6.30 the prisoner arrived on the wharf, the

baskets. The detective asked

was then. The detective than

with

me. Someone

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