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THU HOKALONG. THTARR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

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Mesars. H. M. Namazes and Cò. bave, wo bear, purchased the B. Beaclauch, of the Ben Line,| whọn local agents are Messrs. Gibb, Livingston and Co.

The purchase price is said to be £85,000, and the vessel will be dispatched straightaway Havana with coolie emigrants,

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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

BANK SHROFF CASE.

The acting Chlef Justice, Mr. Justice H. H. J. Gompertz, presided again this morning over the September Criminal Sessions.

Chan Sui-chuan, a shroff in the employ of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. was indicted an the charge of embezzling on 19th August, last, $22,000 the

property of the Hong- toog and Shanghai Bant. and embezzling the Same

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With regard to Mr. Rico's The as China, whilst coming flight from Hongkong to Haip to her bung on Sunday, los: an hoog. with M. Painleve as pas anchor in 45 fathom of cable.senger, the local office of the The Taikoo Dock are dragging Asiatic Petroleum Company has but have not been successful received some interesting details from the Hoihow branch. These are to the effect that the seaplane

Ho Wing, the compradore. arrived at Hoihow on the same Kwai-yu was indicted on the day as it left Hongkong (Thurs.

charge of receiving $3,556, the pro- day last), having accomplished Pers of the Hongkong and the trip in five hours. The Shangbai Baok, knowing it to be same afternoon there was stolen.

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We see from a Home paper that the death occurred at sea on August 5th of Capt. William George Legge, late of the China Merchants Steam Navigation beavy squall during which - a The first prisoner pleaded guil. small boat callided with the ty to the first charge and the machine which was lying at second prisoner plested anchorage and damaged one of illy.

The following jury were em- its planes. The damage w33. however, repaired and at P... B. Walsh, W. Wong, D. 31. panelled:-Messrs. D. Muir. on Friday the ghi to Haiphons Lartios. S. A. Lopes, F. C. was resumed, with M. Painleve aboard. There was no gasolene) available at Hoihow. but the seaplane took on board a fresh supply of "Shell" aviation spiri: which the Asiatic Petroleum Company had caused to be sent to Holbox for the purpose.

Near the Taiwan Bank yester. day a coolie who was engaged on the construction of the extension building of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank fell from the scaffolding on which he was standing. He dropped right in the track of an approaching tramcar which passed over his legs. The unfortunate man was removed to the Hospital in an

paconscious state.

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Mr. J. H. Kemp. K.C.. Astor- ney, General prosecuted, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin defended.

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The Court room was crowded with Chines

Mr. Jenkin:-Might I say to: Four Lordship that in the course of this case, principally in the defence, development of the

matters of great delicacy will come up? I see a lot of women in Court.

The Chief Justice-Probably they are bere for the purpose (Laughter). I cannot ask them to leave the Court.

Mr. Beilby Aston was received iD audience by the King at Buckingham

Palace' on 13:b August, and kissed hands upon his appointment as His Majesty a Envoy Extraordinary and Minis- ter Plenipotentiary at Peking. The King conferred upon him the honour of knighthood and

The Chief Justice to the court invested him with the insignia of

Clerk): You may draw the It was stated that an arrange-attention of the women here that a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michaement was made by the father of there are matters in the case and St George.

one of the prisoners to take them which will offend women, I mean. to Vancouver, B Filipino modes: women. Therefore, I bandsman of the ship being warn them.

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hundred Chinese students arrived in France las: week. The Quartier Latin in Paris is full of them, looking on at the strange life through large spectacles for most of them are bespectacled, many of them affect- ing the borarimmed round Amer-

Two Chinese who stowed aw85 on the Empress of Asia were this morning charged before Mr. G.S Orme by Sergeant Spiers.

against the departed ones.

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The organisation of the Bant enables it open CURRENT AC- COUNTS. SAVING ACCOUNTS and fixed DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS in LOCAL CURRENCY and

A Chinese was charged before concerned in the mester of The Attorney-General, in open-

concealment Mr. G. S. Orme, this morning.providing

RDG ing the case. said the first with distribating advertisements nourishment for the stowaways-prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was in connection with the Eastern Apparently they were concealed shroff in the employ of the Cinema without the necessary in the cabin of the handsman, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-cave been the notes embezzled. permit from the Secretary for and a round trip to Vancouvering Corporation. His

The firs: prisoner was receiving duties Chinese Affairs. Inspector Kent and back was completed before were to take money from $38 a month. The woman must informed his Worship that the the stowaways were discovered. the

bave known that the money he manager of the Cinema had as Two of the bandsmen left the the

it gave her was no: bis. sured all responsibility for the vessel at Manila, and in view of over to another shroff and get the Hongkong and Shanghai Mr. Ho Wing, compradore of fence, stating that it was an this a cbarge could not be from the other shroff a receipt oversight on his part that the brought against any of the re-and baad the receipt to the Banking Corporation, gave evid- advertisements had been allowed maining bandsmen who could be customer

of the

Bank. On ence. to appear before they were taken counted on to bring an accusation August 1tb the Wing Tak Bank Mr. Jenkin.-The Ibes in this to the Secretariat to be stamped.

arranged for the purchase of case falls upon you and not the A fine of $5 was imposed.

The Captain of the Empress boat taels, and wanted to remit 22,000 Bank-Yes. stated that there were numerous taels to Shanghai. The arrange

The first prisoner was engaged stowaways on every trip, and meat

was that this should be through your department? Yes. the Superintendent of the Com- remitted and an employee of the

I think he was getting a month- pany had at length decided to Wing Tak Bank went along that ly salary of $38.507-Yes, besides bring the matter into Court. morning to the

Bank with food and lodgings, which I would A sentence of ong hard labour was inflicted on each graphic transfer. He handed the with you as regards sums of

month's $28.228.09, to pay for this tele- estimate at $15.

I do not wish to split hairs of the prisoners.

money in at the counter to the first prisoner,

Would it be fair to say He handed in money. $22,000 by cheque, and the re- that each day there passes ico glasses. They speak ex-Chinese plumber employed on themainder in notes. The other through bis,, bands in cash any-verted

Empress of Asix contended that shroff took the bundle of notes. thing from $15,000 to $100,000 ?— the quantity represented savings When he examined them be Sometimes more, and sometimes

lees. of seven years from the rations found that there was no cheque I think be has been in that issued to him. The storekeeper for $22,000. He then enquired Pinson of the Quartier, and ma of the vessel gare evidence to/from the first prisoner, but he position for a period of three |

the effect that the brand of soon disappeared. That particu-years? Yes.

The Chief Justice (to Mr. the les was superior to lar shroff, Lau, bappened to be a that issued to the crew, and a new man at his desk. Tha Jenkip)-Nothing turns on the Six weeks' bard labour was

moreover no such kind was second prisoner was a prostitute accounts ?-No. to-day inflicted by Mr. Dyer Ball issued from the store for the in

the first The jury returned a unanimous on a Chinese pickpocket who was passengers. Sergeant Spiers, who prisoner was found at the time of verdict of "Guilty" against the yesterday caught in Queen's charged the prisoner, remarked his arrest on 20th August. When first prisoner and "Not Guilty" Queen's Building, 5, Chater Road. Road Central after an unsuccess-that a case of tea was broached the first prisoner was arrested, he against the woman ful attempt on a compatriot. It open at Nagasaki by thieves, was found living with the second was stated that the first touch one of whom was arrested by prisoner. On his person was the woman and sentenced the which be gave at his victims the Japanese Police. It looked found some money in $100 notes, an to seven years' imprison- pocket was felt by the latter and to him as if the tea came from and the Police asked the woman went with hard labour.

the quantity stolen. A fine of whether she had any money, and

cellent French and are French in

their manner. They are serious enough, bat nevertheless they dine in the company of the Mimi

even be found in the "dancings." -L. and C. Express.

it put him on his gusid. On losing his tamper at his failore,

whose company

The Chief Justice discharged

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A dispute in the village of $100, or one month's bard labour, she produced from B bundleCOLONIAL OFFICE APPOINTMENTS

Stanton, in the Pask district, as the thief tbrow caution to the was inflicted.

round her chest 8426, seven fifty-

to who is entitled to draw tomb- Lord Milner, Secretary of State stone fees the vicar or sexton wind and made another grab st

dollar notes, five ten-dollar the purse, but he was caught red- The Shini Mare, an N.Y.K.notes and six dollar notes. The Mr. J. E. Stephenson to be his court action at Matlock recently. for, the Colonies, has appointed or wardens-resulted in a county banded. He managed to strug-boat, arrived on Saturday at 11 Police asked her if she had an Assistant Private Secretary in The vicar (the Rev. Webster gle free but was eventually run a.m., having had one death at more money. She said No." down and caught by a Chinese ses and one on arriving at Hong- She was taken to the Police place of Mr. H. T. Allen, promoted: Summerfield) sued firm of Colonel Amery, the Parliamentary monumental masons for £6 165. youth named Percy Lai.

kong. The body was taken to Station and she was there search Under-Secretary, has appointed fees, but it was said they had the mortuary for post-mortem ed by three female searcher Mr. A. J. Dawe to be his Private paid the fees to the wexton. When charged before Mr. examination, and the vessel was They found some silver os her: Secretary in succession to Mr. A.This vice claimed

kept in quarantine till noon yes-The charge against her was that Cooke, promoted; and Sir George terday when she was released the received the money, knowing Fildes, the Permanent Under Defendants paid the fees to the Were part of the benefice. She was bound from Bombay. It to be stolen. She admitted Secretary, has appointed Mr. Levicar in court, and it was said theft of 19 lbs. of Indian was suspected that the deaths having received the money from B. Freeston to be his Privalo that, having now paid them twice, tea believed to have formed part were due to cholers, but this the first prisoner on 14th August Secretary in succession to Mr. H. it was hoped all differences of the quantity extracted from a proved not to be the case, and the two days after the embezzlement Beckett, promoted, broached case at Nagabaki, vessel was released.

The notes found on her must!

G. N. Orme at the Police burt this morning with the

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