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DUTCH ROYALTY IN ENGLAND.

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, the Prince Consort and Frincess Juliana, who are now on an unofficial visit to England.

CONDEMNED MAN REPRILVED.

Sequel to Recent Murder

case

Trial.".

"HERE HE COMES."

THE MINGKONG TELEGRAPH,

A LIFE SENTENCE.

For Shooting Police Sergeant.

Charged with shooting at Police Sergeant W. G. Dowso, with in^, tent to murder, to resist arrest, or to cause griovous bodily harm (three counts), Wu Lun-fan came before Mr. Justice Gompertz and & jury to stand his trial at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

The jury were Messre. F, F.

THEN DAY, JUNE 28,

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In the course of bis" address for the Crown, Mr. H. K. Holmes told the Court that the shooting, took place in Shing Wong Street, a street leading from Hollywood Road. Between nine and ten o'clock on the night of May 3rd. scoused was talking with a woman, with three other men, when a man passing along the road made some remark about,

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ter over." Accused, who ap parently know, this man, replied by "cursing him. The man who made the remark went away, ap parently to get reinforcements and start a fight Accused also went away, and it would seem that be returned with a revolver.

WAS

Sergt. Dowse, who was on patrol duty in the district, came along a little later and noticed a crowd, which had probably gathered in connection with the impending fight. The Sergeant went down Shing Wong Street to [see what was "the cause of the. excitement. About half way down the street, where, some steps passed underneath a house, Sergt. Dowee noticed two mon. They came towards the Sergeant, burrying. Bergt. Dowse suspicious, and he seized one of the men. The captive struggled | and wrench d himself frae, tear- ing his cost in the process. As soon as be had got away, he fired at the Sergeant with a revolver Lovers of vaudeville should be and hit bim in the shoulder. Sergt. able to spend an enjoyable even-Dowse was overcome for the ing at the Star, Kowloon. The moment and when he recovered clever combination Leeds and Le it was to see his assailant running Mar, who have already made away. The Sergeant seat a bullet name for themselves at Kowloon, after him. Then the other inan have been joined by two more rushed passed bilo, fring a bot artis, Bob Harper and Miss as he passed, to which Sargt. Betty Charles, who have just Dowae replied. arrived in the Colony from a

Star's Vaudeville Programme.

On enquiry this morning the Colonial Secretariat, we learned that H.E. the Gov. ernor hangzanted a reprieve in the

in which

Lo Kam- shan was recently sentenced to death for the murder of his infaut son. It will be recalled that the

Sergt. Dowae could not re- jury strongly recommended, the prisoner to mercy. Since the trial, successful tour in Tadia. They cognise either of these two men, the condemned man has been appear as the Star commencing Mr. Holmes told the jury. How under medical observation, and to-night in what is described as ever, there was evidence to say a musical absurdity, and entitled that accused was there. Prisoner in granting the reprieve His Ex-Here He Comes." The turn was arrested at No7, Elgin cellency has ordered that he be consists of a number of songs, Street, which is quite close, the put under special observation. When the report on his condition dances, sketches, etc. The big next day. On the premises was has been received, the Governor Picture in the Star's change of found a torn coat.

programme is a tale of the Wild When charged at the Magis- will determine what punishment, West, The Fire Eater." The trasy, accused explained the torn if any, the prisoner will underge. cowboy star, Host Gibson, appears cost by saying he caught it on a The official notification on the in the leading role, and one of the projection on April 29th. He matter states: His Excellency thrills is an exciting forest fire admitted going to Shing Wong

Governor has

Street on the night of May 3rd accepted scene.

to visit his aunt. He was talking with her when a man passed and threatened him. Accused wont away and did not know what happened afterwarde.

the the advice of the Executive Council that the death sentence passed on Lo Kam-shan for the murder of his son should not be carried out, and has deferred his decision as to the future trea". ment of the convicted man until he is satisfied as to his mental

condition."

TO-DAY'S

MISCELLANY.

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Evidence in accordance with Mr. Clark Hall, the magistrate Mr. Holdes statement at Old-atreet Police Court in dealing with a charge of cruelty

given, two Chinese witnesses

fire the shot.

stating that they saw accused Prieover was found" *guilty on the second count, wounding with intent to do grievous bodily

to a horse, said there had been The case, it will be remembered, criticism of magistrates by some was a most remarkable one. The people who thought that cases of prisoner jumped into the harbour cruelty were not treated with with his son in his arms, having sufficient severity. That was a come to the conclusion, it was grosely untrue obarge, be de- barm, or to avoid arrest,

Mr. Holmes mentioned that.

stated, that, by reason af bclared: There was no subject on acoused was recently sentenced)

hoth to

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which London, magistrates.were wife's alleged unfaithfulness,

|to 10 years' hard labour and to 15 it would be better were they more determined then to put a strokes of the cat for armed stop to cruelty to animals. Dur. die. They "Were. however, rescued from the watering ten years he could only re-robbery, committed in February.

His Honour passed sentence of and, the child was removed, to member one case out of hundreds

20 years' imprisonment, to run

years prisoner was then serving..

hospital, where the mother alsof that was due to deliberate cruelty concurrently with the term of 10]

happened to be an inmate. She For the most part the cruelty was attributable to ignorance, men heard the child crying, recognised

and knowing ita voice and asked it to be brought buying boraes to ber. This was done, but the nothing about them. obild died in ile mother's arms shortly afterwards. In evidence,

Commenting upon Colonel Har-

it was stated that death was due vey's lyrical outburst in praise of -to congestion of the lungs, result-England at the annual banquet

A PUZZLE A DAY.

A man was naked the age of

ing from immersion. The defence of the Royal Society of St his two sons. He replied that suggested that the child was George the New York World suffocated by its mother.

SYRIAN SENTENCED,

over here and fawned on us.

says: If any Britieher same old as the younger. If the ago of the older was just three times as in that way, there would not the younger were multiplied by be a man, woman, or child who itself, and the age of the elder wouldn't be asking next day what multiplied by itself, and the two gold brick he was trying to sell added together, the result would us. Fortunately the British are be 360. How old were the sons? politically wise and they know Yesterday's answer : Stowaway from Shanghai.that in this instance the only gold brick he was trying to sell -Philip Pera, a Syriso, born in is Georze Harvey birmself. But Persis, was charged before Mr. for all that they cannot possibly J. R. Wood, at the Police Court | like the bungombe that Harvey of this morning, with being a stow Peacham pours into their cars. away on the s.. Kangobow from For, as a correspondent remarked Shanghal,^

during the war, the delightful Defendant was discovered a few thing about the British is that hours before the vessel left Shang. You do not have to be pro-British hai and was sent ashore, but that when you are with them," The did not prevent him from going compliment is a much greater aboard again. When the ship one then has ever been paid by had been out at sea, and a collen: Colonel Harvey.

tion of the tickets was taken, he

was again discovered amongst the

steerago passengera,

His Worship follicted sentence

of one month's hard labour”

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