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TWENTY-ONE CASES AT
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BOYS AND GIRLS.
INCIDENT IN PUBLIC GARDENS.
A nuisance at the Public Gater dens was to day mentioned in the Police Court in connection with a charge preferred against two Chinese schoolboys of disorderly conduct by molesting young
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TWELVE INDITMENTS FOR ARMS POSSESSION, The list of cases to be dealt of October, 1923, at 3 p.m. at with at the Criminal Sessions girls. the Offices of the Public Works this month is the heaviest for Evidence was given by the Department, by Order of Hissome years, principally due to park-keeper to the effect that Excellency the Governor, of one the large numbers of indictments feminine voices raised Lot of Crown Land at Pokfulam fur calawiat possession of arms.scream drew his attention to the Road in the Colony of Hongkong. The list contains two (for account of the concerned)
murder terraces leading from the statue for
term of 73 The Steam Launch "Peggy"
year charges, two manslaughter cases, to the fountain in the lower as she now his in she Har-with the option of
two indictments for robbery by Garden, and he caught sight of at a Crown Rent to be fixed by bour of Hongkong.
two charges of three young girls surrounded by the Surveyor of His Majesty the assault with intent Length 60 feet
te rob. ala crowd of about ten boys. No KING. for one further term of wounding with intent, and twelve actual molestation was seen by 75 years.
indictments for unlawful arms the witness, but he saw the boys
Breadth 10 feet
Depth
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FRIDAY, 2nd. November 1923
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pushing and hu-tling each other/ in such a way as to impede the girls, who were going down the the steps. The group broke up. on witness's arrival, and, follow- ing two of the boys, he came upon them in Macdonnell Road in the custody of a Chinese dressed ip clothes. He toot
JA SEA COOK'S VENGEANCE European
McKinley.
fcharge of them and brought them
A cok aboard the President before the Superintendent of the charged at the Forestry Department by whom Criminal Sessions. before the they were now charged.
The Chief Justice, this morning, with
Head Gardener stated being in anlawful possession of a that he followed the park-keeper bran new revolver and two un-jas the latter pursued the two opened boxes each containing boys into Macdonnell Road. His hity rounds of ammunition, told evidence was that he saw four the Court that he had obtained girls in the crowd. the weapon for the purpose of! Surprise was created in the avenging his wife, who had been]Court when this witness said he taken away and injured by rot-was positively sure that one of berein Heungshan.
the boys present in the Court
His Lardship said there was answer the charge was not fnothing to show that accused: 0e of those arrested. Exa min- was going to commit any offenced, this boy said he was appear-
ing
a substitute for his horé, apart from the fact that he
going to avenge a wrong cousin. who had gone to Canton. He could say that the girls done to his wife in Chica. He would pass
of nine teased them first by calling them >entence months imprisonment.
Was
RECORD TIME IN
HARBOUR RACE.
MISS M. GROUNDWATER AGAIN WINS.
truants.
Dr. S. C. Ho, who was the per- son described by the first witness, deposed to intercepting the boys in Macdonnell Road. That was about half-past ten yesterday morning, when he was going in a chair. At the sound of police whistles, he jumped from his chair, and caught the two boys as they came up. He could not identify the first defendant as Miss Mollie Groundwater won being one of the boys whom he the ladies harbour race yestër-caught. įday. for the second year in Mr. W. J. Carrie, acting Sa- succession, her time, 34 perintendent of the Forestry mins. 18 3.5 secs, easily breaking Department in the absence of the record for this event. The Mr. Green, stated that they had previous record was established considerable trouble over matters in 1920 by Miss, Ruby Young, like this in the gardens. Several whose time was 37 mins. 101,5 complaints had been made of secs.) There were seven competi-young girls, being interfered with tore and all went the full distance, and letters of an indecent nature Miss G. Ramsay struck out to had been stuck on to seats and team by a big margin. compiling the west, followed by Miss M.trees. He brought up this case 135 runs (for six wickets, declared) Blunsdoa. Miss Groundwater as it seemed there had been too to 38. The College went in to bat went to the east, closely follow-mach of this going on and a stop
After M. P. Madar haded by Miss C. Smith. Miss ought to be put to it.
CRICKET.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE
DEFEAT R. E
On the R. E. ground yesterday Queen's College fielded & ericker eleven which defeated an R. E
first.
been bowled for 6, A. H. Made: D. Witchell was in the fifth place. His Worship -referred to the joined S. A. Ismail, and these two with Miss P. Hunt and Miss D. doubtful nature of the evidence, rapidly piled up the score. both Hunt in the rear. Miss Blunsdon as it appeared to him that certain reaching the fine figure of soon began to draw level with statements made by the first two 64 before being dismissed. O. Miss Ramsay, and Miss Ground-witnesses were unsatisfactory and Rumjahn was another big con-water also forged ahead. In did not concur in certain respects. tributor, Knocking up 31. The the next fifty yards or so No evidence of actual molesting military team went down quickly Miss Blunsdoa gained first place, was given and in their evidence before the College bowlers, A. H. but Miss Groundwater and Miss both witnesses admitted they taking eight of their Ramsay were not far behind, were thirty yards away from the It was unfortunate "that wickets at a cost of only thirteen Miss P. Hunt took the fourth spot. runs. This player appears to be place, with Miss Witchell fifth, the complainants did not appea one of the most stylish batsmen while Miss Smith fell back. to give evidence. He gave out a in the Colony. His partnership Swimming strongly, the Misses caution to both the boys and Groundwater [ordered that the bail of $5 deposi; with Ismail was a fine one to Blansdon
Madar
and
watch, both mea hitting freely all established a good lead, and at ed by absent defendants be con round the wicket, Madar special- the half way buoy Miss Ground-fiscated. ising it cuts whilst his partner water took the lead, which she went in for driving. Madar kept kept until the finish. Miss Ramsay
a good length during the whole of was in the third place, with
his seven overs against the R. E's, Miss Witchell fourth and Miss A TRAMCAR ARREST. five of his eight victims being Hunt only a few yards behind. clean bowled.
Miss Groundwater came in
well ahead of Miss Blansdon, with Miss Ramsay still further BULGE IN COAT BETRAY behind: Miss P. Hunt and Miss Witchell put up a keen struggle
THE TABLES TURNED.for founb place. which went to
YOUTH'S TRICK TO OBTAIN
REWARD.
the former by a small margin.
The times were as under:
REVOLVER.
A well-built man, who describes
himself as a soldier who was making his way back to Canter via Hongkong, after being defeat ed in battle, was before the Chie Justice, at the Criminal Sessions 13.30 this morning. on
a charge q unlawful possession of a revolve and 25 rounds.
mins. sec
Miss My Groundwater. Two youths, aged 19 and 21.1M M. Blunadon appeared before the Chief Justice, G. Barusay
36
at the Criminal Sessions, this is P. Hunt morning, charged with unlawful! possession of a revolver and five Miss D. Witchell
Miss C Sraith rounds of ammunition.
20
Miss D. Hunt
* -17
13 21
46 42
Previous winners have been:
mins. sees
The younger was arrested, just after having thrown the weapon away when he knew be Was likely to be searched. He toldo Miss R. Young ...... 37 10 15 the police that the elder gave it 1021 Miss G. Ramsay ... 38 02 him and the police promptly went 1022 Miss M. Ground
and arrested the other men..
The excuse of the older man
was that he gave the weapon tul
I
Faber.......
33
For the purposes of comparison
the other with the intention of we give below the times of last giving information and getting year's competitors:
the reward.
mins. secs.
39.23
41 47
His Lordship described the Miss M. Groundwater 38 older youth's action as a cowerd- Mrs. Yip Lai-li.... ly thing to do. On him he passed a Miss M. Binnsdon... 41. sentence of three years hard 4. Mias T. May labour and 10 strokes of the "cat." 5. Mira C. Smith 43 19 The younger man's offence, his Lordship thought was less serious. He was sentenced, two years' hard labour and 12 strokes of the birch.
& Miss E Comell
...... 44 35
Mi P. Hmt (3m 50, 47 Miss D. Haat 51 17
2. Mind P. Gerrard, 1-57/58-
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Police officers noticed a sus picious bulge in accused's coat al he ran and jumped on a tra mican opposite the Hongkong Hotel They followed and arrested him On him were found a loaded revolver and 19 rounds of am munition.
His Lordship passed sentenc
of 12 months' hard labour.
THE LAST STRAW, Summoned at Old-street Polic Court for desertion, a young ma ventilated various grievance against his wife. He conclude with the words, "Then she ha her hair bobbed. A woman 23 has no right to have har hat bobbed." (Laughter). The magis trate: Why not? It is her hai and she can do what she like with it.
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