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BERY CHARGE.

PRESENT TO A SANITARY INSPECTOR

CHINA

THIS MORNING'S MEETING. extraordinary genera)

THE HO KONG

`DAY BY DAY.

Leaving Wo hop: Shek on the 15th instant to go do collect debts A well-dressed Chinese broker, mesting of the China Light and Talpo, Chang – Shek ahùi, 52, named Au Yan-8ban, stood in Power Company, Lid, was held working at a brick kim, "WAS the dock at the Criminal Sessions at the offices of Messrs. Shewan, found dead on a lonely spot two this morning charged with offer- Tomas & Co. (General Managers) days afterwards with a rope tried ing a bribe to Sanitary Inspector this morning, at which resolu-round his neck. No money was L. Brewer. The bribe consisted of tions to increase the capital found on him, and it is believed. six bottles of brandy and two were submitted. Mfr. R. G. that the case is 'one of murder, boxes of cigars.

Shawan presided and there were

In reply to the charge the also present Messrs. A. H.

defandant sald "I did noCompton, H. P. White, G. A. da Armed robbers, operating from thing to influence his conduct," Raza (Consulting Committee)a motor boat, figured in a report This was taken as a plea of "not Mr. W. J. Brown (Secretary) made the mistress of a bum-boat- guilty," Mr. Campbell Prosser and Mesars. W. Adamson, to the police this morning. She appearing to defend.

H. H. Tayler. Tong Hok-ting stated that last night, whilst Mr. Dyer Ball, in stating the S. F. Chubb. J. Toppin, asleep on her boat," which was case for the Crown, said that on Riggs, C. H. Lyson, AL Shields, anchored at Causeway Bay, she Decembar 12th, at about 9 a.m.A. A. Boteibe and F. J. Tavares, was awakened by three men who the defendant and a women went (shareholders).

had come up in a motor boat. into the Western District. Sani- The Secretary having read the Guns were produced, and after a, tary - 'Office

where Inspector notice convening the meeting. search the robbers left with a Brewer was working. The In- The Chairman said Gentle sum of $321. spector had previously sent his men, the object of this meeting is interpretar to warn the defendant clearly stated in the resolutions to attend at the

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two there is no doubt that if our bus adjournments of the case and no inese continues to increase as it evidence had been taken. On the is doing, i will not be long before

between this port and Hoihow. Mr. A. E. Hall, for the defence, said he would have no objection bail for the defendant. A short to a week's remand, but he wanted

morning in question, the defend-we have to order additional plant remand of twenty-four hours was ant asked Inspector Brewer why and as our principal sharehol-given by his Worship, bail being he was wanted, the Inspector ders were all in favour of our fixed at $100. explaining that his case was looking well ahead and providing coming on in Court. The wo-for funds beforehand we decided

man. was carrying a package to put the proposal before you

containing six bottles of brandy The Chairman then proposed Professor Danenberg's pupils and two boxes of cigars. Inspec- the resolutions circulated with are giving their third memory. for Brewer asked what they were the notice of meeting, these being test piano recital the Professor's for and, through the Interpreter seconded by Mr. C. B. Riggs, Mr. music studio. The Albany, on defendant said. "It is something C. H. Lyson and Mr. Tong Hok-Saturday next at 5 pm. Those for the Inspector." The Inspect-ting. The resolutions were all who will contribute to the pro- or then told defendant to take it carried unanimously. all away or else he would get into trouble. The defendant and the woman then moved off, and as they were leaving the man said something, which the Interpreter saidIt is for the Inspector's trouble in going up to the Police Court Somehow or other the woman did manage to leave the

gramme include Misses Irene The business of the meeting Deacon, Kathleen Nightingale, then concluded.

Caroline Braga, Edith da Rocha, Marie Machado Alves, Marie Rosario, Lina da Rocha, Marie de Senna Fernades, Loly Carvalho, Esmee Cornell, Cissie Castro Alves, Clara Wong and Lillian Chenally. Master Emil Danenberg. che talented little son

RECENT PIRACIES.

ELEVEN SUSPECTS

CHARGED.

package by the side of the inter- The results of parades held for of the Professor, will appear in! preter's desk and when the de-identification of twenty-five sasine bracketed items, these in- fendant was spoken to be said he pacts arrested in investigations cluding compositions by old was coming back to take it away into the recent series of piraciesters and modern composers, Inspector Brewer reported the have hitherto enabled the officers rides which he will take part matter to the Head of the of the Criminal Investigation 'n two duets for two pianos, with Sanitary Department with the Department to bring definite his father.

result that action was taken charges against eleven persons. When, charged at the Police one of whom is a woman. Lasti Court, defendant saidweek the three men arrested on Brewer is a friend of mine: the s.s. Hanoi were before the presented him with two bottles of Magistrate and since their wine before. Inspector Brewer first remand. on charges of would say that he had not known possession of armas, and in the the man as a friend and that he case of one, of piracy, their re- had never taken bottles of wine cords had been gone into, with from him.

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In giving evidenco, Inspector came before his Worship this Brewer said that he was offered morning that they might be also: two bottles of wine by the defend-charged with returning from ant about the middle of last year banishment, but that be refused to accept In the case of the female pri them.

soper, it was stated by Mr. Cross-examined by Mr. Pros Hazelrigg. Assistant Crown ser, Inspector Brewer said that Solicitor, this morning that she

Police Court the

Was was being held on a charge of adjourned

twice

order being concerned in the piracy of chance the Konggo, and it was further work alleged that a number of articles done on premises owned by identified as having been stolen him in Des Voeux Road. Helia this affair, were found on her. [the Inspector) admitted that he Three other men brought up at had been very lenient with de the same time were charged with DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. tendant who was entitled to feel

possession of arms only, their ateful. Witness said the only connection with the major count reason he could suggest as to why of piracies being explained by Mr. When defendant offered him the present Hazelrigg to be due to the fact was to biss him in connection with that they were discovered living dysentery, or other wasting has the police court proceedings. If with the other prisoners indicted laid you low the system is left in there had been nothing pending under the main charge.

a debilitated condition and re against the defendant al the Court

Other men were also charged quies building up; for which pur- that day. witness would have before the Court this morning. pose nothing exists better than had no alternative but to say that bringing up the total of accused Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. the present was in expression of to cleven. Certain minor charges These Pills are a magnificent defendant's gratitude. The neces-against two or three of the accus tonic, rapidly purifying, enrich- sary repairs required to be done ed were waived in favour of the ing and .ncreasing the blood by defendant would cost about piracy count, and, without ex-stream, at the same time revital- : $150,

ception, a remand was ordered, izing the nerves and giving re- "The Chief Justice-It is not The bearings of the various cases newed strenth to all the organs off an uncommon thing for Chinese are to be spread over several the body. In proof read the to offer "cumshaw" is it?-No. afternoons. Mr. J. R. Wood is testimony of Mrs. J. A. McNeil,

Bass River, Nova Scotia, whol

After the Crown case bad been the Magistrate.

closed, Mr. Prosser submitted

that defendant had no case to

aays:

influenza. malaria.

"My daughter Beatrice was answer, but His Lordship decided TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY taken down with pneumonia and that the case bad to go to the

following this did not seen to gain jury.

Germany is evidently not a strength. Sha continued taking Defendant, in the box, said that happy hunting ground for the the doctor's medicine, but Inspector Brewer was a friend of his sad he simply took these novelist of foreign extraction just could not see that she was gain- now. The latest to discover this ing, so decided to give har Dr. things as a present. He did not in fact is Mr. Sinclair Lewis, the Williams' Pink Pills. Soon there tend to influence the Inspector's wellknown American

author, were signs of improvement, and conduct at all. The brandy bad whose book, "Main Street," had she continued the use of the Pills been given to him (defendant) and considerable vogue in Germany, until she was able to go around he paid $2.45 for each box of where it is estimated that some again the picture of good health. cigars. The value of the whole

sixty thousand copies were I now always advise mothers with present was a little more than

sold. According to current growing girls to give them these. $20. The work to be done on report, the author has now re- Pills."

cost the premises would not

Equally health-restoring and ceived a cheque for his royalties more than $30 oz $40.

Mr. Prosser addressed the on these sales, and to his surprise strength-building for young and and amusement he found that it old of both sexes. Dr. Williams' jury on the point that the present was just an expression of the amounted to about five shillings Pink Pilla for Pale People are a in British currency! It is under-proved remedy for anaemia, debility, indigestion, defendant's gratitude and not:

stood that certain British authors nervous intended as a bribe in connection have received even amalier sums rheumatism and skin troubles, as et ings.

Without leasing to box, the their works, so that it may be silments of the wosker sex.

imagined that there is now no chemists, or post free, $1.50 per jury returned a verdict of

Williams' Medicine Co., 60 Kiang guilty and the defendant was great anxiety to negotiate these bottle, 88.00 for & bottles, from Dr.

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