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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND that the $24.75 is more than the defendant should their expedition would have been much more suc- have spent. There is an item for $45, which essful. This foki looked through the chink of represents the difference between $25 and $15 the door and saw what was going on and gave for four and a half months. When the defendant the alarm, which brought to the scene the Irdian returned to Shanghai Mr Moutrie informed him policeman and a district watchman and these he thought $25 was too much for lodging allow disturbed the plan. Three of the men escaped by ance and that he should reduce it to $15. Mr. Mou: the back door, taking with them the $740 from the trie says the defendant agreed to that, but the cash box, which they broke open, and also a defendant says he objected, and I believe that he silver watch and several other articles of value did object and never accepted the new arrange-they found therein The Indian constable, who ment. I think, under these circumstances, Mr. was brought on the scene, poor fellow, is now Moutrie was bound to go o. paying $15 per dead. His name was Ameer Singh, his num- month. Theref re, I do not think he can eber 575, and be endeavoured to seize one of cover that. The balance is interest, but as I the men and got shot. And the Chinaman, who have found there is nothing dur, I do not think happened to be passing, received a bullet wound the question of interest arises. I give judgment in the head which killed him almost instantly. for the defendant with costs. The $11.5 paid died on the 28th November, as Dr. Lowson will The constable lingered on for six days and then into Court may be paid out to the plaintiff.
tell you, from a bullet wound. One of the dis trict watchmen, Pun Hing. escaped with a slight Lam. On, head district wound in his arm. watchman, who apprehended some of the pri- oners, had a miraculous escape, because a man fired several shots at him and missed. The charge then is this. There are four counts; the first, a charge of murder of the Sikh Police- man; the second, of the murder of a Chinaman whos name we have been unable to ascertain; the third is that they shot at Pan Hin to pre- vent a lawful apprehension; and the fourth count is that they shot at Lam On, the head district watchman, with intent to murder. The Attorney General then continued with a long analysis of the crime, explaining, with the engineer's plan in his hand, the position of every incident and the connection between each.
Mr. Dennys-Under the special circumstances of this caso, as the plaintiff is in Shanghai and has given security for the costs there is amply sufficient security to pay the costs, in fact, I would be personably responsible for the costs if it were deemed necessary—I would ask your Lord-hip to extend the time for appealing. That will allow me to communicate with my client and explain matters to him.
His Lordship (after consulting the Ordinance) The application must come before the full Court. But I do not think there will be any trouble. I would agree to it, and I feel sure the Acting Chief Justice would not object.
7th January.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. A. G. WISE, ACTING PUISNE JUDGE.
THE WINGĻOK STREET MURDER. Au Chun, Li Pong, Ip Sam, Pun. Fuk, and Pun Chee were charged with the murder of the Sikh constable, Amir. Singh, and a Chinaman in the Winglok Street affair on the 2nd No vember last. and on several other counts with robbery with violence and larceny.
The Attorney-General (Hon. W. M. Good man), instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. A B. Johnson), prosecuted, and Mr. Robinson and Mr. E. H. Sharp, instructed by Mr. L. Dennys, appeared for the defence.
On the application of the defence the counts were divided and the charge of murder taken separately, the other charzes being kept over.
The following jury was empanelled :— estra F. D. Gomes, H. Stolterfoht, E. Burnie, H. Crawford, J. D. Hutchison, E. H. Melby, and A. O'D, Gourdin
Mr. A. F. Smith, was first called, but it was stated that a doctor's certificate would be for- warded to his Lord-hip.
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Mr. Fullerton Henderson was also drawn for the jury. ...e asked todé exempted from serving because he was over 60 years of age and therefore exempted by the Ordinance.
His Lordship-Were you 60 before the notice was served upon yon ?.
Mr. Henderson-- Yes.
His Lordship I think Mr. Henderson must be excused from serving.
The Attorney-General-Objection ought to be taken to the name being on the list.
His Lordship-But M. Henderson was not of age when the list was made up (laughter).
It seems
Mr. E M. Hazeland, who prepared the plan of the premises and immediate surroundings, was next called and sworn as to the correctness of the plan He was also oross questioned as to whether a person could, from the front door, see through the buildig and out through the open He said he thought he could not, back door. but conld look along the entire side of the building.
Chu Fu the master of the Chu Lau firm, gave evidence of how a man bad come up to him that night on the first floor, holding a lamp in one haul and a revolver in the other, and had told him to come downstairs and make no noise or he would shoot him dead, saying he was wanted below by some one, and when asked by the who that some one was he replied. master
Never mind, we wish to make our fortque.” The witness sail, "Well, if you wish to make it, make it." The witness then went downstairs with the friend who was talking with him and y were tied up by their queues in the back of they the store with the other people of the shop.
The evidence was not concluded when the Court rose.
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HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. A meeting of the Sanitary Board held on Thursday. There were present:—Mr. F'. H. May, Captain Superintendent of Police, Chairman Hon. Dr. Bo Kai; Dr. W. Harti gan; Mr. R. K. Leigh, and Mr. H. McCallum,
Secretary.
THANKS TO THE BOARD.'.
A letter was received from His Excellency thanking the Board for its recommendations relative to the Insanitary Dwellings Bill.
FEVER STATISTICS AT THE TUNG WAH HOSPITAL
A letter was read from, the Acting Colonial Secretary with regard to cases of dropsy and fever in the Tung Wah Hospital Mr. Francis and Dr. Hartigan wrote minutes asking what had been done to rectify or check the returns of death from fever.
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The Attorney-General said the list was made. for the year and remained in force irrespective of what age a man might attain during the year, Mr. Henderson was allowed to stand aside, The Attorney-General, in opening the case for the prosecution, said-At7 o'clock on the night of the 22nd November, in a shop at 56 Wing Lok Street, there happ med one of the
The CHAIRMAN-Dr. Tyres in his report says most dari g and best plauned raids and robberies
he is now attending himself to cases at the Tang that I have ever known in this city. this robbery was planned by a gang of desper Wah Hospitali eless armed with revolvers and sufficiently Dr. HARTIGAN-He spoke to me the other powerful la number to tidste the inmates day. What we want to know is if any further til search the house thoroughly and systemati- steps have been taken to find out what these think when cases are. As you can see, even in the reports cally and to commit a robbery. yon hear the evidence you wil see that the of this week, we have again, fever, fever, fever. wiot was marred by the unexpected return of a foki and the thieves were obiged to Cape through the back door, taking with them, however, $740 and several other things. I think you will also be of the opinion that the principal Gijset of their search was the safe, because they rched for it the first thing, and for the safe key, which they repeatedly asked for, and had not the foki surprised them, there is no doubt.
What I suggested was in fry and get some of the students of the Hongkong College of Medicine in there to take regular records morning and rening and find out what the We know that Dr Ayres goes there fovers are. himself.
The CHAIRMAN A Committee, I think, sat on this very subject.
Dr. HARTIGAN-It was about mortality sta-
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tistics; and we agreed that the only way of cor- recting these statistics was through the Tung Wah.
The CHAIRMAN-I cannot quite remember what your recommendation was.
Dr. HARTIGAN-We left it an open question. We only pointed out the facts.
The CHA RMAN-It is quite evident if you want trustworthy statistics that you must have a House Surgeon on the spot. A man may come in in a dying state and die before the Co- lonial Surgeon has seen him. He may see the dead body, but he cannot diagnose what the fever was.
Dr. HARTIGAN— ∙As you say, we want some regular means of supervising the hospital. We has taken. He only visits, and, so far as I under- want to know what means the Colonial Surgeon stand, nothing further has been done. The mat ter might be left over till Dr. Ayres comes.
The CHAIRMAN-Yes; perhaps that would be better.
Hon. Ho Kai-Might we not draw up what we consider a sufficient measure and then sub- mit it to the Government ?
The CHAIRMAN-With that in view, we might re-circulate the papers with the report drawn up by Dr. Ho Kai, Dr. Hartigan, and Mr. Stewart Lockhart.
Dr. HARTIGAN- We are exactly where we were before.
The subject then dropped,
THE FARMING SYSTEM CONDEMNED A letter was read from the Acting Colonial Secretary concerning the sheep and swine depots. with regard to which a Committe, consisting of Mr Francis and Dr. Ho Kai, had been deputed to draw up a soheme for letting. Mr. Francis wrote regretting he had been too busy to hold a meeting, but stating that he was strongly-op- posed to "farming" out the depots. They should be kept under direct Government control.
Hon. Ho KAI-I move that alr. Francis's letter be forwarded to the Government. It con taine what will be the gist of our report. We strongly recommend the Government to keep control over the depots and not to farm them out.
The CHAIRMAN, Mr. LEIGH, and Dr. HARTI- GAN also endorsed the Committee's view, and it was agreed to forward the letter to the Govern- ment,
MORTALITY: STATISTIC 4.
The Secretary reported that the death rate for the week ending 15th December wa 18.3 as compared with 19.7 for the corresponding week of last year; for the week ending 22nd Decem ber 19.6 as compared with 22.2; and for the week ending 29th December 16.8 as compared with 16:2
PETITIONS FOR RESTORATION OF CLOSED HOUSES.
The following letter was read from Mr. V. H. Deacon
December 2'st, 1894. George's Lane.
Sir, I have been endeavouring for some time past
to get possession of this property without prejudice to anyone's rights, so as to stop the claim that I shall eventually have to make for loss of rental and
other matters on account of the houses having been closed by the authorities, and, with that object in Colonial Secretary. The only result has been that view, have been in correspondence with the Acting three days ago the Acting Colonial Secretary referred
me to the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board. I accordingly now suggest that possession of the property may be given back to me without pre- judice to the rights of the authorities or myself. The property is deteriorating every day through want of occupation, and the best plan for all will be to give me possession and let me begin to get rents again.
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Applications were also received in respect
Wyndham Street, and 26, Square Street.
The following minute was appended :-
Mr. FRANCIs-The passing of the Public Health Amendment Ordinance has taken the matter entirely out of the h nde of the Permanent Committee. The houses ought to be given up to their owners forth- with and instructions given the Sanitary Inspectora to keep a close watch on these houses to see that they are not occupied until the provisions of the Ordinance have been complied with.
A long discussion ensued, and it was finally decided that the property owners should be no- tified, with a Chinese translation attached, that, in the event of their desiring to comply with the regulations of the new rdinane, their pro- perty would be restored to them; but until pat into proper sanitary condition, it could not be used for dwelling or shop purposes and possibly only as a place for storage or godown; that steps must be taken at once to put the property
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