RISING IN NORTH FORMOSA.
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TAMSUI, 4th January. Early on the morning of the 1st January rebels simultaneously attacked several places in North Formosa. At Sintian nine Japanese were killed, at Kantow twelve, at Sikkow nineteen were found beheaded and mutilated, and at Pachina seven belonging to the Education Department. Taipehfn was futilely attacked on Wednesday. Thursday, and Friday.
All is now quiot.
The foreigners are safe.
THE OPENING OF THE WEST RIVER.
The German Consul at Canton returned to his Consulate some days ago from his trip in the interior, which was of several weeks' duration. The route he followed, we hear, was from Hong- kong to Pakhoi, from Pakhoi to Nanningfu, and then down the West River to Wachowfn and Canton. The Chinese interpreter of the Ger- man Consulate proceeded up the West River, in a large native house boat, some time previous to the Consul's departure, to have the boat ready for the Consul to come down the river in. It is reported that some survey work of a general kind was done by some of the party.
A Chinese merchant at Canton who called on the Consul shortly after his return to ask when Wuchowfu was to be opened to foreign trade was told by the Consul, it is said, that he had every hope of the place being declared an open port immediately after the Chinese New Year
We hear that a shrewd Chinaman at Canton has already secured one or two of the best river. side sites at Wuchow with a view to reselling to
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
SUPREME COURT.
4th January.
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE FULL COURT-SIE FIELDING
LARKE (CHIEF JUSTICE) AND MR.
A. G. WISE (PUIŠNE JUDGE),
TUNG A TIM (APPELLANT) v. THE QUEEN BY
INSPECTOR STANTON (RESPONDENT). The appellant applied for an order that the three charges against her for offences against section 16 of Ordinance 3 of 1860 upon which she was convicted on the 12th December by the Acting Police Magistrate may be re-heard and the evidence relating thereto taken de novo, on the ground that the conviction was based upon contradictory and insufficient evidence, and also upon the ground that Leung Kam To was con. victed at the Criminal Sessions on the 19th November last for stealing the jewellery which formed the subject matter of the charges against the appellant.
Mr. H. E. Pollock (instructed by Mr. C. Ewens) appeared for the appellant, and Mr. E. Robinson (instructed by Mr. Mounsey) appeared for the respondent.
Mr. Pollock said the appellant was convicted under section 16 of Ordinance 3 of 1860, and the allegation was that on three distinct occa- sions she gave a false name and address when pawning jewellery at the Wai Hing pawnshop: The appellants case was that she never went into the pawnshop at all. The principal witness in the Police Court proceedings was the pawn broker himself, whose name is Chun Kum Sam, and whose evidence was very unsatisfactory and did not tally with the evidence of Inspector Quincey and Fung Chu, a Chinese constable.
sider now justified in convio Counsel, procee evidence, said that he the charge room of the arrested and it was very identify her then if she had several times.
The Chief Justice Perhaps he her. At any rate he got a ph and procured her arrest.
raph of her
Mr. Pollock He procured her arrest several days afterwards--on the 5th November
The Chief Justice-Well, she went away to Canton on the 25th October with Ho Tsat à per mission; we do not know when she came hack.
Counsel said another curious point was that the pawnbroker first of all said the woman's name was A Tai, and it was not until 6th No- vember that he said her name was A Tim.
The Chief Justice-It is quite natural that the pawnbroker should give the first name en- tered in his book—A Tai. The case does not rest altogether upon the evidence of the pawn- broker. His assistant was ready to corroborate as to the appellant going to the shop over and over again. There is also a Chinese police con- stable who was in the parlour when the pearls tember. Then there is the fact that on the were pawned on the very occasion 24th Sep, morning when the pawnbroker went to Ho Test's house to identify the woman Ho Tsat allowed A Tim to go to Canton. That to my mind is ¡a * Mr. Pollock Your Lordship is discrediting very material point in corroboration. entirely the evidence of Ho Tsat.
The Chief Justice-As I said before, we have previous transactions with this pawnbroker relating to pearls pawned in the same name; surely it is not a wild inference to draw that this was Ho Tsat's property all along.
foreigners when the opening of the port takes The pawnbroker said that about April last the Ho Tsat swore that the photograph of' A Tim
· place.
MODIFICATION OF THE LIGHT AD PASS REGULATIONS.
The following documents in relation to the light and pass regulations have been forwarded to us for publication
THE GOVERNOR'S ANSWER TO THE
CHINESE PETITION,
submitted to me.
I have carefully considered the petition pre- sented by you which the Registrar-General has In view of the advice given by that officer and by other leading European residents. I have out of consideration for the comfort and convenience of the orderly Chi- nese community issued the following instructions to the Captain Superintendent of Police.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY TO THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th January, 1896. Sir.-I have the honour by direction of the Governor to inform you that while His Excel- lency is of opinion that the night pass Ordinance and the regulation as to carrying lights should remain as at present, so that the Government may at all times have a weapon at hand in the event of riots or serious disturbances of any kind. he considers that in ordinary times the law should not be generally enforced except in the case of persons whose movements the Police have reason to suspect and in the case of persons who are abroad after midnight.—I have, &c.,
(Signed) J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary. Hon. Com. Hastings, R.N., Acting Captain
Superintendent of Police.
The
The Japan Mail translates the following from a vernacular contemporary A fair business has been done in cotton yarn during the latter half of the year, and the rate of dividend paid by the various spinning companies for that period will show a considerable increase. Hirano and Settsu Spinning Companies will declare the dividend of 25 per cent. per annum, and the Osaka and Miye Spinning Companies 20 per cent. The dividend of the Tokyo Spin- ning Co. is estimated at 15 per cent., and that of the Kanegafuchi Spinning Co. at 10 per
cent.
appellant first went to his shop and pawned some jewellery. She gave the name of A Tim, which no doubt was correct. According to his story various other transactions took place between him and the appellant, and on the 24th Sep- tember, which was one of the dutes in con- nection with which the appellant was charged,
she
went to the pawnbroker's shop with some jewellery belonging to Ho Tsat, a concubine, who lived at 75. Praya Central. He alleged that the appellant said she was borrowing for her mistress and that she gave the name of Tai Sing and the address, 12, Stone Street, which The is the Chinese name for Graham Street, second date was the 5th October, when she told a similar story, but gave the address at 12, Hirst Street, which was the Chinese name for Elgin Street. The third occasion was the 19th October, when she said she was pawning for her mistress and gave the name of Ho Tai, and the address, 12, Graham Street. Counsel then proceeded to closely analyse the pawnbroker's evidence in order to show in what respects he considered it unworthy of belief.
The Chief Justice-What about. The pre- vious transaction?
Mr. Pollock-We have not gone into those
transactions.
The Chief Justice-There were eight or nine transactions, beginning in April and extending
to October.
Mr. Pollock-Yes.
The Chief Justice-And relating to the same sort of jewellery P
Mr. Pollock-Yes. Ho Tsat missed some of her jewellery on the 19th October, and on the 25th October she ascertained that they had been pawned at the Wai Hing pawnshop.
The Chief Justice-It is almost absolutely clear that she was pawning the jewellery all along right away from April. She says she missed this particular lot in October, but the previous transactions related to her jewellery, and they could not have been stolen and replaced during seven months.
Mr. Pollock-Ho Tsat's story is that she never pawned the jewellery.
The Chief Justice-Yes, she says so; it even makes you smile, Mr. Pollock.
Mr. Pollock Another curious point is that was shown to the pawnbroker and he failed to recognise the woman.
The Chief Justice-It would have been very much better if he had been shown A Tim herself. However, that is what Ho Tsat says.
Mr. Pollock-She was corroborated by two witnesses.
The Chief Justice-Her servants. The Puisue Judge-And one of them said the pawnbroker was not shown the photograph.3
Mr. Pollock-It was said his attention was
specially directed to the photograph.
The Chief Justice.-Why didn't Ho Tsat say "I have another servant, but I have allowed “ her to go to Canton., The Inspector is present, and here is her photograph; it is a very good likeness, so see if you can identify her? The Inspector himself says he did not see the photograph.
convicted man's brother took A Tim's photo- Mr. Pollock further pointed out that the graph to the pawnbroker who even then failed to identify it
The Chief Justice remarked that the pawn- broker had a copy of this photograph printed and by that means had the woman arrested on meeting her in the street, but at the request of Ho Tsat she was discharged after being taken to the station. When the case against the man was tried at the Criminal Sessions the pawn broker was in the witness's room prepared to say that the woman A Tim pawned the goods.
Mr. Pollock-Why didn't the man himself ask for him to be called?
The Chief Justice-If he had known how to conduct his own defence I have no doubt he would have asked. As a rule à Chinese dant asks no questions, but makes a state at the end. There was even no sug made to the learned Judge that the pawn was able to give evidence, and the presented did not suggest the pawnin woman at all. No doubt the jury believe that the man himself. jewellery, but that is impossible, Mr. Pollock I do not think The Chief JusticeIt is previous transactions related to Ho Tsat = jewellery.
Mr. Pollock-The man might have Mr. Pollock-Of course there is no doubt
The Chief Justice-He was not there are some very peculiar features in this
Mr. Robinson-He was occasions transaction; that is one of our strongest points.
At the It is quite clear there is something behind this house, but he was employ matter; but the only question we have to con- | door as a shop boy.
impossible ible if the
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