January 6, 1897.1
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT:
Collision between the Pekin and Normandie | 28th-Opening of new organ at Roman Shanghai,
4th Sir Claude MacDonald entertained to luncheon at Hongkong Hotel by China As- sociation,
The Activ went ashore at Cape Cami. The Ere and the Ocampo stranded near Hongkong during a fog-Fire at 18, Wing Wo Street.
10th Lecture by Mr. W E. Crow on criminal poisoning in Hongkong.-Sir Claude Mao- Donald entertained by Shanghai Branch of China Association.
13th Rifle Brigade Sports. 16th Annual Inspection of Hongkong Volun.
teer Corps.
17th-Lecture by Mr. H. E. Pollock on the
Younger Pitt,
18th Presentation to Mr. R. Cooke. 21st-Incendiary fire at 45, Praya West. 26th Annual Prize Distribution at Victoria
English Schools.
27th-Lecture by His Excellency the Governor on "Samples of Irish Wit and Humour." 30th-Collision between On Wo and Newchwang
at Woosung: great loss of life.
MAY
2nd--Armed robbery and murder at Wanchai. 5th-German officers convicted of entering
fortifications at Stonecutters' Island. 6th-Death of Mr. G. Fenwick in Montreal. 7th-Sentences on Germans convicted of enter-
ing fortifications reduced. 8th-Lecture by Mr. Granville Sharp on "Im-
perialism and the British Empire. 9th-Incendiary fire at 12, Sutherland Street.--
First Gymkhana meeting of the season. 11th-Annual meeting of Shanghai General
Chamber of Commerce. 18th-Arrival of His Honour Dr. Carrington (Chief Justice)-Annual meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. 15th-Poll taken on the constitution of the
Sanitary Board.
16th-Result of Sanitary Board poll declared. 18th-Welcome to the Chief Justice in the
Supreme Court.
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2nd-Address by Mr. J. J. Franois, Q.C., on
the Navy League.
23rd-The John Baizeley ashore at Macao.. 25th-Serious affray on the Martha; two
coolies shot. Dauce at Government House in celebration of the Queen's Birthday. 28th-Queen's statue unveiled by H.E. the
Governor.
29th-Two Chinamen sent to gaol for twelve
years for arson.—
-Address by Mr. Francis on "The influence of sea power on history."
JUNE.
4th-F. Walker sent to prison for embezzling
$2,572. 6th-Ship Flora P. Stafford burnt at sea;
orow saved. |
15th-A kerosine boat destroyed by fire in the harbour; three lives lost.-Death of Inspector Moffatt from plague.Tidal wave in Japan; 27,000 lives lost.
27th-Suicide of the Dean of Macao. 29th-Fire on the Glen Caladh in the harbour. JULY.
7th-Execution of the Wanchai murderer. 12th-Murder of a lukong at Hongkong. 18th Dr. Yersin, the discoverer of a cure
for plague, in Hongkong, 19th Presentation to Dr. Marques. 24th-Nowohwang flooded,
27th Mr. Haas, Consul General for Austria-
Hungary at Shanghai, drowned. 29th-Typhoon in Hongkong and Macao.- German gunboat Iltis lost in a typhoon. 31st-Distribution of Prizes at Belilios Public
School.
AUGUST.
2nd-Departure of Dr. Marques from the
colony,
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7th Annual Prize distribution of Hongkong
Volunteer Corps..
9th Gale in Hongkong.-Trial of Lai Mit
at Nam Tan...
18th - Gaelic ashore at: Shimonoseki. 23rd-Hongkong shooting, party attacked by
Chinese at Deep Bay! 25th Rifle Brigade birthday sports.-Mur-
rtune teller at Hongham, der of a 28th-Disastrous fire at Hokodate; 2,700
houses destroy
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Catholic Cathedrol.
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29th-Commencement of rebellion in the Philip-
pines.
SEPTEMBER j
4th-Death of Capt. MoEuen, formerly of Hong- kong, at Yokohama.-V.R.C. Sports; speech by the Governor.
19th-Double murder at Causeway Bay -Meet- ing in Hongkong protesting against increase in telegraph rates.-Arrival of the crew of the Flora Stafford, which was burnt at sea. 22nd-Strike of night soil coolies. 25th Annual meeting of Hongkong Cricket 30th-Lai Mit, the murderer of a lukong,
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Club.
beheaded at Kowloon,
OCTOBER.
2nd-Meeting of Hongkong Jockey Club. 5th-Typhoon to the south of Hongkong. 9th-Mr. Troughton, secretary to Rear-Admiral
Oxley, drowned at Sivoutch, Korea. 12th-Encampment of Hongkong Volunteers. 14th-Tornado at Tientsin.-Benevolent
Society's Concert.
20th-Death of Major Moore, A.P.D. 22nd-Death of W. H..Carew, of Yokohama. 23rd-Annual meeting Hongkong Branch of the
Navy League.
28-Fire at 137, Winglok Street.
NOVEMBER,
1st-Bishop Burdon delivered his farewell
sermonin St John's Cathedral.-Death of a Diocesan shoolboy; allegations against a teacher.
6th-Conclusion of Carew inquest; open
verdict returned.
7th-Production of "Fra Diavolo" by the
Rifle Brigade.
10th-Opening of Chinese Consulate at Yoko-
hama.
11th-Mrs. Carew arrested at Yokohama on a
charge of poisoning her husband. 13th-Opening of Po Leung Kuk Society's
new home.
16th-Arrival of the West Yorkshire Regiment. 19th-Major Carrington's first Volunteer
parade.
23rd-Departure of the Rifle Brigade for
Singapore.
25th-Coroner's jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death in the inquest respecting the death of the Diocesan School pupil. 28th-Departure of Bishop Burdon for home. 30th-St. Andrew's Ball at the City Hall.
Execution of Causeway Bay murderer.
DECEMBER.
Ist-Boiler explosion on the M. M. steamer Saghalien near Saigon; sixteen men killed. 3rd-Opening of Legislative Council Session. The Governor met the Directors of Tung Wa Hospital. 8th-Fire at 18, New Street; three deaths. 10th-Death of M. Armand Rousseau, Gov. ernor-General of Indo-China, Victoria Re- gatta. Three hundred people burnt in a -native theatre at Foochow. 11th-Victoria Regatta. 17th-Hongkong Philharmonic Society's con- oert.-Police pinnace sunk in the harbour; a lukong drowned.
18th-Death of Mr. M. A. Baptista, artist.
Engineers' Dance at City Hall. 19th-Production of “ Charley's Aunt" by
Hongkong A.D.C. 25th-Christinas concert at Government Civil
Hospital.
The Christmas member of the Rattle appears in a cover of crimson and gold and with a double page Christmas cartoon depicting a children's Christmas tree, à Christmas dance, a Christmas paper hunt, and Christmas up country, with "Rattle" himself in the centre, supported by a European and a Sikh constable, wishing everybody a merry Christmas. Amongst the portraits on the other pages we find one of H.E. from Hongkong" and another of Captain Winsloe of the Spartan. The following joke appears under a picture of a young man and a girl in a trap: Where are you driving me to, Mr. Green? "Just coming to The Point, Miss Mashem." Miss M. (sotto voce).- Great Scott! Is he coming to it at last!
SUPREME COURT.
A CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
80th December.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR DE CABRINGTON (CHIFF JUSTICE:)
SENTENCE.
TRIAL OF MOKINLEY The trial was resumed
Charles S. McKinley, electrical engineer charged with forging a letter with intent to defraud and with uttering the letter with intent to defraud.
Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C.. (instructed by Mr. J Hastings), prosecuted and Mr. E. Robinson (instructed by Mr. K. W Mounsey) defended.
Further evidence was called and Mr. Fran closed his case by putting in the statement made by the defendant at the Police Court.
Defendant then made a statement and dwelt at first upon his and Raymond's story relating to the concubine. He then said that he and Ray- mond had been in the habit of smuggling opium- into Haiphong and he at length denounced Raymond to the French Consul. Raymond was, by defendant's instructions, watched by a man named A Yan, but as defendant had been in gaol for two months he had not been able to find this man. On the 3rd October he received further information, which he conveyed to the French Consul. When defendant was Raymond's partner he bought the opium, taking care to do so when the Hanoi was away and handing it to a woman. Raymond always took the stuff to his cabin. He had been in the habit of smuggling opium for the last six months to defendant's certain knowledge. On one occasion Raymond took some opium in s kerosine tin, on another occasion he took it as beer, and on a third occasion as medicine. The opium was always smuggled in small quantities as parcels. In regard to the letter he must know that the handwriting was not the handwriting of the defend- ant. The box had nothing to do with the case, but referred to a transaction_defen- dant had with Mr. Hankinson, who was Mesers. Watson and Co.'s agent in Manila. Mr. Hankinson wanted to have Hongkong papers containing reports of the Philippine rebellion forwarded to him and he particularly asked for them not to be sent through the post. De-
fendant had a box made and filled it with papers, but about the 12th October he had s letter from Mr. Hankinson telling him not to send the papers. Mr. Hankinson arrived in Hongkong a few days later and
remained here until the 27th, when he left for Japan. Defendant, when before the Magistrate, asked for
a remand for a month in order to obtain the evidence of Mr. Hankinson and without the solicitor for the defence being aware Mr. Hankinson returned to Hongkong, but of his presence, and he went away before he could be subpoenaed. The box containing the papers was thrown into a lumber room at the works, but this room had évidently been cleared out since defendant's arrest, as it had been searched in vain. As to the box produced there was an important piece of evidence →
Mr. Francis said he did not like to interrupt, but if the defendant argued the case to the jury he would prevent his counsel from ad- dressing the jury,
His Lordship said the defendant must not address the jury by way of argument, but only by way of facts.
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The defendant did not proceed further. Mr. Robinson then said he had to submit indictment a point of law that the ind was not borne out by the evidence, and he con tended (1) that the document in respect of which forgery was charged was not the subject 7, and (2) that the of forgery at common law,
for evidence had not proved the ingredients gery; and therefore there was no case t the jury. The charge contai
attempting to defraud the own by exposing them to attempting to defraud the owne them of their freight on tempting to defraud Ra his character and and loss of situ first of the three
case could be.
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