116d Tar Cheung - I don't know how far that misco is from Cho Tan Kok!
amined by Mr. Robinson-I say I am commission and not by wages. My name in the ledger for goods purchased by and at the end of the year the account was settled. I have lived at Tang Wo Hai several years, and have been manager of this shop
free last year.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
arrived about 2 p.m. on horseback and left about three o'clock for Wong Tong The Chinaman is a colporteur for the British Bible Society and is surnamed Lu.
[November 19, 1808.
other defendant as head messenger. has been in the employ months. His duties w
thing
make out pay sheets, copy letters, occasionally as interpreter. He has to do with the administration of the sani tary bye-laws, nor bas he anything to do with the taking out of summonses for breaches of the law. He has no authority, on his own initiative, to request any member of the public to attend at the office of the Board in conneo- tion with the sanitary laws. He has not applied to me on his own initiative at any time for instruct any of the master bakers in the town to attend at the office. I have not within the last ten days authorised first defend. ant to instruct the master of the Pun Hing Bakery at 157, Hollywood Road or the master of the Kwong Hing Shang Bakery, of 146, Hollywood Road, to attend at the office of the Board. He has not reported to me that the masters of those shops have called at the office within the last ten days on matters of business, nor has he
much about him. My showon't know half an hour before I saw defendant. I authority to
Chong In Wun said—I am a Chinese doctor and carry on business at Tung Wo Hui. My is called the U Sang Tong. I know the laktewitness Tang Mun. I have seen him in the Tung Hing Tai shop,
n the south side of the street, next door to one of the Tung Hing Tai shops the one where they sell sam. san and rice. Opposite the rice shop there is another Tang Hing Tai shop where haber dashery is sold. At this shop a robbery was committed on the 16th of October, a little after three o'clock in the afternoon. I saw five or six seden chairs coming from the east. I was then afting in my shop. I heard the noise of men's voloes and I went to the door and had a look. The chairs were put down next door to my shop and I saw men come out. They passed the door of my shop and went into the Tung Hing Tai shops. I could not see whether there were any more men besides those in the chairs and those carrying them. The men who came out of the chairs had waist bands on in which were placed small fire Arms. I sow defendant come out of a chair: I can identify several of the others too who came out of chairs, as well as chair coolies. I have already identified defendant in gaol from a number of other men. I went into my shop and told my people to shut it up. It was shut up for about half an hour, during which time I heard a noise in the street as if some people were carrying things. When I heard people outside saying "They're gone," I opened my shop again and found that the robbers had gone.
In answer to Mr. Gedge witness said-I saw defendant go into the Tung Hing Tai silk shop. I did not see the last witness, and I don't know whether he was in or out. I did not see the master. I only stay at the shop next to the Tang Hing Tai shop temporarily I go about the country doctoring. I don't know a place called Wang Tong, nor have I heard of a place called Long Hann. I did not particularly notice how defendant was dressed when he got out of the chair, but he wore a short coat and trousers of a dark colour. He wore no hat. I don't know how his hair was. I saw he had a small stick in the right hand. He had a firearm stuk in his waisthand. Answering the Magistrate, witness said I had never seen defendant before the day of the rob- bery. Nor have I seen him since until I saw him in court. I don't know anything about a charge of threatening against prisoner.
Mr. Robinson said that that so far as the evidence as to burglary went constituted the esso. : Certain documents had been put in the translations of which had not been seen, and in regard to them on a point of law he might have tatoull evidence that was as to the effect of these doonments in China.
W. R. Kutter said—I am a missionary of the Basil mission. I have been ordained. I carry on my ministrations at Chong Hang Kong, which is about 18 li from Long Hau. I know defendant. His name is Chung Shui Yeung, He speaks Hakka with me. I saw him last on the 16th October this year at his house at Wong Tong between four and six o'clock in the evening. I left Mr. Loerch's place about
visited defendant because I heard he was endeavouring to raise a rebellion, and I went there to dissuade him. I went in the name of religion because it is my duty to preach the gospel to everyone It is quite impossible defendant could be at Cha Tan Hok at half-past three the same afternoon. I talked with him from about half-past four to about half-past five. He introduced me to his wife, who is now in the court. I was accompanied by Mr. Mans, of the Rhenish Mission, and Mr. Fui, who is a colporteur of the British and Foreign Bible Society. I have been subponed to give evidence. I received a letter from de- fendant the same day. I have not got it with
me.
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In reply to Mr. Robinson, witness said-I cannot say the distance between Tung Wo Hui and Wong Tung. I know it is a whole day's journey from Wong Tong to Cha Tan Kok. Before seeing defendant I conducted two ser- vices in my church. We did not stop at Mr. Losroh's house long-about half-an-hour. can say positively that we were at Wong Tong from half-past four to half-past five. I did not look at my watch, I judged by the sun. The roads are very bad and we are careful not to travel after sunset. The sun set about half an hour after we left Wong Tong. I left Chung Hang Kang for Mr. Loerch's place at about two o'clock, and we arrived there in about an hour. I returned to Mr. Loeroh's house before dark.
On being re-examined by Mr. Gedge witness said-After measuring the map from Cha Tan Kok to Wong Tong I should say the distance is 14 or 15 miles as the orow flies; but the road winds about, and it must be a day's jonruey from one place to the other.
Replying to the Magistrate, witness said-I saw repeating rifles in defendant's house. There were other men there. We sent the colporteur the day before to defendant to ask him if he would admit us, and the following day the colporteur brought a letter from de- fendant who said he would be glad to see them.
In consequence of this evidence the Magia trate dismissed the charge of burglary The 21st inst, has been fixed for the hearing of the other charge should it be decided to go on with
BRIBERY CHARGES AGAINST PUBLIC SERVÄNTS.
PR:8; HEARING ADJOURNED,
At the Magistracy on 17th Nov. before Com- mander Hastings, Frederick Howard Kew and Lo Wing, in the employ of the Sanitary Board, were charged with attempting to obtain a bribe of $15 from Au Ping Kwan, of 157, Hollywood Road. They are also to be charged with attempting to obtain a bribe of $20 from Tang Chan, of 146,
Cheung Tsoi, third clerk in the Magistracy and sworn interpreter, said certain doonments had been handed to him for translation, together with an envelope. He understood the docu. ments to be certificates of rank acquired by pur- chase to a relief fund. He could not say whe-Hollywood Road. ther these certificates could be issued to for? eigners or not:
In answer to Mr. Gedge, witness said defen dant's name was not mentioned in any of the documents..
Evidence was then called for the defence, Jacob Gottlop Loeroh said I am pastor of the songregation of the Basil mission in Long HangThe latter place, is not quite an hour's walk from Wong Tong, where defendant lives. I have never seen him before this afternoon, have heard his name mentioned many mes during the last few months in connection Hecret society called the Bam Hop Hui. llage is from 80 to 90 Chinese li from Kok. I have travelled the road-my. On Sunday, the 16th of October, my Mr. Katter, from Chong Hang Kang, issionary of the name of Mr. Maus; to with a Chinaman, visited me. They
Mr. Grist, who appeared for Kew, said he un- derstood application had already been made on behalf of Kew for an adjournment, and that his worship was not disposed to grant an adjournment but that he was willing that the cross-examin, ation should be reserved.
The Magistrate—Oh, certainly.
Mr. Grist, continuing, said he should like the adjournment to be until Friday afternoon or Saturday, Mr. Francis had been engaged, but he was busy with a big case that day which case would not be before the court on Friday More the court on Friday or Saturday.
The Magistrate-We will fix it for to-morrow at 2:15.
Francis W. Clark said-I am Medical Officer of Health and Acting Secretary of the Sanitary Board,, I know the two defendants. Both are in the employ of the Sanitary Board, Mr. Kew as acting chief clerk and accountant and the
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at all. The sanitary inspectors apply to me for permission to summon persons. The bakeries mentioned are in No. 6 health district, which is in charge of Inspector Phillips, who has not within the last ten days made a report to me of the sanitary condition of these bakeries or of any breach of the bye-laws in connection with them; nor has he applied to me for a summons against either of sent second defendant to
I have never
masters of these shop Neither of the
ps to come to the office two office within the last ten days. There messengers, and I have never sent either of them to request the attendance at the office of either of these masters within the last ten days. 2.
Chief Detective Inspector Hanson said—At 10.20 a.m. on the 16th instant. I arrested the second defendant by virtue of the warrant pro- duced on the second floor of the Government offices just outside the Sanitary Board offices proper and took him to the Central Police Station..
Inspector Moffat said-On the 16th instant, at about 10.20 a.m., by virtue of the warrai produced, I arrested the first defendant at the offices of the Sanitary Board. I showed him the warrant and he read it over himself and said, "I don't know how to reply.
Lau Fau said-I am a baker at the Pun Hing Bakery in Hollywood Road, I don't know the number, but the master does. I don't know whether an official of the Sanitary Board called at the Pan Hing or not on the sight instant, but I know that the sanitary inspector for the distriot visited our shop at 2.30 p.m. He had an interpreter with him. After the inspector had gone an old messenger named Chan In, whom I can recognise, came to the shop. My master, Au Kwan, was in the shop at the time. I remember that on the 12th instant at 2 p.m. the second defendant came to our shop. My master was out at the time, but he came back at about four o'clock, when second defendant had gone away. I remember the 14th instant. On that day the second defendant came to our shop again about 10.30 am. My master was there. On the 15th instant the old messenger came again at 11 am and a quarter of an hour afterwards the second defendant. came.
Chan In said I am a messenger in the Sani- tary Board's offices. I know the shops 157 and 146, Hollywood Road, I have within the last ten days been sent out from the Sanitary Office to both these shops157, Hollywood Road, and 146, Hollywood Road.
Mr. Grist objected to 146 Hollywood Road being brought in in this way, but
The Magistrate over-rpled his objection. Witness, continuing, said I think I was first sent to those shops on the 8th of November. The second defendant, Lo Wing, sent me I was sent to tell the masters of the two shops to come up to the Sanitary Board's offices should know the persons to whom I delivered these messages, (Witness identified
Au Ping Kwan the Pun Hing Road. On the and his interpreter p.m. The Inspector summon me. Shortly left the last witness ca consequence of what the
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