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October 21, 1905.]
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
A reply has now been received to Chang's memorial by Viceroy Shum in which the Board of Civil Office in Peking informs bis Excellency that Magistrate Lau, who indicted the torture, has been cashiered. Provincial Judge Ching Yu-Lok has been degraded two degrees in rank and not permitted to redeem his degradation by paying money. Gvernor Chang forfeits one year's salary.
The Attorney-General said the charge the but Governor Chang reversed it on the ples that prisoners had to answer was that of unlawfully defendant having denied carrying weapons he taking the life of one, Yau Kam, under such could not be convicted on his own confession. circumstances as amounted to manslaughter. Mak Ah-Sui was tortured and a subsequent The deceased was the friend of a Haklo coolie enquiry proved that he bad died through the who was working on the reclamation at Kow-injuries received, protesting to the last against loon Point, under one of the prisoners. On the accusation and shouting that he was in the 21st of last month he appears to have gone nocent. to the reclamation works to see his cousin his object in going to see him was to persuade him to leave his work and return to his village, As his mother required him. The coolie, named Chou Sun, left his work and went off with deceased for the afternoon. He returned to the reclamation about five o'clock, when he went to the fourth defendant and asked leave to return to his village to see his mother, and to draw whatever pay was dne to him. The other three defendants were present, and they appear- ed to be accused more or less by the men working on the reclamation. They refused the request of the coolie to go away, saying that he would have to work his month out. He per- aisted in his request and they persisted in their refusal. The result was that a quarrel ensued. and it was alleged that the first and second prisoners struck and kicked the deceased at the instigation of the third and fourth prisoners, who told them to strike him. One of them used the expression-" If he is killed, that will be our look-out."
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deceased appeared to have collapsed from the result of the attack upon him. He was carried by an Indian police sergeant to the Water Police station close by, and died almost immediately after his arrival. The post mortem examination revealed the fact that the man was suffering from an enlarged spleen, and subject to this unlawful violence, the result was that in his somewhat delicate state of health he died. The fact that he had an enlarged spleen was no excuse for those who unlawfully attacked him. If they had any grievance against him, their remedy was to go to the police station and there have the
matter settled.
At the conclusion of the evidence Mr. Calthrop addressed the jury, and his Lordship, in sum. ming up, placed the salient facts of the case before the jurors.
The jury retired, and on returning found the first three prisoners guilty, and the fourth not guilty.
His Lordship discharged the fourth prisoner, and sentenced the remaining three each to five years' penal servitude.
CANTON.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
11th October,
CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY.
The Tam-Ying-Kok, one of Chau Tung. Sang's properties recently seized, has become an office
of the Canton-Hankow railway authorities. All the plans and instruments were removed into the building. This house is within a stone's throw of the Canton-Hankow railway wharf on the Canton side.
The stock of rails, sleepers, etc., taken over is said to be valued at 1.000.000 dollars. Taotai Wong Taau-Ting has been appointed superin- tendent of the Fat-shan line, and all the daily receipts are to be handed to him to be placed with the Sin-hau-kuk.
CHAU TUNG-SANG'S CASE.
On the 11th inst. the military authorities of Sun-on, accompanied by the Viceroy's deputies seized the Koong-on and Fook-on pawnshops. The managers were brought to Canton to be questioned. They refuse, however, to give any information with regard to Chau Tung-Sang's other properties in that district. They are imprisoned in the prefect's gaol here.
OFFICIALS PUNISHED.
On the 4th of August I reported that Gover- nor Chang-Yan-Tsun memorialized the throne with reference to Mak Ah-Sui's ease. This unfortunate man was arrested, charged with armed robbery and sentenced to death by the provincial judge, Ching Yee-Lok. Po evidence was taken. A confession in which Mak-Ah-Sui denied carying arms being the only document sent to the Viceroy he confirmed the sentence,
16th October, 1903.
CHAU TUNG-BANG'S CASE.
Chan's extradition.
information that Chan Tung-Sang is at present Viceroy Sham is reported to have received in Hongkong. He has ordered Wen Taotai and deputy Wei to proceed to that port, and they left this morning by the 8.8. Powan. They have in- structions and the necessary authority to demand information is incorrect and that his two deputies I am afraid the Viceroy's
are both on a wild goose chase. I learn that Chau is now beyond the clutches of the Chinese authorities. It is reported that he arrived in Hongkong on the 11th instant by the 8.8. Bayern. Mr. Fang Wa-Chaeu went to meet him on board. and Chau stayed in his house till Siam having no extradition treaty with China the following morning when he left for Bangkok. Viceroy Shum will be denied the pleasure of seeing Chan within the walls of a Canton prison. Chuen, who arrived in Canton on Saturday, left A curious coincidence is that Mr. Fung Wa. this morning by the s.s. Powan with the deputies who are instructed to obtain Chau's extradition, and who both expect to find him in Fung Wa Chuen's house. Mr. and Mrs. Ho-Tung were also passengers by the same steamer.
It is rumoured that two of the inmates of the
Tai-Teng Yamen, where Chau Tang-Sang's are detained,
concubines and maid-servants have died,
SQUEEZE.
The owners of the fantan gambling houses Shum the military ocial of that city who is in Ping-cheon have denounced to Viceroy levying a squeeze from them. The Canton Kwong-Hip has been ordered by His Excellency to proceed to that city to investigate
into the affair.
A LONG QUARREL. On passing through one of the streets in the walled city on Saturday morning I saw two Chinese women exchanging a few choice expressions from opposite windows. The crowd that had gathered beneath were being acquainted with all the black deeds committed by members of both families. When I returned four hours later the quarrel was still continu- ing and the onlookers learnt by that time who were the notorious members of both families for at least five generations back!
HOUSE V. STEAMER.
A strange accident occurred on the morning of the 13th inst. It appears that whan the 8.8. Kuong Chow was steaming up to her bucy a junk was almost collided with. In trying to avoid the junk the steamer ran into a house on the Honam which naturally collapsed. The owners are now asking for $500 damages. The matter will, no doubt, be amicably settled.
LOCAL BPJBT.
A football match was played here yesterday between members of the I. M. C, and the crew of H. M. S. Sandpiper. The game ended in a draw. This is the first match played on the new recreation ground.
DROWNING FATALITY.
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Mr. Archibald · ampbell, chief engineer of the ss. Chi Yuen (China Merchants Steam Naviga- tion Co.), was accidentally drowned this morning. It appears that he slept on deck last night in a long chair and was last seen at about 1.3) a.m. It is surmised that he got up a little later and must have overbalanced him self while walking along the rails of the steamer. His body has been recover-d and an inquest held at the Consulate to-day. The jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned.
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17th October, 1905. CHAU TUNG-SANG's CASE: MORE SEIZURES.
On the 15th instant the Nam Hoi Magistrate and his assistant went with clerks and a consid. erable force of braves to the Western suburbs of the city to effect the seizure of eight shops and four houses, or altogether twelve properties, valued at about $40,000. Lok Tze-Tong, a brother-in-law of Chu Tung-Sang, who was arrested at the Koon-Yum-Shan temple a few days ago was tried by the prefect on the 14th instant. Ho has signed a document in court promising to pay up a sum of $20,000 within ten months. He has been taken back to the Poon-yu gaol where he will be detained until the above sum is paid up. Since the issue of the Viceroy's proclamation over twenty merchants and traders have sent in petitions to the prefect's yamen. Most of them mention that Chan had an interest of 500 Tls. in their respective businesses, moreover the by the same haud. The prefect is consequently writing of the petition is said to have been done very suspicious as to these petitions and has not replied to them at all. It is said that he has sent numerous detectives to make enquiries from these shops and has also instructed his clerks to attachment of properties and shops; to be ready preparo a considerable number of writs for
for use.
Two of Chau Tung-Sang's tenants, fearing that the houses they were occupying might be seized, sent in petitions to the prefect declaring that their landlord was Chan Tung- Sang. The prefect told them in bis reply
that they need not be afraid of anything, rent money in future to the Sin-Hu-Kuk and that all they had to do was to send the Chau Tung-Sang's chief clerk, Fung Chung-Ng, was tried the other day by the Kwang Chow prefect and confessed that Chau held 337 shares in the Wong-Yuen-Tung paper factory here, the value of each share being 100 Tls. The Nam-Hoi magistrate and a deputy were im mediately dispatched to the factory to take a copy of the account books They found Fang'a statement to be correct and have ordered the manager to refund the value of the shares as they were confiscated by the Government. The matter was then reported to the Viceroy. The value of the properties seized up to date amounts to Tls. 1,20,000.
THE LATE MR. ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL. The funeral of the late chief engineer of the 8.8. Chi-Yuen, whose sad death I reported yes- terday, took place here at 4. p.m. yesterday. The Reverend Dr. Griene officiated, and many foreigners from the I M.C. staff, and the British gunboit Sandpier's crew accompanied the cortége to the Canton cemetery.
A CAPRICIOUS RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE. In connection with the transfer of the railway company's stocks, etc., to the Chinese authorities a very curious accident occurred which happily did not result in any loss of life. A deputy was despatched the other day to take an inventory of the company's properties at Fatshau. Å special car was in readiness to take the deputy
to that station. A few minutes before the
deputy arrived the engineer of the locomotive alighted from his engine on to the platform when suddenly the locomotive started away. There were no passengers in the car. A regular pinio ensued and telegrams were immediately despatched to the intermediate stations warning them of the coming danger. The locomotive stopped a little beyond Tam-Pin station, near Fatshan, after a record passage; having run all the way at top-speed. Fortunately no train was on the line, as otherwise a serious collision would have occurred, With the absence of foreigu supervision, such accidents are liable to occur.
LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
The Literary Chancellor, Yue Sik-Mui, arrived here yesterday. Although triennial examinations have been abolished by decree, he will hold special examinations in all the public schools here.
A GREAT BOYCOTT DEMONSTRATION. The arrival in Canton of the remains of the late Fung A-Wai, who, it will be remembered, committed suicide within the precincts of the U. 8. Consulate-General in Shanghai, and on whose person were found two letters addressed to the boycott committees of Shanghai and Canton resp ctively, was made the occasion of a great demonstration yesterday. A crowd of nearly 30,000 people gathered near the Wah
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