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Chang and so was bou Fo. We built that į railway as an experiment. I know the diffi- culties because I had charge of the work. People raised all sorts of objections. There was always fangshui, and те had to be carefuly not to dig up too many graves. The people were afraid when they learned that the line was to pass near their village. They pat up notices blackguarding me, saying that I was a foreign devil, and all sorts of things about me.. I remember one village where the people presented petition ts me against the railway passing within half a li, of their village. I told them that it was for their good but they would not beliere it and though I warned them that they would want 108 to bring the railway nearer them after it was started they would not be influenced. I told the engineer to alter the route. As I expected six months afterwards the : people presented another petition asking the railway to be brought neater, but I told them it could not h, done. It was not play pidgin
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The people know better now?
Oh yes. Now everybody likes the railway. Nobody says now it is not good.
Will the route already surveyed be sel☎ teil ? Well we will have to cau-ider the route with a view to the development of trade-how best to reach the most populous places,
Just so. And when do you expect to make
start?
As you know our first step is the issue of the loan. As soon as it is floated then the engineer will proceed with the survey and we will take up the work in earn-sf.
You are waiting for news from London regarding the loan?
Yes, I saw the manager of the Bank the other day and he said it ought to be issued soon.
Then you will Eroceed with the work at ouce? Yes. We shall get through with our part quickly one, we make a start.
THE CONNAUGHT ROAD MURDER
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THE HONGKON WEEKLY PRESS AND
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, 19th April.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICŢION.
BIFORT SIR Francis Piggott (HIEF JtcatcE'.
ALLEGED THEFT OF TOBACCO.
Charles Humphrey Kane was charged with having, between 27th November and 5th Decem ber, 1906 stolen, 100 caves of Egyptian Delight tobacco, the property of the British American Tobacco Company. He pleaded not guilty, The Attorney-Gereral prosecuted, and Mc. H G. Calthrop, instructed by Mr. 03. K. Hall Bruttou, defended.
The jury as composed of Megurs, G M. Hazeland (foreman, A. C. Patley, P'. D. Suther. land. E. S. Ford, J. Witchell, A. M. de L surdes Soures, and C. W. Georg.
The Attorney-General stated that a cusel had len employed in the British American l'obareu Company trading here, having entered the service of the corporation last year. Early in December last or the preceding month the corporation received a shipment of Egyptian | Delight tobaren, In the present state of the market it did not sent the Corporation to pat this tobacco upon the market because it would injure the sale of superior brands lolong - ing to the Company. It was possible that that tobacco might be used in manufacture, might be used to make snuff, or used possibly as iosseticide or as tobacco water. At present bower-r it had not been put upon the market by the Company. A shipment of this tobacco arrived by Ferns for the Company and was received by the Godown Company. The bl of lading was handed by the manager of the Comping to the accused, who was instrueled to take delivery with the tallyman, and tek- the stuff to a plica on the beach at West Point, there
it entirely consumed Kane was instructed to by present before tha light was applied and to remain there until the whole was destroyed. In due course
Kane returned to the manager and reported that he had carried out the instructions. and similar shipment arrived by the Nidin on the 27th November. The bill of lading was handed to the accused who was given the Without doubt the last of the three men, same instructions as before to see the ship arrested in connection with the murder of a 'ment destroyed. Ha left the
ሰከ his rform Japanese seaman at a boarding house in Connaught Road,
the most slippery that the shipment of Egyptian Delig t
been consumeel.
A customer with whom local detectives have had ¦ had
showing than to deal for sometime. Many times during the confidenes reposed by the Company in meer ved, past week detectives have been hot on the trail he would mentio, that last year sterk was of the man who was wanted, but on each taken by hem. On the 28th February the occasion, with the alleged connivance and manager from e-rtain information found ther- assistance of friends, he succeeded in eluding was a shortage in stock and asked def«nd out them. Then, finding that the city was too hot to wait bebind after five o'clock and they would for him, be sought refuge on the hillside, and
go through the books together Dfondant while there his countrymen are alleged to have said very well, but shortly afterwards asked
leave to
which the provided him with food. This was during his
manager graut-l first few days of
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on the understanding that ધુમ્ન #uld
Accused when the Japanese who were assisting him, turn.
ないも return that found that their movements were being watched, night. It having come to the knowledge of the they went to the hillside no more, and the man manager that the tallyman had disappeared, he
leath hounds who was eluding the
told accused to go down and have the godoan left to starve. There is no doubt that the
man arrested. The polic、 acting on informa pangs of hunger, coupled with the discomfort tion, made purchase of tobacco at different caused by the continuous rain, drove the man shops. They found at 410 Queen's Road West from his retreat and caused him again to eater nine full cases of Egyptian Delight tobacco, at the city. Possibly he returned while the
323 Queen's Road, another shop blonging to detectives in pursuit of him were scouring the the same man, six cases and on 2nd March they hillside, or the outhouses at Happy Valley, for found 31 full cases and another eight and a
All the boxes bore certain numbers, ! again he managed to escape from them, and half cases. with a little more luck would have e'er now but in some cases the number was efficed. The been on his way to Japan.
numbers belonged t› the Nubia shipment. Acting on this knowledge the manager gave the defendant in custody. The Attorney General explained that one witness who had given evidence at the Magistracy for the
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How the detectives picked up the trail again at the eleventh hour is unknown, but it was certainly a very clever piece of work and reflects great credit on the men who compassed it. The Japanese, who gave the naran of Iseki, Was found iu the hold of the coal steamer'
Tanve for Japan. Yang Moo, about He was bfied in the cail, only that
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mouth - head above part being risible.As sood as he was discovered ' he was dug out, and escorted to the Police American Tobicei Company, detailet
to d-fondant Sergeants Murison, instructions given Station by Defective
proceedings Terrett, Grant and Earner who, after searching subsequent the whole of the vessel, discovered him in the last coal bunker. There he stated that he had been without food for two days.
pro socation bad afterwards stated that all be had said before was wrong
Mr. Brown from the Godown ('mpany gate evidence of the shipmsats per the Frouand th- Nubia.
Mr. Harrison, manager of the British
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the which led to his being arrested. The Egyptian Delight Tobacco was not placed on the market by the Company.
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Witness was subjected to a lengthy cross- examination with regard to what shipment the stolen tobacco halonged,
Under further questioning witnes‹ admitted baring charged two natirst with larceny bat withdrew the charges against both in order to put them in the witness. bor.
Reexmined —H· had been considerably worried at the time these charges were pre- sented because he had diszovere i defalcations in every departm-at
The next witness, formerly in the employ of the British American Tobacco Company, against #hom the charge of larceny had been withdrawn after he had been over a week in prison, was gevor-ly cross examined as to his part in the barning of the tabicov.
The case for the prosecution having concluded, Mr Calthrop mimited that the only aridane against th› d-fen lant was the evidence of Hinz Kwai who had pleaded guilty to larceny and on his own admission was a party to it. Na jury ought to be allow d to charict on -uth »vid-new
His Honour held that th• charge was not one to be withdrawn from the jury.
Mr Calthrop then suggested that his Honour should ask if the jury wished to heat
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His Honour - nu. an opinion if they lik«.
Defandaul then gara evidenci oa his own balelf. He said h› was employed as a olark in the British Ameriin Tobacco Company. Ou the 1st of March ha wis treasted on a charge of s'ealing tobie soon the 7th February. It was part of his duty to sw to the harning of ovelain shipments. He did not remember receiving instructions to destroy the shipment per the Ferong which arrived about the time of the Typhoon The manager handed the warrant t Hong Kwa the tallyman wwf when the witness went down to War Point he found that the contents of the boxes were 00 tir.
About the end of November there was another shipment of Egyptian Delight. The manager bauded him the bill of lading which he subsequenʻly gare ti Hong Kwai with
instru-ti n« to burn the tobacco. He trusted Hong K was and on that necasion, he did not go down to xe it destroyed It was not true that ho told Hong Kwai to take delivery of the tobiče v and sell it Neither was if true that he promised to give H ng Kwai sny money.
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Cross examined He had been in the employ of the Company for nine mathe Hit salary was bou, out o; which ho could gar- 81 or 840, H- had a banking acount in each of the German and Russian Bank1⁄4, roughly about $1,000 all. Part of this belonged to a Chinese lady who asked him to bank it in bis name. Ha ihalat drafts for $20 or $311 in his name
for other people, to America,
For whom? -Differeal people. Give their nam~. — Mrs. Lai and Mrs. I.
dont remember. Tay body els+? You have two banking recounts?—Yes. When you cams tɔ this Colony hai you much money?
Where did you bring it from? -Japan. What were you doing there ?—I was travel. ling.
Travelling for what?—I went to school there and went all round.
Ava matter of fact wer · you not recommended by Mr. Gracy the American Vice-Consul as a person who was destitute and had no occaps. tion ?—Not exsetly destitate.
You have been living in a rather extravagant manuer ?-Bag your pirdon.
You deal in Cottım, don't you? - I get some
things theen.
When did you join the Tobacco Company ? — It may have been in March or April.
Mr. Harrisin says it was in May -Porhaps
nerer in
Aud your partnership with Lai Tai Tsai
W&s Jun-?LN 1 comm inc»| partnership with him
And you clonot explain how those peopla shbuld have conspired against you ?—No.
You speak Chinese, don't you?—Yor, but not fuently
You have friends amɔng Chičeno ladies ? Yon.
D.. you
speak Chinese to them?—Yes, when they speak slowly.
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