R. v. Horarxs.
Inspector Moffatt of the Hongkong Police made an application in the matter of Reginald George Hopkins, now lying in the British Gaol, at Shanghai, awaiting his trial in Hongkong on n charge of embezzle-'The prisoner was committed under the Fugitive Offenders' Act, which demands his detention for fifteen days, and Inspector Moffatt asked if his Worship could him ang idea as to when he would be likely This Worship said that under. the proceed with his prisoner to Hongkong.
tive Offenders' Act the warrant for extradition had to_be signed by the Minister China nnd Japan and they were expecting that warrant at nny moment. As soon as it arrived, of course, after the lapse of the necessary 15 days had expired, the prisoner could be handed, over and he would notify Inspector Moffatt directly it arrived. The prisoner was not entitled to ask for his release until " month after his committal, His Worship had no doubt that the warrant was on its way.
Monrorrat Couscrt v. Marrtaxp.
William Maitland, of the Chink Paper Mill, was sumnioned by Inspector Reed for lowing an unmuzzled dog to be at large on the Yangtsepoo Road on the morning the 14th instant.
Native Constable 311 proved the ease, Defendant denied the ownership of the dog, ant stid he gave it to a Chinese three months ago. "It was true that the dog hung about his premises, numerous others. He asked permission to shoot the anima His Worship did not think that the ownership of the dog had been clearly proved. The defendant must realise that if dogs were seen around his premises the law must recognise them us his does. Mr. Maitland must be extremely carefal in the future, for it was a reasonable supposition on the part of the police that dogs surrounding or frequenting his premises were his property. In this case, however, the summons would be dismissed.
20th April.
R. v, Wann axp Exuuorr.
Alexander Wall and John Elliott, seamen of the Brunhilda and Moel Tryvan, respectively, were charged with absenting themselves without leave from their ves sels. The evidence went to show that the prisoners had been absent from their ships for several days.
Both men admitted the charges and were ordered to be put aboard their ships.
R. v. Ganacorutes.
Andrew Ganacopulus, aged 40, 2 Greek, and one of the quartermasters' of the Ballaarut, was brought charged with feloninisly ow ting ding two British sailors named All and Perey George Potter, Bonaventure, with intent 1 grievous bodily harm, on Wedl-"T, F: Holwes, a seaman of the Bontcene the French. Concession.
ture, was called by Inspector dsathesun, who prosecuted on behalf of the police, and stated that on the previous evening he was in the Globe Hotel, on the Yangkingpang Greek, in company with, numerous others, Phe landlady was standing ut. the door of the hotel shortly after nine o'clock, when the prisoner came up and became offensive. She raid she did not want to speak to him, whereupon he used abusive language and struck her on the head with an umbrella, She started screaming, and the men Cornell and Potter at once rushed out, ace un panied by others. Potter called the man a coward to strike a woman, and a melee ensued, in the course of which witness saw the prisoner flash " knife, and both Cornell and Potter were afterwards found to have been stabbed, A. F. Bourke, also s seaman of the Bon venture, gave corroborative evidence. spoke to seeing the disturbance and " knife in the prisoner's hand, but he could not swear that the knife produced wus the actual weapon.
Messrs. O'Callaghan and H. Peters, stokers, and F. Bright, a corporal of marines, all of the Bonaventure, testified to a like effect, and said that they chrised the prisoner into the Columbia Hotel.
They could not find him, however; but the was reported to the police, and prisoner afterwards gave himself into custody.
Dr. Mcleod, one of the surgeons of the General Hospital, was called and deposed to receiving a telephone message from the police to attend the wounded men at the hospital. He proceeded to the Hospital without delay and saw the man Potter, Ao examination he found that he was suffering from a punctured wound a little below the front part of the left haunch bone. 'The wound was three quarters of an inch long and two inches deep, down to the bone, and had it been an inch higher it would' have punctated the abdomen. While looking at Potter, the man Cornell was brought in on a stretcher. The last named had evidently lost a good deal of blood from two wounds. One of these over the left shoulder binds was three quarters of an inch in length and nearly two inches deep. The other one was below
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