Chu Loong-loong was charged being the proprietor of corta tables in Li Hongkew, and ried. gang, thes being, a iches to the peace and good onder of the Settlement. Accused was arrested August, but released on bail of £20,000 in ready money.
Mr. L. E. P. Jones appeared for the prosecution, and accused was represented by Mr. Morgan Phillips.
In reply to the Court Mr. Jones said that accused was charged with being in control of an armed gang August 1, and with keeping gaming tables during the month of July.
The Rev. H. L. W. Bevan said that he was in charge of Medhurst College, which was on the boundary of the Settlement. The people in the nea village to the College seemed to ben dis reputable lot, and were always loafing oF yumbling. In January last he made a wrt to the Council with regan to this village. He did so partly in the interests of the public and partly in the interests of the College. He had fonnd font that accused was the responsible head of the village. When he and his friends approached crackers were fired, evidently to give notice of their approach, His servants had lost money and even clothing in the village. thought the crackers were fired as a warning.
Wong Ah-kow stated that he had lien approached by accused, who desired to acquire his land to erect gaming tables. Witness was beaten for refusing ive up the land, and, because he was afraid, he allowed a gambling shed to be erected. Only accused and his aaxistants were allowed to use the swords witness saw in the sheds.
Cross-examined—Witness had not reported the matter to the police because he was afraid. There were seventy eighty assistants, who were paid daily in the sheds. He gave information to the police in July on his own initiative.
A fruit seller gave evidence as to seeing swords (produced) in the gaming sheds. Accused was always followed by six or eight people.
Cross-examined—The men who followed accused did not always carry swords, There were four gaming tables trate) and Mr, Cuscax (Portuguese Assessor.)
CHAN TZR-EUUES V. soong yeR & ce, The hearing 300,000 arising out breach of contract to 5 1,000 tons of antimony bette and November 1906, was continued.
Messrs, J. Hays, G. D. Musso and de Graca appeared for the and Mr. Loftus BE. P. Jones Mr. Musso continued his cross examination of the defendant, Yang.
ess produced the telegram di manded the preceding day. Mr. was present when he found telegram was in-reply to sent and read: " Anti make time 3nd and 4th moons exch 50, 5, 6,7, 8 each 100." The company's antimony output was 1,300 to 1,400 tons a year, s0 he could not have sold 1,000 tons in addition to the 550 for The Tashing and Seang Yue companies had works close to each other at Chang-ess had not been there f I did not know how many furnaces there were there, fronted with w letter fron Mr. H. B. M. Consal at Changsha, stating that the Seang Yue and Tashing works both turned out six or seven tons a
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