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disorderly  on  the  Broadway,  and  damaging  property  to  the
extent  of  50  cents,  about  10  p.m.,  the  3rd  inst.
Inspector  Bourke  related  the  nature  of  the  charge.
Tsang  Zen-fah,  the  complainant,  gave  evidence  of  the  accused
having  been  drunk  and  doing  damage  to  witness's  goods.
Accused  was  fined  $3  and  ordered  to  pay  the  amount  of
damage  done.
RUSSIAN  CONSULAR  COURT
Shanghai,  December  3,  1906
Before  Mr.  C.  Kleimenow,  Consul-General
Alleged  Arson
A.  M.  Silkiss  was  charged  on  a  Russian  Consular  warrant
with  having  feloniously  and  wilfully  set  fire  to  his  premises  and
dwelling-house  known  as  the  Tivoli  Hotel  at  Nos.  9  &amp;  10,  Boone
Road,  about  11.30  p.m.,  December  1,  1906,  with  intent  to
secure  insurance  money  thereon,  and  thereby  endangering  life
and  property.
Inspector  Bourke  appeared  to  prosecute.
Extensive  evidence  was  taken,  but,  the  press  not  being
admitted,  we  are  not  able  to  give  a  report  of  the  proceedings.
Shanghai,  December  7,  1906
Before  Mr.  C.  Kleimenow,  Consul-General
Alleged  Arson
A.  M.  Silkiss  was  brought  up  on  remand  charged  on  a  Russian
Consular  warrant  with  having  feloniously  and  wilfully  i  et  fire
to  his  premises  and  dwelling-house  known  as  the  Tivoli  Hotel,
at  Nos.  9  &amp;  10,  Boone  Road,  about  11.30  p.m.,  December  1,
1906,  with  intent  to  secure  insurance  money  thereon,  and  thereby
endangering  life  and  property.
Det.  Insp.  McDowell  prosecuted  on  behalf  of  the  police.
On  the  Court  resuming  this  morning,  the  evidence  was  coneluded,
  and  his  Honour  disposed  of  the  case  as  follows  :  This
Court  having  no  power  to  deal  with  a  case  of  this  nature,  the  Court
a  as  decided  to  submit  the  whole  of  the  evidence,  together  with
the  plans  of  the  premises  in  question,  to  the  Supreme  Court  at
vladivostock.  In  the  meantime  the  prisoner  would  be  released
on  depositing  the  sum  of  Tls.8,000,  including  diamonds,  jeweller
 y,  etc.,  as  well  as  being  bound  over  in  the  sum  of  $4,000  in
two  sureties  of  $2,000  each.