MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1911.
THE BUTCHERY CO. DISPUTE. | groing --He was formerly employed
-To-day's Hearing.,
in the Docks at Aberiteen, and used to drop [into my knusu casually.
E.CO ANNUAL DINNER
* Interesting Presentations. His Lordship-Where are we now f 31r Study-We are going through the do counts, which Mr. Darker is stated to have. rele.
The Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, was amin occupied at the Supreme Court
o-day in hearing the ease in which Johnnecount. Talan, runder of the King Fuwari Hotel, und Frederick Howell, chief bailiff of the Su
promo Court, for a secount of the receipts
And disbursements of the Hongkong But chery and for such further and other raliuf
lás may be just, “.. -
money which had been received, including
capital.
Should that correspond with the bank
Look,
THE CHINA MAIL.
SPORTING.
Interport Tennis.
Notonly are the committer and embers) CLUB A RECHEIO TIN HARMONICA, Defendant was now questioned on this of the Kowloon Cricket Club particularly At the invitation of the Clubs do Recreio,
magndept in the art of cricket but they are Bowloon, the Tamils Barniorien of Macas. sundry cheques and casli. To what do their annual basquet at the Station Hotel tournament which commenced un Sataytay Mr Shade-There is Toalso experts in the art of entertaining and we entertain) as an interpart tennis that refor That is the total amount of
afterson and was continued. on Sunday. Kowloon, on Saturing night was qrup The wall known lavish hospitality of the tion to the well known hopitality always Club de Recreio was extended to large. book or the unsh book That should copes displayed by the great sporting club of number of gusta on Saturday and overy pend to both the cash book and thus Kowloon. The proceedings were most one was made to feel thoroughly at home, Mr M. W, Sade, K.C., was for plaintiff,. at ya know that the wish book the cujoyable and there was not a dull momont The committes and incmbers worn most as instructed by Air J. H. Gardiner, ahul Ms pass hoole ale not correspond, not from beginning to end. The large gather-suous In the attendon bestowed on thong Eldon Potter defended, instructed by Mrhundreds.--I have not gone through that. ing was under the chairmanship of Me W. present and a very pleasant and enjoyable Do you mean to say you gave this account Stewart while Mr D. Harvey occupied the time was spent facad had the nlvantage C. E. Besvik
over to Tatam and over checked it in any vico-chair. The cab outours were artisti- of being used to the cement court while Mr Slade continued his cruse-examira- | way --I employed a'man to do the work tion of defendant.
You did not check it at all No. Thurally interwoven into the scheme of the the Hongkong tenu lave had little practice is one thing I have checked, though, and table decorations and inmediately behind on the concrete so that they were souse that is the balance of my loss erunt, the Chairman were the flag of the club what handicapped in this respect. Never 81,4-13.
grouped together and which bore thened at the conclusion of Saturday's play several lata, wickets and Iails, fectively theless both tening. Wayed very fine tonnis
The menu card was nicely, arranged and Jugend- Our powerful weapons."
Macao were leading by Bfteen gares cicer bore the couplet
and an unfinished set,
"You have told us that on November 17th, 1904, you paid in $143.80 on that day and you belloved that they were cross heques of the Butchery ?--I could only say
You brought an action practically on this account, didn't you?—T'dių..
And you mann toy you never checked
I believed so I don't know what theyany of the items -So. Parker was alive
TOPE,
Quito so and of that account you pail. out $120 on the next day ?--Yes, I think
10.
We inte obtained a copy from the Bank and you so there are appareatly! thre cheques with three names-Jones, Claret and Mow, is Charot the name of person 7-Yos; Claret was the name of a
gentleman who was employed at the Electria Light Company-W. E. Chret,
Looking at those ainus on you say
|
then and I shouhl hnro had him here.
· Mr Shide then drew defendant's utten- tini-ta mu itent in the Stores Account represänteil as** Castein": lund, $256,-"- Was that cash in your hands cannot
say.
Well it must have been, Barker nude. up this neunt and he must have obtained his information of cash in hand from you? "I presne sur Twill way you,
Mut is 8256 cast in hand which, lad mat Jeen paid into the Bunk?--I do not say that. I paint overy cent I received into the Bank.
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Fail cricket, glorious nuly ganie, First of all aputa, be first aliko in famo. The loyal toast was submitted by the Chairman and enthusiastically drunk after which The Kowloon, Cricket Clab was given by Mr John Lambert. As a member of eighbouring chib he had the greatest possiblo plensure in propusing the tonist for he understood that they were in mich better position than they were last year and for many years past (Hex ene)
that they were Hongkong Butcheryte Bank cun iti Wall, Lanoxinin its regards the tennis there une-record Cash in hand clearly annet be cash in accounts ?-My Lord, I remember now that further than that.. They warp dresenter list.
Llectric Light Company had blaurd goous and paid cheques to the Hongkong Batchery Company."
His Landship. That bears out the sug-be perfectly willing to pass the books over gestion that the $120 and $30 made up to Mers Lowe, Langham or Messrs Percy 9143:80 and Mr Howell's private account, Suits and Seth and that I would abide by their decision. But Mr. Gardiner refused 29 #r
leaving 12 cents over.
Mir Slade-I quite ngrec.
1
The band of the K.O.FL.I was in attendance and played in most, intoring. programme of music.
Mr FM.. Mohler kindly undertook the. duties of referee.
On the continuation of the tournament on Sunday fr P. Currie occupied the referco's position snu, the attendance was very large. Amongst these prisout werd His Excellency Lieutenant A. Machado, Governor of Maco, Madame Machado, Mr Heitin, Cuneo). Gannet for Portugal.
frious Tall Alcoy, c
The visitors increased their load by thirteen games, the store being thirty-eight in favour of Macho, who play a better all road game. than the home team. Semo
Drug Needs
NOW
FOR
to conduct our store so that
whenever you need any Sick Room, Buth, Toilet, or House- hold Drug or appliance, our name will-instantly come to mind. Tet
us cniphasize that:
Our Stocks are Right-
Our Goods are Right-
Our Prices are Right-
-Our Service is Right-
We dispense presenplie
none but purest quality, full-strengda druge and chemicals. Our Double-
14 Ckl forum spedita miehis, i to kong nilai puy. He would like to And the sum set down as your loss night mention the founder of the club who, he felt have been store than here shown? I told Mr Gardiner song months ago that I would sure, would have been proud to have been there that night, (applause) and see such a large gathering and also to know of the saccess of the club. The Cology were of the latter players went in too much for check system protects you against indebted to the Kowloon Cricket Cluby for sonshing which proved unsuccessful while the hearty manner in which they kept up the Mincio representatives gave their opeITOR Ir Stado said unfortunately flisey hand
the children's sports on New Year's Day. Ponents a great deni uf, trouble by their not been able to obtain other slips fromthey made a couple of hundred dollars at He regretted the enforced absence through/ubbing thetics. However some really good the Bark. He thought he might fairly say
indisposition of their President, Sir tennis was witnessed while many of the that he had not received the nasistanec he Defendant-I was not going to nitempturussjee Mody, and hoped that he would rallies were remarkably fine. would reasonably arpeet. The other side had the dates, and had every means of proving what the dates were nnd yet they had not supplied them.
Caunsol then dealt with payments made to the Hongkong Butchers account after January 3rd, 1807. He referred to an item of 87.42 by cheque marked “Armstrong," and asked if that was in payment of the Batchery account
way so, ye.
F
of
Mr Stale pointed out to defendant that socording to the acemats he made a loss on stores every month except two, when the most.
to explain it.
And you had not the curiosity to take these accounts to see how you were getting ou in spy one wooth ---No.
You kept a cluso watch on things during the first four months - didn't keep a close alded he tried by keep as
Cung:
Defendant
soon be restored to health and be spared. to them for many years to come. (Applause).
The Chairman said that the club and a successful as they might have wished in most successful season and while not so the League competition greater interest had been manifested in the game, as the pay find been excellent amongst the seconl
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CHEMYSTS
Before His Excellency Litut Machado and Madame Machado left the grounds Mr A. A. Cordeiro, President of the Club de Recreio, cordially thanked thoir. Excel-
ment. His Excellency suitably replied leicies far their presence at the tour and cheers were accorded 10. Their 81, Queen's Road Central, Excellencies.
The land of the KO.FL.I. were again
On Sunday the Kowloon team entertain ed the Maeno tonin to tilfin at the Station Hotel
The teams werans follows
A Silva, A. Tuto, Licut Lima, Lieut MACAO-A. A. Mello, Captain; V.Lopes,
Villar, C. Rico, and J. A. Remedios,
use a watch as he rould and found that pilfering was going on
lis Lendship pat a series of points to defendant. He renaked that the business which lead a monday turn-over of 33,000 or account but for goods supplied. Defendant It was a great boon to the community the rat eleven.
Defendant-No, not for a Butchery 4.000 cinid not he called a small business eleven which had served as a stimulusto in attendance, explained that the cheque was in regard to to have been able to live a European Mr T. Chee, in proposing * Other the sale-by-auction-of-10-cases-of-better butchery and in the result of Tatum's Clubs, referred to the friendship which which had arrived more or less damiged. foundations of a good business were laid.had always existed between the FL.C.0.0. energy-and-defendant's financial-nid thu Mr Slado-That was batter which had Ho put it to defendant that he felt in and other-clubs in the colony, particularly been imported for the Butchery That January. 196. that he had started souie the Bowling Club.
thing to big for himself, that he felt the ace of more floating capital and In reply Mr G. L Duncan pointed out
got nervous. Itseemed that cactually expected the necessity for clubs in a place like to have made enough profit in four nonthy Hongkeng and said that he dreamed of the No chain on the ship in respect of ita pay back the capital. Perhaps the day when the lodge seperating the position was as the Americana said, Kowloon Cricket Club from the Bowling No. I remember the batter was bad. Ithe bad bitten of more than he could chew. Club would be removed and that they was not up to quality and was not fit for Did defendant really think it fair to get would layon central club which would rid of the business to Yuen Ching-to sell meet their social meds and pravile ull what really was a good buginos made by kinds of recration on that side of the hin shital thank Tatani's energy- fall mount and then start the business rain using the name to which the European people and got, ne- customie? Did he really think that fair?
Defendant replied that he did in view of the fact that on the first four montlus there was a loss of $1,720, not mentioning
Was there an insurance claiminrespect that -No.
the market
" _N.
Did you claim on your suppliers 1-I can't remember. I halieve something was done through Johnsop, but I can't remember,
Was it obtained froor Johnson-It was obtained through Johnson,
There was a loss of $100 odd on the butter, didn't you take steps to re-mapital at T cover that 8100 from somebody?-
Laniship-o doubt every
ichtli All I remember is that we called here was a substantial and growing proft.
Defedunt--There was a Зона a aurvey on it, and Johnson was for, seeing month, the lowered what he could do with the parties in San boles
Francisca. They would not pay anything. and that was the the finish of it.
So Johnson was ordering butter for the Hongkong Butchery Company 7-The order was through Johnson.
Producing a letter, Mr.Slade asked -defendant if he moant to say that that letter was not on order an behalf of the Hongkong Butchery. Defendant replied that that was his contention.
Although the samo mas had been sup phong Sutter to the Hongkong Butchery
the
beloco?—Yes. ¡.. Don't
you remember Wint Hongkong Butobtry Company did sel butter get from America?-I know nothing
whatever about it.
cent commission-
་
July
wuter.
the Chairman presented Mr Harvey, with a An interesting ceremony followed when
saiking set is a small token of services rendered to the club, Mr.F. P. Shrof, s former treasurer, was also presented with a pair of insulars in repognition of his services. Both Mr Barvey and Mr Shroff replied.
་་
The toast of Our guests" was proposed by Mr Harvey and responded to by Mr G. T. Lloyd, Throat while Mr Pond gave The Songs were contributed during the eyeing by. Messm J. H. Oxberry. £. B. The hearing was adjoumed until to Annesley, D. Harvey, C. W. Jeffries, Spurge, Railteo, Sheridan, Lambert, Statirt, and others..
Is Lordship-I don't agree.
morrow.
SMOKING CONCERT AT THE:
CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.
Interesting Presentation to the
Vice-Commodere...
At interesting presentation was made to GC Wood, Vice Commodore of the Corinthian Yacht Club at the club-house on Saturday night during the course of a very successful smoking concert, which way ander the presidency of Dr F. Clark. The programme was an extensive ons and ray thornaghly enjoyed
p and bargieter
ALLEGED BREACHES OF THE STAMP ORDINANCE.
Before Mi E. R. Hallitur at the ag istincy this aftermoon, Li B, stall keeper was charged with breaches of the stamp ordinance.
Mr T I LOWLEY - GG Solicitor, appeared for the Crown, and Mr. Reader Hazzia defended.
A
Mr Bowley enid the case would discuss
Fosakosa I. V dos Remodios, Captain: F. X. d'Alunda o Castro, E Loitac, B. Basto, A. A. Guterres, H. A. Hyndman, A. A. Lopes, and E.-H. Hyndman.
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SHAMEEN NEWS.
(From Our Owen Correspondent.) TT'S CONCERT,
SHANCEY, April 11 On the 3rd inat. at the Canton Club.
SAMPAN WITH DANGEROUS GOODS ON BOARD.
Refuses to Stop and is fired: on by Polico.
The owner of a sampso appeared before. very ingenious and very profitable stre. Mile. Eva Gauthis, the Canadian Mr H. R. Hallifax at the Mgistracy this system of fraud married on by defendant concart, and all lovers of really high class without a clearance, with carrying gun mezzo soprano, gave a most successful morning, charged with lening, tho port in dealing in stamps. Defendant was the ngie could not but admire the splendid powder without it being inbelled dangerous Me Slade then referred to advertisements The presentation to Is Wood consisted keper of a stall at the corner of his and truly artistic interpretatione that this in English and Chinoso, falling to hoist of the Butchery Company rulative to confa envelling lock, inscribed Leung Street and Queen's Road central, gifted Indy gave of pieces is divergent as the red flag while the dangerous goods were signments of butter received from Auneric, followsPresented to Wood just beyond the Land Office. and, reverting to the letter, naked-Do E., Vice-Commodore of the C.X.C., by ordinanca particularly, with regard to postal Lamond." Messra E. Baker and E. Hall, called upon by the police. It appears that - Fowley then explained the atsup Rosa Del Raggio and Loch on board and for refusing to stop when you still maintain that was merely a letter the finiters usa mask of esteem and revenue stamps. His worship would two gifted local amateurs, assisted Mile, defendent was leaving the post why he to enable Johnson to get nali per Hongkong, 8th April 1911-and a como doubt be aware that stamp collectors Gauthier during the concert; the latter was called upon to stop merr Capsimus preferred for some reason-bust knowu to Defendant-It is not an illicit or impro
themselves, to have stamps with past gentleman is now arrived at Canton, and Pass by the police He however, not only Dr. Clark in making the presentation marks on them. Such stamps commanded is certainly a musical acquisition as herofmed to do so but hoisted more sail and per commission. He was the man who said that he thought they could claim that a higher prices than clean stampe and the proved himself a most accomplished race ensued between the palice launch would give the order. He was the broker, the ship of the C.F.C, had fallen underly Chinese had not escaped that point. pianist. S So, the ghet pand the largo sampan. Ashe would not stop and would be justly entitled to his per lucky star, and that the luck had followed stamped add it was customary for the bank Inland bills of exchange had to be
There is a movement on foot to try and nid every effort was made to induce him" cent. commission.
it to the present day. They would all to do that after which they were cancelled persuade the "Fallics" tome, up to to stop the polics fired several shots ahead It was not commerned with the real agree, however that the luckiest day of the by a rubber stamp or by drawing the per Canton and it is hoped the storts will of the sampan. Un the shots being fired transaction which in fact took place on Club was the day when they voted their ware audited these bills of exchange caually prove successful, as there are many people. When be appeared before the magistrate through the stamp. When the accounts
defendant thought: better of the warning. exactly the corresponding dates, in that Vice-Commodore, Mr Wood, to taky beenme so much waste paper and were here who would very much like to war tue of $4.50 or four weeks' imprisonment what you kayadn't know, what took had in the steering of the thrown into the waste paper tasker and this versatile troop perform.
with hard labour was imposed. place between Johnson and Tang hen with craft Applauen). Mr Wood, is the hands of stamp dealers who orasel
TERNATIONAL BOWLING eventually found their way into the referenca to butter."
course of a low days, was going home, and the exallation mark the mark The English and German teams played Defendant was further questioned in on behalf of the Corinthian Yacht Clab hood them to resemble the mark of a post off their inst reference to the accounts, and lie nimitted had very great plensare in asking him to old to innocent lobe-trotters as the the ferrer Lam sur 100 points and roark, the stams bengallimately off their anal road on the 20th alt, and. that he was unable to expkim some of the accent small souvenir naa mark of the gensine attice. On March 16 Detective the latter 246 pins. The English team Balances high esteem in which they all held 31, Sergeant Tichy Murphy exccatel A
A Slade said it was apparent the whole Wood Flo was going to London, waid Dr. Tarch warrant on defendant's still and are now 119 points end and it is accounts were wrong, that was what he Clark, which had certain "ding they took possces on of his stock of stamps. At practically a foregone conclusion that they
•had been, voiding all along t
that time, delundant was absent and when i will prove to be the ultimate winters. Replying to his Fordship, defendant wiidid, for bachelors (laughter). They were i returned on March 31, he was arrested. he left the books to Mr Barker and did not offering Bin Wood clock so that he The man, who was in charge would call be riticism whink he did. And he would be able to ges froment the proper worship timt he knew nothing about the
Fs Landship-Hat gut could speak to time, compun so that he cald steer him lie was in your house.
Ms Slider enn to say that though sight sore, and an egonald gusts these things wore being plane in your house that he might be warned in good- tine by Barker, an accountant employed by any unile (laughter and applause),
A coms, and so say all of us impro you, he dil not enquire from you in casesr Wood and it was a plant surprise CHILDREN LIKE IT staying
Mr. and Mrs Swire, of Tsikoo Hong, are difficulty
staying hers for a brief visits, in Defendant He would he working in that in and he did not know what he had
FFLE medicine must be given to Several successful ights have been made day time and I would be in office
done to deserve much" "+fuam """ (Inughter),
young children it should be plenint by Mr Van der Born: The meeting Ja taught you and he merely worked for What he had done to the Clab had been to take Chanlerlin's Cough Remedy is being held at Bha Ho on the military you out of office hears He had no pleasure and a parting, but at all times he made a loaf sugar, nad the revit used payment at that time
A&hart, its preparation pipit a flavor similar to maple syrup, making tiplamenat, bøtaku-
eith
had the intercet of the C.
Me J-Holine, of Arul Karbary so
the price marked in the book Esst fur fond and hopes to settle down stainpe except that he way to sell them at Co., an old Chins hand. He left the Fat Evidence was called and the case was quietly no Home-for many long years to ndjourned.
ITEMS AT THE COURTS."
Mr. B. Ferrier, of the Olartered
Bank, is this year's Golf Champion of Shangha).
The owner of a fahing boat was Used $10 by Mr J, H, Whod at the Magiòfiney' this morning. Ine refining to stop when
police called upon a sto se by the
ned 83 for being drunk and rafu-ing to A Japaneso named Jiro Mashimura wa pay bis rickshaw fure in Orasuon Streck
For the larceny of two hammers valued nt 43.50, from the university site, a itira and four hours stocke wasentoused to agvan daga' i
das imprignoment
The Kilipino who was charged with Parade Ground and started on the 7 last.abduction in Manila was discharged by Mr.
· FLH/Hallifax on defendant expresúng bis returns to Blatile by the air in „willingnew, to return to dlanila. He will
Charye of Detective Barnes,
You told us that the work was done in the evening that he was would continue to do so. He flanked T-bas no prior fue colis, cuprul The Fordguese gut boat scan is here employed by the Dock Company and then all very moet for the present whooping cough. For sale by all Chemists
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