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what might be expected, nud, indeed, fus if they thought the whole thing a big joke, which to their surprise ther had been allowed to play so long....
NEWS OF THE DAY"
LOCAL AND GIVERAL.
ORIMINAL SESSIONS.
CHARGES OF FRAUD AGAINST 'INDIAN WARDEN.
and F. V, L Adam.
TRIDAY NOVEMBER 21, 1913
TO-DAY'S SUMMARY COURT CASES.
SEIZURE OF A JUNK.
Question of Liability for Corts.
recover the aim of $144,88,"
ARMS AT KOWLOON
·Seisure at the GodownE,
REVENUE OFFICER'S CAPTURE.
Yoan, Shib Kai, however, hus now taken another step, professinging out ous & China for the Repub A hundred Austrian, field gunu ona that he believes
CASE FOR THE DEFENCE. that he lean Goverment under sha, derma of working in harmony with the the ring Austrian lows.
Before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy The hearing of the case in which Hernam Singh an Indian Warder em- Bator H Eccour Mr. Justice Grom prosented a Chinese for being in, prases!
this afternoon Revenus Officer Sutherland wishes of his countrymen and forint apple has bean sold for 18 played in Victoria Gol, stands sharged met in the Summary Court this morsica, unlawfully, of two rifles and 200 the interests of the Republic. Heganoas at Covent Garden Marked. It. two counts of false pretences, was ing, the gase was mentioned in which rounds of rifle ammunition at Kowloon on repudiates the idea that he wishes measured 17-in, in circumference sadied today before His Honour Mr. the Fut Slay is suing Chang Kival to the 20th instant to rule on bis oirn authority. He weighed 21h, fox. It was put up for
Justice Gompertz (Prisne Judge). does wish, however, to have about by losure. Garcia, Jacobs, Mesurs. R. Dick, F. Senter, R. Sayes, The following jury was empanelled:- and the suns ohrained went in aid of Char. F. E. Eupen, E. Wasche, F. Bamann, him those whose ability and wisdom
|ing Cross Humpi ai. will commard some respect, and who will not involve him in leaning upon a broken reed It seems that he has [sont a general telegram to the several provinces, in which the difficulties of the past are set forth, the need for immediate and united action, and also that something be done to unify the government throughout all the pro-
An English bishop owned is portable vinces, so that each and all maybeth-tub, whielt he failed on one occasion march along in harmony together. Wica he returned he found that the Mr. Jonkin: I might say I was not satisfied with the service?.
to take with him on a pastoral visitation
Ning mall logs ran away from their homes in Mag laat wook and being in Hongkong wi jut money broke open s¦ st le some shoe. Only one of them, a shop show case in Queen's Road word and diuinative lad was caught, and Mr. Wood ordered him ten strokes of the birch at the Magistracy this morning-
'
In order to get this idea putsemaid had used his beloved sub. into practical realisation, he has Calling her into his study he said, kindly, ordered that each province send at Mary, I do not so much mind your once two dolegates to Peking, which
ing my bu, buh. what I object. to, is
would not de before my face.. seg ehøvld da bekim ay buck what
you .
The case for the Crown having, closed, Mr. Joakin aras to open the defence. Adduasing the jury, be sold: Gentlemen of she jury, it is my privilege to addecan you twicć–
ship that he appeared for Chang Kwai Pas Revenue flour stated that while be Mr. Otto Keng Sing informed in Lord- Mr. R. C., Faithfull, arlicitor, Jafended. Notice bad bean sorred on :. Crowthers standing outside the godowns on th Smith (who represented the plaintify and 20th he saw the defondant with a coolie. he understood Mr. Smith had withdrawn who wú carrying a box, (produced in court,) from possession of the junk, which was He asked defendant what the box, con attached.
tained, soo be replied that he did not Mr. Sinith: That is so, and I want, be know, a it belonged to the man who was prove the case. I have nothing to do carrying it. The witness wool with th The Crown Solicitor: My Lord, if my with the attachment of the junk. friend is going to call the accused caly, Mr. Kong Sing: Inderstand the dehis office, and as defondant was usable defendant to the farry, leaving the box at he ought to call him first. It is quoted fondant has nok boon served. in the Ordinance, No. 14 of 1996, that Mr. Smith: I would ask your Lordship to point out the OWDLE defend... where the only witness as to facts is the to take the case in Chambers to-morrow and was detained while the o248. prisoner abarged he shall be called when I will call the bailiff to satiaty pod; it was addrewed to the Kwong
witness immediately after the close you as to sarvion.
Loong Arm, and had on it the name of the of the one for the prosecution.
His Lordship: The point is, as you Bhipping Agents. Menars Molbars & Os. going to do it. I was not going to inflict
Cross-examined by Mr Faithfall witness two speeches upon the jury. I was going to explain what the rights of the prisoner
were.
His Lordship Is not has the usual. practice?
The Crown Solicitor: I don't think so.
close of the case for the prosecution
a Lordship road immediately after
before any other witnesses
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Mr. Smith, Tho bailif' sorved some said the box may had been addressed to
some persun, care of the firm mentioned.
body who said he was the defendant The defendant has not appeared, and Mr. The Court interpreter examined the box. Kong Sing appears for somebody, also. j and found that this was so, it being con- In that case I am entitled to prove my sign to Woo Chung Lok, care of the Kwang
Leong,
When we went to press evidence was still. being taken.
caso..
His Lordship: How about the junk? Mr. Smith: It has been relansed.. Mr. Kong Sing: In that case I am asking for coste.
all form a sort of Privy Council of Government, for the purpose of con- LAMMERT-O'D LL-At St. John's Cathe
sulting with the President as to the dral, Hongkong, on the 18th inst. by the best course to pursue. It is to be Rov, Copley Moyle, JackEL ECCES. youngest son of the late G. R. Lammoë nated, however, that no one must be a charge of carelessly driving a trock-and were called," and Counsel for the acoused. Mr. Smith: I am nos ishle for costs.
and Birs Lammert, and Miss Frontscz A. O'DELL of Bedford, England.
MEMO FOR TO-DAY.
way Bay,
MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW. 2.30 .m-Auction of Chiness Curios
at Mr Geo. P. Lammort's Sales Rocms. 9.15 p.m.-Harmston's Circus at Causo:
way Bay,
General Memorands. MONDAY, November 24-
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Chinese Porcs lains &c. at Mesars. Hughes and Hough's Sales Rooms. Noon-Auction of Sausages &e. at Mesars Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms.
The man who was remanded by a land, lirat pole magistrate, yesterday to moan,
the awnlog. Mr. Hazeland told the running over a small child was discharged other of the youngster to take more care of it in future. Had it been on the foot pats the accident would not hava happened,
sent whose age is under thirty-five; further, cach delegate must have had some years experience of Govern" mnt, either under the Manchus obe vided.
1
it
His Lordship, in the course of hir
pensation, as well as coste, and I would this action sonanted to judgment Mr. Kong Sing: I am entitled to com.judgment, remarked that the defendant ask your Lordship to make an order for being entered against him on the claim. cost how. Any subsequent sotion that but contended for the right to set of a might be taken can be taken.
sula of $300 or so, being part of a claira of $11,300 which he had against the plaintiff. His Lordship said he had not at present to decide whether this parti cular olaim was one which could be the subject of a set aff: to do that he should have to heer the evidence, ad, so far none bad boen takan The question
His Lordship said he would take the case in Chambers to-morrow...
F
AN ADMISSION OF LIABILITY.
Mr. Jenkin said he was about to say, was allowed to proseed. and he still thought he was rect in saying, that he was entitled to addres the jury twice if he wanted to, but he was not going to address them rice only once, after his client, had gone into following in the wake of British Govern to say about the circumstances. He The authorities in the Philippines are the witness box and said what he bad ment officials in making war on the mos.wished the jury to understand that the quito The Burst of Science, Mani's prisoner was antitled to go into the box has a number of live masquito Bak for free to give ha evidence on oath, but if be distribution to people living in or pear did he was subject to cross-examination. A case was mentioned before His Hoo- before him was whether, supposing the Manila. This fish, the adn't of which is He was also titled if he chose, alteze our Mr. Justice Gompertz, in the Sura defendant had a good set off against the about 5 centimetres in length, thrivas in tively to make a statement from the mary Court this morning in which C. H. plaintie, te (the defendant) could apply rica enddies, sxxmpe, and sah poeds in dock and not be cross-examined, or to Leo, editor of the China Daily Out- claim of which the whole amount ex fresh or brackish water. Its favourite food the accused would go into the witness (trading as Man Shing) for the recovery court, so as to use a part of it the
make no statement at all. "In this case look" is being sued by Loci Wa Kea ceeds the summary jurisdiction of the box, where he was subject to cross aïon of the case. examination, and would give his own ve
9.15 p.m.-Barmaton's Circus at Cause during the Republic, and these years of experience must not be less that ten. Lastly, all delegates must be well educated and well informed on matters in general, and in Chinese literatura in particular. With Council of such men around him seems that the President hopes to find out how best to administer the Government and assist the people.
It will be seen from this outline, in ja case the people or the local officials conform th the request of this circular
gathered together will be in no sense telegrami, that the Council thus
crcted by the people and that the officials themselves at the capital city of each province will elect two of their number, whom they most trust and these will go forward. It will be! sceu, secondly, that there is in this suggestion a trend backwards towards the old conservative policy. We think
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Indian Carpeta and Rags at Messrs. Eughes and Hough's Sales Rooms, TUESDAY, November 23 :-
5.90 p.m.-Organ Recital St. Johns
Cathedral.
WEDNESDAY, November 26:-
at
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Furniture
Messta. Hughes and Hough's Sales 100.
THURSDAY, November, 27-
11am-Auction of Furniture at No.
Ripon Terrace.
Sp.m.-Auction of s.. "Atlantis
5
at Measta. Hughes and Hough's Sales
Rooms.
WM. POWELL, The China Mizil,
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LTD.
TELPEHONE 346.
HATTERS
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 1913.
"PRESIDENT YUAN'S NEW MOVE.
SINCE President Yuan emerged from the obscurity of cultivating flowers Sole Distribut: rs in Honan for the purpose of control
· GLYNS HATS gantic difficulties, which, all things
in
many different Shapes & Styles
WM. POWELL
LTD.
SOLE AGENTS
is the eggs and young of the mesquito."
the s.a. Hai Ming yesterday had all his spare A Chinese pesenger a arrived by clothes stolen. The police were informed for examination, and the case was pro
Accused then entered the witness bor
the stolen articles in a house at Tung and is the evening Dotective Sergeant ceeding when we went to prest. Ingham arrested two men in possession of Street. The complaisant left the colody. last evening, so the case, which was before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy this morning, adjourned for his return, prisoners be ing kept in custody.
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.
With Possible Defence.
a
of $1,000, being amount due for goods defence to this action. Defendant did supplied and work done by the plaintiff not say that he could do this in the cass for the defendant, full accounts of which of counter-claim. He admitted, "that had been duly supplied,
to do so he would have to waire the excess. It seemed to his Lordship In the first place that to allow the defendant to do what he alaimed would, in effect, be allowing him to split his cause of sotion, and that was really what Mr... Harris wanted. Mr. Harris wasaking. to set up part of his cause of action, his
Mr. Norington. for the plaintiff, and the defendant went to Les office and admitted liaburity.
His Lordship: He may have a good defence of which he knows nothing.
Mr. Dixon (for the defendant) :'Ho hae.. Mr. Norington: The defendant has com We are asked to draw attention to the plained of weChins Outlook" being resolving table contoot which takes pisce stopped because of this claims for the
at the circus tonight. This is sure to
7'
demand or claim. ceained the plaintif as a defence; and then, further, he would
the balance of his daim either as a deience to other claims against him by this plaintif those alnima · were withdrawn, or failed, he claimed, the riga, us his Lordship understood, of
create a grunt deal of amusement. The printer's bill; if this case beds over The Tokushima Alary can of the suscessful competitor will be proved for a wock, they will have further ens latest additions to the Nippon Yuren with a handsome trophy.
of complaint, Kaisha fect, arrived at Colombo co matinee will be held tomorrow after To lost
His Lordship: You are suing the editor that it is extremely unlikely that heers, Messrs. Russell and Co., Port Glas- evening this fire show oppoludes its lication.
November 2 on her way from the build- noon at the usual hour and to-morrow. Mr. Norington. We have stopped pubelaging an independent action for the
of the paper? will find any mer thirty-five years gow, to Japar. Sho is a vessel of 5,010 son in Hongkong. The circus leaves for
of age who have seen ten years of tens groes, 3.780 tona net, commanded | Saigon on Sunday.
service in their country's government and so, if this provise is insisted on, most of the delegates will be con- siderably over forty and perhaps over fifty years of age. It will also be seen, that the Council has no authority to effect anything. They will form a council of advice simply, and the same hand that made them what they are can and may unmake them, and send them about their business. Indeed, they will form an
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CHINESE NEWS.
(Wah Tas Yat Pa's Service.)
The Second Quintuple Lost.
A shop coolie was charged in the ing with stealing clothing, including a silk sooond court at the Magistracy this morn" long cost, from a house in D'Aigalex Street JAPANESE COYET OIL FIELDS. yesterday. The coolie, who is stated to be in the employment of Madame Flint, was detected by a cook-boy as he was leaving hister's house with the stolen articles Inspector Fenton to make inquiries as to Mr. Wood remanded the prisoner to enable prisoner's antecedents, Bring bail at $25.
9
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
PERING, NOV, 20. The negotiations for the second Quintuple Loon are practically corn- ploted.
Mr. Harris: Perhaps I might be allowTM
balance.
After dealing with the suthorities sub.
ed to mention the case, as the defendant mitted by both sides, his Lordship re first came to me. With regard to the marked that in his option the section first part of the claim, for $242, wo hare which was fatal, to Mr. Harris conten an absolute defence. With regard to the tion was not so much section 10 of the remainder I con's think we have a do- Summary Jurisdiction Ordinance fence insofar as thors may be a set of tion 7. That section only conferred juris-e bare we are going to counter-claim for diction on the summary side where the damages for stopping, work without pro- | claim, debtuor, demages to be recovered did not exroced the sum of $1,000. The The case was adjourned for a week.
defendant was seeking to recover part of a debt; and if suecaaful he estab
por cause.
2
A DELAYED PRELIMINARY POINT.il as against the other party his right»»
to recover the whole of that debt. The To bs Disenssed Latte.
decision would involve the judgment of the Court on a claim of a much larger The ease in which the Ellis Kadcorio m "I cannot think," continued his ling affairs at Peking, he has, without advisory board and little or nothing
A Japanese syndicate bas ap-fall to recover $1,000 was mentioned aver contemplated by our Ordinance, and Chinese: Schools Society is azing H. A. Ladahip, that any such result was doubt, had a very difficult task to else. It has been found apparently
proached the government with before He Honour the Puiste Judge in the balance of conveniens exams to zna tackle. He has been confronted with that governing by a so-called Parlia
proposal for the development of the the Sarimsey Court this morning. Sensi oil felda,.
so starngly against it thas I am bound. ment has achieved little or nothing;
Ms. D. Lewis, who represented the¦ to decide advomely to the defendant," considered, be has managed to sur-
that party government has meant
Japanese and Italian soldiers came plaintiffs, informed his Lordship that the Proceeding, his Lordship said it might mount with commendable credit to
little more than an occasion for
for party
into conflict at Tientsia. The mat cass-was-mentioned last Friday, when be said that be could meet the difficulty Bir. and Mr. W. F. legs and Mter will be cleared up by the respec- bis friend said he had a preliminary point by transferring both actions to the cel himself. It was not an easy under-
strife; therefore, President Yuan
0: A. Dutton were passenger to-day per tive Consuls. ap
to argue which might dispose of the case. | pinal, jinisdiction, but that might be i taking to handle the old party, the plan. There is something to be
parently intends to try some other press of India for Shanghai.
Manchuria has requested. the Teeterday afternoon be reocived a letter hardship on the plaintiff, who was desire remains of the Manchu power, but said for a Council of this kind, as an F., from Longmoor has been ordered to Chamber, Mongolia and Tibet hus did not think is advisable that the point prescat cap he was quite willing to Government to allow two representa from Mr. Hind in which that gentleman is of recovering a small claim, sé he Sergt. Major (Mechanist) J. Phillipe, tives to sit in the Administrative and that on considering the matter he had a rigs to do, summarily. In tos he so played his cards that the entiro apology for an elected Parliament, Hongkong and embarks about the 29th already two seats. group the Regent, the young En- and it will be able to do duty till the instant. peror, and the Empress Dowager-people understand what a Parliament went into obscurity, where they have neaus. Those who are sent to since remained in quietness The take their seats will understand that second difficulty that confronted him, they are not elected either to cavil or to was to govern the country and yet all their pockets, but to work for the ntend to accept and abide by the development of the nation's welfare views and decisions of the so-called for the safety and protcelidu of Parliament. This was a much more
the people whom they represent,
tremendous trek than the other.
الطمي
Captain L.R.E.W. Taylor, R.G.A, who Secretary to Sir F. H. Biayake, on arrival recently gave up the appointent of Private home, been posted to No 14 Company, RG.A., Bhoeburynow.
Dividing China
THE NEW PREFECTURES.
PEKING, NOV 21: Under the new scheme for the marriage is announced to take place division of the country into prefed on New Year's Day in Singapore, of Captaintures Chibli will be divided into WA Moro, B.G. 4, who recently left Hongkong, and Violet, youngest daughter seven districts, Szechuan into eight, of the late Robert Lyau Moore, DL. Kwangtung, Shaasi, Shensi- and
Cliff, Belleek, co. Fermanagh
as to whether Messrs. Ellis Kadoorie grass stay of execution and give the and Láu Chu Pak were entitled to me defendaid. Leave to file a counter-afsim on behalf of the Society should be settled the waived the cose. Meanwhile,
preliminary point. Mr. Lewis had there would be judgment for the plait lind to see his client, and go into the law tiff on the claim with coste
on the matter, and he saked is Lord- A may of execution for 14 days was ship to make an order as to costs, granted,mod, on the application of Mr His Lordship The other side wine in! Goldring, judgment with costs was enter adjournment 7
ed for the plaintiff on two similar claims.
point altogethe
Mr. Lewis My friend abandons the
Mr. Hind: No, I don't. But the evidence can only come from the plaine iffe thoassives, and until the plictise
Tiso men were for the most part ik will cout €1,000,000, says telegram Molenan, Londonderry, and of Mr. Moore, Binkian five each, Mukden, Yunnan ave been in the box it is imposible
The now Volunteer dicks at Vindivos drunk with success, and were just as in the N. G.. Daily News."
Glyns, 44 od Bend &t, unmanageable as men who have made
THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, the mor, nebodies from no point to dischargo the distics of Insp
themselves drunk with wine Not Nisasicos, held at the Technical Institute -At an Examination for Inspectores th only so, but they were quite unable and the Sanitary Board Odocs, Hong to add anything to the stability of the kong, on June 26th, 27th and 30th, 1918, kingiluq.. They were inexperienced as datos pentadesaves e in the art of governing were, for
following three candidates were certified, as ride their sanitary knowledge, com where, having no influence in their tor of Nuisances under the Public Health own firovince or in any part of the Hongkong Willinen, Elliott, Hongkong
Aut: 1875 Norma Beethoven Calvert, country. They were nina Bercely at Manuel Ligores, Hongkong, partisan on behalf
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ESCRITELY
Madieizes, k
QUEEN'S ROAD. HONGKONG, kong, July 22, 19.
abitle the result was that nothing arious could be attempted, aud therefore, nothing accomplished. The
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN Tmay be impositis to prevailspost
dent but it not impostole prepared for it. Chamberlain
is not hayond Abynna's contes, and
President has now got rid of most of both of this Inimant, you ca
arantly they have taken for most bything For their disas if it were quite
Chalets id. Slezakaspare
these, and
Honam into tour each, Fookien,
Clinton Le Bigre of Baltimore as one of the districte.
Chikang and Kirin each into two,
American Commissioners for the Philippine
President Wilson ba selected General and all the other provinces into two
ande. His nomination will be pres
o the Senate shortly. The other mem
to argue the point. My friced will wize & further adjournment when he sees the counter-sim?" (Laughter.)
Hardship said the poin argued whan the case, esme fired the bossing for Thu
It is reported that Wodg Hing ipadno forming 4 new Tung Ming society
of the commission have not yet heann lokgo. selected..
8. COUG)
The financial representatives the Quintuple Group will meet the 23rd mustant to decide the seco
of £25,
RUB DOWN)
CLAIM ON A PROMISSORY NOTE?
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