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"TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE."
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 1990,
THAT ASS THE LAW.
quency is that of Baron Brunwe
THE COLD SEASON.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHANGHAI STUDENTS.
ICHINA MAIL SPECIAL]
SHERIFF BROS. INSOLVENT..
FRIDAY. MAY
EUROPEAN IN TROUBLE.
PLAYING THE POLICEM & N.
A "GAY" SAMPAN PARTY,
A Chinese who said he was carpenter, was this morning charged At the Magistracy, before Mr. N. before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, at the Smith, yesterday afternoon, an instance of Sub. Inspector Davis with
disorderly conduct on board Interesting case was heard when a
sampan at Aplichau, and causing European named J. A. Reynolds, damage to a lot of clothing and
other property. native of Vancouver, B.C., and em ployed as overseer on the Kowloon
instance of Inspector Willis, with im-
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The defendant admitted the charge, but said he had indulged rather too
personating a Police Officer for the freely in samsku, and got gay.
Asked to relate the facts of the purpose of gaining admittance to No.
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defendant
Defendant: I did not cause so
been discarded ago, and brought up
Haw Northcote's high-handed methods SPECIAL CABLE. the Adversarian's "ciught. make good bricks when lacking were liable, we thought, to put straw ? Qui vive" Quo vadis? labour's back up. They who were And Bin caw?
in no way interested would sym Hongkong bas two pathise with balled men, would coll seasons, There resent such lordly ways of handling is the cold season of men. We guess some of them did. December and Janu-When the prosecution was an
SHANGHAI, May 7. ary, when you get your overcoat nuced, in the circumstance's re back from the Dairy Fartu, and are ported, we get ready. We realized The French concession police bave glad to have it. And shere is the that the law was being intrigued as closed the headquarters of the cold season of April and May, when a strike breaker, which is wrong. students unions, also of associated | Canton Railway, was charged at the Jeverybody catched one. It is quite They make no bones of discharg bodies.
easy. The night before you steping these boys when they want to. out of a friend's house, after a good without notice. And the words so
16. Lee Yuen Street, East, and percase, Inspector Davis said he received was running dinner, feeling as fine as the night incautionsly used by Mr. Northcote BANKRUPT JEWELLERS.
forming a duty a Police Officer alone a report that a man
amok on board a sampan and went has power to perform. hooks. You feel so fue that youbviously annded to dismissal. walk on your heels, and that is so" Take it, or get out" world be
Mr.. Leo. d'Almada appeared for to the scene. Here the defendant was handed over to him, together the defence. good that you rebuff the ricsha man enough for us. We would not need and carry on till you perspire gent-telling twice. Happily, in Mr. N.
Before Mr. Justice Gamperti, the Inspector Willis said the defendant with a lot of tattered clothing iv. Arrived home you sit awhile. Smith we have very level-Acting Chief Justice, in the Bank prior to taking his present billet with produced) some of which was torn under the fan, or in a draught, cool-headed and fair minded magistrate ruptcy Court this morning, the Official the Kowloon Canton Railway, was ato ribbons. This clothing, the boat. inge, and that feels good also. He has the right idea of his func Receiver, Mr. J. D. Lloyd, conducted Sanitary Inspector, and before that, people alleged, was destroyed by the If the bordig, whed you wagne ubtilas. We have frequently noticed the public examination of Mr. She served in the Naval Yard Police, your head feels ligue a tab of sub-it. He has taken the same view. M. Sheriff, managing partner from which force he resigned with a much damage. Some of the cloth- thig solid ad heavy, and you date and made the charge a wash-outal Sherif Bros., jewellers, Queen's very good character.
Proceeding, Inspector Willis saiding might have are a dab whether the office is oped! It should never have been brought Road Central. or dot. Your eyes sbard, your diseIt wasn't sporting. Now let us
Mr. S. L. M. Sheriff stated that the defendant also did odd jobs for the long Trails, nd your develoba cough.have a future wage disputes with his three brothers holding equal Grand and Hongkong Hotels. He first; to the Court to give colour to the Mr. Hutchison: Was the defendant Hvery fool you beed deils you a good decently discussed as between men
shares with him, he started a jewel-came under the notice of the Police case against me.
drunk? gure for il ad you hade everybody, and men, not as between serfs and ler's business in Ceylon and in 1907 on April 30. At 1.40 pm, on that day he received a telephone message
Inspector Davis: I will not say all wish you were dead, ad end of in-grds. They will be settled opened in Hongkong, with a capital of from the Hongkong Hotel to the as he was, but he might have had ial. But the other eight months sooner that way.
Rs. 30,000. The premises were Arst effect that the defendant had visited
a good yum. situated in Kowloom, and the present the hotel and said that he was a of the year at Hongkong are all
His Worship: What did he gon right, except to buy local shares it.
shop in Queen's Road Central was Detective Inspector, and had There are quite a lot
bought from a japanese- about Ave warrant for a bandsman employed board for? don't now, your
Warehip... years ago. The capital was increased by the hotel, whose hocse he had in-
A young boatwoman said the de- OLD TEST of people atter the old
by $10,000, a present to them instructions to search for opium. Hefendant came on board to pay a visit, ASTIER. Post Office site, atub
equal shares from their father.. He had a Chinese with him, but the public interest in the
first began to borrow money in Hong-Police had been unable to trace He was asked to have a real on Defendant took a sale is kren, everybody wondering
kong about five or six years ago when this man. After interviewing the board and did so. what will be put in there. There
the Japanese business was bought, and bandsman, the defendant took him little to much amshu during the meal and became objectionable.. was some talk at one time of a very
during that period borrowed sums of away with him. The defendant was After a while, not satisfied with rich Canadian contractor putting
$3,000 or $3,000 on promissory notes alleged to have gone to No. 16, Lee v high block of offices, with half
zen ifts, and a nef restaurant. American fashion but it looks as if he was seared by our local conservatism. We hate to da tlinse toings that aren't alone."
The dead silence that MAVAL -was the response to CANTERN. Our appeal for opinions
In the lower, deck In connection with the case re about the naval canteen question ported in the China Mail, in which a perstrades us that it is a matter that Chinese was convicted on a charge enn afford to wait. After all, when of obtaining various sums of money we shift the Navy Yard Min by false pretences, and riding letter Bay, and the Military Garrison to boxes, the sentence was six months' the New Territory, which hard labour and not six weeks. the proper thing tide, the problem will have solved itsel. Meanwhile. I les Hongkong remain alus on The picture, as the Admiral said it wrs.
New York re-
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
To-day's dollar is worth 4s, 43.
The N.Y. K. freighter" Tsuyama Maru" left Hongkong for Havana, Cuba, and New York, via Panara Canal, yesterday afternoon.
The big P. and Q. cargo carrier Kidderpore," left this port at day light yesterday morning. on her at Shanghal en route. northern run to Japan. ports, calling
met
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Mr. Hutchison imposed a fine of $1 and ordered him to pay the complainant $5 as compensation.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
His Lordship asked what security waited in the house till her husband had taken ber valuables, the
one term.
Was defendant drunk?-He was
with no security. To Long Hing he Yuen Street, and, according to the proper remarks, be acted indecently owed $20.000, and from Mr. Hwoman who occupied the premises, towards her. She remonstrated with Ruttonjee he borrowed $1.200 a week he turned the fat upside down, sear him saying "You should not shame this, and slapped before he put in his petition. At that ching for optum. He then took theme before the others." The defen- When the other people Filipino bandsman to a house in dant got angry time he knew he could not carry on
Wanchai where he also represented her face. so he pledged goods to Mr. Ruttonjechiraself to be a Police Officer. Having interfered, the defendant ran amok,
He also as a guarantee of payment. owed money to Mr. Greenfield which received complaints of the defendant's tearing their clothing and breaking
doings, the Police made enquiries, up things.
Defendant: I became a little gay He and subsequently went to Beacons he borrowed to meet bank bills.
One man paid Mr. Greenfield daily with what field Arcade, where the defendant after the meal and suddenly several
people pounced on me. arrested him.. took hold of a chopper and was he had available from the shop. Mr.lived," Greenfield brought an action against He was him for 85.000 and he paid him Police Station, and charged. The going to cut me with it. I fought He did not pay the balance Inspector said he could produce desperately in self defence and dani- $3.150. but gave Mr. Greenfield some goods evidence to prove the search the aged their clothing in the process. which were handed over last year to defendant made at No. 16, Lee Yuen was not acting indecently towards
the girl. Mr. Greenfeld who still retained Street, and also witnesses to prove In December of that the defendant did not belong to possession of them. NIGHTIE NIGHT AGAIN. last year the shop was burgled and the Police Force.
$7,000 in cash was stolen, apart from Gertie Jang, concubine to the jewellery which made his loss about bandsman of the Hongkong Hotel, The clever farce "Nightie Night ".
He had never previously referred to said that on The groposition is that
presented by the Denniston Players $16.000 or $17,000. RAZZLE. in the mzzle-dazzli
at the Theatre Royal last night, was struck a balance sheet to see whether the day in question she was at break- of throwing
he was solvent or not. but he had been fast with her family when defendant i DAZZLE. method
an unqualified success, and
Ho Tong of No: 170 Temple St., dice anything..
with the approval of the audience. able to pay his way until December entered the premises and went into
She had never seen Kowloon. states that at 12.10 p.m.. of threes, for instance, heats five which, though not quite as large as of 1919. All he drew from the busi her room.
defendant before. Defendant was yesterday, while his twelve year old Laces.
The argument is thas five on the previous, occasion this play ness himself was $30 or $40 a month accompanied by a Chinese whom he daughter was standing at the junction Faces are tive jokers, five nothings, was presented was numerous and his household expenses..
· All the house
The Official Receiver asked that the ordered to guard the door and not of Shanghai and Ningpo Streets, she gil arguments. Because that case thas an ace has no value except as enough to
let anydody go out. He was in the was suddenly seized by two men and extremely puolic examination be closed and ap
room for a few minutes and then carried to a side labe where they is sub judue. We are discusa doubler of some real number with laughter at the ing the hypothetical cases of the The story is that when shaking for funny situations in this play. As we pled for immediate adjudication and ordered the Chinese to open the struck her, and then, while eze man unused bottle of whisky and of the drinks 3 well-known sportsman have dealt with the story of the farce the appointment of a trustee.
not stop him. Defendant told her prevent her from calling out, the muconsumed surplus of tobacco threw four aces and a two. That previously, we will not repeat it creditors had agreed to the appoint. boxes and search them. She did clapped his hand over her mouth to only. We presuar we have the was five twee. He picked up the again, but in regard to the acting,ment of Mr. H. Percy Smith and sug he came to search for opium. He other snatched two gold mounted at $14 right to do that. We cannot see twn, and threw it, hoping for some-the players, if anything were in' bet-gested that the remuneration should wanted. ber to give some opium rattan bangles valued
After Defendant from her wrists."
they which she never had. any harm in that. The judgment thing higher. It enne two again.ter form than on the former occasion.be according to the usual Court scale. that is reserved is to in a fidg: He reckoned that he couldn't fall Miss Warda Howard and Miss Flor.
came and then searched him. De men threw the frightened girl into ment in a certain case, not in ato iraprove, and throw it again.ence Chapman had the best opportuni would be given.
The Official Receiver riought fendant had theatened to kill her if the gutter and bolted. When the hypothetical case. Therefore we This time it came ace. His oppon- ties in this farce and each made the A quotation that seems to one are free to attack a hypothesis went threw a pair of threes, and left most of them. The costume work $10.000 would be sufficient as it she did not give up the opiam. He girl recovered her wits sufficiently to itself Livin us with welcome fre- don't like, a hypothetical rule wit at that. ut sign. said he. by Miss Howard in the second and would cover the amount of money the also spoke to a Filipino woman who raise an alarm, the desperadoes bad would resent. Meanwhile, so as When it was at last seen that he third acts was extremely fetching-trustee would have in his hands at was living in the house. He used already disappeared. The Police are very bad language and later left the on the job of tracing the thieves, but Augustin enacted their respective. who said that anything which is no be on the safe side, we will take meant it seriously, bets were made Messrs. Leo Kennedy and William
The Official Receiver pointed out house with her husband and the up to the time of writing, they have commonsense is probably men goet dashed good care that if we take and the matter referred to a news- Jaw. It presents itself too often as a bottle of whisky to Macao, we paper in New York, where this form parts very creditably, and are among
here. Action is the keynote of this, he jurisdiction of the Court. He took and retained for two hours. any arrest. a stupendous sareasni, for the con-will not bring it back not, at shy of desthrowing was said to have the best actors who have ever shown that two of the plumers were but of Filipino woman, whose passport he not yet been successful in effecting
as well of the other Denniston farces, took it that the Court could no grant He also told the Filipino woman that if she wanted to meet him she etisus among common nuen is that fate, in the bottle. We will sing been invented."
adjudication, in their case. and is well sustained throughout. strict law is but rarely sensible, gle it. in bulk, and trust the replied that five aces were no score,
His Lordship replied that it wes was to go to the Hongkong Hotel venue officers are at Arned with any me it is a rule is good. We have in mind at the moment a
A farce is again being presented when generally accepted: buz this magisterial opiniow that goods on stimneh-panips.
Abandsman at the Hongkong by the Company to-night-The impossible as he had no power to do at 8 pm, otherwise be threatened
Hotel stated that when he went which import duty has been already
lis nonsense. "As in the old EngLokissed Bride," very racy and funny 50, but he thought he coulé make the to call for her. He did not produce / not under the influence of liquor.
Cross-examined by Mr. d'Almada home he found defendant there and paid, on being exported and re-
Flish game of hazard, the coThis play ran in New York, it is said. order against the firm and that would any warrant.
orative difficudry, or smaller chance for several months, and is said to include the parmers who were here. imported must and ought to pay
His Lordship accordingly made the witness said she had not seen the asked his wife what he wanted. of throwing certain combinations be a great play for displaying order and appointed Mr. H. Perey
Chinaman before. import duty again. We can see, af
gives those combinations
Mr. Noel White, Assistant at the Defendant then searched him for Defendant had already opium. course, that it worth never do to
W.M. rais, as values.
Hongkong Hotel, stated that at about searched the house. He had not The odds against five aces laty, upon those shoulders fall Smith trustee. pass too easily any claim by a des
130 p.m. on April 30, defendant CHACEN A far as a petard's are higher than against four aces the responsibility of being on the tected singler that the gods he
sús GOUT. space allows, at the fand one other, therefor five spes stage almost all the time. From our
came to the hotel with the bandsman seen defendant before. A Chinese was also present. Defendant then carries have been in before and paid
last two day's Ad-should be high. Ti Hongkong observation of her versatility, in duty. The ous should be upon
know whether the bandsman belong- him to prove, or at least give satis versaria. He says that sort of stuff clubs are going to follow New York drama as well as in farce, we have WRECK OF THE "SONGMA." and a Chinese. Defendant wanted to tock witness, and the Filipino woman ed to the hotel staff and witness ask to a house in Wanchai saying he had something to do there. Defendant. fuctory evidener to show, that sucht wasn't what he paid for,and that ruling, like sheep, then we had bet no doubt that Miss Howard will live
el him why he wanted the informa insisted on witness going. His wife was the case. But here, if we did if there is to be any more of it, and ter stick to poker dice, in which up to the responsibility to the limit.
tion. Defendant replied that he was had told him that defendant was an we let him know, he will save his five aces' is the highest possible not misunderstand him, it he was
going to arrest the man for being in Inspector. We must see about throw. Moreover, we call attention
The 5:5. "Songma." 534 gross possession of opium. Witness asked correctly reported, we have a magis- ten cents. trate who thinks that there Shath printing him a special edition all to the fact that the man who won to himself. Home in these pesiple, the bet was an outlaw. He watch-
ens, commanded by Captain Alexis. him what he was and defendant. which plies between Hongkong and replied that he was a Detective be no limit to the number of tir
Haiphong. and which struck a reef Inspector. the same goods, assrming them to expect so much for their rer cents. rd his orient changing five twng
in Hong Ham Bay, is reported to have be the same goods, should pay and forget that there are orders.into live nothings. He knew that
Mr. Smith: Are you sure of searched it. After that they went to a Japanese restaurant where they her holds and engine room full of that?-Witness: Yes. I asked the had beer for which witness paid. import duty. We find ourselys We know W.M.." what a large his opponent did not know this
the hearted, lavish fake he is. He extraordinary method of counting. The 'composition of the British water, and news was brought in by Chinaman whether he was in the The woman was then sent away and strongly disagreeing with
This could never have would give anybody, no matter and failed to warn him, On that Naval Forces in Chinese and Pacifica Chinese steamer from the scene of Detective Department and he said witness was taken to the hotel. notion.
walers is officially announced as the wreck, this morning, that she had Yes." Mr. Reynolds then told me,
Cross-examined by Mr. d'Almada: been the intention, whatever the who, a bisenit for a Larrel of fursalone the decision goes against him.
sunk.
"I am taking this man away." The letter (produced) was written letter of the law roay read. It and in his most generous moment, No spurting debt is rightly payable follows:
H. M. S. "Hawkina," light cruiser, Salvage operations have been con- telephoned to the Central Police would mean a quite improper in if he had two apples, one red; one too cheat. fringercent of the freedom of the green, he'd eat the red one and keep
We are pleased at Flagship of the "Commander-in-Chief. į ducted from Haiphong. the s.s. station and they sent Inspector Willa by me as defendant asked me my
Light Cruiser Squadron: Hanoi," also owned by Messrs. P. down. If the other for himself. So far as we
The Filipino woman gave individual property owner.
the snub that Mr.
"Cairo," H. M. S.
"Carlisle
Continuing witness said that he roborative evidence. She said her you take a bottle of whisky toate concerned, if he can manage to
BREAKING. Mowbray Northcote
A. Lapicque and Company, the opera has gut.
We will"Curlew" and "Colombo." Macao," said the magistrate to the borrow a kettle, beg some water,
Submarines: 2 flotilla of 12 boats, tors of the Songma," having been took the Inspector to the bandsman's nickname was "Kon Ching" Defen- Defendant had been em dant told her he was a policeman lawyer, and bring it back with and sneak the fire, he is welcome explain why. As you know, we and 2 depot ships,
despatched from Haiphong, and the house. you, you must pay duty on it." to go and boil his calf's head. It did not teke sides in the lift strike Sloops 4, Gunboats for river work order for a tug from Hongkong was played at the hotel as an Assistant and wanted her to go to the police Batman. He left the job of his own station. He wrote "Inspector The lawyer dissented. So do we. is a pity we said calf's head, for it as we did in the fitters. We rather
accord.
Donoghue" on a piece of pape So would say person of ordinary bars a necessary reference to cast-belittled it as a strike." One of
Aircraft carrier, H. "M S. "Ark
Cross-examined by Mr. d'Almada Witness asked defendant what it our reporters disagreed with our Royal." commonsense. Every pipe-emokering pearls before swine..
steamer could be saved, as the Cap-witness said that as far as he knew making such a trip takes care, we
He wants, he says, some suggestion that it could not matter
Cross-examined by Mr. d'Almada Special service vessel: 1 (Admiral's rain reported that if furnished with defendant had been quiet at the hotel was. He said it was his name. on en much. We had not thought of the yacht).
tug he could proceed to Hongkong He did not know, whether the bands witness said she did not know an presume, to have his pouch well-
spicy pars. filled, so that he will not run short
SEWS. things and people. Just reporters. No one ever doea. Who All of the above vessels are present under tow. The inclement weather
seen the Chinaman before. and have to smoke some unsatis.
so. The taste for strong cares for a reportor's feelings? Hc on the China station, except the prevailing in the meantime, however, man knew defendant. He had not Inspector Donoghue at Manila. Def endant did not give witness the factory substitute for his favourite cigars, as pointed as a steeple. isn't supposed to have any. We HM. S. Ark Royal," the aircraft has evidently made this impossible. Mr. Smith: Are we going to see paper telling ber that Inspector. form of the weed. Deponent, for Ginger hidden in the duleet word, considered, perhaps superficially, carrier, which has been serving in About half the cargo is undamaged and this Chinaman?
Donoghue would help her in Manila. one, carries a four-ounce pouch, a laugh in every line; a note of the lift boy's an easy job. Of Turkish waters and is row returning is being lightered off onto junke stand- Sergeant Willis: No, we cannot Defendant told her that he had a Filipino wife. The letter (produced) aud returns with (say) two and what the Thespian calls the course, if they cannot live on $18 to England to be prepared for service ing by. The rest will be damaged, if find him.
not made a total less, by the sea water. Mr. d'Almada I put it to you that was not sent to her but to another half ounces. Ought he to pay duty bifil": the sparkle of good wine. a month, they are entitled to try on the China Station.
in the holds The lone passenger, he said "I am acting as a sort of a woman called "Kon Ching." (The. on that surplus? If he should pay We know. We're eager, to oblige, for more. We thought they should
Chinese, has been transferred ashore. delective in connection with this ou an unused bottle of whisky and push the homocea pen; but quit and go after a man's job. We (though how any man could take when there's nothing doing at all, couldn't see any chance of success
The mail being carried by the " Song- opium for the Chinaman."
Mr. White: I'am certain he said were being sent by the "Yuen Sang," bottle of whisky on that trip and how can we do it then? The local fer such a strike. In short, we
ma-arrived in Hongkong 10-day...
Defendant showed her a medal, not use it we cannot see) he should field is very dull. This is the time were cold and unsympathetic. But
The story that the vessel had sunk, he was a detective inspector
was signed your new frined." In the bearing of the bandsman saying that it was a Police badge. also pay on his unused tobacco the rains are on. The highbrows we didn't like the way Northcote ESPONDENCY is often caused by has not yet been confirmed to Messrs.
indigestion and constipation, and
Yes.
A Chinese boy also spoke to hav-" The argument is beyond all simple are all sheltering, and even old Sir was handling it. We have never quickly disprests when Chamberisin's Lapicque and Company, by wireless Does the bandsman understanding seen the badge. reason. We are carefully refrain-Paul has gone. The Government shared the view that one successful atlets are taken. These talletasting from Hoihow, as the communication
The case was remanded till Mon-" ing frore any comment or the othing wrong in fat trike the Ettery would start the the digestion s'd move bowel is subject u delay, Word is expect-English ?--I do not know
"There was no disturbance in the day, defendant being let out on bail merita of the particular men which busy doing nought; and every day our local labour on the same game. For sale by all exists and Store ed either to-night or to-metrow as '0
of $300, occasioned theme msgisterial and seeins sad and long. That's how So far it hasn't done so. But Mr. kopers.
the present plight of the ship.
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ASHORE IN HONG HAM BAY.
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It was believed ar Arst that the
hotel ?-No.
Mr. d'Almada: That is not evidence. Witness said that when they got to the house at Wanchai defendant
address.
cor.
letter referred to some articles which
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