MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1990.
CORRESPONDENCE.
HAWKERS: ANOTHER _VIEW.
FROM ONE WHO OUGHT
TO KNOW,
́ ́ASSAULTED WITH
À RAZOR
WHEN OLD FRIENDS QUARREL.
[To the Editor of the " China Mail.) Inspector Caygil this morning
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Nevertheless, Mr. Adversarian, there are times when your rope of
charged a Chinese before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, at the Magistracy, with having wounded another Chinese in
THE CHINA MAIL.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS; ~
· ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.
THOSE LONGSHORE JUNKS.
STHIRTYOMINY PERSONS"
PROSECUTED,
THE
-TO-DAY'S ~ ADVERTISEMENTS,
·NOTICE.
reasoning jumps the pulley of loot fendant, who was an old friend of/clothing, and $50 in cash. Yip Yee, on the water front, between Murray; world have been obliged to raise their
evening of June 19.
The complainant said that the
de
in
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-AD
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The Criminal Sessions opened this morning at the Supreme Court,
THE Management of the "Cana Man” there being three cases, › two : of
desives to inform the public that its tariff for advertisements reosted on robbery and one of kidnapping.
Ho Kam was brought before the Before the Marine Magistrated after this date will be increased by Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice J. R. Wood. (Commander C. W. Beckwith, R.N)
20 per cent.
This increase is rendered imperative. Six-I have come to regard your
charged with attempted robbery with at the Marine Court this morning. daily Adversaria" as something of
violence. Mr. W. P. Jacks, Crown Junk-Inspector Rocha charged 39 by the constantly growing cost of pro- Solicitor, a mental tonic after the days worries Souter "Street, Talkektsni, on the Ho Kam pleaded guilty to the licensees of junks and 19 the license advanced by 700, per part during the appeared to prosecute. persons, 20 of whom were the duction, the price of paper alone having and, in public, am one of your staun-
stated case of having robbed one of sampans with having been with- Past five years. chest supporters.
In order to meet these conditions Yip Yee of gold, jewellery, and in 100 yards of the low water mark newspapers and magazines all over the who is a widow living at Taikoktsui, Pier and the Pottinger Street wharf, subscription and advertising rates-in was sleeping in her domicile, when after 9 pm.
some cases by as much as 100 per cent she was suddenly awakened by the The defendants all pleaded "guilty." |-and, at the same time, to curtail the entrance of two men, one of whom When convicting the licensees of size and pumber of pages. For the was the defendant. After attacking funks the magistrate remarked: "This present, however, it has been decided, to prevent ber cries being heard, the regulations has got to be stopped at and of advertisers in particular, to leave. her, and holding her under a blanket contravention of the Harbour Master's in the interests of the public generally defendant, ransacked the house, once. Fines of $15 each were in the price of the "Oma Mait."- among other things, stealing three pased on those holding annual licences changed. gold rings, gold bangles, a silver of $30 and over, $10 on those hald Hongkong. May 17, 1220. watch, three ten dar notes and ing licences of $20 and below $30,
and $5 on those holding licences of TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS fifty dollars la Hongkong silver,
On being arrested some of the under $20.
AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. of the · robbery - were In discharging the licensees of: spoils found on the defendant, sampans, the magistrate, remarked - A 8 from to-day all preliminary that the amount of money alleged to passenger vessels plying, for hire, lectures and entertainments, sent for The only defence offered was that as they were in charge of notions of forthcoming mestings, be stolen was exaggerated. Prisoner they should be given the same rights insertion in the news columas of the told His Lordship that he was in as of persons in charge of motor Casa Man," will be charged for st fiuenced by other men to commit boats. He warned them however, the rate of $1 each, providing they do the robbery, and that the whole at once to apply for permits. Fermits not occupy more than one lites. If Wai thing had been engineered by Ah he said, would be good for one year, placed in the advertising columns at the this space is exceeded they will be and were issued free. Any sampan Prisoner was sentenced to im master brought up after this warning prevailing rates. prisonment with hard labour for five would be liable on conviction to a years and 10 strokes with the "cat" | fine. · The fee for junic permits which The second case brought before were also issued for a year, was $2 Mr Justice Wood, was that of Cheung Chi Luen, charged with robbery. Mr. W. P. Jacks, again appeared for the Crown and said widow who holds the licence for that at about 9.30 pm. Iso Sam, a
and your mental focus gets distort his, visited him at his house ed. Perhaps the June heat and mois Kremer Street, Samehuipo, at ture are to blame for your somewhat a.m., on Saturday. Soon after the lugubrious three columns indefendant's departure witness found Saturday's "M" on the alleged that his razor was missing. Accord persecution of hawkers and the poor in general: because as a natural in-ingly be went out to look for the de- spiration they are altogether un-dendant, and finding him at noon ob- worthy of your pen. They are mere tained a promise that the razor would ly a rigmarole of false sentiment be returned at 2 o'clock. Witness wait mixed with invective.
ed until 6 p.m., and as the defendant did not return he again went to look for him. This time he met him fa Souter Street, and spoke to him about the razor. Without any warn- In the first place your observations ing, the defendant pulled out the have been made wholly on the surrazor" (produced) which was not the face of things. Your whole story one he had taken from witness's makes it appear as if the Magistrates house, and slashed him once on the and Police considered poverty crime. You have much to say about left cheek and once on the left side the sad and harrowing effects of poverty but suggest nothing sensible to combat them.
Your pen picture of the poor and persecuted hawker is very pathetic, and is calculated to deceive the general public; so I feel compelled, in the interests of justice and fair play, to write these lines.
Let me ask you a few questions Have you ever reflected that the poor of Hongkong are the poor of China.? Can you suggest any workable plan to stem or deal with this river of poverty stricken humans continually flowing into the Colony-A river whose chief tributaries are Flood, Famine, Rebellion and Robbery.
To check this influx would entail Chinese the registration of all residents and the creation of an army of officials; and to deal effectively with overcrowding would require
another army.
What are you going to do with the children of the coolie workers 90 per cent. of which get no schooling? Free and compulsory education, it is only too obvious, cannot be the sclution whilst China- and native
reform stand still.
One of your philanthropic ideas to ameliorate poverty is to issue a ten cent hawkers' licence to every child under 15-an idea that can have. no effect beyond inciting the Police to Homeric laughter.
Do you know, Mr. Adversarian, that in every urban Police district a
of the abdomen with it. “
The defendant said he often visited
Inspector Caygill said that both cuts were flesh wounds and were not serious. Had the one in the abdomen been deeper, it might have proved injuries the complainant had received would hamper him from working.
fatal He did not think that the
A fine of $5 or 7 days' imprison ment was imposed and the defendant was bound ever in the sum of $50 to be of good behaviour for six
months.
Hongkong, May 17, 1950.
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S
LEAGUE:
PASSENGERS ARRIVED, MEMBERS are reminded that a
General Meeting of the Ministering Children's League will be held at Government House TO-MORROW The following passengers arrived in (Tuesday), at 11 am. It is hoped that Roarkong yesterday:
as many members as possible will stand.
E LEWIS,
- Fer 3.%. “Devanha”—Miss J. Binnet Mr G. W. Paarsen, Misa Nichoson, Mr and Mrs Chapp rton, KrF. Stone, Capt. T. McCormack. Mr. and Mrs Lia, Mr J. Pode, Mr B. M. Button, Lt. R. Gob, Li C. Mashers and Goveries, Mr C.P. O.
the complainant to talk business. On Saturday, the complainant accused him of having stolen his razor. The one produced in Court was the only one he had in his possession. The complainant said it was not his, but in spite of that persisted in accusing passenger sampan 2770 B. with bim of the theft of his razor. Witness Lee Kee, were waiting at the Lai her daughter-in-law on board lost his patience with the com-Tee wharf for passengers. Two men plainant and cut him a bit.
came aboard, demanding to be rowed out to a certain cargo boat. After rowing them out into the harbour, being taken to the right boat, and the men declared that they were not finally ordered the sampan woman to Gurs, Mr J. McBen, Dr. and Mrs G row them back to the shore. As they D. R. Blace, child and Misse, Lt. Prit- were engaged in so doing, one of chard, Mrs Donovan and înft, A. M. S. the men got up and demanded that Chesle, Mr A. M. & Wood, Mr A. M. 5. the older woman deliver up her jewellery to him. She was attacked. Smith, Sir Maj. Tyson, Sir Maj Chem- her gold earrings snatched and she hers, Mr S. N. S. Griggs, Maj W. G. was then thrown overboard. Her Pearn. Miss S. Williams, Mr For and daughter-in-law effected her rescue. inf sad aurre, Miss J. Bangas, Mr B. The attackers, in the meantime. Banese, Mr B. Williams, Mr R. Kay Eqparas, Mr A. M. Fravers," Miss M dived overboard. The defendant Mr and Mrs. W. G. Sloton and child was discovered by the Water Police, Mrs Early. Mr.ani Mrs T. A Flat and who appeared on the scene shortly child. Mrs Caclean and inft, Mr C. Jelp, after the robbery, clinging to the Mrs M. Jonge, Mr. and Mrs Wakers and ladder of a Chinese gunboat. A child, Mrs Patason, Dr. W. H. Lin, Mr C. Wang, Mr H Bettermarth, Mr H. attack" occurred disclosed a knife, Norman, Mr.L. J.Skelton, Mr Q. Jobus, identified by the woman as the F. C. Mutchings, Me A. M. Krown, LA one with which she was threatened. D. Prast, Mr. We Jones, Mr J. Zeylor, Mr A Cook Mr.Robertson, Me P. of shoes, all of which articles were Mr L Rankin, Mr 2 Dotson, Mr F. C introduced in evidence by the Crown Mabe, Mr.D. E. Ersus, Mr J. K. Krizh Solicitor.
Mr E. H. Saginders. Mr. C. Em rt, Mr F. Hargames. Mr. B. E Fairbom, Mr Boys, Mr. GW. Ponitor, Mr L. Carri- 20. Mr J. D. Jones, Mr W. Edmunds, Mr. Holder. Mr J. Echofield. Mr G. W. Davit, Mr A. E. Villes, Me L J. Self, Mr AL-Ferguson, Me C. P. C. Dart Miss JX Ayizari, Capt and MB.H Award. Mr. R. Dined de, Mr à. Stuart,
"WHY I MURDERED MY
HUSBAND."
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THE Undersigned have received in- istractions to gell by Public Auction, TO-MORROW
TUESDAY, June 21, 1820.
commencing at 11 am.
at Tee Woo Tai Godown, West Point. (For Account of the Concerned) 1202 Bags Tonkin Rice,
(stored in above Godown). 1418 Rags Tonkin Rice,
710 Bags No. 1 Tonkin White Rice, 1282 Bags No, 1 Tonkin White Rice,
339 Tonkin Rice,
(stored in Chins Provident Loan & Mortgage Co.'s godors, West Point). 1000 Bage No. 1 Tonkin White Rice,
licences may be issued without was the subject of one of the most by the defendant, a cap, and a pair Daks, Mr. F. Browning, Mr R. West 1705 Bags Tonkin Eics,-.
causing street congestion.
Do you know that every month hundreds of applications for hawkers licences are refused because of restricted
street space?-applica tions, too, from people willing to pay the full licence fee.! What would happen, then, if your ten cent. Jicences were possible. Why streets of Hongkong would be rendered impassable, worse than those of any native city.
the
And how about this so-called prosecution. Your story of the little boy who was punished because he peddled some cheap rubbish he had collected" is very pathetic but it leaves me utterly unmoved.
"Why I murdered my husband" remarkable confessions ever made to coroner's jury. This was on May 8, when an inquest was held on the body of Henry C. Fredericks, one of
the richest manufacturers of the town of Elgin, Illinois.
Mrs. Fredericks, 2 beautiful woman, whom the doctor described as in the last stages of tuberculosis, riddled her husband with bullets and then calmly telephoned to the police Without the slightest emotion she told the following story to the jury →→→
In the latter part of April, when I was staying with my mother in Indiana, I intercepted a letter to tay husband written by another woman. I had long suspected that his affection
The testimony of the elder woman was very positive and the only cross- nation offered by the defendant was a statement that he was not the one who did the attacking and com- mitted the robbery.
The daughter-in-law-of-the-sampan woman, Tse Same testified to the same effect as the first witness.
His Lordship questioned the wit nesses closely as to their positions in the boat at the time the attack occurred, and the movements of the alleged robbers.
The following jury was called; Messrs. Manuel A. Similes, C. J.
Webb. Mr W. L. Arif, Mrs.
Mr N. P. Strood MEL S. Newbory. Mr Fox, Mr F. Valgy, Mr N. Vitaknov- sky. Mrs Felin, Mr Shrubale, Mr Colley, Mr M. M. Rupsing. Mr and Mrs Shoned, child and inft, Mr. and Mrs Foox, Me and Mrs Cornfield and infte, Mrs Marphatbes, Mrs Dangda child: Mr Ryken, Mrank Hire Burnett, Mt Ho and i ft, Mr M. Mobas, Mr De Vilde,
Swee Choo Kaz Kui, Geni. K. F. Fodrin, Mr Pasco, Mr Tan Lye King,
Are you aware that the greater for me was waning. I was deter Hamil, J. M. Jack, D. McClellan, number of these same little boys are mined not to give him up, so I decided P. H. Murray, Geo. Millis, A Mr A. F. Brown, Mr. H. C. White, Mr. Y. Michutson, Mr and Mrs Bakker, Mr accomplished thieves and liars and that the only way was to kill him. I Morrison, and J. M. Jack. Engine, J. Li Bakker, C.pt. HL C. Tobasen, Mr incorrigible rogues; or that the bought an automatic pistol and spent of Wm. C-Jack & Co
J. Hansen, Brand Mr Leam Yuk Kiem cheap rubbish" they hawk is very hours at target practice. He used to
The accused was found guilty and and two children, Mr L. Probstel, Bir often stolen or unlawfully obtained? come home at noon and in the even sentenced to five years' imprison and Mrs J. Carroll, Ms C. Smith, Mrs Li Y. Kian (Amab), Mr J. L. D. A'lan, Some, again, are compelled by their ings, and always kissed me. I would ment with ten strokes of the "cat"
Mr Vesandinal, Bay, Vasandinal, Mr parents to contribute so much per kiss him and smile. He never
Before the Chief Justice Mormengton. Mr and Mrs He Wai Yr. H. Gompertz, Wong Mr and His. Chang Hing, twoiofts, and diem to the family exchequer the suspected what was behind my smile. Justice I while pater familas loafe in some You may say I have killed him, but Kim and Lok Chu, were tried on two children, r Leivetsky. Mr. G
two counts, one of assault by two Farpe, Mr B. . Copdana, Mr Han Son opium divan and the mother runs he has been killing me for weeks.
"The selting was ideal for killing or more persons with intent to rob, Ling," Mr and Mrs Raphaelby and Mr a sly brothel,
Yet, when questioned by the police, him. There was nobody home but and another of wounding with intent and Mrs Gordes and child. sympathetically or otherwise, these myself. He telephoned about 11 to maim. boys will stoutly deny having any o'clock, saying, "I'm coming home, The jury consisted of Messrs. Pl
"All right, W. Wilkie, J. de Raat, 1. Morase parents or else tell some pathetic lie dearie, for dinner."
sweetheart," I answered. I had my A. A. dos Ramos, J.M. Soares, years' imprisonment with bard about having no home.
I tell you that the Police are will-revolver concealed in my blouse. Woo Yak Lan and Wong Tse labour and Lek Chu to ten years ing to and de enquire into all cases When he entered the front door I Shun. Mr.
dos Ramos asked imprisonment with hard labour.
of apparent hardship, and their had paced off the distance and knew for exemption on the ground that he reward is generally lies and ingrati- just where to aim. As he entered was deaf in one ear. His Lordship tude.
emptied my revolver seven shots. I refused exemption to Mr. dos Ramos, What are you going to do with do not think he realized what had and asked him kindly to give his these boys? A Borstal Institute big happened. He dropped with an odd enough to contain them would have little laugh and never spoke again. to be bigger than the Grand I'm glad I did it.
Lamesery at Lhassa. As matters
are it is better to indict corporal punishment than to send them to zao. There is a standing order from the magistrates that all boys sentenced to receive corporal punish- ment are first to be examined by the prison doctor and their punish- ment is controlled by him.
Finally, let me say that I have lived and worked amongst the Chinese for nearly a quarter of a century, speak something of their language and know a great deal about their social customs and I tell you, most cripha- tically, that your Saturday's "Adver sarta is the nearest approach to drivel you have yet written.
Instead of all this invective of |
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
HE Undersigned have rodfred La- structions to tell by Public Anction, -POR LOCÕUKE OP-SIM COMORENZD),
on
SATURDAY,
June 20, 1820, st 10:30 am, at their Baits Booma, Na. 8, Den Four Road, Corner of
Ics House Street, yours let us have a few sensible Indian Motor-oycle with sidecar suggestions how to handle undesir.
7.H. P. swin cylinder, complete with able Immigration, native poverty, and ten cent hawkers; and if they lamps, tools, pump pillon cushion side
good ear to the hearing of the case.
The Attorney General the Hon. J.
H. Kemp, KC, for the Crown, stated the case as follows: The men haveï two charges against them, first, the assaulting, second, the wounding with intent to main. There is no doubt that the two prisoners did attack and wound complainant on May 1. One) of the wounded the complainant. but both are equally-guilty because they both attacked the complainant with common design. The attack occurred in Bowrington: Street: The complainant is a motor. driver, and was going home, with his salary, having just been paid that evening, when the second prisoners, Lok Chu, assaulted bim, and the first prisoners; Wong Kim, mixing in the fray, stabbed him. with a knife, causing injures "that might well have proven fatal, the knife having penetrated the wall of car drivers witnessed the incident, one of the Jungs. Two other motor
car
are workable, the whole police force est mon etc excellent gres-good and helped in arresting the prisoners.
will fall upon, its knees and call you. Blessed' Yours, etc.
*POLICEMAN * Hongkong, June 21, 1920.
running order.
Terma
Cash,
ACGHTS & HOUGH,
Hongkong, Juse 21, 1990,
There was no doubt of the identi- †fication of the prisoners; by the
witnesses,vak Spa
Both accused were found guilty; Wong Kim was sentenced to twelve
(stored in Kung Yun Godown, West Fuint): 407 Bags Tonkin Rice,...-
fstored in Wah Kee Godown, Kennedy Town).
240 Bags Torkio Rice, (stored in Tung Hang Yue Godowa).
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Hongkong, June 21, 1920.
THURSDAY, June 21, 1920,"
commencing at 11 2.01
ai Fook Tai Cheong Godown, West Point.
(or Account of the Concerned), 700 Bags Tonkin er, Bags Tonkin Rice, (stored in the above Godown). 700 Bags Tonkin Rice, (stared in Po Un Godown, West Point).
200 Bags Tonkin Rice. 125 Bags Tonkin Rice,. 100 Bags Tonkin Rice,
(stored in the Chins Provident Loan & Mortgage Co.'s Godown, West Point).
- Terms: Cách on delivery. 20
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