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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1990.
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A PEAK QUARREL.
At the Magistracy this morning, an amah employed by Major Carter, a resident of the Peak Hotel, sued Miss Stormon, assistant manageress of that hotel for assault."
Miss Stormon cross summoned the complainant also for breach of the
peace and assault.
Mr. D. J. Lewis appeared for Miss Stormon and Mr. K. Lo for the
mah.
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else who in less than an hour, with
The amah said that on the glass tubes and blowlamp, moulds morning of the 2nd" inst the complete eye faithfully copying while washing clothes in the from the human model the exact yard she made the remark that the colour of the white, the small red weather was foggy, Miss Stormon, veins, and the delicate blends of who was passing at the time, told her colour in the iris. to shut up. Witness replied
The principal of this studio, Mr.
The 8.5. Sunning,” Capt. Wavell, ... from Amoy with 1,000 tons 1,564 tons, arrived this morning at
general cargo.
of
The s."Atlas Maru,” Capt. H reda, 4,480.75 tons, arrived this morning at 8.40 a.m. from Singapore with 635 tons of general cargo.
Thess. "Yei Maru No. 2" Capt. W:
that she was only making George Taylor told a Daily Mail re Nishikawa, 1,624 59 tons, arrived casual remark about the weather. porter that there are thousands of this morning at 6.50 m from Chin Miss Stormon, who evidently did men in London, particularly ex-Wan Tao with 2,100 tons of coal. not understand Chinese, thereupon soldiers, who are wearing ill-matched assaulted her, bruising her arm and and often very uncomfortable glass tearing her clothing.
know they can be made to order. eyes simply because they do not
By Mr. Lo; Witness had very good references from her previous employers, among them being Mrs. Alabaster.
Mr. Lo pointed out that as far as the general character of the amah was concerned there was nothing against her.
Mr. Lewis said that the whole facts of the case were as fol lows:-Miss Stormon was in the linen room on Monday morning when an amah came in and told her that there was a quarrel among some amahs in the private servants'- quar- ters. She went out to see what was
"I have made an eye in 20 minutes,” he said but the average time is something under an hour.”.
bill of health yesterday. In addition The Colony had another clean to the cases of disease notified during the week, three Chinese died from influenza.
Mr. Lo said that be would
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The La "Taksanig,” British,cleared to-day and will sall for Haiphong at 8.30 am, to-morrow,
cleared to-day and will sail for Manila
The as. "Protesilaus," British, amiv
at 9 a.m., to-morrow.
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the matter. These quarrels, said like to have Miss Stormon The Bourbon," Capt. counsel, were a common occurrence in the witness box as he had some Hourcade, sailed for Saigon at 11 at the beginning of every month when questions to ask her.
a.m. to-day with 600 tons of general outside servants came to the private Miss Stormon, in the witness box, cargo.. servants quarters of the hotel In said that she had been with the order to get to the servants' quarters, hotel since February last. She then The s.s." Hinsang,”: Capt-Skinner agiz Miss Stormon1had to pass a narrow gave evidence bearing out Mr. sailed for Sandakan at noon to-day passage. In this passage were four Lewis earlier statement and said with 400 tons of general cargo. washing tubs, arranged in such that she saw a stranger in the
a way as to block the whole amabs' quarters. She was sitting in The Atsuta Maru," Captain --- passage. Miss Stormon called to one of the amab's room. The assault Sekine, sailed for London via Slagt vomer one of the amahs to remove the tubs on her happened so quickly, said wit-pore at noon to-day with 640 tons of to allow her to pass, but zo notice ness, that she did not know who general cargo.
was taken of her order. Betoming did it. annoyed; Miss Stormon pushed one telephone for the police, the amah When she said she would of the tubs with her foot. It upset, picked up a stool and wanted to throwing all the washing into a side strike her with it. She pushed her drain. The complainant' thereupon off.
The ss. "Pin Sammid.": Captain Putrananda, sailed for Bangkos via Swatow at 2 p. to-day with 1,000 tons of general cargo.. -
rushed at Miss Stormen and tried to By Mr. Smith: There was no Chew her. Miss Stormon pashed her actual fighting among the amaha, The ss. "Hailong," Capt. Thoms away. The amah then said that she but they were talking in such a way, son, sailed for Foochow via Swator intended to complain to Mrs. Blair that it appeared to witness that they at 2 pm, today with 400 tons of and Miss Stormon invited her to do were going to fight at any time. It general cargo. 30. Counsel said that the comwas not a wet morning and there plainant must have become angry was, no reason for putting the tubs because her morning's work was in the passage: spoiled, and that was why she went for Misa Stormon:
His Worship said that he would proceed with the case.
The amab, cross-examined by Mr. Lewis said that there was no quarrel among the amahs that morning. Shortly after 11 am when Miss Stormon came down, she had just started washing the clothes There was one tub out of the way Her washing was not upset into the drain. She did not see Miss Stormon push any of the tubs with her foot Miss Stormon had no reason for assaulting witness.
By Mr. Lo: Witness pushed the amah away from her.
Mr. Lo: If you did not assault her, to her left arm ?This is the first I how do you account, for the injuries
have heard about it.
The Chun Sang." Captain Camming, sailed for Penang via Singapore: at 3 p.m. to-day with 2,500 tons of general cargo.
TO-DAY'S
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re:
Mr. Lo: What about the clothing, was that also a theatrical make up by the complainant?I don't know. MY THE HONGKONG BURE MANU- strength is nothing and I could not have hurt her by a push.
gentleman ever since I joined the hotel.
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Mr. Lo: Do you remember assaul ting and amah on July 28 when she AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE came to the hotel by the main account 1920 will be payable on
·DOLLAR ($1) per share for trance to see her mistress who occupied Room No. 61? You as 1920. Shareholders are requested.
WEDNESDAY, the 25th Angust, An amah gave evidence bearing saulted her because she was unable cut the complainant's statement to give you her mistress's name to apply for Dividend Warrants, at oppor She said that she was standing No such thing ever occurred. Room the Company's Office, St. George's="" outside the latrine when No. 61, had been occupied by a
Building, Hongkongan warn Miss Stormom came down. She heard the amah remark about the weather being foggy. Miss Stormen shouted to the amah in English "No noise." "and the amah replied in Chinese that she was not making a noise. Miss Stormon who evidently did not know Chinese, thought the amah was abusing her and weat She pressed the amah against the wall and bit her several times. She also attempted to kick the amah.
for her.
By Mr. Smith: She did not see Miss Stormon kick any of the tubs
over.
Replying to further questions the witness denied that she became excited whenever she saw, strangera, Strict supervision was kept over the servants by Mrs. Blairs' order.
Mr. Lo: Do you remember a59aul- ting a shoemaker who went to the hotel on business-I never did
assault a shoemaker.
Addressing the magistrate, Mr. Lo said that the remark made by Mr. Lewis earlier in the case to the effect that he did not wish the case to be dealt with in any compromise be
By Mr. Lewis: She was not a washamah.
She happened to be cause a stop must be made to quarrels downstairs at the time of the the case of the amah with greater between servants, was applicable to quarrel and saw it. There were no force. Had she not, been assaulted outside servants in the servants'
for no reason whatever and by a quarters excepting a friend of the amah who had been staying position as Miss Stormon.
person occupying such a responsible .there for a long time. Witness
If Miss Stormon would stop assaul- denied that this woman had come toting people, there would be no
collect debts.
Mr. Lewis: I put it to you that trouble.
Continuing, Counsel said that when
com.
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"there was a quarrel and that was he cross-examined Miss Stormon, she why Miss Stormon came out into the said that some of the other amahs Yard ?-No.
must have seen. the Then why did Miss Stormon come plainant assault her, and yet out from her room at that time?she was unable to produce any one She used to come downstairs pretty to give evidence in her favour. often and at all times, for no special Counsel submitted that it was in reason. There were always some conceivable that the amah and wash tubs outside the servants her witnesses would deliberately Lesse for 16 years from 7th April, 1913-***
The property is held under Crown Witness did not hear commit perjury for no reasonst an annual Crown Rent of $76 and Miss Stormon tell any of the amah whatever. There must be more contains an a768 of 13,300 square feet. in the case than met the eye.
quarters.
to move the tubs.
and Garden, A PARTICULARS.
Did you see the complainant try what he would submit was that The premises are occupied on to strike and claw Miss Stormon the case. was.. this. Miss monthly tenanty :: the
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* Witness also said that she did and misunderstood the amah's re: Tiew and conditions of mile apply to not see the complainant, pick up a mark about the weather for an in- stool and attempt to strike Miss
sult and assaulted her." Storinon with it.
Mr. Lewis said that the fact that Major Carter said that the amah the amah possessed some good had been in bis employ for over a references and had given Major month and was always a peaceful Carter no trouble during the woman. She was an excellent wash short period she had been-in his amah, and had given witness no employ, did not prove that she was trouble whatever...
peaceful. The complainant was The Magistrate, said that he excited over the quarrel between the thought it was not a grave affair other amahs and when Miss Stormon -After all
setupset, her washing, she became Mr. Lewis said that: the desperate and went for her. A only point was that the The Magistrate dismissed the sum hotel had no control over the amabs mons, and without hearing the cross employed by the residents, and the summons, took the immual course of management took a serious view of binding the amah over to be of good eaten too much den omsipated f any misconduct on the part of these behaviour for Gmonths in the sum of take one of Chamberlain's Tablet --Fors
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