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QUARRIL IN A SHOP.
MAGISTRATE DISMISSES ASSAULT
CHARGE.
Mrs: Lizzie Solomon, a resident of Kowloon, this morning charged the faki of a Yaumati shopkeeper with assault.
WEATHER REPORT,
Sept 3d. 143. 50m-Warning to Hongkong, Hands and Coast Parts kevere trphoon within 60 miles of Lat 236 N. Long. 1250 E, moring N.W.
Expt, 2012 3-Warning to Hoogkang.
and Coast Porte- Manil severe typhoon within 60 miles of La 240 N. Long. 1530 E, moring N. W.
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Sept. Sd. 94 Co-Warning to Hgkonz, Manila and Coast Parts A severe Typhoon within 50 miles of Lat.
moving By 256 N. Long. 1320
Sept. 34. 134. sam-No return the Japanese stations, Manila is
from thre only station reporting
bas decreased Philippines. Pressure considerably over Formoss and the ad jacent coast, and slightly to moderately chewhere. The typhoon is crossing North Formosa on a westerly track.
The defendant denied the charge. The complainant said that she and some friends went to the defendant's shop on the morning of August, 27. While they were engaged in the weighing of some rice, the defendant shouted to her that her baby was Hongkong Bainfall for the 34 houry, tampering with a basket of rice. Asiding at 10 am. to-day, 000 Inch witness turned round to see what Tatal kinen January 1st, 81-08 Incher,
against an average of 67-00 inches. was the matter, the defendant put his hand in her, coat pocket and took out which her cousin had given to her to buy rice. She caught hold of the defendant's", hand where upon he hit her on the chest with his fist. He also kicked her down. The witness said that she could call her cousin to support her statement if necessary. The assault was del berate.
The defendant said that at 10 a.m., on August, 27 the complainant and some friends came to the shop. While one of her friends was buying 20 cents worth of rice, witness no ticed the defendant taking two hand- fuls of rice from a basker: He remonstrated with her and insisted that she should put the rice back, whereupon, the complainant and her friends" went " for him. They were so furious in their attack that witness had to run out of the shop to escape being injured.
- Inspector Caygill said that the "reason he did not charge the defend- ant with larceny as well as assault,
Forest for the 24 hours ending st
-Hongkong
on September (th.
to Gap Bock. w, and S. winds, fresh to strong; fair at first, candy, with rain later.
1--Formoes Channel. Cyclonic galer t--South cows of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocks. The ssike na So. 1.
-Bouth court of China between Rongkong and Halosa. The same as No. 1.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 1920.-.
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in because he had acted
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ner. When witness, Sub-Inspector dodate Ozg, and some Chinese detectives Ickio visited the shop after the report of Sochi
Sagati
the assault had been made, they goshims.
the found
defendant. in the stima im shop. He, (the Inspector) did not Yaha believe all that the complainant had shijima. told him about the case. He beleland
lieved that the trouble was over a previous purchase of rice. The de fendant's master's shop was a big establishment.
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Weihaiwei. 6a, £7.9 Kankowin chang Kinking”. Shangaba The Magistrate said he agreed Shanghai...
Jatzis with the Inspector that there was sharp Ph 7 more in the case than met the eye;mos Ba in the circumstances, he would dis- wstaw.**** miss the summons.
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PUSH THAT BROKE A RIB.
Before Magistrate Hutchison this mathing, Inspector Fox, of Kowloon City, charged a Chinese woman with breaking one of the ribs of another
woman.
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Cacioban. assaulted her and tore her coat. In follo order to protect herself from further sarigao...........
Элем injury, she pushed the complainant, tabuan who lost her balance and fell into a ditch, breaking her rib by the fall
The Inspector asked for a remand, as the complainant was in the bos pital, and would not be discharged for a week at the earliest.
Asked what had happened, the Juspector said that the women were feeding" pigs in Kowloon City yesterday, when a quarrel arose be tween them.
The complainant struck the defendant a blow on her shoulder with a pole, and was about to hit her a second time when the defendant pushed her. The com- plainant fell into the ditch, breaking a
rib.
The Inspector added that he thought the complainant's injury was caused more through an accident than by design.
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The Magistrate remanded the case dintil September 10, fixing bail in the sum of $25.
MAGICIANS OF THE
BRAIN.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 3, 1820. I. BAROMET, reduced to #1 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses in
ches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in de areas Fahrenheit.
1 HUDY, in pervertage of mature don, the humidity of air maturated with nolastare being 100
DILECTION OF Wurn, to two points. S. TORCH OF WIND, scoording to
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passing showers, a squall, r rain, 1 mów i thunder ▾ visibility dow, wel
7. Bat in inches tents and han fredthe
HONGKONG TIDES.
September 3 to 9, 1830.
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The s.s." Ganges Maru," Capt. T. Inove, 2.734 tons, arrived this morn- ing at 7 a.m. from Saigon with 350 tons of general cargo...
DEPARTURES.
It is interesting to know hat there
new poor" in far Arabia. Chieftains with once great pos
•sessions are forced to cut down their supply of wives and to sell the family
The s.s.Haimun. Capt. Page, heirlooms. These facts have come salled for Haiphong at noon to-day under the personal observation of an with 300 tons el general cargo." Enginhwoman who for five years has travelled in the East, buying up six-¦ teenth century embroidered cloths.
The result is an exhibition at 177,soz. sailed for Manila at 3 p.m. to-day Sloane Street, S.W., which is said to with 1,770 tons of general cargo. be utique in Europe or America.
These shawls, hangings, and cloaks are the genuine Eastern goods, 200 years old and older, which the shawl makers of Paisley copied and made world famous during the last century: They are, however; vastly different from the Paisley manufacture.
The s.s.Loongsang." Capt. Simp-
The s.$.
"Ganges Maru," Capt. Inove, sailed for Kobé at 6 p.m. to day with 100 tons of general cargo.
The s.s. "Tanda, Capt Jones, sailed for Kebe via Shanghai at 5 a.m. ro-day with 150 tons of general cargo.
POST OFFICE,
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DYING DEPOSITIONS
DECISION OF FULL COURT..
FRISONER DISCHARGED.
POISON BY MISTAKE,
CHINESE GIRL IN HOSPITAL.
CONDITION SERIOUS.
A 15-year old Chinese girl Iving Leung Tai was discharged this at No. 49, Water Street, was yester SUNDAY, September 5,
morning on the charge of murder day removed to the Government Japan via Mon-Per KANOWNA, 9am on which the jury retumed a verdict Civil Hospital suffering from the Shanghai. North China, Japan via
Eote-Per ARHAND BERIC, of "guilty" at the Criminal Sessions, effects of poisoning. She was alleged 91.0.
a point of law on the admissibility to have accidentally taken a dose ef MONDAY September 6. of a dying deposition being reserved. camphor oil Her condition is con Shanghai, North China, Japan via Naga- The Attorney General the Hon. sidered serious.
Baki, Honolulu, Canada, United Mr. J. FL Kemp prosecuted and Mr. States, Central and South F. C. Jenkin defended.
America "EUROPE via SAN
FRANCISCO Per SHINTO The matter came before the Full The notice given to this prison MARU Registration 3.45 a.m. Court which to-day gave its decision. was in my opinion wholly inadequat Letter 10.30 a.m.
In the course of his judgment the and unreasonable and on this ground Java and Port Moresby via Batavia-Chief Justice dealt first with the point, I am bound to hold the prisoner
Per TJIKINI, p.m.
raised by Mr. Jenkin on the question entitled to his discharge.
"
Swatow-Per HYDRANGEA, 4 p.m.
TUESDAY, September 7.
of time, saying: The Statute requires On the question of the notice the Court to be satisfied that the having no caption the Chief Justice Arey, Shanghai and North China-notice of intention to take the commented on the desirability of
Per SZECHUEN, § & m
Japan via Kobe-Fer SHINSEI MARU
No. 5, 11 a.. *Swatow and #Bangkok-Per CHUSAN,
11 am. Swatow, Amoy and Foxshow-Fer HAI.
CHING, p.1.
evidence has been reasonable notice using the form, with modifications Counsel for the prisoner argued that given in the Justices Manual The the section implies that there must be Ordinance does not in terms require Some interval of time between the that the indictable offence should service of the notice and be specified in the caption, though i' the taking
of the evidence. might be better to do this.... I -WEDNESDAY, September 8. It was necessary as appears from notice incidentally that the deposition *Shanghai, *North China and "Japan the evidence of the Medical Officer of the deceased as given in the vis Kobe - Per MIGHTMA that the deposition should be taken Magistrate's note is in the form MARU, 10 m. Swatow, Amoy and Formosa vix Kee. when it was taken. It would not of a consecutive parrative. It would lung-Per AMAKUSA MARU, have been safe to delay as the de- be desirable I think, if and when the 10
ceased might have got worse and Magistrate puts any question to the Shanghai North China, Japan via have been unable to testify. He did complainant be should record his
Kobe, Hozelaia, Canada
in fact die some ten hours later, but question and the answer to it.
The conviction must be qua bed.
United States, Central and South America and EUROPE It is argued that this is immaterial.; FIA SAN FRANCISCO Per The prisoner must know what is ECUADOR. Registration 9.45 to be said against him that he may said that in every case notice bust
a.to. Letters 10.30 - THUESDAY, September 8..
In his judgment Mr. Justice Wood
not be taken by surprise and that he be reasonable to the satisfaction of
opportunity
of the Court. He said: It may be that Shanghai and North Chios Fer may have full
Cross-examination. BUNNING, 10a.m.
There was in the reasonableness of the notice is cise до Japan via Moji, Honolulu, and SAN this
interval. The beyond dispate, but otherwise the FRANCISCO - Per ANYO prisoner, it is true, did not object and. Court will ask two questions: (1) MARU, 10a.m. Straits, Bangkok, Ceylan, Mauritius, I of the coolie class cannot be as long a notice as possible consis ask for longer notice but an illiterate "Did the authorities give the accused
Marques South Africa, Indis
cannot
of maň
course waive and
who
ria Dhanushkodi, Egypt, and expected. to know his legal rights tently with obtaining the deposition?
(2) 'Did the authorities EUROPE vis MARSEILLES and Fer KAGA MABU. Regista them. A
is likely in the written notice afford the tion 8.45 a.m. Letters 10.30 e m. to be charged with murder may accused the information then avail FRIDAY, September 10. „ - reasonably desire to have legal able to enable him to know, what In every Swatow, Amoy and Foochow-Per assistance at the taking of the depos case be had to meet?
HAILOONG, 1 pm
tion, he is at any rate entitled, to case where the notice is unquestion- SATURDAY, September 11
have time to consider his defence ably reasonable, if a longer time or Formosa via Keelung, *Shanghai,
Chins, Japan and prepare his cross-examination. more definite information could have
to the accosed. Nagasaki, Canada, United The Chief Justice then referred to been granted
have. authorities will States. Central and South the case relied on by Mr. Jenkin, Rex the America and EUROPE Harris, and commented that what justify their proceeding to the Court VICTORIA - Fer FUSHIMI was reasonable in point of time was, the interval between the service of MARU, 10 am.
North
E
Straits,
Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, Inde Marquis, South Afrios, In- dis vis Dhanushkodi, Egypt
to
he agreed, a question of fact to be the notice and the taking of the deposition was the shortest possible. decided on the facts in each case.
Coming next to the ground that One event followed closely on the and EUROPE is SUEZ the notice was faulty in form is that other. Having regard to all cir Per LYGAON Registration it did not convey to the prisoner cumstances the haste shown seems $.45 A. Letters 10.30 am.
at 5 p.m.
inevitable. If The Parcel Mall will be closed what offence, if any, had been com- to
deposition had not been on Friday, 10th September mitted or when or where or Any in the
dication that he would be charged obtained then it would not have been Sa fa the notice Shanghai and North China- Per with it, he said: Mr. Jenkin bases obtained at all.
CHENAN, 3 p.m.
his objection to the notice on a more to the prisoner was reasonable. The the serious ground-moraserious because second point Shanghai and North Chira I think that it goes to the root of the reasonableness of the notice has
have
been
ou
which
TUESDAY, September 14.
-Per BUIYANG. 3 .. FRIDAY, September 17.
matter, Even if formally sufficient, been challenged is that it did not Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, he says, the notice is unreasonable in specify an accusation. It was silent LA Marquis, South Africa, India that, as already stated, it gives no on the nature of the charge to which vis Dhanushkodi, Egypt, and indication of the offence to which the the evidence would relate. Could it EUROPE MARSEILLES statement relates. I agree that re be said that a notice to the -Per YOKOHAMA HARU. asonableness is a question of fact accused is reasonable which gives
In the sixteenth century, the wonderful colourings of these Eastern The s.s."Haihong." Capt. Pass- shawls was obtained from precious more, sailed for Foochow via Swatow stones. The art is now forgotten. at 2 p.m. to-day with 150 tons of Amoy, The fed is the rec of crushed rubies, general cargo. the blues of crashed sapphires, and the greens from the powder of emeralds. After hundreds of years this precious stone painting remains as fresh as when crecated.
The price asked for these shawis range from 10 to 1,000 guiness. One particularly pleasing example, which will, no doubt, be converted into an evening wrap of quite unique character, is priced at £65,
"The s.s. "Grace Dollar. Capt. Tasker, sailed for Shanghai and New Yeek at 8 a.m. to-day with 3,000 rons of general cargo.
CLEARANCE..
The s.6. "Haryang? Br., clearedJapan Several of these old embroideries today and will stil for Manila at 4 have been "pawned by the Eastern P- owners, a common form of raising
to-morrow..
The -8.5. Groningen,
Dutch
fair Kashmir."Every year cleared to-day and will sail for Swatow Kashmir sends two modern shawls as at m tomorrow,
a tribute to the King. They take f
two years to make, and the 1922 tri- The s.s." Fooksang." Br., cleared bute is now upon the looms.
money among the hard-up chieftains,
Previous ion date at On date st of
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The s.s. Eurypylus," Br., cleared to-day and will sail for Yokohama via Moji at 5.30 1.m. to-morrow
-The s.s. Yingchow," Er cleared Cody and will sail for Shanghai via Tsingtao at 4p. ROTOW.
The ss. Kueichow,” Br., cleared 10-day and will all for Tientsin via Wel-Hai-Welat 4 pinu, to-morrosɛ="
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and that you are bound upon such no indication of the case he will Shanghai, North China, Japan via Kobe an enquiry to look into all the have to meet? I think that it can. Per BADO MARU, 11 s-1. circumstances. But there are certain not. This notice left bim face to. BATURDAY, September 18. assumptions to be made. The pri- face with the whole criminal law.. i Nagasaki-For NIKKO soner is at this stage of the proceed. The authorities had this information MARU, 10 a..
ings in the eye of the law still an but did not communicate it to the TUESDAY, September 21. Philippine Islands, Aukralia and New innocent man. If the pre accused either in writing or verbally, Zealand is THURSDAY IS soner was in fact the guilty man he It is of the first importance to an LAND-Per TANGO MABU, was aware probably of the true socused man to know the nature of 10.
facts of the case, but if he was the allegation against him before he innocent, he would or might is invited to confront witnesses called. respondence bearing vessel's name know nothing about them. There is to prove it. On this ground in the no evidence that any information as failure to inform the accused of nature of the charge to the charge against him was given the
..It comes against him the notice was fat him by the Police in the end to this, that a min, er my view not reasonable, according hypothesi, innocent, has been inform to the requirements of this section, es of the chatge agast him. He and the deposition therefore not has still not heard what the charge admisible in evidence, The authori is served with ties should substitute forms similar to For E. &/4. saz "Ksnowin" this is when he morning-Moor F. Aroon . C this vaguely worded notice which those given in Stone's Justices Manual The Fery, J, D. Barton, HH Bries, C. H. gives him no information as to the for those at present in use. Doidh, Mrs H. W. Kent, Mn F. L. Lilley,
Prisoner was then discharged. imer Lender, R. Novell, M. Pickering mature of the offence or the time or conviction must be quashed Mr J. Boblemen, MME Byan, He place where it was committed.' Botion, Muir Bootson, Mr A. A. Bbowazij Mr.Bay Teens Mr at Mrs A. T-man, Tre Foodward, His. Foodward, Mi08 Bylris Woodward," and "Mr Morries-
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