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TURSDAY JULY. 317.
PASSPORTS TO MEXICO, that the plaintiff left this pass
LOCAL CONSUL SUED.
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SUMMARY COURT SENSATION.
ACCUSATION OF BRIBERY,
port with the Consul just as he night have left a sum of $500 as a guarantee. Would the defendant be able to come to Court and say that he had kept the $500 under the- laws of Mexico.
His Honour said that he saw Mr. Lo's point.
Cozisular Autocracy, "I say," Mr. Lo declared, "that Serious accusations of bribery a public service will be done if made at the Sum-can convince Your Lordship that
when mary Court to-day
a Consuls in Hongkong ure not Chinese merchant named Wong allowed to do what they jolly well Yussat sued the Consul for Mexico, like and are amenable to the laws Mr. A. Zuckermann, claiming the of the Colony. If can satisfy retur Lof. his passport and papers Your Lordship of that there is not and $1,000 damages for detinue or the slightest doubt they would be alternatively, for wrongful conver- much more reasonable than they
sion,
are."
His Honour pointed out that there was HO Jaw
making autocracy illegal.
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charge of the Aberdeon police, disfintendent of the Chinese Telegraphe Mr. Bhum Teze-oung, the Super- triut, made an arroat yesterday 8 Administration, Hongkong, who the result of which, an interesting was wounded when fired at by three Case way beard in Mr. Melbourne's unknown assailants as he was leav court this.moning.
Ting the Telegraph building yester with a parcel. His suspicions were grossing satisfactorily in the Gov-junke will be employed in taking The Inspector saw a small boy day during the tiffin hour, is pro. AS From the 23rd July, 1923, and Brotised and he opened the paroel toernment Civil Hospital.
until further notice two (2) find that it contained a roll of paper. cut the same size as $10 notes and that the patient was doing quite well to Holt's Wharf.
Dr. Smalley,, this afternoon, said Harbour on a line from Statue Pier soundings and Boringe in the wrapped up on the outside with a and as far as anybody could judge, Mr. M K. Lo, who appeared to
then sent back to Central for identi hoped to X-Rahim- to-morrow genuino $10 inte. The boy was he was not in any danger. He support the claim, outlined the
fieation in connection with previous morning and operate to extract the plaintiff's case at some length. He explained that the plaintiff was in
confidance trick reports. There he bullet in the afternoon.. After Mr. Lo had quoted a good business in Mexico and had come many authorities on the subject ofunt of a row of len boys. The wo was identified by a Hakka wOHUBD to Hongkong on a visit. He asked international law in regard to the Messrs. Lo and Lo to make inquir duties and privileges of consular ies about securing a passport for officers, His Honour intimated. his wife whom he wanted to take that he would like to see the back to Mexico with him and solicitors in chambers and there Mr. H. Lo (articled clerk to Mr. was a brief adjournment. M.-K. Lo) went along with him When the bearing was resumed to see the Mexican Consul. The Mr. Macnamara said that the Consul, according to Mr. Lo, ap-Mexican Consul had strict orders peared to have gone into a great from his Government to impound rage directly he saw that the doubtful passports if he had reason plaintiff was accompanied by a to believe that the plaintiff belong third party.
ed to a class of people excluded by Mexican law from going to Mexico. An interpreter gave evidence that he asked the plaintiff in the Consul's office what he did for a living and got the reply that he worked on the farm.
Mr. Lo was going on to remark that it seemed a curious thing that a Consul should take this objection when His Honour interpolated that he had known very worthy gentle men who, not knowing as much about the profession as he (the Judge) did, preferred to deal
that she had been tricked by shey wan had previously inado a report who had induced bor to part with her ear-tings and banglès.
be does, not appear to be in any Mr. Shum's co-officials state that
However he feels hopefd of corly great pain, but is a little weak. recovery, and is quoted as having in about a fortnight. maid that ho expects to be discharged
a Black Ball.2 feet in diameter.
over the other, 4 feet apart: By night-On the foremast 2 Red Lights in a vertical lins one
and at the bow and also at the ster one White Light, each of the White Lights is to be placed 6 feet above the gunwhale.
All vessels are warned to give proceed at slow speed when passing. these junks a safe berth and to
C. W. BECKWITH,
Commander R.N.
Harbour Master, &c. Harbour Office, Hongkong, 16th July, 1923.
G
R.
NOTICE.
That he had been brought down frora Canton and taught how to work the confidence trick after his and no
So far, no arrosta have been made father had died was part of the boy's enmity has been adduced.
motive bayond political statement from the dock. Although tioned as to whether there was any he could not teach over the rails bo truth in the rumour in Chinese cir Ques
invariably made the most intelligent cles that there had been friction returns and gave an appearance of between the Hongkong office and innocence which was most impres Sun Yat-son, the officials said they sive. Asked whether he could find were not prepared to say one way his teacher the boy said "No," whereupon his Worship remarked there had been misunderstanding, "The police would be very pleased not being able to see eye to eye or the other but they admitted that
to see the gentleman who taught with Canton. There is a rumour to Consul's Evidence.
you the trick as they would like to the Mr. Zuckermann then went into learn it too." directly without an intermediary. the witness box and claimed that
effect that although the! His Honour said he remembereda he had a perfect right to detain and is to appear as complainant and wit- insists on full payment on all cables Sentenco was deferred as the boy Sun's hands the Hongkong, office Shamoen and Canton offices are in certain Commissioner of Customs who used to fly into a violent rage retain any document belonging to ness in a prosecution against sent by Sun and refuses to accord THE PUBLIC are hereby informed whenever a lawyer approached the Mexican Government until he akong for alleged demanding him any privileges. A few say that him on business "although he used found out if it was legal. He sent money by menaces.
He was re-cables to and from Canten have Arsenal Street and Wanchal Road that Queen's Road East between to play golf very frequently with the plaintiff's passport to themanded in police custody till Thore-been tampered with or delayed but will be closed to motor traffic from
Mexico State Department on June day. 19 in accordance with his instruc-
Outside the court precincts, the
this is generally discredited.
TUESDAY, 17th inst, until further Additional facts gleaned after notice. Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, Mr. European and Chinese officers con- yesterday's edition had gone, to press Zuckermann said his instructions nected with the case described the were that the shooting occurred in Acting Captain Superintendent of Polica
P. P. J. WODEHOUSE, were State papers and he refused boy as having the speaking abilities the lane between the Telegraph Consular representative in this to produce them. If the man had of a lawyer. While being question- | building and the Bongkong Club
Hongkong, July 16, 1023. brbught any document in Spanished in the detective office yesterday nunexe. A motor-car was waiting The upshot of the interview was would have been no
to prove his bona fides there he is said to have silenced a Chinese outside and Mr. Shum was about to that. at the Consul's suggestion, the The only irregularity
trouble. officer who was famed for his arguenter it when he was fired. st. plaintiff left his passport there in the passport was that it was issued
abouting powers.
There were two ladies in the car at order that inquiries should be made
the time. Into the position, The Consul to a man whom he believed to be indicated that this would take
a labourer and who as such was not about a week and next day the allowed to go to Mexico, Anyone plaintiff decided.
going to Mexico must lic
prove beyond a doubt that he was not a labourer and this the plaintiff had not done,
members of our profession."
Continuing his outline of the facts, Mr. Lo complained that the Consul was unnecessarily rude and "lacked that courtesy which one would naturally expect from u
Colony."
that
of
tions.
not his obligation to tell applicants Later on the Consul said it was what to do.
would relinquish the idea taking his wife to Mexico if it would mean so much delay. Requests were made by letter and verbally for the return of the passport, the Consul replying that the document was useless unless visaed and that obligations to tell applicants who Mr. Lo: Is not one of your he would not visac it unless it was proved to his satisfaction that they want their passporte visaed plaintiff had business interests in what the requirements are before Mexico. Partnership books and a
you visae then? statutory declaration were -duced to the Consul but he in- Himated in a letter to Messrs Lo and-Le-that-the-firms-with-which-
pro-
Witness: I could have done so if I had wanted to.
Mr. Lo: Why didn't you then? Witness: That's my business, to retain and detain the passport Mr. Lo: Do you claim the right on the ground that it belongs not to the plaintiff but to the Mexican
Government?
Government document.
Witness: Yes. It is a Mexican
the plaintiff had stated that he was -connected did not comply with the Mexican business laws. Messrs Lo and Lo then wrote asking to have the position made clear and receiv- ed in reply what Mr. Lo described -as "one of the rudest letters he had ever received in his life," It in-
"Not A Love Letter.". timated that the plaintiff's passport Discussing a letter he wrote had been sent to the Mexican Min-in reply to оде from Mr. istry of Foreign Affairs and that Lo the Consul remarked: "This any further inquiries should be ad- is a Government letter-not a love dressed to the same place.
letter."
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COMPANY MEETING.
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The annual meeting of the above company was held this morning (Chairman), A. Murdoch, W. C. Present:-Messrs. T. G. Weall Shiner, HJ. Silva and Geo. R. Edwards (Secretary).
The Chairman said :- With your permission I will as customary take the report and ac- counts as read. Your General Managers regret that your Com- pany has suffered in common with every other business connected with the shipping trade, but I venture think you will con- The letter further stated that Mr. Lo: do not know how the sider the result, before, you antil further instructions came from Mexican Consul makes love but, I satisfactory in the circumstances. the Mexican Government all should not like to be the lady. There remains to deal with on this further correspondence regarding
Proceeding with
occasion approximately half the the case would be suspended.
examination Mr. Lo said to the sum there was last year, and I have The Puisne Judge asked Mr. Lo witness: "I suggest to you ibat no doubt the allocation recom
his
cross-
whether A Government which all this would never have happened mended will meet with your ap-
issued a passport had not the right
thought not.
His Honour: Do you mean to
say that if a passport is found to be seriously irregular it cannot be Impounded?
had been bribed.
All three assailants were young men. The one that fired the shots is stated to have been dressed in European clothes. -
A revolver was picked up in 'the vicinity, believed to have been die- carded by one of the desperadoes.
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was found to be of unknown make und that three rounds had been l recently fired.
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ars being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or hazardóns Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co, Ltd., whence dalívery may be obtained.
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ASSAULT WITH AN IRON BAR
YOU MIGHT HAVE KILLED HIM.".
"You might have killed him,"
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23rd of Joly, 1993, will be subject to rent. *** All broken, chafed and damaged "goods are to be left in the Godowtin, where they will be axamined in the
All claime must reach us before the
last night with a square iron bar. 26th of July 1923, or they will not ed over a dispute as to space. Dg-
It appeared that the trouble start. | ba mcognized. *
fendant was alleged to finve asked complainant to make room wher by
No fire insuranco, will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned
at all if you could have get hold of Proval. Stocks, Property and Invest was Mr. C. D. Melbourne's remark presence of Consigness by Messrs. to impound it. Mr. Lo said he the plaintiff and had a privatements have as usual been taken into a Chinese who was found guilty Goddard & Douglas on the 23rd of
interview with him direct."" to the Balance Sheet at conserva- of assaulting a young Chinese tes-July, 1923, at 10 ..
Mr. Macnamara: I object. Mr.tive values, and you will note a pro Lo is plainly insinuating that he of some of your securities. There would have granted a visae if he are no further items calling for any fit of $3,723.94 realised from the sale
Mr. Lo: I should say not. His Honour suggested that if Mr. special reference and I now beg to Mr. Lo suggested that the Lo were making insinuations he propose the adoption of the report Mexican Consul might have given should make them "less obliquely." and accounts as circulated. the plaintiff the opportunity of
Mr. Lo:. I do not disguise any having the validity of the passport thing at all. I do insinuate-if it is dested elsewhere or of giving put like that. (To the witness.) If reasons against impounding it. As the plaintiff had given you some far as the plaintiff knew there was thing more than the usual fee you nothing irregular about it.
would have objected to the pass His Honour: That is not for you ports? or me to decide but for the Mexican
Witness: Yes.
Department of State. -
"Tyrannical Actions."
"Out för Bribery." Mr. Lo: This man has sworn Mr. Lo: With great respect I that there is not a valid reason
the motion was carried.
Mr. A. Murdoch seconded and words ensued. Defendant was furJOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.; Mr. C. Shiner: Seeing that Mr. Waiter with canvas chair with Hongkong, July 17, 1923,
ther alleged to have charge at the
Agente. C. Berard Brown, A.C.A. is a part- which he struck him or the cheek. ner in the firm of Mesars. Linstead Asked to plead, defeudany, at first Messrs. Linstead & Davis be elect wound in his head by falling against & Davis I beg to propose that stated that complainant received the ed Auditors for the ensuing year a stanchion. Complainant, in hie at a remuneration of $300. statement, ontioned: (that i after Mr. H. J. Silva seconded and the being hit, he lost his bandle which motion was carried.
contained $30 in Canton money and The meeting, concluded with clothing to the value of $18.
call the actions of the Consul in for his refusing to grant a the usual announcement regarding this case nothing more nor less visae. The only evidence was dividend warrants. than tyrannical, I would expect that the wretched plaintiff did
not look like a millionaire-
them from the Czar certainly not of the Consul of Mexico On these from anyone in Hongkong.
I have the greatest respect for the facts it means that this Consul la
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Detective Bergeant Fallon tola his Worship that the iron bur, Can You Afford the Riskt; which ho described as a "wicked
Were you ever salzed with a severe weapon, was found in an adjoin-attack of cramp polia or diarrhoea with- out a bottle of Chamberlain's Colis and Diar hooa Homody in the hope! Don't
The police characterise asing junk
English law and the greatest, con-out for bribery and nothing else. rather doubtful a report made by
A fine of $6 was imposed and de-o auch risks & dose or two will core tempt for tyranny and I Invite The Pusine Judge (to witness): a Chinese married woman to the fendant was ordered to pay $40 van before doctor canld possibly be Your Lordship to say that the EngIf some pecuniary inducement had effect that she was robbed compensation to complainant, who called, and it never fails even in the most lish low would allow anyone to do been offered you yould you have while playing Ma Cheuk in was instructed by the doctor to re overt and dangerous osser. For sale by this.
taken it?
the Ming Yuen Witness: No.
Gardens turn to hospital after the Court case. Chemirela and Stokesport last eventag Her statement is that she was, with three other ladies, playjug in a room on the hillside in "the Punch and Judy show enclosure" when three men hold them up with revolvers and stole jewellery to the value of $96 from the party.
The Pulsne Judge said it was not his province to decide whether the Mr. Macnamara: The whole plaintiff had been treated with thing, I may say, has been intens courtesy or not.
timally confused by the cross Mr. H. C. Macnamara, who re-examination. (To the witness presented the Consul, indicated the What was it that first aroused your defence admitted certain facts but suspicions as to the bona fides of contended that the plaintiff went to this man's cano? the Consul to get his own passport Witness: In the first place it is visaed and not in connection with a not a custom for a ma to come passport for his wife at all
with a solicitor to fuquire about his
Mr. Lo suggested that assuming passport,
the visas of some Mexican consul
"
After both solicitors had ad...]
was necessary the passport might dressed the Court the case was have been taken to the Mexican Rdjourned sine die,, His Honour consul at Canton or Shanghai who promising to deliver a written might have visuéd it. He argued judgment
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