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MONDAY APRIL 7 1924
SHOULD HE TALK 7.
'S.C.A. OFFICIAL AS WITNESS.
CROWN OBJECTION ARGUED.
Interesting Legal Debate,
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HEUNGSHAN"
INQUIRY.
$1,500 BAIL
INTERPRETER BEFORE
CAT HARBOUR OFFICE ON WEDNESDAY.
www.camin
MASTER'S REQUEST.
COURT,"
ALLEGED "SQUEEZE."
THE CHINA MAIL.
Cheng Ping-chu, a Sanitary charged before Department interpreter, was Hamilton' this morning with five Mr. W. E.
counts of receiving money to the total of $135, and converting
BUSES · COLLIDE.
SERIOUS MAINLAND
ACCIDENT,
TWO LIVES LOST.
.COMMERCE AND FINANCE.
HONGKONG SHARE
MARKET.
In addition to the quotations given on page II as usual, the following should be noted
Hongkong Stock Exchange:- Ropes ex rights ex bonus $24 nominal, rights $3 prom. buy. Bonus shares $244 nomiual. buyers.
Hongkong Developments $14 China Buses $104 buyers.
NAM PAK HONG MARKETS.
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Buses going in opposite direc- A Board of Trade inquiry into
tions collided on a bridge on the The objection lodged by the the stranding of the s.s."Heuag
Castle Peak-Un Long road yes. Secretary for Chinese Affairs (the shan" near Canton on February
of two lives terday afternoon, causing the loss
and Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood) to the call-28, will be held at the Harbour
ous Injuries. A
numer number of ing of his Assistants (Mr. J. H. B. Office on Wednesday morning at
boy scouts belonging to the 7th. Sai- Nihil) as a witness in urents
same to his own use.
yingpun troop were on the outgoing case heard in the Summary" Court 10.30 o'clock.
Outlining the prosecution's bus, on their way to camp at Un formed the subject of in interest- The members of the Court will case, Detective Sub-Inspector Long (not far from the border) and ing legal discussion before Mr.be Lieut,, Commander Conway Fried said that defendant accom- several of them were among the Justice Gompertz this morning.
Hake R.N.R. (President), Lieut.panied Sanitary Inspector Strange casualties. The case is one which the land-Commander F. J. H. Dawson R.N. to houses the tenants of which were
What led to the crash is not. lords of certain premises in First (H.M.S. "Moorhen"), and Messrs. told, through the interpreter, to known
except that it is This morning further strong ten- Street are seeking to enforce a W. Davison Marine Superinten make their cubicles comform with stated
there was
not suffi- dericles were noted in the locali notice to quit given to a number dent of the C.P.S., P. Going of the the regulations.
Defendant is cient room for both busesparkes for rice (unsifted) original s.s. "Charles Hardouin" and J. H.alleged to have returned to one to pass. The impact Wis of tenants. When the hearing Woolacotr of the s.s. "Paul Beau." house and interviewed the tenant great that the buses were shatter-tory but clearances were poor, prob- soloist: Sales were reported Satisfuc- was begun a week or two ago Mr.
The inquiry is being held at the who was induced to part with ed. Passengers were either pinned ably on account of the weather, H. C. MacNamara, for the plain-request of Captain D. Thomas, money in return for a promise of beneath the wreckage or thrown to Quotations for "spot"' goods, basis tiffs, tendered Mr. Nihill as a wit-master of the "Heungshan,"
plans which would fix matters up, the ground. One who subsequent-ul guild worras, were as fol. pess under subpoena, explaining The "Heungshan" a vessel of Later on this occupant was finedly examined the wreckage states lows that he wished to question him 1796 tons belonged to the Hong- for not carrying out instructions. that the roof and upper structure „Juva stigne, overge quality per about an agreement said to have kong, Canton and Macao Steam- Defendant, according to the pro- generally of one bus was almost pical cet-No. 4 rough white been made between the parties at boat Co., Ltd., and ran ashore after secution, agreed to refund the severed from the chassis.
$14.00; No. 24 6no white $15:00; the S.C.A.'s office. To this an striking Junk Rock, an hour and money received and make good
No. 18 th brown $13.00; Java objection was entered by the half's journey from her destination, the amount of the fine. He is said
brown $12.50. S.C.A. on the ground that it would There were 24 European pass-to have giyen a promissory note be prejudicial and injurious to the engers on board including several for both amounts but as he did not naval officers. She had 4.000 pay up, complainant reported to public interests if members of his packages of cargo aboard, but was the department. staff were to be called open to give successfully heached by her Cap- For the defence Mr. D. McCallum evidence of matters which took tain who was specially commend-suggested bail in the sum of $1,000. place at the Secretariat.
ed in a letter drawn up by the Mr. Hamilton held the view that it Crown Solicitor Explains. passengers.
should be fixed at $1,500 remarking The point was left over for
Since the stranding of the that defendant was a Government
and argument and this morning, the vessel during salvaging servont and "this sort of thing had Crown Solicitor (Mr. T. M. Operations she was offered for been going on for some time.”
sale by public auction and was Hazlerigg) appeared in court to bought by a Chinese for $5,800, support the S.C.A.'s objection. which purchase price did
The position," said Mr. Hazlerigg include cargo to His Honour, "ie this. - The
At the inquiry, Mr. G. K. Hall Secretariat for Chinese Affairs is Brutton will appear for the China performing a valuable work for Coast Officers Guild and the the State in the composing of master of the "Heungshan" and] differences between members of Mr. D. H. Blake of Wilkinson and the Chinese community. It is the Grist will represent the Naval considered opinion of the head of General Insurance Company on the Department that if it becomes behalf of the Chief Officer.
:
known that matters which trans- pire in that office are liable to be disclosed by officers of the depart-
not
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ANOTHER PIRACY.
PORTUGUESE STEAMER
LOOTED.
THREE WATCHMEN KILLED.
Those of the boy scouts who were not scriously injured pluckily rendered what service they could to ameliorate the sufferings of the others. One scout-master boarded a bus which arrived later and went to procure medical aid.
He got a message through from Ping Shan station and took back to Kowloon all those who could walk.
About two hours after the accident Dr. Smalley arrived on the scene with the ambulance. Streicher cases, were brought back In the ambulance and the others by bus. The more serious were attended to by Dr. Smalley and Dr. In Kam-wah at the Kwong: Wah hospital and anxious relatives waited for news as operations were performed..
Up to last night a young girl and a boy scout had died both before admission to hospital, A middle- aged woman had her skull frac- tured and a brother of the deceased
Rice, average gudlity, per pical Ts for net No. 1 Siam lang white $0.16, No. 1 Stigen long White $7.80.
Flour, per sack of 50 lbs.it- Spry XXX $3.48, White Greens 2.60, Nutureg Orange $2.65, King. fisher $2.82, Maize $2:50. Big Gan $2.75, Globe $2.50, Ola till $2.50, Reindeer $2,55, Melon $2.55. White Rose $2.50, C. & (1. $2.00, Davien $2.38, Kwan Tho $2.48.
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SILK.
The silk which left here by the P. & O. s.5. "Kommala" on March was delivered in Marseilles Fon April 5, tonsil of 28 days.
DUTCH BANK 8 LOẠN
Today, it
hospital. AMERICAN FREIGHT RATES, was not possible to get the Kwong Wah hospital on
NEW YORK, April 4. the telephone.
The Americau Continental steam- We are informed by Mr. Morris, ship freight conference confirms headmaster of the Saiyingpun that mates will be advanced from 15 School, to whic the troop of boy to 25 per cent, on May 1.-Reuter's scouts belong, that the boy who | American Service,
AMSTERDAM, April 4. Three Indian watchmen were
The Handelsblad understands killed, while the master, scout is seriously injured in the had that a bankers' syndicate in Holland Captain Assis and the engineer, and abdomen; these two were in has offered the Government a loan Departmental Decision Final? Mr Jorge were wounded when a dangerous condition last night, of sixty million guilders.at six per ment in any and every suit by private individuals, the work of Mr. Hazlerigg said his submis-the Portuguese steamer "Seixal "Two more scouts, two women, two cent. interest-Beuter. the department will be enormously sion was that the authorities was rated during the week-end. men and a ticket collector were
Loot is estimated at $10.009, also admitted .to minimised. It is essential that showed that when the head of 2 about half of which is stated persons who go to the S.C.A. for department had stated his case to have belonged to the ship. the composition of their differ- regarding disclosure being con. The pirated vessel is believed to ences, which are frequently of a fidential the court should not and have been named the "Wuchow." very confidential nature, should could not go behind his opinión She left Kan Kong on, Thursday have the utmost confidence that and order disclosure. There would night and had been steaming long the matters which transpire in not, the Crown Solicitor, said'in when the pirates, who numbered the office will be treated as con- conclusion, be the requisite un-about thirty, made their attack. was considered in a serious con. fidential"
reserved confidence.in the office of A Chinese passenger is stated dition is now thought to have NEW SERENDAH RUBBER. Dipping into the law on the the S.C.A. if officials of that to have been killed. After looting hopes of recovering. Subject Mr. Hazlerigg quoted a department were to be liable to be the ship the pirates left at a point. As soon as the accident hap- pened two men are said to have series of interesting cases in sup called at any time to give evidence. near Tai Ping. port of his submission that the Replying to the Crown Soli-Seixal's "
Hongkong is not included in escaped with the takings and a ports of call.. The warrant has been issued for their principle
privilege applied citor's argument Mr. MacNamara vessel flies the Portuguese flag arrest late last night. Sergeant equally to facts and documents, said that none of the cases quoted and is said to be Chinese-owned. MeWalters went to Pingshan One authority he cited was that went as far as the present one Latest news is that armed of "West v. West," a slander suit where the S.C.A. was claiming a launches have been sent from in which it was sought to prove general privilege for all occasions. | Macao to round up the pirates. certain statements said to have Nobody had ever gone so far as to been made to the Lord High say that any public department | Chamberlain.
was excluded from giving evidence on the ground of publie policy cach case had been decided on its merits..
of
known.
"KAT SING" FIRED ON.
where he took into custody two men who are suspected to be the
men in question.
JAPANESE WISDOM.
NOTABLE SCHOLASTIC
Two Chinese. were injured in another bus accident on the Castle Peak Road yesterday. A bus, His Honour's Experience.
said to be in charge of an in- Whether the motive was anstructor and his pupil. went off His Honour said that he could
attempt to pirate the vessel or not, the road and overturned. speak with some knowledge of the S.C.A.'s department because he
His Honour: It is not injuriousIt is disturbing to learn of firing on the Wuchow steamier "Kat was at one time connected with that what took place should be Sing" while on her way to Hong it. "Although," he said, "I was a
The objection is to an kong. When near Kai Kau Shek, very minor official I know that the officer of the department testify-fire was opened from the river prestige of the department clctheling as to what took place.
banks. A passenger was wounded everyone in it." His Honour said
in the thigh. Shots pierced the that if Mr. MacNamara could Mr. MacNamara: The S.C.A. is chief officer's cabin and struck prove an agreement which he said asking for a general exclusion for holes in a waistcoat hanging up.
This kind of outrage has not was binding it seemed a little hard evidence, past, present and if he was not allowed to prove it. future, by officers in his depart-occurred with frequency in the case He (the Judge) should have ment. One would have thought of river steamers recently although thought that it would rather be that if people are going to make small craft are often persecuted.. helping than hindering the S.C.A.bargains in the S.C.A.'s office it
Interesting Cases.
Going Too Far.
would surely be more adantageous to the S.C.A. to have that bargain KIND Mr. Hazlerigg emphasised that enforced than to allow people to the S.C.A. had no objection to the be put in the position of not being disclosure of the particular facts able to enforce it. The S.C.A. has concerned in the present case. The
gone a great deal too far. He is point was that any official of his asking for the exclusion of any department might have to come evidence by any officer in his
KOWLOON. FOLK.
ENCOURAGING BEGGAR
HORDES.
"Kowloon residents must have
APPOINTMENT,
Writing in the New Statesman, "Wayfarer" bas this tribute to the Japanese and to Mr. Edmund Blunden on his appointment to the Tokyo University-
of none.
our
The report of the directors of New Serendah Rubber Co. for the year ended December 31 last states
tion the nett profit for the year that after providing for deprecia-
amounts to $54.726.17 to which has to be added $42,210.54 brought forward from the previous year making a total of $96,936.71 at the credit of profit, and loss account. From this has to be deducted $25,531.20 which was absorbed in the payment of a5 per cent interim dividend on July 16, 1923, leaving a balance of $71,405.51 available.'| • The directors recommend that a final dividend of 5 per cent. (making 10 per cent. for the year), be paid absorbing $25,531.20 and the balance of $45,874.31 be carried forward to a new account. The crop harvested for the year was 236,448 lbs. against an estimate of 220,673 lbs. which latter is the ex- port permissible on the 60 per cent restricted allowance. This output
was obtained from an average area in tapping of 55434 acres. The all-in-cost per lb, was 28.05 cents and the gross price realised 50.28 cents. As in past years the whole of general charges was charged to revenue.
NOTABLE FILM.
"THE WOMAN WHO FOOLED HERSELF."
Mr. Blunden's appointment as Professor of English Literature at Tokio University is a pleasant example of how good the tastes of the Japanese in poetry and Jetters can be. Mr. Blunden is in the true line of the English poets; indeed, I know of no figure among
younger writers deriving so evidently from the soil from which our forward and give evidence. There department from now until the encouraged these people by giving great ones have sprung. Who were, he proceeded to point out, end of time on the ground that them money," remarked Mr. R. E. so well combines refinement of two classes of case dealing with the Chinese don't like it. I submit Lindsell regarding four male beg thought with beauty of line, "What kind of a woman_is question. In one case knowledge that the position they take up is gars who appeared before him this
breadth and harmony of treat-she-taking your love and playing of the fact itself was objectionable
ment with richness of detail, and with it for this other man's gain ?" and in the other case it was the wrong in law. No judge has ever morning.
Evidence Wes given by a who brings an ampler store of Many times had grandfather knowledge that the fact had been gone so far. The S.C.A. is claim
ing an exemption for the whole of European police sergeant that love and knowledge to the and grandson quarrelled. Many disclosed by a department that his officers and is not claiming yesterday morning dressed in portrayal of the life and soul of times bad. their misunder- was objectionable. He mentioned exemption from giving evidence plain clothes, he had seen defen-
the English countryside? I know standings been patched up, but that in one case in which the of a particular set of facts or a going to church along Granville dants ack for cumshate from people
this was the first time they had Asiatic Petroleum Company was document, which is all he is Road...
ever quarrelled over a woman, concerned objection was success-entitled to ask for in law and is
Cawnpore. April 5.-Serious This time it was serious, and fully taken to the production of a all that has even been allowed. His Worship that the Kowloon mills in connection with the the house the girl he accused of Acting Inspector Spear informed trouble broke out at the cotton when the old man ordered ftony certain document because it con-I therefore ask you to admit this begging nuisance had become workers' wages bonus. Mill hands accepting their hospitality for the cerned a naval matter and would be injurious to the Crown In the
intolerable, especially on Sundays Endulged in stone-throwing and purpose of spying upon them, case of "West v. West" it possibly he was not asking for a perpetual children with them from all fired on them. Three people were cause he loved her.
Mr. Hazlerigg pointed out that when beggars brought women and general rowdyism, and the police the young man followed her, be- would not have mattered if every injunction against Mr. Mac-parts of the Colony." He had killed, and thirty-four wounded.. The woman proved to be "The one in London had known of the Namara subpenaing officers of the received numerous complaints Renter matrimonial differences of the SCA department in future cases. and only last week the Kowloon West family but it would have The objection was to the dis- Residents' Association had written At the usual fortnightly meet been harmful if it had been known losure by an official in this case to him about it. Without stringenting of, the Sanitary Board to that the Chamberlain's Depart- ment disclosed what happened in as being destructive of the work measures, he could not keep order.morrow, Dr. V. M Koch, pursuant
Defendants were allowed to go to notice, will move: of the S.C.A. and undermining their office. The Crown Solicitor confidence in the secrecy of the also quoted a case in which the production of income tax returns department. was refused. He thought it would
Decision Reserved. not have hurt the firm concerned His Honour: It is a question of if the fullest publicity had been interest and Importance and also, 'given to the returns but it would I am afraid, of some difficulty and have affected the confidence the I think I must, give a considered public was expected to have in the judgment. I therefore reserve Incoine Tax Department.
my decision on this point.
evidence.
Still
Woman Who Fooled Herself," as interpreted by May Allison in the Edward A. MacManus Associated Exhibitors feature of that title showing at the World Theatre to- morrow and in which Robert Ellis cells. They protested their inno of Urban areas in districts which The story is an original one by as they had spent the night in the "In view of the rapid increase is co-featured with Miss Allison.. cence but were warned that if were formerly Rural, this Board is the well-known screen author, caught again, they would be fined of opinion, that further Health Charles A. Logue, and it was pro- heavily.
Districts are necessary, and the duced in Porto Rico, the 'locale present ones, re-arranged with the being the tropics and New York. provision of additional staff. “
How It Gained a Good Reputation
to
The way to gain's good reputation is 1. bow Chamberlain's Cough Remedy bas to be what you appear. That is precisely
gained irreputation as a cure for 3
His Honour: Here it seems not there is a lot of material in the so much a disclosure of anything case that I can get on with. but two parties appearing before The hearing, was then con-congus, elds, croup and bronchial
tinued, Mr. C. A. S. Russ, who on Brary bottle of the valed.
medicine is fully up high-standard represented the tenants, resuming of excellence claimed for it. For mie His address for the defence,
avery where
a friendly and august third party and making, some sort of agree ment.
Dr. W.. V. M. Koch pursuant notice, will ask: "
Lahore, April 5.-The plague epidemic is the severest since 1918, "What steps are taken for The mortality, during March Je the Inspection of meat sold estimated at twenty-five thousand. in markets in Rural areas-The epidemic is expected to last as in Aberdeen and another six weeks. The Govern -Shaukiwani
ment are supplying additipoal Are the Sanitary Inspectors medical relief. The Punjab Uni- in such districts qualified versity examinations have been meat Inspectors?”
postponed for a month.-Reuter.
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