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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1926.
No. 19,704
FATAL JUMP.
LOCAL
DOGS TO FIND NEW WALKS.
SAD FATE OF TWO CHINESE,
HONGKONG'S OUTBREAK,
WHEN FIRO MAY CROSS THE HARBOUR.
THIS MORNING'S RAID
TRAFFIC OFFENCES.
CASES AT THE POLICE COURT.
A RACE PONY INJURED,
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KIT.
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A LAWYER'S WILL.
OFFICIAL TRUSTEE ACTS AS EXECUTOR.
LATE MR..STEPHENS' ESTATE
INTERESTING LOCAL PROBATE
..CASE,
A raid was carried out "by a A large number of summonses party of police at about 2 o'clock for breaches of the traffic regula. this morning at No. 288, Queen's tions came for disposal before the
Probate in respect of the will Road Central, which was suspect-Second Magistrate the morning
of the late Matthew John Denman Which is your canine pet's ed by an officer whose duty to favourite walk?
Acting Chief Inspector W. A quantity of wire. gags and a Stephens, solicitor and public H. when applying for a permit suppress a certain class of crime to bring a dog aeross the harbour to be used for an unlawful pur-Kent was the complainant in a dagger alleged to have been found notary of Hongkong who left pro- summons against the driver of a jon certain members of the gangperty and moseys of very con- arrested on asiderable value, was revoked at presuming you live on the island Pose,
The entry of the police created car owned by Mr. Colbourne when they were yen say that Fido enjoys him- self hest in a romp over the New . panic among some Chinese Little Mr. Kent said that he had stairway at No. 230 Queen's the Supreme Court this morning visitors in the second floor of the left his car near the side channel Road East, were produced by on the application of Mr. Eldon
Potter, K.C. Territories, you will not get per-building, two of whom, finding adjoining his residence at Caine Detective Inspector T. Murphy,
Defendants were formally re- The grounds for the making their chances of escape by the Road, and although there was a main door cut off, jumped from tear space, the defendant coming manded in police custody for one null and voit of the probate were
from Seymour Road crashed into the verandah into the street.
his car and caused some damage. The summons had three charges on all of which he was fined $25.
mission.
A notice was published this morning that the Colonial Veterin- ary Surgeon must be satisfied of "urgent necessity."
"Urgent necessity": covers such items as sickness (of the dog), house, removal, etc. But not "special walks or just shooting Accordingly out at so-and-so." Fido will have to climb the hills to Repulse Bay of Shek-0.
Tigers & Deer.
"What has caused this sudden
ban?
The island, has been free of
rabies for some time. When no cccurrence is reported after nine months it can then be taken that
previous outbreak has ended. Kowloon is in a different category. Nobody can prevent a tiger, or a deer, stealing across the frontier at night and any animal or even a human being, might be a carrier
of the dread disease.
Both the men died in hospital shortly after they were taken there with severe injuries which they received in the fall.
GREAT HURRICANE IN CANARY ISLANDS.
SEVERAL VILLAGES DESTROYED.
(Reuter's Service.).
Madrid, Jan. 18.~ Several persons "have been seriously injured and a hundred rendered homeless as the result of
a hurricane breaking over the Canary Islands.
According to messages from Las Palmas a deluge of rain swelled the mountain torrents.
This
week.
OFFICERS' PAY.
COAST SALARIES TO BE REDUCED?
REPORT FROM SHANGHAI
that the official trustee of Hong- kong had acted under it as executor whereas by his position he was incapacitated from taking grant of probate.
From inquiries made into this
The official trustee of Hong- accident, it was ascertained that
kong was mentioned in the will as an executor, but Mr. Potter held ANOTHER DISASTER.the renewal of the licence for the car was six months overdue, and
that the intention of the deceased'. Mr. Little was summoned to ex-
had been that someone should act inilure. plain
Mr. CG.
in Hongkong pending instructiona Anderson attended on behalf of
from the only really effective Mr. Little and said that he had
executor, the public trustee in been asked to express regret for
England. The object intended the oversight which was due to
Information has reached us: was that the official, trustee of the licence having been placed on
(says the "N. C. Daily News" of Hongkong should act merely as the Ale by an office boy.
un-feustodian, although Mr. Potter re- was not considered to be a suf-January 15). from an ficient excuse and, a fine of $10 impeachable source that one of marked that all who had acted up the coasting steamship companies to the present in connection with was imposed.
informed members of their float-the estate had been under the Traffic Officer's Salute. “
ing staff in the employ of the impression that the appointment The next
case was against a Company at Hongkong that us of the official trustee of Hongkong. driver of a Hongkong Hotel car from March 1 next a reduction in as an executor had been perfectly who was charged with dangerous the salaries of all masters, deck valid. driving in Stubbs Road. Defen- officers and engineer officers will "I would ask you to believe," It is to prevent contact with.Bridges, roads, and tramways dant desired the "dangerous driv-come into effect. The "N. C. said Mr. Potter to His Lordship, dogs on the island that the cross-were swept away, several villages ing" to be elucidated, and Ser Dally, Newa" is not aware of the "that this action is not brought in harbour notification was made. destroyed, and banana plantationsgeant Baker stated from the wit-percentage of the reduction.
any captious or fault finding spirit From the foregoing it will be devastated, including one (which hess box that the defendant, tra- It had been previously reported but because the more the adminis- seen that parties with from thirty was lately sold for a million velling at an excessive speed, over-that the Company had proposed to tration of the estate proceeds the to forty dogs will not able to leave pesetas) obliterated by the inrün-took a motor lorry at 10.45 p.m. the China Coast Officers' Guild more it becomes apparent what Hongkong for week-end shooting ning sea
at a blind corner. Defendant said and the Marine Engineers' Guild real and practical difficulties are during the season. Sportsmen Las Palmas town is a desolate that he saw the officer put up his of China that the salaries of all created by the appointment in with their dogs in Kowloon car gesight. A number of houses cof-hand, but mistook it for a foreign members of the Com- its present form. Our submission, to their herba qontent
lapsed; whole streets have fallen "salute." He was fined $20.
pany's floating staff should shortly, is that the creation of in: and
were even cemeteries
For overtaking, with Mapazor undergo a reduction.
the office as a corporation sole is Loral Cases Traced.
wrecked. the coffins being torn cycle a combination of whith two The Shanghai paper also says, clearly for the purpose of this. Quite recently a dog in Welling- Fout.
traffic officers were travelling in a inter alia -
Ordinance (quoting section 3 of ton Street (in the centre of the [The Canary Islands are a controlled area at Morrison Gap "The proposal, we were inform Ordinance 5 of 1901) and for no town) bit three Chinese persons, group of volcanic islands, belong, Road, Mr. G. R. Vallack was fined ed, met with determined opposi- other purpose. It is only when a These unfortunate people are nowing to Spain, off the north-wast | $10.
tion from the deck and engineer trustee has handed over to the getting "daily injections. Sor 34 Leos of Africa, 62 miles from the
officers on the Coast, who contend-official trustee that the official days. The dox-li mongřel chow mainland: The area is 2,808 has been destroyed, the post-square miles. The climate is
A Chinese youth was charged ed that the greatly-increased cost trustee is entitled to act. This is mortem removing all doubt that delightful and the rainfall moder- with negligent driving of his of living in China since the pre-contrary to the position of the ate. The Islands produce onions, motor cycle at Leighton Hill Road sent scale came into force called public trustee in England who is fruits (bananas, etc.), enchineal, when he ran into a race pony emphatically for an increase in given express powers in this
("Elm Leaf) belonging to Mr. salaries rather than a reduction. regard". wine, tobacco, and vegetables.A. H. Carroll. Mr. Kent thought What (we were informed at the The revocation, further explain- The chief town is Las Palmas, that as a result of the accident the time) was considered by the ed Mr. Potter, would pot mean Grand Canary.]
animal may not be able to run at officers to be a strong point in that previous acts of the official the forthcoming races..
their favour in the event of mat-trustee as executor would be in- Mr. Harron appeared on behalf of the ters coming to a head, was that invalidated but merely that he would owner and said that about $70 accordance with the prevailing not be allowed to continue. The had been spent in treating the agreement between the officers debtor, for instance, would not be pony. The animal was severely and the companies, salaries are asked to pay twice. It was clear bruised and could not stand on its based solely and entirely on ser-from the last paragraph of the will, further stated Mr. Potter, feet for two days. The defen-vices rendered.
it had rabies.
On the Praya East a pointer was found running wild and no owner came forward to claim it. Rabies was proved again and the dog was
killed,
The chow dog is suspected of having come into contact with a. carrier which had been in the Territories.
HIGHWAY THEFT.
A PURSE WHICH CHANGED OWNERSHIP.
THREE MONTHS FOR THIEF.
*Elm Leaf" Injured.
Then another dog--a mongrel black and white terrier-was taken from the upper stretch of
dans claimed that the pony jump- "We were further informed) that it was not the rea! intention Wyndham Street. It was hitten
Giving evidence before Mr. ed in his way when he was pass that at a largely attended meeting of the tentator that the official by the pointer and also contracted R. E. Lindsell at the Centraling. A fine of $5 was imposed on
of the China Coast Officers' Guild trustee should have the power the disease. The turrier was also Magistracy this morning, a Chin- the charge and the question of and the Marine Engineers' Guild that he had under the present destroyed at Kennedy Town,
ese said that he was walking in compensation was deferred for a of China, held on November 20 at grant. Prior to discovery, it had Stanley Street yesterday when week.
Shanghai, a resolution was passed His Lordship's Comment. played with two neighbouring another "nian collided with him The Dragon Motor Livery Ser-to the effect that in view of the His Lordship: Is this another dogs which have now been in-and quickly transferred a purse vice were fined $10 for taking a ever-increasing cost of living in case of a lawyer making his own pounded and are under observa- from his own into the other man'a car out without a licence, A re- China contrasted with conditions! will?
pocket. He recovered his pro- presentative explained that the elsewhere, the combined' Guilde perty after catching the man and model was one for use in the sum-emphatically decline to consider It was made in England on Novem- hanted him over to a constable. mer, but some old customers came any reduction of pay whatsoeverber 17, 1914. It might, perhaps, The defendant who had to at Christmas time and induced but considering the prolonged have been a little more clearly answer a charge of theft of the one of the drivers to take the car boycott and loss to trade it is expressed.
agreed that a demand for an in- and some coins said that he was purse in which was a gold ring out.
crease of pay to meet the higher cost of living shall be set aside The driver of a motor syndicate for the time being.* A resolution itself to the casy eradication of thrown by another man who was failing to return an overcoat left Hongkong some two weeks pre had in fact been appointed agent, the roadway where it had been at Caine Road was summoned for on similar lines was passed at act for him. Mr. R. F. Mattingley
tion.
From the foregoing it will be seen how important is the neces sity for the order.
Vaccine Preventive.
As has been said it is not possible to control the Territories, Hongkong being an island lends
such an outbreak but intercourse must be stopped.
about to pick up the article from
running away.
.
European's Overcoat.
This explanation being unsatis-in his car by Mr. Alexander Ross, viously." factory, sentence of three months Kent said that fortunately the "N. C. Daily News,"
of Messrs. Lever Brothers. Mr. Further observations by the hard labour was imposed.
in part, gentleman had taken a note of the Are:-
..
prisonment, was imposed.
Hall. Mr. Kent said this had to negotiations. between the Com-
Mr. Potter: We are not sure.
Mr. Potter added that the will empowered the public trustee to end an agent out to Hongkong to
The Attorney General (appear. By keeping the two places
ing for the official trustee of separate those in authority will
Hongkong) said that he had no be given a chance to get the
objection to the order asked for.
matter in hand.
number and this helped in the "Mr. W. E. Kirby, local secre- Although it had no direct bear- But there are other means. The weather forecast until noon driver being traced. The overcoat,tary of the China Coast Officersing on this particular case, he There is a vaccine, which when to-morrow is N.E. winds, moderate valued at $120, was recovered. A Guild, and Mr. J. Watson, secre- might add that it was two years injected into a dor renders that to fresh; generally overcast, some fine of $100 or six weeks im-tary of the Marine Engineers ago that he had pointed out that Animal immune from rabies. drizzle or mist.
Guild, while confirming the in-the official trustee had no powers Once injected it can neither con-
Answering a charge of leaving formation regarding the proposed in this respect. He (the Attorney tract the disease nor be a carrier
on the Indo-China General) also agreed with the Two shopkeepers were caution-his motor cycle unattended in reduction of it.
ed at the Kowloon Magistracy Queen's Road, Mr A, J. Wheeldon vessels, were not disposed to give point made by Mr. Potter that it They had not been the intention of the When the Folice issue dog this morning for possession of toy claimed that the machine was much more information. Samples and particulars on application. licences they can stipulate-pro- pistols which was held to be an moved by the police themselves informed us, however, that so far testator that the official receiver
viding, of course, legal machinery offence under the Arms Ordinance after he had left it near the City as was known in Shanghai, the should act as executor.
His Lordship said that he had is set into operation to give them
be done when there were perform-pany, and the Guilds had been no doubt in this case that he ances on, and motorista should allowed to lapse, and that the de- should revoke the probate and be radical but none the less know that. It was not done in thecision regarding the reduction had order the exemplification of the The fee for injection, including effective..
present case. Fined $5.
2 been communicated direct to the probate to be sealed. As the case cost of vaccine, in the Colony is In India, and Australia polson
Arising out of an accident which officers without any reference to was of some considerable interest $5 which is very reasonable.
baits are laid out at night for stray was the subject of a death inquiry the Guilds at either Hongkong or and perhaps with the iden of doga. About midnight the baiter which a forry driver was Suanguka rotting the positionof the midst are put on, fastened down, with exonerated from blame, the man "The situation would there. trustee he would consider the form notices close at hand. Before was fined $6 for having a defective fore appear to be pregnant with of the judgment and if he thought sunrise they are re-collected. A foot brake.
unpleasant possibilities. It is right he would deliver formal The river of a motor lorry strongly to be hoped, however, judgment later. In the meantime. count is made and the number of baits short will be equal to the belonging to the Texas Company that matters will not be permitted he would make the order. He had number dogs captured The was fined $10 for disregarding a to develop into an open breach or no doubt as to it in gobstance." poison is such that death follow traffic signal at Arsenal Street into anything that would cause Mr. F. C. Jenkin also appeared minute or two after Ii ja takan. Acollision with a tram car as yet further harm to coastal shipwith Mr Potter on behalf of the and the carcase should be some ited to have been: parrow! ping interests, which have muffe application, both representing the
ed so much during the past yes
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