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HONG KONG, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1932.
CONFIRMATORY
MEETING.
Humphrey's Estate and Finance Co., Ltd.
ASSIZE CASES.
A Short Session.
TWO ACCUSED PLEAD GUILTY.
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The April Kasizes opened before
IN DEFENCE OF THE DOG.
"Gets Bored Just Like Human Beings.”
A confirmatory meeting of the Puiane Judge (Mr. Justice J. R.
'Persons are required by law to the members of the Hum- Wood) in the Supreme Court at 10 guard against reasonable probabili-
Estate phrey's
& Finance o'clock this morning, when the first ties, but are not bound to guard Co., Ltd., took place at the Hong two савев оп the calendar were against fantastic possibilities. Kong Hotel this morning to con- taken. In each case the accused This was the pronouncement made
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firm the resolutions carried, at pleaded "guilty," and his Lardship by Lord Dunedin, in giving judg- NOW ON THE SCREEN!
and-JH-Seth.--
The Chairman said:-
Oliver
the Extraordinary Meeting, held accordingly directed jurors in wait ment in the House of Lords in the on April 2.
ing to depart and return at 2.30 appeal by Mr.
George Supporting the Chairman, Mr.p.m. when the manslaughter charge Fardon, of Wembley, against the Henry Humphreys, were Messrs.against Wong Kam-leung, arising Appeal Court's reversal of a judg J Scott Harston, J. Mbut of a motor accident at Waterloo ment in the King's Bench Division Alves, L. J. Davies, Directors; Road, on February 12, will be that he was entitled to £2,000 Mr. J. L. Quie, Secretary, and taken.
damages for the loss of his left eye. Shareholders · present were The first accused this morning The appeal was dismissed with Messrs, D. E. Clark, J. D., Hum- was Tsang Tam, charged with being costs. phreys, W. C. Lee, H. R. Forsyth found in the Colony
Mr. Fardon, who had sued Mr. on March 21, 1932, contrary to an order, for his and Mrs.Harcourt-Rivington of deportation made on April 24, 1930. Langham Street, W., complained This meeting has been called to
Accused having
admitted the that their Airedale dog was left confirm, if thought fit, the Resolu-offence, his Lordship said that hej for an hour unattended In a motor- tions which the Secretary has just noticed from the depositions that car parked near Oxford Street. He read, and which were passed at the accused was found at Fu Ti Au, was passing, when the dog jumped
broke Extraordinary General
up and Meeting New Territories.
the glass, and held here on the 2nd instant.
Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Assistant At-splinter entered his eye. I do not think any further retorney-General, said that
The jury found that the car marks from me are necessary, so I but between the accused's
owners had been negligent, but the now formally beg to propose that and his arrest he had committed Appeal Court quashed the verdict. these. Resolutions be
Lord Dunedin, in giving judgment eonfirmed, three larcenies and was now serving
safd that the defendants went After this has been seconded I shall a total of 12 months' hard labour in
Resolutions.
were аз
WBS 80, return
8
The
be pleased to answer to the best of connection with those offences, hay-motoring with the very usual com my ability any questions sharc- ing been sentenced by the District panich of an Airedale dog. holders may wish to put.
Officer to four months on each of dog had no vicious propensities. the three counts, to run consecutive The ownere stayed a long time away, and before they came back the dog folly as from April 2.
Counsel stated further that the had jumped about in the car And 1.--That the Articles of Associa- accused had been twice previously tion of the Company be altered in convicted for breaches of the De- manner following:-
(Continued at foot of next column
The resolutions lows:-
(a) by the deletion of Article 84 and by the substitution of the following Article to be known as Article 84 in its place.. (84). Each Director other than
the ex-officio Director shall be paid out of the funds of the Company as remuneration for his ser- vices the sum of $2,000 per annum and such re- muneration shall be deem- ed to accrue de die in diem and be payable by half yearly instalments.
(b) By the insertion of the figure,
$15,000, in the place of the figures $10,000 in the fifth line of Article 105.
2. That the foregoing resolution
FAIR.
The Royal Observatory's report issued this morning states:---
The anticyclone has passed into the Pacific to the East of Hokkaido, and another has developed over the Lower Yangtsze Valley,
The depression. is. situated to the West of Vladivostok and is moving Eastward.
Forecast:-N.E. winds, mo derate; fair.
Flying Squad.
broken a window.
Dogs got bored, just as human beings did, and the bark was the dog's ordinary expletive. The dog might have been irritated by pás- sers-by who spoke to him in a way that a well-bred dog would consider an insult.
No one could be expected to foresee, in the circumstances, that dog might hit the window at such fangle that a piece of glass would be projected into the eye of a passer- by.
There was no neglected duty which could be fastened on the de- fendants. Persons were required by law to guard against reasonable probabilities, but were not bound to guard against fantastic possibilities.
portation Ordinance. He was first
For
The final instructional patrol of sent away in April 1930 and return- shall be retrospective and shall take the month of the Hong Kong Sec-ed in June of the same year. effect from the 1st day of January,tion will take place on Friday, this he got 6 months.
1932.
The Chairman's proposal was seconded by Mr. W. C. Lee 'and earried unanimously.
On com- April 29.
All members must at pletion of that term he was again tend. Members will fall in at Cen-seat away und returned in June tral Police Station at 5.15 p.m. 1931 when he was sent to jail for sharp. Dress:-Blue uniform and nine months. The last time he was cap with white cover.
sent away was on February 8 last.
Race Duty-All members who His Lordship passed sentence of have been detalled for Race Duty three years' hard labour, the term jon Saturday, April, 23, will report to run concurrently with the
in accordance with Orders issued existing sentence. by the 0.1/c. Unit.
Armed Robbery.
POLICE RESERVE,
(Continued from Page 1)
Central on Thursday, April 21, at Reserve Emergency Unit. . Ma Ki-pun was the next accused. 5.30 p.m.
Defondu Class.-The weekly de-] He admitted, a charge of armed: Inspection Parade.-All ranks of fendu class will be held in the robbery on March 12, 1932, when the Indian Company will parade gymnasium at Central on Thurs- he robbed A woman named Chan at Central Police Station on Wed-day, April 21, at 6.80 p.m.
Sze of a pair of gold bangles.
nesday, April 27, for a general in- Rifle Practice-Rifle practice Mr. Lindsell said that he did not spection of equipment, etc., by the for the Sniper Section, N.C.O.'s propose to address his Lordship as Company Commander. Fall in at and Squad-leaders will take place the facts of the case were clearly 5.30 p.m. sharp. Dreas: Blue on the Tai Hang Range on Sunday, set out in the depositions. uniform, cap with white cover. ¡April 24 at 10 a.m. Men will as- The prisoner told.hts Lordship belt, truncheon, whistle and arm-semble outside Queen's Pier at that he had nothing to say, let with badge. Those not in pos- 9.45 a.m. Uniform optional.
Replying to Mr. Justice Wood, session of uniform will attend In Revolver Fractica. — Revolver Mr. Lindsell said the offence occur- mufti. No member may be absent practice will be carried ouf by red in a ́sly brothel. There was from this parade without leave Squads 3 and 4 on the Kennedy another man with the accused but from the Company Commander. Road Range on Friday, April 22, he escaped. The prisoner had no The Equipment Officer will make at 5.15 p.m. Members will fall in criminal record.
י,
it a point of being present. Ro-outside Queen's Pier on that day Sentence of two cruits will attend.
at 5.10 p.m. Enifom optional. Jabour was passed.
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