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Justices are thinking, but they stagger at the sight when they go down to bay oarlos or other articles and see these public houses in full swing. If the Justices had passed along Queen's Road West when the fleet was in they would have seen a perfect pandemonium. If his client was debarred from moving up towards the central he contended that the rest ought to be debarred, and he would my that for the good order of the town all these hotels should be removed beyond the oross roads. Considering the narrowness of the streets and the amount of the trafile it was not right that they should be in the central, and some day or other there would be an accident; some man would be knocked down and injured He thought they ought all to be removed, and suggested that his Worship should go along Docasionally and see for himself. There was a Jack Tar picket and a Marine picket to keep the bluejackets in order, so the Naval Autho rities evidently thought there was necessity for keeping order, and, if they did, surely the police of the Colony would. If there waRS & sudden demand on the police, and none available to keep order, these men would turn up this part of the town.
Captain Badeley- They would come and help us probably.
Mr. Stephens-They would probably be in the public houses,
Captain Badeley-But they would come out. Mr. Stephens-You couldn't get them out if they were being entertained. Jack Tar wouldn't obey the orders of the police.
Captain Badeley-No.
Mr. Stephens-But he would probably use very strong language.
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Mr. Hastings submitted that the question which the Licensing Justices had to consider in this case was whether fresh licensing premises were required in this particular neigbourhood, Mr. Stephens had spoken of a temporary licence. but that was not what was asked for applicant asked for a permanent licence for these premises. He wished to come to this portion of the town which was already well provided with licensed premises, really with the object of taking away the business of the others. The argument advanced in favour of the applicant was a little difficult to follow. Ba- cause he had been knocked down by drunken men in the neighbourhood he Mr. Stepha pressed upon the Justices that there should be another public house there.
Mr. Stephens-My argument was that there should be no public house there at all,
Mr. Hastings-Then one does not see how it should apply in favour of your client.
Mr. Deacon said there were undoubtedly too many public houses in the vicinity, and that number shou'd not be added to.
Mr. Hastings pointed out that the applicant was now selling liquors without permission.
The Chairman-He has permission from the police.
Mr. Hastings-That is not a licence, and on that ground his application ought to
be rejooted
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Cross-examined--What weight are you P—I couldn't say.
Captain Badeley-The objection is baasd then went the third engineer report-to-the upon a prosecution. The proprietor was con- chief engineer, and went upon the defen- victed a short time ago for selling eiquor dant following him. When the drok otherwise than as his Hoenos permitted. reached the defendant rushed at him with Liquor was sold the same way as in a bar, as chopper. The chief engineer nained the fire- piece of bread and cheese being placed before a man's arm, and the captain relieved him of the customer, An adjunct licence permitted the chopper Hoensee to sell liquor as an adjunct to meals. Mr. Davidson said it wse practically a universal practice for adjunct licensees to supply bread and cheese with liquor. Probably the main object of a person applying for liquor was merely the liquor. He was instructed that on the occasion to which the police referred | to, beer and bread and cheese were supplied in the usual way, but the servant who supplied them omitted to ask the usual question. In this case he was instructed that information had been given to the police by the proprietor of the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
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Captain Badeley-What bas it got to with it where we get our information ?
Mr. Davidson-The breach complained of was when plain clothes officers went to the house and asked to be supplied with liquor. He submitted that the offence was a very trifling one, and was hardly sufficient for refusing the licence if it supplied a felt want.
After considering the application in camera the Chairman annoncoed on the opening of the Court that the application would be granted, but the applicant should be warned against breaking the law again.
The applications by Tam King Kaw for an adjunct licence for the Shanghai Hotel, and by Po Fan for an adjunct licence for the Pan Hing Hotel, were refused, but the Chairman announced in regard to the second application that, if the applicant applied for s Chinese licence, the Registrar-General would support the application.
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The Sessions then adjourned.
IMPEDING THE NAVIGATION OF THE "LOONG SANG."
TROUBLEN THE HIGH 88Aя.
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Before Mr. J. E. Wood, at the Magistracy, | on Nov. 4th, the No. 1 fireman of the steamer Loong Sang' was prosecuted for assaulting the second engineer, and the same defendant, together with three other members of the orew were charged by the captain of the steamer with impeding the navigation and progress of the
vessel.
Mr. Davids" (of Messrs Hastings and Hastings) represented plain 5. J. Payne Mr. Goldring appeared for the second engineer and Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the fire man on both charges.
His Worship heard the assault case first. Mr. Goldring stated that while the com- plainant and the third engineer were in the engine room on Saturday morning last, the The Court was then cleared for the Justices defendant, the No. 1 fireman, was observed to consider the application,
When it was re-drinking water out of a cress room glass. Com opened the Chairman announced that they had plainant warned bim not to use glasses belonging decided to refuse the application.
Mr. Stephens then applied for a temporary licence, but the Chairman said they had not power to grant it,
Mr. Stephens said he would probably have to petition the Governor-in-Council,
The following adjunct granted
licences кога
C. Fiedler, The Café Weismann Limited 34, Queen's Road Central; K. Uysetsaki, The Sei Foo Row Hotel, 36 and 37, Connaught Road Central; P. O. Pouster, The Peak Hotel,- Victoria Gap; A. A. H, Milroy, The Sailors' Home, 394, Des Voor Road West; J. H. Newbold, The Owl Grill Room, 29 and 31, Des Voeux Road Central; L. Gameau, The Asto- House, 13, Queen's Road Central; Owen Elias Owen, The Kowloon Hote', 30, Elgin Road Kowloon.
The application from K. Uysetsuki for an adjunct licence for the Sei Foo Bow Hotel at 86 and 37, Connaught Road Central, the hair man ann unced, was objected to by the police. Mr. Davidson said he appeared in support of the application, and had had no notice of the objection:
to the mass room, and later the defendant rushed up to complainant, said he wanted t› fight, and struck him. Complainant drew back, but as de- fendant rushed at him again, he knocked him down. The third engineer was sent to the chief engineer to report Insubordination, and com. plainant shortly afterwards went on deck where he was followed by the fireman. The defendant ten chased the engineer with a chopper, and the latter rashed into the mess room and secured a bottle with which to defend himself. The
defendant then became so violent that be had
to be put in irons, and he threatened to take complainant's life.
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Isn't it a fact this man bears a good character on board ---Not with me.
And you say the defendant challenged you to fight because you prevented him from drinking ‹at of a mess room glass ?—That is so, -
Was the defendant not unconscious after you struck him a second time?—No.
George Park, third engineer of the "Loong Sang," saw the defendant strike, the second engineer twice while in the engineer room On deck he saw the defendant with a chóppal in his hand and the second engineer in the mem room defending himself with a chopper.
In cross-examination witnem míd be did not see the defendant in irons, but he knew that icewater and bandages had been applied to his head.
Mr. Kong Bing mid the ones for the defeno was that the second engineer, when be aw the defendant drinking out of the glass, struck híva / on the head and knocked him down.
Defendant said he had been No. 1 fireman on
the "Loong Sang" for four and a half years, After taking the drink out of the meas roo glass, which the "boy" gave him, the defendant struck him, and he became unconscious. When be recovered consciousness he rushed on desk shouting "mave life," and the captain put him in irous. This was two days out from Hongkong Cross-examined-First of all the osptalk handcuffed you to a stanchion —Yes.
And you slipped your hands F—No. Then why were you put in double irons ?— I don't know. I was unconscious.
Captain Payne deposed to pulting defendant in Irons because he was a public danger, and had threatened to take the second engineer's life. His conduct bad been good up to within the last couple of months.
Cross-examined--That was during the time the second engineer was on board,
You kept this man in irons two days out of Hongkong, didn't you ?—No, only for twelve hours.
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But you kept the man looked up?—Yes. 'The case of impeding the vessel's navigation was then proceeded with.
Mr. Davidson mid the alleged disobedience of orders took place on the same 000 salon se the assault. The vessel was then off the north oast of Lason and in consequenos of the fireman's behaviour and the refɑml of the other defendants to return to duty, the ship lost steam and was becoming unmanageable. The Captain told the second, third and fourth defendants to return to their work, but they refused until they received orders from the first defendant. They told the Captain that he had ordered thera to stop, and that they did not intend to go back until he was released. They were then appealed to individually to return to duty, the first defendant, who was in ironi, ordered by the Captain to tell his man back to their ports, but he refund. about one o'look they were able to perstud the three de'endants to return to thưr work by threats of returning to Manila to obta
naval assistance.
After hearing evidenos his Worship sent the No. 1 freman to six weeks Impr] ment on the charge of assault, and on the sect chargs the other three defendantawneo sentenged to seven days' hard labour.
In the world of [famationaries | we learn from a Toakia paper sternation over the suppression of diznotions générales. "It is
JG. M. Yaill, second engineer on the as Long dang." said he saw the defendant going to drink water out of a mess glass last Satur- day morning. The defendant was the No. 1 a revolution rendered necessër Breman, and spoke English well. After the number of functionaries which m-se room boy had gone on deck from the doubled in ten years, of whom the engine room defendant stepped up to withs ber have been appolated mot and said, “o you wanches makes fight?' | qualifications for the pork, buk Witness stopped back, and as the defendant | wa mngressble to certain followed him witness knocked him down. If nepotism fouziahs When the defendant got up and tried to seize a temporary, it is in Indo-China. spanner witneme knocked him down again. Helita fullest development.
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