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November 22, 1909.]
LICENSING COURT.
Mr. J. R. Wood presided at a meeting of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace held at the Magistracy on the 12th inst., and there were also present: Messrs, G. A. Woodcock, R. H. A. Craig, A. Rumjahn and A. F. Arculli.
Publican's licences were unanimously granted to I. P. Madar, for the Stag Hotel, and to F. Reichmann, for the Oriental Hotel.
The adjourned application of I. Silberman for a licence for the Globe Hotel was then considered. It will be remembered that this applicant failed to appear when called at the annual licensing sessions. When Mr. Silberman entered the Court.
The Chairman said-At the annual licensing sessions held this day week you failed to attend, Can you explain why?
Mr. Silberman-I beg the Justices' pardon. I came a few minutes late.
The Chairman-You ought to have been here on time. Next time you must take care punctual,
Mr. Silberman-To be sure I will. The application was granted. The
to be
adjourned applications for adjunct licences by C. Bertolone and R. Daly were then considered.
Mrs. Bertolone first appeared before the
Justices and informed them that her husband was absent from the Colony.
The application was again adjourned. R. Daly, who was represented by Mr. J. H. Gardiner, was then summoned...
The Chairman asked him to explain why he
did not attend at the annual sessions.
Applicant-To tell you the truth, I did not know anything about it. I did not read the papers, so I did not know when the sessions
were on.
The Chairman---You understand that if a licencee does not attend he is liable not to have his licence granted.
Mr. Gardiner said he wished to express Mr. Daly's apologies for not attending at the last meeting.
The Chairman-You understand, Mr. Gar- diner, there is a conviction against your client, At the time the licencee pleaded guilty, offered no defence and made no promise not to repeat the offence.
Mr. Gardiner-Mr. Daly will give that as- surance if necessary. He was not advised what to do at the time.
The Chairman, in granting the licence in formed the applicant that the Justices were not satisfied with the way in which the business had been carried on and warned him to be more careful in future.
Mr. Daly promised that he would, and the Court rose
ALLEGED CHANGING OF TYRES.
A summons was heard before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy on Nov. 12 in which F. H. Dillon, land bailiff in the Public Works Depart- ment, proceeded against the master of the Kwan Hing bicycle shop for substituting an old for a new bicycle tyre on one of his machines. Mr. Otto Kong Sing represented the defendant. Complainant stated that on October 30th he handed the defendant two machines, one old and one new. On the rear wheel of the old machine was a tyre valued at $16.50, which had not been
returned. Witness bought this tyre originally from the defendant, and produced a receipt for it. The missing tyre "as a new Dunlop, which was beaded. While the tyres were being changed witness sat in the shop reading a book. The ex- change took about three-quarters of an hour, and when the new machine was handed him witness at once denied that the front tyre was his. It was an inferior brand, and he would not take it at any price. Witness threatened to take action if he did not get his tyre back, When he got home his boy, when asked, said that the tyre was not his.
In cross-examination witness said he had been dealing with the defendant for some time, but did not owe him any money.
He was sure the tyre was not his, but he did not leave his machine there because he wanted to ride it.
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A boy engaged by the complainant said the | THE ACCIDENT TO THE ERNEST Court did not belong to his master. tyre on the front wheel of the machine in
In oross-examination he said he knew it was wheel was similar to the one on the back not, because the original tyre on the front wheel
Defendant stated that on October 30th com- plainant took two bicycles to his shop and asked him to change the tyres from one to the other. Mr. Dillon, sat in the shop while he did this. When he took the new bicycle away. complainant did not complain about the tyres. Subsequently, however, Mr. Dillon called at the shop again and asked him to replace the front tyre. Witness refused and complainant threatened to take action against him. Mr. Dillon had had his bicycle repaired twice, and had not paid for it.
His Worship thought there was some mis- take, and discharged the defandant,
STOWAWAYS SENTENCED.
The prosecution of the four men charged with stowing away on the s.s. Eastern was concluded at the Magistracy on Nov. 18. Mr. H. J. Gedge appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Davidson appeared for the third defendant, and Mr. Beavis
for two others.
Mr. Davidson said that application had been made to his Worship to review his decision, but it was intimated that it was too late to do so; but if grounds could be shown when he was addres sing his Worship in mitigation of the penalty his Worship would inflict a nominal penalty That was the line he proposed to take. The men were charged with being on board with intent to take a passage to Australia without the consent of the owner or charterer, but the gist of the offence was in being found on deck. ing, to get away. The bunker was more than At the time they were found the men were try-
present intention was to get away, whatever they could stand and they came on deck. Their
may have been their previous intent. Proceed- ing he pointed out that those men were mostly dupes, and he asked his Worship. to take that into consideration.
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Mr. Gedge pointed out that the Eastern was an Australian bound steamer and that a heavy penalty was imposed on any ship from which a Chinaman landed in Australia without a licence. He maintained that those men did not go on board in the proper manner and that a severe penalty should be inflicted.
mitigation of penalty,
Mr. Beavis having addressed his Worship in
SIMONS."
The delayed Messageries steamer Ernest. machinery mishap in the Red Sea, arrived here Simons, which is ten days late owing to a
yesterday. The steamer took a departure from Marseilles on October 10th, and all went well until 30 hours after Suez had been passed. On the afternoon of that day says the Singapore Free Press, the steamer stopped, and on examination it was found that one of the connecting-rods, or bielle as the French call it, had broken. This important rod which turns the crank and also the piston is one of three that drives the vessel, and to go on with two only was out of the question, so her head was turned and she steamed slowly back to Suez. A telegram was immediately sent to La Ciotat to furnish another without delay. Fortunately the Australien of the same line was leaving in a day or two and the rod was sent to Suez and refitted in the Ernest Simons. The whole affair occupied ten days and after this the ship came along at 15 knots per hour the whole way. The mails were sent on by the P. and steamers Mongolia and Assaye.
It's an ill "rod" that blows nobody good, and the paasengers after the breakdown seem to have had a most enjoyable time. When the steamer stopped in the Red Sea numerous sharks came about evidently thinking that a funeral was on hand, but the biters were bitten and two large "tigers were caught, and duly "sat upon" by the coroner. When moored at Suez the passengers went up to
Cairo and saw the mosques, bazaars and Grand Pyramid. Donkey-rides, boating excursions, and dinners at Shepherd's Hotel were indulged how lucky it was our ship in, and some say broke down, we have had no end of a good time."
THE NETHERLANDS SQUADRON.
AT HOME ON THE KONINGEN
REGENTES."
Officers of the Netherlands Squadron now in On the 18th inst. the Commodore and
port gave an At Home" on the Koningen Governor, attended by Captain Taylor, A.D.C., Regentes. Among those present were H.E. the
Commodore, Mrs. and Miss Lyon, Mr. de Reus, (Consul-General for the Netherlands), and the port, several British naval and military officers, Consuls representing other nationalities in the
and a number of ladies and gentlemen represent
Three of the prisoners were sentenced to seven months' hard labour each and the othering the civilian station. The ship had been was fined $50 or one month,
Captain Davidson Craig, from Melbourne, a Commonwealth officer, watched the case unofficially.
TYPHOON DAMAGE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
A telegram received in Manila on the 8th inst. from Captain Jensen, senior inspéctor at Capiz, which was sent to the adjutant at Iloilo through Constabulary Headquarters indicating that the
wires are all down in that section, states that
of November 6.
Capiz experienced a severe typhoon on the night All the buildings in the town were more or less damaged, most of them badly. Light material houses were almost totally destroyed and the roofs of the | strong material houses
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were all blown off people were killed 5,000 persons homeless and suffering as a result and there are of the storm. The amount of the damage by the blow is at this time incalculable, but crop is almost destroyed. There were no casu Captain Jensen states in his wire that the rice alties in the constabulary detachment stationed in the town, but the quarters in the cuartel were all unroofed and the records badly damaged. The equipments and the supplies on hand there were completely destroyed and were also seriously injured by water. The stables the launch wrecked.
Southern Luzon, Samar and Leyte suffered He considerably. No news had been received from the other constabulary stations by Captain but it is fair to presume that they also were Jensen up to the time he sent the above message,
affected by the storm,
had not made a mistake; if he had, he would not have brought this action. He did not take any action for eight days, but he had asked several times that the tyre should be replaced,
prettily decorated for the occasion with flags, flowers and greenery, and the officers of the squadron, who all seemed to have an excellent knowledge of the English language, were mos assiduous in their attentions to make the occasion pleasant and enjoyable, Refreshments, of various kinds were served and the volun- teer band of the flagship De Ruyter was in attendance. Visitors were shown over the ship by the officers, and were much impressed by the trim and "ship-shape" manner in which every- thing is kept.
The Squadron, which left Sourabaya on August 10th on a cruise in northern waters, leaves port this afternoon at three o'clock and expects to reach Java on the 28th inst., after an enjoyable tour which will have lasted three and a half months.
THE VICE-GOVERNORSHIP OF
THE PHILIPPINES.
APPOINTMENT OF A FILIPINO UNDER CONSIDERATION.
A special cable from Washington to the Manila Cablenews saysThe question of appointing a Filipino Vice-Governor of the Philippine Islands to succeed Governor-General Forbes is being discussed in official circles here. President Taft would not talk on the question, when seen by your representative further than to say that the question was being discussed between himself and his advisers. The opinion expressed here is that Commissioner Gregorio Araneta will be appointed should the decision of the President turn in favour of a Filipino.