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SUPREME COURT. Friday, October 30th. IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. Baroan Bia FRAMGIS PIGGOTT (CHIBY JUSTICE).
ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER,
THA HONGKONG DAILY PRIAS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 51sr 1906,
His Lordsbig in mumming up, pointed out to the jury the difference between murder and manslaughter. A good deal bad bean maid about breach of statute. If a statuto laid down certain duties or the persons to whom it applied and if those dative were not performed, then
ASSAULT CARE
PARTING" BOUND. OVER
directly connoted with the collapse of the wall and the death of these unfortunate people. The question of banding and domina, was axpéonsly dealt with in the statute, and the duty haid on the contractor by the statute, vrae to son that the law was properly carried out. His Lordship informed the jury that if they were of upful Callo, E..A summoned John Lambert, that the prisoner undertook the supervision of
Before Mr. J. H. Wood, at the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, Quartermaster-Sergeant
*You weed your sheque book to pay ?--Yes, but the money was refunded.
Who paid for Mrs. Cautio's board' while als was living under the name of Mr. Williamson the King Edward Hotel!--She paid herself Hia Warship considered it axosedingly un-
no fue as I know.
fortunate that this miniter should have come
over in the sum of $100 to keep the peace for
The hearing was concluded of the charge of/ did not think he could lay down ancha this work, and so sarmed the duty of useing / Junjon, for assal. A cross-summona was taken into Court. Both portice would be bound General (Hon Mr. W. Beas Davies, E.CA Performanos of the duties laid ou a person by they were of opinion that he was negligent la Barlow and Morrell) appeared for the com- manslaughter against Chung 1, the Attorney.
instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Balisitor, appearing for the Crown.
The jurors were:-J. Witchell (foruman), N. F. S. Harms, E, B. Ford, F. H. Hickman, J. E. Danielson, W. Nicholls and F. T. Chapple.
Mr. N. G. Nolan, Police Court interprater,
ovidonas of the defendant.
la penalties were provided in the statute those penaltion must be enforced. But he broad proposition as this: that the failure of statate, which led to death, was manslaughter, The building da house was perfectly lantal, bat if it was built argligently, and death ensued, that would be manslaughter, With regard to the defendant, bis Lordship did not think it would be fair to put it that he was the builder.. He built the stonework, bat the collapse was of
Mr. P. W. Goldring. (of Messrs. Goldring.x months. that the Ordinance was complied with, and if oat by defendant on a similar charge.
plafgant, and Mr. E. J. Grist (of Mours. Wilkinson and Griat) for the defendant.
the performance of that duty of supervision, and that no intervening caule for which he could not be hell responible okused the collapse of the buildings, then they were bound to find him guilty of manslaughter.
The jury retired, returning into Court 87 minutes later, when the foreman announced that guilty of negligence. They wished to express that the way rury much to blagio motinai ing the buildings during constraction, and therefore they recommended the prisoner to the tenisney of the Court in the extenuating oir His Lordship-Ingres most entirely with the oumateneoz.
Mr. Goldring naked permission to call the doctor who attended complainant before opening, na ha wished to return to work,
This was granted. ⠀
LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
H. K. O. C. "B" ZHÁM V. B. J. The following will represent the "B" team Captain Frost, R. A.M.C, said he was called in their league match on the Club's ground, Bergeant Castle. The Sergeant had a wound. Hancock, H. Hanoock, T. E. Pearce, A. O.
I. Golathorpe, R. P. Carter. shoulder was hurt. He was excited and shaky Sharpin, &. R. Hem 3ed Mid, 8. Moors, F.
at the the
was called to prove that he interpreted the both stonework and belokwork. There was no they were atınimous la fading the prisoner to the Royal Naval Hospital on October 14th this afternoon commencing at 2.13 p.m.--
evidence before the jarg to show whather the Hi Lordship-Was the defendant anmmoned stonework brought the brickwork down, or the opinion, however, that the Government at over the left sye, und also complained that his Lung, A. A: Claxton, F. H. H. Stevous, H. D. His Lord ilgairy, or did he attend volan-whether the brickwork brought the stonework down. Therefore he thought the prisoner was entitled to the benefit of that doubt, which would not put him in the place of the builder of the bad work which caused the callspie. The evidence given by Lue two oflcinia of tha. Public Works Department regarding
farily?
attend.
statamant.
His Lordship-It amounts to this: You're only gut to call the prisoner and get his evidence The Attorney-General-Ha was not compelled to give evidəmpo. (To the witness)-Daring the course of the evidence, did you bear the Coroner anation him I can't remember.
The Attorney-Coral-It appears on the depositions about half way through the evidence, His Lordship That is & Hittle late in the day. The Attorney-General (to witness)-Was the *ridone at the end road over to defendant?
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the stonework.jary's verdict.
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Lot muse the wound on the eye,
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Cross examined-forgeant Castle had been in the Hospital some days before. He was not y trong. A blow from a man's fist would Mr. Goldring in opening, said this was nơi Mr. Grist Your Worship, I must object. A nything (bat in not relevant to the assalt is
onlarly happy story,
not relevant to the case. What led up to the
all, there must be evidence of assault.-. Mr. Goldring-I am only leading up. His Worship-I think Mr. Goldring may state the facts, and prove them later.
Mr. Grist-submit not.
His Worship-I think the previous facta may be suficiently stated to show bad feeling.
Mr. Griet That may be done.
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The Attorney-General-Ho was sent for to an extraordinary His Lordship-It seems
The saa has received at thoir may us young Juste Uutorsko primozer, ..
The Attorney-General-Apparently he was cantioned by the Magistrate, not at the begian-seemed to him to be rather s oriticism which hands a very careful consideration, and I think ing of the evidence, but before he made his would be offered on a prosscation under the it was the only possible verdict for them to Ballding Act. He was not sure whether it was arrive at. Bat in passing sentence. I must altogether legitimate to infer from that that the naturally take into consideration the recommen.. collapse was seated by bad workmanship la the dation to meror with which also I egres entirely, assault might possibly be evideges, but first of
I want lower part of the baldinga. The defendant sad which, I think, was a reasonable cus to seemed not to bave taken up the confrset in have made in the eixou matapos, the ordinary way of business, but to have done to say, also, that question of this kind it te obligea olamin. Os consideration ho are of very great public important, and thought i lear that if a person undertook a bad there not been a recommendation to meroy duty, whether voluntarily or not, and negligently I should consider that a fino is hardly a panaity performed that day, and it lead to death, that for negligence of this sort, and that imprison
Mr. Goldring said complainant and his wife fell within the principle of manslaughter, ment le the only punishment which really meste There was ass part of the cras which he was the gravity of the case. I make these remarks bound to allude to in, the public interest that specially because one of the objects of the
they one to live in Hongkong his wife became related to the duties of the Public Works Building Law is to deter others from commit had been married eleven years. Sometime after Department. He would not hesitate to critistesting like offence, and it' is, I woppone, a it, because it was some ime ago. The sins of general opinion that camped work is only acquainted with the defendeut, and a great covered the defendant in his wife's sleeping omission of that department in those days had too prevalent in the Colony. There are other friendship appeared to have grown up between been attempted to be covered by subsequent cirosustances which perhaps I should have the parties. On July 19th complainant die re-organisation and better organisation in the dwelt on, or certainly counsel for the department. What he had to say was of prisoner would havo dwelt on, and that isoon, and naturally felt very much aggrieved. at all directed to the present Government the fast that the prisoner did not do this Then his wife went blive under another name hat to the Government in the abstract for a reward, and there may have been the which existed at - the time these hanes possibility of incompetence rather than negit. were bailt. A great many popular fancis genos. This said, I think the proper sentence
will be one day's imprisonment. were current with regard to the dating of Government. Some people thought a Govern ment could do, what it liked, but that was not so. It was bad by duty just un much- au | them.- any other person, in this Colony, And if it- chose to maks Ordinances providing duties for its departments, and did not supply any depart ment with proper offers to carry out those Barozz Mr. H. H. J. Gourantz (ACTING boy to be looked after by a woman living me his
And did he in your preesnoe put his mark to
it-Ye.
The Attorney-General-With reference to the Ordinance regarding constrastion werk, I would point out to your Lordship that it is a poual que, and provides a penalty. It is Ordinazos 25 |
of 1891
Hi Lordship The penalty would be for branch of the provisions of the Building Ordinance.
I only men The Attorney-General Yes. tioned this because I understood your Lordship to say yesterday that it was not a penal statute. Ar regards the question of responsibility of officials of the Public Works Department, I would merely submit to your Lordship that whatever the deficiency, and, however onlpaka they may have been in their action, that does not exempt the defendant.
His Lordship quite agree, but the point on which I should have liked a little information is this: the man does not seem to have been the contractor, but I suppose that when a man undertakes a duty, whether for payment woward, or not, he must comply with the require. mants of the Statute."
defendant's The Attorney-General--The alatenient goes to show that he was entirely --responsible through the whole thing. He was
responsible for the work.
His Lordship-For the supervision of the work. He was not the builder nor the son tractor. He was supervising,
The Attorney-General-1 understood he aotusily built the stone work himself, and a witness oslled yesterday said no."
His Lordabip-No, he said he did not know who built the stons work,
The Attorney-General--The defondant i
stone mon.
His Lordship--I don't think you oso put the esas higher than a man who is supervising the -work. I don't zes any evidence that he under:
took to build...
The Attorney-General-If there is no re-
•ponsibility on him it will be on nobody.
His Lordship-I think there would be res a person who undertakes to ponsibility on supervine, but I don't think you can put defendant's case na a case of buildings. It is the case of a supervisor, and the negligence would be in supervising.
The Attorney-General-He was not what you may call an ordinary "gaffer." He actually did all the stone work himself.
Prisoner then made a statement in which he said he was neither the contractor nor the builder of these houses. The house had been in existence for the last five or siz yonca. and during the progress of the work the overseer of the Public Works Department called and inspected them. Defoudant was told he was the successor to Mr. Crisp. If there Was anything wrong the inspector should hare ohecked it there and then, but instead of that he allowed the work to complaint on until completion. No go was made about bad materials, and aftor completion the landlord sent an application to
His Lordship then thanked the jury for the oere they had given to the case, and discharged
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
PUISNE JUDGE).
"CLAIM FOR MONEY LENT.
In this case Mr Otto Hong Sing represented the plaintiff, Mr. P. M. Hodgen (of Mesra Ewens and Harator) the first defendant, and Mr. E. J. Grint (of Mesir Wilkinson and Orlat) the second defendant.
Mr. Kong Sing said he did not know whether his Lordship would like to hear further evidence.
His Lordship-Its rather late now, Mr. Kong Sing-It is, but it wasn's brought out in cross-examination what the expenses of the second defendant were during the absence of her husband in England.
duties, then there was negligence on the part of the Government and cortain officials would be consequently liable, and it would be perfucily
His Lordship delivered bis decision in the possible to bring home a verdict of manslaughter against any of them for neglecting to performs in which Embelisa De Sa' Bonus aned
In this case it was perfectly. Allen and Augusta Allen to recover the sum of their duties obvious that the Ordinance passed in 1899 600, bali on money lent, provided for something which was essentially scary for the safety of the public, that was to my, the proper supervision of buildings in course of construction. The jurors had heard one of the Pablle Works officers say that Chinees work required a great deal of supervision. The Government thought so too when they put a clouso in the Ordinance saying that there was to be supervision, and the learned Attorney-General frankly admitted in his opening that there was no supervision. Therefore, as his Lordship said at the opening,
His Lordship-The case is closed. he should not have been surprised it the
Mr. Kong Sing--I should like to tell your Coroner's jury had brought in i vardist of manslaughter against certain (then) officials of Lordship that her necessary expenses came to the Goverment the learned Attorney about $110 a month, outside personal expensEE. His Lordship-That would mean re-opening General pointed out, there may have been negligence on the part of the Government, but the whole case and odling rebutting evidence, that would not exons negligence on the part of
In delivering judgment his Lordship the contrastor. It was obvious that if there had aid be reserved his decision in order Oases referred been proper supervision as, the Ordinance to consider the effect of two required, this wall would not have been built in to by Mr. Kong Sing, neither of which, the bad way it was said to have been built, and he thought, applied to the present one would not have collapsed, and the 17 anfor-He would give judgment for the frit defondant tante people killed would probably here been with costs, and judgment for the plaintiff living at the present day. The supervision against the second defondant with cost. atter completion was lamentably deficient. The only way in which's cortif ate should have been given was by opening the walls, and the onoare of the department ware probibited from doing this. Therefore the certificate granted amounted to nothing at all, bat it would not excare the prisoner if he had, in fact, been negligent. In considering the question of negligens bis Lordship told the jury to basiah from their minds the fact that the Coroner's jary had brought in a verdict of manslaughter agaist the prisoner. One point that would help the jury to come to a omelasion was the His Lordship did not state of the "bricks.
-as this understand how brickwork, as bad had been made out to be, could have B very bad typhoon as withstood such
A PURSE-SNATCHING CASE.
The native charged with matching a purse containing money and other articles from Miss Winifred Rieberda, a sister at the Government Civil Hospital, was again placed before Me. J. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday, when evidence was proceeded with. **
Complaiasat stated that between six and even o'clock on Wednesday evening she returned with her sister to the hospital. They entered the grounds by the Queen's Road gate, and while proceeding up the kill hear the mortuary the defendant approachad her from the rear and santobed her puree. It was clasped in her right band and the band was over her
CIVIL SERTION V. P LICH, This match takes pisce on the ground of the Civil Service Club at Happy Valley this after
nors. The home team will be represented by B. O, Hutchison (captain), P. E. Adams, Re C. Barlow, F, A. Biden, R. E, O. Bird, L. E Brett, J. McEwen, A. G. Pile, A. R. F. Barent F. B. Esed and A. L. Sutherland, Reserves / H. Ellis, E. W. Dowson, F. E. Beach.
The Folico will be represented by Langley (captain), King, Edwards, MeHardy, Pitt Ogg, Keut, Bell, Fuloy, Cooper and Cookie. -COLIGENCOWEB, C. C. Y. HONEXONG α, c. "▲," This leagas match will take place on the former Club's greand this afternoon at 2.15 pm. The following will represent Craigen- gower-L. E. Lammert (capt), G. A. Haboook, R. Bass, A. 0. Brawn, H. L. Mauderson, W. H. Vireasb, G. Edane, R.. Pestonji, L. A ̧ Ross, M. E. Anger and P. Carrie
The "A" team will be represented by the following playeta:-W. C. D. Tarner, L. E.
J. W. Taylor, B. Irving, W. Waterhouse, H. J. B. Haughton, 166th Mah., E. &. Fowler, A, E, Dashwood, E. H. Hinds, J. H. Chalmare A. David, J. II. N. Mody,
CITIL SERVICE V. HOWLOON.
The following will represent the " A " tam the Kowloon ground at 2:50 p.m. sharp-- Civil Service against Kowloon "A" today on
the King Edward Hotel. After the typhoon complainant End to leave the married quarters at temporarily patched up. On these quarters being
A. M. Thornhill (capt.), H. Coombs, R, Kowloosed taken honse until the buildings were
J. Meokay. F. Bash, A. Taylor, C. Bardett, repaired, Mr. Castle declined to return to her There were two children born of the marriage. Bond, A. Ellis. Baservas, & Clark, and A, bealand, and went to live at the Carlton Hotel. Diggins, E. W. Dawson, F. Caney, R. Sutton. One boy was at school at St. Joseph's College Gibson Umpire, C. M. 8. Owen. while Man, Castle had the other. Sergeant Castle, thinking it was not right for a young
wife was, went to the Carlton Hotel on October 14th to negotiate with his wife for the return of the child. He saw the manager of the hotel, inquired if his wife. way in, and on being told that she was, went up to see her. A Chinees boy" opened the door of her room and complainant walked in. When he saw bin little boy he stooped down to kiss him, nod next know that he had been struck on the nye with a large stick. It was a most unprovoked and dastardly aruault...
Quartermaster Sergeant Castle gave evidence on the lines of his solicitor's opening statement. He and he asked Mr. Owan, of the Carlton Hotel it Mr. Lambert was in Mrs. Castle's room, and he mald "No. Ho did not go into her room.” An witness was in the set of catching hold of lus on the scene in his abict alooven, and before little boy to give him a kiss, Lambert appeared witnem had time to look round he got a crack with astisk over the Isit aye which "knocked him room and mid, "Lambert, you coward, I'm s out". Bergeant Basford thou rushed into the witness of this." Witness was then taken to hospital
Cross-examined-Why did the hotel proprie- tor come on the one P-I suppose he must have. heard some sort of a son file.
Didn't your wife ring the bell?—I don't know..
Did you see the defendant soms in off the verandab?—I didn't notice him.
Dida't you say to him, "what are you doing in my wife's room," and strike him on the face -Its an absolute falsehood.
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FOOTBALL.
H. R. F. C. v. MIDDLESEX REGIMENT. The following will represent the Hongkong Football Club, the Middlesex to-day. Kiok of 4.30 p.m. Referee, W. H. Willinus. F. H. Kow, goal; E. Humphreys and A. Hamilton, backs; T. E. Weale, H. C. Barlow, and J. Hall half backs; J. H. Moad, A, R. Turner, W. Weston, A. Morley and H. Hunter, forwards,
T.M.C.A. V. X.M.§,'* KENT." These teams will meet in a friendly match at Causeway Bay this afternoon, starting at 430 pm. The Y. 1.C.A will be represented by Wharton and Himter: Bishop, Hayon, Hamil Atkins, McCubbin and Van Ginkel; Storris, ton, Cisments and le Breten.
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"My wife was oured of eczema about #fx years ago. It came between her fingers and on the palms. She was ad- wized by friends frst to try one thing and then another but it continued to spread to the allows. She had the ad- vice of three doctors. The first sald there was no gure! The second satd the diessso was due to the change of air and water-our home being in Kent She continued with him for about three months but she still got Worbes, Much against my wish goa ent to the hospital. They gave her mwcription för ointment only. That an not satisfy me, so after a wock X we with her to another doctor, as the ecz.com, beggutow on her face. He Bald he could oure her but it would take
long time. He attended her Eve weeks, giving hor medicine and oint- mint. She soon went from bad to worse. Her hands, reck, and face be came swollen. For two days she could nct soo out of her eyes. I was in terrible trouble. A fellow workman asked, ma if sho. had tried Cuticura. His uncla suffered with eozerna end found great benefit from the Cuticure Remedies. I then got a set for my wife to try. I commenced with great eagerness. For three days she was bathed freely with Outleurs Soap before we could remove the crust of matter and ointment which had formed. Then things began to change, the swelling went down and she would move her flagers and feed her self. We continued using nothing but the Catloura Remedies and in three months' treatment my wife derived a complete cure, I shall at any time be pleased to recommend the Outlours. femandles to sufferera. G. Campany. Jubilee House, Hart St., Welanii, Stadia., July 80, 1907.
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SAILORS AND THE CARNEGIE HERO FUND.
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The following correspondence has between the Imperial Merchant Berrios Guild
and Mr. Carnegie:
The Imperial Merobant Service Guild,
Liverpool, 25th September, 1908. Andrew Carnegie, Esq.
Bir-I am directed by the Guild, as repre onting some thirteen thousand Captains and Offers of the British Merchant Service, to. express to you their deep fealings of gratituds on learning to-day of the Carnegie Hero Fund: which you have instituted, and which is farther striking testimony to your manifeerios and philanthropy,
It is a fund of particular interest to the Guild having regard to the many brava doeđu which oonat on the bigt seas and in which member Though you yourself are kind enough to isy of the Geild have lost their lives. that the.ses is the stone of many heroic acts, your letter which appears in the Press does not exactly say as to bow for the fund will apply in the case of sailors. It is unnecessary to say that heroism on their partis, in mul cases, performed WASHER, A 12
where on the high sea and in foreign member of the Guild belonging to this City, instance, I am to mention a recent case was presented with the King's Medal in recogni tion of his horolom In resoning life under the most difficult and dangerous conditions in the North Atlaatio.
The question is, therefore, whether such a CABLE CODE CONDENSING.
case would come within the scope of the fand We published yesterday an article on the We have but little doubt that out of your above subject, detailing a system introduced by generosity and consideration for their hard the Cable Code Condenser in London. They vitally important-lot, you would dəmirə all seafaring heroes on all British ships o partici following letter from Mr. S. J. Williamsappeara
pate in the fund whore the administrators of it in the Times, in which the details first
thought proper, and could you be good enough appeared:
to favour as with an expression of opinion to gratitude of all British asilors." this foo', it wanid elicit the sincere and lasting
Tam Sir,
818-With referrence to the article under this heading in your issue of to-day, I should like to be permitted to comment as followe
This cable code condenser is, in effect, a
baing
devoted to obroking purposes). pine-figure code (the tenth figure of onok word.
Sergeant John Basford, H.K.S.B.R.G.A,
There are systems in existence for reducing said he accompanied the complainant to the Cariton Hotel on October 14th. When 15, 14, 13, 12 11, or 10 dgures to pronouncable bis wife's code words, the idea of sondensing Agures into Sergeant Castle went into bedrooms, he saw his little boy and said
Halic, lovely." Just as he said this Lambert: stick. He must have been behind the bed or strook the complainant on the head with a
on the verandah.
Cross-examined-Didn't you and Castle go to the hotel thinking you would find Lambert
there!--No.
Mr. O. E. Owen stated that when he went into the bedroom he saw the complainant, the defendant and Sergeant Basford all trying to
get possession of a stick,
Mr. Grist said the defendant admitted strik,
Safety, in code words is entirely relative; letters not being at all news is suggested in
article, recent wo it be, until the cable companies amend their methods of transMIENION, shsolute safety has not yet been goined, nor will
the Public Works Department for a permit to the typhoon of 1008. The typhoon of wrist. Ir palling it from her defendant broka allow him to let the hapsas. One of the 1908 was very severe, and perhaps the jury the band, sud with the parse in his possessioning Sergeant Castle, but he did so andar exprosa my opinion that there is at least one
in ose,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) T. W. MOOER,
Beoretary,
Skibo Castle,. September 29th 1908. DEAR SIE-Tours of September 25th Fo ceived. Mr. Carnegie does not think it
thereof. Evary so has to be investigated beyond the British Islsade and the waters practicable to extent the operation of the Faud
carefully (generally speaking, it shall be on the
put) and promp ly after its orenrrence. Respectfully youra,
JAR BERTRAM, P. Secretary. We understand that the Guild are addressing
bringing all British nafarers further communication to Mr. Carnegie in the hope that he will xa-consider the matter
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued. the following report!—
I producing seifuial node words, care is usually applied to eliminating, as far as posible, are easily mutable into other similar combin combinations of letters which in transmission aliens. In this instance we have a nine-figure
economical to use). But it is also certain that with a view code, and it is therefore atmost certainly afer it is not so safe as, sxy, an eight-figure code, within the soups of the fund. than, say, a 12-figure ecde (bar, of course, not so with a two-igure chank. Also, I beg leave to ather nise figure code simpler touss and safer ran down the hill towards the lodge. Witness provocation. When the Borgeant went into the
"Farber, a glib riferencs is made to the witnemes who gave evidence on the previous would take that into consideration in dealing.
certified that with the question of negligence. In this casey chased him, calling to the sergesat on daty at
room he asked the defendant what he was doing day inspected them and
The sergeant
in Mrs. Castle's room, and before the latter had system of chooking. Now, it is unfortunately trae, that the more slent's check, the more » perfect and if the houses had withstood wind and weather built In they were: sound condition, and upon
such as we get in this Colony for a consider at the entrance au she ran.
as here indicated, the check is applied with ease mendation to the Public Works Depart able spios of time, the jury would be certainly caught the defendant, but the puras was not time to reply, struck him on the face. The care is necessary in applying sue. Therefore, if, John Lambort said that on the 14th October and simplicity, one may be quite sure that its
range of usefulness is strictly limited. ment a permait was issued to the landlord justified in saying that perhaps other causes, then in his baud, and the sisters remarked the defendant struck complain nt.
In conclusion, I venture to advise that There was a big typhoon two years ago and the over which the contractor had no control, might that he must bare thrown it away.
The captor subsequently searoned the defen he was on the sorendah of Mrs. Castle's room buildings withstood that. He was not the con-
have contributed to the collapse. The esential
when Sergeant Castle entered, and stter the before purchasing this or any other code, an dant, and found the purse in his pocket. Stormopuntia spent a Low dollars.
strack hire tofore he had time to answerabytes of which there are singer and Cross-examined-What were you doing in a variety little suspected by the non-expert. Mr. Castle'a room?-I was there as a guest,
And you subsequently paid for the room -- I deny that,
this Recom-
On the 30th at 11.50 .m.-The barompter has fallen slightly over China, the Loochoos
and the Philippines, and risen moderately in
Wladivostok
Pressure is low o over the Pacific bet veen the Philippines and the Banios. It remains high ever Chins to the North of the Tangiss
Strong monsoon wil contians to prevail in his Se
every now and then given to him by the landlord. Pasof this crime was that the collapse should unpyba AJAYZOI with the larger the complainant asked what he was doing there, inspection should be mad- of other codes and the Formoss Channel and the N. part of the
be directly attributable to aegligence. Then defendsut said that the slater dropped the pures, came the question of bonding: if there was no and he picked it up. Subsequently, however, be It was very unfair of the Public Works De- partment to say now that the buildings were bording there could not be a doubt that the admitted the charge of sostobing.
work was done negligently. In this constructed of bed materials. It cost the land.
His Worship stated that as there had baan no lord several thousands of dollars to erect these
there was an interroning oxen, B... Tory many arcanies of this kind of lata he would
Do you deny you paid your ebeque to Mr. houses, and they sollapsed three months ago. The landlord made no complaint, mying it was heavy typhoon, which brought the buildings commit the defendant for trial,
Complainant inforced his Worship that she Ogen for that room!"
Mr. Grist--That is not relevant. an "net of God" "and could not be helped. It down, and the jury would have to be satisfied was very unfair to prosesate him for negliganes, as whether they were so negligently was going to England on Friday. The Pablic Works Department ought to have supervised by this man that they were ob been prosecuted. He would again forest that reasonably and sufficiantly strong to withstand he was not the contractor, and leave the ease to ordinary weather, and that therefore negligence his Lordship and the gentlemen of the jury to could, in spite of the intervening causes, hə dooids fairly and imparti ally.
His Worship said he would commit the defendant nevertheless. Complainant's evidstes could be read at the Sessions. He would adjourn the onse until Wednesday.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
The N.G.L. str. Capri left Singapore for this port on the 30th ist, and may be expected here on or about the 5th proz
The Swedish str, Peking left Kobe on am
His Worally There is no need to raka up the 30th inst, and may be expected here on or
about Thursday the 5th prox. that, Mr. Goldring, -
Mr. Goldring (to witness)- Did you pay for the room --I paid to an extent.
The C.P.B. str. Empress of China left Van- couver p.m. on Wednesday the 28th inek, for Hongkong via the usual porte of call.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours cading at 10a.m. to-day, 0.02 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at veon to-day is as follows :---- Hongkong & Neighbourhood, winds,
frosh
·N. And N‚E. -.
| fair.
N.E. winds, Formoss Channel ...
strong South coast of Chios between
Same as No. L Hongkong and Lamocks, Brath coast of Chiss between Samen No. 1
Hongkong and Hainan...