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SUPREME COURT. Monday, April 24th...
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT).
CRIMINAL LAW AMENDJENT --ADDEESA
BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 25TH, 1911.
enormeas number of copies of the book were found on the premises on which the three de. fondants were.
When charged with selling the books, the defendants admitted selling the books, and it will be for the jury to say whether any word in the bock is calculated to exoits tumult or disorder in China and whether it is calculated to incite persons to crime in China, The submission of the Crown is that it is cal- culated to do both The book contains a consider able amount of harmless maiter, but there is in
The Chief Justice on taking his sent addres. sad the panel in those words:-Gentlemon of it what purports to be à song and there is into the panel, there is a custom in England for anal evidence that it must have been writton -judge whan opeving an arsize to discuss or to within the last year or two, because there are re- mention to the grand jury any question of im- ferences to the present chili-Emperor of China, portance which affects the administration of the Yog will sil probably know that the ruling race erminal law. That custom do not obtain in China is not Chinese but Marching and that here, but I think it is my duty to take this dynasty is the Stag dyanty. The Manobus came to China in the 17th century and swept ocession to refer to two very important amend. ments of the criminal law which tho Isgislature the Mings from the throus and they have since has causted. The first, although it is not yet occupied it. The song is entitled, "Stab Man. passed into law the principle has been accepted, ckusi and Singy," and the sub-title describes is the abolition of minimum penalties The it as a dramatic song. The song begins, iden of minimum pomalty is a barbarous out, "By gambling great injury has been done ago to our Kwantung province. Counsel then abolished some years and it Was in England, but it is not abolished west on to geote the song at Jength, in in this Colony. The legislature, however, the course of which statements against the worn forcibly expressed. One has recognised the necessity for lantoney raling race
"I hate the shaggy-haired Manchu and it has also recognised the necessity OR, in certain cases of increasing the stringency of devils." In another verso the singer aske, "Why the law. As you all know, the "eat" has been should, wo submit to their despicable rule introduced in the ease of certain offences of a and later he reinarks, "We are a pitiable people particularly barbarous kind, and the Courts are whose country has, haan lost.”
Evidence was than aalled in support of the nów authorized--
prosecution.
Inspector E. Sullivan 'spoke to visillug the shop in question and fading the books produced being offered for sale.
Mr. Alabaster-The second reading has not buen passed.
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Cross-examined':
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Is this the first prosecution which has been taken under this Ordinance?—Yes.
Mr. Potter, who appeared for the defence, licante granted by him as the Board of Trade tondered a plea of guilty sud naked for leniency at Home. It was so stated in the Memorandum on the ground of the prisoner's youth;
¡If an Association of this kind broke any of His Lordship took this into consideration and passed sentence of six months,
BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (ACTING
only reasonable construction they could put on the Ordinazos was that it did not intend to take away from a man the right of fairly criticising the Government of China, but what it did sit at was the supp ession of litwature of a volar
PURNE JUDGE). tionary character, which hal for its object the polling down of the Government, the lawe, and
UNNATURAL OFFENCE, A Chineas named Loang Shan was charged customs without any suggestion as to what should be substituted in their place; literature with attempting anunnatural offence. Sir emanating from persons whose one desies was Henry Borkaley, K.C., conducted the prossen. to rack and ruin, and who were not imbued with tion,
the conditions of its licence, any member who was aggrieved thereby had the right to redr. by appealing to the Governor of Hongkong un der this Memorandum. Council quoted from Palmer on Companies on the diffulties of such incorporation, and then proceeded to read por tions of the Memorandum of Association or the Shanghai Stock Exchsage. He commented that the Memorandura was somewhat de
The usua! form was to footiro,
that which each
Th
The following jury was empanelled: Mozara.draughtsman of this Memuncaked the the desire of saging their country bittered, T. amount That was the kind of literature that the Grunden, F. Gomes, W. F. Gardner, r, and member guaranteed. There was no clause say
C. Pryce..
ing that it was limited by guarantes, but it had Prisoner was convicted and soutonood to two been registered as a comp and been:
limited by guarantes. Another thing MANSLAUGHTER.
overlookot was that it did not say what tho! Fears imprisonment,
Ho Ngau was found guilty of manslaughter destination of the funds should be after the!
for seven yeare.
od to deal with the position of tho potitioner in at Loms Flord and was committed to prison Company was wound up. Comisel next protest- this case. He said that the Court would always
in | exersiso jurisdiction
order to protect the useats of a company, because otherwise the unso would be endingorod The only instaucos in which the English Court had wound up a foreigo company, not registered in England, had been in the interest of creditors and to protect the assofs. Ho submitted that the Company boing na it was application must first be made to the Governor of Hongkong for revocation of the
Ordir mes aimed at. If that were not so, the editor of any ene of the moraleg papers would be liable to be indicted and put into the dock because he wrote a leading article whick criticised the taxation of China in strong language. Not only was be liable to he so indicted, but he (Mr. Pottor) mid. be ought to be indicted rather than one of the prisonors, because a copy of that leading article, republished in a Chiurao poper in Ching, would be more likely to cause tumult and disorder than the publication of a book before them in Hongkers. A strong leading article written in a style whiʊir svald commonly be called trenchant would have more effect that book like the one before then, construed the Ordinancy in any other way than in the way he was asking the jury, there would raised. Any man was liable to be indicted for be no possible escape from the point he had souding a latter to a paper criticising severely Chinn and the Chinese. The jury would note that it was not necessary that the literature should be sent into China; the sestien simply said within the Colony. It meant, as he had said, that any one of their local editors who had published say article the nature of which he had anentioned was able to be indicted at any
The Ordinance was not aimed a moment.
If that were so, it would honest criticism. be against the principle of the whole English 18w. Taking another example, if a Chion kept from China to Hongkong having been guilty of a crime in China, the Chinese anthurities may ask the Govern- ment to sztradito the man to China, so that ho may be punished. The map may y in reply that he is a political refugee, and the crime was a political oue. If he proved
ARMED ROBUKIY, Li Luk was convicted of having participated in an armed robbery in Lee Ynen Street, but sentono was deferred until today.
THE SHANGHAI STOCK
EXCHANGE,
PETITION FOR WINDING UP,
Sir Havilland do Busarez, Judge, H. Melicans and not to the Court, that was to say, if Supreme Court, at Shanghai, communced on it was based on the just and equitable-clauso as
stated If they Wednesday last the hearing of a petition by i in Mr. Douglas' petition.
Mr. MoNeill said that he appeared for the
Ho aight add that the claim Teae Raymond Michael for the winding up by the Court of the Shanghai Stock Exchange Catlay Trust, who claimed to be a creditor of by Mr. Opps. Mr. MoNellcontion. lidation Act. 1908.
was disputed The Crown Advocate (Mr. H. P. Wilkinson) ed that what Mr. Oppe was saying was that a inder the provisions of the Companies Conso- the
Companies said that he applied, not being a contributory Court in England would not wind up a company of the Stock Exchange or one of its creditors, as of this particular kind under the a matter of public importance and ons of interest kind was brought before it, this partfonlar.com on Advocate to appear in this case as being Act and that it would say, if a question of this
that ts. Secondly, to his department. Counsel was in favour of the pany of this kind is not ona which we can wind a petition, but on official grounds as set out in ander the Companies Acts.
which we might wind up this being a afidavit.
Company Mr J.. E. Douglas represented petitionor. under the Companies Aet we will not exercise our Mr. H. 8. Oppo appeared for the Stock Ez jurisdiction to wind it ap in the interests of a change, and Mr. D. McNeill for the Cathay shareholder... Conneel only referred to
that this point was of very grast importance. Trust, Limited, the creditors, he said, upon whos because of a remark that fell from his Lordship spored claim the petition for winding up was founded. He appeared to oppose the petition.
His Lordship would easily see that the two Mr. Oppa said that on general grounds there points put forward by Mr. Uppo did not cover could be do objection to the Crown Adrooats the whole question of jurisdiction. These watching a case if he wished to do so, but that points of objection to jurisdiction in this parti- was a very different thing to appearing in atlar case did not touch the question, in any in which his Lordship would patition to wind up a Company. The Act of particuli caso 1908, uster which those proceedings were exercise jurisdiction, of how he should exeraiss brought, said that a petition night be brought jurisdiction. Counsel asked his Lordship to
foep his mind open on this point. by a contributory or creditor.
Tis Lordship-The Secretary of State has authorised the introduction of a bill authorising the Court to administer the "cat" in numes of certain offences with viclerico. Now, gentlemen. the punishment involves three things: fret the reform of the criminal; second, doterrent to though rarely others; third, underlying, expressed, is the old Hebrew theory of venge ance. If the law did not deter from committing theno orimes, the legislators is perfectly justified in having recourse to vengeance, that is, to administor the same kind of pensity as the prisoner hay wund in committing is cffence,
That is suprising. Have you ever seen any. Gentlemen, the "at" is the extablishel form of rengoance known to English law, but it lasterature which expressed a fervent desire that long bean dienst. It was consirtered inconsistent Ireland, should cease to be under the govern} that, the Government would not send him busk, Advocate to show on whet loous standí, he jurisdiction whatever to wind up.
English notions. Everybody wover, out of England I know they are agitating
ongaged in the niministration of the criminal la haring reconnoaded the use of the "en" in certain cases: the Secretary of State has sinctioned it, and I have very little doubt the legislatura will pus it into law. Jentlemen, there are three ages in the administration of Pibe briminal law, throb institutions involved The first is the legislature which creata the law. The second is the jadee who enforces the law. The third is the jury on whom the judges depend for finding the facts. I especially want to take this opportunity to emphasis what I am Bo frequently saying to juries individually, and that is that the juries hare mistake the
fanotions which the principle of the English law casts upon them separately, that is to say. giving the prisoner the benefit of the doubt If bas been exercised over and over again in a way never intended, and I have known prisoners akcans who were manifestly guilty bacause when the case was put to the jury it was stated it there were any doubt the prisoner should get the benefit of it, and they became impregnated with the belief that there was a doubt Gentle men, the Secretary of Stats bina authorised this law. The legislature will probably pass it, the judges will enforce it, and it remains for the jary to assist the judges in putting this salutary penalty into force.
ALLEGED EDITION,
Three queneless Chinoso named Kwong Hing, Li Chau, aud Cheong Ching surronderw to their bail to auswer charges of publishing seditious literature calculated to cause tamalt and alsorder in China Mr. C. G. Alalustor, acting Attorney-General, instrasted by Mr Bowley, conducted the case for the Crown, and Mr: Petter instructed by MFP & Dizw, appeared for the defe1:00.
The following jury was empanelled: Messrs. T. E. Pearoa (foreman), J. F. von Fees D. Dorward, G. L. Duine, Fitzroy Frisk, E. Goldsbhmidt and G. W. Gege.
Has any warsing been given to the Chinese as was done with regard to the opinio law-No.
Yon are nu Irishman, aren't you B--Yes. Have you ever read the articles in the Nationalist newspapers?—I havent times.
Have you ever read loading articles in the Nationalist papers calling upon the Irish race to throw off the English Foke: No.
for Home Rule.
Ifave you over soon any literature suob as thatI can't say that I have.
His Lordship-The Court cannot take any notice of that.
Mr. Potter-I caly wanted to get it out of the inspector, but apparently he has kept out of politics,
On the conclusion of the case for the proseen. tion,
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Mr. Potter sal do not propose to entlony evidenco, I do not know whether it is for my friend to address the jury, or for me.
Mr. Alabaster-I have the right to reply, and I don't think I should give up that right, My friend any rely on my not using the right improparly,
Mr. Pettor--The question is, is the right of reply rested in the Attorney-General or the Acting Attorney General !
in
His Lordship) decided the point a year ago. Mr. Potter-I think I am intitled to the last word. Nobody except the King's Attorney-General can deprive the prisoner of the last word,
Mr. Alabaster-I submit I am the King's Attorney-General. 1 should be the last to press the ease, but I do not want a precedent to be created while I am acting.
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and he was a free mun. He could stand up in Canton, call the present Chinese Government all the low homes that he could think of, floo to Hong kong, and he was a free man, His crise WA8 a political one, hat although that was ao, the Crown asked them to say that any man who wrote an honest criticism on Chiness affairs was guilty of a crime, although they would not send the same man to China. The jury had a very diffealt task before them, Although it was a European jury, some of them may have been in the Colony three weeks, while they may have been here for 30 years. They had to say whether a certain document would canse tumult
they were absolutely ignorant of the state of and disordor in China. As a matter of fact China at the present time, so far as that were CBAD concerned, because they
WAB not allowed by law to wander outside the oridezoe, There was no evidence 10 show in what state China was in at the present dar, and therefore they must be in blank Counsel emphasised the fact that ignorance. although the. Ordinance had been in existence for the past five years, that was the first case, so far as they knew, that had been tried under it, Dealing with, the book itself, Counsel said the title was, A treatise on those things to excita the nerves of the mind." It might almost be an advertisement for, Mother Beigel's Syrap, (Laughter.) In conclusion, he asked them to
His Tordship-I am quite clear that there is a right of reply.
Mr. Potter then addressed the inry on benty that the document which had been produced in Court, and on which the Crown relied, was of the prisoners, and said bis friend had referred
not calculated to excite persons to disorder and to the benefits which acorned to the Chinese tumult in China. owing to their living in this Colony, and enjoying the English laws. If there was one right which the Englishman cherished most it was the right of freedom of thought And the freedom of speech and the to put his thoughts on paper and publish them broadcast throughout the British Dominions That was a right enjoyed not only by English men, bat by every foreigner who went to
His Lordship said that he did not understand that the Crown Advocato was pulitioning.
Mr. Oppo sald that the onus was on the Crown wished to appear in this matter. Counsel waid that the Crown Advocate had no locus stand in the matter at all. He quoted from Falmer's Company Precedents, Winding-Up Companies, al commented that they all had a general fnterest in the administration of justice, and he submitted that the interest was safe in the hauls of the Court. Mr. Wilkinson had filled an affidavit in this matter upon which some thing would have to be said. If that affidavit was received in evidence it would be necessary
to cross-san mine.
The Crown Advocate said that he proposed
certain notica
tilis
His Lordship said that he could not help having in his mind the suggestion which had been male in Hongkong, that this Court had to
the
Mr. McNeil said that he did not put forward suggestion that the Court had no jurisdiction. sither did Mr. Oppo ia un ordinary trading company. But if he had to argue the cass of trading company he wou'd argue ma to the manier in which that jurisdiction should bo exercised.
Mr. Douglas in his argument doalt in detai with the points raised by Mr. Oppo. First of all feere was the question of the constitution of limited by guarantee or was it an Association the company itself.
Was this a company
INTIMATIONS
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IN COMBFULS
Eight Bare Patches on Child's Head, -Skin Ratsed, Crusted and Irritated.
Afraid of Losing All Her Hair.. Cured After Using Box of Cuticura
Ointment with Cutsoura Soap.-
"I am pleaner to say my little girl's head is completely cured after using one box of Cauteurs Ciment and also washing her head with Cuticure Soap. You would ke to know about the case, I am sure,
It started first by her hair coming out in combfuls, leaving spot about the size of
biting. The skin looked raised and crusted and Irritated her very much. Naturally bocams very naxious when I saw eight dif ferent bare pateties an her head. I was ufreld -she was gotug to lusu ali her hair. I tried 10/0 all adverdeed remedios had they did no Food, so 2 touk her to & sur nos THO doctor told me it was ringwork #MTE REED hat from school, whirled dk. I attended the hospital with her for severi seoks; I used two large boxes of the claimant wifch, they prescribed, on her head every week gisel pira had to wear a Blaric calico cap. Her poot. tile face became swollen and red wherever the latest tiched 12,
1 day 1 sent Iur a box of Cuticura Ointment. After thoroughly cleansing ber head of all its old statment, I started in with the Cuteurs. The second dressing with it seemed to take the irritation away, Icon we raw my Improvement. Betors and the lux of Cuteurs Ointment, her load was quite clear and the hair growing over the bald, spots. Now her tair tas grown beautifel all long, with nothi ing hus the Cullenta Ofatment and the Gylleurs Soan, with which wash. (Bened), Noon. 3, Grey Rock St West Derby Rd. Livermore its most May 23, 1910, The Cuticura femedies -economical fruitricht for the skin, grnig and hair from maligney to age. A cables of Cuteurs Kony paul a box of Cutiera Úint- ment are often audient, Noga throughout The wath Lourdes Bert. 37. Charterhouse, Square. Post-free, Badlit on skit dienes
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not for profit? The position, which follored W. F.STANLEY
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to fake off his wig and gown and go into the the licca se which was drawn by a lawyer from him any questions. It was laid down that only by guarantees. Commsel sabzalttail that whether witness-box if his learned fr end wished to ask Hongkong, described the Company as limited certain persons could present potitions, but it it was a Company limited by gnatantes or was farther said that any other persons wishing to an association not for profit his Lordship could Article 268 of the Act of 1903 the company could not be wound up exospt on a oreditor's appear on the hearing of the petition must give wied up. Mr. Oppe had contended that under petition. Counsel sited in re Commerein! Bank of South Australia and sabmited that this case was against Mr. Oppe. The argament that they should apply to the Governor of Hongkong to revoke the frence was met by the statament that Hongkong, being the place that gave this company birth, End little more interest in it and the Const in which it was should exercise jurisdiction over it. The lines that had been granted was only a licence to omit the word "limited." If the Governor vereked the licence, the company simply had to add the word "limited."
is Lordship Who are entitled to appear ? Phat is the question.
The Crown Advocate real portions of the Act and said that he left the matter in the hards of the Court. In this matter, quite apart from the petitioner in this case, Counsel's interests were putirely separate from his, and the question was that he (Mr. Wilkinson) officially led that this place should be wound up as a public axinues as stated in bis affidavit.
His Lordship said that he did not wish to pre vent the Crown Adrocate from taking part in this trial if he was entitled to. His ordship was not clear that the Crown Advocate was entitled
Mr. Wilkinson referred to the powers of the Board of Trade, and said that he had nothing stronger than that,
Mr. Douglas said that there was the dificulty of finding out what this institution was that they wished to wind up. It appeared narest to an institution which was licensed by the Board of Trade.
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A foreig a company in England was KEPT IN STOCK only dealt with as an unregistered company because it was not registered there. This was
jciat stock company and it did not come to. be wound up under the Act only because it wasa jolut stock company registered outside the juris. dietion and not within the jurisdiction. He CHS. J. GAUPP submitted that the Court bad power to make a winding up order.
Mr. Oppe replied and his Lordship adjourned the case until Monday next.
SHANGHAI SPRING RACE MEETING, 1911,
Mr. Alabaster in opening the cam for the English tenitory. It was a right which hast variance with the song itself. In conclusion.The Laws of England by Lord Halebary, and H., and the latter one mile in 2.09.2, last quarter
the Tarfar General died.
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS..
His Lordship said that if the Board of Trade would be entitled to be represented in a proceed. Mr. Ahbaster said he did not wish the jury ing of this kind in England, it seemed to him to regard the Ordinance as meaning nothing gaite reasonable that the Court se represented. more nor less than it stated, and he argued they the Crown Advocate for administrative purposes the administrative side-should ap
Writing of the gallops on Wednesday last the at Home Mr. Wilkinson could satisfy the NC Duty News sporting reporter says:-- Heperat. Howsomated Who two phon, the galops took publication fell within the meaningBim that t the Board of section. He asserted that the "Filthy
le intervene, to conduct or assist in the conductplace on the grass course.The truck was fast scarrilous rue" was indeed calculated to incite fise of this kind, he would be, subject and the weather was fine. The best performances tumult and disorder and oven crime in Chin to anything Mr. Oppo or MeNeill had to my were those of Ebony Tree and Cypress and he pointed out that they would not expoot inclined to needs to the Crown Adrocate's Tree-Mr. Marshall's grifins-the former sover the title" Stab the Manchins and Sings" to be application...
"Mr. Wilkinson quoted from Part IV. of ing one mile in 209.4, with last quarter in 31.5 in 32 sec. Wingfold, another griffin and a Derby prosopation said-We live on the edge of an been obtained after one of the greatest struggles he said that the prosecution had nothing to do in doing so remarked I understand, tuy candidate, hed Mr. Johnstone in the saddle and empire which is in friendship with our own.in the English history, and he did not think it with the assassination of the Tartar-General at Lord, that they claim to be a charitable his whole time for 14 miles in 244,3 was good, his He had thought of asking Lot his lant uarior coupled 32.4 sec. and We enjoy the protection of a code of laws which could be suggested in that Ceart that a Canton, as those men wore in custody before institution."
for special instructions from Home, but he fish was hardly satisfactory. Of other Derby is different to the code of laws of the empire so enlightened Colonial legislature intended to fly
covered the last WHY Go To Monarch thought that it would be an act of discourtesy
endidates,
of
in 3.354,"with last miles in nasr to its, and all who live hore enjoy the in the face of the established law of England,
and somewhat prejudging the matter, This Lordship addraned the jery. The Gor
*think His Lordship And I don't you would protection of the same laws although the major and to depfire a Chinaman of his right to think arment, he asid, lad for political reasons passed
marter in 321 sen Cormorant went 13
to he pleased and write what he ity are natives of the neighbouring empire. It
this Ordinance and it probibited the publication have got tham
Mr. McNeill referred his Lordship to Palmer's miles in 3.29.4, with last quarter in 31:2 sad.
Bauxite, 1 miles in 3.33, with lust quarter in is right therefore that they should not use this pleased. He would give them an instance
of any matter caleniated to incite tumult and Company Law as to when the Board of Trado 30.3 sec.; Workman 13 miles in 2.49, last quar- VES permissible for any disorder. The jury were Europeans, but he would be likely to intervene ie the matter. ter in 29.4 eco.; Favanics, one mile in 2.12.3, Colony as an asylum for inciting the inhabitants that it
British Dominions
Mr. Douglas said that his Company, which last quarter in 32.2 Foc.; Ranchero, three-quar of the neighbouring empire to commit crime in any part of the
was registered in Hongkong, appeared to bear
ers of a mile in 1.36.4, lust quarter 31.2 sen.; and to rebel against the raling powers in that te pat in a paper an article advocating that the could not help fealing that it would have beòn
the nearest resemblance to an association formed and Ugly Joss, three-quarters of a mile in exceedingly difficult to bring themselves not for proft under licence. Counsel thought 1.56.2; last quarter in 35 s. (going easily). neighbouring empire. Accordingly the legis. King should be abolished, and that a republio better to have had Chinese jurors. It was
the should be set up.
Of the old penies, perlians the best gallops lature in this Colony, following
mile in 2.11.3, His Lordship - I don't wish to interrupt, bat down to the level of the Chinese mind that if his Lordship was noting for the principle of the Order in Council which
was a case of revocation of the licence. If his last quarter 32.3 soc., beating Apple Tree with his late Majesty passed with reference to we are not dealing with the law of England. We to which that sort of publication appealed. Board of Trade at Home ho would find that it were those of Paris, perliens the Consular Courts in Chius and Korea, has are merely dealing with the words of this statute It was exceedingly diffeat to judge. The Lordship was satisfied that this was a. Company onse; Oil King, uno mile in 2.2.4, last half. BOATSE passed us Ordinance which says, "Every person and for cortain reasons this statute has been Jury would take the standard with which they which was formed for one purpose should have mile 1.02.4, last quarter 30.4 800.; Thoas audi were familiar. They would not be able to revocation of its licence. than it should be Sayla, three-quarters of a mile in 1.35.4, last In sesing garter 31.4 sec., Worcester, one mile in 2.13.3, appreciate the standards of education or inci- wound up under the 1908 Act.
someone must exercise the functions of the of a mile in 1.85.4, last quarter 30.4 sec whilst plent revolt which might exeito many of the whether the licence should be revoked or not last quarter 32.4 sec.; Capelle; three-quarters lower class of Chiness. He must ask them to do Board of Trade.
Oberon, Tealark and Minstrel also performed creditably,
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who within the Colony prints, publishes or offers passed, and we have nothing to do with the law for sale or distributes any printed or written of England, ̈
Mr. Potter-I an going toak the jury to say newspaper or book or other publication contain
their best to come down to this level, and His Lordship-I think, Mr. Crown Advocate, ing matter onloninted to excite tumult or disor- that this Ordinance does not mean that a man cau-
not criticise the Government of China If that is ascertain whether that publication was likely to you will have to be content with watching the der in China or to incite persons to commit s
THE BUFFS. Mr. Oppo opened his argument by discussing crime is Chino shall be guilty of an offence," the meaning of the Ordinance, then His Excel excite those people in China to tumult and revolt.
The jury having retired to consider their the question Has the Court jurisdiction to Brovst Major II. Findley, 2nd Battalion The The charge against the three prisonere lenoy and the gentlemen who sit on the Couteil with all respect, is that they published and offered for sale a and adriss him havé,
and flown directly in the face of the law of Ferdiet brought in a verdict of not guilty by wind up this Company on the ground that it is Buffs, Singapore, has been appointed a staff certain book on the 4th March
four to three, and were asked to reconsider their insolvent or that it is just and equitable to win d officer at the Remount Department, and kos ander the Hongkong Companies Ordinance ed. Major Findlay has been associated with that there was in it matter, calculated England, and if that were the meaning of erdict, as the Court could not woopt u Jes the Company? This Company was founded been graded as a staff captain whilst so employ | to exolte tumult and disorder in China. the Ordinance, I submit that it, never would majority than five to two. They returned later 1865, section 25, which contained provisions The Bufis for nearly fourteen years, was a Counsel having explained the various charges, have been sanctioned by the King of England
His Lordsbiy said the history of the Ordinance and the foreman announced that the majority for endowing an association with a corporate special service officer in South Africa, Adjutant NOTICE TO KOWLOON RESIDENT
charseter where that association was not s trad and Quartermaster of the School of Mounted proceeded:All the prisoniors are employed in
ing corporation at all. The effect of that was Infantry, and Adistant of Volunteers. He a druggist's shop. The firet prisoner in the was well known, and it was for the protection of was now five to two.
The prisoners were Bocordingly discharged. practically that they got a licence, bat omitted served with the Mounted Infantry in South
Mr. Oppa res
·limited” from the mme,
end Africa, took part in the operations in the Trans- managing partner, the second is a foki, and the British subjects.
paragraph 4 al section 20 of the English coal, Orange River Colony, and other parts third is the accountant. On the 4th March a
Ho amed for the par of the country (mentioned in despatches, brevet police sergeant bought a copy of the book in
Act of 1908. Hongkong had the same power to revoke a King's medal with two clasps), question from the second defendant, and on the
poss of argument that the Governor of majority, king's medal with three clasps and 30th March other copies were bought and an
FORGERY. ---
Mr. Potter said his point was this. Could a A young Chinese named Chau Hang was man fairly criticise political affairs in China or charged with obtaining a registered letter act? The jury would take the law from his containing a negotiable sheque for £65 from Lordship absolutely, but he submitted that the the Post Office by means of a forged order.
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