SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, June 25th.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIN WM. REES DAVIES, K.O.)
THE BANK-NOTE DABE.
Anton Hauler, a Hungarian eubject, was indicted on charges of being in unlawful possession of certain paper and interial for impressing and making
imitations of bank-notes.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty, The Attorney-General (Hon, Mr. J. A. 8, Bucknili, K.C.), prosecuted, and Mr. P. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. R. C. Faith- Mr. W. E. L. Shenton full) defended. watched the ease on behalf of the Chartered Bank,
The following were the jury-Messre. W. G. Worcester (foreman), H. F. Barros, T. Hill, E. W. White, A. R. Uschmannn, J. H. Underwood, and F. M. Garcia..
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 28rn 1913,
latter's scheme in publishing a newspaper in English and Spanish was read.
Was it in consequence of that letter to Vicente Sotto that Rovira was asked to resign-The article itself sets forth in its account of Governor Gilbert's inter-
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS. IN CHOSEN AND MANCHURIA.
FULL TEXT OF JAPAN'S AÜREEMENT WITH CELWA.
The following agreement between Mr.
Mr. Aglen, Inspector-General of the liuin, Japanese Minister to Chine, and
for myself." The chief detective of Can- THE SOTTO EXTRADITION CASE, tou stayed at the same hotel as witness
The proceedings in the matter of an whilst he was in Hongkong about the application for the surrender of Vicente Japanese bank note case. He was not Sotto, the editor of the Philippine told by the detective that a police spy in Republic, to the American Government, that case was paid $6,000. He had noticed in the newspapers that a Chinesen a ebarge of abduction at Cebu, within detective masqueraded as a Chinese who the jurisdiction of the United States worn view the real reason why he was asked Chinese Maritime Customs, conclu le 1 on wanted to buy the notes in that case. He continued before Mr. F. A. Hazoland at to resign, which was the public expression of sympathy and support with a convicted the Magistracy yesterday.
Mr. P. M. Hodgson (Crown Solicitor) criminal and fugitive from justice. It is had never scen Hauler do anything but
Accused never appeared in support of the application; safe to say that no man in the Philippina take a first impression. made any natos in the presence of Li, but Mr. Reador Harris (of Messra, Wilkinson Islands will be allowed to hold office who only showed him the second impression, & Grist) represented the American Gov-expresses sympathy and support of con- He introduced prisoner to Li under the crament, and Mr. G. K. Hall Brution Picted criminals, and fugitives from name of Schwartz at Hauler's request.
justice especially. appeared for the defendant. Mr. Hill, one of the jurors, complained feeling very unwell, and asked to be allowed to withdraw from the case.
His Lordship said he had power under Section 22 to go on with six jurymen, and granted the juror's request.
Questioned in regard to the book trick, witness said that both Li and himself knew it was a trick, but accused was ignorant of the fact that Li knew it was a trick. Witness admitted having sold Carl Weigali, formerly a butcher at armas in Bhanghai, but denied having the Dairy Farm, continued his evidence, | done so in this Colony. and detailed a conversation between the His Lordship-He seened very pleased, nocused and the Chinese named Li. Accused and almost rejoiced, yesterday when he asked the Chinese how many notes he would said, "I sold arms, ammunition, morphia, like copied, and Li said $5,000 worth, and cocaine." Prisoner declared that that was not enough, and said Li must bring more money
Acensed wanted 30 per cent, commission, and it was arranged that witness should get 10 per cent. Hauler subsequently said he wanted a special
house to carry on his operations and stipulated that it must have thick walls so that people could not hear what was going on inside. On the evening of the 2nd April witness saw accused at the Grand Hotel. Li was with witness, and expressed his willingness to participate in the business, conditionally on the necused proving to his satisfaction that he could make Hongkong Bank notes, to which accused replied that he could make any note, except the Russo-Asiatische notes. Witness again met him on the following day at his room at the Hotel, and Li was present. Accused said to witness in German, I cannot do the work to-night, becuase some other men have been doing it in Macao, and they have found a man with $00,000, and also told in English that ho could not start the work that day, explaining that he had received a telegram from Formosa, which
Witness explained that he told this to Hauler in order to deceive him. He also told him that Li and himself had been in dangerous business before. They told Hauler that to lead him on.
Evidence was next given by the Chinese police clerk, Li, who corroborated the major part of the former witness state-
ments. He added that when he told the accused that he had secured a house as he desired, in Kennedy Road, and had paid $250 as a mouth's rent, accused told him not to worry over what be paid, for he would be re-paid a thousand times.
Inspector Watt also gave evidence, and said that when be discovered the impres ions under the prisoner's coat on the bed in his room accused fainted. When in the police cells, accused intimated that be desired to make a communication to witness. He had not then been charged and cautioned. Prisoner said. "This case Tear up the is entirely in your hands. three impressions, and I will give you 80,000"
The cross-txamination of Mr. T. Carey
Welsh was continued by Mr. Brutton,
Can the Filipino in the Philippine Islands be naturalised as an American citizen-No, I would like to make a
Further statement.
Then the naturalisation laws do not apply in the Philippines-There is no machinery for applying the Federal naturalisation law in the Philippines.
Were you not instrumental in causing the suspension of certain Municipal Councillors in Cebu in 19082-1 was,
And in February, 1908, was F. V. Arias, the acting president of the Municipal Council --I can't say. I don't remember the name.
Is that the send of the Municipal Council on Exhibit 41-I think it is.
Exhibit 4, a copy of resolution passed by the Cebu Council expressing apprecia- tion of what Mr. Vicente Sotto had written on behalf of the Filipinos was mentioned.
The suspension was by the order of the Governor-General Yes, by his order or authority.
Mr. Brutton objected to witness being allowed to state matters in his answers which did not arise from the question.
Witness craved the privilege of com pleting his question.
Mr. Hodgson said the answer should be completed.
Mr. Brutton's objection was noted. Mr. Hodgson asked his Worship to make a note to the effect that witness desired to say more but was stopped.
His Worship-You can re-examine him on that point.
Mr. Hodgson asked that the point, be "nated."
Do you know whether defendant was editor and publisher of a newspaper called Ln Justicia published in the Philippine Islands -I believe so; I don't know.
Do you know whether that paper was suppressed I do not,
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May 29th, is issued by the Tokyo Foreign Office:-- Arrangement relating to the reduction of Customs duties on goods transported by the Antang Railway, to be import ed to Manchuria from Chosen vid Chosen, or to be exported from Manchuria to Chosen or við Chosen. Article An import or export duty amounting to two-thirds of the several Maritime Tariff Rates shall be levied on dutiable goods consigned to the railway from Manchuria to places farther than New Wija, or to Manchuria from places farther than New Wiju.
Article 2.--The above reduction does not apply to goods that are exported by rail
· from Manchuria, to be sent by the Valu Waterway from New Wiju elsewhere, or the goods that are imported to Manchuria by rail from New Wiju, having arrived there by the same waterway.
In consequence, the full tariff duty shal] be levied on all dutiable goods exported | by rail to places farther than New Wiju, except on the following goods, on which a rebate of one-third duty is allowed :--
(a)-Goods for local consumption at New Wiju.
(b)Goods that have to be transported by rail to places farther than New Wiju, within two years after their exportation from Marchuria,
The necessary conditions for receiving the one-third tariff rebate will be, in case of goods of class (#), an import permit issued by the New Wiju Custom House, proving the payment of the import duty; Do you kno whether he was the and in the case of goods of class (b), a publisher and editor of the paper pub.transport permit issued by the New Wijn Customs House, giving such a detailed lished in the Philippines called account is to enable the Antung Customs Nacional 1-I don't know. I know by to recognize the goods as those originally hearsay that he was connected with a exported from Manchuria.
An import duty amounting to Was there a petition to the Governor-number of different papers at different thirds of the Maritime Custons Tariff General for the re-instatement of the times. The only one I remember in my shall be levied on datiable goods, which Councillors --My recollection not time was Ang Supe, and I am not sure are not mentioned in the first paragraph of this article, and which are to be imported by rail to Manchuria from New distinct, I think there was. I think that I ever saw a copy of that.
Wiju, provided that they are accompanied they begged off" and promised to be good, and Governor Smith reinstated
is.by an export permit or transport permit issued by the New Wiju Custom House, showing that they are not arrived in New Wiju by vessel..
them.
is
two-
In case of any changes being made in the formalities of the Chosen Customs, it may become necessary for the Chinese Maritime Customs. to remodel its flies.
Is. Mr. C. M. Cotterman Director of Posts in the Philippine Islands -He Do you know his signature I do. Is that his signature?—It is. (The letter cofusing admission to Ang Suga to postal privileges was put in.)
Are there at present six suits for criminal prosecutions; for libel against the defendant still pending in Cobu l---- Article 3-The Transit Tax (Titai tax) I am bot wrtain, but my zmpression the goods consigned to the interior of Manchuria, subject to the one-third that there are no criminal ebarges pend-reduction of duty, shall be une-third of ing against this defendant other than the Customs duty, viz, a half of the two- the one involved in this extradition. If thirds import duty already paid.
Article 4-The regular Customs rules
Does the Philippine Government sub- scribe for and take in the Philippine Republic-The Philippine Government is a Government which contains five execu- tive departments, about 23 bureaux, and a good many hundred different offices: I am noble to say whether any of these Witness, in cross-examination by Mr. Jenkin, denied that prisoner asked for subscribe to the paper or not.
Does the Government of the Philippines an interpreter at the Police Station and
to Baguio ach year The Prisoner could speak remove was refused one.
the nature of whose business permits the polico force at Home.
Mr. Jenkin-Have you ever in your reniore to Baguio to such an extent as time induced people to commit a crime is practicable. My own burtau goes every I have set many a trap in my tire.year--practically all. (Laughter.)
culled for his presence there. He said he fiuent English, Witness had served executive departments and those bureaus there are, they would be discontinued the applicable to foreign imports by virtue
would shortly return, and showed Li impressions he had made. Then Inspector Watt and three other detectives appeared, and accused tried to shut the door, but the Inspector put his foot against the door, and went inside. The officer said, Accused replied "You
are Varna?" "No," and he was then arrested. Witness never saw him make a bogus-note from an impression, except by the book trick. He said that it was toc bard a work, and that
Mr. Jenkin called the attention of the witness to Lord Brampton's (Sir Henry Hawkins) introductory passage in the Police Code Book, in the course of which the great jurist said that the duty of the police was to prevent crime as much as possible, and not by negligence tempt Mr. Jenkin cross-examined the witness people to commit it.
everything must be exact.
Do you know R. D. Ferguson, chief of the translation division -I du.
Do you know his signature -1 ̈do, · · Is that his signature It is.
(The document referred to was a letter to the manager of the steppine Répuldțe requesting the paper to be forwarded to Baguio.)
You are not prepared to swear that your bureau does not take it in 2-1 seo
now that it does.
at great length. In reply to a question.Witness said that was all right for the he said he warned accused about this ordinary policeman on his beat.
Mr. Jenkin-Do you say that in this Does the Philippine Republic circulate business. He asked Mr. Bradbury to
he case you prevented the commission of a
largely in Manila and the provinces? the police because telephone to
I have no notion as to its circulation. regarded it as his duty. He did not crime?I detected it.
You detected a crime which you brought Until a minute ago I did not even know know for certain at that time that accused--
the crders of my that the Excutive Bureau, subscribed made false-notes, but he knew so much about?—Yes, at that he had a feeling to that effect. Wit-superiors.
You might have gone to this man dess know Hauler slightly in Shanghai,
.
to it.
Do you know whether there was a States
day after Solto get back.
Do you know that there have been 92 -prosecutions, against this man for libel 7. All I know in regard to those matters is derived from his own stateinents in the Hongkong newspapers and the record of the first extradition proceedings.
Was the present Governor-General of the Philippines appointed by the late
Republican Administration? He was appointed by President Taft by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Were not all the members of the Philip pine Commission-appointed by the Republican Administration They were all appointed by a Republican Adminis
tration.
Do you know what policy the Plalip- pine. Nepollice has always advocated? Daly, in a vague way.
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INTIMATIONS
$
SKIN TROUBLE KEPT CHILDREN AWAKE
Herself and Four Children a Mass of Sores. Discharge Like Water Before Scabs Formed. Cured by. Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
6. Dundonakt Rd., Colwyn Bay, N. Wales,-~*Nfy", <ldest boy, eight years old! caught a ckin disease from the school We
all had it ux-· cept baby, In Fact I was the
worst. 10 wae:.
awful when we
went out in the
62. Those who
know me said
my face would be marked, it was in such a atate. The
trcubio kept the children awake many nights. The discharge was to vistar bo- fore the scaba formed. It was liko à scolii, It would blister up and then broak and then spread. Myself and four children were a mase of sores. It was terrible.
“I tried all kinds of vintment: oach
to make it itch and inflame it more seemed to So I went for a sample of Outlara Sour and Olalment. The result was soothing, se-
hox of Cuticura I got a
Olaiment and Soap. We are free from even a pimple now, thanks to Cutlewa Seap and Ointment. They Cured us
us completely. (good) Mes. Eliza Joaca, May 23, 1912.
Cuticura Soap Bad Ointment sold through- out the world. A sample of each with 32-0. book free from nearest depot: F. Nowhery - & Sons, 27, Charterhouse Sq., London: * Potter Drog & Chem. Corp., Boston, U,8,A.
407Fender-fuced men should share with. Cuticura Soap Shaving Silck. Samplo fico.
96-13
HOWARD
WATCHES
THE AMERICAN WATCH"
OF FINEST QUALITY AND HIGH PRECISION.
ADJUSTED FOR TEMPERATURE AND
TOSITIONS.
of the treaties shall be applied to goods that have been imported to Anting sub- jest to the one-third reduction of duty, and that are then sent by rail to treely' ports outside of Manchuria or to the interior of China Proper, or by vessel to Manchuria or Chine Proper, unless the reduced portion of the duty be paid to THE PRICE OF THE HOWARD the Chinese Maritime Customs.
WATCH IS FIXED
Article 5.The applicant must send in, besides, as application in the English and Chinese languages, a duplicates of the railwer freight bill stating the following
particulars:
The name of sender, and one of addressee, if possible; place of dispatch (ume of railway station); name of goods, capacity, weight, packing, micly-sign. numbering, etc., including the valuation signature of railway official who handled
the goods.
Article 6-The Chosen Customs and the Chinese Maritime Customs recognize the principle of co-operating with each other in preventing such fraudulent acts Rs would damage the revenue of their
Bone in Peking, May 29th, 1913.
(Signed) HIROKICHI JUIN,
Has it always advocated the indepen-respective countries, dence of the Philippine Islands -So far
but they had never quarrelled there. H. Haulor and warned him, or else have hag Attorney named Rovira of Bohol I do as I understand it. it is down with all
The officer told him to find out the nature
him banished ?-I could.
Americans and up with Sotto.
mean independence of the i Philippine Islands-The independence of the Philippines with Sotto on top.
Does it Was he requested to send in his resignation by the Government of the Philippines I don't think I handled that matter myself. I have a recollection that he was...
Mr. Anderson tells us that the Philip- pine Government sende delegates to the un House of Representatives?—Yes, the Government sends twn Philippine
had nothing whatever to do with him.
Mr. Frank Browne, the Government know of him. Witness saw Inspector Watt on the 18th analyst, related to the Court the contents April and told him everything he knew of the various bottles found in the room of prisoner's business, and agree to any of the accused ut the hotel when he was arrested. Ho produced the impressions thing Hauler suggested. Inspector Watt introduced him to the police clerk Li on he had made of bank notes through fol-
Was bis resignation asked for He lowing the directions of the first witness the 18th April at the Dairy Farm. was to pretend to be the compradore of a (Weigall.) He certainly thought that if account of his relations with defendunt Bank. Witness did not tell accused that greater pressure and heat were applied and his approval of the principles Li was a member of the police, because the impression would be considerably published in the Philippine Republic |-- more distinct He had never heard of In view of the form of your question, I they would not then have found out accused's business. Had they told him be the process adopted in this case before.
The hearing was adjourned.
would certainly not have made these. false notes: Asked to explain why prisoner should bare sent him out to buy the bottle of oil of cloves, witness said accused was afraid to go outside in the streets in the day as he might meet somO of his former victing in Shanghai who might be in Hongkong.
Mr. Jenkin asked witness to demonstrate again the manner in which Hauler made" the impressions, and after witness had complied Counsel commented :- You seem to be rather clever at it yourself. Have you never seen it done before?" Witness replied in the negative, and said it could be done easily by anyone who had seen it done once,
IN SUMMARY JCHISDICTION.
BEFORE THE PUISSE JUDGE (MR. J. H. KEMP).
A CLAIN POR KEMUNERATION-OF-SERVICES. R. J. Oudish sued M. S. Nazaralli for the sum of $469.80, balance alleged to be dae to him for services rendered.
Mr. R. C. Faithfull was for the plain- tiff, and Mr. W. 3. Hind defenced.
Mr. Faithfull said the plaintiff was engaged by defendant to take charge of a grocery and coffee shop at Iyemun Barracks for the mont's cf July and August of last year at a remuneration of This went on for some 820 per month."
must answer no.
Is the paper El Tiempo published in the Philippines-It is.
wrong.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary,
of Japan. (Signed) F. A. Aules,
Inspector-General of the Maritime Customs.
THE ORIENTAL, BREWERY PLANT.
AT THE FACTORY,
Write or Send fox Cala'ogue
to
THE SOLE AGENTS.
Chs. J. Gaupp
The Manila Cableness of Saturday Jast contains the following:-
"After considerable discussion in the But they have no votes and voice?-columns of Manila newspapers, the price resident Commissioners to Washington. They have a voice and the privilege of paid for the Hongkong Brewing Com pany's plant, which recently was pur- the floor, but no votes.
chased by A. M. Barretto, of Manila, and his associates, the sum actually transferred as the purchase price of the niant has been established at 220,000 Mex. This information comes direct from STUDY Manilan directly interested in the trans action who has just returned from Hong- kong.
At the recent Democratic Convention at Baltimore were not the American delegates from the Philippine Islands excluded
voting because
from
the
Does that paragraph (marked 24 in the copy of the paper) correctly set forth the reasons for the resignation of Rovira Supreme Court of the United States had The inference to be drawn from that decided that the Philippine Islands were paragraph is absolutely and intentionally not a part of the United States? I was not at the Convention. I have only heard Do you know paper called Lait said. I have no knowledge of the Funguardia Yes.
There is a long statement there with regard to the resignation of Rovira - Yes.
(Copy of paper dated May 27th, 1913, put in.)
The name printed at the end of the
reasons for such exclusion,
Was Colonel Cramé at the head of the Constabulary -No.
Who is Colonel Cramé He is an
fer of the Constabulary of the Philip pine Islands, and chi f of the information division. I think.
He said he had been little time, until his duties became so article is Leopoldi Rovira, formers Director of Constabulary.
provincial fiscal of Bohol?—Yes.
Is he still-H. is. Who is Colonel Harboard?-Assistant multifarious that he told defendant he
Who is Majer Guthrie-An officer of That purports to give in that article the Philippine Constabulary, now station- in the Far East for 11 years. He was a should require 310 a month. Defendant German soldier in Tsingtau for three induced him to remain in his service by
The hearing was then adjourned, years, and was employed for a few telling him that he would see that he was the correct reasons for his resignationed in Northern Luzon, I think.
satisfied, and that he would act fairly the letter written by him to Vicente Sotto, Koch. He toward him. It seemed that defendant editor of the Philippine Republic of months there by Dr.
JAPANESE ARMS FOR SOUTH was squeezed as much work out of this
CHINA. admitted that whilst there he sentenced to a year's imprisonment for unfortunate plaintiff, who was an elderly Hongkong ?--It sets out what purports to Part of his be a letter. Whether it is a real cups misappropriation of money entrusted to an as-he-possibly could. him by his employer, but he did not tell duties were to go to the Barracks i· the I can't say.
morning and in the latter part of the day Witness said he he attended the coffee shop. There was no
accommodation there, had read something about the Japanese sleeping bank note case, and told Hauler about plaintif had to return to his home in would.
Hongkong every night at about 11 o'clock. It does
The hearing was adjourned to Satur- it, but the latter said, "Oh!
day morning.
Inspector Watt that.
not matter.
It is only an advertisement
Would you know Leopoldi Kovira's and signature if you saw it-I think I
The letter written by Mr. Rovira to defendant expressing approbation of the
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"Here everything is being placed in readiness for the reception of the machinery, and before its arrival the various honses for the brewing and ice plants will have been erected: Part of the work on the plant has been placed in the hands of the Atlantic, Gulf wad Pacific Company, and that Company is now engaged in preparing the river front and grounds for the buildings."
A NEW DOCKYARD FOR JAPAN, The Mitsu Bishi Company has obtained permission from the military authorities to lay out a dockyard on Hikoshima, an island in the Shimonoseki Straits. The dock, 370 feet in length, able to accommo principal feature of the yard is to be a dry date vessels of 4,000 tons register. growing importance of Moji as a ship- Japanese contemporary. unping port justifies the enterprise, says a
Reater's Tokyo correspondent wires It appears, according to authoritative able quantities of arms are being shippel information received here, that consider into Foochow and other southern Chinese ports. A portion of the arms comes from contractors in Japan who bought discarded by the War Office.
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