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FURIOUS ** FRANCO."
A SÉQUEL TO DOG FIGHT ON BOWEN ROAD.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBEN Scr. 1915.
Mr. Stephens-You have rover seen the to have such dogs, and allow the public to dog before, have you ?-Not to my know-be annoyed, and coms into Court here and. ledge. Witures added that the licence try to hold out to your worship that they was in order, and the dog was property were doing the right thing.. registered.
Plenty of amusement was caused in Mr. | Lindsull's Court at the Magistracy yester
Do you know anything about the dog's day we the case was resumed nature, or its character? Has it ever which Dr. K. B. Weigelsberg, 4, The been reported to the police-Yes. Wit Albany, was summoned by Mr. M. J. D. nog went on the say that defendant was Stephens for unlawfully having an unfeat. 85 some time ago for his dog being auzzled chow dog on Bowen Hand,abroad without o muzzle. "which dog ferociously attacked Mr. Mr. Léo d'Almada, des Stephens' dog," Fonded;
At the outset the Magistrato referred v a statement made by Mr Stephens at the
But you do not know anything about the dog's nature or character No.
Mrs. Bretherton Harker, of No. The Albany, said the defendant resided
SCIENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Professor T. T. Wiverman (Acting They ahead of the Department of Anthropology doing a grievous wrong to the Colony, and | University of California, and member of thu America'n Association for the Advancement of Scioner) contributes the some day i will be worne; some man, woman or child will be bitten and then it will be worse, This new Ordinance was made to meet a case which took place in March, whois another assault was made on my dog. He (pointing to defendant) help
ed that dog to attack my deg; be made the
dog do it."
Mr. d'Almada objeeted. Mr. Stephens
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and psychology), which meets along with the American Anthropologien. Assucia. tion. It is a widely-known fact that cor- in misfortunes have overtaken seicutific work in the Philippines. Perhaps the with the progress of anthropology there,
As a matter of fact, there is no region more interesting than the Philippines Ib from the anthropological viewpoint. should be borne in mind that d archipelago is many hundreds of mites lung, and that it is crowded with a mosh
tuke too long to point out how extreninzły picturesque variety of peoples, 11 would interesting some of these groups ar
last hering to which Mr. d'Almada of at her house and also the dog Frango and you are the man who assisted him to greatest emergency arises in connection
jected, and said it would doubtles relevant to hear some more evidence.
Mr. Stopbens then asked that the Magis trate should read over the evidener given by Mrs. Stephens at the last hearing, and
On the day of the alleged attack she took “Franco,” in company with several of her own dogs, for a walk along inwen Road, All the dogs were wearing regulation Franco was muzzled in the same manner as he was in Court that day.
muzzles,
turned to the house Inter. She did.onl see anything of the fight.
that wrong.
of it.
You are at the bottom It is most abominablş to have my dog hitten in this way, and he should as I ask your worship to 14 is a clear case, and 1 punished for it. fine this may. ask you to fine him suffieinuty go that he
then he would ask her to speak as to what she lost. Franco" suddenly, but he re- will learn a lesson. sort of muzdle the dog was wearing at the time of the assault. He would also ask his worship to refer to the last minzzling
order.
Mr. d'Almada-At the last hearing Mr. Stephens said thate you informed him that Mr. Lindsell---I know it. Mr. Stephens-Well, that muzzling the dog was not properly muzzled; is that order was made only a few days before this?---I said that the dog's muzzle was not dog hit any dog. He sided that he woustond as the others. Wities oder that
"Franco" show that the dog was not properiv the fast time she saw
uzzia; that he was very badly and im Bowen Road he was properly muzzled.
"I can tell your wor properly mizzledi. ship this, proceeded M. Stapling, hit sizee that dog bit my dog I have not wish od to go out for a walk, in fact I am think ing về not going out for a walk again en
This sam account of dogs of this kind. dog came out and attacked my dog again on Sunday, and I am not the only person who complains."
Mr. d'Almada-This is not the subject of the charge,
Cross-examined by Mr. Stephens, witness adhered to her statement that she did not tell him that the dog had not on a proper muzzle; she only said that it was not ́so` good as the others.
Mr. Stephens-Well. I think you said, and I know you said, that the animal was not wearing a proper muzzle, How long after you returned from Bowen Road did you see the dog again 1-After I had talkel to you; your pointed out the dog at the
Mr. Staphegs-It does not matter whe front door, Allow uie, I did not go near ther it is or not.
Mr. d'Almada-It is a waste of time. Mr. Stephens--I do not waste so much time as you do, What I do say is that the dog ought to be destroyed,
Mr. d'Almada-No.
Mr. Stephens-I say that the dog should be destroyed; and it will be destroyed, li
it is not destroyed it will be doing some thing really bad.
"Mr. d'Almada It will not be destroyed Mr. Bephens (heatedly)-I say it shall be destroyed.
Subsequently Mrs. Stephens was calle1] by complainant. The evidence given by Mrs. Stephens at the last hearing was read over to her, and, answering Mr. Stephens, witness added that the dog which attacked hers was wearing a thin wire muzzle which was certainly not a new one. She had seen the same muzzle on the dog before, and could not have been a muzzle conforming with the latest regulatious,
Mr. d'Almada said that the muzzle the dog was wearing was a regulation one,
Mrs. Stephens-When the dog was in Court last week it was wearing the orth»- dox muzzle; not the one it was wearing on the day the dog attacked and bit urine.
Mr. d'Almada I think you said the other day that while you were walking alonz Bowon Road defendant's dog Wuddenly flow at your dog f--Yes.
the dog. I did not want to. (Laughter.) I said here was a dog there and that was all. This dog has given you considerable trouble, has he sot, from time to time?—He was summoned some time ago. (Laughter.) Leaving that summons out, have not people complained about is!-No.
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From the standpoint of religion. wo the dog was wearing a regulation muzzle and, in addition to Christians, a large when it left the house, but the fact that it Mohamedan population, and (still more ennie off as the resuit of a fight showed that exciting to a student of anthropology). a grap many tribes still in their original the dog was not properly muzzled. A
paganism. From the standpoint of physia number of technical offence has been committed and cal appearance we have t
widely different types, the most interests FOLDING PORCH CHAIRS The dosing of which are the Negrito," For defendant would be fined $.
was obviously no suficiently muzzled totes. These tiny people, almost as black as tar and standing shoulder high prevent him biting,
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Mr. Stephens Thank you, your worship; ns long as he is fined let him be fined.
much chliged to your worship: I
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to be the original human race. They are fast vanishing in the Philippines. native institutions of all the Filipinos,
The
black brown and yellow, are disappear- ing and changing æ: an eyen more rsprü rate. The human animals of the archipelagu are more interesting than all for study, because the other branches of seiener, such as zoology and botany and geology, may be carried on after the people of the islands have become entirely changed. -
BUREAU IS ABÓLISHED. A case in which the prosecution alleged
Until the pissent time a burcan of the that the defendant victimised his friend Philippine Government has been in opera. und by means of false pretences obtainedion with the sole purpose of carrying on the most important of these scientific from him the sum of $1,550 came up for investigations. The so-called Philippine hearing at the Magistracy, yesterday. Bureau of Science was started and off- The complainant was a man named Luk cially supported for this important pur
A most interesting and, puse alone. Man Cheuk, and the charges against the essential part of its work was the carry.
ethnological survey, defendant were that he obtained the sum ing out of an
various tribes of the different islands, of 21,580 by false pretences and that which was to list and investigate the having received that money for a specific with information about their alxoriginal habits and crafts and their tribal history. purpose he turned it to his own.usc.
In many places, of course, the natives are Mr. Gardiner, prosecuting, said very little changed. Just acently this On another. necasion Mr. Stephens ferred to "your,terant's dog," adding, "the defendant and the complainant whole bureau, with all its offices and departments and laboratories, has been kuown each other fairly well. do not know his name."
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Mr. d'Almoda-Dr. Weigelsberg, Mr. Stephens-I don't want to hear it I never
to hear it again
want
(Laughter.)
The defendant then gave evidence. When he left the house on August 28th, he said, the dog was muzzled and it was ala muzzled when he returned.
Mr. Stephens--I think you have been advised by the Italian Consul that you dog was improperly muzzled?-He sug gested to me that I should always koop the dog on a chain,
Have you done so 7--No.
Did, not he suggest, as you call it, that the dog was not properly muzzled ?--I do not remember.
It is not convenient to remember. That is very nicely put; convenient is a very nice word for you tɔ uso. It is not worth while to ask him any more questions, your I will never get to the facts worship. He will prevaricate. I shall not ask bin any more questions.
And I suppose it was all a matter of a few seconds or so I cannot say. Where
Mr. Haywood, solicitor, who also resides Ho the dog came from I do not know. suddenly came out and attacked and bitt 4, The Albany, said he had never seen
my dog on the bank.
Can you tell me how long these two dogs were fighting 1-It is impossible to tell; I did not take out my watch to time them.
Franco" without a muzzlo. He always wore the one produced, which was a regula- tion mizzle. The dog was always securely muzzled before the defendant went out.
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both opium smokers and that they to smoke together every night. parents" of the parties had known each other for a period of about 20 years. The The defen facts were quite simple.
told the complainant that dant the Java-China-Japan Lijn had alerted running
reason existed for the destruction of the Philippine Bureau of Science It was supported, like all other branches of the Philippine Government, entirely by It must be just the Philippine people
remembered that the Philippines are க new ship, Um paying for their own government-not a Tsundari, that he had great influence cent of American taxes is diverted for with the Company, and that he could government in the islands. It seemed to many unfair and perhaps it was unfair, obtain the compradoreship of the steamer to take the Filipinos for the support of for the complainant, on payment of the scientific bureaux, when roads and school- security, which in this case was fixed at houses and engineering works and public works were needed on every hand. At $1,580. Defendant a few days after this the same time the Filipinos in the long offer came to complainant and announced run have an interest in the preservation of their own history, and the only time that he had fixed everything up all right, for preservation is now. It would cer and then complainant handed over the tainly seems that someone is getting off security money. There was no dispute this scientiae car backward. In ten years the destruction off this scientific machine The co- that the money was paid.
will probably appear to be an almost plainant continually asked the defendant unbelievable folly.
This has been recognized by the Ameri- about this money and the defondant
ean Anthropological Association. A com declared that he had paid it to the Java mittee has been appointed to draft a China Japen Lija Nothing more hap-formal resolution, with the purpose of calling this emergency to attention. This pened for a long time and then complain-is perhaps the most practical action taken and made enquiries and found that the in the association for some time, and it steamship Company know nothing about is at least conceivable that the scientific the defendant and had never received the bureau may ultimately be re-established
ng the result of this and similar effort.
money.
The case was adjourned.
FUND.
Mr. Stephens Do you know anything KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF Did they take a minute-Yee, certainly.about this dog? Have you heard anything And it was immediately after this about it fighting other dogs, or heard any minute's fight that you saw that the dog's complaints about it?—I have never heard muzzle was hanging to its neck?—I saw
anybody complain except yourself, that he was biting my dog.
And immediately the dogs separated, Mrs. Stephens, did the defendant's dog rua away 1-Of course he did, because he had
good whack. (Laughter.)
The offending dog "Franco" was then produced, and Mrs. Stephens declared that the muzzle the animal was then wearing was not the ons he was wearing on the day
of the fight.
Have you not heard that the dog sad denly comes out and attacks dogs in the road ---No. It seems that he only attacks your dog, Mr. Stephens, but not other dage. I have taken him out for many walks, and he has never attacked a dog.
I can tell you that he does do so. went into the house of Mr. Moore and at.
There are general tacked a dog there. complaints about him since this trouble- some affair I think you should call wit- nesses.
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Then you will be surprised to learn from Mrs. Harker, whom I shall call, tliat this is the muzzle the dog was wearing on the The case would be interminable then. day of the attack-L shall be very much Besides, it is not necessary. I have proved
the eas sufficiently, You have been call-" surprised.
You will be surprised to hear that Bred just for a purpose and you cannot know Haywood will support that statement?-I anything about it. do not know Mr. Haywood.
In the course of his address to the Bench And the defendant also-He can say Mr. Stephens said it would be for the what he likes.
public good to make an example in that Mr. d'Almada then said he was there tease. The dog ought to be fined, or the satisfy the Court in the first place, that the defendant ought to be fined, and be punish- *** Defendant dog was muzzled in accordance with theed for doing such a thing. provisions of the regulations, and so that inkes no heed of the dog," added Mr. Stephens, and Mrs. Harker cannot take the dog was properly muzzled.
care of the dog; she has enough to duplonnigs. to take care of the men. (Laughter.) It is a disgrace to the Colony to allow people
The dog was then placed on the solicitors' table, and Inspector Simon said that it was muzzled according to the regulations.
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"As a Roumacian, and as a European, I ardently desire, for the good of civilisa tien and justice, to se the complete crush ing of Germany."--Central News.
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