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HONGKONG SOLICITOR SUED, CLAIM OF $1,000 FOR ALLEGED WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT. THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND REPEATED
ADJOU INMENTS.
A Hongkong solicitor, Mr. R. C Faithfull, appeared as defendant in an action at the Summary Cour! yesterday, shen a Chines named Yu Chung Im claimed from his 81,500 for alleged wrongful imprisonment under a writ of exccution. Plaintiff also applied for the setting aside of an assignment of judg. ment as being champertous and being in Frand of creditors.
Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. Hind) appeared for plaintiff, und de fendant was represented by Mr. C. 6. Alabaster (instructed by: Mr. Russ).
THE TIGER ?.-
YRE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST S1st, 1916.
It has been reported that on Monday. afternoon, while some European children were with their amahe in the vicinity of Wanchai Gap, at the end of Barker Road, they noticed a disturbance in the bushes and then heard a loud roar. The children and their amabe inade off as quickly as possible. When questioned on the subject, the children adhered to their story that there was much rastling in the bushes, followed by the loud rear which seared them away.
TURNED TURTLE AUSTRALIAN VESSEL'S EXPERI-
ENCE NEAR. HONGKONG..
The Australian str, flavonby, of the North Coast Steam Navigation Co., which Mr. Jenkin, at the outset, said it was his duty, with great regret, to ask for red turtle off the Cochin-China coast what he knew was not usually granted one weeks ago, has been placed on an in those Courts, and that was an ad-even keel and is being towed to Hong
kong. journment, In doing he had to show
The work wak undertaken by the grounds for such an application to be Taikoo Dock, where specifications had grauted. First of all, he, personally, had been drawn up to increase the length of no connection with the case until the pre- the ship by 50 feet, Messrs. Amory and vious night, and thus it had been impos Meintosh were the engineers, and Mr. sible for him to come into Court fally Gourd the diver, while the tag Taikoo The prepared. But there were more sub-
was commanded by Capt. Tall. stantial grounds than that... The
party left a fortnight ago for Tonkin actions were against Mr. Faithfull, harbour, where the vessel had heeled over, solicitor of that Court, and the actions and after a strenuous week's work were raised some vers important legal mat-able to get the ship into such a position ters; and the questions of law which as to ensure her removal to Haiphong. would have to be argued in the case were The vessel will subsequently be brought as big as many of the points they had to Hongkong, where the extension will be before his lordship in Original Jurisdic made. tion. Pleadings were ordered and they only closed on the 15th inst., only twelve days ago. They reached the plaintiff co the 19th, which was a Saturday, and thug the first working day was Monday, the 21st. The actions raised questions of champerty, in the sense that the assign ment made to Mr. Faithfull was said to be champertous in law, and that offence would of course raise some considerable questions of law. Anuther point raised was that the assignment was not only campertous but was a fraud upon the creditors. This would come under one of Elizabeth's statutes. Also, he (Mr. Jen kin) was only instructed the previous night.
The Chief Justice reparked that the case was put down and fixed for hearing
Mr. Alabaster said that the other side had had plenty of time in which to brood over the case and to bring very serious charges against defendant.
Defendant
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVFS.
PRESENTATION OF COMMENDED SERVICE BARS.
the Central Police Station last eventtig, the Mr. Mcl. Messer (Captain Superintend Lent of Police) presented Commended Service bars to a number of members of the longkong Police Reserve. for com
In the compound at
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY:
THEFTA.
Two Chinese were
reminded on:
charge of Stealing 842 worth of jewellery, and clothing valued at $517, from 34, Morrison Hill Road. A wash amah and another Chinese who were charged with receiving some of the goods were also
remantled.
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER.
In Mr. Wood's Center, a Chinese was mendable police service. There was o
It was stated parade of all ranks, including the charged with the attempted murder of
a woman at Hungiem. mounted police, and the recipients of the
by Inspector Lammont that from what bars were warmly applauded.
could be gathered now, the man went to tho The men who received the bars, along woman, who was sleeping, and attacked with the achievements which secured her with n chopper, inflicting very serious injuries to the back of her neck.
them, are as follows:-
Pc. Gaskell, for his resourcefulnessThe woman caught hold of the man's whilst of duty in effecting the arrest hand and cried out, and a detective in an January the street, hearing the cries, gained ad- Nathan Road, Kowloon, 31st, of a reckless cyclist who collided with|mittance to the house and arrested the
The case was remanded. Crown, Sergeant Wong Kwong Tin ; and upset a "riesha carrying passengers.
A WELLINGTON BOOT. (now Inspector), highly commended by the Marine Magistrate for his intelligent action in a steam launch overcrowding
GREE.
P.-c. Ng Kungee and P.-c. Chan Hung, for intelligent action in effecting the
acrest of a snatcher in Queen's Road Central on, the 11th inst
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A Wellington boot belonging to. Lieut. Fisher, of the 74th Punjabis, was the subject of a case in Mr. Hazelund's Court, a Chinese being charged with stealing it. A small boy said he took
the boot to be mended, but as the cobbler was not in he left it in the alleyway at P.-c. Chan Yuk Shu, for his prompt the back of the shop. A scavenging action in saving a young girl from being coolic (the defendant) came along and run over by a framear on the 13th inst.sold it to a marine hawker. The marine P.-c. Mok Lai Sang (now OR. Sergt.). hawker said defendant brought the boot for his plucky conduct in effecting the to him saying he had swept it up in Witness gave defendant arrest of an armed robber who had corp-the street. mitted a robbery at 39, Cage Street, on twenty cents for it. An adjournment, was the 23rd January, and the recovery of a granted. part of the stolen property.
February 18th.
but
OFFENDING LUKONGS.
on occasions he was a little too smart. He was also,. undoubtedly, an opiam smaker.
Sergt. Chan Siu Tong (now Cr-Sergt.),
A lakong W118 sentenced to three and P-es. Chao Man Chan, Wong Tao Kow (now both Sergeant) and P.-c. Ip months' hard labour by Mr. Wood for Kwan
Mr. King (D.B.P.) of the 1.K.P.R. Ambulance neglect of duty. had had these serious charges brought Platoon for zeal and alertness in turning said the man, who had decamped, had o against him and he had come to Courtout to attend a poisoning ease at Nos.fairly good record, and was a smart man, prepared to meet them without any use-2, and 8, Praya West, Kennedy Town, less delay. Defendant was a solicitor of that Court and, he was charged with perfectly monstrous offences, and he was there to meet them, and two days had been expressly act aside for the hearing of the case. The other side knew that the defendant had instructed. Counsel, they had known it over since the defence was snatchers in Kax U Fong on July 20th. A bar was also awarded to Pc. fled twelve days ago, and twelve days
P.c. Chan Yuk Shu, for his smart
capture of a snatcher in Des Voeux Road West on June 16th.
Po Harry Loo and P.-c. Leung Kam flang, for their intelligerent and plucky Betion in effecting the arrest of two
was ample time for plaintiff to have in-Soares, whose name did not appear in
Mr. Wood said he could not estreat the bail or issue a warrant; but he would
pass. Rentence, i .:
Another lukong, who was charged with the theft of opium pille, 820, and with misconduct, was remanded in police, custody.
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ARREST OF INDIANS AT SHANGHAI,
CARRYING FIXED BAYONETS.
weeks ago, and the solicitora on both structed Counsel if he had chosen to do the original list. The Captain Super-HOUSE SURROUNDED BY A CORDON su. Plaintiff had not chosen to do so intendent remarked that it had been left until the last possible moment, and there-out of the list by mistake. It had only fore he submitted that the case must take its course. It was entirely the fault of the plaintiff, not his friend's fault, of
'viden said it was likely to occupy some time because there were important legal issues. He could see no reason whatever why Mr. Jenkin should not have been in- structed before he was.
He should have ben instructed long ago if the plaintiff's solicitor intended to have Counsel in the
Case.
course,
Mr. Jenkin replied that he was inform ed by Mr. Hind that it was only two orton for an adjournment.
three days ago that it was decided that the points involved in the case were such is should be dealt with by Counsel, and then he (Mr. Jenkin) could not be
reached.
just been brought to his notice that P.-c. Soares did very good work in the Pomeroy and Ribeiro bank case, and
that it was mainly through his action that the case came before the Hongkong Courts.
THE 1.C.S. EXHIBIT.
At H.M. Polios Court, Shanghai, on the 25th inst.. twenty-three Indians were charged before Mr. G. W. King, magis- excite to breath of the peace contrary trate, with conduct likely to produce or to section 83 of the China Order in Coun- cil 1904.
Mr. S. H. McKean, who prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, said he proposed to call evidence of, arrest and then to ask for a remand to enable him to secure the attendance of a witness, who was not in-Shangharung
The Chief Justice said he was bound to say that he regretted he could not sce his way clear to acquiesce in the applica
The charge
The great success of a simple idea is
Det. Sergt. Givens, said that on the made had been raised by the plaintiff's solicitor more than a fortnight ago, and shown in the exhibit of the International previdas day at about 10 am. he receiv there was no reason whatever why he Correspondence Schools which is being ed cartais instructions from the Chief which he went to No. 19, Boulevard de should not have instructed Counsel in held at the Old Post Office, Pedder Street. Detective Inspector in consequence of ample time, at any rate, to have beenThe founders of the Schools conceived the Montigny. While there he saw the second The Chief Justice-The allegations of ready to meet the charge. All he could possibility of carrying technical training defendant standing outside the house. say was that he could not agree to an ad through the mails to persons who had He did not speak to witness at the time, not the time or money to attend colleges. but when witness was coming back do your solicitor himself raise legal, argu-
The grounds The institution, which has been establish-fendant asked him where he had been ments, and that being so he knows the journment in that case.
ed for ten years in China has from 5,000 and witness replied that he had been affect of them perfectly well. Ajourn for the adjournment were wholly unsatis
more than 300 in Hongkong at the pre-debt. Subsequently in the afternoon, on ments in these Courts seem to be our factory, owing to the carelessness of the 6,000 students in this country, and looking for a man in connection with a instructions of the Chief Detective In daily bread. I cannot get on. Every day client or the plaintiff's solicitor. If he sent time.
One of the courses that has been most spector, witness went to the French Police there are applications for adjournments.granted the adjournment it would create
popular in China is that of Civil Engi-Station in Avenue Joffre, and, with a party of French police, went to the I am bound to say that it seems entirely a precedent which would be brought up neering. Like the many other Courses
and as he did so, he heard a stampede on necessary for Counsel to appear in this at all times in those Courts. I am very maintained by the Schools, pamphlets of house. He was the first person to enter,
instruction are sent out, lessons are cor- case, and the solicitor for the plaintiff sorry, Mr. Jenkin," added his lordship, rected and reference books are furnished the floor above. He immediately went should have instructed you long ago, "but the case must proceed."
that may be kept for future reference. upstairs and when he got to the foot of All the courses are prepared by men who the stairs he saw a number of Indians Mr. Jenkin. To come into Court and
are experts in their particular lines, coming downstairs. He told them to go after which they are carefully condensed back and they did so, say you were only instructed last night in a matter which you say is of import-
and revised with special reference to the needs of mail instruction. ance, appears to me most extraordinary. I do not know what the other side have
to say,
Mr. Jenkin--Even if I submit to any penalty you may impose?
The Chief Justice-If the other side consent to the case standing over until to-morrow and plaintiff pays the costs incidental to the adjournment, I will
this.
At the same time witness heard a noise of someone climbing out on the roof, The IC.S. has long had courses in and shouted out to those with him to look 1 French, Italian, German and Spanish for out for the back door. Continuing bis English-speaking people. A course of way upstairs be found some 20 Indiana English for Chinese has lately been in- in the front room, and on his instructions He Mr. Alabaster opposed the adjours-grant it.
stituted. The pamphlets and text-books they sat down on stools. The stools were of instruction were compiled by an the only furniture in the room, ment.
Mr. Alabaster said he would agree to authority of the two languages and, to found on the foor a book containing The Chief Justice-I quite sympathise
check these and allow the students to the names of Indians supposed to be re- a more minute. master pronunciation properly, phono-volutionaries, and, on with you, Mr. Jenkin
graphs with explanatory records are search, a knife, and a couple of dice be monstration of the phonograph methad leant against a wall. The men were furnished. Anyone may have a free de hind some window frames, which were arrested and taken to Louza Police of language study at the Exhibit
Station. Some of the meri witness heard escaping by means of the roof were cáp- tured by Annamites. He believed that one escaped, but he did not see this.
One of the defendants alleged that be had been walking in the street when he was apprehended by some Chinese and pushed into the house.
Mr. Jenkin-I accept everything you say, my lord, as being perfectly justified. I do not know whether that will get me into trouble with my solicitor or not. Counsel on the other side has come here armed with a big array of text books, so they seem to have taken a serious view of the case, also.
The Chief Justice-What reason does your solicitor assign for not instructing Counsel days ago!
Mr. Jenkin Tomorrow is no good at all, because I have to appear in another case. Therefore I shall make a further application, for which there is a pre- cedent. It was done during your lord- ship's absence on vacation recently by the then acting Chief Justice (Mr. Jus tice Gompertz) It was a similar ap- plication to this and his lordship would not grant an adjournment, but said he would non-suit plaintiff. I ask to be non-suited in this action in order that 1 may then have time to start a fresh. action. That, my lord, cannot be denied me; to be non-suited with costs.
Mr. Jenkin-If stems that his client only came around to the mistaken view that Counsel was better than Mr. Hind -on Monday, and then Mr. Hind found it
The Chief Justice made the order asked rather difficult to get hold of me before last night. His client is at fault in the for and added-I think it is something matter, and that being so his client will which will eventually find its way to the have to pay for his mistake. I suppose. Privy Council-is that not so?
Continued on next Column.)
Mr. Jenkin-Yes, my lord.
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The case was remanded,
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