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CRIMINAL SESSIONS. [Before His Honour, the Chief Justice
(Sir William Rees Davies, K.C.)] BANISHEE GETS THE BENEFIT OF
THE DOUBT.
Chang See Ying, alias Chuk Sing. pleaded guilty to returning from banish ment before the expiry of his term.
Prisoner I admit returning from Danishment.
a statement
I wish, however, to make When I was banished I was told that it was only for five years. Well, I counted the time and when I found it had expired I thought I was entitled to return to the Colony
The Chief Justice: You mean that you did not know you were banished for 15 years 1-No one told me I was banished For 16 years.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1918.
WINDING-UP APPLICATION.
In the Supreme Court, yesterday, be- fore the Chief Justico (Sir William Bees Davies, K.C.), the Ching Tak Wing mado an application for the winding-up of the Kwong Choung Steamship Company.......
Mr. E. H Sharpe, K.C. (instructed by Mr. W. E. L. Shenton), appeared for the
defendant frm.
The statement of claim alleged that the plaintiff, with four others, purchased two steamers-thus s.s. Licorne and the 6.8. to form a Steamship Com. Serb-in 1911 pany. In October, 1914, the ships were pany. In sold with the consent of all the partnera. Plaintiff now asked for the winding up of the Company for amounts found due and for relief.
The statement of the defence is that But your deportation order says fifteen the plaintiff was never a partner in the
firm. years-I did not know it.
The Sergeant Interpreter declares that he read and explained the statement to you?-He is telling lies; he never did anything of the sort. The time of my banishment and return will show your Lordship that I was banished for only five years.
Your warrant says fifteen years -A I supposed to know what is in the war want? I cannot read a linë, pë
The Chief Justice: Your last question does not do you any good.
The Bergeant Interpreter said he ox- plained to prisoner that he was banished tor fifteen years.
Prisoner: It is ridiculous for this.
Mr. Sharpe said he had received notice that the plaintiff did not intend to ap pear, Mr. Sharpe then read a letter from plaintiff's solicitors, stating that they had no further instructions.
The Register of the Court (Mr. H. A Nisbet) gave formal evidence of serving the notice.
A STRANGE STORY. AN OPIUM DEAL AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester day, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese was charged with snatching 84,000 from another Chinese in Connaught Road.
Mr. E. J. Grist appeared for the pro secution, and Mr. Mattingley for the defence.
Mr. Grist said the complainant was employed in the Yeung Lai Firm, of 53, Connaught Road. He went to the Bank of Taiwan and drew $4,000 in bank notes, which he put into an inner pocket of his coat. Defendant, it is alleged, jostled against him, and attempted to snatch the money. Complainant caught hold of do fendant's hand, but defendant managed to He was wrench it away and escape. followed and arrested,
OPIUM COMBINÉ SOLD OUT.
STOCKS PURCHASED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. FORMATION OF OFFICIAL RINŐ.
As a climax to the various reports
the varic which have been coming in from the Fro vinces of the revival of opium cultivation and traffic, the payment of troops in onlum oplum, the brink traffic in the drug in the South-Western provins and the very brief telegraphic warnings from Peking of an arrangement by which the Chinese Goverancat was to take over the stock of Indian opium held by the Combine in Shanghai and Hongkong, the actual documentary transfer of these stockos was signed yesterday (says the A. Dely
cos of June 12th) by a special repre the agents of the Combine Payment is sentative of the Peking Government and
to be made in national bonds, bearing six
The
per cent. interest and maturing in ton year port from Poking to the effect that the Chinese Government was to take over 1,574 chests of opium at 1.3. 6,200 a chest and was to redispose of us stock
Complainant bore out this statement Mr. Mattingley Baid defendant and complainant had known each other into a Syndicate of Tis: 8,000 a chcet, on here yesterday, The Chinese timately for a number of years. On May consideration of a $5,000,000 loan was 7th, 1916, complainant gave defendant. Government a representative was in
Shanghai the actual | sale
was consum Since formal transfer has mated.c who was a sailor, B4,000 with which to purchase opium in London. Defendant already been made from Combine to Gov left for London on a Blue Funnel boat.crament it is safe to assume that the automatic transfer from Government to Syndicate, which will be ratified in Peking on Friday, but which is purely decumentary, has also been accomplished and that by this adroit manipulation the opium traffic, after a year's recess, may be resumed at any time and in any volume, the Indian stocks constituting no more than a nucleus, and at the same timo an apology, for a trade which may assume any dimensions,
His Lordship entered judgment for When he arrived in London, he found that the price of opium had risen con- defendants,
the ruling price being then siderably,
Defendant was 1156 per pound. promised $2 for cach pound of opium he purchased. He was thus only able to purchase 250 lbs. in London. While he
BREACH OF CONTRACT.
STOCKBROKERS CLAIM.
The
constable to come to this Court and tell before the Chief Justice (Sir William was on his way back to his ship with themahly to the Syndicate, in which Pre
In the Supreme Court, yesterday, Rees-Davies, K.C.), Messrs. Moxon &
your Lordship that he informed me 1 had beer banished for 15 years: I Taylor, sharebrokers, claimed from Mr turned after a lapse of five years, know ing my time to be up.
Hadjiar Marikar Usoof, of Old Moor St., Colombo, Ceylon, the sum of $9,702.10, damages for breach of contract in certain
share transactions.
The Chief Justice (to interpreter); You told the Magistrate that you were
Mr. C. G. Alabaster, for the plaintifs, not sure for how long the man was banished...
said the writ was issued for service out Interpreter: Yes, I admit that I wasof jurisdiction on March 8th, but no not quite sure then; I am sure now, hav ing considered the matter,
The Chief Justice (to prisoner): Woll, I will record a plea of not guilty," and get a jury to decide your case,
Prisoner: I only want justice done mo. The inan lied at the Police Court; ho comes here and then goes back on his word. He is full of fulschoods mere fact that he emplitsizes 16 years goen to prove that ho knows nothing about The matter,
appearance had been entered. The state ment of claim was filed on June 10th All the legal requirements were carried out.
Mr. J. W: Taylor gave evidence as to the various transactions which defendant had entered into.
opium in his possession the London Polico arrested him. He was charged bofore the Magistrato with being in unlawful possession of the opium and sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the opium being confiscated. When de fendant had served his term of imprison ment he managed to get a steamer and return to Hongkong, He met complain. ant and informed him of his misfortune. Ever since, complainant had been pres sing him. Noticing that defendant was frequenting a friend's house, complain- ant went there and asked for the retura of the money. An altercation ensued, and it ended with defendant promising
prouts to the Government a and, pro- fideat Fong is said to have an interest, must be large, and it is believed in Peking that the proceeds are to be devel ed to the financing of the imminent sidential election. It is also nasumed that Liang Shih-yi has financed the en- terprise and will be in charge of any further transactions which the Syndicate may have the courage to undertake in the face of foreign disapproval and Chin- ero popular indignation.
THE COTTON FIRE CASE
AT SHANGHAI,
The judgment of Bir Havilland de Hausmarez in H.M. Supreme Court,
and Shanghai, in the Oriental Cotton S. W. Co., Ltd. v. Lancashire Insurance Co., His lordship gave judgment for plain to pay complainant a part of the money.
which was delivered on June 11th, brings to a close one of the longest trials which The tiffs with costs.
The complainant, however, was not satis-
has taken place in the British Court for fied with this, and a little later several some years past (says the N.-C. Daly Nema) The claim, which arose out of men came into the house and assaulted the big fire on the plaintiff company's defendant. Defendant ran out of the premises in October of last year, whea three godowns were destroyed, was to house, followed by complainant, who recover payment from the insurance.com- alleged that defendant had robbed him, pany for dealera cotton, 2.8., cotton de posited with the plaintiffs for purchase That was the whole story.*
or rejection on completion of the neces Complainant denied Mr. Mattingley'ssary preliminaries, and for payment for 590 balus of which the plaintiffs statement.
oluined was destroyed in addition to the yarn already covered by payments of the insurance companies concerned. The de fence was, s
the two claims which
The Chief Justice: I am going to enter ∙a plen of "
not guilty."
The following jury wore then em panelled to try the case: Messrs. M. M Maas, I. Tollan, C. Wallace, J. Baptista. J. Smith, C. J. M. Pereira, and R. Hun
ter.
THE REGISTRATION ORDINANCE
ANOTHER WELL-KNOWN RESIDENT FINED.
At the Hongkong Magistraey, yester day, before Mr. J. R. Wood, Mr. H. 8. Bennett, Manager of the China and Japan Telephone Co., was summoned for
Mr. G. H. Wakeman (Crown Solicitor) stated that prisoner was banished on June 24th, 1012, nad returned to the failing to comply with the Registration Colony on March 20th, 1918, being arrest ed at Yaumati
When a police witness was giving evi. dence prisoner said:-Never has it yet bran known that a policeman says a good word for a prisoner. (Laughter.)
After evidence had been heard the jury retired and brought in a verdict of not guilty," adding that they thought the prisoner had not been informed definitely what his term of banishment was
The Chief Justice, addressing the prisoner, said:-The jury have come to the conclusion that you were not told definitely what was your term of banish ment. You are discharged, but let me tell you that if you are banished again and disobey the order you will be severely dealt with. You should find out what your term of banishment is before leav ing the Colony. You can go now and enjoy your holiday, though I do not know for how long that will last,
The prisoner then left the Court vowing that it would be a long time before he entered it again as a prisoner.
When the next ense was called several
important witnesses were found to be missing, and the sessions was consequent- ly adjourned until to-day.
SPORT
GOLF.
Ordinance.
Mr. Bennett admitted the offence, which, he said, was a technical one, and committed under peculiar circumstances. He was under the impression that the
members of the Hongkong Defence Corps wore not required to register, and when he read in the Press that a member of the Defence Corps had been summoned for the same offence he wrote immediately to the Captain-Superintendent of Police explaining his case.
Mr. T H. King, A:S.P., said that Mr. Bennett's statement was correct. In fact, the summons and Mr. Bennett's letter crossed each other.
Mr. J. B. Wood imposed a nominal fina of $3.
SERVICES ENTERTAINMENT
FUND.
The Magistrate (to complainant) Understand that if I find you had an opium divan you will be punished.
were con for the purposes
of the trial, that the plaintiffs were guilty of fraud in preparing their claims for the payment of insurance, and also that
A lutong stated that when defendant was arrested ho attempted to escape.
Defendant hore out the statement made the 530 bales were not in the godowns it by Mr. Mattingley.
Mr. Wood asked defondant whether he koew that complainant had 94,000 in his pocket and whether he went to the place where defendant was for the purpose of carrying out a certain deal in regard to opium,
Defendant denied all knowledge of the
matter.
The Magistrato questioned another witness the principal tenant of the house as to whether he was aware of epium transactions being carried on..
Witness said complainant and defend- ant had several conversations about the return of some money. He did not hear anything about opium.
Mr. J. R. Wood said he did not believe In view of the fact that the Rev. Tomplainant's story, and he discharged Robinson is to be absenti from the Colony defendant for about three months, the Rev. F. 0. B. Hastings, R.N., bas kindly consented
take over the treasurership of the Fund. In future all communications; should be addressed to him.
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.
THEFT OF LARD.
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester day, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese was charged with stealing two boxes of lard from another Chinese.
the time of the fire. His lordship found that the plaintiffs were innocent of fraud, but that of the 535 bales alleged to have teen on the premises at the time of the fire, 485 bales were missing.
ALL OVER THERE.
All over fere in England thoro is summer
now sin; Little wild roses faintly blush and fold their
petals overs Each tree is full of quivering leaf and shady.
every lane; Buzzing of bees makes melody above the
fields of clover-
But oh, the broken hearts there are in
England!
All over there in England they are having
Banny June; Meadowsweet scents the river bank, forget-
me-nots are clustering;
The suckoo's call has dropped a note, the Deep in the wood wild hyacinths like war-
streamlet sings in tune; riors are mustering-
And
ch, the sturdy souls there are in Eng- *Land!
All over there in England there are maidens
Losing hay;
Little ones turn aside from play to share
the task that's calling
The Western hills are tinged with fire then
melt to quist gray, Slowly above the golden fields the gentle
dusk is falling
And oh, that I might go and work for Eng-
land!
KHM
At a Committee meeting held on Mon day afternoon the work of the Fund was brought under review and several matters were carefully dealt with. Many picnics are being run at a minimum cost to the It was stated that a coolie employed ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
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some boxes on Owing to the course being unplayable make the excuse of lack of paper it let the wharf while he returned to the ship during the second week of this month, theters are not written home, for the Fund abova competition may be played from Monday, 24th June, till the following is making regular contributions of this to unload other cases. When he came Saturday (inclusive).
kind to each unit. An examination of back to the wharf he found two boxer the figures in connection with the "Af missing. He reported the matter to his Homes" for Service men at the Sailors master and then went out in search of and Soldiers Home shows that since the thief, meeting defendant in Wing Loko August last about 1,000
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"The approximate atatement of traffic themselves of the kind invitation of the Street, carrying one of the boxes on his et 968 sugar refineries; 918
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This Year..
Receiple Aggregate
Lasst Year ...
för week
$2685 14.607
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for 24 weeks.
$319 420
316,883
Ingreate
2,538
Decrease
1,922
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