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JAPANESE COTTON REELS. FALSE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS
PROYED.
KIDNAPPING.
BOY OF SIX YEARS IN THE
WITNESS-BOX, ·
THE
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester. LOCAL CHINESE FIRMS DISCHARGED. day before. Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese
youth was charged, on remand, with kid- napping a little boy from the custody of his parents at Canton, and detaining him on the Kha Shru,
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yentes day, Mr. E. D. C. Wolle delivered an important decision dismissing the sum monses against the Kwong Wing Sing Arm, the Kwong Yang Yick firm and the Sun Co. for (1) being in possession of cotton reels to which a false trade descrip- | tion had been applied, and (9) welling next Criminal Sessions. the cotton reels in question.
Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Assistant Secretary for Chinese Affairs, prosecuted.
Mr. Wood said he thought the case, if provid, nught to be sent for trial at the
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"Mr. Lindsell replied that it was the In all three cases the main ples for best thing to do, but the mother of the the defence was that the firms in quesxy wished to return to the country, as tion were acting innocently: they had no she was engaged in a spinning mill there, reason to believe that the reels were short] The father of the boy was an odd-job measure they had not been warned of
coolie in Hongkong; and, he, too, had that fact, and har træeived no complaints asked that his wife be sent back to the
While whatsoever from their customers.
country as soon as possible to look after in each case stating that it was generally
the children. known that Japaness gonds were of short! "menaire the defendants argued that there: were no means by which they could know that the reels did not contain the number
Mr. Wood repeated his former state. ment, and asked Mr. Lindsell to make some rangement as regards compen- of yards they were described as contain-sation to the parents for having to remain ing. They could not measure each reel.
The Kwong Wing Sing firm were said to have sold Chicken brand, the
in Hongkong.
Mr. Lindsell agreed to this.
The detective who arrested defendant -Kwong Yang Yick "Umbrella" brandi, stated that when the Canton 'boat was and the Sun CoNecktie brand all moored near the wharf on August 19th of which were found-on-measure an officer from the K ́ên Shan informed. Inspector Terrett to be short measure, him that they had a man on board who except in the last instance, in which thrie was believed to have kidnapped a little our" of eight reels awasured contrined boy. Thus bay had been crying all the more than the 500, yards named on the way. Witness went on board, and sa Feel. In ruct
it was
stated defendant, who had been tied to the in evidence that the culten heels seized mailings. were trial consignments res:ived from Japan. The dealers had to go to Japan because of the embargo on the export cotton from England, and because of the hia rise in the prices of all the British brands of entton."
The Crown Solicitor stated that the prosecutions were undertaken on his in- structions, as he had received complaints, and on investigation, bad found that a large number of cotton reels of short mea sure exported to the Colony from Japan were being sold here.
Mr. Wolfe, who had previously in- timated that he would give his decision in all three cases at the same time, said. yesterday afternoon, that he had come to the conclusion that the cases
were
When defendant was charged at the Police Station he asked to be banished to Taipin. Flestated that the mother of the boy, who knew him, had asked him, to Sind her son. He went in search of the hay and found him on beard the boat, He was then arrested.
The little boy, who is barely six years
HONGKONG DÁILT PRESS. FRIDAY, SMPTEMBER 6TH, 1918.
HONGKONG
MAGISTRACY.
A KÖREAN THIEF.
A Korean pleaded guilty to the theft of 115 from a Japanese medicine-seller by whom he was employed.
The defendant said that he took the He had spent money from a drawer. some of it, and had lost some.
The Magistrate fined the defendant $150, in default, two months' imprison
meat.
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OPIUM FROM HAIPHONG.
A Chinese was charged with being in possession of two taels of non-Govern. ipent opfum.
.
Inspector Gorden said, the defendant was a sailor and was arrested on a sampan | while leaving his ship. Every sailor that came to Hongkong from Haiphong tried to smuggle opium, not for local consump tion but for export to China.
The defendant was fined $100 with the alternative of one month's imprisonment
HONEST LIVING REWARDED
A Chinese youth was charged with having sold cigarette paper without
licence.
Inspector Gordon said that the boy was trying to make, an hotest living, and suggested that the offence be met with 'a light punishment.
CANTON NEWS.
[BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NOOI
BẢN ĐỒ,
HUNAN FRONT, .
CANTON, September 5th.
It is reported that all the Northern, lenders, on the west front of Hunan, following the Nad of those on the southern front, have declared an armis- tiers,
The Union Military Government has Fromised to supply Ng Pai-fn, the Northern leader who declared an armis- ties, with military necessities it be is dismissed by the Peking Government. ' UNREST IN AMOY.
It is reported that unrest prevail: "in- Amoy, and that streams of people are leaving every day.
Tekun THE CANTON "INTELLIGENCE BURKAC.]
The constitutionalist leaders of the South-West, who recently announced that they would repudiate all illegal actions of the Peking Government. are not only expressing the sentiment of the several provinces they represent but also that of every self-respecting citizen of China. when they say that the presidency of the Republic of China cannot be subject to the control of militarists who happen to be in command of large military forces for the time being: that it is an insult to The defendant picaded that he had no the manhood of China to think that n President illegally chosen by votes money to buy a licence.
Inspector Gordon mentioned that $9.30 bought from an assembly picked and was found on the boy.
purchased by the military party will be The Magistrate directed that this confirmed Inter by the people. The sam, together with 81.50 from the poor money for the purchase of the election box, be used to purchase a licence for has been raised through traitorous "mort:" the boy, who was cautioned and disgaging of the national" resources and charged.
political right. by and for a few.
THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
An Indian watchman, employed by Messrs. W. G. Humphreys & Co. in the firm's store at Yaumati, was charged, on reward, with the theft of a bucket con-
of age was made to stand on a chairtaining scrap-iron.
the Magistrate's sent, and
near
sworn.
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WAN Mr. Nissin Jeremiah, foreman, m
played in the store, said that on August 28th he and the watchman at Shain-sui-po went to the defendant's house. The defendant was called, and caine down stairs with the bucket in his hand and asked witness to take it away. Witness invited defendant to accompany them po the Station, which he did.
He told the Magistrate that be went to Canton along with his mother; and he did not know the date he was taken away. He came to Hongkong on a stemmer, a “kidnapper" bringing him He did not know who the man was.
The Magistrate asked the little boy to look round the Court and see if the "kidnapper" was present, and witness then pointed to defendant.
Continuing, the witness went on to He had state that defendant told him to accon-
pany defendant to Hongkong on steamgr. His mother did not know he was going away, and he did not tell her.
similar and that a false trade description had been applied in each tase. The de-- fence has relied on sub-section " (c) of Section 3 of the Ordinance; that other- wise they had acted innocently. „gone into the cases quoted by the Crown Solicitor very fully, and he had decided that he must discharge the defendants. He was satisfied that though they might not have complied with sub-section 2 (a) they undoubtedly acted innocently
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Mr. Hall (of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist): who defended, asked witness whether he had told the Sham-sui-po watchman not to, arrest any thief, but first to report the matter. Witness re- plied that the Sham-sui-po watchrao should have arrested any thief, if he actually saw the theft
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The Military Government and the National Assembly of the Republic of China now meeting in Canton, although having repeatedly announced their con- demnation of the acts of the illegal Peking Government, will make a formal denial of the right of the bogus National Assembly to proceed to the election of a President for the Republic.
The dismissal of Lah Tscheng as the Superintendent of Customs and Commis. signer for Foreign Affairs for Kwangtung. by Peking will not be noticed by the Canton authorities. Mr. Lab will con tinue in the two offices.
The Bureau for, Foreign Affairs in the Constitutionalist Provinces are being taken over by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Military Government and will be subject to the supervision of Dr. Wa Ting-fang, who was acting Premier and. Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Li Yuan-hang before June 12th, The mother of the boy stated that she went to Canton on August 14th to visit: Mr. Hall said the defence was that 1917, when the militarists, forced General the whole thing was a "put up" job. Li to submit to their will. Dr. Wu is the a relative, and took her three children
The defendant denied coming down-tast Foreign Minister of the Republic stairs with the bucket in his hand when culled by the foreman.
went to Canton because
. He ordered the return of the cotton with her. She, reely seized by the Police. He pointed her house had collapsed owing to heavy oul that in the casea quoted by the Crown rain and floods. On August 17th, her Solicitor, except that of Christie Manson
. Cooper, the defendants, as manufae so went out into the street, without her knowledge, and since then he had dis turers, had practically done something to the goods which constituted arr offence appeared. She immediately sent people out in search of him, but they could not find him. A report was also made to the Police. She did not know defendant; in As regards the goods in question, he fact she had never seen him before. She emphasised that neither the defendants did not see her child again till she came themselves nor other retailers could in to Hongkong. future soll one single reel of cotton under
under the Act, unlike the present cases, in which the defendants were only dealers
and not manufacturers.
the same conditions. No person could
Mr. Wood remanded the case. #
in future bring forward the plea that ANOTHER HARBOURING CASE be had acted innocently. The present cases had been widely reported in the GUARDIANS' ALLEGED ILLTREAT Press, and it would be extremely diff cult in the future to satisfy him with
MENT OF A GIBL
At the Hongkong Magistracy, Fester-
The defendant deposed that on the morning in question the Sham-qui po
absence, and had made a search. This watchman came to bis boase, in his visit was reported to him by his wife. Later, when the foreman came to the witness saked the latter why he had house with the Sham-sui-po watchman, patered his house without a warrant. The Sham-ui-po watchman then pro duced the bucket full of scrap-iron and said he had found it under witness' bed. This statement the Sham-auf-po watchman reported to European Sergeant No. 93, who told the Sham-sui-po watchman that ho had no business to go into witness
regularly appointed by the President with the consent of the National Assembly. Dr. Wu, now one of according to law. the seven Administrative Directors of the
Foreign Affairs.... Military Government, is also Minister of
A DEFENCE THAT COLLAPSED. Li Chup was charged yesterday, on remand, before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe with being in possession of 25 taels of opium in excess of the quantity allowed by the Government.
Chief Preventive Officer Wildin, who prosecuted, said that the defendant, who had asked in Court on Wednesday to
such a ples It was the duty of solicitors day, before Mr. J. B. Wood, a Chinese bouse without a warrant. At this the be allowed to look for the man who had to point out to their clients that if in was charged with harbouring a girl, 14 Jew foreman told the Sham-sai-po watch. given him the opium, had been accom-
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man that he had better change histetepanied by a Police constable to his house and had visited his wife. He had ex- the future they sold Japanese cotton reels years of age, at No. 4, Ezra Lane. of short measure they would do so at their Defendant stated that the girl came to ment and say that the defendant had
anybody else. own risk.
his office and asked him to take her away brought the bucket down himself. Wit-pressed no desire to go elsewhere to find Mr. Hind pleaded guilty on behalf of from her parents, as her mother intended acts was teen arrested. The Sham-sui-pa watchman bad borrowed $10 from witness, to sell her to a house of ill-repute. Ho and even after witness had asked for re- the defendant and asked that, in the VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB could not resist her entreaties, so took payment they remained friends,
eircumstances, a lenient punishment be that the The Magistrate observed The annual general meeting of the her away.
asking for the return of loans was gene indicted, Victoria Recreation Club was held yester. Inspector Browne stated that the state rally the means of breaking friendships. ment made by the girl bore cut defen- The defendant denied that he bad nny- day evening, og advertised.
A representative of this paper attended,
dant's story. The people with whom the thing to rio with, the bucket. As far as he was discharged, he took away all his but the Hour Mr. Claud Bevern, who was girl was staying were not her parents, but he knew, it was not in his house. When to preside, intimated, before the meeting her guardians, who adopted her when she belongings from the mataled in the store. The girl had been sard to his own house, but did not take commenced, that he did not wish the was a month old.
the bucket.
Dafendant's wife corroborated, "his meeting reported. "It is only a business living with defendant for some time.
Mr. Wood remanded the case till this afternoon. zaneting," he said.
statement as regards the first visit, to her house of the Sham-ani-po watchman
Mr. Wolfe said that the evidence was of a conflicting nature. He was so dis astisfied with the evidence of thy Bham-
One of the Committee men who was standing by reminded Mr. Severn that the!
BIG ARMY BEEF PLANTS,
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The defendant said he was going for a walk with two other friends, and, when passing the Wing On shop, one of them gave him a parcel to hold it for a while While his friend was in the shop, the Police arrested defendant,
Inspector Wildin asked defendant why he was carrying the parcel inside his waist-bood
Defendant said it was tied with string
meetings of sporting clubs were usually To guard against my temporary short sui-po watchman, who seemed netuated by and he thought it was best to carry it reported in the newspapers. Mr. Severa age of beef for the army in France, the some motive against the defendant, that
USA War Department is constructing wire believe much of what that under his coat.
was understood to reply that it should
general public at all," he declared.**
in the country five additional refrigerat witness had said. At the same time he
from 30,000,000 to 40,000,000 pounds af
Mi. Hind said that he did not know
not be done. “It does not interest theking plants, with a capacity for freezing had a very strong suspicion that the this fact. It now seemed to him that the beef Ice-making plants are being built bucket was taken out of the defendant's defendant had been acting in concert Members and supporters of the Club in connection with ench The army now house, but, as there was soma doubt in with the two others, and had the mit who were unable to attend the meeting is operating in France a refrigerating the matter, he gave the benefit of the fortune to be arrested winle the others plant with a capacity of 10,000,000 pounds doubt to the defendant, who was accord The Magistrate imposed a fine of $2,500, with the alternative of ten weeks" may take another view and fail to approof beef and an ice making plant with a ingly discharged and deal dea
imprisonment. (Continued at foot of next Column.); ciate the advantage of this secracy.
capacity of 5,000 tons,
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