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MAGISTRATE AND SOLICITOR. BREEZE RETWEEN BENCH AND
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BAR.
at th passage al-arts ograrfed Magistracy, yesterday, between Mr G
Ormy and Mr H Gardiner
SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20т, 1919.
HONGKONG C.C. TOURNAMENT.
Only two matelas were played, yeater- day evening, in the Hongkong C.C Tournament,
results the
being
Mr Ourdiner appeared on behalf of ¦ follows: - anese charged with the largeny of a
couple of pivers of iron
The defendant.
CLUB MIXED HANDICAP DOGBLES. Thorne and Mrs. Dreaper (rec. 3/0)
QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLEWORK
GUILD.
APPEAL FROM SIBERIA TO THE LOCAL BRANCH FOR HELP.
We have received from Mrs. Stabb letters from Major-General Sir copios C. Horbert Powell, British Red Cross Commissioner in Vladivostook, and from Miss Sheriff-MacGregor, Matron-in-Chief. British Red Cross Commission, Vladivo
A horrid thing has happened, the godown with British Army Ordnanca Stores, oars belonging to the Canadiane and ur lovely linen and stores for Rod Cross work has been burnt down; it is a disaster. I had hoped to start for Omak on Tuesday next but all our plans are upset. There is a talk now of starting a Typhus Hospital in Vladivostock as the epidemic is beginning here.
I heard that Dr. Gerard Fitzwilliams
10 uppeared, was carrying rice from a brat 8 Jennings and Mr. Man stook calling altention to the argent perdhna been having aplendid work in Italy
shy which was unloading a cargo of | 64, 04
That commodity. In one of the bugs were two pices of iron, which, the proscen sin allege: had been put in by the defettclas
M Orane was considering his verdiet when Mr Gardiner urged that there was un definite proof of larceny 16 convict his client The onus of proof." Mr Gar dine enatinged. lies with the prosec LE Lion
Mr. Ormu
trans
Are you giving me instrue
Mr Garding It is part of my duty to assist your worship in the adminis tration of justice. I know your worshije ng in acquainted with the law before you mount the Beneb.
I maintain that, on the charge of larceny my client cannot
be convicted
The Magistrate altered the charge to
of unlawful possession,"
and fined the defendant $10.
On
Mr Gardiner: It is usual, when obarge has been altered. to give the solicitor appearing an opportunity to defend his client. I have had none whal
The case is finished; I'm
over
Mr. Orme: surry
Mr. Gardiner insisted that it was not faished.
Ar Orme: What do you mem? Mr. Gardiner repeated the staf pent, adding that an appeal could be edged. Mr Orne You Been rol to have understood me. This is my Court, and I am in charge here. When I say the case is finished, it is. You may apply for a re-hearing.
IRRESISTIBLE HONGKONG,
BANISHEE CONVICTED.
A Chinese, who had been banished for life, was charged before Mr. R. E. Lind- soll. at the Magistracy, yesterday, with (1) returning from banishment, and (2) farceny of a pair of ear rings and a Chinese lady's coat. The stolen articles were pawned:
The Magistrate (to the defendant): You were banished for life. Why do you return i-Defendant: I was net told so.
Inapoctor Boulger told the Magistrato that every banishee was distinctly givan understand the period during which he could not return to the Colony.
The Magistrate (to the defendant): I remend you, on the first charge, till Thursday You go to guol for three months for lareny,
Mr. Lindall then wut for the pawn- broker who received the earrings, and, addressing him, said: What do you racan by taking goods brought by an utter skunk like thinY
The pawnbroker. He was naked and without any clothes.
What has that got to do with it? -His master or mistress may have sent him with the things.
It is obvious that such a man can only come into possession of such articles by unlawful means. You ought to have realised that.
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CLUB HANDICAP SINGURS, CLASS ** a **
N. R. Kent fowes (8) beat A A. Clax ion (rees. 3/6, 57, 6-1, 6-1)
TO-DAY'S ENTCHES, OPEN CRAMPIONSH Bingles, T. Mistrima e. G. Manley F. A. Redmond r. Tan Toon Lay.
CLER HANDICAP Dounges. Major Ham mond and Capt. Gray free 3/8) r. A A Claxton and A. H. Crook (rec. 2/6).
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Donples. A. B. Raworth and A. Morer Capt. Murray and 16 Jennings.
HOCKEY
The Staff and Departments, meet No. 88th Co. R.G.A. Happy Valley. today, in the United Services League. Bully off at 4.15 p.m. The teams are as follows:
Blaff and Depta. Glenny; Bundle and Coles Scouter, Gallagher and Conner; Kirby, Horrocks. Pugh, Salvesten and Knight.
No. 88th Co.. R.G.A. Cooper; Smith and Gladwin; Jones, Taliourd and Crompton: Coltmun, Greaves, Evens, Thomas and Sykes,
SNATCHING FROM A EUROPEAN LADY.
DETERRENT PUNISHMENT
INFLICTED.
A Chinese was charged, before Mr. G. N. Orme, at the Magistracy, yester day, with snatching a gold locket and chain, from Mrs. Frazer, of the Govern- ment Civil Hospital, at about 7.30 p.m., on Monday, at Ashley Road, Kowloon.
Mre. Frazer chased the thief, and at Peking Road, George Lee, a member of the Police Reserve (who was off duty then) took up the pursuit and arrested the culprit.
The Magistrate sentenced the defendant
Btrokes.
12 months imprisonment, and 12
George Lee was commended by the Magistrate for his conduct.
MANAGING A SECRET SOCIETY.
Before Mr. G. N. Orine, at the Magis tracy, yesterday, a Chinese was charged with being the manager of a secret society.
The rival clubs were the Wan Yinceros.
The ear-rings were returned to the com- plainant, the Magistrate ordering that Bust broker should suffer any loss trouble from them.
The
Of the man who had received the coat. Mr. Lindsell enquired: Why did you accept goods from a doubtful character
The answer was: He said his mistress needed the money to pay her rent.
You should make enquiries, and not accept the word of such & man. Bo more
arelul in future.
It was ordered that the coal should be returned to the complainant without pay- ment.
CAUGHT NAPPING.
HOW THE GOVERNMENT LOST MONEY.
club
for supplies. Space does not permit as to reproduce them in full, but we gave the following excerpts:--
and Austria. I am glad he has not been here, being hindered in every way as we have been, but I think he would have Writing under date February 2nd, helped the people to "get a move on. General Powell mentions that in mid-
The Kent is here now, the Suffolk I jun- October certain purchases were made ingine, was to touch at Hongkong on her Washington together with the full equij-
way home. Most people seem to have no meut for a 400-bed Hospital in Canada,
regrets in leaving Vladivostock! but only a part of the consignment from Canuda had arrived. There had niso
the staff of doctors and London.
nurses
As the personnel was expected to arrive in January. the Matron was despatched to Japan to purchase stores for a 200 bed
Mrs. Stabb writes:-From these and
been a great deal of delay in despatching from information kindly given by Mr. from Ralphs, and by Dr. Eversole, of the American Red X., who passed through recently, in charge of a shipload of Czech soldiers it would appear that the nood in Siboria is very real indend and that efforts of the Work Parties in the soveral the British Red C is relying on the
ports to help them through the emergen- the Red X. stores were destroyed, and the cies of the fire of February 8th, when all
epidemics of typhus and cholera of which they are apprehensive They ask for garmente and comforts for our own British troops, and as there are not a very great number of them, it is thought that the Work Parties can easily cope with
co-ordination with Shanghai and Singa the appeals, especially if, as is hoped,
pore is established.
Hospital, viz.. 150-beds for the Russian Unit and 50-beds for the British Unit. There were cadless delays in the purchase of these stores-first Christmas holidays, followed by Japanese holidays, when no purchases were possible. The result is that the stores are only just now arriving! General Powell proceeds: You will now be interested to hear what our scheme is as regards permanent work, which I most sincerely hope may not be delayed very much longer. It has been the greatest possible grief to me that it has been so long delayed, but it was inevitable; no' Medical Work can be done without per- sonnel, and personnel is helpless without equipment each has had to wait on the
other!
Everyone who is in touch with Si ein -as all of you are-is well aware of the crying necessity for Hospital work throughout the length and breadth of this vast country-from Vladivostock to the Urals.
I have selected the Far West as my field of operations, because it is there that our fighting troops are to be found, and it is clearly our duty to be where fighting is rather than further back, where there is only refugee work, which the British Red Cross is really unauthorized to carry out by Charter.
Dr. Teusler has recently returned from a prolonged stay in the West, and I have based my actions on the practical advice which he has been able to give me through his knowledge of conditions in West Siberia:
It is away in West Siberia, where the trying need for Hospital Work exists not here in Vladivostock," Nayd
Trusler.
There is now enough wool and material in stock to last the Work Parties 2 months more; and the War Charities Committee have very generously promised further
financial aid when this is finished.
At a meeting, on March 5th, of the Hongkong Branch of the Q.M.N.G. it was decided to continue work as our own wen were depending on us for comforts, and that the facts of this need should be laid before the workers, asking them to face the prospect of another Summer's work.
It is proposed that Hongkong's share of the list of articles asked for should be Shirts, panta, vast, pyjamas, socks and knitted comforta, handkerchiefs, re- quitoe-nots, food-covers, mops and floor scrubbers, bandages and surgical
The Committee for the Hongkong Branch of the Q.M.N.G. will be as fol
Summer low:-During the
Acting Er cuident, Mrs. Stabb; Hon. Soc., Mrs. Hickling; Hon. Treas., Mrs. Mackenzie, Buying Committee, Mrs. Chatham, Mrs. Church Work Party, Mrs. Maconachie Mackenzie and Mrs. Knight. Union City Hall Work Party, Mrs. Stabb; Ubi ese Ladies! Work Party, Mrs. V. Chan; Jewish Recreation Club Work Party, Mre. E. M. Raymond; Party, Mrs.
Walmsley Union We
and
Kong, Mrs. Naval Wesleyan Church, Mrs. Gim Loureiro; Peak Club Bandage-making,
Catholic blett;
Women's League, Miss Mrs. G. M. Harston; Unity Workers, Joseph W. Taylor. Mrs. Young: Shipping Secretary, Mrs.
Mr. King, A.S.P., said that of the 16th instant a big fight between two Chinese clubs in Yaumati was immigeat.
My proposal is to establish Hospitale The Police, on information received, raided a house and found, in the deferhaps (boliabinsk, but it will depend at cher Tamen, Ekaterinburg, ur por dant's possession, certain documents, re- cutirely on the Military situation at the ferring to expenses incurred
by the
time. The Bolsheviki army has been press. Society. Some of these documents were extracted from
ing forward East, and these places may hole in the wall, and others were concealed behind
be endangered.
The railway is the weak thread ia The Helene May Bandage-making Clase, Siberia, and total collapse has threatened under Mrs. Jordan, have had to censo about to take over control, so we may con more than onge. The Americans are just
work as a separate party, owing to so many members having loft for Home, and cal progression from now onwards, and fidently expect improvement in arithmeti others having gone to live on the Poak.
Much
regret is felt at this closing down, as not only did it usually send in the they predict that in four months time
the bandago some twenty trains per diem will be run- largest contributions to ning The elimination of Russian con- packings, but it was one of the very trol bas long been necessary.
earliest units of the Associated Work Parties-being the direct descendant of the large weekly meeting organized by
Working Party with regret, and hopo Mrs. Phelips in the City Hall in the aummer of 1915. We bid it good-bye as a
such of its members as are still in the Colony will find it pleasant and possible to continue their expert labours. with one of the remaining centres.
anticipated a considerable amount of According to the Ordinance, possession of documents relat- ing to the accounts and management of a society presumed that the possessor was the manager. The defendant admitted that the documents produced belong to him. Amongst them was one applying for subscriptions to funds for fighting, fortnight or so ago in the total destruc
We sustained a very serious loss The matter is a serious one," concluded tion of a huge godown in which practi- Mr. King," and I should like your Wor-ally all my stores were housed, together ship to inflict deterrent punishment."
with much war material belonging to the British War Mission and Canadian Force. The stores were mostly those sup- plied by the various Work Depots in the
The Magistrate sentenced the defendant to six months' rigorous imprisonment.
INDIAN'S ENCOUNTER WITH GOLF
CADDIES.
day after the fire!
loss was related at the Magistracy, offered by an Indian when charged before recaivo, tabu to pour in from all andkerchiels, etc. A large monthly out-
How the Government sustained a heavy Yesterday, whom Inspector Boulger told Mr. Lindsell that a boy, aged 15, was charged with the unlawful possession of some films and released on bail of $50. For some reason or other, the box in which the films were supposed to be was mot opened by the Police at the time, and when it was unlocked later it con- tained not filme, but 120 taels of opium,
worth $1,440.
The Magistrate: And you let him go on hail of 8501
The Inspector: Yes; he looked a respect- able youth. The Government is losing a good asm of money and a possible inmate of the gaol. but wo have got tho $50 and the opium.
Mr. Lindsell: That's some consolation! Inspector Boulger: It never pays to be too solicitous with such property.
Mr. Lindsoli assented."
Mr. R. E. Lindsell,
East, but most fortunately 65 cases from Shanghai (per es. Astrachan) escaped:
There are two ways of helping to keep they were to have been stored the very ing them, or by paying to have them up the supply of garments, ete-by mak- General Powell adds that he is arrang Tress, H.K. Branch Q.M.N.G., City made. 3.00 seat every month to the Hon. "Gross provocation" was the ploning to leave a Base Commandant behind Hall, will pay for 12 shirts, or 24 pairs of at Vladivostock, whose duty it will be to the Magistracy, which will
etc., the numerous goods pants, or & pairs of pyjamas, or 10 dozen yesterday, with striking a caddie near the Civil Service Club.
fram your depots lies which cannot bo time to time; to pur-
could be maintained by this means, if Prit chase
those who are not able to continue work- food The defendant said the complainant obtained up country; and to despatching through another hot weather, and also and five other boys teased him by calling regular consignments say, every six week again out here, having jurt cathe from him
newcomers who may not wish to start Mola Hap Tar" (half-starved to two months. It is easy to see how im strenuous work at Home, would help Indian).
Unable to bear their taunts portant this work will be, requiring fore things on is this any longer, he administered a thrashing sight, calculation, and energy, because only as aphasize the never-bear- to one of his youthful tormentors. the completeness of the consignments, and ing need for old clothes of overy descrip
He was red B.
the accuracy of their despatch West, will tion, which can be put into order and depend the life and success of our Hos pasked, by the Unity Workers, and are pitals-4,000 miles away.
Siberia! These may be sent to Mrs. then sent to Refugees in Franco or Young, City Hall.
EXPENSIVE SWEETS.
The one man who is eminently fitted for this important duty is Capt. Edwin A Chinese was sentenced by Mr. Ormo Assistant Commieaioner. He has a grip Ralpha, who bas, till recently, been my at the Magistrany, yesterday, to $1 days of the situation such as no other man hard labour and six strokes for the theft possceses, and has fail and personal know of some packets of Nestle's chocolate from ledge of practically all the Far East the Kowloon Godown.
Work Depots, their Presidents and Secre The bail money was estreated and the tims of Nestle's chocolates irresistible with them all. I trust that His Excellency Another Chinese who found the attractaries, and is in excolent relationship and varied his taste by adding a bow tins the Governor of Hongkong will be able of condensed milk from the Kowloon to spare me his services for a few months. Godown was soutenced to a month's imprisonment.
opium was confiscated.
ALLEGED UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF ARMS.
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A Chineno, from abroad, was brought before Mr. Lindall, at the Magistracy. yesterday, charged with being in posses sion of Arc-arms. He was arrested on the Hnu Tak wharf as his box was found
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.
The approximate statement of traffic
to have a falso bottom on which was receipts for the wook, ending March and
morbed a Winchester rifle of the Intralis ng follows :-- paltora, and an automatic pistol, and 200
rounds of ammunition.
Rovely in
far wik. This Year........
...$13,045 poak | Laab Your.........om... 14.283
Mr. Ja, for the defendant, applied for romand
The Magistrate, sagordingly,
poned the ones until today.
Ingrosso edemands »
1,002
Aggregate receipts far 18 weeks
172,170 100,030 0,140
It may be remembered how Mias Innese, in her letter of December last, beggod that newspapers, books and magazines of all descriptions, might be collected, and sent to the Hospitals in Siberia; and also intruments, etc. Those latter can be playing cards, puzzles, games, musical seat to the City Hall; and for the papers, Mr. B. 0. Kona has moet kindly under- taken to forward free of charge any Miss Sheriff-Macgregor writes:-This to the Post Ofoe, and it is hoped that yout is a place of disappointments, not one many people will avail themselves of this, thing of all the stores I ordered in Eng and leave any time they pass, any litora land, Canada or America. has arrived, have been over in Japan
turo they day spare.
An cald waters to buying a thirsty soul, so more but it in almost to Beti
good news from a for and our men in Biberia, are stand that whoù posso came people all he wants are all ships to bring the stuff.
out off from nown of the world, thought they could relax their efforts bub and we are definitely told that it is now definitely stated, the state of this unhappy country is far from peaceful and the distress is awful British troops who need the things. It The American Red X. is doing axocilant should not be hard for any woman who work and has a huge organisation; they is some leisure this summer to land 4 are short of personnel and wo are minua hand in supplying them--by personal many necesarios so wo propusa working work, or by a auall regular monthly in wish then until wo get that we noed,
donation,
quite under
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