THR HONG
CHAUFFEUR AND NAVAI
OFFICEEF
MONEY OBTAINED BY FALSE
PRETENCES
CLAIM AGAINST PASSAGE-
BROKER
THE
UH
IRD CASE.
OF ASSAULT
PRESS FRIDAY SEPTEMBE
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS.
FORWARD
HOW CHINESE OBTAIN PASSAGES.
Before. Mr. N. L. - Smith; yesterday, kipimo chaqffour wisplaying by the Dangos | beard is
the MY.
Summary - Court, yesterda Jistics Wood, na action ch' Shum Ka Lau claïfied 3d from Le Chr
giris in
***I am not appearing a champ
who ill treat slave Fl ubistresses OT MOM
Aviax of
ganny of: football,
Hongkong
tive sport from
out the
greatly to Wednesday
obtaining $4
be regretted that in a well-gov like Hongkong, the
ared for the platin-brought before a
Colony Valley, when over a thomand luch'esses; were present to witness a game
South China Athletic and
tween iba
H.M.S.
irone, by false preten
∙Lieut.
thet
engagi & car Froči
Garage for a
til and Mr. Rowan
beat of of'im plaintifont
With the
a trip to the Reptile
br. July, 1990, paid
lay, either player wonish" entizisí
speciator, for both were
afternoon. He boarded the car outside the Dockyard gates at 3
-6 p.m... Who be asked the defendant whay
marked to some other officers who were) him that the ride was rather expe He had hired; cats.
Garage befo and never "had, hin charged so much. When the heard this, he produced s card on was written" 96 per hour. On the strength. of the card, witnes paid the defendant
and id nodeng more about the -matter.. On the following morning, the leakout came to withecabin and said that a chaufour from the Dragon Garage wanted to see him. Witnem sent word that he did not want to see the defendant. The lookout returned a few minutes later with *, saying that the chauffeur naked him to hand it to witness, who had overpaid the mount for the previous afternoon's car ride Witness tools the money. That same after
Ber
defendant failing to obtain The defendant did not obtain
Rowan solicitor Corliss. The weather was sultry, bug this
with Mr. G. B. Gardiner's firm, opened did not seem to have a deterrent effect on his defence si the "hfzg
In the case in which : Chine stands charged with sulting a little, intention to either
servant girl, nd eight years
There was/a) Läry
now in Court, among the ilarated spectato boing the
ticise the play OF
yers at the present, mar
the game, Wednesday cannot be taken as a criterion. of how the Colony stan Witnesses for the dolenes included the ball. I only wish
defendant
They day's game was the child three one They said that | gwir
of three daughters of the
and the plaintiff now velaimed the retarn
the sum of $120,
spoke of defendant
or four cats with a
ards foo that W
an exhibit
see when the game in, în full
difficulty that the Hong otball Association@will-have to
surmount this winter is the question of grunda..
It is a well-known fact that
mes last season, when the difficulty of obtaining grounds was also experienced, the Colony has had additions to both the These sister Bervices
the child attempted to run away, as the pane the instigation of the parents. The latter Mr. Crew, in opening the case for plain were called and defendant told them to kong) tiff, said that his client was a partner in take the child back and return, the $70 she a firm of Californian merchant in the had paid for her. The parents said they Colony, and on July last desired to assist had no money; they beat the child, asked three of his clansmen who had come down the defendant also to beat her and then from the country to proceed to Havana, [fied bar*
It was the child's parents He was unable to obtain passages himself who tied her up and it then came to his knowledge that the After the evidence Inspector Willis drew defendant was a passage broker. The defen. Mr. Rowan's attention to the fact that he dant was seen, and cerisin moneys were had made a statement that the Police, had paid over to him, 830 for each of the mo coached the girl while on the way to hos This money was not for passage tickets,pital na to That she should say and that but as a sort of commission for securing he was able to produce a witness. Inspec Sor Willis asked Mr. Ravan to produce the witness.
Four days later the defendant. insta and said
"pallengers WA
again a visi
The witner was produced and ronkd, only that one of the inten anffering from trachoma and asked for say that he heard the detective and her to
Cage hurry up, #30 31 doctor'r feer.
That ma
was also paid, the condition is both instances being that if no panages were obtained the money should be returned
ndon, witness received a letter from the pass mannger of the garage stating that he thought the withes had been overcharged, and asking witness to state how much he had paid, and whether witres had paid the money on his own estimation, or at the defendant's demand. Witness "wrote back that the defendant demanded #15, and be paid" that amount. That was all witnes
Mr. Wood: According to the receipt the money was paid in as's deposit for the
Mr. A. A. Wilson, assimant manager of ↑ Passage.
for the defend
When
Mr. Hutchison This statement should
not have been made,
Mr. Rowan 1 am sorry, I was told it
Mr. Rowan addressed the Magistrate on the facts of the case, drawing attention to certain discrepancies in the evidence of the
provide, at least half the teams for the Football League and the Committer is now faced with the serious question of bow Several to provide sufficién, grounds. suggestions have been made, including the foolhardy one of constructing two Belda wasewhere near Kowloon City,
I do not think that the latter suggestion will meet with the approval of either the player or the spectator, for there is always the ques tion of expense in getting out to that place to be borne in wind. A moro feasible suggestion would be the providing of addi- tional "grounds" in Happy Valley by the removal of the golfers to the two links at Fanling and Deep Water Bay respect
Speaking about golfers I am reminded once more of the sore point of last season the Dragon Garage, said that about 13 p.m Mr. Crow said that in his opinion it complainant. He said that the whole when football, from both the players and on Sunday, the garage clerk handed him cumsha
incident was a trap laid by the parents of spectators points of view was a hazardous the card produced and said that the date Empress of Japas left no passages the girl. be said "just because a game, when played in Happy Valley. fendant and received $15 in cash from had been obtained. The three men sailed child was given three or four strokes with owing in golfers using the grounds at the Lieut-Commdr. Cock for the hire of efforts of an entirely
on the China, two days later, through the No. 8 The defendant had kept - $1
different pers himself, he said that it was given to him by Lie Commdr. Cock kw (Megn: “shaw,!.
for
The Magistrate So the defendant paid in 816 to the garage (...)
Was that the right amou Cotinuing, Mr. Wilson aid that he wa
xenne person becomes liable to be The defendant made efforts to refund's por kong ought to be changed.
charged, then all the residents in Hong-
tion of the money but this wag
The plaintiff in the witness-box, bore out
his solicitor's statement
Judgment sai reserved till to-day
Mr. Rowan said his defence was that CALLED FOR A WATERPROOF the plaintiff was simply
that the money was not aid by him at fall, although the receipt was made out in 11,30 that same night, he questioned the his pate.
a bit suspicious about the matter,
DISMISSED SERVANT'S RUSE
A Chinese youth was charged before Mr. | N. L. Smith with obtaining a water-proof
T. K. Lafleur of No. 1, Baifee Terrace, Kowloon, by false pratences
defendant, and the latter said that he had 11 Wood. If the receipt was made coat valued at £36, the property of Mr. received only 15 from Lieut.-Commer Cock To make arte, witness had the debut in his name why cannot be recover fendant questioned six times by a Shanghat Mr. Rowan: Because the money does not Chinese, 1 bis own dialecs, and be persisted that he had received only: $15 Even when belong to him. It belongs to his uncle and witness warned the defendant that he would if he wants to sue for it he must hold rita to Lieut-Commndr Cock, the defe a power of attorney. The actual person who dant would not tell the truth. The def paid the money is not in the Colony. The dant insisted that: $15 was all be had received, and Lieut. Commdr, Cock bad poisoges were obtained on the Empress of told him to keep #1 as cumshaw Wit Japan but as one of the persone was suffer nes communicated with Lieut. Commdr. Cock and received a reply which led to the from trachoms he was rejected. The charge being preferred against the Gefen | other two then refused to go. My client dant.
then secured passages on the China.
The defendant aid he told Mr. Wilson
*that Lient Commdr. Cock had given him Judgment was awarded to plaintiff with
318 telling him to keep an cumshaw "a costa, and that he (defendant) would refund the other 83 to Laent Commide. Cook "on" the following morning." It was naual, said the defendsat for chaufeurs, when they were overpaid, to keep the money and re fund it. I have done so very often. "
FILIPINO STOWAWAYS. WANTED TO GO TO AMERICA IN SEARCH OF WORK.
same time
It is too early in the day to discuss the merits or demerits of the football team or
to speculate on which particular team. | Judy carry off the bonours. I have been informed by a person who can speak with authority on the subject that there wems every possibility of the League being run on a bigger scale this year, as there will be several more teams competing,
It was stated that three days ago the defendant went to the complainant's house, and, interviewing's smak servant ad, said that he had been ordered by the complain ant to call for his waterprof. Believing the defendant, the girl handed the coat to th him. The defendant went away and was not seen again. He was arrested on Wed-
Is seems a pity that Hongkong is unable to zavite an interport football team to the Colony as from "past observation I have Colony can put on a team that would give no hesitation whatever in saying that the a very good account of itself in any inter- port match. Perhaps if the interport Association will consider the feasibility of crickej and tennis matches come off," the
inviting a team to Hongkong next winter.
It is to be hoped now that South China and the Navy, have given a lead by in. diliging in friendly matches, that other water Leary, will follow guit. Practiço is essen- tial, ii, each individusī team is to put out Mr. Ladour said that the defendant used its best efforts in the competition, and "if
to be employed","
been dismissed. He had no defendant instru
The defendant'way diamias Saturday, and the
Mr. Wilson denied that the defendan
Honday Witness had told him anything about $18 and the charged four Filipinos, yesterday, before
Sub-Inspector Spear of the Water Police About the thef refunding of $3
men out to The Magistrata (to defendant) If the
Mr. RO Hutchison with having stowed" complainant had overfald fydir: why did away on board the Ecuador from that the defe
Manila
you not refund the money on the spot,
abad of keeping if The complainant, wo the United States to look for work The defendants said that they wanted to
in a hurry, and after paying me the money he could not obtai employment he walked away, saying! Good-bye,
ing Manila and
drivers in their lack
The complaidant; the defendant went
him
Amer
Sentence of "threa"
to try TRESPASSER They had
MY WAS very fonds or applied for jobs on many ships, but (defendant). And always engaged were always turned down, so they had no his car. The complainant liked witness option but to stowaway,They had heard ving. The compisinust did not Eaud in Manila that Filipinos got jobs as soon
as they arrived in the United States Witness the money, but placed it out coat of the car, murmuring something about 211 outlaw? The complainant did not nak witness, what the ride cast, hot himself paid $28, quite voluntarily,ERMA
bat bad such, be the case then football enthnaisata |in the Colony can look forward to even iven the better, exhibitions, of football between
cont, evenly matched teams than in the past
by witness on
Before concluding 1 wish to remark on stolus on the very poor Rugby football matches of okte to his compradore last year. I witnessed nearly every match, and wai disgusted with the sorry: exhibi. the later sent some tion pit up. Perhaps it was through lack with the result of practice I hope that this season Rugby enthusiats will come – forward to help make the game as popular an it was in the days before the war. - I was in: terested to see a paragraph i
xina Straita paper, the other day to the effect that the Settlements and F.M. S. Were sending a Q... team to play Bangkok and Rangoon, a
labour was
ON PREMISES. MEN FOUND
Three Chinese were charged, yesterday
Mr. Robinson, the third steward of the before Mr. N. L. Emith with trapassing Senador agid that he discovered the des into the servants quarters of the P., & O.
ay after the vessel left. Manila, fendants in various parts of the ship the
The defendant uhmmitted to the Magno, each, or in default one month's hard
trate that, thes
the hip and
if he went on board: anded the #*to Limit-
Commdr. Cock on the following day,
that he was an honest man
The Magistrate Bat it too lat, and after you had been found out
Replying to the Magistrate, Lieut Commdr. Cock said he did not give the defendant" "any" camshaw 2" because he thought the charge made fer the car very high,
Mr. Wilson said that chauffeurs had been instructed, when cash was paid for ride, to ask the client be write, on: the amount he had paid! The Riefendant returned to the garage hat no
Compan
The Magistrate passed: ventence of #25
tronic for
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK CASE,
PRISONERS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
The case in which Chan Bin-choen off in the Compradore Department the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was charged with embezzling $22,000, bel ing to the Bank, was concluded at Magistracy, yesterday *** Chan
such information on it. Probably Lions who was charged with receiv Commd Cock had not been asked by the defendant to all in the card.
Furion of the money, being committed for
Mr Leo d'Almada appeared for The Magistrate Will he be sacked 1 Abroff M O F. Mason for the
tead MD. 3! Levis for the Bant and
Wilson Yes, sad
Inspector Garrod is going to spend his MK Lo for Mr. Ho Wing, licence In the charge room, added Mir doru Wilson, the defendant told the inspector The that he handed, back go to Letter Commarformat Cock on the spot, and that, was not true. ¿tion for
The Magistrate passed sentence of 13 Wan topposed fine, or bus, monia's hard lafjötr.
Hing
said that they went there
P
Wednesday afternoon he
nad nispec
Jong
butside
KWANTUNG TROOPS
KWANGSI TROOPS.
The Headquarters of the Chief of Staff of the Military Governor of Kwangtung,
communicated the following to the Canton
pera on Wednesday:
„Krangsí troops in the Chaochow said distics have been so far acting on the lefensive, and the Kwangtung troops have Jajinched anys attack during the last dave There has been no fighting st ng and Homilal and the Kwangsi men still having Hoifung and Lakf bin their lines of defence The Pres orts to the contrary cannot be accept
Kwangej troops in Wnichó
ander Colonel
troops were defest
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