CORRESPONDENCE.
AT REPULSE BAY
HOTEL
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG
·DAILY:PRESS;"]
THE HONGKONG - DAISY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER
LIST, LEZO
OPIUM.
SPORT.
POLO MATCH.
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'ASSIGNMENTS, BOGUS AND UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF
“A SHAM”.
INTERESTING JUDGMENT.
The following judgment was given in the Supreme Court yesterday, be the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Gomperta in the action in which Ng Mi-Ho, executeix Keung Kwan and Keung Wa Kwan
SINGAPORE CHINESE
IMPRISONED.
WILTSHIRE REGIMENT. HONGKONG CLUB,
Chief Preventive Officer Wildin charged polo match will be played between the two Chinese, a Hakka and a Hainanese Wilbira Hegintent and the Hongkong the pantry and saloor "boy" of the Club on Saturday aexi at 4:15 pm
Sin.Pertops the following incident,
·which happoned st the Repulse Bay Hotet of Ng Ho Shi̟, was the claimant, and Danish ship Panama, respectively, beforeLions: Cel. Wyndham and the officers
Saturday last, may not be without inter
• to your readers. At about six o'clock on the afternoon in
question I entered the Hotel in the com- pany of four friends, one of whom was lady. Fold drinks were ordered, and whilst tboy were being fetched, the lady and one göntlumsa of the party got up and danced for about two or three minutes When the bill was brought immediately afterwards there was su item, over and above the sharge for the drinks, of $2.00. described
Dance money for a persons."
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the defendants. The claimant affirmed that certain goods taken in execution on
Jan. 11th, 1920, were the property of one Shek Fuk and that an assignment dated June 10th from Shek Fuk to the defen- dants was fraudulent and void against the claiman
2,692 taels of raw opium.
having been arranged at to short a notice
Mr. Orme, with the unaful possession of "At Home to their friends on the Mz. Wildin said that he would not with-round, who, they hope. will nowept this. announcement as an invitation, the match, draw the charge against the fine dant, as ho hoped to prove that they were both concerned in the possession of the opiam. On Tuesday night he and several Revenue Officers boarded the Panama and searched her for contraband. In the store room, they found a gunay bag containing the opium, which was good Indian opium.
to permit the ending of cards.
The Regimental Band will pay a pro. game during the match
HOCKEY.
HONGKONG HOCKET CLUB
GARRISON.
I signed the chic on the time, but wrote a letter of prowest to the Manager on the 18th instant. I pointed out that no on of the party had ever heard of such chargs being made, the general impresion being that the prices for refreshments wore inclusive so far as dancing is concerned, and that," had "the lady and gentleman known that their dangs of two or three much of her property as the claimant's minute duration would incur an extra licitors are able to tree. The defen - charge of 82.00, they would have kept their dants are. In fact,, adopted or buight anns contained fruit and the other the opiuma.
of Sick Fuk. They did not work and had sent. I suggested that, if the management
an occupation, but lived in their züother's finds itery to make such a charge.
Jakopi. The shop was looked after by visitors, in, farads to them, should be
paid pinanger. Neither Shek Fuk nor given a chance of knowing about it, and I the defendants have been called and no requested that under the circumstances the evidence has been given on behalf of the item in question might be cancelled. defendants. In these circumstances I have In his reply of the same date, the Mans no difficulty in finding that the assign ger inform me of his inability to waive thements were bogus and a sham, and that charge which, he firm, is quite in order. they were put through for the benefit of He points out that the Hotel advertisementa Shek Fuk the judgment debtor, and in rid Tes and Dinner Dances," and order to defeat and delay, the legal right when patrons neither dine nor take ton of the execution creditor. The assign- in the Hotel, a charge of $1.00 per head ments are, therefore void against the is made when such patrons utilis the dance claimant. It was urged for the defendants The Magistrate said that there was & floor
He further suggests that it can that Shek Fuk has an unsatisfied bill of doubt in the case of the first defendant, hardly be expected that the purchasing of costs against the claimant who has no and he must give him the boneft of that Her motive in making these docht and discharge him. He convicted 15 cent. drink should entitle the purchaser asets to the services of a full orchestra and signments was merely to protect, herself the second defendant on his own admit and obtain a set-off of one bill of costs tance, and sentenced him to 12 months' -of the dance floor.
against the other. There is therefore, hard labear, and a fine of $5,000 or says Mr. Hind, no fraudulent intention further 6 months hard labour. The sen
fine was not paid.
In the course of the judgment His Lord ship said The following facts are either admitted or proved to my satisfaction The claimant obtained judgment against interviewed the ship's steward who told Shek Fuk on April 8th, 1920. Her coats
The Hongkong Hockey Club played. him that the two defendants, who were wore taxed at $3,431,13. On June 10th
yesterday the claimant a solicitors wrote to the solidngaged in Singapore for one trip only, their first match of the season
came to him before the ship left Binga evening at Happy Valley where they met tors for Shek Fak asking for payment of the hill of costs and stating that in default pors, and asked for, permission to keep the Garrison. The play was of an even four bags of fruit in the store room. He character. Towards the end-the gars of payment drey world is execution. On that or the following day Shek Fuk gave them permission, and saw them put ended at 6 pm-the light was bad. by four several assignments, conveyed to the four bags into the store room. Appar. The condition of the ground, also, was not the defendants in the issue the whole of hurently the defendants had smuggled a ifth very satisfactory The game, however, was visible property. By visible I mean bag containing the opium into the store of an exciting nature, and the struggle on room without the steward noticing is both sides to notch the first point was keen. When the Ruvents Officers searched the Morotcu, for the Garrison, drew first blood store room, they found five bags. Four in the first for minutes of the opening of the game. After some midfield play, C. J. {". The ship's steward said that both the Cooper, for the Club, equalised. At half. defendants went, to him, but one only asked time, the score was unaltețel, Ca' resume his permission to put the bags of fruiting play the Club seemed to be making in the store room. He agreed-and saw great efforts topscore, while the Garrison the second defendant carry one bag into defence gave an equally good account of the store room. He did not we the fest itself. The Chab forwards, however, wero defendant carry any of the bags.
not to be denied, and a pretty piece of Replying to the Magistrate, Mr. Wildin combination on their par saw W. H. said that he had no doubt that the opium Edmonds wore the point which gave the was smuggled from India and transhipped Club the lead. This led to some spirited from port to port. Its ultimate destina- Play on the part of the Garrison, but once tion was doubtlessly Hongkong, where the again the Clab forwards got away and defendants intended disposing of it again Edmonds beat the Garrison goal- keeper. It looked as if the score would. remain unchanged when, within a fow minutes of time, Larcom took the ball all his own into the Club territory and put in a pretty shot which the Cinb goal-keeper was unable to save.
The Club emerged victors by 3 goals to 1
I have no wish to enter into a controversy
For the Club were J. P. Jones; C. C. Hickling and D. Reid; G. H. Piercy, Rev, Mr. Martin, and B. Hale; F. Schnepel, C. Cooper, W. H. Edmonds, B, O. Blake.
-over the matter, and expresa no opinion and the assignments are good. It is intences woro to run consecutively, in case the and B. D. Evans (Captain)."
here us to the fairness or unfairness, ez-
cient to reply that moral fraud is not cosivunes or otherwise, of this charge necessary and intention to delay and defeat My sale purpose if asking you to publish
a legal right "is sufficient. Again the this letter is to inform your readers of the limouity is that in O.J. 201 of 1915 Ng law, which does not appear to be generally Mi Ho was sued in a representative capa known that this charge for dancing is made city. In Q.J. 91 of 1917 judgment was by thy management of the Repulse Bey given against her personally. There is no Holl, under the circumstances mentioned authority for the proposition that in sch above; the knowledge may be useful to case cne set of costs can be set off against them on some future occasion, when they the other. The authorities are, in fact, might otherwise, as my friends did, un-all the other way. But even if I assume knowingly render themselven liable to it- a right to set off to exist hero, such right I sun, etc.
can only be acquired by order of the Court, Fr. La
which should be applied for promptly and Hongkong, October 19th, 1920.
at or immediately after judgment. decide this issue in favour of the claimant with costs.
HOTEL LAUNCHES IN
COLLISION,
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
A SHANGHAI FIRM AND ITS ASSISTANT MANAGER.
70.000 CLAIMED FOR ALLEGED WRONGFUL DISMISSAL."
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A match will be played at Happy Valley between the Hongkong Hockey Club and a Navy team next Wednesday afternoon. There are this year four Navy teams, viz., the Ambrose, the Light Cruisers, the Sub- marines, and H.M.S. Hawkins, and four. Army teams, the Staff and Depts, the Wils, the Garrison and the £ånd Punjabis.
STAFFS DEFEAT 88TH CO, R.G.A.
A case is occupying the United States
A very poor game of hockey was witness-" Court for China to which Mr. F. F. Hanished yesterday evening at Causeway Bay, is claiming from Mesars. Fearon, Daniel & when the Staff defeated the Bath Co. Co., damages for Tis. 70,000 for breach of R.G.A. by one goal. The ground was in contract. The plaintiff since September last bad condition, making play extremely year, had been employed under a contract difficult and the players themselves ghowed for three years Assistant General want of practice. From the commence Manager of the firm, but was dismissed in ment of the game, the Staff, coramenced July fast. The plaintiff says his dismissal to press and Capt. Tumory registered two was without just, proper or Tawful goals in the first half. After the interval, cause." Defendants Sled ten defences, to the gunners scored a gual, Bdr. May being the general effect that plaintiff had neglect responsible. ed, failed and refused to carry out his duties and obligations.
Plaintiff, who said his age was 33, stated in his evidence, that he did not know 'of any just cause why defendants should have dismissed him.
CRICKET.
INTERPORT TRIAL
The following teams have been selected
MURDER MYSTERY.
BODY THROWN INTO HARBOUR.
The decomposed body of a Chiness male, about 32 years old, (was washed ashore off Ausowpy Bay on Tuesday afternoon. The Police made a minute examination of
At the time of his dismissal he was willfus a trial match to be played on the Hongkong Clah ground on Saturday next, the remains "and discovered a rope tied At the Summary Court, yesterday, 10g to carry on his contract. His claims of the 3rd inst, commencing at 11.45 am.
Tis. 70,000 represented the face value of round the neck and to the end of it was before Me Justice Wood, the hearing was the contract from the time of his dismissal Tavics, R. L. D. Wodehongo, E. B. Read, Mr. Wood's team.-A. E. Wood, Capt. attached a stone, weighing about 3 the continued in the action in which the pro- until its proper terraination. At TI 1,000 Major Edwards, R. E. O Bird Lieut. The Police theory is that the deconsod had prictor of the King Edward Hotel said a month for 4 years and a month ist Franks, R.N., Capt. Gray, C. Blaker. been strangled to death, and that the the Carlton Hotel, for 859, damages suffer at Tis. 1,500; and the balanco se a satir 3. de Rome. A. J. Alexander, E. G. Kon
Mrs. F. E. Cameron, the proprietress of amounted to Tis. 4,000: passage money Capt. Olliver, and Lieut. Beyan
home for himself and family bo had figured. Mr. Hancock's teem.-R. Hancock, F. murderers hit upon the plan of weighting ed as the result of the loss of an anchor mate of the 10 per cent commission to nett, J. P. Braga, H. Baskett, J. B. the body with the stone, and throwing it and twenty fathoms of four-inch Manila which he was entitled under the contract Farthing, T. E. Pearce, W. C. D. Turner, into the sea, with the intention of leaving rope, as the result of a collision between He bad never been able to procure a state G. R.Sayer, and Major Baguall.
the launches of the two hotels at Northment of the firm's accounts here,S
no trace of their foul deed,
gramme
ORGAN RECITAL.
Point during the dragon-beat" races on June 20th.
Part
· Cross-examine;j by Mr. Bryan-Hɑ was not a natural born American. He became a citizen the months before the war. He was
Saxon before that.
· · Q-In other words you" were a German subject A-Yes.
The letter of dismissal assigned nineteen reasons for his discharge, Mr. Nichols (General Manager and President of the company) requested witness to go to New York to clear up certain spoelative.com tracts which had been made. He never questioned Mr. Nichole authority
Mr. Bryan, handed in what he discribed
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LEAGUE FOOTBALL
CLUB DE RECREIO. UNITED FC.
The first league match (2nd division), will be played on the Bookumpo-Valley on Saturday, the eard inst; at 2:30 p.m., be tween the Club de Recreio and the United Football Club,
The following will represent the Club de Recreio
E. de Sonis, R. Hyndman, A. Hyndman, A Botelho, P. Xavior. F. Prota, L Xavier, V. Conceicao, J. Remedios, H Prata, H. Xavier Reserves:-0. An- sumpeno and J. Gores.
CLUB POLICE.
Mr. Macnamara, of Messrs. Deacon, The programme of the Recital next Looker, Deacon & Hariton, appeared for Monday evening in St John's Cathedral plaintiff, and Mr. Blake, of Messrs. will include a number of old and popular Wilkinson & Grist. for defendant favourites, the principal being Lemmen's" The case for the plaintiff was that the fine descriptive, Fantasia The Storm."Carlton Hotel launch, in turning in front As the name implies it is a piece of proof the King Edward Hotal launch was mansio pure and simple; it openscurried down by the current on to the with a quiet melody rather suggestive of a latter's bow, causing a strain on the ropens a very important letter in that it was Peaceful landscape with a hint of bird holding the anchor, with the result that the refusal to go to New York from plaintill songs at intervals and the rumbling" of rope broke and the anchor and
Plaintiff thought it was the basiness of the Now York office to deny that matter thunder in the distance; gradually the the rope were lost.
up. He did not know the company was. alarmu izarenzce until a tremendous climax The defendant, on the other hand, attri opposed to speculative purchase They Played on the club ground, yesterday i renched niter which the villagers arsbuted the collision to the drifting of the could never have done any business unless evening, the above match resulted in 5. win heard singing a hymn and the piece closes King Edward launch owing to the current anything dictated to him as to the com- berg scoring two and Riis one. Owing to they bought ahead. There had never been for the Club by threa goal to ml, Sand- tranquilly. Mrs. W. H. Bell will sing a The defence stated that the plaintif launch pany's policy being against speculative buy the date start, each half was of 25 minutes Handel "Aria and the ever popular "The struck, the defendant launch on the star had always been the policy of the Com King of Love by Gounod. Other organ beard quarter, in spite of the warning, pany to speculate, and they could not help their side, bringing Logan into the team in The Club, further, experimented with pieces will be Narcissus" (from Nevin's uttered by other daunchoe, and that the but speculate. The policy had to be dictat place of Moore, while Boyson played centre Water Scene") Rubenstein's Melody in anchor-ropes of the two-launches became ed in Bhanghai by Mr. Nichols, and withalf in place of J. Rodger, who partnered
compositional Guilmnat'a and entangled and both broke
nese bad never had any instructions from Gerrard a back. Mr. Nichols not to speculate, Mr. Nichola The play was fairly oven; G. Rodger in Springtime (Kinder),
Evidenco was given by several witnesses know of all these purchases and did not goal had a few hot shots to stop from Clarke, for both sides.
object Part of certain cargo, bought on the Police inside left, and on one occaÏOTI against witnces, was bought before witne praer. Grimmett was not at home in the the same, besin as the contracts alleged just managed to clear at the expense of reached Bhanghai-
Tolico good, and the club forwarde had little diffenity in getting the ball into the net. Sundberg should have been robbed of the Aball on each occasion, as he dailied too long
in front of gout before shooting Tw on Saturday Dext, when it is hoped to see The Club play the Carlisle in the League
moro of last season's players turn out,
TWO OF 'EM
-4. Sergeant was calling over the roll of parade at which there were two Johnson
resent Not quito grasping the situation at first, and receiving a double reply, ho murched ap to Johnson Ha 1; pnd aside. "Sosfere, my lad, long Ave you bin
twins?!!
His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff Mr Hind intimated an intention to appeal against the judgment and stay of excution for one wock was granted.
Professor von Hansman, the well aqwa anatomist, has died in Berlin.
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Wildes bought certain albumen after consultation with Mr Nichola
Q-And ho told you not to buy it He did no
- Witnum said he signed all the contracts. They were speculative purchideen, Wilnow had full power nå indforngy,
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