ADVENTURES OF A PIANO. SENT FOR REPAIR AND LET OUT
ON HIRE.
OPIUM OFFENCES.
FAK HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1991.
YESTERDAY'S CASES AT THE MAGISTRACY
RAILWAY CONDITIONS IN'
SOVIET RUSSIA.
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AN OFFICIAL REPORT..
The Russian News Agency in the East circulates the following report received by mail from Moscow, and dated May 1st, Russian date, which is May ist according to the Western calendar:
The following is the report of the Commissary of Communications, Emsha noff at a Railway Conference, and is a resume of railway conditions in Soviet Russia:
The Paisne Fudgy (Mr. J. R. Wood) In Mr. Orto's Court, yesterday, was occupied for two hours, yesterday, Sergt. Logan, of Shaukiwan, charged a in an endeavour to resolve into something Chinese with being the keeper of an like harmony a discord between Un Peopium divan at No. 4. Tsatcheemul, and kwan and Chinese firm, the Hongkong with anlawful possession of non-Govern- Munio Company, of Wyndham Street, in ment opiul. Five other men were, charg the matter of a piano.
ed with smoking opium on the premises. Pat shortly, the plaintiff's case was that The first man said that the owner of be sent a piano to the Hongkong Music the divan was absent when the police Company for repair and could not get raided the house. He was merely em it back. He was first told that the reployed as cook, and was not respin-
"The net of railroad lines which last pairs were not finished, but, on his next
sible.
An informer said that he pur-yeur totalled in length 38,000 versta "call, the very existence of the piano was
denied. He claimed the piano, or $650chased opium from No. 1. The Magis is at present extended to 82,000 versta. The number of locomotives in stock last rear was 0,400, while this year wo hava, 10. 157. The railroad mileage of cách
comotive in working order was versts then, now it is 8 verats. yene the rolling stock consisted of 202,439. as against 153,132 of the current year. The number of cars in good order was 18,000, while this year it is 830,000. Comparison of disabled locomotives goes to show considerable improvement in this
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trate imposed a fine of $50 or 12 days. The other men, who 'admitted · smoking, were fined 3 ench..
The first submission of the defence was that as the receipt of the piano was acknowledged by Mr. James Lau, the
A fine of, 300 or 12 days was imposed "plaintiff should took to him, for he reon andther Chinese charged with keep turn of the instrument.
The plaintiff, however, showed that the receipt bore the chop of the Hong kong Music Company,
ing an opium divan at No. 17. Nullah Lane. Three other men were fined $3 each for, smoking on the promises.
A Chinese, the keeper of a coolie house The next submission of the defence was that it had been agreed, as the plaintifat No. 18, Tai Wong Street, Wanchai. was charged with unlawful possession of
that the piano should be let out on hire until it had earned the 880,
To this the plaintiff · gave a direct
COMPANY REPORT.
NORTH CHINA INSURANCE CO.
LTD.
The Report for presentation at the eight tenth ordinary general meeting of share- holders, reads:
The Directors have pleasure in sub. mitting, for the information of aharo, holders. "Ennexed duly audited Statement of the Company's accounts to the 31st December, 1996.
interim dividend of 15 per cent, and the 1019 Account-After payment of the
bonus of 10 per cent, to contributors, psed at the last annual meeting. therg remains a balance of taels 251,455.03 as per annexed statement, which the direc tors recommend should be appropriated in the following manner:--
A final dividend of 15 per cent, muking. 1230 per cent. for the year. Last 10,000 transferred to the, re-insurance
fand
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And the remainder to be transferred to underwriting, reserve account, closing the account for 1919.
1920 Account. The balance at credit" directors recommend that an interim of this account is taels 813,289.21: The dividend of 16 per cent on the paid-up
bonus of 20 per cent upon contributory,
could not pay the repair bill of 560 ron-Gitvernment opium and opium dross, line: In the matter of cars it is not capital be paid to shareholdera: that a and six other men were charged with quite so comforting. The percentage of marine premium be paid and that the re- smoking on the premises. The Magistrate damaged cars was 18, while now it is 2.mainder be carried forward.
However, this is partly due to the fact Investments-These have been written denial, and he put this poser to the de. convicted the first man and fined him that the stock of cars has undergone down to market price on 31st December, fence: Supposing it were true, what 840, with the alternative of one month's more destruction than locomotives, and right have you to hire it out at Canton imprisonment. There was a doubt as to because the damaged cars are mostly
for a whole year at $15 a month?".
As this atngs the Court adjourned for half an hour to enable the defendant to get a copy of an advertisement showing that the Company had changed hands.
Failing production of this. His Honour Haid he would give judgment. When the half bour had elapsed and the defendant hall not returned, judgment was given for the plaintiff in the following terms: Defendants to return the piano to plaintiff is Hongkong, within days: plaintiff to pay $80 to de- feudants for the cost of repairs on delivery; the piano to be in such a condition as it should have been on due date of contract after repairs in default of the return of the piano, the,
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whether or not the others were actually smoking at the time of the raid, and the Magistrate discharged them.
The Magistrate: Was the place tiivaal
Chief Preventive Officer Watt: No, there were no cooking or smoking gear, The opium was concealed, in the false top of a table
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amount of damages to be referred,pared to proceed with the case. the Court. "Unless the Canton hirer. has been The Magistrate reminded the defen- merciful to the instrument, it secundants until to-morrow afternoon. likely that the defendant's plea in a fortnight's time, will be what the lawyers call a non possumusti"?
1020.
QUARTERMASTERS IN
TROUBLE
ON BOARD THE GLENOGLE."
Two quartermasters from the motor- ship: Glenogle wore charged in H.M.
located on the borderlands, where repair facilities are limited. Yet figures_rela- tive to repaired cars show a definite! Mr. A. E. Hall, solicitor, mentioned
This increase as well as m Fincrease. a case in with five Chinese were charged provement, refers also to locomotives. with the unlawful possession, at No. The total number of locomotives repair- Police Court at Shanghai last week with Wellington Street, of 0 taels of raw ed was, in 1990, 5,581 L 47 per cent. having broken open one case of cargo on non-Government opium,
above the standard set by the programme board ship and wilfully thrown the sid at works, which called for-48,420, and case overboard, thereby doing damage to the output reached 66,811, that is 18,000 the value of $15, contrary to the Mer more cara.
chant Shipping Act, 1804 → Investigation of the repair work show Accused were L.. Bodeker and G. Gran- ed that in 1020 it was not worse than in ville and they pleaded not guilty.
The quantities of 1919 or even 1917
Evidence for the prosecution was given freights transporte per trip have also by two Chinese watchrich employed on increased. The average cariond weight board the ship. The first of these said Mr. Hall, said that he was not pray increased from 511 to 580 ponds the last he raw one of the accused at 4 o'clock Fear. Tatni, freight weight per locoma in the morning go towards the side of Live increased from 11,500 to 12,000 the ship from-the-hold and throw an empty case overboard Witness then poods."
Bondbeds are in a bad state. The went to the hold, saw cargo, lying in ity total mileage of these located within the and reported the matter to the Chief afterwards identifying the two Lo 48,000 versts. Of these 1,300 varsts of
the men who had participated,, railway tracka were destroych also soft The accused had offered him and the artificial structures, and an enormous other watchman money if they would not amount of service structure was destroy tell the Chief Officer, but witness pointed EXCELLENT SPORT LAST NIGHT.ed or put out of commission. Of thess out that it was certain to be found but 1,491 artificial structures Eave been re in the morning and if "hà di not report
it The first awimming. fête, of the season only 15 remain to be restored; however, The master of the ship, Capt. Simpson.
he would be blamed. stored completely, 1,500 temporarily, and organised by the Victoria Recreation these are located on lines of secondary mid was a curious thing that the are A youth, employed by a Chinese print-Club was held last night and provided importance. All during the war replace light near this hold had gone out about "ing establishment at West Point, was an excellent entertainment for a largement of cross ties, rails, etc., had been 3.15 am, and the deck thereabout was
almost impossible, and so in the begin in darkness thereafter. charged at the Magistracy, yesterday, assembly of members and friends. A ning of 1920, the tracks in many places One of the Chinese witnesses called with having beater a small apprentice usual, the work of organisation was were in such a state as to render trafic to Heaven that if he was not telling the with a rattan. The defendant said that admirably carried out by Mr. R. C. dangerous, so that it was necessary to truth he would be drowned in the Whang- the boy who was sent to market was Witchell, the indefatigable hon. secre- reduce the speed of the trains in these poo within three days.
places, Especially difficult is the state The Chief Officer also gave evidence. absent from the shop for over an hour:tary of the Club. He had the assistance of affairs as regards cross ties. In 1931 Mr. King said it seemed clear from the The master considered it was laziness Mr. AA. Alves as time-keeper, and it was necessary to replace 1,500,000 out evidence that both accused were guilty. and ordered him. (defendant) to give the of Master Gunter May, and Mr. W. boy, a good hiding" when he came Logan as judges, but it was apparent that the progromnie would be carried back. He carried out the order.
Inspector Appleton produced the medi.out more expeditiously if mors, help the necessity of selecting from our rail they could have been sent to prison for
THE ERRING APPRENTICE.
AN ORDINARY CHASTISEMENT."
cal certificate which stated that the boy "had a "swollen cur and several ugly cane marks on the back The Inspector said that he tried to get hold of the muster of the shop, but he bad absconded.
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of 7 million, the total number on our of this offence. The prosecution had not road, that is 15 per cent., while only charged them with any more than doing 55,000,000 can be replaced during the damage and had not charged them with current year-a figure entirely unsatis stealing. In that they were Jucky be factory. This brings us face to face with cause under the Merchant Shipping Act way systein lines of primary importance 3 months with bard labour. They would and wing the cross ties, available only have to make good the damage. for these important lines. We shall have asked them to try and realise, the mean to be reconciled for a while to decreased news of conduct of this kind. It was up speed along such lines where the renewal to Westerners to show they were above that. He read in the papers that in the of cross ties is not feasible.
The repair programme of 1921 for Port of London broaching of cargo" was The Magistrate (Mr. Orme) said that,
locomotives is lagging a bit. The pro- going on all the time. Out here it de while the doctor certified that the beat-
Boys Length Handicap (Open)-1,gram for January called for 82 grade the foreigner who could not hold locomotives, but it was possible to tu this sort of thing. Accused must turn it bis head up while his countrymen did ang was done vigorously, it was no J. Murphy (37 secs.); 2, A. May, (34 4/5 out only 695. In February the pro- dangerous. Undoubtedly among the
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gramme called for 843, but the output ever in their minds and see if they were playing the game... He asked them Beri- Jower class Chinese such a beating would One Length Scratch Rece-Winners of was only 007, per cant below muously to think whether they were doing grammo figures. This was due to damp day good to themselves If they re- be looked upon as an ordinary chastise... ment of au crring apprentice. In the Heats, J. R. Johnstone (12 sucs.), D1 fuel, the use of which made the repair posted this offorice they might not be so
more serious, and necessitated the translucky next time-Songhai Merenry fer of workmen from medium repair work to current repair work. Also, the
The following are the details of the contest: ----
absence of the master he thought the case was hoppless, as he could not make the defendant responsible.
Inspector. Appleton: But he did the Smith (51 2/5 secs.). beating, your Worship.
Lyon (18 2/5 Buc.). G. Jack (18 2/6 secs.): Final winner, J. R. Johnstone (11 4/6 secu: G: Jack (12 secs.),
The Magistrate: Yes, but he was ordered to do it. We must abide by the custom of the country. I will refer the came to the S.C.A., and remand the defendant unti Friday.
CONVICTED UNLAWFUL
POSSESSION.
repairs took longer to each locomotive,
Girls' Length Handicap-1, Conn. In the exploitation of railroads there during the
"the months of January and
Two Lengths Handicap (Members). Winners of Hents, G. Jack, EA. Noronha, and F. M. R. Pereira and D. Lyon (dend beat). The final produced a close contested race, Jack winning by about 6 inches in 28 3/3 secs. from Noronha, 29 4/5 sece.
is great and satisfying improvement KebruaryThe work achieved was 508 Loading, which in the beginning of 1990 and 259 respectively in January, and '594' amounted to only 6,000 cars in 24 hours, and 288 in February. Thus the Febru increased to 10,000 cars, and during the ary output came closer to the programume summer months the figures climbed to figures. If the progress of the work is a verst of 0.2 wagons for January, 1920, will, inside of two years have a com- 14,000 cars. The average loading per little farther improved, our railroads increased to 0.3 by January 1921. And plete telephone and telegraph system this notwithstanding that loading de again.
pends a great deal upon timely delivery Steamship transportation was also of freights and that by shortage of fuel greatly impaired during the war. The Ladies Two Lengths Handicap. 1, 6,000 versts of milway track had to be programme for repairs in this line made HAWKER WITH A KODAK Smith (81.2/5 secs.): 2, Miss Bclosed up, which curtailed the extent of provision for an output of 9,650 steam- Londing considerably. The average carships and 5,780 other vessels at the Jennings.
mileage of 21 to 27 versis per 24 hours beginning of the coming season. Food, Running Header from Spring Board—and by Soptember it reached. 42 verats, conditions have, however, impeded the Before Mr. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, G. Jack (102 points); 9, George Hall That of a locomotive for the same period progress of the work, and it is impossible of time increased from 55 to 80 versts, to attain to an output of more than 75 reaching the prewar standard, on some per cent of the programme standard. yesterday, Inspector Brown of Yaumati (0 points),
Mixed "Nomination Race-Miss N. lines, of 110 versta, A decrease · la Organization of river andmarine- amarine hawker Station charged
'Pile and Mr. Stokes.
rioticed just now, the average for Janu navigation had been deficient for a long with the unlawful possession of a Kodak
ary being 72 vents.ía 24 hours. Still it, time, but last year. reorganization --of is one and one half times greater than these services was undertaken by the camere, valued at $40, A Chinese cati-
it was in January of the preceding year, Commissary of Communications. This stable said that he saw the defendant;
Another important condition in trane work is still in progress. Sea naviga getting out of a ricksha Bomething
portation activity is telegraph and teletion reorganization bene possible for phone communication. During the war as only since the clearing of the seas af under hie cant attracted the witness's
we were unable to import any appli. the end of last year. At present we have aention, and he searched him. The
ances, and those in use have been greatly in our possession 27 ports. They are. „dufendant said that he bought the camera
worn out. By the end of 1920 the nun all in need of dredging, for neither this for 80.50 on board & French steamer on
ber of telephone apparati, of the rail, nor any other constructive work has been roads were 328,000; of these 29,000 re done to them for a long time, Ange Tuesday from a Shantung man who said
quired major repairs. This gravely sent ses navigation is of enormous in that he had been a military officer in The competition for the Captain's Cup - deste railroad trafic. To relieve the portance to us for with the signing of France. He could not find the man was played over the Main Couran at Bituation, the Commissary of Communi the treaties with England and Turkey, luspector Brown informed the Court Fanling during the week-end, June 4th, cations has in 1920 worked out a plan the clearing of the Murman shere: the for the restoration of our entire tele White Bea, and the Gulf of Finland, the hat there were no French mail boat in 5th and 6th. The winner was Mr. A. E phone and 318 telegraph apparati Prospects for development of foreign Arbour on Tuesday, and the Magistrate Crapnell, 81–9-82.
commerce prompt us to focus our atten- (Continued at foot of next column.) tion on this question, victed and fined the defendant 850.
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