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LIGHT RAILWAY AT SHAUKIWAN. OPERATION OF SAFETY, "DEVICES.
MAGISTRATE TO TEST THEM ON
THE SPOT,
complaints have been received, by the authorities from road-users, formed the subject of an interesting and, at times, amusing cur, at the Magistracy, before
· Mr. R. E. Lindarll, yesterday,
Wing Lee, contractor to the Asiatic Petroleum Company, Ltd. was sum. moned for negligence in respect of the passing of a truck across the nain road at 5 p.m. on May 21st.
TAX HUNGKONG, DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, J9%).
ALLEGED **REVOLT" OF" PASSENGERS.
CASE FOR THE CROWN CONCLUDED.
Lang and one member of the crew appear on extradition warrants for "revolting against the Captain's authority, on the high sea between June 3rd' and 5th." Mr. C. H. Wakeman represented the Crown. Mr. Leo D'Almads and Mr. M.
CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.
THE BABEL OF TONGUES.
FOUR LANGUAGES IN ONE CASE.
A THREATENED STRIKE ON THE In à charge against a pickpocket at
CANTON SECTION. the Magistracy. yesterday, Mr. Chan, When more than 200 workers of the The midance for the Crown was cou-
of the French Consulate, was called in Chinois section of the Canton-Kowloon cluded; at The light milway ecasting the wais afternoon, in the case in which aineant, a Chinese, spoke a curious dialect a protest against the refusal of their the Magistracy, yesterday as special interpreter. The complain Railway left their work on a strike as road at Shaukiwan, ag to which many Chinczo · jussengers on the as. Tjikem. of French. Mr. Chan. Was not very managing director Was Teh-cliang to familiar with English, but the defen. abide by the compromise arranged by dant, Chi Chau man, could not Governor Chea Chingming in the recent understand his Chinese..
labour trouble among the mechanics, the Consequently, it was necessary for the director of the line. WILM grently Magistrate to put his questions through alarmed, the Caston Times say, and the Court Interpreter, the Court Inter- immediately notified the differant fore- K. Lo each represented five of the defenpreter put them in Chinese to Mr. Chan, men that the terms contained in dants, and Mr. H. C. Macnamara watch who put them in French to the witness, the compromise will be followed ed the proceedings on behalf of the whose replies were put into Chinese by and urged the workers to return to their owners of the vessel, the Java-China Mr. Chan and then into the Chiu Chad work. As a result, the threatened strike Japan Lijn.
dialect by a second. Court Interpreter, was called off and those who have left The avidence of the ship's officers was continued with regard to the demonstru.for the benefit of the defendant, and into have returned to their work. tion made by the passengers in support English, by the first Court Interpreter, porary, that the managing director has It is reported, says our Canton contem- of the No. Chinese boy against a Java- for the information of the Court. Any-been following the orders of the Ministry ese member of the crew:
thing the defendant wished to put to the of Communications of the illegal Gov. Mr. Van Andel made an admirable in-complainant had to travel back through ernment at Peking, in the administra
tion of the work on the line aad no Gerardus Hendricus Kochier, third the same chain. engineer on the Tjikembang, drew To the onlooker it appeared that it gard was given to the orders from the quaint picture of the No. 1 boy, Lai would be better, is such a predicamenting to follow the terms set forth in the
local authorities. Now that he is will Sang, running to and fro amongst the to shorten the circuit by letting the wit Chinese passengers, with his coat rolled nes have his head and tell the story in labour troubles, the workers are willing compromise in the settlement of the up, and exhibiting a little scratch on his his own way. Even if some of his state to continue in their work. stomach. The Captain was trying to get menta were irrelevant it would be hold of the boy and the passengers were quicker to let him get on and `then trying to rush "us," The seventh extract the essentials then to put ques-
· fugitive" was one of the leaders. It tion after question through the long was impossible to tell the people any chain of interpreters and, receive the thing they were shouting and yelling answers back by the same route, only to 10.
find, very often, that the answers were not intelligible, and that the questions must be laboriously put again, in an other way.
Mr. Rowan, anligitor, defended. He said "pegligence was "dedied.
There had been no accident; and no damage
done."
The Magistrate: It is not necessary that there should be an accident before you can prove negligence. -
Police, Sergeant Smith related that on the occasion in question he was driving the police motor evels combination."with Mr. Andrews, of the P.W.D., as passen- ser He was just about to cross the eastern light railway tmck when he heard a whistle blown. He saw
no barrier across the light railway and no red flag being exhibited by the-watch- man so, being puzzled by the whistle, he began to pull up. Aa indian watchman on duty said, "Come on." so he did so. No sooner had the machine crossed the track than a truck passed behind him; he pulled up immediately, in a few feet (he was only going 10 or 12 m.ph.) ad looked round just in time, to see the truck diapering through the break in the wall made for the light railway track. No red flag signal was made by any of the men on duty; they were all busy talking..
The Magistrate, The eastern' crossing in more lese blind.
Inspector Garrod There is an open ing in the wall just wide enough to let a truck through.
terpreter.
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In reply to Mr. Lo, the witness said the people were trying to pass him and other oficers in order to get at the Cap in. As it was a carrow gangway the three of them were able to stop the crowd.
The as Chinese
"passengers" spoke some English as In his experience Chinese from Ameries liked to "air" their English
George Alexander Allan, first wireless alicer. qn the Tjikembang, beard a dis- turbance and saw the Captain rush past the wireless station with his revolver
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A TEA-HOUSE FEUD. Sergt. Kelly of No. 9 Polios. Station charged three Chinese at the Magistracy: yesterday, with having created a disturb ance in a tee-house in Wanchai, on Monday night, damaging two signboards
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re-
THE RUBBER SLUMP.
CHINESE LABOURERS THROWN OUT OF EMPLOYMENT..
Chinese merchants in the Straits Settle-i ments a contributing money and, food for relief work among the 100,000 Chinese labourers who have been thrown out of work on account of the rubber slump. Many woeful tales about the pitiable con- dition of the Chinese labourers are told by those who returned to Canton.
Mr. Rowan (to the witness): Do you helped to try and explain to the passon.causing the trouble, they were merely be sent to Canton to solicitante
know the meaning of the whistle blast?
Witness: I do not.
Mr. Rowan: it tells the men with the trolleys, inside the premises, to stop.
The Magistrate: It seems to have been Singularly ineffective in this instance,
then,
Mr. Rowan What was your reason for stopping ↑
Witness: I thought the law was being broken and it was my business to look into the matter.
Mr. Rowan: Do you agree with me that the outfit for warning the public is an excellent one and, cannot be improved on It consiste of a danger board, two or three men with flags, bells and whistles, two counter-weight barriers and a switch for directing the trolleys to a side. line.
The Magistrate: The means might be thoroughly efficacious if they were carried into effect.
in his hand. Witness followed and found and smashing a window glass. The de several of the ship's officers in the midst fendants said that other people were of a crowd of excited passengers... He
looking on. A detective said that when gers that it was the Captain's business he attempted to stop the disturbance, to administer discipline. Witness in- tercepted the boy, Lai Sang, who was the defendants at ou him and gave him severe thumping. Sergt. Kelly said exhibiting a slight scratch on his side. The Captain apparently wanted to take that the defendants were scaffolding the boy upstairs, and the people than builders, and, for some unknown reason, shouted: We don't care for anybody there had been a feud between the mer or anything; we want the cook; we will and the tea-house for quite a long time. kill him, and wa will kill everyone who The defendants were in the habit of going fights against our people. He could to the shop and demanding free, tea, pick out, for certain, two who said this, and, if they were refused, they would Mr. Wakeman: What did you think cause trouble. This sort of thing was of the situation !
becoming quite a nuisance in the dis triet. The Magistrate (Mr. Orme) sen- tenced the defendants" to one month's hard Inbour each.
Witness: "I thought it dangerous in the extreme, at that moment.
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Mr. D'Almada asked the witness the port of the wireless message about the affair sent by the Captain to Hongkong." The witness said he was not at liberty to divulge messages: it was against the rules
Mr. D'Almada said the witness was entitled to answer if asked in a Court of law.
Witness: Very well: "if the Captain gives permission.
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The Magistrato (Mr. Lindsell)? Fa afraid the Captain can't help you. Wire less messages are not, privileged in a British Court of law,
Witness: I am working under a Dutch contract, not a British one.
UNWHOLESOME PORK.
·SOLD TO "UNSUSPECTING
Station
by the numerous benevolent associations, While many are now being taken care
the majority of them are suffering from waat of food. It is reported that
aid for the relief of the labourers. Some of them will have to be sent home to seek employ mont in the mother country.
As most at them are natives of Kwangtung and Fukien, it is expected that large batches of them will be returning to these two provinces-Canton Times.
SIROIDO-ORE RECITAL AT CITY HALL.
Messrs. Vladimir Siraido and Barry Ore are to give a serond violin-piano- recital on Friday next, and at the out- set of this notice of their concert last night, the patronage of the musical public can confidently be urged. Seldom, COOLIES."
if ever, has such a programme been For the defence, Mr. Rowan sought to
submitted to music-lovers, as was given establish that no negligence had occur
Inspector Appleton of No. 7 Police
There red, that the barrier was put down when
charged
a Chinese, at the last night by these two artista. the whistle blew and after the police
Magistracy, yesterday, with the un
was not a hackneyed item in the whole, "sergeant" passed the barrier was raised
lawful possession of a quantity of
programme, and the interest and enjoy- and the truck was released. The most
unwholesome park which he was pre- ment of the audience was sustained from that could be said, according to the
paring, for human consumption at No start to finish, Each executant is a defence, was that the workmen cut it
19. Catchick Street, Kennedy Town. The master of the instrument in which he a bit fine" in resuming operations after
The Magistrate said it made no differ. Inspector said that this sort of thing specialises, and brings to bear on the the passage of the motor cycle.
ence and the witness then quoted the was becoming very common, and it was items submitted, deep sympathy, Mr. Rowan called the Chinese watch message, which was given in our Inst time that stern measures were taken to passion of feeling and expression and
issue man on duty, who turned out to be a
stop it. Unscrupulous persons like the technique that seem to know no limit. Hendricus Johannes van Grol, fifth defendant were in the habit of buying in the most florid of passages the music phenomenally unintelligent witness. He kaid only an instant was needed to re-engineer, gave an account of the disturb up the carcases of dead pigs, cooking is not sacrificed to the Engering
Mr. ancen. He heard the crowd. demand that them, and selling the meat to unsuspect Eiroidopped the programme with Jane the barrier and then spoilt every the cooks should be handed over to theming coolies. In many cases the pigs Sebastian Bach's thing by saying, in answer to the next by o'clock that
Chacone for violin question, that on this occasion the barrier that across heat they might hang died of some sort of disease, and through nione and later offered, amongst was not raised for five or six minutes
the action of men like the defendant, others, a Gavotte by Lulli, and a dance Cocil Graham Perdue, assistant super the poorer classes run the risk of being in olden style by Dusack-Bärmester. after the motorcycle had passed intendent of police, gave evidence as to infected. Mr. Orme imposed a fine of 10 also denied that police stopped and made a identification parade" of the men $40 or six weeks' hard labour.
Ev "Seranade Melancolique " inquiries. All this, of course, put his before the Court, and Sub-Inspector
brought out to the full the sadness of a evidence out of court.
Spear spoke to arresting them.
beautiful composition by Tschaikowsky, May Night" of Jangourousness by
Violin "Concerto. opús BI: and Wieniavsky's Polonaise No. 1 roused
of his efforts,
Then the Indian watchman was called.
overboard.
Mr. Wakeman said he had no further
fi'
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he
"Do you remember the motor-evele evidence: he took it the defence could SAVING FUNERAL EXPENSES. S. Palingren, and in d'Ambrosio's 2nd passing" naked Mr. Rowan with cheer fui confidence.
"all day
"Yes, replied the witness, long, notorcycles, motor-ents and trams pass the spot."
Pressed for particulars of the specific instance before the Court, the man's mind was a blank.
not be called upon until the requisition for extradition was received.
Mr. Lo thought it would be convenient / CHILD'S DEAD BODY DUMPED his audience to fervour in appreciation
THE STREET. ',
to make submissions for the defence, without waiting for the requisition, but
Mr. Harry Ore was not the less muc also without waiving the objection, Inspector Appleton charged a coolie at already raised, to the case being heard the Magistracy, yesterday, with having cessful. His playing in ita interpreta- in the absence of the requisition. He and dumped the dead body of a child in tive aspects was delightful. Nothing Then why have you come here?" Mr. D'Almada hoped to satisfy the Court Hanwo Street, West Point. The coolie 39 Variations in C Minor" he gave, was lacking Opening with Beethoven's asked the Magistrate
that the evidence heard amounted to very said that though he had lived för over The contractor asked me to come," been proved, and that an exaggerated local regulations.
little, that no extraditable crime had ten years in Hongkong, he did not know amongst others, Boires de Vienne" relied the Indian, with the utmost view of the case had been taken by the said that the body had been taken to the Dancing" and added interest "by sub- Inspector Appleton Schubert-Liszt, Debussy's "The Snow is suavity.
officers of the Eventually some evidence was obtained
two mortuary for post-mortem examination. mitting the ship
modern compositions, by telling the man to repeat what he had to argue that?
The Magistrate: Very well, you want and the doctor. certified that the child" Passacaglia" by Cyril Scott, and a already told the solicitor. Ho informed the
had not died of any dangerous disease, composition of his own, Foline," bear Court that on the approach of the motor like you to fix a day when we have bad to save funeral expenses. The Mazis resemblance somewhat to Rachmaninoff, Mr. Lo: Yes, but not now. We would He thought that the dumping was done ing the early opus number, two. With a cycle he blow his whistle, and exhibited the red 8 his bell time to go through the evidence in detail trate (Mr. Orme) imposed, a fine of $10, the piece has qualitics all its own, and
Thus he
Mr. D'Almada commented on the factor, in default, 14 days' hard labour," held up the road traffic and the "cross that the Javanese cook, about whom all traffic on the light railway at the same the trouble arose, had not been called, time,
Although, he understood, the man was outside the Court.
Mr. Wakeman said he did not consider
A $2,000 FINE.
The Magistrate indicated to Mr. Rowan that he thought it incredible that the barrier was used to stop the truck. He considered it would be physical dance would have no bearing on the ques- |-**, impossibility for the barrier to be raised tion of revolt."
it necessary to call the man.. His evi- Mr. H. C. Lan, solicitor, pleaded
guilty," at the Magistracy, yesterday,
on behalf of a Chinese engineer of the
and for the truck to pass ncross the road The case was adjourned until Junes.s. Kongning, to the unlawful posses in the time the sergeant had mentioned: 22nd.
Mr. Rowan: The road there is just about 10 feet wide,
!
sion of 24 taels of prepared non-Govern- ment opium which the man war alleged
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is worthy of further repetition and notice.
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Both artists were accorded an en- thusiastic ovation at the close of the recital.
THE RUSSIAN OPERA CO.
The Russian Light Opera and Operette
to have attempted to smuggle into the Co. left Shanghai by the s.8. Empress
laboury
The Magistrate: Have you meneurod Mr. Rowan: Does your Worship really Colony. Mr. Lee said that he had no asia and is "expected here on the 17 Iris, considerably more than 10 feet what to go down and rehearse the whole thing to say in the defendant's behalf. 47th or 18th inst, early in the morning. in a narrowest part.
'thing')
The Magistrate (Mr. Orme)-imposed a in response, however, to an invitation Inspector Garrod: At this point a. The Magistrate: Yes, think I will. fine of $2,000, or six months' bard from Macan, the company has decided tram can pass, with a motor car on each Mr. Liridsell also suggested to Inspector Ride of it. The rond is. 20 feet wide. Gurred that perhaps summonses should Mr. Rowan said it would, be interest. be taken. out against the watchinen. The ing to have a demonstration of the opera firm seemed to have taken reasonable tion of the barrier; it was simply a precautions, and the appliances ought to "matter of entculation."
bo suficient if the "Workmen weed them.
SPORT.
“LAWN TENNIS
to open in Macao and remain there till the 23rd instant. The company will open ita season in Hongkong on the 23rd instant with The Merry Widow."
The programme, afterwards will be na followniany June 27th The Mysteries of a Harem'; Saturday, June 27th, The Count of Luxemburg"; Tuesday, June 28th, The Dollar ad do that. We will have Inspector as the Magistrate called it, was fixed for Saturday
The Tennis League match played on Princess; and Wednesday, June 20th, farrod there to see fair play.
between, to-day, and the hearing of the case was U.S.RO resulted in a win for the latter and a pot-pouri programmer
H.K.C.O. and farewell performance, "The Geisha " (Continued at foot of next column.) adjourned for a week,
Booking by 57 gamen to 42
is now open at Moutrie's,
The Magistrate: Quite interesting! I Speaking generally, a person who took will go down with Sergeant Smith in his reasonable precautions could not be held HONGKONG C.C., UNITED SERVICES 25th, Gipsy Love" Monday, June bide car and you can push your client's criminally responsible for the default of truck heross the road and we will see his servants!
how long it takes to, raise the barrier The grand rehearsal on the scene,"
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