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CORRESPONDENCE.
**A DRUNKEN FREAK.” THE BENT QUESTION AND ALLEGED THEFT AT AÅ PEAK MESS.
THE LAND INVESTMENT CO.
[To The octon OF THE
DAILY PRESS.
HONGKONG
Geuge Willius, unemployed Customs Officer, and Gilbert Little" Hood, a ship's engineer, were charged with the theft from the Naval Officers' Sanatorium, on S12. Better late than never." "lenes Sunday, of a gramophone and eight re this somewhat belazed letter:
cords, the property of Lieut. Franks. In his letter. printeil in your issue of RN. June 30th. the Secretary of the Land
Hood said that he was drank or Co., referring to their Broadwood Ter-would not have done such a thing. raco property, said, inter alia:---
Lieut. Franks said that he went to the (1)-That although the upset price at Officers' Mess in the Sanatorium on the the Government auction was Peak about 7 pm, ou Sundiny night, and $12,119, nevertheless iny Company there found traces of beer drinking. His had to pay 820,000 for the programophone was missing from the perty owing to the competition at verandali. Ho did not know either of the the auction, which, of course, the defendants, and had not given them per Government took full advantage of mission to take his gramophone, and were parties to
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,
A COMPRADORE'S GUARANTEE
NOT TO COVER FINES FOR SMUGGLING.
JULY 19TH," 1971.
CRUELTY TO OHIOKENS. MAGISTRATE RECOMMENDS WARNING NOTICES.
The Puise Judge (Mr. J. R. Wood) chickens
Another prosecution for cruelty to gave judgment, yesterday morning, in a
by overcrowding them in case in which Cheang, Hang, codipradore yesterday.
crates, was brought at the Magistraly. defendants, Choy lu Ching and the Shin betore ar. Dre with the offence. of the .. Cerf, claimed from two co- Police Station, charged, a Chinese Inspector Appleton, of No.
Hing Steamship Co., the return of a de
The Inspector said that on Sunday posit of $500 lodged with the defendants afternoon, a number of coulies were seen heat the time he was made compradore of pulling a truck containing four large their ship. The owners counter-claim and three small crates of chickens, n ed in respect of fine of $100 Connaught Road West: The crates were imposed on the shin by the Chinese Ferammen up of chickens. Une sall Maritime Custons for picm smuggling era contained no fewer than chick Mr. T. Rowan appeared to support the packed one on top of another. None claim and Mr. (G. N. Tinsin, reproof the crates had matting at the bottom;) sented the defendiants,
consequently the enekens legs were The Judge said that the question sticking out of the holes. The defendant, issue was whether the imposition of the who was in enarge of the truck, ander. line up the owners of the ship entitledok all responsibility in the matter. theas to retain the deposit made by the The defendant told the Magistrate comprador under his contract. The that he was in charge of sie truck, but fine was imposed in respect of the snug- gling ofs opiwa,
haul cething to do with the packing of s of which was the chickens. found in the ears haid of which the The Magistrate so that if the de nther parts of the ship which had rot option bn to wheel the truck after compradors held the key anime in fentiant was truly a track coolie, he had been shown to be under the care and it had been iden. He thought that the charge of the compredare, was mede were not denan ap in writing.
person who did the packing was respon- The conditions nader which the deposit Sitte between the parties and there was a disaster would pay his fine. Should the The Inspector, thought the defendant's into between the witnesses as to the Magistrate desire it, he would get the circumstances which the guarantee"ŵas) defendant's
attend Court. the app to
The og ufore The only evidence the police had as ti Sailors Saustoriani across the way for stated that this depot was made us packing was the defendant's statement assistance. When he returned. to "the | #arnatio, agamist theft of erga arthur another man was responsible for Officers' Mess with two men, the defen.ainst the loss by the campany of any it
money collected for passenger fares and dants had gone. The witness later disany other "purposes. Witnesses enlled on fendant was prepared to accept respon- The Magistrato said that as the de Hello! Are you after this, too? The covered Ligut. Franks' gramophone was half of the shipping company stated sibility for another person, he would not that in addition to these purposes it was adjnurr the case, but would impose a result was thas ömeone suggested missing from the yerandah.
also ageret between the Company and fine of $1 for eh crate. He suggested Chd (literally: --"' Dṛink ton,” but aciuni-
the compradore that the deposit was a that warnings, in Chinese, against cruel- Jy meaning that we should appoint one
guarantee against smuggling by the comty to chickens should be posted up. pradure's staff er by any person using of as to bid while the others refrained
the part of the ship under the control of the compradore. It was to be noted that the evidence given by the witnesses for the company in this particular did not agree with the terms on which their counter-chim was drawn. There the guarantee against smuggling was stated to be an absolute guarantee against all smuggling on board and not the limited guarantee against smuggling which the witnesses had indiented."
The Mesa boy said that the defendants Perhaps the public might like to hear came in at d``p.m.. and, declaring that the true history of the auctioning of this they were Naval Officers, ordered beer, lot. It was not put up to auction at the drinking eight bottle in a little over an request of the Land Co., but at that of hour and signing chits for them. When a Chinese Du the day of the sale, a few the witness saw that the defendants were friends and I attended with the idea of drunk, he refused to serve them with any ondeavouring to participat"in the par more, beer. The defendants then caused chase with a view to Pricting our trouble, and the witness went houses to live inace to rent out. On arriving at the P.WV.D., we found several more fricods similafly inclined Two or thre" approached each other with the nsual remark“ heard at auctions:-
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Stoker Charles Goodhew said that be tween 6 and 7 p.m., he saw the defendants walking towards the tram station appar
was carrying a gramophone in a case.
The witness said he saw the two men coming down from the Sanatorium to wards the Peak Trany Station. The second defendant" was carrying gramophone case.
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The Magistrate: What did you do? Witness: I did nothing: "I didn't know if it belonged to them or not.
What condition did they seent to be in? They were pretty well gone.” sit. Were they able to walk!They were rolling about a bit.
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They were not incapable, apparently; they were able, to walk by themselves separately?-Well, they were holding ench other up. sir.
The Judge couchled: incline to the view that the guarantee included nothing whatever about smuggling. It is for the
any who claim" to retain the deposit to show that they have good eats under their contraet giving them the legal right to retain it. The ones is on them and it seems to me that they have sot been able to show it. I propose, there fore, is give judgment här the plaintif with ensts.
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MONEY LENDERS AND
CLIENTS. ̈ ̈
· from doing so, and, if successful in buy-ently under the influence of drink. Hood jag the lot ng a reasonable price, then adiyile it apung is), The bidding started at the upset price, and che or tiro, who alid not join in the Fum Cho competed. Almar minutes after 3 o'clock, the thur appointed for the auction to com menee, Mr. Sheltop Hooper. Secretary of the Land Co Appeared on the scene, und. Looking at his watch. remarked-to the Auctioneer (Mr... Rees) that he had com-' merced too early but several replied that the hour had already passed The bid- ding, which proxious to the interruption | baif been by pdranees of $100, now Koned a different aspect, and at $14,500 the Four The group hurriedly consulted Logether and it was decided to drop out. One or two, with Mr. Hooper and the original apujient's representative, only remained in the contest, which, however, was only actually participated in by Mr Hooper tad 0.1.x
original (the applicant's) representative. The bids had now assumed the..8500 stage, and; as far as I can remember, were:-A. (origical applicant). $13,500 B. (Mr. Hooper), ing it in the Hotel bar.
Witness: They had it at the time, play
In the first case, the defendants were *1000; A. $15.300; B.. $17,000; A.,
Acting-Sub-Inspector Field gave vi- employes at Messrs. Lane. Crawford & $17.500; B., $18,000; A., $18,300: when dence respecting the arrest of the accused Company's and one of them denied that I put the lid on with a bid of at the King Edward Hotel bar where he he was one of the borrowers. He said he sow the two defendants playing a gramowas a Queen's College boy, and left #$1,500 over A. and secured the lot at pbone.
school a year ago. He ind never borrow $20,000, Now who was responsible for The Magistrate: Did they say angel any money since his birth." He
thing? the competition, and, if the venture was
was not short of funds and lived with hi to turn ots so poorly as the Land Co.tock the gramophone for a lark and was.
Witness: The second defendant said he parents. now try to take out, why did Mr. going to take it back later that night.sts in enligraphy by the Judge and in The defendant was put through various Hooper, for the Land Co., "butt in "The first defendant had seven records in the end his Honour gave judgment For The Land Co. were not the applicauts his jacket pocket who naked for the lot to be put up, but
the plaintiff against the defendant who admitted liability. this powerful corporation was determined
In the other cas that no one should have the chance to
with costs of three witnesses who hauf hr judgment was given for the defendant, tended that had not been called) to prove his identity.
build for oneself at moderate price. The competition was all from the Land Co., and, in future similar cases, would it not be a good thing for Government to stipulate that any house which might be built upon the lot should not be let out. except in the event of the owner going away or acquiring a more suitable one i This would provent these all-powerful companies monopolising all lots put up for sale, even when not on their applica, Lidu-Yours faithfully,
A WOULD-BE HOUSE-OWNER. THE Y.M.C.A. RENT QUESTION.
ITO THE EDITOR OF THE" HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
Stu,-Referring to "Intolerable's" letter in your paper of Saturday morn; ting, the following are the facts :—
Present rate (fixed in 1913) for room, rent and board in the Chineso Y.M.C.A Student Hostel is $160 per annum. Rale after September 1st will be $200 antum.I am, yours faithfully,
J. S. MCPHERSON,
(General Sceretury.) Hongkong, July 9th, 1911,
COMPELLED TO STEAL" THE PLEA OF AN UNEMPLOYED
The witness added that As far as he knew the men, were not quartered at the Sanatorium: he had seen one of them before. At 9.30 that night he went with sub-Inspector Field to the King Edward Hotel and pointed out the defendants to him
Inspector Cashman Where was the gramophone found?
What condition were they in-under the influence of liquor badly-No, sir.
They had control of their out?--Yes, they both walked to the Central Police Station.
And they were not fuddled: They'could understand —Yes.
dants said they had no statement to make In reply to the Biagistrate, the defea The Magistrate: You have nothing more to say than you said at first, that if you took it. it must have been because you were drunk?
The second defendant: Must have been. You seem to have known suflicient about it to have said to the police officer that Inu took it for a lark -I did not do is intentionally: it must have been a lark.
The Magistrate: The only question I have to decide is whether they stole it or
not.
Inspector Cashman: They had it in their possession,
The Magistrate: Yes, playing it openly in the sight of everybody.
The Inspector: There is also the chit they signed as metobers of H.M.S." Carlisle,
with respect to the beer! If they had been The Magistrate: They are not charged I would have convicted them,
QUESTIONS OF IDENTITY, „ The difficulty of proving identity arose in two cases before the Puisne Judge (Mr. J. R. Wood) in the Summary Court, yesterday afternoon, when, two Indian money-lenders brought actions to regaver money lent upon 1.0.0.
master
DYNAMITE **TO CATCH
FISH WITH.”
a Chinese man and a woman were charged before Mr. Ormy yesterday, with the unlawful possessido in a jant in Shaukiwan harbour of 100lbs. of dynamite and fuses. The man said that he bought the explosives from the woman this and said that the man engaged her to catch fish with. The woman denied junk to transport the dynamite. At the time he engaged her junk she did not know what the cases he had put on board contained.
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acting on information received, he and a Lance-Sergeant Maskell · said ' that, Chinese constable set out in a samɲat at 4.m., yesterday, to intercept the junk. When it came in sight, be called 'but to is to stop, bat it took no notice and proceeded alongside the
pier. The witness followed, When he got alongside the junk, all its occupants had escaped ashore. On the pier he dis covered two cues of dynamite and one box of detonators and fuses. Ho took possession of them and later arrested the two defendants.
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Inspector McDonald, who charge of the ease, said that each box weighed about four stoge. Altogether parodimately 1 cat. of the explosive was seized.
The first defendant admitted that he had bit entching tish with dynamite for
long time, and this in spite of the fact that be had lost an eye in an esplosion sometime ago.. two months hard labour and the woman The Magistrate suntraced the man"to
to one month
The dynamite was con- fistated,
ARSON IN STANLEY STREET. A SERIOUS FIRE AVERTED.
about 2.18 a.m., on Sunday, to attend The Fire Brigade received, a en an optbreak on the rd foar of No. 19, Stanley Street, but on arrival found A Shanghai' chauffeur, employed by the that "their services were not required.
defendant was most emphatic tast beveral buckets of water. When the for $100 by an Indian money-leader. The occupants of the other floors with United Motor Car Co., was next sted the fire having been extinguished by the
was not the borrower; and accompanied police entered the flat, it was deserted, his asseverations with a pantomime of and an investigation revealed attempted "being hanged if he were telling a lie," arson, as the floor and furniture were which was grimly, realistic. Three wit saturated with kerosene, A mattress5 nesses swore he was the man and two also had kerosene on it. -But for the swore that he was not. The defence prompt action of the people on the doors was below, a ferce blaze would have occur. also suggested that the action brought out of spite because of a Gght | red, 14 months ago.
Inmates of other portions of the The Judge said that, in his opinion, hou said the flat, had been occupied the plaintiff and bis witnesses were not for the past month by a man and three telling the truth. There was something women, who had been seen leaving the behind the whole natter which had not house with bundles and boxes a little come out.
before the fire was discovered, and drive Judgment was given for the defendant in ricsshas in the direction of Wanchai. with costs,
The far-which consisted of three. cubicles, was systemetically. fred. The centre cubicle was alight in two comers and the flames were already spreading to the wooden partition when the other occupants of the building, entered the
fire in order to get the insurance money It is thought that the house was set on flat on seeing that fire had broken out.
house is insured for $3,000 with a native insurance company. Later in the day, the police enceréded in tracing the man and one of the women. They are now in custody and will appear before a Hinginfata in due course.
PIRACY ON
A TRADING LAUNCII. The Inspector said he did not see how the men could be charged with stealing Takking, has reported to the police that The ster of the trading launch the beer the boy gave it to them.
The Magistrate They were obtaining he left Antan, in Chinese territory, on the furniture and valuables.. The goods under false pretences as far as the 10 a.m., on Sunday, with cargo and 47 beer was concerned. Why didn't you prasengers for Hongkong, and whan charge them with that?
the vessel had been steaming about 20 The Inspector mill he had regarded the minutes, heard a commotion in the charge of theft of the gramophon as strugs deck. As he was going out to elcaror and he thought that would be investigate, man entered the wheet and had nothing to eat for several days." The Magistrate: They were obviously said Do as I tell you, and step-
house, and, pointing or revolver at him, was the plea entered by a Chinese" be- | dinok.
straight ahead." The complainant did
MAN.
was compelled to steal because I sufficient.
all the money ho had,
LIVELY. SCENES AT AN
OPIUM RAID.
fore Mr Orme, at the Magistracy, yea The Inspector: I would not say they as he was bid., and. Ee steamed for about terday for having snatched a gold were drank. They were under the in- an hour and a half with the stranger. chain with a jade pendant valued at Aunts." If they had been brought to me standing behind him with the rooiver $60 from 2. Chinese" woman on Hill to be charged, with drunkenness I should riose to the bask of a head. When ing, made a raid on several mataheda ga The revenue officers, on Sunday even- Street, West Point, Replying to the have refused to do so, Magistrate, the defendant said that he The Magistrate: I canact think, if they
they geared Szalai, the pirate ordered the hillside at Haiwanho, which were had failed to and work, and had spent ins to make it their property, that they on board and rowed them nabore. After the officers arrived so that only a few had been only 18 days in Hongkong. He deliberately stole the gramophone intend him to stop the launch. Two sinipang suspected to bo in use aa opium divans. then came alongsido and took eight men Word went all round the place directly would have started playing it openly in The Magistrate (to the Inspector): the King Edward Hotel If they merely 3540 hid Been stolen from the compra assembled and stoned the revenue officere the pirates bad gone, he discovered that capture were made. The inhabitants is took it for a drunker freak it not
cony. I think you had hotter chared thern Inspector Appleton: Yes. There is Tranreting the beer: they ought to be dealt rounds of ammunition had been taken the people with their fire-arms in order nothing known about him. There is with quite a lot of temptation for people, of
from the guards' quarters: The two to get away in safety. Ms. Orze, at the defendant's description in the the defendants remained in police cus- pirates, were relieved of their revolvers facts were reported to him, suggested The charze of theft wre dismissed but guards, who wore surprised by the the Magistrsoy, yesterday, when these Vicinity of Shektangisui.
toxly. They will appear in the Court and ammunition pouches. The passeng that, if it were proved that the matsheds again to-day on a charge of obtaining ers were robbed of clothing, jewellery were not used for any lawful purpose, beer by false pretencua..
sad money valued at over $2,000,000 they should be destroyed.
The Magistrato passed sentence of three months' hard labour.
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