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CRIMINAL SESSIONS, (BEFORE THE ACTING PUISSE JUDGE
(VR. J. 2. Woou}], "
THE ABSENT JURYMAN.
Mr. A. W. la Roza, who was not pre- Beat on the previous day when called upon to act on the jury, attemhed and uxplain ed to the Judge that he mistook the timer he thought he was warned, for the after.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH, 1999,
TUE · LAUNCHMEN'S STRIKE.
DELEGATES ARRIVE BUT NO MEETING YESTERDAY,
There was no apparent change in the strike situation yesterday, though with the arrival of the five delegates from Canton important developments may be expected as any time.
"The following letter was received by the
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LANGUAGE THAT SHOCKED A POLICE INSPECTOR. AN ENGLISH SEAMAN AT THE MAGISTRACY.
SWEARS AT THE MAGISTRATE.
There were some exciting moments a the Magistency yesterday morning; during the hearing of a case in which an English
The defendant: I have got a passage due to me under the Mereäntile Marine Act of 190 I am not supposed to be left behind like this. According to my book (and here he waved his little black book defantly) I am entitled to a pasange home.
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The Magistrate: Can you show it to me?
The defendant said: “Certainly, Sir,”.
noon, and he attended in the afternoon Secretary for Chinese Affaira yesterday/sailor, of London, named Herbert Har and run his finger down the pages of the
and explained that to the Registrar. The “Judge-nepted the explanation. Mr. da Roza's rate was again submitted to the fortune of the ballot and in the afteinco
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be was picked in second time for jurginan,
IMPORTANT COUNTERFEIT COIN
CASE.
The Law's delays were illustrated Five in the first ease before the Court. men, all of whom had resorted to the annoying habt of using alians (so that the reital of their names was a compli cated business), were indicted on many courts in connection with possession of over a thousand counterfeit coins. First,
afternoon-
To the Hon. S.C.A.
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was charged with behaving a dis orderly anoner at the Mercantile Marine book. After a few minutes had been spent Office of the Sailors' Home, and, within looking for the beneficial clause Harto assaulting and obstructing the police, in bad to confess that he could not find it, the execution of their duty.
The defendant had a 'grievance against thr.. Superintendent of the Sailors Home, Capt. Frank Bayliss, and at times flur
it is not in this book he said, "but it was in the old one. I can remember it."
The Magistrate then looked up the Act referred to and after a brief study an- nounced: As this illarss is the resulti of your own fault you are not entitled to a free passage home.
Sia, The members of our Society have rected & Delegates who have all been given full power. These Delegates have come to the Colony frem Canton, and are waiting in the Bociety. We do not know if the Chinese and European Owners of Launches have alt come to year ofher to attend the meeting. they have, we beg respectfully that youed up into an almost ancontrollable rage, wil telephone to our Society, and our swore in an underbreath the delegates will come to your office at onen Chinese Court Constable, because he
The defendant then waxed angry and to discuss the matter?
asked him to keep quiet, The constable. CHINESE COXSWAINS' AND ENGINEERS'
ASSOCIATION.
thought discretion the better part of reiterated the statement that he was Dated 23rd May, 1992.
valour and crept quietly "round the entitled to a pussage honi. A verification
The Magistrate asked him to keep No delegates attended.
corner of the Dock out of his way, He swore aloud to the Magistrate, poke quiet. He refused and
swore aloud persen af their powers being a neces
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the Clerk of the Court read the catalogu.sary preliminary to any further confer-Bercely against Capt. Bayliss and towards saying, "Gdit; a man must have! of crime in English; then the interpreter/per, a verbal message to this effeer was the end of the case said that he was
related in Chinese. The men's replies amounted to a plea of not guilty," o This was done a jury had to be aworn. individually and not collectively, after the prisoners had been informed, in Eng lish and Chinese, of their privilege objection."
Then the jury, who had already beard the charges from their places at the back of the Court, had to hear them again in All this took their official capacity. nearly half-an-hour and at the end of it Do one was very much wiser than before The Attorney-ineral acknowledged this in opening.".
"CONFUSING AND DEAFENING."
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returned by the messenger.
really sorry that he was an Englishman.
a show."
was. insane.
Capt Bayliss You were drunk. The defendant continued to argue, and the Magistrate Inal to again warn him, to behaves himself.
The Magistrate: 1 will not have you THE TOWAGE SERVICE
The man who is of tine physique, was j-wearing in the Court; if you don't keep
a szilor on the 9.5. «Lord Sefton,guing I won't listen to you any more. Mr. S. T. Williamson, who is busily formerly
This defendant: This man (pointing! engaged in organising a fleet of towage which sailed out of port for hense some launches inforard a representative of the time ago, leaving him behind an inmate to Capt. Bayliss) sund 1 Daily Press last evening that the Launch of the Government Civil Hospital, suffer Was I drunk! Requirements. Committee's scheme was ing from a disease invited by his own He was not in foolish actions. On discharge from hos- proving quite a sucerss.
position to give.figures of the day'spital he was handed over to the care of workings just then, but there had been a Capt. Bayliss, who in the capacity of big increase in the number of launches Deputy Shipping Master of the port, has working on the harbour that day and that authority under Section 41 of the Ordin- all calls for towage work had been net. ance of 1006 to take care of stranded Officers and Engineers were volunteering samen. Harte objected to the authority |for launch service work in a most satis used by Capt. Bayliss, and on Monday factory manner and the Cousritter hoped the matter cane to a head, whilst the to have more launches running to-day.
was under the influence of drink.
A STOKING PROBLEM.
"The relation of the warns counts of the indictment," he remarked to the gentlemen of the jury, has been rather
The haportin part that the sucker plays confusing, and even deatening, and i da por supuse you have a very clear idea in running the Star ferries is not gen- of what they charge, the prisoners with,erally recognised, but we are told that
till sapıl_explain."
the unsatisfactory rauning of the ferries
On the first count, The Attorney-General 'said, all five prisoners were charged with bring in possession of a quantity of coun. terfois coin. On the second count, certain of the coins were definitely associated with the first prisoner; other counts associated some of the coins with other prisoners; the second prisoner was also charged with importing the coin.
As to the main charge of possession,
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The defendant (aloud): I know these Lot the John Bulles"; they have guty to treat with me fairly. The Magistrale: Blease keep quiet. Sergt. Dickson gaye evidence of the assault on himself
The defendant retorted that the Ser On the previous Saturday he refused to want when he can down stairs never taka a passage home on a Blue Funnel said a word, but his him on the jaw, steamer, and when Capt. Bayhas offered and he returned the blow, as was only to pay him the balance ni wags due to tatural for any Briton to do." him, on the condition that he left the
mander
at the present time is must probably home, the map, rofawil to accept the be explained by difficulties of atoking.oney nud to leave. He then behaved in
disorderly
and assaulted In these days of oil fuel, Navaj men are fa unfamiliar with coal stoking, and it must Police Sergeant Dickson' who arrested take some little time for Nava ratings to him. adapt themselves to these new conditions and for the navigadors to gauge the power at their commund.
The defendant plended not guilty to both charges and lounged against the dock rails with his hands bared deep in his pockets. For this he was rebuked
against the five mon, the Attorney tieneral SIR PAUL CHATER'S MEMENTO and told to stand up straight,
explained that Inspector Appleton and other police officers and ax men on an upper Foor of premises in which a large of counterfeit coin was rather -qusly.
diaributed, in baskets, packets on the floor, aud in one man's Buck.
A table wa faid for a meal for and that suggestil that all the men used the premises uted were equally con- -corned. Nothing xax tound on the fourth and fifth prisoners, unless the jury were prepared to say they were satisfied all the had guilty knowledge, he thought they would have to let off these
two men.
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The Magistrate told the defendant that if he wanted to see the Harbour Master about any grievance he would only he too pleased to remand the cast and arrange for this to be done.
The defendant: I don't want to be in Police custody; I want to be free. would rather have it out now,
He then volunteered to give evidence land said that at 2.30 pt on Monday Chinaman told him that he was wanted by Capt Bayliss. He went to the Shipping See here; take your money, forfeit your ice and Capt. Bayliss said to him: I refused to passage, and sign this."
gri and Capt. Bayliss gave me a path and I got into the Coop. fendant defied the prosecutors saying, Not one of you has got the guts to put a bullet through me."
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Capt. Bayliss in his evidence said that OF THE PRINCE'S VISIT.
he informed the defendant that, as he THE GIFT COMPLETED.
refused a passage, he would have to turn
Asked to continue his story the defend- The Hon. Sir Paul Chater has paid him out of the home and defendant became over the sts of 85,000 for the purpose so, insulting and abusive in his language an said: I stood up to him, and that of furnishing a club for Ex-Active Service that the witness said "I was compiled was natural, I was not drunk; I was I had no drink all day yester men in the Colony, and the trust deed
to attempt to turn him out. He turned day. in regard to Sir Paul's gift of $,000,
The Magistrate examined the man's re has been duly signed and deposited with on me and pushed me back against the the solicitors. The interest on this sum tsk and would probably have assaulted cord and remarked to Capt. Bayliss that
appeared to be a very good record. of 2000 is to be divided yearly between
Before leaving the witness box, Harte the Ex-Active Servicraen's Associationne, if Capt. Lewis had not come to by and the British Legion.
aid." At that time the defendant was said: They are all down on me.
Inspector Kent said that when defend- under the influence of drink. Police aid WOULD NOT DECRIVE THE BLIND.”.
was brought to the No. 7 Polica The Attorney-General quoted a curious
was sought and Sergeant Dickson, who Station he was under the influence of statement by the first prisoner, who said
Ha language something: was living on the premises, was called to drink.
"I don't think any man in bis that when a friend brought him the
arrest him. At the toot of the stairs awful." terfeit eins, his comment was In Hong
senare would have used such language. T kong, even the blind would not. accept
the defendant met the Sergeant and struck had to come down from my quarters and So yoón, as you take one in A London message of April 27th appear-
him on the jaw.. Capt. Bayliss held the peak to him, I did not think any Eng- your hand you can tell it is bad. Theying in the Fress of India says:-Since the are light and weigh only 1.1 mace, whereas date fixed for the commencement of the man's hands whilst the Sergeant cinngirni could use suen language."
The defendant: 1 Dr really very use of the universal and exclusive"
to his neck. A Chinese boy was sept for sorry that I am an Englishman. "a good one weighs de know a lot about it, the seems interpolated the
Hagite rules for bills of lading, they have further police assistance and the man was Attorney-General.) You had better take been used optionally; but to attempt has them back to Kongmoon."
He
Asked if he had any questions to put, is not above passing bad coin," been made to fores them upon shippers. Anally removed to No. 7. Police Station. commented Mr.
hat he did not The latter now are apparently preparing a intend to
they were not good counter-offensive, for certain associations, the defendant put to the witness a ques enough" The Attorney-General also which have already been prominent in option relating to a visit to the Harbour mentioned an atmpt by the second deposition to the rules, are pissing resolutions Master, defendant complained that he fendant to get rid of an incriminating making shipments under the Hague rules. Hetter of instructions.
bad tenders against contracts.
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The Jury found three of the prisoner guilty. Two were sentenced to five years imprisonment and une to I months. The fourth
fith were and
discharged. The members of the Jury were: Messrs. Lammert (foreman), W. R. Wilkinson, A. A. Alves, Wong Sheung-chau, J. V. Haverkamp, H. J. M. de Figueiredo and H. G. Earles.
UNPOPULAR BILLS OF LADING RULES.
No sooner had the man with the clock been brought to the Police Station than in cane the great-aunt (an active, intelli. gent, old dame), and her grand nephew the farmer-to report the robbery They at once burst out with, That is our clock, and that is one of the robbers."
FINDING THE ACCOMPLICES.
was left in the Harbour Ofice for over two hours while Capt. Bayliss beat it" and left him there without getting any thing done.
Then turning, to The Magistrate the The only trouble is defendant said: that he was going to take me there for the last three weeks. I wished parti cularly to we. the Harbour Master. For three days I was kept waiting without seeing him. I want my rights, and I am guing to have, them.
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For being drunk and disorderly a fine of $10 with the option of seven days imprisonment was ordered; for obstructing and coralling the Police a further Bos of $25 with the option "of 14 days was ordered.
The man was then out of Court protesting all the way.
Capt. Bayliss said that if he paid these fines out of the man's money nothing would be left for a assage bome.
The Magistrate: That is the man's look-out.
Capt. Bayliss said that in his capacity a Deputy Shipping Master he was in a position to keep the money back to pay his expenses; do could even refuse to pay his fine,
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The Magistrate: That is your own affair. I cannot interfere.
While the defendant was waiting out A minute later the defendant said that Capt. Bayliss had given him $30 out of side he continued to swear and said he his pay and out of this he had to buy would never pay the fine. He did not new clothes and pay bills, To buy a mind "going in the "coop" for a little
ading a book, one might last month" out face. This may was later pick. I packet of cigarettes, I had to pawn soma while,
from
of my clothes. Then if I wanted a go to a boat I had to pay ba zampan
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THE SIMPLE ANNALS OF THE
POOR."
The prisoner helped the police to find his. sccumplices, and an interesting point Amongst the Chinese, poverty is no pro was that one mau be put them in touch tection against burglary: A farmer who with was the man who had been detained lives in a wretched mashed near No. 8 and released just after the robbery and Railway bridge, Yaumati, with his aunt, tear the his great-aunt and three children, was ed
crowd by the farmer ng one of the men concerned. Another man dis high as 50 cents. If I had been ar There is reason to believe, stutes The when in came six men who said they had covered with the help of the prisoner offer I might have been able to get one Times, in its money article, that one of come to search for opium. It was soon was identified by the woman as the man for 30 cents.
te." The defendant Gnished up the first steps which Mr. Wellington Koo, clear that the men were not revenue who threatened them with a revolver. officers, as they pretended, for
they mado The jury decided that evidence against by saying: "I have been 25 years at the Chinese Minister to Great Britain, great play with a revolver, which the the first of these two men was not sufficient and I have a good record" and he will take upon his arrival in Peking will be to impress upon his Government, the -regular force
hardly do, against to would
but they found No. 1 and No. 3 waved a small book.
Capt. Bayling informed the Magistrate importance of terminating the default in three children. A dagger was also brandished. Moreover, the visitors, in years imprisonment with hard labour and
as he would have to pay so much towards 8 per cent. Treasury Bills (1024-28) for
£600,000, representing an I.Q.U.
given to looking through the clothing, put all the crdered them to receive 12 strokes of the Ira passage bome, and if he let him have the Mareon! Go and the '8 per cent.
the ent,
the whole of the wages left for him by the
Treasury best of one side, notably two pairs of
Notes (1925-21), for £1,803.300, great-aunt's trousers. They also took the 1s was mentioned, in the course of the Captain, he would have had no money better known as the Chinese Vickers Loan.
ease, that the cells at Yaumati Police left for the passage. household clock.
happened that the police had no Station are so placed that it was possible The defendant: It is impossible for The Chinese Government was ready ambush that night, not far from the for the public to see prisoners awaiting me to pay the passage; you cannot ex-alloente part of the surplus of the salt,
revenue to
to the service of the Vickers jonn, matshed. Crime has been so prevalent in trial. As this might affect bond fid Kaumati, lately, that one method adopted identification, the Jury expressed the pet stranded seaman to pay his pas but the international financial consortiuma
Bagh home.
Capt. Bayliss said that out of $104. of trying to check it is to stop
there was not a great deal left, and ac search all people out late at night. One pinion that this state of things should
and
Builty
one man, one aunt, 'one great-aunt he. Judge sentenced them each to five that he took charge of the man's money the payment of the interest on the Chine
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not exist.
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objeeted. According to advices from
Peking, received in ♫ well-informed Fance is fully alive to the necessity of to pay is. 6d. per day for the passage fulfilling the financial obligations of home. Assistance would also be granted, China and is taking steps to provide the according to the nature of the case, out funds for the service of the two loans in of the Fund for distressed sailors. question.
of these robbers, carrying the clock walk The Judge catirely agreed. ed straight into the ambush. Another The member of the Jury were: Mesaraunding to the regulations, the man had quarter in Londen. the Minister of Fin- ning who passed at about the same time. A. Hannibal (foreman). B, D. C. bat or whom nothing incriminating was Morgan, J. Angus. Wong Sheung-chau
Joseph Fraser, J. Y. Haverkamp and found, was allowed to go."
AW. da Boza. "(Continued at foot of next column.)
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