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CORRESPONDENCE WHERE SHALL WE LIVE? [TO THE EDITOR or TED KONGTONS" DAILY PRESA.")
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 10TH, «1999.
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLAR
KIDNAPPING CASE.
THE KIDNAPPER PLEADS
GUILTY."
Sin,-Some years back the burning Proceedings against the alleged kid-
THE SUPREME COURT. "REPORT OF THE REGISTRAE FOR THE YEAR 1021,"
1. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
Two hundred and seventy one (971)
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE. The gross Revenue collected by the Har bohr Department during the year 1921 was $600,798.13 as against 8701,433.28 vol. lected in the previous year showing an
1921. Increase. Light Dues, & 94,295.44 $106,JÍT.00 $12, 191.65 Light Dues,
question was: * What shall we do with i nappers of Chan San Kwai, the Ting actions were instituted in this division increase af 309,304.87 our boys Later the mery arose: What Wa College schoolboy, were continued of the Court during the year 1921, is
shall we do with our girls" Today (in Hongkong) the question certainly is:
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At the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. R. Lindsell. An ex-secretary to nn ex-Civil Governor of Canton, in the What shall we do with ourselves "}
'Kwangsi regime, is charged with conspir-i Or, in other words, Where shall we
ing with other persons to kidnap the live"
Now. Sir, in spite of Rent Ordinanceschoolboy. He is also charged with and threats of more drastic action by being an accessory to the kidnapping. H.E. The Governor, the position still This man's name is Cheung Chu Wan. remains acute: in fact, I had a more Another man, Cheung Cheuk Hing, is emphatic abjective in mind, but for the charged with being the actual kidnapper. sake of your readers, forbear.
Happening to be one of the unfortunate house-hunters. I canned the advertise ment columns of the Daily Prest, and, yon Sir. can imagine my joy-if you have ever been in this same unfortunate predicament-when I notiere a European ttat advertised to-let, containing + rooms, bath-rconi, kitchen and servants' quarters. The locality could certainly have been somewhat more desirable, but, beggars can't be choosers, so I promptly hied me to my prospective landlord
Yes, the fats would be available in about a month's time, and they were everything that was desirable; so said tha gentiemany prospective landlord.
A feeling of hippy relief swept o'er my harassyl mind: But, might I enquire
the rentait
Mr. G. G. N. Tinson (of Messrs. John-
on. Stakes & Master), appeared for the Procution, and Mr. M. La defended the excretary,"
against 249 in 1920. One hundred and fifty-seven (157) were disposed of during the year, 74 being settled or withdrawn before trial, as against 136 and 46 resp.
Of the 71 cases which had ively in 1990.
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been set down for trial, 16 were disposed of during the year.
Two interim injunctions were granted during the year.
The
Special As-
1921
sexment102,809.57 115,710.44|19|100.87 Licences and
internal
Revenue...151.46 171,124.80 18,98534 Fes of Coiet
and Office 352,139,72 402,086,80 "54,607,08 Miscel
Taneous -Recripta
59.07 40.0) 4TELOT
$701 493.28 8800708.13 (90,30487
The amounts involved were $5.429,194.50 and the equivalent in local currency of
The principal increases are under light 15,000 Rupees and £1,243, 148, 10jd.
debts and damages reccvered dues 13,181.65, fight dues special assess Al the previous hearing Mr. Tinson amount to 5,843,01 and the equivalent ments 813.100.87, bout licences $0.071.50, tines #2,956.10. junk ficences 83.800.25 in local currency of $11,082.75 U.S. eur- fees for ase
of "Government buoys explained that he desired to take the case
158. Ad. as against $13,728.80, medical examination of emi of the first defendant separately as heeney and 2249.
3588, 102-04 and the equivalent in "local grants $31,941.50, official signatures
$1,20.00 and, survey proposed to call the second defendant
of steamships The second surrency of $21.263.29 U.S., currency in $3.878,00 witness against the first. defendant was charged separately at He admitted the yesterday's hearing.
the kidnapping. but his committal to Sessions was postponed in order not to embarrass the prosecution in using him ng a witness against the other defendant,
The ex-secretary was then put in the dock and the Arab withess against him was the other defendant, Cheung "Chu
Wan, who said he formerly lived next doce to the kidnapped hoy, with the de-
1920,
The only noteworthy decrease is under The fera collected amounted to $19.724.20 gunpowder storage fees of $1,840.87, which is due to less gunpowder and ex- as against #12,690.25 in 1920.
plozives having been stored in the Goy ernment Gunpowder/Depot.
IN PRIZE.
No netion was' instituted under this The expenditure of the Harbour De 1921 was $216,935.33 5 bead during the year, and one vesselament for
against $230,033.19, showing an increas namely the xa. fojaburi was condemned.cf $10,208.11. This increase is principally hue to revised sente of salaries, to non- European staff of this Department.
2.-RUMMARY JURISDICTION.
One thousand oven hundred and sixty
"Without ti dicker of an eyelid came fendant and a mag named Li Shan, HIBS Settled or withdrawn 708, judgment for } $7,000 was expended in providing a new!
hack the reply: 3250 per month (inelu sive). Ye Gods: Me for the simple life.
Youry, etc..
**NEWCHUM." Hongkong. June 9th, 1999, THE
**REAL ENEMIES OF THE BRITISH NATION."
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY"PHESS."]
S18-In your issue of today 1 wee letter from Mr. Hughes, the "last" para. graph of which is important. **
Leaving China to look after itself fer the while, we note that the real enemies of the British nation. are. (amongst others),' unscrupulous agitators and faith- lets people.
Ought not your readers to be reminded;
(witness) carried out the kiddapping The other two, in September, supplied him with money to entertain the boy and anke friends with him. They paid $200 in this way in various sum On the 9th October lat they gave him $200 in one sum and he took the boy to Macao. Three ther meu accompanied them. Two days later, ณ boat was engaged and they went for a row. At a place called Pak Chu they spent the night and next day went Fin Mo village to Koo Lan, where the boy для kept in confinement. From this time the witness was not allow ed to see him.
The witness said "be. wrote the follow- ing letter on November 1st, and that it was chopped by the kidnapping ga08
Under special expenditure of the Har- (1.700) actions were instituted during the bour Department & sum of 33,550 was year as against 1,000 in 1020.
expended in purchasing a new motor The cases were disposed of as follows:-boat for this Department and a sum of the plaintiff sus judgment for the de Hall for the S/H.D. 3" A sim of fendant 41, non-suited 2, struck off, dis 800,430 was expended in purchasing 2 A. class and B. class buoys, anchore missed, or lapsed 17, and pending 24 as gust 21, 677, 38, il, 44 and 091 res and moorings. pectively in 1990.
The claimd amounted to $331,423.40 35 $308,607.08 in 1920 and the against amounts recovered were $138.457.89 against $120,490.35 in 1920.
to
of
The number of rent distress warrants", issued was 500, representing unpaid res amonating
which $12,058.50 was recovered, as against 678, $50,702.74 and #17,211.58 respectively in 1020.
Four hundred and ten (410) warrants were withdrawn on arttlement between "the partics as against 487 in 1920.
The fees collected mounted to $2,053.30 as against 83.727.00 in 1920
3-CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
I beg to state that, with reference to the anfering of your illustrious SOD Kwai Sang, it concerns neither Cheung Kam Forg nor his son. How could you conceive such an iden? In fact, he only went on board to bid farewell on account of friendship. At the beginning of the matter, the plot was planned and pro
& nephew The number of persons actually in-
There were 58 cases and 77 persons com- mitted for trial at the Criminal Sessions, as against 71 and 10% respectively in 1920.
ALLEGED ARMED ROBBER ARRESTED.
Mr. Leo Longinotio appeared at the Magistracy, yesterday, ald asked for a remand on behalf of a Chinese who was charged with being concerned in two arm ed robberies at No. 5, Landale. Street, Wanchai and No. 207 Reclamation Street, Yaurmati,
The aan was arrested two days' pre- viously and had been identified by his victims as one of the aiembers of a robber gang.
Inspector Willis said that two other belonging to the same gang had been. previously arrested.
A week's remand was granted.
in order to prevent them enrolling en boceeded with by long and Li Shan Hing, dieted was 73, of whom 55 were convicti
Roman Catholics, that the British of Cheung Kam Fong nation in on the contrary deeply indebted the co-occupant of the first door of the and 19 were acquitted. Against 4 persons UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA GLEE
house
"Bonham Road). As regards the case was abandoned. In 1900 the
well as Li, expenses, Chan, as
to such men as Holyoake, Robert Ow payment of Stopford Brocke, And many others for undertock to pay them afterwards. The 5gures were respectively 100, 81, 19 and 4..
such reforms as the Co-operative "Move- ment, the Cheap Trains Act, the abolition, of the "Taxes on Knowledge," the open ing of museums on Sundays as an alter native to the Church or the Pig and Whistle; and that these men were faith less in the sense that they were ecoptical of the truth of Chrisianity? If some of them were ever unscrupulous, ought got Foar readers to remember that Mr. Hughes's co-religiousries have not been
for
the absence of this
your readers are not all children.
4 am sure, and do not need to be remind
ed of these things.
For safety's sake, however, I hope you
twill be so good as to publish this.
me to entertain your son to this place. As I am not at enmity with travel and drink, so as to allure him to your son and have ao grievance against him why should I commit such a wrong ful not? Thus you may excuse me. At present your sou is enjoying an abundant lieve your anxiety concerning him supply of food and clothing. Please re- beg respectfully to enquire, after your general welfare.
(Signed) CHEUNG CHOK HIxo. At this stage the hearing was adjourn ed until next week.
ALLEGED MURDERER
CHARGED,
I
Thanking you in anticipation, and FATAL STABBING AFFAIR ON THE nclosing my card, I remain, sir, your Cobedient servant,
J
GEORGE H. RAINER, Member, Rationalist Press Association. 8th June, 1922
SPORT.
TENNIS LEAGUE TABLE,
Division:
In the A Division, I.B.C. are unbouten, and the only side that looks able to beat.
the League if they beat the C will win
5.5, HONAM."
The hearing of a charge of murder which has been preferred against a firs man pamed Shiu Kong of the sx Hanam was proceeded with at the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Fraser.
The man is alleged to have stabbed a Esh attendant on board the vessel
journey from Canton to Hongkong, The wounds were serions and the injured man died in the Government Civir Hos pital some days later.
daring
The fireman was arrested on the arrival
and probably
4.TAPVELLATE JURISDICTION...
CLUB.
the
The University of California Glee Club, year, two from the decisions of the Chief summer of 1920, is returning on
Four appeals were lodged during who were last in Hongkong daring the Justice, and two from the decisions of Empress of Canada ca Jaly 19th. They the Puise Judge.
have with thers a No. 1 Jazz Band Two performances will be given at the Royal Theatre, after which the Glee Club will go to Canton fer two nights, and again performances, leaving the following day return to Hongkong to give two more for "Shanghai per the President Wilson, formerly the Empire State, app
Of the two appeals from the decisions of the Chief Justice one was allowed and a new trial was ordered, and the other the decision of the Paisne Judge one was was discontinued. Of the appeals from
dismissed and the other discontinued. Council was granted in two cases, viz. :-
Provisional leave to appeal to the Privy
The Attorney-General of Hongkong and the Castlefield Steamship Company, Ltd. Toong Yue (O. J. No. 33 of 1919), and in the matter of the Tai Sun Insurance and Banking Co., Ltd. (in Liquidation) || Glee Club. (M.P. No. 33 of 1019). The latter was discontinued.
5.-ADMIRALTY-JURISDICTION.
Six actions were instituted during the year. One was disposed of and the others are pending.
The fees collected amounted to $214.50 az against 8439.95 in 1620.
6.—BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.
Nineteen (19) petitions were filed, 10 being creditors petitions and 9 debtors' petitions. The figures for 1990 were res- pectively 30, 18 and 12.
The number of receiving orders made was 7, being 3 on creditors petitions and figures for lowing day her ass chongkong and the fol 100 were respectively so, 158 C.R.C., and was
with" cutting
were 20, 11; and 9. even if they go down they will
The number cl public examinations the fishmonger. Later wounding tio for first place.
Charge was amended to one of murder.
nii. held WAS sa against 4 in 1820. There T. M. Hazlerigg, Assistant Crown were 7 adjudications he against 0.in 1920. No scheme of arrangere withdrawn. victory over the C.R.C., have just
was put joining these two at the head and Mr. B. Hind represented the through. Five petitions were of the proceedings on behalf of an inter- ested party.
Mr. Haslering said the affair happen..
The U.S.R.C., by reason of their very solicitored for the prosecution,
-close
a
the H.K.C.C. and if they lose on that -occasion they will be quite out of the
running.
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Among the members of the Gles Club" are seven players of the University of California Baseball team. Arrangements are being made for, at least one game between the local baseball nine and the
The Glee Club are making this trip without any financial hacking and are, consequently, dependent upon box office receipts to defray their expenses.
There were 97.estates rested in or ad- ministered by the Official Administrator. during the year, representing an aggre gate value of 130,822.81. for 1920 were, respectively, 82 and The figures $127,514.87.
Thirteen (13) were wound up during the year, of the total value of $9,921.50 against 28 in 1920 of the total value, $18,732,18. Twenty-five (25) new accounts opened during the year amounting to $13,929. 20.
were
B.-OFFICIAL TRUSTS. The number of trust cetates in the
of 1021 was 18 with trust funda mount- orders were rescinded. estimated assets, in cases where ing to $85.643.01 as against 19 estates
rescinded, were $24,581.18 and the | property, în 1990. One was wound up estimated liabilities $128,334.43 as against daring the year. No new tran $300,467.29 and $618,833.07 respectively in opened. 1929.
Civil Service, the Clab de Recrio and to on May 17th. On that date after the que orders were made and not subse. Į aggregating $86461.58 plus certain house: the Japanese have, so far, made a poor fish attendants had finished their mid-day
show
LR.C
U.S.R.C.
"K.C.C.
H.X.C.C.
P. - W.) L. PTS.
4 0 4 4 3
M.B.K. Club de Recrio...... 2" 10.8.0.C.
..
3
1 3
3
"B" Division.... QC., C.R.C. and LRC, who have played Ave out of their nine matcher. fead, with four points each. K.C.C., who have only played four matches, have been defeated once. Civil Service and Club de Recrio are bracketed at the bottom of the table pointless
L. PTS.
Q.C.
LR.C
C.R.C.
K.C.O.
M.B.K.
University
0.6.0. Police
Club de Beerin
*0.8.0.0.
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meni quarrel arose apparently over gambling debt between the accused man and the deceased. After the quarrel the defendant went towards the crew's quart ters What exactly happened there was not clear to the Crown but the defendant, in a statement to the police, said that he was chased by the fisherman and, in self-defence, be stabbed the back
the
Mr.
remarked that it' Webster
wa quite unlikely that the man who was pursuing the defendant could be stabbed id the hack.
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES.
The
amount of Commission collected The fees collected amounted to 81,829.05 was 8160.03 as against: 385,77 in 1920. lae... against $2,760.45- in 1920, and the Official Receiver's Commission za Trustee, whore' no Trustee had been appointed by the creditors, was 2,152.63 as against $4,625.00 in 1020.
PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION Two hundred and fourteen (214) grants were made by the Court being:-
Probate
.00 Letters of Administration. 120. Declarations for Commissioner.
214-
::
On the 31st December there were 421- companies on the Hongkong Begister, of which 13 were in course of liquidation. During the year 84 zew companies were put on the Register and 21 struck off.
The fees collected in respect of China. compantes amounted to 253,380,31 - and those in respect of other companies to 814,673.30
Dr. Valentine, of the Government Civil Hospital, said one of the wounds was a
No firm was registered under the little to the right of the spine, and the
Chinese Limited Partnership Ordinance, right lung had been punctured. The The figures in 1920 were respectively Ordinance, No. 18 of 1012,
1911. or under the Limited Partnership cause death in his
was opinion,
734 | 126 and 140, total 275. resulting from the pune
Deposits of the total value?
Fof tured
The aggregate value of the estates was $4,285,000.00 have been made by Insur additional cause might 7,724,350.00 as against $7,065,247.00 in ance Companies under Fire and Marine bave been the
8 of wound by 1920. 20 An unclean
The wound was Probate and estale duties amounted to 1917
Insurance Companies Deposit Ordinance, some three inches in depth It was 9339,310.95, Court fees to $12,208.00, and Almost impossible for it to have been Official Administrator's Commission to inflicted from the front,
After evidence had been given by people $1,308.83. The Sgures in 1040 were, rea who witnessed the quarrel and by the pectively, 367,958, 25, 310,205.15, and police as to arrest, the case was remanded. 972.20.
to Monday afternoon next
"(Continued of foot of next column.)
10-FEEB AND COMMISSION,
The total sumi collected during the year by way of fees and commission amounted
to 858,830.07 as against $60,057.31 in the previous your.
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