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CANTON NEWS.
PEOPLE. GROWING MORE NERVOUS.
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RENTS ORDINANCE
LITIGATION.
CASE FOR THE DEFENCE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 14TH,
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The case for the defence occupied the whole of yesterday in the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice who is try ing the Rents. Ordinance action in which the Mission Etrangers are the plaintifs, and the Nanyang Bros Tebacco to.
defendants,
ALLEGED DEMANDING MONEY “AN EXTRAORDINARY
REVOLVER.
CASE."
BY MENACES, HAIRDRESSER THREATENED WITH | WHY A CHARGE OF THEFT FAILED: SOMETHING WRONG IN THE HONG- -KONG ELECTRIC COMPANY'S WORKING DEPT.
the case of demanding money by menaces "At the Magistracy yesterday afternoo from a hairdresser at No. 102, Hollywood Road, came up for further hearing the fore Mr. Hamilton
The evidence showed that during the month of June the complainant received four letters, from
unknown persons demanding 8000. On Saturday, July 1st, a visit was paid to the house by the
WEDNESDAY.. July 19th, To-day the duration at Canton is getting wor%**
if the added prreaus
A peculiar case of alleged theft from tions at the civil population and th
the Hongkong Electric Company's Dud hery y state of their minds are any
dell Street Cable Store came
up for er ion. Previously the Sincere. Co.
hearing before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Mr., C. 1). Alabaster for the defence, h their shutters up but the main.
Magistracy, yesterday." A Chinese fitter entrance was epen And business conduct said the defendants action was for the
nord Chan Sin was charged with steal- ad; today they are entirely closed. Last specific performance of an agreement con-
ing a collection, of " copper-ends” which night the Hotel Asia closed its gates attained in certain letters, which passed three defendants in the case. One of were the remains" of copper rods used by B1 and guests experienced great diß. between Fere Kobert and the Hon, Mr. the three men asked the complainant, | the Company in their various electrical Chow Chou-son, by which they were she had received those letters." The jobs. The complainant am the charge ly at a stamf-still and to-day's storih, has entitled to a lease for three years, with complainant replied, I don't know so sheet was G. Nevis, a young Portuguese i the option of renewal for another three many things." The first defendant then years. Whether the place was a domestic said. You don't know 1. Those letters asked for 2000. When the complainant tenement or aot was immaterial-on that
said she had no money, sko defendants) point, That question would only arise
are alleged to have said they would bring in considering what rent the defendants
a revolver and deal with her. A youth, would havś to pay. The plaintiffs; how-whe overheard the conversation, brought strategy to bear against the defendants
salty in getting in. – Business is absolute-
21.
caused more auxiety,
river traffe has suspendal, the dampan ferries having taken refuge. Intending refugees have ħad to delay their movements and prices" are steadily going up.
THE ELECTRIC SUPPLY.
plant with the aid of volunteers have managed to keep the works going and the street liglit="were operated last night. The people still fine that, the works may bave to close down at a moment's notice, although they are
gaanded by soldiers, The ramour about other labour union coming out has not materialised but with the rapidly changing situation one cani zot foretell what may take plaer,
Joxes,
foreman and not the Hongkong Electric remark: "I think the Company have Company. This caused the Magistrate to
behaved in a most extraordinary master in this case." Commenting or this re- mark, Mr. H. C. Macnamara, who
only have the Company behaved in an extraordinary manner, but the alleged stolen goods have not been produced in Court; and not only has the property described with any particularity. not been produced but it is not even alleged to have been stolen same five nionths ago and the charge has not been preferred until a great time afterwards and then it is brought on an alleged con-
fession.
It is
The foreign staff at the Electric (n's "ver, had given them notice to quit and and persuaded them to go away, tellia appeared for the defendant, said: "Not had began an action for ejectment. They them at the same time that he would have had argued that being outside the Ordinary ready for them on the morrow, but before doing so he wanted ance they were entitled to recover posses to know what was the lowest they would sion of the whole premises, or, in the accept. The first defendant said that alternative, they argued that they were carefully considered as a certain gentle this was a matter that would have to be etitied to recover possession of that part man named Mr. Fung, had to be con- of the premises-practically, the whole-sulted. The nephew advised the man 10 bring along Me Fung when they called which were not occupied for domestic pur-For the spoil
If the plaintiffs would withdraw":
On the following day the men called their claim for possession and it was con- tious, the first defendant going upstairs again. This time they were more cat- eeded that defendants were entitled toto speak to the complainant, whilst the their six years lease, it would very much other semaine outside in the street on Then they could ean-guard. instructing the mistress to sider what rent they would have to pay escaped from the house and ran to the engage the man in conversation the youth Mr. Alabaster said he had to show that district watchmen's headquarters where grant specific performance. They had to securid the arrest of the defendants, this was a case in which the Court must be obtained the aid of five watchmen who consider the effect of the Ordinance on that and the defence claimed that they had only to pay $1,000, subject to any increase the Court might order.
,,2)
ATTEMPTS TO ARRANGE
ARMISTICE.
Yesterday aựting at Datch Folly Island. The headquarters of the Navy Department took place at noon, Admiral Thug Ting Kwong being the Convenor. Anung others present were General Ngat Thong Ping, Li Ping Wing, Hung Sin Lan and Häng Leuk, The meeting unani- mously passed three relations, which if arrepend by both sides, wopbl form the basis of an armistice. The resolutions were briefly:---
the
shorten the case.
In giving evidence the complainant, G. Nevis, stated that on the 25th June he asked the defendant where a quantity of copper ends" were. The defendant
The storekeeper, on the following day, stated they had been returned to store. denied having received them. When ques that he had sold them. A foreman who tioned further the defendant admitted
dance for the prosecution adjourned the with the complainant not to report tha The Magistrate, after hearing the evi was present at the confession pleaded Court for a few moments in order to go int the case. On resuming, he addressed matter. In view of this the complainant the defendants telling them that if there warned the defendant and said he would was any proof in the statements of the be reported if such an occurrence was witnesses it wald he sufficient to convict. Į repented. On June 30th the defendant According to the law an accessory be drew ten pounds of solder by chit. On fore the fact was equally as guilty as the principal: it, on the other hand, they were innocent instruments it was up to them to prove it. Continuing the Magis trate said. As you are not defended by attorney, I will explain the case to your defence accordingly, you very carefully and you can make
July 4th he told the complainant that this had been melted down. Complainant then reported the matter to Mr. V. Sorby, Head of the Mains Department and Mr. Lewis. He was instructed by Mr. Lewis to take the ease to Court.
IMPORTANCE OF THE FACTORY, Damnges would not be an adequate remedy for turning them out of the fne- tory and godowns. On these premises 750 people were employed and he would call evidence, to show that they could not within a reasonabl- time find suitable 1. Kwangtung to support the neesmiddation and to re-establish the union movement and to issue a joint factory in a manifesto with
new building would take goverbapent it thre years. The Company had four fac Peking.
tories in the Colony in which 3,000 or 2-To disfavour and to endeavour to 4,000 people were employed. They paid stop as soon as possibf military to the Liovernment seven lakhs yearly in action in Kwangtang. Ex Shung Chi duty, of which a "quarter was attributable
main cross-examination by Mr. Marne- Asked if they had anything to say, the mara the witness was asked to explain" not to lend the Northern Expedition to the premises in question, They, randerst defendant denied that he had any what was meant by "copper ends." The back to Canton and Ip Kue to desist profits in respect of the four factories of thing to do with the four letters. He witness attempted to explain but his from attacking Dr. Sun's men-of-war. over two million dollars a year. The only went there to recover which explanation was not clear.
3--Both Sides to be allotted to factory made considerably over fort put forward a plea of alibi, saying that coper ends" were "the ends of copper was due to him. The second defendant who was present in Court said tlmt separate areas and he restricted there lakhs. If they had to give up the prehe only came down from Canton the day during the armištice.
mises the Government would lose everal he was arrested. The third defendant's lakhs in duty and 150-people would be
reason was not given as just prior to thrown out of work.
"MORE FIRING.
He were
The Magistrate: It seems to me that Mr. Hamilton then read over in detail you compounded the felony, in not report- the evidence for the prosecution, making ing it. clear all the paints.
being called upon he fell ill and had to leave the dock."
rods,"
Mr. Lewis
Mr. Macnamara to Mr. Lewis: Am I will, no doubt, hare the pleasure of hear cruss-examining this witness, or you. I
order to give the second witness a chance
The Magistrate put the case back ining you in the witness-box shortly.
of calling a witness to prove his alibi,'
CARPENTERS AGAIN IN
COURT.
Questioned further by Mr. Macnamara, the complainant stated that the defendant was not angry when, he admitted selling the copper wire. Mr Macnamara contend- ed that the defendant said in a fit of anger,If you say I have stolen it-1; have stolen it.
At 7 p.m. last evening a few shots were
A competitor might pay a very large sum for the factory in order to put a hear intermittently from the direction considerable portion of defendants busi- of the south of Honum It is believed pass out of operation for some time. that the shots were fired by the Macno therefore contended that Forts or some field artillery in the entitled to specifc performance regard."
they vicinity. Some rumors aver that Dr.ing the whole. premises. Sun tried to effect a landing with the object of taking the Forts as they barred INTERPRETING ACTH OF PARLIAMENT... bis egress to the river mouth. All I can Mr. Alabaster also dealt with the evi- vouch for is that the shots were not fired dence called by the plaintiffs' counsel as
AN INTIMIDATION CHARGE,
The Chinese storekeeper and the No. 1 by Dr. Sun's ships off Shameen as the to the purpose of the legislature in
Foreman gave evidence in corroboration gun-covers were never removed. People passing the Rents Ordinan (Mr. Al hearing at the Magistracy, yesterday
A case of intimidation came up for of that given by the complainant in the vicinity say that the firing was bester had already lodged an objection afternoot, before Mr. Lindsell, in which defendant, said it was an extraordinary The Magistrate, in discharging the very erratic as they seemed to be firing to this evidence). He now quoted various four carpenters at uo visible target. The immediate authorities to show that, in construing They were described by Mr. F. F. Nash could see there was no evidenes except an were the defendants. case to bring into Court. As far as be result of the boom of the guna was more
or expounding an Act of Parliament, the for the defence, as members of the Mukalleged confession. panie and the usual harrying of the law only had regard to the wording of Cheung Carpenters' Guild, whilst the dence where the copper ends" had gone There was no evi: people to their homes balting of doors and the Act and not to the avowed intention complainant (n woman) told the Magis to and the evidence of alleged confession street-gates and the desertion of the of Governments as indicated in speeches trate that her fokis were members of had been condoned for some days and in Parliament. Thus, Lord Alverstone, fendants Guild the uk Cheung-theft of solder. No enquiry appeared to Muk Yip Carpenters" Guild. The de dropped until there was a further alleged SHIU KWAN.
the late Lord Chief Justice. I have not Reports have reached Canton that Yung in Parliament." In the very old case of Mus Vidoes contractors and house had been sold and, further, none of the paid the aligbest attention to the speeches work and the complainants' Guild-the have been made as to where the copper. open to carpenters doing decorative Sik Leung's forces in the neighbourhood Miller . Taylor it was laid down, "The building work. of the Hing bave retired on Shiu Kwan sense and meaning of an Act of Parlia
stolen property had been produced "in and that skirmishes between advanced ment must be concluded from: its word taken place on July 4th. Prior to this
The alleged intimidation is said to have Court. patrols have taken place. Hsu Shung ing-what-it anys when passed into law; dete, according to the evidence of the said: I think there is something wrong Turning to Mr. Lewis, his Worship Chi's anny having left Kiangai in the and not from the history of the changes complainant's No. 1 foki the four defend in the working of the Department. It is control of Li Lieb Chun's Yunnah troops, it underwent in the House where it took ants had visited the complainant's shop very extraordinary that a case like this is reported to be contemplating attacking) its" risc." Sbju Kwan
at No. 15, Peel Street and tried to should have been brought. Cheung Guild. Up to the 4th inst. the brought before the Manager and he let persuade the fokis there to join the Muk Mr. Lewis: The matter had been persuasiois were of a friendly natur and the defendants were offered tea and the case be brought before the Court cigarettes. On the 4th, Gnding that
streets,
friendly persuasion was unavailing, they Alabaster countered with another
The Hon. Mr. Bird's evidence of the CITY PATROLS.
deliberations of Special Committee Last night & proclamation was issued
before the Ordinance was passed, Mr. jointly by Ng Foy, Commissioner of authority, which laid it down that Re Police, and Chan Cheung Po, one of Ip'e ports of Commissions are not to control commanders. It announced that a patrol the wording of the Statute debates in corps of soldiers, police and Merchants Parliament are not to be regarded." Volunteer Corps had been formed with headquarters at the Kwangtung Provin cial Examination: Hall and would co operate to preserve order. Four stations, one in the old city, one in the western suburb, one in the eastern suburb and one in Honam have been organised and re- ports of outrages are to be sent to them.
CURRENT OPINION.
comment to the affect that it was rather
are said to have used threatening lang uage, saying "If you start work this said she could not retuciuber whether Cross-examined by Mr. Nash, witness' evening without registering we will the first defendant had ever been et- assault you on the inorrow,' The mis ployed at her shop or not............ " WHOLLY OR 'IN' PART.".
tress of the shop reported the matter to This, drew from the Magistrate a Mr. Alabastoralso, discussed at some the police and on the 5th inst, a number length the meaning of the words "wholly of police were sent there to guard the strange that an employer could not or in part" in the Reits Ordinance, and place and, to arrest the defendants. When remember her old employés. quoted many authorities bearing on this the defendants strolled into the place point. He urged that if factory premises No. 1 foki but before they could do so Central Police Station, the complainant two of them attempted to assault the message she gave to the Police nt the Asked by Mr. Nash no to the exact were used" in part for domestic habita they were seized by the palice, the third tion they came within the scope of the defendant was arrested outside the door said: "I told the Police I was a poor Rents Ordinance and were entitled to the of the shop whilst the fourth was caught compensation to any of my workmen if The general feeling in Canton is that protection of the clause fixing a standard walking fupidly away down the street.
woman and 1 could "not" afford to pay with the close proximity of Dr. Eun's rent. It had been given is evidence that ships, trouble on a considerable scale is the French Mission gave $60,000 for these carpenter's shop) described the incidents called. At the commencement of his evr
The Complainant (Mistress of the they were assaulted
Complaniant's young son was "bext imminent. People think that the anchor premises and they received $1,000 a month of the 5th clearly under the guidance dence he was asked by Mr. Webster, if ing of the ships off Shameen augure so for them, they paying the rates. Under of Mr. R. E. A Webster. for the pro he was employed in the last witness's attempt to regain control of Canton the new agreement they would not hare secution. Early in the morning the first Everything depends on the success or to pay rates, so they already got a sub-defendant looked in at the shop and then
shop.
He replied indignantly; No. I otherwise of the Northern Expedition-stantial increase in the return on their went away. Half-an-hour later he looked ary forces, as unconcerted action on the capital Mr. Austin, one of the witnesses, ant from the doorway said: - You
think not. ia, again, and, addressing the complain part of his ships will be fruitless, owing had put a fáir return on their capital at cannot work unless you are registered: am the complainant'u sod.. MALA Mr. Webster Then what do you dot to the preponderaliug strength of the $800 or $500 a month. Farther, as soon and now you are working all right. If He objects to you saying that he is a Kwangtung army in and around Canton, as the Rents Ordinance which was de- you want workinen you must engage men workman. He is the mistress's son.
The Magistrate (to Mr. Webster) It now appears that the capture of the signed to prevent landlords from getting from our guild." Two policemen, hiding Cheung Chow Forta has not driven Dr. the full market value on their property in a cubicle, then came out and arrested Sun out of Kwang ung but has had the-had expired, the rent would go up to the defendants just as they were attempt. reverse effect of putting him much nearer 14,000 a month.
ing to assault the No. 1 foki, JM AN A (Continued at foot of next columin.)
Canton,
The hearing was further adjourned.
".
should
Mr. Webster Oh! Isco," "I beg his pardon.
After the youth bad given corroborative evidence, is case was put back. Wednesday next, the 19th inst.
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