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THE CHARGE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2679, 1924
AGAINST AN LOCAL SKIPPER SUES SHIP
OWNERS.
AMERICAN, DEFENDANT IN THE WITNESS BOX.
When the ense was resumed at the Central Magistracy helore Mr. R. E Landsell yesterday afternung in which David Halkap Wickershan, an American ritizeu,- of,20%Tramway fah, is charged with misrepresentation in eunneetion with the Americas Asiatic" Commercial Com-
pany.... "Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, prosecuting. vationed his cross-examination of Mc.. A. Shoffer.
Witness said that his Christian name was Adolph and his wife's was Martha.
Counsel then handed up a letter to the witness, who said that by recognised it. It was in defendant's handwriting, added Mr. Shoffer. Mr. Nihill said that he proposed to read the letter. Mr. S. L. Brewer, defendant's conesel, oljeeted, Fat the Magistrate ruled that the de ment might be real. Mr. Nihill then read
the letter, which my:
Anyway,
LEBER.
that wn
CLAIM FOR SIX DAYS' PAY
THE HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE.
ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Hongkong Cricket League" was held in the Hong- kong Cricket Club pavilion yesterday
SALE OF A HOUSE. BROKERS SUE LANDLORD. Before Mr. Justice Dyer Ball yesterday In the Summary Court, yesterday mora. afternoon Soo Lin Man had 'Mak Yin ing. Captain. Thomas Laurenson Brown, Fat, brokers, of No. 8, Li Chit Street Chinn, Coast Officer, surd the Changed Cheng Wing Yan of No. 2. Queen's Hing S.S. Company, Tor 883.88, being Road Central, for the sum of $:00. being afternoon, Sir Cland Severu. President money due for six days' pay from April remuneration due and payable by defen dant to plaintiff in connection with the 12th to Ajril istb.
Mp.-B. S. Corks appeared for plain-sale of certain leasehold property. So tiff, and Mr. - fan d'Almada represented | 10, Bonham Strand East under a written order made by the defendant on April. [Pg defendant.
Mr. F. E. Nash appeared for the plain tha and Mr. M. Mr. Watson was" for the defendant.
Mr. Corke, "said his client was a Mer-ul. cantile Marine Captain and was asked by the defendants if he would join the s.. Kway Fook Cheang, running to Kong mood. He agreed and on April 11th he received a telephone message asking him to go be defendants offer. He went the following day and was there told to go to Messrs. Carmichael Clarke's office to He did so. Mr. Corke sand he had now inspected the agrement and found it was died April 15th and it was for the days between April 12th and 14th that plaintiff claim
of the League, presiding. The meeting was well attended, representatives from.
all the Cricket Clubs, the Navy and the Military, being presont
The report and balance sheet for the year as presented to the meeting by the Han. Secretary and Treasurer (Me. H Owen Hughes) showed that the first league last year was won by the long- Mr. Nash having, opened the case for kong Cricket Club, who won all their plaintiff called Mak Fin Fan, one of matches with the exception of one drawn the plaintiffs, whe said he was a broker. gaine with the Indian Recreation Club. living at No. 8, Li Chit Street On The second Division was won by the April 2nd the defendant gave him an Royal Engineers. The accounts for the
year showed credit balance of $273.51. order to sell No. 10, Bonham Strand East. It was agreed that if he sold, the premises for more than 20, the differ ence between that figure and the purchase The .. Krog Pond Cheong sailed money"would be given to him. He found from Hongkong on Sundays, Wednesdays two buyers for the property and sold and Fridays and the days after signing the agreement Captain Brown went to the house for 200,500. The sale was pus jain his ship bat found the old captain through by Mr. H. K. Hang, a solicitor still on bird. He did not been dis missed. The wait again the two follow. of Messrs. Deacons.
sign the agreement.
The CRAN, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts thanked Mr. Owry Hughes for having undertaken the duties of Hon Secretary and Treasurer). during the year,
After the adoption of the report and accounts, the CHAIRMAN took the opportu."
The date of theity of thanking the Hongkong Cricket ing days and foul the site state of completion of the sale was June 4th, on League for electing him President last Hairs Plaintiff eventually joined the which day he asked for his fee and dryear. The first he knew of this was when sessel April 15th and sailed to Kong.
on the following day. The plaintiff fendant told him he would have to wait he receivel a communication asking him was paid his wages in a pecahar way by until he received the whole amount of thet the charterers if the steamer, although sale. The money duo to him hail not been he signed the agreement with the owners.
When the agreement terminated at the paid.
Dear Ham & Ameri, Rehu is leay ang for tiengkong Monday in reply to yrenble saying that the Compindore | requires is presence end of June, Rohn wishes to gu to Europe where he says that he cut arrange pyrything. But you a talk with him, and he can can have gag'am everything. I tell him dini frase any money to spare this trip to Europe as we, Adolph and I were living now on Max. Skoffer's menry, and he said that he would ask the Compra, dure for the money, which is all right if the Compradore will give it to him. way, talk nice to him but tell him that we can not spare the ones now, a we only have enough at live un and
phy car expenses unti I can raise some anones, when we could let him have some. Tell I'm that the Hongkong Office is not doing enough business pay expenses. If Ho Wa Tong can sell some shares there it will be all right.
Anyway want you to draw our money ont at the Hongkong business as sou back he was summarily dismissed. Plain completion was due to an arrangement possible, and don't pay any more of our money towards expenses. Let Ho Wa Tong hate that. If he wants a safe, les kan hy ve Ahd charge it to the Cor Jany."
our
Keep all our money in a separate accent, so if necessary, we can draw it Take all the pictures and every thing that Belongs to its away from the offer.
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end of May the charterers only paid Cross-examined by Mr. Watson, plain.
preside at the annual meeting now bothe hell and he presumed that some- ting of the ser had taken place.
Mr OWEN Hecars proposed that Sir
plaintif for the actual time he was on tiff Admitted that a deposit of 85mm Claud Severn be re-elected President for the ship. When the plaintiff had settled]
with the clariors to tried to see the was paid on April 4th and the date of owners but failed to find them. The son completion was June 4th. He knew thas of the owpers owed plaintif 850 and it' may have been for that reason he failed there was a clause in the order of sale to find chetu. Plaintiff and previously to the affect that the sale had to be com Jaen, master of the vessel and had lent
the owner it and when br wanted it pleted within a month.
The delay in
with vendor and purchaser, which hail nothing to do with him.
Witness further admitted that the per chaser was relation of bis and therefore he got no brokerage from him.
tiff's wages were 80 a month. Fie sub mitted that plaintiff was prevented from joining his ship by the presence of the other Cantain. They believed the old Captain to have been indebted to the charters and the reason he remained on the ship six days was because they
After further evidence had been called wanted to get their money back.".
Captain Brown then gave evidence. He said when he left the ship the charterers including that of Mr. H. K. Hung, the refused to pay him for the days between case was'adjourned. April izely and 18th. They refused to pay bin the astal 2:40 a month "gambl
Have Adolph get his books up to date showing clearis where the Company owes
gold dollars to Mrs. Shofer, bor 13.000 rowed money to be returned on demand, bat date it back the same time we casheding allowance," hat ventually this was the Franes. Also show where I have put
His Lordship, Gambling allowance? in about ten thousand gold, and make
Mr. Corke: A som paid for permitting The expenses and loss large enough to cover everything. Now do This at ence
up to date. Have gambling on board, my lord." this thing-lp him if he don't | Adolph
settled.
ARMS CHARGE.
the ensuing year.
Mr. HOLLANDS Seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAS, returning thanks, said it seemed a sort of sinecure that the League should have one meeting in the year. They met for a brief period and' discussed the League's affairs.
After
that the League seemed to look after itself. The newspapers published the of the Season some one was declared the wianer. He could not help feeling that results of the matches and at the end
there should a little more control in the He remembered and probably Mr. Colio Sara would also re- League affairs, call the days many years ago when the league did exercise a little inore control in the conduct of actual. League matches, There had been some most exciting matches the result of which depended WHO DID NOT TURN HIS entirely on, whether the time for drawing stumps was 5.45 p.. or 13 p. and MATTRESS...
when the players searched for a copy of At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday the rules they would never be found but things generally came right in the end. Cross-examined, witness, said when he before Mr. E. W Hamilton, Chung San. If they could have some one to officially #L the League was in the ship fefore he was paid his No, salon, bay on the ss. Paul Leral. represent the League we have taken
derson who would have matches, a wages from the day of signing the agree
rithand with the un- ment. He ndmitted that when he receir was charged on
authority" to give a ruling on such mat It would his first pay from the churterers be lawful possession of "4 rounds of amters, to demist would arise.
also show that the League was more alive male no mention of the six days' pay.
Witness, re-examined, said he could not munition and a dagger.
than it sometimes appeared to be: get another ship during the days he was waiting
BIGA
Mr. Almada: After the ship has left the port. know how, beca
You winke
be able to Hongkong show your books the bead office, and 24 Rohn and Hu Wa Tong in with us, we cannot do as we please from now Da S see that your books cover everything, including our aving expenses. A 20- creike my expenses aftil Young to Tang- Main and the many times to
Buk d'anton
would thereiure gave judgment for the
renants.
MAN
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Mr. Coy Sara (representing the Civil Service Cricket Club) said that last year the Secretary of the League had copies of the revised rules printed, showing the ous months of the senson, but even so times for drawing stumps during the vari- there had been one or two cases where there appeared to have been some doubt.
The CHAIRMAN: The rules were printed once before out they gradually disappear- ed. I hope every Club will keep a copy of the rules, handy..
Det-Sergi. Simpson, giving evidence, said that on August 17th be searched the defendant's cabin, He first looked ander the mattress, and found two small pack ages of ammunition. On a little wooden ledge on the cabin wall, behind the de- fendit's bed, the witness found a dagger (produced), Defendant denied the owner- news did not arrest the man at the time, but told him that he (witness) would search again later, and ordered him to keep his cabin door locked. Later the defendant informed him that he had given his keys to another man whom br could not find. Defendant was taken to the Water Police Station and shown an other man (n Chinese who was committed
That to the next Sessions inst week on an arms it is Besides elurge). Defendant then said
not the man to whom I gave my keys.
Answering Mr d'Amada, defending. witness said that the defendant told bin it was his fiert trip to the ship and he did not know of the presence of the arms! in his cabin.
The defendant told the Court he spoke Now please do what I say, becaus business is very bad here and we must to Capt. Brown two days before Ajil Witness signed the agreement on take care. Keep me posted and don't 19th. do any thing without consulting me. If April 18th and Capt. Brown's signature Mr Hobo asks you to look over the was not then on it.
His Lordship said that he was no beaks and get things to date, tell him that your bucks are in order and that satisfied from the evidence that the agree set will produce same upon my returnment was signed on the 12th April. ship of both cartridges and dagger. Wit Lo Hongkong when we can have a meet
to settle everything, but that you will not, do, anything during my absence. Tell him also that we must see what he' rau do in Europe. Tell him that we wil krep our promise to him in every way. but that we must get muttey now; other wise we can not succeel. Do not send eable you for it any money unless Keep every cant where you can get it if Tessary. Tell lai nnd the other Hong Rong shareholders that they will receive their interest at the end of this year. um going to work here a little while to see what can be done. What about the letters that you promised to send me from Be Wa Tong and the Compradore?
$34
Send them at once.
Will write
How many shures has Ho Wa Tong seld
you later. Best love.
DEFENDANTA, ETA DENCE.
WICK.
Continuing witness said that he first mes Mrs. Rohn-in the öncers of Blessrs. Buckhouse and Co, waca Mr. Rehn came into the busness, it was arranged that he should receive one-fourth of the combined holding in shares of air and Mrs. Shoffer and defendant. this, he was to receive a salary when the company's affairs allowed such salary to be pazu
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Mr. G. R. Sayer was re-elected Vices President of the League on the motion of the CHAIRMAX, seeded by Mr. MITCHELL
Mr. H. Owen Hughes was re-elected Hon. Seurotary and Treasurer of the League on the notion of Mr. E. J. R. MITCHELL, seconded by Mr. J. F. ROBIN-
SON.
The meeting then proceeded to consider the fixtures card for the ensuing Season. In the first division eleven teams have
last year.
The increase is due to the entered, which is an increase of two ou Hongkong Cricket Club entering two teams and the East Surrey Regiment cutering the field this Season. The teams. entered fire: longkong Cricket Club (two teams). R.U.A., Kowloon Cricket Chai, Civil Service Cricket Club, Indian tecreation Club, Royal Navy, Fast Sur-
Questionel by Mr. Brewer as to parts of the letter previously read out in Court, witness said that while the Cont
Defendant, in the witness-box, stated any chested of Mr. and Mrs. Shofer. and homself, they used to lend one au in answer to His Worship, that his was
but that olher mony without receipts, hat not a spring besi. There was an ordinary when new people came into the firm, inattrms on boards. The pards had not Two books were placed on the ledge i was necessary that everything should be been cleaned, nor the mattress been turn-
business-like way. Wi
With regard done in
Marseillen
rey Regiment, Hongkong Diversity, the with box before Mr. Shoffer who, to the words in the letter "the same, during the whole voyage to after some pressure by Mr. Nis, stated me we cashed the francs, defendant and back.
When Mr. d'Amada opened his ad. Chinese Recreation Chat and Craigen- that they were the Company's cash-book said that be could not remember
in it called forth a rebuks from the be played in each case.
In the Second Division there are eight al ledger. Asked if he could find the fortain date, but he knew that finnes dress for the defence, certain observationsgower Cricket Club. One match only will Magistrate, and Mr. d'Almads promptly entries as compared with nine last year, withdrew them and apologised. entre relating to the 16,000 gold dollars referred to is the letter as being put
Cross-examined by Ar. Nihill Mr. into the Company by the defendant, the Wickershan said that when Mr. Bohn witness said he did not wish to look! read out his draft prospectus, he (witness) objected to a statement included in t Pressed, he said that he did not think to the effect that the Company hat the lense of an estate. Witness, he could find it.
had been eashed on that same date.
CHESS EXAMINATION.
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secure, was persuaded to let it go for.
Further
:
His Worship said that he would give written judgment this morning.
DETECTIVE SPEAKS FOR PRISONER. ACCUSED WHO HELPED THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE.
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On
the R.AM.C. having dropped out. the suggestion of the CHAIRMAN, Mili- tury representative promised to try to get a tean from the "Military Staffing Departments to take the place of the The teams entered for the R.A.X.C. Second Division are: Hongkong Cricket Elui, Kowloon Cricket Club, Royal *M7. Brewer next put the defendant inward. He knew that the prospectus was
Engineers, Civil Service Cricket Clus the witness-box.
going to be printed. and that copies of.
Indian Recreation Club, Royal Navy, David Belknap Wickershan stated in it were to be sent to Europe.
Hongkong University and the Police. evidente that he had known Mr. Shaffer estioned as to a statement in the pro-
Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow. One match only will be played in each For about 20 years, before witness came hertits that a sum of 200,000 gold dollars had been subscribed, defendant said that
In reply to the Chairman, Mr. HE to the East, Witness bad been working he had received promises from people in loon Magistracy yesterday, Ho Mui, x with Mr. Shoffer for about six years the United States, and that Mr. Rohn Chinese, was charged with having, with IIOLLANDS, representing the Hongkong two others not in custody, stolen a quan Cricket Club, said that members of the had pormises from others in Germany. Previous to that he had ween with the Pressed, witness said that he could not tity of steel hawser and Manila rupe. Club had been divided into two sections and those members playing for the "A" Shanghai Life Insurance Company for have made a irgal call on these promises. valued at about $250.
'Det Sergt. Dorling said that the man Defendant said I recognized some about 10 years. "Explaining how he first
"B" team." obtained possession of some photographs photographs, handed up to him, as was regarded by the police as having been team would not be eligible to play for the having been taken many years ago, when more or less u entaguw for the others. produced in Court, witness said. that he was in the insurance business. With Since his arrest he had done his best to Chinese who owned a rubber plantation regard to certain Chinese characters on assist the police in tracing the stolen pro- in the Federated Malay Itates asked him the photos, he said that he knew nothing perty, 800 worth of which had been re- if he could sell it in the United States about them. Shown a photograph recovered.
presenting him driving Dr. Sun Yat Sen on Commission, or float a limited liability in a car, the witness said that it was company. Witness was gives the photo-take" lone for propaganda pur- graphs, which were views of the plante poses by an insurance company by which tion, by the owner. There was ng Chin- he had been employed.
The houring was again adjourned until ese writing on them."
next Friday afternoon.
"(Omitinxed un next column.)
The Magistrate said he would take Ser- genot Dorling's remarks into considers tion, and whorens in the ordinary way he would have inflicted three months hard labour, he would under the circumstances pass sentence of hard labour for two months.
This was all the business before the. necting.
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