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PIRACY REGULATIONS.
ARE THEY WALID OUTSIDE THE
WATERS OF THE COLONY!"
FURTHER ARGUMENTS IN APPEAL
COURT.
"Therauso, was continued in the Appeal "Court yesterday in which the Sze Yap 8. Company, Ltd., as owners of the s Tui Lee, are appealing against the Magis, »trate's decision that the Company should forfeit its bood of 85,000 in respect of certain breaches of the Anti-Firney Re ulations on January 21st last, when the
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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH,
LURE OF THE MING YUEN GARDENS.
FOUR MEN WHO DO NOT WANT
TO LEAVE.
DAIRY FARM'S NEW ICE
PLANT:
PROMISE OF LARGER "SUPPLY
FOR THE COLONY,
Before M: E. W. Hamilton, sitting at the Central Magistracy yesterday, In the sweltering heat of yesterday Mr. E.,C. S. Brooks represented the afternoon, a little group of rests complainanta in un action brought by made their way to an Ice Factory-to the present owners of the Ming Yuen
sea the new Ice Plant and Refringerat Gardens. They wished, he said, to ob tained an order for the eviction of fouring Machinery at the East Point Instal defendants forming a firm which had been lation, of the Dairy Farm Co. carrying on a restaurant business in a portion of the Gardens.
THE CHINESE CLUB SWEEP. STAKE DISPUTE. ECHO OF THE 1923 HONGKONG DERBY."
A case of great interest is to be com menced in the Supreme Court on Monday next when Mr. Sydney Ng Quian is to he winner of the Chinese Club Derby: Sweepite e fr Nibel..
" The case is to be heard before the acting. Chief Justice and a Special Jury and, as The Ice Plant, etc, were there, but the defendant does not reside in the alas, the ice itself was unseen and unfelt. Colony, and as no defence has been ear Two of the defendants, represented by Great machines, whose painted inscrip-tered, the proceedings will be re-paste. abip was, attacked by pirates off Wong-Ar. B. S. Corke, were present in Court, tions announced them to be of formidable moor, resulting in the murder of Captain but the other two failed to appear.
It will be recalled that in June of 19 Willcox.
The Hon, Mr. Q ( Alabaster, K.C., and Mr. S. Fitzroy represent the appel lants and Mr. Eldon Petter, K.C., is Appearing for the Crown, why are the (respondents in the case.
by reason of non-payment of reat
"Mr. Corke said" that his clients had paid their rest up to date and held a
Continuing his argument for tin re-receipt spondents yesterday, Mr. Potter quoted
wondered.
Illuminating facts concerning the new plant were contained in the inaugural speech made by Mr. A. D. Stewart, Chairman of the Company, and which
was as follows:-
it was stated that the owners of th./voltage, functioned obediently at the protracted Arbitration proceedings took | Gardens were anxious to be rid of the touch of trained experta, and a group place regarding the ownership of the tic oa and ket. Mr. Chik Soong Ling of Shanghai defendants, who were sub-tenants of of perspiring people looked syndichte which had been ordered to quit
and Mrs. Violet Chun (sister of Mr. Sydney Ng Quinn) of Hongkong both - claimed the prize. A board of Chinese business and professional men
sat for many days bearing evidence as to the circumstances under whith the winning ticket No. 03066 was purchased. Mr. Chik | Soong Ling alleged that on the day of the race Mr. Sydney Ng Quinn obtained the ticket from him in Shanghai under a pretext frs. Violet Chan claimed that the ficket" was purchased at a party at No. 3. Arbuthnot Road, Hongkong. A few days before the race the household at Arbuthnot Road moved to Robinson
Mr. Brooks paid that the urgency of a. ense from the Australian Courts in the case arose. because there had been a
Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf which a shipowner was penalised for a certain quount of trouble. Recently the| breach of the Customs Regulations.
complainants had received a telephons of the Dairy Farm Ios and Cold Storage message from the defendants, threaten Co., Ltd. I welcome you hers this after ing them with stabbing if they persisted noon on 10 vansion which marks a
It
was provided that where a ship of any nationality came into an Australian port with liquor on board; the shipowner had the privilege of placing same in bond. The liquor, was placed under sent. If the slip left an Australian pert and her next
in their active for the eviction of the tatter.
important point in the development of the Company, namely, the starting up of our les Plant and Refrigerating Machinery at East Point.
His Worship adjourned the hearing until this morning for the appearance of the other two defendanta, announcing The Directora and Management have that he would consider the issue of war. [long felt that, the Colony's growth ncces-
port of calf was also an Australian portraints if they absented thensselves again. sitated arrangements being made for a Road and the, ticket could not be found
CHAUFFEUR SUMMONED. ALLEGED JOY-RIDE
IN
BIS
MASTER'S CAR,
employed as second chauffeur by Mr. A Chinese motor nr driver, Tately Beith, of Mers, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.; was summoned before 3r. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magis tricy yesterday, for alleged misconduct under the Employers and Servants Ordinance.
on the day of the race, . «
In their Award the Arbitrators stated that they accepted substantially the evidence of Mr. Chik Soong Ling and his
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the seal had to remain intact. If the seal was broken when the ship again came
considerable increase in the Company's output of Ice and Cold Storage accom- into "port an offence had heed committed
modation, and it was found that this in- and it did not matter whether the break-
volved serapping the old machines, and ing of the seal took place on the high
building new and up to date premises. acas or not. The result of that legisla
In March, 1993, we entered into a con-witnesses and entirely rejected Lion was that a duty was imposed upon
tract with the Hongkong Engineering and ments made on behalf of Mrs. Chan. the shipowner not to disturb the seals put
structure and crees the up to date rein. Construction Co., Ltd., to remove the old The next step in the long chain of events on in an Australian port. If they were
forced concrete building you now see. missing ticket was found at No.
was in February of this year when the disturbed when the ship came into another
This building cost about $970,000 and Arbuthnot Rtead, torn in pieces with a Australian port the offence was complete.
accommodates not only the new Ice Plant Counsel then referred to a case at Hanie
and he anks but also has on its top quantity of other toro and "crumpled in which it was laid down that no foreign
floor two sets of quarters for the Resident papers which had been, used for packing ship should enter British ports unless a
Another Chinese, employed by Mr. Engineers Further, it provides us with curios into a box pilot was taken on board outside Terri
Brith as No. 1 chauffeur, testified that 260.000.cu. ft. of extra refrigerating Immediately on the discovery of the torial waters. Then what about the Passant" took out a car belonging to his em-etc.
at 3.45 m. on August 20th, the defend-chambers for storing meats, butter, fruit, ticket à claim was made on behalf of Mrs. port Regulations, queried Mr. Potter player, though witness forbade bim totions the Colony's requirements in this
We feel sure that with these addi-Chan for the payment of the $30,000, the They involved foreigners all the world do so. Defendant had two women in the respect should be fully and adequately amount of the first prize, which in the over and stated that certain things should ear with him. He returned in about an taken care of for a number of years to interval had been paid to Mr. Chik Soong be done before a foreigner entered the hour.
Ling country. Likewise, ships from foreign ports had to produce a clean hill of health before they were allowed to enter British
porla,
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fle subunited that the present case went considerably beyond anything fie had
placed before the Court. The civil con- tract demanded by the Ordinance was a perfectly competent contract for the ship owners and the Government to enter into. There was no suggestion from the other side that the Ordinance was invalid.
Defendant, denied having taken out the car on the occasion stated. He said that he had not been discharged by Mr.
ith, but had been given notice to hear y the No.1 chauffeur. On the 2nd inst., Mr. Beith told him to take a car to the Tram Station, but the No. 1 driver after
wards ordered him not to do so, and took the ear there, himself.
come.
The Ice Plant consists of two 80 tons
Libel proceedings were also instituted (refrigerating) York Machines cach by Me. Sydney Ng Quinn" and the case driven by 150 hp. motors and capable has now been listed to come before the of turning out 80 fous of ice every 24 Court for hearing on Monday next. hours. We are now in a position to and also to provide about 400,000 cu. produce about 150 tons of ice per day
of refrigerator space, divided into 18 stores for storing various kinds of foods"
The case was adjourned til next both for our own trade and the public. Saturday.
ROBBER'S BIG HAUL,
Messrs. Anderson, Meyer & Co., Ltd., the local agents of the York Manufactur ing Company, supplied all the machinery Counsel went on to say that any legisla$1,000 FROM WEST POINT HOUSE, the final testing and passing of, the and rendered all possible assistance in tion for the safeguarding of life" and pro-
A Chinese, who represented himself as machinery. We have, connected with the perty of people jouracying to and from an electric fitter, entered a house at No. new Plant, about 40 motors of various the Colony was for the peace, order and 19, Ng Hon Hond, West Point, on Tues- sizes representing about 535 h.p. and the good government of the Colony, and was day night, and held up a woman who was whole plant will be ran on current sup therefore good legislation. if there were the sole inmate at the time. Le induced plied by the Hongkong Electric Co, Ltd., no such legislation and piracy was ram-
the woman to part with her keys and to whom the Company's thanks are due pant the trade of the Colony with neigh from jewellery box he took money and for their assistance in the erecting and
jewellery valued at $3,90 houring ports would be in danger of
the wiring of the plant. The plant with
destruction.
Before leaving the house the robber the necessary accessories has cost the Com. bound and gagged the woman.
pany about $450,000 making, a total cost of $720,000 for buildings and plant.
In spite of this enormous increase in
„STARTLING ASSERTION,
Mr. Patter asked their Lordships to any,
CORRESPONDENCE.
TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION.
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
SIE-Your action in publishing this will
tips concerned to, the daily sprawling of perhaps cause attention from the authori
private and public rickshaw coolies at the lower end of Ice House Street turning into Des Voeux Road.
Yesterday the rickshaws were two deep causing considerable "annoyance to the pedestrians having to pass through that street to and from Queen's Road and Des Voeux Road. The rickshaws are all pri- vate owned and so there is no earthly reason why they should not be stationed in Chater Road, on Connaught Road, or
firstly, that no duty was imposed on a Mr. Potter procecded to deal with the our output, the Management have not
· person" outside the Colony at all; second-point raised by Mr. Fitzroy on the pro-loverlooked the fact that Hongkong is somewhere around Statue Square out of dy, that the real position was that they vious day that an attack on a steamer still a growing Colony und, with thin the way. They are practically.only used
sary.
With these few remarks. I have much pleasure in declaring the plant open and wish it and all those connected with it every successive."
before and after office hours and so the removal will be a public service. Far- thermore the three-in-one type of broker's rickshaw, as well as any other vehicle on wheels, could, with benefit, be prohibited from passing through the street at all. For those wishing to go to Queen's Road it is only a.
moment around by Pedder Street, or down by the Theatre; let there
had to construe the terms of a contract in a narrow stream could not be termed in-vjow, provision has been made in this which the Government was empowered to a piracy. when his Lordship (the acting new building for further increasing the make with shipowners. The Attorney-Chief Justice) said that this point had output of ice by 40 tons per day if neces Genera), Counsel said, was astounded, been carefully considered by the Brach and no doubt their Lordships were since the previous day's hearing and their startled, when they read that, according Lordships did not think Mr. Potter aged to Mr. Alabaster, All the regulations argue it: made by the Governor in Council were Mr. Alabaster briefly replied, stating null and void. The Ordinance had bad that they did not claim that the Ordi the Royal Ament and by a clause, in that pance was nitre pires; they claimed that little gathering of visitors, which in-bo at least one road the walker can use Ordinance. the Govenror in Council was the three regulations which they had cluded Father Robert, Mr. B. M. Hender. empowered to make the Regulations. If brokon were ultra vires. He mentioned son of the Public Works Dupartment, in Hongkong freely."
On the conclusion of the speech, the
the Ordinance stated that Regulations Sections 733 and 725 of the Merchantseveral gentlemen prominent in local were to be drawn up by the Hon. Captain Shipping Act as supporting his conten-business circles, and a few ladies, went Superintendent of Police, those Regulation. Y
to look at the water tanks on an upper storey.
At the present an Indian or Chineso policeman sometimes clears the coolies away just as long as the guardian of the law is in view after which the coolies Here also was a splendid miniature again scramble for places and settle for blocks of ion are shot into the Cold the rest of the day. Half-hearted mea- Storage compartment. There was also an sures are of no use whereas confiscation ingenious "clocking" device by which of a few licences, after a first warning, the ice-blocks registered their numbers as would no doubt meet the case. The con- they passed through an opening into the stant supervision of a foreign or Indian oold. chamber...
policeman alas in this locality (not the Altogether an admirable arrangement, policeman on duty in Queen's Road) hut-oh, for blasted hopes--it was not would work wonders-Your truly," at work, and there was no ice t
"PEDESTRIAME
show that a Colony was not empowered switchback, down which the completed to enact lawe repugnant to any Home Act adopted by a Colony, but they did not point out how the Piracy Regulations were repugnant. Those sections also em powered the Colony to abrogate the Mer chant Shipping Act altogether..
tions would be just as valid as those Mr. Potter, in his concluding reply, said approved by the Governor in Council; that the sections mentioned only went to thirdly, Counsel asked their Lordships to say, that if the Ordinance was repugnant to the Merchant Shipping Act it was up to Mr. Alabaster to show with which por tion it was inconsistent. There were 738 sections, and he could not be expected to go through thom il-though he bad na doubt Mr. Alabaster had done so in the privacy of his chambers -
(Oontinued on next Columin.)
DECISION "RESERVED,
The Court adjourned sine die, their Lordships reserving their decisions.
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