UNSATISFACTORY REPLY FROM HOME.
GOVERNMENT STILL WANT TO BILLY-DALLY.
· INDIGNATION MEETING CALLED FOR TUESDAY NEXT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ru, 1925
Ax will be seen from the letter from the Hu, Mr. P. H. Holyoak. published below, a reply to the Hongkong telegrams has been received from the Foreign Offer-and it is unsatisfactory
The British. Givernnwint presumably suggest that there must be waited netion be all the Porters. It is not likely that this will ever be brought about. The only official alternatives are so await the result of Conferences in the "Surth, which we know sennnot, in any circumstances. affect the position in Canton, or to wait the report of amme special Commissioner who may be sent out to review the whole situation. The fast suggestion is merely stupid, int, unfortunately, is characteristic of Government methods. As far as is known the Commissioner has not yet been appointed. If he came onike scene'ix är eight werks hener, he could only consult with officials here and reflect their views.
As has been pointed out over and over again, action to be effective - be taken immediately. It will be less taking action in six or "twelve months' time.
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Hong-
CAR'S DASH" INTO HARBOUR. MANSLAUGHTER VERDICTAT
ENQUIRY.
In the early hours of the morning of Jure the 12th, Bive Chinese, (all in the em
SUMMARY COURT.
CHOCOLATE DEAL SEQUEL.
FRENCHMAN SUED.
Pintiffs were represented by Mr. D. McCallum.
M. A. Guetat, of the Albert Pastry shop, Queen's Road, was sued before thos ploy of Messrs Lee and Russ, solicitors)-Puise Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) in who had been dining at the Kon Ling the Summary Court yesterday afternoon, Restaurant, West Point, were returning
by the Europe Asia Trading Company, by motor car to Hongkong, when the car Lad., for $181.45, the balance due on goods FILE over the Praya Wall into the sold and-delivered. harbour, close to the Mongkok Ferry Wharf. As
a result of the accident, Mr. Li Wing Chi, chief interpoter
Mt. McCallum said that a quantity to Messrs. Lee, and Rass, was drown of chocolates valued at $161.43 were sold ed; while another passenger in the to befendant at the end of May, and car. Mr. Wong Woon Cheung, also apa letter, was written a few days later interpreter, received serious head injuries stating that if the goods were ant sold through his fall into the harbour and died within a few days they could be returned. shortly after being admitted to the GovThis letter could be construed as a con eminent Civil Hospital The three other tract for the sale of the goods. passengers in the ear, Messrs. Chan Shui Hung, Yau Lok Tin and Tui Him Sout, escaped with minor injuries; while the driver of the car also escaper unhurt, but disappeared immediately after the accident and has not been seen sinée.
The denta enquiry at which Mr. 1. A. D. Forrest officiated as Coroner" concerning the circumstances under which Mr. Li Wing Chi and Mr. Wong Woon Cheung met their tragic end was resumed yester day at the Central Magistracy.
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His Worship: Who has the ponds How-They are in the possession of de
fendant.
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Continuing, Mr. McCallum sa that as far as plaintifs were concerned," the ends were quite satisfactory. Plaintiffs sent round for the money from time to time, but it was never paid. During the Strike the shop did very good business. and madë good money- Ar the end of July plaintiffs were foford to demand payment. In reply to a solicitor's letter demanding payment, defendant sont a letter which was received on August 5th. 1 this was the first intimation that de fendant could not sell the goods. The The jury were Messrs. L. A. Base latter ought to have been returned within His (foreinan), C. d'Almaida and F. F. Creasonable time, if this was, se.
Lordship would have to take all the Fernaniles.
circumstances into consideration. In such a climate as "this, at this time of the year, chocolates, deteriorated org rapidly. The goods were delisgred in
not sell was sent by plaintiff in August.
Here defendant points out that h received the goods on the 5th or 6th of
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A meeting has been called fur Tuesday next to discuss the matter ator more What that meeting must insist upon is a definite reply from the Home Government rigariling its policy towards this Colony. kong is neared. Its very existiuce as a great entrepôt of trade is threatened. Ar British interests here su unimportant that they new to Lightly tarificed to the Bolsheviks in Canton" a mere handful of us- serapults agitators whe are bringing rain to the whole of South China that is the considered view of the British Cabinet let is force them to declare it, then we shall know exactly where we sinzial.
KOUPTER Government, The Hon Mr., P. H. Hplynak writes as phone from all
Dr. Willian yel Paterson, said that Public and Private stating the plain the deceased Wong Woon Chrung, was balls - : --
Sug-On Monday evening last at the fanvarnished truth-manifestly they remitted to the Government Civil HosMay, and no intication that he could
the was meeting in the Theatre Royal 1; prö either misunderstood or not believed--or zaised the audience that in the event of rise, what is still more incredible, "apital on June 12th at 9.43 3.m.
then suffering from immersion and was the reply from home being unfavourable thing can be done.
in a semi-ronatosé comalition. The de in what was asked for, enn epporzanity
censed died at 5:30 am the same day At the request of thelatives, witness did not make a post-worem examination of the body. He made an examination of the body externally. Death in his opinion a defendant, and the latter sened was due trimmersion. But there was the quite satisfied with the goods." Defend. passibility of the injury to deceased's head at said he was going to take the choco- influencing his death.
On this point helates out of the boxes and sell them by could not state anything definite, how-weight. Defendant, who had been chef man who knew very little English. The ever, not having inade a post-bortem at the Hongkong Hotel, was a French-
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The Theatre Royal has beru booked for would be given at an early date for the 4,15 next Tuesday, the 9th. act ar- Public to express its opinion. A reply rangements are in progress for a, mert has stove, in is confidential and thereing at which the Colony will no doubt fored ám not at liberty to quote it, but express its views in a telegram to the it is quite evident that unless we ouPrime Minister, in no uncertain manner.
I trust the promoters may evalt on the wake up the British Government to th
unites support of the entire Press here and all who are convinced of the vital nobesity for prompt action in making/ is little probability of that: and so we the meeting as widely known and as are to Whit the results of future Coufer successful as the extreme gravity of the ences in the North, which in any camsituation deuinnds, can anyer settle the Southern situation,
argent peril of the situation, there is not a hope of armed intervention unles the Powers unite in action, "and there
examination.
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Mr. Metallur said that even if they we delivered in June. if the goods could not be sold, defendant should have
After delivery plait notified plaintiff.
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The Coroner: I don't think it is im-manager of the Company had helped him rss, otherwise the goods would never porturit ur effects the present case, but have you any general instructions with have been sold to him on a sale or return regard to performing post-mortem aminations
The Coroner: Arc you frequently asked not to perform a post-mortem examination?
It cannot be too clearly stated again" Witness: We generally do, but in this or the report to the British Government that it is apparently still in realisal case I chtained the consent of Major
Willson not to perforui" it. possibly some special Commissioner at Home Chat, this is no question of a sent out from hunter, who. it may be, bas Strike" but of an organised and in Apt even hiven selected yet, to advise spired attack upon British trade and ibre of conditions out here. Meanwhile interests in all our Treaty Ports and Con- this Colcay and British trade through.evsims and upon this Colony in parti; out Southern China drift daily nearer cular. Yours sincerely. to utter ruin. Telegram upon telegram
of the gravest possible nature has poured
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SWATOW.
The coastal shipping regulations issued
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P. "R. HOLYOAK." Hongkong. August 19th, 1925.
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Witness: Fairly frequently. Evidence was then given by the widow of Wong Woon Cheung as to identification and this concluded the evidence of the enquiry."
The Coremer: I think we have heard enough evidence, but I don't know if there is anything else you would like to know. gentlemen.
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EVIDENCE FOR DEFENCE. Defendant giving evidence said he only sold two boxes of the chocolates. He un packed the case on June 5th, and was not satisfied with the goods. He told plaintiff that he was dissatisfied. When the coolie arrived with the hill. witness wrote a message on the back of it saying he was not satisfied, and wanted the goods takru away.
His Lordship: Why did you not send them back As I had written to plain.. tiffs to come and take the goods away.
thought they would" do so.
When did you take them out of the showcases ?-About the end of Jane.
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The Foreman of the Jury: I should
Mr. McCallum: When the chocolates ALL POWERFUL, " STRIKE." denied." Weng Seng Co. petitioned for like to know what the speedometer of the
were delivered did not you take them out permission to operate certain motor-beats enr registered after the accident.. COMMITTEES,
between Swatow and neighbouring i Juspector C. F. Alexander (Traffic Deof the boxes and put them in the win place. Permission is withheld until the partinent, in charge of the case): I don't dows 7-Yes; I displayed then. THEIR CONTROL OF AFFAIRS IN at registers and certificates of owner think the car had a speedometer. We Were you going to sell the chocolates
ship have been inspected and the League have no evidence is to such. If there retail without the, hoxes --No. he satisfied themselves beyond the had been one, it would have been smash going to sell them in the boxes, but if anyone bad asked they would have been REFUSAL TO SUPPLY. FOOD TO Jenst shadow of doubt that the working ed, as all the Front part of the car, even
sold by weight. of the motur-boits, will not involve een the driver's seat, was wrecked. * ENEMY NATIONALS"
The Foreman:: Kapposing you were. I put it to you that you disturbed nection with enemy nationals."
A ricksha company petitioned for _per-driving a war, Inspector, sad you bad live many of the boxes in displaying them mission to import ricksha tyres from passengers on the seat and they were un-No by the Canton Government were publish Hongkong. "That permission will not be stealy and mucking from side to side When did you first inform plaintiffs ed in the Daily Press on Monday, and granted until a thorough investigation would that effect the mechanism of the yon were not satisfied with the goods and- car and would it cause the car to swerve? wanted them returned About June 30th. reproduced Lokay in our cable has been completed."
Kim Hok Srug reported the arrival of Inspector Alexander: Yes, if the ear
Mr. McCallum here pointed out that olunas. These regulations, it will ho
The molasses was travelling at a high speed.
plaintiff was not in the Colony between 815 piculs of molasses. remembered, were designed to ent off fixing of enemy origin
In the course of a discussion between June 20th and July 15th.. were 'orderel
the Coroner and the Foreman of the jury.) Mr. McCallum: Towards the rud of traila Frum Hongkong and to boycott all to be confiscated forthwith.
A company imported by the Bintang the latter pointed out that the evidence July you received a solicitor's letter -- British and Japanese merchants.
300 cases of Japanese tin-plates. Before that had been previously given by the Yes..
Then you wrote to plaintiffs saying the Of course, they were a flagrant violreporting the matter to the League the survivors of the accident was very con-
unsaleable-I pointed tion of Treaty Rights but the Canton firm exported them. For this breach of tradictory, one having stated that the car chocolates were Bolsheviks do not worry about such regulations the firm were fined $aKI, struck a pole before it went over the out that they should be taken away.
So the story might be continued. Praya wall while another witness sakıl is. I put it to you that was the first in- trifles. Apparently they consider that they are already in a "state of war"
Whilst exercising control of trade in this struck some trucks. The foreman said he timation that you wanted the chocn-- That is not with Great Britain. Their actions a way, to the serious detriment of all felt there might be a certain amount of lates taken back --No. pear to be all based on that assumption. British interesis, the League does not negligence on the part of the occupants of
During June and July your shop was Yesterday the Daily, Press received forget the need of constant propaganda. the ear, if they had happened to be rolling from its Swatow correspondent a number It employs thirty lecturers and has decid-from side to side, or unsteady in the car, kept very busy-Yes, but not us regard of the resolutions, recommendations and orders passed by the different labour organisations in that district during the past few days. All of them are aimed of *enemy at destroying the trade nationals."
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ed to published a "three day paper and as well as on the part of the driver.
to issue a number of small pamphlets.
UNPAID FEES.
SCHOOLMISTRESS' SUCCESSFUL
CLAIM.
The Coroner pointed out that they had
trus.
chocolates.
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What is the condition of the chocolates now 7-They are not saleable.
What facilities have you got for stor
no evidence as to what the occupants of the car might have been doing. The wit- nesses had denied in cross-examinationing chocolates like these 1-An ice-chest. that the driver was told to drive faster. The It would not hold one-tenth of the con. jury could only find their verdict on the signment of chocolates?--I have two ice- evidence that find actually been tendered, chrste
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For example, a warning was issued in ' Swatow on August 12th in the nine of
and could not take into consideration any Where did you keep the chocolates the Alliance of the Swatow Launch
evidence that might have been given on While they were in your possession 1-In Workers, Lightermen and Ferry Boat
fu the Summary Court yesterday the matter by the driver of the car if the window and then I put them in the mon to all those connected with them, against landing or transporting British morning, before the Puisne Judge (Mr. he had ben present. The driver had been fer-box.
You kept these chocolates in your and Japanese goods. Members of the Justice Wood) Lau Wai Lau, a Chinese given an opportunity to attend, but had Allianco were also exlled upon to schoolmistress, sued a Chinese woman for not. If, they found in their verdict that window for three weeks? What did you arrest and domain ang traitors found 4 being fees due for the tuition of the there was a negligence on the part of expect to become of the 7-If they were engaged in supplying foodstuffs to enemy defondant's two daughters at her school the driver, it amounted to a verdict of good they ought to be all right for six
Plaintiff said that the mother brought manslaughter
months. nationsla"
After a consultation, the jury returned a According to the report of the meeting her two daughters to the school and of the Executivo Commission of the arranged that they would remain there verdiet of manslaughter against the driver League of Diplomatic Support,"--what for a year, and that the joint fee would of the ear and added a rider that they ever this name may signly-which was be $30. Only 2 of this sum was paid, were diautisfied with the way in which beld in Swatow on August 19th, Kien however, and the girls left the" school the two surviving occupants of the ray
had given their evidence. Heng Co. wrote for permission to import after they had stayed two months.” inceanut oil from a Hua Hong Factory at Singapore." As the Hua Hong Fac tary at Bingapore is a British establish- ment, permission for the purchase was
Delendant denied that there was so much owing, and said she had paid $5. His Lordship give judgment for plain
tiff, with costs.
Asked how long he had been in Hong- kong, defendant said he had been here since December, and for four months he made all the chocolates and confectionery at the Hongkong Hotel.
His Fordship held that it was the duty On the application of Tnspector Alex of the purchaser to return the goods ander, a warrant was issued by His Wor-if he did not want them, and as he had ship for the arrest of the driver on a not done so, he would give judgment for charge of manslaughter.
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