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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29th, 1929.
SOY MAKERS SUED. KOWLOON COURT CASES CENTRAL COURT CAMEOS.
DISCREPANCIES IN "ACCOUNT BOOKS.
PLAINTIFFS GET JUDGMENT.
P.W.D. OFFICIAL AND THE LAST FERRY.
A $10 FINE.
Mr. Wood of the P.W.D. was
After a protracted hearing, judg summoned before Mr. E. W. ment was delivered yesterday at the Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis. Summary Court, by Mr. Justice Pracy for driving car No. 1304 at Jacks, in the case in which the Hip a speed dangerous to the public. Lung Wo Kee firm sued the Wo The defendant pleaded, not guilty Chan firm, soy manufacturers, for and denied that he was going at the recovery of 8570 being balance the speed alleged by the traffic offi- for goods sold and delivered, cer concerned. "
The full text of the judgment ap- pears below:---
This is a claim for a balance due for goods sold and delivered.
[BY HUMANIST."]
She poised lightly on her daláty toes and held out her arms appeat ingly to the Magistrate. Her long tresses provided her only covering. It seemed that the supple lines and curves of her naked figure would have tempted a Bishop to his ruin.
But Mr. Lindsell was unimpresa- ed.
He did not betray any interest, even when a police inspector told the Court that she had journeyed through the Colony on the front of a motor-car with the same lack of covaring.
Sergeant Serim in evidence said that at 12.28 am. (night) on Janu- ary 13th he was on patrol in Nathan Road when the 'defendant, Thoi Wong was charged with who was driving car No. 1304, aped by his side in the dock charged stealing her, and Lau Fuk appear; with receiving the young lady.
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A. Chinese taxi driver identified her as his property and said that he had originally paid $15 for her. months hard labour for having CORRESPONDENCE,
Tsoi Wong was sentenced to two stolen the damsel and his com panion was fined $30 for his share in the crime.
The radiator mascot was then THE CLAIMS OF CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE. returned to its owner.
Tel. 627.
"JAPANESE ART.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESE."]
SI-Kindly allow me to draw. the attention of your readers to an Art Exhibition now being held it Two young
The plaintiffs when making me statement of particulars of their claim emitted items both as to theproached at a high speed near debit and credit side of their no- Jordan Road. Witness immediate count, but though they remedied by gave chase and "kept station this immediately it was unfortunate, for their omissions gave the defend on defendant from Austin Road ants cause to challenge the plain to Salisbury Road. Whilst so do tiffs' books, with the result that, ing witness looked at his speedo- long examination of the accounts meter which showed a speed of 4 extending over three aittings has been necesSLTY..
m.p.h. He drew alongside the car When the case closed I reserved (opposite the Post Office 'in' Salis- my judgment in order that I might bury Road and requested the de- consider tho notes. I had made. fendant, who was driving, to stop. I find on looking into the ac-The latter refused and carried on counts put in by both sides that, until arriving at the Star Ferry trousers. He found the draughts [TO THE EDITOR OF THE BONG KONG the Nippon Club. though there are discrepancies in Questioned by the Magistrate, wit-which whistled in "and out of the the books of both the plaintiffs and news said that the road was not de tattered wrecks which encased his defendants, the plaintiffs, claim is serted and that there were several legs rather unpleasant. На пе substantially correct.
rickshas in Nathan Road.
ceeded in replenishing his scanty wardrobe with the addition of two pairs of Chinese trousers which were, naturally, too long and too short, too narrow and too wide,
The disputed entry of $570 is due in respect of one. consignment of goods which though it does not appear in the plaintiffs' cash book does appear to have been entered in the usual way in other books kept by them and I am satisfied it is a genuine' claim.
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In answer to the defendant as to how he could see his speedometer in the dark, witness replied that he had a light attached to his speedometer for the special pur pose:
The Magistrate imposed a fine of 810 remarking that the defendant The plaintifis admit that a rebate had apparently wanted to catch the of $4.40 should have been allowed last ferry. However, there was no in respect of a cask which was redoubt that he was driving at a turned which will reduce their claim high speed, and considering the at $366.60.
traffic near the Ferry-even at that' The sum of $6 has been paid late hour-the speed was consider. excess af what HILE into Court, I accordingly give judg-ably in ment for the plaintifs for 8469.80 consistent with safety. with costs and order that the 898 paid into Court by the defendants be paid to the plaintiffs..
Mr. A. el Arculli represented the
TOOK THE WRONG TURNING.
Captain Le Gros, R.A., was sum-
Li Man was in need of some new
DAILY PRESS."]
SIR,-Supposing I am hostile to Christian Science," am I not just as much entitled to ask you to give space to my views as Mr. Adler1 Let me
say right here I am no
"He hooked them off my clothes line with a long bamboo pole," friend to the movement, and it is declared a foki.
just that feeling which prompts me "They fell down at my feet,"
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protested Li Man innocently. Be- to seek the hospitality of your sides, I only found one pain" columns to warn people of the
"Why were you so generous as | falsity of the thing. to leave one pair behind" queried Mr. Adler tells the truth about
Mr. Lindell
As Li Man could not answer this Mr. Eddy is to be found in her poser he was sent to jail for three life story, written by Sibyl Wilbur." weeks to reflect upon his misdeed.
Very well; with your kind permis. sion let me say something about that book and the writer of it.
A loud squawking heralded the calling of the next case.
Mrs Sibyl Wilbur O'Brien-to
Japanese artists are showing their pictures done in the advanced modern style. We have seen many reproductions of the modern art and now we have the opportunity of seeing originals. Without com- mitting myself to any expression of opinion I do recommend a visit to this show. The pictures are all of local interest, and have been re- cently painted.
Yours, etc.
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It would be interesting to have the views of others on the merits of this latest fashion in painting.
f. H. HUNT. Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, Jan. 28th. DEATH OF CAPT. R. INNES.
FORMER MARINE SUPERIN- TENDENT OF B. & S.
plaintiffs and Mr. C. A £. Euss was moned for, driving his ear in the chicken which is the property of afgive her real name"¬was a reporter Swire reporting the death of the:
for the defendants.
"CROOK AND HIS BOGUS for motor-buses.
FIRM."
HONEST MEN CHEATED
THEIR MONEY.
VICTIMS IN COURT
wrong part of the road namely the middle passageway, in the Star Ferry, approach which is reserved The defendant pleaded guilty and said that he wanted to park his car near the Kowloon Wharves, OF and took the middle passageway to avoid the conjestion at the Ferry Wharf.
It was less than a year ago, when
He is charged with stealing the woman who identified it in Court this morning. Your Worship," ex. plained & Police Lospector.
The chicken squawked loudly in corroboration of this statement.
Mr. Lindsell tickled his ear re- fectively.
"Go on," he commanded. "The chicken flew down at my feet and then went to run away.
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A brief cable message has been received by Messrs. Butterfield on the staff of the Baston Herald. late Captain Robert Innes, the She was a Catholic therefore 20 the China Navigation Co., Limited, former Marine Superintendent of a disciple of Mrs. Eddy. For the Boston paper she wrote a "spoof" which took place at Hoboken, New interview which save great satisfac. Jersey, U.S.A, on January 27th. tion to the faithful So pleased The cause of death was stated to were they that they asked her to be pneumonia.
The late Captain Innes had fald write a life of Mother Eddy, which
no fewer than thirty eight Chinese state that the passageway was re- dah and its feet were tied to of Mrs. Eddy gave intense pleasure of the China Navigation Company
"
His death will be received with Now then-why was this Irish- deep regret by his many friends Catholic write-up" of Mrs. Eddy, both ashore and afloat, and, the published in a wholesale pill-mer utmost sympathy will be felt for chant"a paper-written by one who the widow and other relatives in did not believe in Christian their bereavement. Science "suddenly boosted and
ran in serial form in a periodical the position of Marine Superinten called Human Life, published by a dent for 30 years, and bad been in "On enquiry by the Magistrate it was stated that there was no writ-picked it up and was arrested," Boston man who marketed, of all the Company's service for over 40 The years. He retired last April in ten regulation regarding this turn, declared the defendant indignantly, things-a patent medicine
somewhat indifferent health. "It was on a second-floor veran tone in which Mts. O'Brien wrote
Captain Innes joined the service nor was any sign board put up to
gether," protested the owner of the in C.S. circles, and her work was were deprived of their hard-earned served-for buses.
subsequently taken and reprinted as Chief Officer at Melbourne, Aus cash by the South China Trade Traffic Officer in charge, how and
The Magistrate then asked the bird.
Ha exclaimed the Magistrate as the authorised life of Mrs. Eddy tralia, in 1889, and subsequently became master of the as Chengtu Protection Association, and ́ore would expect the unsuspecting pub why, should the defendant know brightly. Then how could it stand-though the Irish Catholic flavour in 1893 and was appointed Marine lic to be more wary of mushroom that the passageway was reserved up to fly down to the street? A of the writer's name was first very Superintendent in Hong Kong in
discreetly removed, and she was firma asking for cash deposits for buses only. The reply was to chicken must stand to fly."
Defendant scratched his head and described as "Siby! Wibu in 1808, which post he held until his
retirement last year. from men engaged by them. It is the effect that it was a well known
stead of Mrs. O'Brien. however, abrious that the well fact that cars must take the outer thought hard.
"He came up the staircase and worn Americanism a sucker is left passageway at the Star Ferry
stote it," said the owner accusingly. born every minute " is only too approach.
The Magistrate intimated that Then he must pay a fine of 10 Several Chinese were at the Sum. the summons was proved but under or go to gaol for 14 days," decided
circumstances, he the Bench, mary Court yesterday before Mr. the
A caution. The He paid. Justice P. Jacks. They all had the would impose
scattered broadcast throughout the HAIPHONG EMBEZZLE- same story to tell-and that was Magistrate remarked that a sign how they had been deprived of board should be put up at the Ah Kai was hungry so he sat in United States, and especially put.. their money by a Grm calling them passageway entrance stating that it a corner of Western Market and into all the public libraries? Fe
commenced to stuff himself with haps Mr. Adler does not know but is reserved for motor buses only. selves the South China Import and
fried bean kernels. His enjoyment I can tell him. It was because the Export Company.
of the meat was cut short, however, well-known publishers by a prosaic police constable who had just published a life of Mrs custody on a charge of alleged em- Chan Hung Chun, who is held in arrested him for having stolen the Eddy which, while authentic enough bezzlement at Haiphong, was again in its facts, caused grave concern brought before Mr. R. E. Lindsell Ah Kai was still hungry when he among the "big heads" of the at Central Magistracy yesterday kernels, from outside a shop.
for having committed the theft. work to suppress the book. It and Assistant Attorney-General, inform- invited to take tifin in the gaol.
Ah Kai could not pay so he was denly and mysteriously disappeared ed the Magistrate that the necessary from all the bookstores, the printers requisition for extradition proceed- melted down their stereotype ings had arrived.
true
unusual
A POOR EXCUSE. Remarking that the defendant must think he was a foot to expect
McClure's
MENT.
EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS.
their behalf and denied partner anyone to believe that he (defen faced Mr. Lindsell who fined him $5 movement, and they 'at once set to when Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy,
defendant's
KOWLOON TONG POSTMAN PUNISHED.
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remand be granted until they knew Mr. Loseby saked that a formal
just exactly with the fugitive would. be charged with
Mr. U. A. S. Russ who appeared for the plaintiffs sued two Chinese women, and also the firm. The women were alleged to be partners Mr. P. M. Hodgson appeared on
dant) did not know what an auto- ship.
The
actions were brought by Hamilton imposed a fine of $300 matic magazine was, Mr. E. W. Chan Che Fong, ore in his own name, and one in the name of theor six months' hard labour on a Hop Sing Company. He claimed Chinese passenger on the Fresident
plates, and then Mr O'Brien's The order for the Governor to 8850 as money deposited in the Hayes for unlawful, possession of
work appeared. It is fulsome fic sign, said Mr. Fitzroy, had already name of the company, and in his six automatic pistol magazines.
tion from beginning to end, but all been drafted, and his Worship When the defendant was called own name he further claimed 8710.he pleaded guilty, but later chang
this occurred twenty years ago, and would get it in due course. He This represented 8300 depositeded his plea to one of not guilty with the defendant firm and 10 and said that he did not know that ing letters 24 hours late were the reason why they should not know
Defacing postmarks and deliver. may not be known to many of the asked for a remand...
present generation, but that is no salary for three months. Another the magazines were amongst his counts preferred against a Chinese of it now.Yours, etc., plaintiff who claimed 8300 deposit-
the Kowloon Tong ed and 880 salary. There was an effects, and that they did not be postman on long to him other plaintiff who claimed 8300
tound. Sergeant Fowlie said he found
Hong Kong, Jan, 28th, 1929. Defendant pleaded guilty to both
With this course his Worship con- for money deposited and $120 for the magazines in
curred and remanded the prisoner charges. salary."
trunks.
The proceedings were taken on [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG until Thursday morning. All plaintiffs said that they had
The defendant said that his son information, by Miss Lulu Xavier
DAILY PRESS."] deposited the money in return for
PUSSYFOOT “DOGBERY”. a job. They bad worked there packed the trunk, and said he of No. 300, Kowloon Tong, to the
SIR-I am sorry to see that Mr. several months, when the office was wanted a parcel to be taken to his effect that the postmarks on letters
IN HIS GLORY. suddenly closed down, and all valu-
to addressed to her had been tampered Adler seems burt because I did not, His Worship: Bo you mean to with.
give the source of those testimoniais able furniture removed to the house
DEMANDE ALCOHOL FROM of one of the partners who had now say, you don't know what these Miss Xavier was not in Court quoted in my letter about the
AIRPLANE COMPASS. absconded. The other partner had are -No, otherwise I would not when called, and, in answer to the wonderful work done by Christian
have kept them.
Magistrate, Inspector Marks said Science. I can assure you, Sir, that
When Mrs.
ra William Lancaster, gone bankrupt,
The defendant pleaded ignorance that the young lady had left her these cases were all reported in wife of the British aviator who China Import and Export Com of the laws of the Colony; but red house but might have gone to Bong the official organs of the movement. Bew from London to Australia last pany was apparently founded by a reminded that notices were posted Kong by mistake.
even the touching story about the His Worship: It seems to me lady reading extracts from "Science States for an air tour, arrived in year and who is now in the United crook who had now-absconded The up in the ship, notifying passengera other man who had gone bankrupt that they must declare any she's delaying the cause of justice and Health to her sick dog flere New York recently on the Olympic He was just as much as the man has de I am trying to boost the movement she had the special aviation com- that they might possess. had apparently been let in "
Буди
Jayed her letters. It is most un-and Mr. Adler says I am trying pass her husband used on his the other mED. He also believed fined as stated.
satisfactory that she's not here, to belittle it!
Defendant, when asked if he had If any reader of your paper wants planning to use in America, Buft Australian flight, and which he is, any excuse to offer, said that he to sell real estate. rubber shares the compass was filled with four had committed the offence owing to cure a sick dog, find a good job, ounces of pure alcohol and customs pressure of work
On the first charge, delaying the get rid of a corn, and has tried all officers insisted on removing the the instrument. letters, he was fined 810, and for other methods without success, by alcohol before they would let Mrs. pering with them he had to pay fuck as these other folks say they cials held that to permit her to the more serions offence of tam all means let him try Christian Lancaster have
Science. He may have the same She protested, but the customs off- 323. His Worship after inquiring.
Mr. Russ said that the South
that the two women defendants in
mother.
the case bud also been duped,
CRUELTY TO CHICKENS. Mr.. He had consulted with Hodgson and thought it would best When a Chinese was charged be serve the interests of justice to call fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton with the man who had gone bankrupt, cruelty to four chickens, he plead because at the Bankruptcy proceeded ignorance of the local laws and ings, the Chief Justice made very cleo that such a contre strong comments and suggested prohibited in the country. that the papers might be sent to The Magistrate asked defendant the Attorney General for action to how he would like to be put into be taken. It was a case in which a basket and have his wrists and innocent parties had to suffer. ahicles out. It was not a question
The bankrupt was then called. of law but of common sense. He told how he had himself been. Defendant: But we can do it victimised by the firm. After hear-in the country.
her
ing evidence, his Lordship gave His Worship: You can't do it Judgment for the two-delen down
A fine was $5 was imposed.
(Continued on next Column).
"dants. By consent, no order, for
costs was made.
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if the man would be dealt with bed, and I shall be among the first bring in the alcohol would be
Captain Lancaster was at the departmentally remarked that the to congratulate him on his good violation of the prohibition laws. defendant, had, in his opinion been fortune. Of course, if the thing adequately punished, and does not work, failure can be always dock to meet his wife. After go- We have received a letter from explained by lack of faith on the ing from one official to another and Miss Xavier's father explaining part of the individual with the explaining that, to drain the al- that her absence from Court was corn--or the sick dog-or without acohol from the compass would com
pletely upset the calibration of the Police Bushion blend of to the due to her going to Mongkoktaut job, Yours, etc..
ted to take it away,
Court
Hong Kong, Jan. 28th, 1629.