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THE HONG KONG, DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1929.
ROUND THE COURTS.
TAILOR'S TOUT CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER,
A dispute between two Chinese guides which ended in the death of one of them, named Charlie Leong, alias Leung It, was described by Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., when a Chinese was charged with slaughter at the Central Magistracy
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before Mr. E. W. Hamilton yester
eny,
Mr. Murphy said that the accused and the deceased both worked as
'CUSTOMS BROKERS ACTIVE IN SHANGHAI.
THE INTER-TREATY-PORT TRANSFER ASSOCIATION.
HOW PROFITS ARE DERIVED.
DIVIDING THE BONUS INTO SHARES:
Trans-Shipment,
dues and surtaxes on the part of the broker.
Of the one hundred and sixty-five customs brokers' houses that are re- gistered in Shanghai, sixty-seventhe procedure involved therein in In the case of trans-shipment, belong to the Inter-Treaty-Port Transfer Companies' Association,
much simpler than that for the and ninety-eight to the Customs import or export business. The Brokers' Association of Shanghai. cargo may be trans-shipped right Nearly every one of them is away upon payment of Customs guides to foreigners whom they organized on a joint stock principle often took to certain tailors' shops|with the exception of one which in Jervois Street, by whom they fow of course are just private en- is run on a corporation basis. A were paid commissions. The two terprises. mea had a quarrel on August 23 and the accused struck the de- erased with the open hand on the cheet. A struggle ensued in the course of which decessed collapsed. The doctor, said Mr. Murphy, was of opinion that death was due to shock and to an internal injury to the head.
A week's formal remand was granted,
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FALLEN TREES.
If you are going to charge all the people who have been cutting wood from fallen trees, there would be a queue from the Praya to this Court," said Mr. T. M. Hazelrigg yesterday to a police officer who had brought a man ap for cutting and damaging a Government tree which had been blown down by the typhoon
In administeriög a caution,his Worship told the defendant that if he wanted to cut wood from a fallen tree be would have to get a permit from the Botanical and Forestry Department.
His Worship pointed out to the Police Officer that on Saturday last there was still a large tree in frout of his house and he would have been greatly obliged if a coolie had taken it away.
RIFLE AND WINE.
A Chinese junk master was Aned 8100 for keeping a rifle on board his junk without a permit and $130 for possession of a quantity of Chinese wine on which duty had not been paid.
Mr. E. S. C. Brooks appearing for defendant explained that the defendant had put into Shaukiwan for repairs and as soon as the boat touched Hong Kong, the masteri had taken out a license for his boat. He had not yet taken out a license for the rife but is would certainly have been granted had an application been made. In regard
All the expenses including the payment of duties for Customs de claration are advanced by the The business of a customs braker brokers. For customers with good behalf of their customers of declara-be settled during the "Dragon credit standing, the accounts may consists chicfy of the handling on tion at the Customs regarding the Boat Festival," the Mid-Autumn" import, export and trans-shipment Day and the New Year's Eve; of cargo. Therefore, such establish- otherwise, cash payment is the rule. ment occupies in the business world a position as important as that occupied by the Customs House or the shipping company. The pro- cedure regarding Customs declara. tion differs widely.
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Handling Importa.
In handling imports, a broker sa eures the bill of lading from his customer to be declared at the Cus- toms when the cargo arrives. Upon payment of import duty, the broker can then transfer the cargo from the steamer in port to his own car- go boats upon presenting to the captain of the steamer in question duty-paid certificates and bills of lading.
The profits are usually derived from the following sources, name ly; discount from the freight rate and commission charged to the customers. The rate for the for- mer ranges from 15 to 20 per cent; while that for the latter is about 6 per cent. In the case of non- registered small customs brokers, since their declarations must be made indirectly through the regis tered brokers, the discount from the freight rate usually goes to the broker who does the job.
The internal organization of a customs broker's office is quite simi. lar to that of a business house. The principal staff members consist of a manager, an English secretary, a To unload cargo, the broker must treasurer, and several shroffs and "issue a receipt to the captain to
messengera The, salary for the certify that the goods have been manager varies from 830 to 830 à officially removed. Should there month while that for the treasurer, be any irregularity concerning theor the secretary, from $20 to $30. amount or the kind of cargo as The shroffs are paid either on specified in the bill of lading, the salary or on commission basis and full responsibility falls on the cap- the amount they receive varies in tain and not on the broker. In the proportion to their respective effi- case of export business, the cus.ciency. tomer usually gets into touch with a broker, and obtains his consent first before the cargo is entrusted to his care.
Upon receipt of cargo, the broker will have it declared at the Cus- toma, and the cargo is then trans- ferred by cargo boats, to be unload ed on the steamer. Should any loss occur in the course of transportn- tion, the responsibility nominally goes to the person who is in charge of the cargo boats. But for the tions between the broker and the sake of maintaining business rela- customer, the broker usually as portion of the loss. sumes responsibility for a certain
85 CENTS FOR THE POOR BOX.
A Chinese was charged with gam bling at the entrance to the Kow-
The bonus, if any, is usually divided into 15 shares, of which, ten are distributed among the share- holders, two shares being set aside for the reserve fund with one each for the manager, the employees as a whole and pensions for the re- tired employees. Just how much each employee is to get is for the manager to decide.
The dismissal or retirement of employees takes place only during the three festival days mentioned taken only through the high recom above, and the new employees are mendation of interested parties and the careful selection of the mana- ger.
THEFT FROM BROKEN MATSHED.
Two Chinese were sentenced to two months' hard labour by Mr.
to the wine, that was for the crew, loon Godown timber yard. Detee. Whyte Smith for stealing a
Sergeant Goodwin stated that be
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a felt hat and a pair of trousers from a matabed in Kowloon which had been blown down by the typhoon. Both defen- dants had had previous convictions.
found the wine and the rifle con- tive Sergeant Humphreys prosecut. ber of picks, cealed on board. Prior to searched and told his Worship that delen resing the boat he had asked thedant was conducting a game of
junk master if there was any arme or dutiable wine on board but had fan-tan and a number of stones received a reply in the negative. were being used. When the police arrived the other players escaped leaving. 85 cents on the ground. His Worship fined the defendant 82 and ordered the 85 cents to be put
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Apather Chiness was sentenced to three months hard labour for arrested, defendant was stated to stealing a pair of trousers. When have been wearing three pairs of trousers!
SPEED AND A HEADACHE.
Two young girls who were charged before Mr. W. Hamilton with fighting in the street were both in the Pour Box. fined, one $10 and the other $5. The watchman who arrested the girls told his Worship that he could uot make out which of the two girls was the aggressor. The younger girl, however, from the moment of her appearance in Court kept up a ceaseless flow of talk and causing him grievous bodily barm tracy yesterday' for driving in a
his Worship had to stop her more than once.
The trouble with her is that evidently she does not get smacked enough, observed his Worship, "She was not sufficiently punished by her mother when the young.
OPIUM SMUGGLERS: INGENUITY THWARTED.
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With twenty-six taels of opium tied round his legs a Chinese tried to pass the Revenue Officers on the
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saulting a fellow countryman and A Chinese was charged with an
The owner of private car No. 2177 was summoned before Mr. T. S, Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magis
Nathan Road on August 1 at 11 manner dangerous to the public in p.m. in his wife's room. He picked up prosecuted and eaid that he fol Sub Inspector MacWalter
Defendant admitted the offence and aid that he found the complainant
a chopper and threw it at him, lowed the car from Middle Road to Sergeant Jessop said this was the Majestic Theatre, Yaumati. admitted by the prosecution. The car maintained a speed of 43
The Magistrate pointed out to m.p.h. all the way. the defendant that he had no right A Chinese describing himself as to attack a man with a chopper & foki of the owner appeared in under any circumstances, Defen- Court and admitted the charge. In dant was then cautioned and dis- answer to his Worship he said that charged after both parties had been his master had a headache and was bound over to keep the peace.
unable to attend the Court.
His Worship imposed a fine of $20.
wharf of a Wuchow boat. He fail: KOREAN'S IDEA OF A SPREE. ed and was brought before Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday by whom he was fined .000 with the alter. native of twelve months,
Another man who chose his waist as & safer, place of concealment met with no better luck. He was fined $1,000 or nine months,
Smith for assaulting an Indian cen A Korean was before Mr. Whyte stable, and for disorderly conduct while drunk. evidence, in which the constable After hearing the said that the Korean tried to snatch Yet another man who attempted the head with a truncheon, his Wor. his revolver and had to be hit over to bring in 170 acis concealed in ship amcuded the second charge to cigarette boxes was fined $20,000 or creating a breach of the peace. He twelve months, This man was fined the Korean 810 or 14 days' caught on the China Merchante' hard labour.
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THROUGH THE BATHROOM DOOR.
KOWLOON CASES.
Prosecuting a Chinese for steal- two different ing clothing from
A Chinese was convicted before houses, Inspector Marks told T. 8. Mr. Whyte Smith of stealing 810. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magis and 28 articles of clothing from 277, traoy yesterday, that defendant was Nathan Road. Defendant was scen to leave the first house with stated to have climbed through a clothing which he had taken. He bathroom window. He was arrest was followed into the second house, ed later in possesion of the and emerged with more clothing clothing. Defendant admitted the He was followed until a detective charge.
was found, who arrested defendant, His Worship imposed a sentence His Worship imposed a sentence of two months' hard labour and of four months' hard labour.
remarked that it was a big theft.
TUNG WAH EASTERN
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PYGMIES WHO BELIEVE 'IN GOD. OF THUNDER.
Malay forests, sleeping in the rudest shelters.
A Well-Ordered Race, For months on end he did this, travelling among the scattered Semang groups. He places their total number at 2,000. With avery advance of civilization they re- treat further into the forest fast- cases, and owing to a scarcity of women they are dying out.
A place where murder, theft and drunkenness are unknown crimes, where people believe in the thunder God as the supreme Being, has been discovered in Malaya, Father
The average height of the men ik Schebeats, who spent a considerable slightly under five feet and of the time among the pygmies, of the women about four feet six inches. peninsula, computes the number of As it is impossible to find in the Semang as about 7,000 and says forcats sufficient food for large that they are dying out owing to s masses of human beings, they are. scarcity of women.
only to be found living in small groups and without any strict tribal organization. Murder, theft and drunkenness are unknown crimen.
The Semang believe in a life after death. The land of the dead, they say, lies in the West in an island in the sea.
Father Schebesta, having worked
They believe in a Supreme Being, 9,049.50 for several years on the Zambesi the Thunder God. In the land of mistions, was well equipped in the dead people lead a spirit lifa 89,540.50 many ways for his arduous task and live just as they do on earth,
How great this was may be in- Reward and judgment after death. 420,775,31 ferred from the fact that he had are unknown to the Semang. All
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to win the confidence of a singular-evil must be expisted on Garth and ly shy people to adapt his mode the deity sees this is done. of life to theirs; to dispense with They are a primitive, people, the all but one Malay servant and keep remnant of the oldest inhabitants continually on the move in the of the Malay Peninsula.