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81-The Governor and the Garrison Officers
swer which HE through' his pri vate secretary, returned to the Parsees. It was copied in pencil
November 16, 1859), We have heard, yet really we cannot credit the report' that Els Excellency the Governor yester-,
a very hurried manner by a day took up the matter of the friend, and may not be verbatim Parsees being excluded from the "The Committee of the Garrison theatre, but in vain. His Excel Theatricals with whom His Ex- lency It is added, has consequent-cellency has had an interview ly withdrawn his patronage!
Surely this cannot be true-if so
the officers must be infatuated
The whole mercantile community at
for whose
amusement and
whose expense, the representations are given, desire to meet the Par- sees. The Governor especially so- Hielts their admission, and is re- fused-but as matters now stand acquiescence to Sir Hercules' re- quest would have been not only a gentlemanly act, but it would have released them from a very awkward scrape,
state that the performance on this and similar nights are intended to be strictly of a private character, His Excellency thinks therefore the officers of the Garrison must be allowed the free exercise of their own judgement in the selection of their guests.
WAS TE A SAMPLE?
Antoin Poli, 40, and Jean Gero- mini 33, appeared before, Mr. Wynne Jones at Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday with possession of 30 rounds of ammunition and an automatic pistol without a permit from the 1.0.P
The address of the defendants were given as Poli and Company of Alexandra Buildings.
Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared on behalf of both defendants, and pleaded guilty in the cuse of Gerc- mini. With regard to Poli, he said he understood the prosecution was withdrawing the charge.
"His Excellency has at the same Giving the facts of the case, Mr. time requested the Committee to Murphy said the police searched a allow him to retire from the Pat room in Savaria House Hankow ronage of the Theatre upon pri- Road, on December 30. Poli was vate nights, lest it might be con-present in the room and in a locked sidered to invest the entertain- trunk, the police found the auto- ment in any way with a public matic pistol and 50 rounds of am- character, or appear to identify munition. Poli was asked for the him with a decision of which he key to the trunk, but he stated that it did not belong to him but to Geromini, and he therefore did not have the key to it, the Police de- cided to break open the trunk and found the arins.
cannot approve."
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The subject has now assumed shape of a public insult, which it will be found the Farsees will not submit to. The last chance the We now learn that H.E.'s in- officers had, has gone if the above fluence has brought about an ami- report be true. We shall have a cable arrangement, but surely some few more written apologies float-ttle explanation will accompany ing about the town, or we are mis- the olive branch. The secretary taken.
of the Committees should call on some of the leading Parsees, and make matters run smooth. E.E.'s influence must not be set nought.
November 17, 1859
The report given yesterday about the Governor having retired from
the
patronage of the Theatre turns out to be correct. The fol- lowing is the substance of the an-
at
We shall be pleased to see, this matter arranged.
Around the Courts
ASSAULT CHARGE FAILS
Magistrate Cautions Defendant
When two Chinese were charg- ed before Mr. A. Hamilton with
this amount. He was suspected of having appropriated certain monles in October last, and Mr. Lee Yu-kee had then stopped his wages Defendant was straight- forward about it, and asked that the books be shrofied up. This
said he would probably be, in the. Asked where Geromini was, Poli office, whereupon the police, accom- panied by Poli, went to the office where Gernini was found. Gero- mini produced a key, which he said fitted the trunk in which the arms were found, but as the trunk had already been broken open, it could not be discovered whether the key fitted it or not.
Geromini refused to disclose to the police where he lived, but even- tually did so about 10 hours after he was first questioned. By virtue his house in Happy Valley and dis of a warrant, the police searched covered certain documents, which had since been found to have noth- ing to do with the case at all.
that he had bought the pistol
Geromini stated to the police Shanghai Hometime ago, and ad-
assaulting two Indian constables, was done on December 31st. andmitted that it belonged to him. He
they explained that they had. merely gone to the assistance of two women who had called "Save Life."
they
the
The women, who had been an- ed on the previous day for posses- sion of wild tree branches, gave evidence to the effect that called "Save Life" because
the constables dragged them up hillside.
His Worship found that the constables could not have beer seriously assaulted because they took four people into custody. He thought also that the women call- ed out "Save Life" because they were being arrested, and for no other reason.
The defendants were cautioned.
FIREMAN DESERTER
Heavy Sentence Passed
A One of $150, or in default, three months' hard labour Was the sentence imposed on a Chin- ese Areman who pleaded guilty to deserting.
Mr. H. T. Brooks, Superintend- ent of the Brigade, said that de- fendant in year of service had ten offences against him. He de-i serted after changing into civilian clothes. He did not take his kit. The night before he,, had been concerned in a fracas in Queen's Road West.
WARRANTS ISSUED
Two Bankers" On Wanted
List.
defendant then cffered to pay back the money. He asked
fot. time, until Chinese New Year, but Mr. Lee told him it could not possibly be done. Defendant was paid $90 a month as wages, and lived on the premises and had his food there. He had made no attempt to run away during the two months and went to the station willingly, and police every possible assistance in Eave the tracing the deficiencies,
had been in Hongkong for about four years, and had bad the pistol for some considerable time.
Sample
it was new and had the appear- Judging by the state of the pistol ance of never having been fired the police suspected that it was used as a sample for trade. In the cir view of the case. cumstances, they took a very serious
Mr. Hamion said he
Furthermore, would
defendant could probably have committed defend not, Mr. Murphy thought, plead ant if S. L Nolloth had not spok-ignorance of the law, as he had been en in his favour.
in Hongkong off and on for four
WOULD-BE ROBBERS
Arrested And Sent to Prison
често
As regards Poli, there was no evidence against him beyond the fact that the pistol was found in a trunk in his room. The trunk was locked and he stated to the police that he had no knowledge that there Found guilty of conspiracy tc commit a crime of violence, three His Worship:-I think you did
were arms inside. Chinese were sentenced by Mr. right in changing him at first. E. W. Hamilton yesterday to nine, though. Of course now, his story months hard labour. A fourth man was sentenced to six months.
is that Geromini had given him the It was stated that the
truak to keep and there is nothing house hey intended to rob was an ad-
wrong in that. There was nothing dress"in Wyndham Street.
at all to make him suspect that there were arms inside.
U.S. TREASURY
Mr. Murphy-No, there is noth- ing wrong in that.
Poli was accordingly discharged, In the case of Geromini, Mr. Silva told the Court that he had been
Resignation of Asst. instructed to say that defendant
Secretary
Washington, Jan Assistant Secretary of Treasury, under fire. Mr Earl Bailie, resigned to-day
A warrant has been issued for the apprehension of Kwan Yu- chow, late assistant manager of Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, to He asked Mr. Henry Morgenthau. the Tat Fat Bank, 61, Bonham release him as soon as possible so Strand East, for allegedly obtain that he can return to his own firm, Ing 818,009.00 by false pretences the J. W: Seligman Company. The from the Tai Yau Bank in Noy-recent death of Mr. Henry Selig ember last year. A police circu-man makes it necessary for him to lar offer 82,000 for the arrest and devote his entire attention to the
It is also notified that a war-
firm's business, Mr. Bailie said rant is out for the apprehension merely temporary and caused no The Treasury appointment was of Wong Luen-kul, late manager great surprise to Government offi- of the Tat Fat Bank, for alleged cials or bankers, kura ale" conspiracy to defraud. A`reward
conviction of the man.
bought the pistol in Shanghai from a Belgian about eight months ago. He needed it then to protect him. self. Three months after huying the pistol, he returned to Hongkong and since then the pistol had been in his trunk all this time and had never been taken out.
Defendant was a French subject: required to take out a licence for a and, under. French law, a man wa gun if he carried it on his person, but he did not carry it about with him, there was no necessity to do so. Under this impression, defendant had omitted to report to the police on his return to Hongkong.
RELUCTANCE EXPLAINED.
defendant in revealing his private As regards the reluctance of the. address, Mr. Silva said he was in- of 81,000 is being offered for hissional are when he resigned, due to defendant was staying with a lady Mr. Bailie was under Dongre structed to say that at the time, arrest and conviction.
his connection with Seligman Com-friend in Happy Valley, and it was pany, which the Benate stock mar begauer defendant did not want to ket investigation revealed had paid frighten her that he did not give U.S. $450,000 to Senor Juan Legui, the address to the police. As a son of the Peruvian President when matter of fact, defendant did not a large loan was made to Pert re exactly refuse to give his address. outly Mach of this money had He told the police that he lived come from the pockats of the Am-somewhere in Happy Valley." erican public which lost heavily in the deal, mee
SIX MONTHS' "HARD
For Embezzlement of $1,938
Sentence of six months hard labour was passed on an employee of the Yu Cheung firm for em bezzlement of $1.938,
Banator James Couzens of Michi gan had demanded Mr. Bailie's re- ignation from the Treasury del partment because of this transac tion, "A!
Bub-Inspector Nolloth said de fendant was entrusted with mou- les to be paid to the fokis of the Arm, and also to settle creditors. In accepting Mr. Bailie's resign- In all he received 842,729 over a ation, Mr Morgenthan wrote period of 25 months beginning cordial letter in which he did not from December, 1931. When the mention the names of J. W. Solig accounts were shroffed un De- man Company or Henry Seligman cember 31, 1933, the defendant No successor has been named you could only account for 340,791 of 2-United Press.
The name of the street was Chinese, and even now he was not aware what the name was,
His Worship remarked that no tices were posted on all incoming steamers to the effect that all arms or a licence obtained therefor, and must be handed over to the police it was rather well-known along the China Coast that the Hongkong polipe disliked revolvers therefore did not think they ignorance of local laws could send.
A fine of $250 was imposed..
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