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HÒNG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY JULY 7, 1938.
ECHOES
OF 1881
32-Macao's Trade Decline,
ROWDY SEAMEN FINED
Disobeying Captain's
Orders
named
Around the Courts
"MENTAL HOME GAOL
Only Government Doctor's "
Certificate Accepted
Five Chinese seamen
The hearing of the case th which Hau Shi Cheng. 23, Lau Tung Francis, Lee of No. 15 Roptiison Chuen 23. Tsang Yuk Foo Road 19 charged with having Wong Tax Chi 20 and Hau driven car No. 2382 without a Ching 20, who were employed by dicence and with without the per- the Chinese compradore. ns cres mission of the owner Mr. B. A. board the British steamer Proulx has been fixed for Friday
next at noon
,
mar-
When the case was called yes- terday, Lee falled to appear and Mr. Hamilton was on the point of estreating the batt of $1,500 when Mr. "C.EL.Grist appeared, and in-
CLAIM FOR $1,000
Alleged. Libel and Stander
Among the cases called before Mr. Justice Jacks at the Sum- mary Gourt yesterday was one in which a claim of was made $1.000 damages for libel and slander
The plaintiff was Lig Kwan of sun Hing Street, Cheung Chau ind the defendant Kwong Ip of
the Tin San Shop, also of Cheung
Chau.
Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. M. W. Lo
Being one of the pleasure party
a tax on man-stealing. To call the that left this port for Macao on place a colony is a misnomer: it Saturday in the steamer Governor forms no more a part of the body General, we proceed as in duty, politic of Portugal than an iceberg. on bound to give some account of the It is simply a settlement used for the ss. Kaispol, appeared before trip as well as such of our the propagation of vice to the end the Hon. G. F. Hole at the Marine that the Chinese being protected Court yesterday morning, charged ruminations, observations and dis- coveries, as we imagine will form in the indulgence of their immoral, with breach of discipline by as-
information to acceptable
our propensities, may be despoiled by sulting the ship's Captain, Mr. readers.
gaming fees, brothel fees, oplum B. Griffiths last Thursday As for Macao itself, the trade fees and manstealing fees. And ning, while she was lying at Yau-timated
that he understood Mr. for the defendant. has dwindled to the very shortest this forsooth is to be taken as a, mati.
Hamilton had excused defendant On behalf of the defendant, Mr. The complainant, Captain B span. we do not think it was ever sample of European institutions,
trom being present in Court. Lo asked for fuller particulars of at so low an ebb, since 1835-37. and conducive to the spread of Grimths. told his Worship that at
Mr. Hamilton, said he had cer- the alleged libel. Mr. Silva replied about 7.30 am. last Thursday mor- seems to be large. Christianity!
tainly not The revenue
given permission for that the libel was contained in a This arises thus: The Portuguese Under such a state of things itning. he was informed by the defendant not to appear. He had letter addressed, to the Inspector
compradore flag claims jurisdiction over the need surprise no one if corruption ship's Chinese
that informed. Mr. Hugh Jones that he General of Police. settlement. and although neither rules the roost. There is hardly several bags of rice had been would grant a week's remand when "The case was adjourned to
On the facts were put before him, and Chambers for further discussion. its moral nor physical power justi- an intelligent Portuguesa or For-stolen from the ship's hold. fies the pretension, the assistance eigner in the place who does not hearing the message, he immedia- an application made.
accompanied the Chinese of the British, French and Ameri-openly denounce the system of tely
Mr. Grist said there must have search been some misunderstanding, be- cah naval forces having always genality which is going on. To compradore to make a
Mr. understood trom been available in time of need.; members of the Government, who round the ship., Afterwards he
the several Hugh Jones that His Worship had" when any demonstration on the
a few years since were absolutely was informed
bags of rice were hidden in the agreed to dispense with defen- part of the Chinese, malgre the poor, are now known to be enor- provocation, has been successfully mously weathy. The Governor in-room of the accused men.
dant's attendance. The consequence is that terferes illegally with every branch resisted. the place has become "partly an asylum for the outcast: and partly 8 sort of Baden-baden where the moral restraint of the Chinese law is removed. The revenue is simply a tax on outlawry and upon the Indulgence of those immoralities which the Chinese law forbids. Thus there is a tax on gaming, a tax on brothels. a tax on Oplum, and unt the evil was shouted down,
of the administration, and no check can be provided to stop him the superintendent of police is notoriously his creature, and we heard several parties declare that the latter named functionary had a private prison wherein torture was absolutely practised. The thing appears too monstrous for bellefall we know is that it is very generally believed In Macao.
H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
(ORDERS BY LIEUT-COLONEL H. BL DOWBIGGIN, O.B.E. COMMANDANT. HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.)
1--PARADE
(a) Corps 1st Battery:-
The Battery will parade at Head- quarters on Thursday, July 12 at 5.30 p.m.
Chairman:-2nd Lieut. F. W. T.
ROSS.
Hon. Secretary and Treasurer:- C.S.M., G. T. Padgett, M.B.E. Sergt. C. S. Coom, Bergt. E. F. Belk,
sano.
that
He
then, with the Chinese, compra-
cause he
Mr. Hamilton said that another
ore, went to ask the accused to thing he wished to make clear was open the door gf their room for a that he was not interested in a report from any foreign doctor. search, but they all refused to listen what he said and tried to Defendant had either to go into assault him (the Captain). Bee- the Mental Home or into gaol. lng this, he immediately told the The only certificate he would ac
red cept Was from 1 Government Chinese compradore to da flag as a signal to the Police, but Medical Officer.
observing the the defendants, an Police launch approaching, an at- tempted to run away through the gangway, but they were all stop ped, by the Folice who finally had them all arrested.
Other Summonses
PO PIÙ CARRIER
17
Arrested in Fat Hing Street. a Chinese woman, 34 years of age, was found, upon being searched, to have been carrying 2,550 Po
Flu tickets in her possession.
Brought before Mr. Macfadyen yesterday the woman was fined $2,500, or in default, three months.
hard labour
W
ASSAULTING À CONSTABLE
Defendants denied' both · stăm-
Lt. LP. Moore, H.M.S. Proteus On charges of having hawked was summoned for having left preserved fruit without a licence his car. No. 3144 unattended and of assaulting an Indian con- Pedder Street outside the Union stable in Leighton Hill Road, Lam The defendants pleaded not Insurance Company for eigh: Chung hue was fined in all $29 guilty and said that the bags of minutes. He was cautioned. or, in default, 37 day's hard labour. rice, were bought by them from a The driver of a P.WD. car, No. by Mr. Hamilton at Central Magis- certain diceshop, at Yaumatt. They 872 was fined $20 for having over-tracy yesterday also denied they assaulted the taken and passed a bus and a Captain. They simply asked him tramcar in Whitfeld, West.of the monses;; saying that his mother to give them permission to take | Bay View Police Station. Some rice from the bags as sam- Traffic Sergeant morris stated he was following behind. - The ples for identification, but they that it was a particularly dange- constable struck him on his head. were all refused permission torous case of overtaking, because and in so doing damaged his the bus was immediately behind | leave the ship.
After hearing the corroborative the tramcar, and defendant could evidence given by the Chinese not have seen if anybody had run compradore,, his Worship convicted out in front of the tramcar. the first three defendants and dis- charged, the fourth and fifth sc-
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Trumpeters will parade as usual /Sergt. W. Stoker. L/Cpl. B. Go-ensed with a caution, as they were on Tuesday and Friday. (b) Corps Engineers:
Parade at Miniature Range at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, July 9, 1934. te) Corps Signals:-
There will be no parades until further notice.
Mechanician will attend on al- temate Tuesday evenings com- mencing Tuesday, July 17, 1934. (d) Corps. Mackle' Gun Battalion: As already published, the 3rd Stage Machine Gun Competition will take place at Island Bay on Sunday, July 8, 1934,
;
Teams are reminded that, the last transport leaves Headquarters
at 7 a.m..
All details remain as previously.
TROOP Parade on Tuesday, July 10 at 5.30 p.m. at Troop Stable, Causeway Bay.
ARMOURED CAR COMPANY Parade on Monday, July 9 at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m.
MOTOR CYCLE ; SECTION The Machine Gun Competition Team) as selected, will parade at Headquarters on Sunday, July 8, at 6.30 a.m. and proceed to Island Bay to fire the Onal phase.
Dress:Tunle, Shorts, Puttees Kose-Tops, Boots. Helmets and Belts.
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2-VOLUNTEER AIR ARM ....- There will be no Lecture on Tuesday, July 10, 1934.
3-RIFLES AND BAYONETS All members of the Corps are reminded that their Rifles and Bayonets must be returned to the Corps Armourey Shop at once for the Armourer's Annual Inspection. (Repeated)
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4JUNIOR WING
Those Volunteers who have been notified will parade every Monday evening until further notice at 5.30 p.m., beginning July 9.
Stewards
CSM. M. F. Baptista, C.S.M., B. S. Rogers, Pdr D. Marshall, L/Cpl. T. Granston.
not employed as crew of the ship,
J
HOUSEBREAKER GAOLED
with
+
was carrying: the bags of fruit, and
31.MA
watch:
Karkar -Singh, an Indian con- stable, stated that he arrested de- fendant who was selling olives. Defendant struck him on the face, and a struggle ensued during which his watch was damaged.
LÅTE MR, HEEZ MOORE
Death Caused By Drowning
during the time of the assault. Sentence of four months: hard and in imposing a sentence of labour was passed by Mr. J.B. Lee twelve, weeks hard labour on each at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday of the first three defendants, he on Kwong Choi, aged 43, anem- The Annual Corps Swimming remarked that there was absolu- ployed, who was charged Sports will be held at the Victoriately no excuse for their disorderly breaking into No. 4 Hong Lok Recreation Club at 9.15 p.m. on conduct. They had committed a Street and with stealing a brown
A verdict of death from "drown- Saturday, July 21.
very grave offence, for such an leather case containing 14 pieces ing while under the influence of outrage accounted to mutiny, as of clothing costing $12 and $35.in
an epileptic fit, with' nó kuspicious all members of the crew are un-cash.
stated that defendant turned by Mr. Lee. Sitting as circumstances, attached, was, re- It was der the control of the Captain,
and gained admittance into the house Coroner at the Kowloon Magis and should obey his orders
by prising open the lock of the tracy yesterday, when an inquiry observe distiplné...
door and went into a cubicle to the circumstances surrounding where he obtained the case. He was strolling casually down the stairs when he met an old woman, the mother of the complainant She recognised the case and stop- ped him. A constable was... tent for and after further enquiries defendant was taken into custody
Events are as follows:- 1.-300 Yards Team Race, teams of six men, each man to swim 50 yards.
2.-Ladies Invitation Race 50 yards,
3. Mens Invitation Race, 100- yards.
4.High Diving, teams of 3 men 5.-Pillow Fight. -
6-100 Yards Team Race, teams of 4 men:
1st man-back stroke. 2nd man-side stroke. 3rd man-breast stroke. 4th man-free style. 7-Corps Ladies Championship, 50 yards.
8.-Corps Inter-Unit Water Polo Final.
The notice of all intending com-
petitors is called to the alteration of Events (2) and (3)...
Events 1, 4, 6, and 8. to count towards Corps Swimming Cup.
Points in all Corps Events will
be
1st- 4 points.
2rd-3 points.
3rd-2 points.
4th-1 point. Corps Units:
Mobile Machine Guns, Static Machine Guns. Small Units. Infantry.
Officers" have been given notices
All entries to be made in writ of the Course and it is expected that all who require instructioning accompanied by the necessary entrance fees to the Hon. Secre- will atterid.
tary C.S.M. Padgett, M.BE. at the HKV.D. Corps, Headquarters, not Inter than 5. p.m. on Monday, July 16, 1934.....
(8d.) P. 6. M. WILKINSON. Captain. Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.
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ACCIDENT TO MR. F. E. W. LAMMERT
Thrown While Riding At
Polo Ground
Mr. F. E. W. Lämmert dislocated his shoulder when thrown heavily on Thursday evening while at rid- ing practice at the Polo Ground.
At the time Mr. Lammert was mounted on Tom Cobley, a pony known to those, who attends the Fanling Race Meetings as a good cross-country candidate.
Mr. Lammert's many friends will be glad to hear that he is making good progress. Tom Cobley is none the worse for having slipped.
WARDER FINED $100
For Trafficking with Prisoners
the death of. Mr. B. J. de Hees Moore, who was found dead in als bath at the Airlie Hotel on the
morning of June 21, was held
Medical evidence was given in the course of which it was pointed out that deceased was In the habit of taking, a drug called "frmtrial". which had the effect of preventing epileptio fits, but which taken iz quantities was likely to produce sleep to which the patient' imight ̈ easily have fallen into while taking his bath
Dr. Nelson Jones of the Penin-
A fine of $100, or in default, two, months hard labour was the sensula Hotel stated in evidence that tence passed by Mr. Macfadyen he was called to the Airlie Hotel yesterday on Warder Feroz Khan at about 8.15 a.m. on the morning aged 24, who was charged with of June 21. He found a body, the having taken a letter and we deceased's, lying in a bedroom, and boxes of Chinese medicine pilis gave it two injections of camphor into Victoria Gaol without the aur and strychnine, but while doing so thority of the Superintendent discovered that Mr. Moore was Defendant havns pleaded guilty dead. Witness made the usual Acting Assistant Chief Warder examination after death and founĚ In response to numerous re- Paice said that the accused was that there were no marks of quests, the Committee of the Row-searched yesterday at 1.15 pm e violence, the face and neck being con Cricket Club ate affaning a produced two boxes of pills and a suffused and death being due to concert on Saturday July 28. The paper containing Chinese charac- Kall band of the Lincolnshire Re-tera
K.C.C. OPEN-AIR CONCERT
1.
drowning.
Deceased's Doctor
Entrance Fees-Each Unit togiment will provide an 'original His Worship asked if it were all events. pay $10 as entrance fee covering programme introducing sketches not a fact that under the section,
Dr. J. C. Macgowan said he had and selections"specially appropriate a conviction also meant dismissal Events (2), (3) and (7): Entrance to be produced in the spacious
Mr. J. W. Franks replied that been acquainted with the deceased free:
dismissal was automatic of the who had been a patient of his. grounds of the K.C.C.
Court conviction. He said that Witness first saw Mr. Moore in 1924 trafficking with prisoners in any when he was consulted on epilepsy. the deceased to witness the former The prizes will be presented by form was a very serious contra- According to a statement made by Lady Santhorn
vention of prison discipline.
The defendant claimed that said he had been suffering from someone else placed the things in epilepsy practically all his life.
He was undoubtedly an epileptic. his pocket. nanka: He had no permis-He took us called luminal sion to bring them into the pri- to prevent these Ata but he very on We had his boxes searched often forgot to take, a dose and
was frequently subjected when suspicion arose. The man was searched because we discover epileptic fis. He took the drug ed the prisoners in the laundry twice a day, one tablet in the (2) On Thursday, July 19 at 6.30 paying particular attention to his morning and one in the evening. clothing which seemed rather sus- It is quite possible that while the Corps Swimming Sports
Programmes will be on sale on pm, at V.R.CA
Mobile Machine Guns 7. In-picious.
deceased, was in an epileptic the. Commandant-eut. Col. H. B. the night of the event at 10 cents
fantry, 45
Mr. Franks related other dir took an overdose of the drug Dowbiggin, O.BE
Heate for events 2, 3 and 7 will cumstances which he said showed which caused him to fall asleep in be swim off on Thursday, July 18, that the defendant did not take his bath, concluded Dr. Mac
the things in for himself.
5-EXTENSION OF LEAVE
"No. 1665, L/Bergt. K. C. Hamii- ton, Motor Cycle Section, extended to December 31, 1934.
NOTICE
INTER UNIT WATER POLO The heats for the above event Admission tickets price $1 (One have been drawn for and will be dollar) each will be available at the played off as follows:- Omcers Mess Sergeants Mess, (1) On Monday, July 16 at 6.30 Canteen and the Victoria Retrea-pm at VRC tion Club-
Static Machine Guns v. Small United Na -་
Competitors and Entrance-free.
officials
each, Committee:
There will be dancing for two President-Major E. J. R. Mit-hours at the conclusion of the 'chell," O.B.E.
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