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the police tried to bring him to Justice. On the zoth of Aurur Chow Kwan took refuge on a ship at Saigon which was about to proceed 10 Hongkong. He succeeded in escaping from French territory, and travelled in the bunk which was supposed to be occupied by the cook of the vessel in question. The cook's 'bama was Lam Tung. It was now stated by Lam Tung that friends of his in Salgon entrust ed him with 26 Stoo notes to carry to people at other ports, and they gave him letters to thow that he was empowered by them to act ns their postman. Lam Tung's story went on to say that he kept this money and latters in a red handkerchief tied round his waist, But after being three days out of Saleon the yassel encountered a typhoon. In his fright Lam Tung handed over the belt and money to Chow Kwan, without giving any information as to whom the money belonged or for whom it was intended. Tani Tung left the vessel to go to the market when longkong was reached, forgetting to ask his money and belt from Chow Kwan. When he returned he was aston- ished to find that Chow Kwan had been arrest. ed by the Hongkong police, extradition having been applied for by the French authorities. Chow Kwan was sent back to Saigon and was now undergoing five years' penal servitude and had also to recompensa Nam Lung, the firm that all the money found on Chow Kwan belonged to them, as part of the money stolen from their premises. There were found on Chow Kwan when arrested 26 Stop nates 27 $20 notes and various other notes of smaller denominations-amounting in all to between $3,000 and $4,000 Lam Tung now came forward and claimed the 26 $100 notes as being money belonging to those friends for whom he acted as postman. Nam Lung on the other hand claimed the money as being part of the sum stalen from them by Chow Kwan. A question arose as to whether a com- mission should be sent to find out whether it was true or otherwise that five persons had entrusted Lam Tung with the money to people at the ports of call. Mr, Ferrers claimed that fresh evidence should be admitted on this point and arguments were submitted to the Court on the subject.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1905.
which it is afterwards discovered not to be due the plaintiff cannot recover it back on an ac- tion for money received.".
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His Lordship-That is a very different pro position from this.
Mr. Calthrop proceeded to argue that other proceedings should have been taken for the return of this money. As long as the money had been paid out under an order it could not be re-called.
His Lordship remarked in the course of argument-What I cannot understand is why there has been so much delay.
Mr. Pollock said the opinion of counsel had to be taken, and after all there bad not bean such a very long time wasted.
His Lordship-It is some months, three months now, since the order was made.
Mr. Calihrop proceeded to cite authorities on the subject of his contentions.
Judgment was reserved.
HONGKONG SMALL DEBT COURT.
18th inst.
There was comparatively little of interest at the Hongkong Small Debt Court to-day. His Honour Mr. A. G. Wire, Puisne Judge, pre-
ance of lawyers and litigants. Most of the cases were postponed till some day next week.
FRROCIOUS DOGS.
A PUBLIC MENACE,
ORDERED TO BE DESTROYED.
26th inst. This morning before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, A resident of howloon was summoned for allowing vicious and ferocious dogs ta be at large, to the public danger, Li Yong, painter, said that on the 20th inst, at ing some things along Robinson Road. As four o'clock in the evening, he was Carry he passed defendant's door the dog rushed out barking, and then ran at complainant and bit
the call went on board the Powhatian in learn what the trouble was. There the captain told him to take into arrest. Joseph Kirkland, the ship's coloured cook, and remove William Polson, the coloured steward, to hospital. The story of the trouble, as related to the police, was that on the night of the 18th, last, while the vessel was at sen, the cook went lato the store-room to get some necessary stores, and on leaving the room left the port-hole open During the night it rained heavily, and in the room, he found the rain had come in and morning when the steward went into the store damaged a large quantity of storea Kodwing that the cook was the last man to visit the room on the previous night, he want to him in the galley, and upbraided him for his careless-im in the thigh. Complainant did not touch ness which had resulted in such a serious loss the dog or do anything to it. He went to of stores. Incensed at being rebuked before bospital, and was detained one day for treat the boys, Kirkland seized a carving knife and ment. The wound was painful till yesterday, bat betterto-day. Kwong Nan, another painter, plunged it into the breast of Polson, inflicting corroborated last witness, and added that the a serious wound just above the heart. The dog came out of No. 33 Mosque Junction and accused was placed in irons, and the wounded bit the complainant. That was the residence man al poce attended to, by the ship's doctors of the defendant, and he knew that the dog until arrival here. Inspector Langley at once belonged to defendant. He went with the arrested Kirkland, and brought him ashore, send ing Polson to the Government Civil Hospital. Constable and pointed out the dog at the de- This morning Kirkland was placed before Mr. F: A. Hazeland, when he at once pleaded to say that, while he was now out of danger, he must return at once to the hospital for, con tinued treatment. Kirkman was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour.
fendant's house.
Jane, at Shaukiwar, but neither of them spoke to him. She last saw her daughter alive an the 20th of June at 9 pm, when she went in the passenger boat, which was alongside the house-boat. She went in the direction of the wharf. When her daughter left abe was wearing one pair of gold bead bangles, one gold hair-pin, two silver girdles, one pair of earrings, (silver with gold ornaments). The ear-rings produced wers the ones she was wearing. That night when her daughter had not reftirned at midnight and afterwards found the passenger boat an witness went and made a report to the palice, the beach at Shaukiwan, with nobody in it. She never saw her daughter with the piece of on the body when it was found, tape, produced, on her asck. The tape was
The case is proceeding.
28th inst. Remanded from yesterday, the case in which Cheung Fat is charged with murder under cir cuinstances already recorded in these columns was resumed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this afternoon.
he his worth at the bugle, to the great annoy. ance of everybody in the neighbourhood of Ice House Street?
I would recommend him to go to the Happy Valley for his daily practice, but even there he might disturb the peaceful slumbers of those sleeping their last leap i
Enclosing my card,—I remain, elc,
·STOP IT.
· Hongkong, July 26th, 1905.
JUNK BAY
BÅD WEATHER ANCHORAGE,
With reference to the shipmasters' patition regarding Junk Bay being used as an anchor age, the following correspondence has taken place!
Chamber of Commerce, 10th July, 1995,
rabbed, for their losses. Nam Lung inferred sided, and there was the usual crowded attend. Ruilty. Poison produced a note from Dr. Bell, fendant's house, and said he had the dogtied at the back of the neck and was hanging age. I beg to enclose copies of these letters,
An nider was made as prayed, and the provi- sion for leave to appeal was dismissed with
Costs,
APPLICATION IN BANKRUPTCY.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
18th inst. The Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, heard an important application under a bankruptcy petition to-day. The trustee in bankruptcy claimed the return of two sums of money amounting altogether to $8.000 which had beca paid out of Court from an estate which, im- mediately afterwards, was the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
Mr. II. E. Pollock, K.C., instructed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro, appeared for the trustee in bankruptcy: Mr. H. F. Calthrop, instructed by Me Bailey of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, represented the respondents. The application arose over certain facia which were stated in an affidavit filed by MF, d'Almada, in the course of which it was slated that on the 5th April last, on instructions from a creditor, he filed a bankruptcy petition against the Li Fung Bank carrying on business al 63 Bonham Strand. On the 6th April, application was made for service of the petition. On the 7th the acting Chief Justice, Sir Henry S. Berkeley, made an order for substituted service of the petition.
Mr. d'Almada was originally the solicitor for a creditor called Wang Chan Dy, who pre- sented a bankruptcy petition against the debt- ors of the Li Fung Bank. The matter came before his Lordship as so the application for substitution of the service and that petition was granted. The Fuk On Insurance Company at that time was in this position: it had oblain- ed judgment against the Li Fung Bank. They proceeded very expeditiously and obtained garnishee against Wo Kee Hung in respect of $3,000 and against Tan Fong Ye in respect of $5,000. These people, who had garnisheed in this matter, paid 13,coo and $5,000 respectively into Court on the 6th April. Then on the 7th April they im mediately-or shortly after the hearing of Mr. d'Almada's application for substituted service applied for payment of those sums which had been paid into Court. Mr. d'Almada raid "You cannot get this money because there is this bankruptcy petition against the Li Fung Bank." In mentioning that to the representa tives of the Fuk On Company, Mr. d'Almada when he was giving notice to Mr. Bailey was actinglin his official position as representative for the trustee in bankruptcy. The important point whesaid Mr. Pellock, in presenting the Case to the Chief Justice-that notice was given to Mr. Bailey of Johnson, Stekes and Master, the solicitors for the Fuk On, of this petition, before the Court made the order that these two aums of money should be paid out.
The Chief Justice-I don't quite follow you, You say notice was given to the judge who made the order.
Mr. Pollock-That was informal. The Chief Justice-So it does not come as an appeal to the Court.
Mr. Pollock-Not at all. This is a separate application in bankruptcy. They contended, be continued, that if the creditor before actual receipt of the money had received notice of the presentation of a bankruptcy petition, or if in fact there was a receiving order, the creditor was not entitled to obtain the benefit of that execution.
DOUBLE OR QUITS.
Ona of the cases was that in which a Chinese cook sued his master S. M. Gidley for $13.80 being wages for the month of June. Last week the case was adjourned in order that the le fendant might bring a cross-action, suing his former servant for leaving without notice.
"Have you served him with a summons now?" asked the judge.
No," said Mr. Gidley. "I couldn't find
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him."
"Well, he's in Court now. The bailiff cas serve him here."
"To the amazement of the cook, he was pre- sonted with a piece of foolscap containing a claim, for $12 odd for leaving without notice. The spectators in Court, not being the victims, laughed. The judge nsked the cook what he had to say.
"I simply asked him for my wages and he kicked me out."
EXTRADITION.
witness as to his painting out the dog at de- Lance Sergeant Willis corroborated.the last
removed to the station to be placed under Veterinary Surgeon's observation. Lung Hoi, a house boy, said that on the 15th inst. be was bitten by a dog which came out of No. 33 Mosque Junction. The dog was a black dog. Witness was walking along Robinson toad at the time, and did not in any way mold the dog.
Evidence was given that the dogs belonged dalendast in whose names the licences were
taken out.
26th inst Remanded from Monday last the case in which the extradition of Yuen To is sought.bylo the Chinese authorities for complicity in a armed rubbery in Chinese territory, was resum ed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Hursthouse, of the Crown Solicitor's office, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. O. D. Thomion for the defence.
Ho Kai, accountant, said that he was account. ant to the complainant, and went on to corro borate the evidence of the last witness and added that a great many things were stolen besides those already enumerated. He knew of his own knowledge that all the silver jewel- ask-lery was stolen, because as soon as the robbers left he went to the shelf, where he had seen the jewels just before he went to bed, and found them all gone. He heard firing outside the house, and looked out through the bars and saw 13 or 14 men with arms, torcher and masks,
S. M. Gidley entered the box and was }'ed "Why did the cook leave?"
"Because he said his father was dead and he wanted to go to see him."
Did you strike him No.
Then the cook's story was heard. Did he atrike you?--Yes, he slapped me twice.
What about your father being dead never spoke about my father being dead, I only asked for my wages,
Judgment was given for the plaintiff, with costs in each action.
Colloquially speaking they were quits, but the cook is still wondering how it happened.
A HINT TO LAWYERS
A case in which negligence is alleged as the ground of a claim was submitted.
His Lordship said that he did not know whether it was on the rules and regulation, but there was another process which might be adopted in such cases. They could apply the rules of the Admiralty law. It was a very simple procedure and he thought it might be considered by the lawyers in Court.
A GENIAL DEFENDANT
Ho recognized one of the men because he afterwards took off his mask. He recognized him because he bad frequently seen him pars by the shop, for the past three or four years. That man was Yuen To. That is Yuen To pointing to the man in the dock).
The police had received several letters from residents in the locality complaining of the danger and menace these dogs were to the public, and requesting that they be destroyed,.
or taken away.
Defendant said he was not at home when the alleged bitings took place, and the dogs were
not ferocious.
His Worship; Will you allow the police to take away the dogs and destroy them?
Defendant. Alright.
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His Worship sald he was satisfied that the dogs were a dangerand a menace to the public at large, and instructed Inspector Gourlay, who was in charge of the case, to see that the dogs were destroyed, and report the fact to His Worship Meantime he would consider his decision, and adjourned the case for one week.
MORE SKAMEN GO 10 GAOL
27th inst.
His Wonship: No; No! you don't get ren- sick in Hongkong harbour 1
Defendants, in chorus, said the work was too hard, The captain said he did unt want these men on board, and hoped His Worship would make an example of them. He would pay the men up to yesterday through the Shipping Master. He believed these men wanted to get into coasting steamers, and he would be glad to get rid of them.
FOR REFUSING DUTY.
This morning Mr. R. Pithie placed six fite- Cross-examined by Mr. Thomson, witness
men before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, on the charge of refusing to obey the lawful commands of the said he left the shop on the 24th of July, four days after the robbery. He left because every- thing had been stolen. There was a door engineers on board the s.s. Loongsang in the waters of this Colony on the 26th inst. Mr. between the shop and the street. i was not locked; it was bolted by two bolta. The rob Pithio, the chief engineer, said that these men gave a lot of trouble and he did not want them bors prised the door from the bottom. He saw that after they had gone by the marks. Thiran board any innger They were told to turn teen or fourteen men went into the shop. Three to work yesterday when the six men all refused men had masks on, but they all took them off 10 do before they left. He could not recognize any of
When placed before Mr. F. A. Hareland this the other. Chung Waland se opisany morning, the nien wete asked what they had to counter. The accountant's room was about ay, when they replied that the work was too 12 feet square and had two bed: in it, and hard, and they were all seasick several boxes. None of the jewellery was One lady, who was the defendant in an ac-kept in his room. Some of it was kept on the shelf mentioned and some in the cupboard tion, heard her name called and marched ap soiling to face his Lordship. "Your case under the counter. The sound of firing be is postponed." She bowed and smiled again. heard came from outside, and was made by the "Come back on Tuesday," his Lordship said. police. ie did not see any of them that night, She curtseyed. "And bring all your witnesses." They did not catch anybody. Yuen To was She left the Court smiling.
very well known in the village. After the robbery Yuen To came to Hongkong. He thought so because he disappeared from the There was an action on the list in which two village after the robbery. Witness next saw Chinamen were concerned The sum in dis Yuen To to-day only. The Elders tent wit pure was stated to be. $150 70. The plaintiffness out of the village with reference to this was represented by a lawyer, who calmly case, but he was not wit ing to come. Chan Wa observed We've received $100 on account."
reported all about the case to the Elders, but Then I'll give you judgment for $50.70 and they did not tell him Yuen To was one of the couts, said His Lordship rapidly turning to
robbers. The Elders went to the Tung Foo the next case.
Magistrate, and the latter sent a policeman to take witness to Hongkong, and he was handed COSIS."
over by him to Chan Tai, one of the Elders who was in Hongkong. The police who
that Yuen To had been arrested and witness was to come down and give evidence against him, as witness was employed in the burgled shop. The police did not tell him what he
WANTED HIS COSTS
But wanted judgment for $150 70 and
"You got too on account, didn't you?" "Yes, but the expenses, my Lord"
His Worship sent them to three weeks' hard
labour cach.
The foreman in the shipyard at Quarry Bay, spoke to finding the body, at c a.m. on the 215, June, floating close to the shipyard. A piece of string was in the mouth.
Inspector Robertson said that the string was loosely down the back. He examined the body. but found no wounds or marks of violence, A woman subsequently reported that decensed had been missing since to p.m. the previous night, and that she had found th girl's boat on the foreshore at Saiwanho. She returned at 7 a.m. accompanied by deceased's mother, and, in consequence of the statement the latter madef witness went with them to village boat 5507, and there in the stern he found a board with fresh blood upon it.
Lung Kan spoke to finding the blood-stained board, and to reporting the matter to the Inspector at Shaukiwan. Cheung Man, father of the deceased, then rooke to identifying the body of his daughter, Shek Kan, on the beach near the shipyard and again at the mortuary."
Lai Yut Ming said he was a priest, living at Causeway Bay. On the night in question he was walking to Shaukiwan, when he saw a boat row in towards the, ahore, and went towards it to engage it to take him to Shaukiwan, and when he got near he saw three men land from it, and run towards the road, leaving no one in the boat. He noticed the three men. : The defendant was one of those three men. It was a bright moonlight night and he could see his face quite clearly. Witness picked out the defendant from among twelve others all dressed alike
The case was adjourned until to-morrow.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column.
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THE NEW SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.
TO THE EDITOR of the "Horokoro Telegraph." DEAR SIR, May 1, zi a seaman, venture to thank you very gratefully for devoting so much. space in your issue of 3rd May, to the opening ernor, of which the Bishop wrote so kindly to of the New Seamen's Institute by the Gov the Chaplain :-"I am in fullest sympathy with your efforts to provide a good Institute on this side of the water in connection with the is sions to Seamen. The one you are now oper- ing will, I trust, be a success, and form a good stepping stone for, nice as it is. I regard it as only a stepping stone to something better. I shall not be content until the Seainen's Vis sion possesses an Institute which it can really call its own."
Hongkong has long been before all other colonial ports in its care for seamen; so it will surely provide the 67,000 required to erect the permanent Seamen's Institute on the reclaimed
ground where the Governor graciously pro mises a suitable site. As the Kowloon "Mat- shed" grew into the beautiful Soldiers and DISOBEDIENT SAILOR GOES TO Sailors' Institute, so may the same generous spirits change the temporary lodgment in Praya GAOL.
East for a handsome teamen's Church and Institute, on the promised it, worthy of Hongkong's long and noble lead in provision for sea-going men.
16th inst.
There was more trouble again on the barque to place another of his sailors within the law's Lawhill. As a consequence Captain Jarvis had
clutches.
It appears that yesterday morning J. Baynish,
But, Sir, to what purpose is it to erect Sea- men's Institutes if there be any ground whatever for the statement in your Editorial of May 3rd: It is true that he (tha sailor) may go to the
"Ob that will be all right! Judgment for brought witness down to Hongkong told him able seaman on the Lnwhill, went to the cap Soldiers and Sailors Institute; but after all he
$0.70 and costs on the other scale."
The lawyer looked pleased and his brethren of the rohe smiled audibly.
COOL THIEF
OFFERS BIG BRIBE.
14th inst.
was to Bay.
Witness: I am telling the truth. Mr. Thomson: Nobody has as yet suggest
ad you are not.
tain and asked to be allowed to go on shore.
Leave was refused, as the man was required is only ad uitted there on sufferance. He has on board, Baynish then went forward and re- no claim to the hospitality of that Institute, turned shortly carrying his bag and goingHe is ranked as a civilian, and must endure towards the gangway. The capiain called him that position as best he can."
As a seaman, I call upon our natural pro and asked where he was going and was told that was going away from the ship altoge. lectors, the Shipowners and Shipping Agents at bis quarters, put his bag by and turn to again. Head of the Customs, to see that passing This Baynish point blank refused to do, saying sailors are not ousted from their full rights in he was determined to go on shore. In this hea Seamen's Institute built by public monies
for thein and for soldiers. was prevented, and the captain was obliged to prosecuta him.
Sir,-As a result of the prosecution of Capt. Olson of the Norwegian steamer Oscar 17, for anchoring in Junk Bay, my Committee have received letters from several mastera of steamers trading in and out of Hongkong, painting out the great hardships that will ensue if Junk Bay be closed as a temporary anchor- It has been pointed out that Junk Bay has been used for a great number of years as à enfe
Uf anchorage for vessels making the port of Hongkong and arriving after dark. vessels have to remain at sea all night, standing off and on rather than accept the hazard attendant upon entering the port after dark, or during bad weather the risk incurred is increased very considerably, as the dangers of a voyaga are generally greatest when vessel is in the vicinity of land. The extra consumption of coal would be considerable whilst a steamer was cruising about outside and most of it would be saved if the steamer were lying at anchor with banked fires. In foggy and bad weather it would be a great hardship if vessels were compelled to remain at sea outside because Junk Bay was closed as an anchorage and refuge.
My Committee would most respectfully orga the Government to consider whether it would not be possible to adopt such measures as would allow the prohibition to vessels to an-
J. E. BINGHAM, choring in Junk Bay to be removed, I have, etc.,
Secretary,
Hon. F. H. May, c.1.0.,
Colonial Secretary.
The Government Garette of the 21st instant contains a notification that funk Bay has been added to the list of authorised anchorages.
Colonial Secretary's Office, 18th July, 1901. Sie im directed to acknowledge the re- ceipt of your letter with enclosures of the toth inst on the subject of vessels anchoring la, Junk Bay, and, to inform you that this Govern ment has for some time past had under con֒ sideration the desirability of declaring this Bay a Port of the Colony.
Arrangements have now been made for the notification declaring Junk Bay to be a port adequate supervision of these waters, and a under the provisions of Section 21 of the Mer will be published in the next issue of the chiant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1899, Government Gazelle.—I have, etc.,
F. H. MAY, Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.
SHIPPING JETSAM.
THE C.N.S. "YENSTIEN."
25th jest The new steamer Flagtien, which arrived here from Greenock on Thursday, the 13th inet, for the China Navigation Co., Ld, and is to be immediately put upon the Tientsin ruß, is, as we (N. C. D. News) have said, a sister of the Shuntion with improvements, and a very Gine specimen of the modern light draft passed- ser and cargo boat. The Finglion is 267 feat long, 40 feet in beam, and 18 feet in depth, and was constructed by Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co, only twenty weeks elapsing. from the time her keel was laid until she was: fully completed and equipped. Her displace ment is 3,200 tons. She carries 33 first-class foreign passengers,' the cabins being most con»,!- fortably 6tted, with electric fans and electric lights, and with five bathrooms, two for ladies. and three for gentlemen. There are also cabins: v for 45 st-class Chinese passengers, with suce tion fans, and two bathrooms, and for 41 and- class Chinese. Her promenade deck is agrest feature in this steamer, extending, as it does, being a full supply of life-belte in boxes on this deck. She is provided with an entirely new. pattern of windlass, the latest patent of Messts. Clark, Chapman & Co,
When he saw Chan Tai, the Elder, bether. The captain ordered him to return to Hongkong, the Harbour Master, and the almost the whole length of the vessel, there is
Witness
A very smart, and lucky, arrest was effected only said, "if you recognize Yuen To go. on Saturday night by P. 3. O'Sullivan, by into Coust and speak the truth."
was very much afraid at the time of the rob- which a much-sought thief was gathered in. On that night, at about half past eight, Sergeant bery, when he was driven into the corner. O'Sullivan was walking along the road be- There were about eight men in his room tween flung Hom and Kowloon City, when he and seven or eight men ontside. He did observed a Chinaman approaching, whose not make any mistake about his identifying movements, indicating a strong desire to avoid Yuen To, as the latter still held the torch observation, roused his suspicions, and caused after he threw off his mask. There were two him to stop the man and ask him to give an of three men outside with torches, but he did account of himself. The Chinaman said he was not recognize them because he did not know an accountant in a tea-shop, and had been into them and had not seen them before Kowloon City to collect some bills, $63 in all, and was returning home with the money. Not alto.
He did not know where Chan Wa was now.
Since the 34th of July, when he left the service
To the Court: He saw the Elders come to
the shop the morning after the robbery.
Yuen Chun Pun said he was at Elder of the Wong Tong village. He knew the defendant he belonged to the same family as witness. His name is Yuen To. Witness had known him since he was eight or ten years of age.
Mr. Thomson objected to witness's being
In reply to His Worship the captain stated that the ship was not going away until the mir'dle of September.
Defendant had nothing to day in his own defence, and was sentenced to three weeks far I labour and to be put on board his ship at the expiration of his sentence and warned to behave himself when on board, or he would get into serious trouble.
ALLEGED Murder IN THE HARBOUR,
SUSPECT IDENTIFIED BY PRIEST.
27th inst. This afternoon Mr. F. A. Hazeland took up the hearing of the case in which Cheung Fat is charged with the murder of Shek Kau in ibe harbour, under circumstances fully recorded in these columns.
Leung Shup said she was a boatwoman, and lived on a house boat bhek Kau, the deceased, was her daughter, and was twenty years of age. She had known the defendant since last January, hur did not know what his occupation
Was
Moreover, if your allusion be to the Kowloon institute, I personally protest most strongly, as myself one of its Trustees; and I would. urge upon the local Trustees to enforce our Trust Deed in this respect. Had I not often known such bare-faced robbery of sailors' rights and privileges in buildings erected for their sole use in home ports and chewher, might regard your statement as a libel on every shipping authority at Hongkong.
If, however, your statement be true of any local building for the use of sailors, I appeul tú European opinion at Hongkong to enforce ven. men's rights to its full and free use.-Yours faithfully,
WILLIAM DAWSON,
Commander, R.N. 11, Buckingham Street, Strand,
London, 24th June, 1905.
"REFRESHMENTS—" WHAT ARE
- THEY?
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On the following morning, the 8th of April, these sums of money were paid out of Court, The point of the trustee in bankruptcy was this: Inasmuch as the Fuk On Company did not complete thei: attachment of these wo sums of money by actual receipt of the same until after they had received from their solicitors notice of a bankruptcy petition, Mr. Wakeman as Trustee in Bankruptcygether satisfied the sergeant told the man to ache bad not seen Chan Wa. He did not see was entitled to come before this Court and company him to the shop where he had collected him in the beginning of this month in Hong- to ask his Lordship that these sums of money the money, to prove the truth of his story, The kong, because he was not here. Witness saw should be paid by the Fuk On Company Sergeant then asked the man, casually, if he the Elders at the shop after the robbery, but he to him as trustee for the general benefit of the had any more money, and was answered in the did not speak to them.
affirmative, the man slating that he had alto. creditare.
gether $1,000 with him. The Sergeant was then more confirmed in his suspicions, and said the man must give a better account of him. self, when the latter said it did not matter Kowloon City, and he about going to would give the sergeant $500 to "let it
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Honakoko TelugRAPH," be alright." The sergeant made it "stright"
SIR, What articles of dry or liquid diet coni. for his, but not quite in the way the asked if he knew defendant's place of birth, and cu prit intended to convey, for, he promptly. Mr. Hurthouse changed the question, and asked
stilute "refreshments do not mean from clapped bios into the place prepared for male where defendant had passed most of his life,
Weary Willie's, Tired/Tim's stand-point This morning he and witness sald defendant had lived in Wong
but from that of ordinary respectable "trippers." factors-the prison cell.
He had been two or three times an The reason I ask in this : Liking always to see, placed the man before Mr. G. N. Orme, and Tong ever since he was eight years old, and after evidence of the arrest had been given, the may have lived there before, but as to that wit board winnie's house-boat; he wanted to keep at least once, all there is to be seen in or case was, on the application of Sergeant O'Bulness could not say anything. The day after the the deceased, and he came to the boat to ask around any place wherein i may find myself livan, remanded, bail being refused. Subse- robbery witness with another Elder visited the her to live with him, but she refused. De for the ponce, yesterday with a friend I went to Mau Sui shop, and procured the attendance of ceased often took accused-out in her boat, sea a much advertised resort," the fare to and quent to the arrest it transpired that the man
Cross-examined by Mr. | which was a passenger bost belonging to from which is $1.00 "including refreshments. was one Yau Kai. lately a cook employed at the last witness
Witness bad heard accused As all will remember, yesterday was a particu the Wal Tian Beak, and that he was wasted Thom ou: Defendant has no brothers; he is witness. on the charge of embezzling the sum of $937 the only child of his parents.
threaten the deceased; the first time was on larly hot and thirst-inspiring day, and after the 7th of January last. He came on board the half an hour's journey to the place I was glad the property of the bink, and that having
house-bost, when deceased was there, and said to get a glass of "lemon squash-it was absconded, a warrant had been issued for bis
De. lemonade in reality) which was served to me arrest, of which fic, however, Sergeant O'Sul
she had promised to be his sweetheart livan had not been informed, making the oc.
ceased said she did not promise. Accused then on my showing the coupon attached to the currence of Saturday night the more fortunate
said "You are saucy you will not be my ticker, which requests that all and sundry shall weetheart you will die by my hands." Deceas " serve bearer on presentation" (not sorrender, and important. A little later the case was Te sumed, the witness having put in an appear.
ed would not go out to carry any passenger after bien entandu) “of this coupon." But the that at night. After that threat the accused went coupon was taken away, and was, though lost ance. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge of theft, but denied the offer of a bribe
away, and her daughter was afraid to go out at to sight to memory dear, for what was one That charge was, however, proved, and he was
night. Accused came again on the 19th of battle of lemonade on such a hot windless sentenced to four months' hard labour on the
January, and asked for deceased who was then afternoon? An hour or so later I wanted first charge, and two months' hard labour on the
on board the house-boat, and be again asked her I may say I actually required another 1 to be his sweetheart, which she again refured. I got it but I had to pay a cents for the second, the sentences to run consecutively.
Accused then used the same threat as before. privilege of drinking it! What, ob! what are
"refreshments ?"—Yours, etc. He next came to the boat on the 25th of January when the same request was made, eliciting a THE Royal Humane Society has awarded are eated refusal, followed by the same threat, silver medal to Eussof Novo, lascar in the after which accused again went away. He Peninsula and Oriental Coy's 4. Moldavia never came to the boat again. Witness next for gallantly jumping overboard in the shark saw him on the wharf at Shaukiwan, but she never saw him speak to deceased there. infested sea at the Cape to the deliverance of an Australian, and re coing a comrade, who The last time witness saw accused before the death of her daughter was on the 7th of had ixilen from the l
Mr. Calthrop said the money had been paid Into Court by the garnisheas, and it was only upon their application to have it paid out that they heard of a petition in bankruptcy being presented.
His Lordship-Was it afterwards or before Mr. Calthrop-It was heard in Chambers, The learned acting Chief Justice had this notice before him at the time.
Dis Lordship-It was immaterial to him, He could not have refused the order as he was not acting under the Bankruptcy Ordinance.
Mr. Calthrop Oh yes, he could. When he knew there had been a patition in bankruptcy he could have refused.
His Lordship-it was not a case of bank.
ruptcy.
Mr. Calthrop-No, but he might have knows what was coming on. It is a principle of law that money which has been paid out under an order of the Court cannot be recovered back.
His Lordship-Where did you get that from? Mr. Calthrop said it was Marryat! & Hamp fon.
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His Lordship-Give me a quotation. Mr. Calthrup The heading is-"Where mo ney has been paid by the plaintiff to the de- fendant under the compulsion of legal process
ATTEMPIED MURDER
ON THE HIGH SEAS,
24th inst.
When the in. Powhattan, of America, arrived is the barbour yesterday, she was observed to be flying the police call-flag at the fore, and Inspector Langley Immediately responding to
Yin Kee said he knew a man called Chan Wa. He did not know whether he was bare recently. He went to Canton with a clansman of his. In Hongkong Chan Wa stayed at the Hai 1.oi boarding-house, the same house as
witness and his master lived at.
28th inst.
Yuen Ta, whose extradition was sought by the Chinese authorities for being concerned in an armed robbery in Chinese territory in July of last year, was committed to Victoria Gaol for fifteen days, during which he will be at liberty to apply for a wilt of habeas corpur, failing which at the expiration of that period he will be han ́ed over to the Chinese authorities,
Hongkong, 24th July, 1905,
TRIPPER.
The Fogties made a most successful trial P on the Clyds on the gist of May inst, do-. ing 13.33 knots, and started for Shanghai on the 1st of June. She left Port Said on the 14th of June, and Singapore on the 6th last; arriv- ing at Shanghai on the 13th inst., making the whole trip in 43 days, and from Singapore jo Shanghai in 21 days, her average speed for the voyage being 11.7 knots. She was finished so heme in time to bring her out, as intended. quickly that Captain Dewar could not get
THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER- RESERVE ASSOCIATION,
24th lost, The principal scores in the Pool Competi tion on Saturday were as follows fo
J. C. Gow............................................... 66 str.-66 - Hon. W. Chatham.......... 37+ 28 móg 1. H. Pidgeon.................. 63 SCT, =63. Hon. F. A. May sumura 57+ 6m63
C. Peter......noni
59+2=61 W. H. Donald........
49+12=61 W. H. T. Davies............................. 564 4m60
Rankla
A. Cameron severna. Zij 8=59 R. H. King 49+10=59 L. G. Bird
mm 53+ $57 A. ]. Williams ........................ 48+ 8-56 Dr. O. Marriott
32424-56 Sir Francis Piggatt......... 51+ 4—55 · Sir Henry Berkeley....................... 31+24=55 | A. Brown...................... 46+ 6-52 Vinnars score—{}, C, Gow)
41.4 5 5 5 5, 533
5, 4, 41 51 52 51 593 *
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REFERENCE is occasionally made to the Insi nitary condition of the city, bat a strenuous effort was made by a couple of coolies to-day. to remove that reproach, from the vicinity of Beaconsfeld Arcade at any rate, They were carrying a fifty-gallon barrel of Jeyes' Flaid up the steps towards the Sanitary Board office when the barrel was allowed to drop. The contenta wandered down the stairs like a miniature Nia para and for some time afterwards it might have been thought an infirmary for the incur ables existed there. “But whatever else could w be said it was certainly beyond question that the place had been thoroughly deodorised for
TO THE EDITOR or the "Houckano Trigonary.". DEAR SIR-Cannot anything be done to stop the intolerable nuitarce of the "enthusiast"a good many days to come. It was the irony. of fortune that the rain fell in backets shortly who chooses the busiest part of the morning to give us a display of his ability to blow for all afterwards,
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