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the understanding being that these boats, no matter how employed at the time, should im mediately came under the control of the au thorities and remain under their control until their services were dispensed with? The for. ther provision would have to be made that the isul ei livad vossole should be a nil times
pro
arrangement should work satisfactorily. The
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 1907.
The building is a magnificent structure, and is exquisitely furnish cd, the furniture, largely consisting of gifts by members.
All the prominent residents in
of companies in Shanghai, and conducting their a somewhat curious defence. From their story operations in the Settlement, having under the it appears that the first defendant, who is making Ordinance t keep their registons of share-arrangements for carrying on the "Shake the holders Hongkong –Ed., A.K‚T.]...
WHAPUS A NUISANCEI
Shanghai had been invited to attend APPEAL AGAINST A MAGISTRATE'S DECISION. the function.**
At the lanolicon, Mr. Bocker, the architect, handed the key of the building to the committee, who in
service at comparatively small co-much less president, Mr. C. Stepharius. than the expenditure that would be involved
It is stated that the building cost fo the construction of a new Boat-the port would be benefited by being in a position to re425,000 tuels.. fute slanders originating in other ports, and the owners of first-clas waterboats would, in all probability, willingly fall in with the Govern ment's proposal and thereby benefit financially. At all events, the position of affairs is not one that can be viewed with equanimity and it abould receive the immediate attention of the authorities.
EXPLOSION IN SILANGHAI. ONE KILLED AND TWO INJURED.
4th inst Before their Hannura :be Chief justice' and
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P. W.. D. BITTER IN IROUBLE.
ALLEGED MALPRACTICES.
XCITEMENT ON THE WATER. position of these ladies, supposing that after
SAMPAN AND MOTOR BOAT RACE.
Eth inst...
they had passed to their seats thay had con sidered their tickets, of no further use, and had tom them up and flùng, them down, to be trampled to dust by later arrivals! Would they have been escorted to the entrance to the grounds by this person and thence ejected? tender mercies of another minion, of less bigh or wool they have been handed over to the and mighty degree? As a matter of fact, I was not asked to show my ticket, while several lady friends faughingly remarked that they had "left theirs at home! If a man is to be dress
- Hongkong, 7th February..
Dragon" game during the Chinese New Year had reated No. 14. Possession Street, the house adjoining the one in question, but having ep•, Standing on the praya wall at Causeway gaged the other defendants to assist him in the Bay yesterday morning, waiting patiently for a pared for duty, in other words that they should
with him in the meantime, he found No. 14 top clothes. In the typhoon anchorage to the Dragon" operations, and taken them to live tramçar, was a Chinese police sergeant in plain have their holds overflowing ready for any emer
small to accommodate his big family, an,north, was moored the steam launch Holleeng, gency. No doubt there would be occasions when
without going through die formality of saying while the motor boat Bon Bon lay quietly the boats having completed an order would be
"with your leave to the landlord, he quietly alongside the wall. When he had finished lighter than usual, but under the forms of the Subsidy they would be compelled to refill their
Mr. A. Wise, Puisue Judge, sitting as a Full holds immediately. In several ways such on
Bench Court, in Appellate jurisdiction, this vacated No. 4 with his suite, and took posses, gazing up and down the road in the hope of
ming, an appe was heard in which Fungsion of No. 16, which was a larger house. He finding the much wanted car, the policeman ed in a little authority, however brief, in such Government would get an efficient and enlarged turn handed the key over to the. Ci. Yuen appealed against the decision of the produced a paper, said to be a receipt for rent urned his eyes in the direction of the harbour, position, bo should be made to study, besides · Magistrate in a casa in which the Building Au paid and it was all so sweetly simple and There he saw something which interested law and the drill-book, that very necessary thority prosecured him for maintaining a nuis innocent that the searchers after cheap lodging him, Tram after tram passed by unnoticed, ace. W. Blade, naturled by Mr.
were all discharged, their bail money, of course, He saw a sampan with four bags of coal subject and one that is of paramount import
Comance-Discretion") to to ..V, being returned to them.
on the deck, making as fast as she could
Enclosing my card,—1 am, etc., teavenson, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and.
the direction of the Hollens, get
ANTI-BUMPTIOUSNESS. the crow
of the launch calling upon the cam. ara, appented for the appellant, the Hon.p My H. G. Gomperiz, Attorney-General, in-
pan people to hurry up. The sergeant remain. structed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crawa Si
ed for a while thinking what step he should cior, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, repre
take. When the sampan was about 100 yards sented the Building Author eers opened
the
Away from the launch a decided to act "Where did you get that coal from?" he yelled. the Police Court on
The sampan people looked in the opposite direction. He addressed them agaip, and on receiving no reply he jumped into the motor boat By the .. Rajaburi, which arrived from and gave orders to pursue the sampau, which Bangkok yesterday, later news has been rue by this time had turned round and was makingceived of the wrecks of the s... Wongkol and for safer quarters. Up went the sail, "hard the tug Robert Cooks at Cape Varella. The ahead" was the order given the Bon Bon's en-salvage steamer Protector, which went down gineer. The race was short and, swift and about a fortnight age to attempt to refloat the before long spectators ashore saw the Bon Bon randed vessels, is unable to commenca opera- beading for the starting point, with the sam- tions. The prevalence of the strong monsoon pan in tow. The bags of coal on the sampan with strong wind and heavy, sea renders:
BY had disappeared, for the sampan people threw attempt at approaching too close to the wrecks them into the sea during the race. Landing. extremely hazardous. It is not believed that the master of the sampay was taken to the the mansoon will moderate until early in Bay View Police Station and charged with April throwing coal into the harbour in order to avoid detection. Sergeant Pitt, when the de- fendant was found guilty at the Police Court, this morning, asked Mr. F. A. Hazeland 10
TELEGRAMS.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SERVICE
PANAMA CANAL. :
PROHIBITION AGAINST EMI
GRATION...m2.
From Our Own Correspondent.]
Singapore, 4th February,
2.55 p.m.
H.E. Viceroy Yuan hik-kai has "issued a stringent prohibition against the emigration of Chinese coolies to Panama to work in the Canal now building.
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
MR. PEARSE KILLED IN A PAPERHUNT. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
ATTRIBUTED TO JAPANESE CRAOKERS, [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, Oth February,
6.25 p.m: serious and fatul explosion occurred at the Custom-house to- day.
While three men were opening a case which presumably contained Japanese crackers a loud explosion was heard
* All three men were struck down.
One man succumbed to his injuries almost immediately, while another is in a very serious condition.
[The above telegrams arrived fast evening after we had gone in press.--Ed., H.A.7.]
ANTI-DYNASTIC · RIOTS. TROUBLES IN THE INTERIOR. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 7th February,
2.36 pt. It is reported that the natives In a paperiunt handicap on Satur-rinting in the district bordering day Mr. D. F. Peatse was thrown off tween Szechuan and Kansub, his pony and killed.
Shanghai, 4th February, 2.50 p.m.
The funeral takes place to-day; the deceased, who was a Volunteer, will be accorded military honours.
THE CHARGE AGAINST MR. C. A. BIDDLE,
ACCUSED FOUND GUILTY."
„[From
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The riots are said to be of an dynastic character.
elicted
The Hon. the Rod said that, as 11 18th July, 1904, a complaint was pres, fered by the Building Authority against Fung Chun Yuen, charging him under sections 250 and 259 of the Public Health and Build ings Ordinance of 1933, for neglecting to com- ply with a natics dated the 19th fune, 1906, requiring his to remove ceriain illegally wrought iron partitions at No), 1, 2, 4. and 5. Hit Road. On the 31st July, when the rease came before the Magistrate, the latter held in the notice was bad, bil convicted the defendant te contravention of section 221 of dinance No. 1 of 1903, for sub-section a of having Chanced the erection of the said parti us without having weviously submitted to the Building. Authority proper plans, and having the same approved by the said Authori
to the too was imposed in re- spect of such contravention In September and her nice was served again calling upon the appellant to remove the said par titions. The matter again came before the Magistrate on the 16th October when the de- fendant pleaded res judicate, and not guilty accordingly. The Magistrate held that the conviction of 31st July did not har the com- plaint of the 10th October. Accordingly, the ikistrate was requested to state a case for appeal, and did so, saying that the man having been convicted on the charge of maintaining a nuisance in July, and being again prosecuted in fetaler on the ae, charge endeavoured to sel up the plea that the master had been ad- jydrated upon, and, he could not be tried
are again. But he Mag strate held that the charge beber was bright for not complying with a notice
was not the same as the case of the 16th Octo
served on the 8th September to remove the partitions, and therefore was not res judicata anti-and dismissed the appeal, which the Has.
THE SHANGHAI EXPLO. SIONA
WOUNDED MAN REPORTED DEAD MAY RECOVER.
[From, Our Own Lorrespondent.]
Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 7th February,
2.35 p.m. Shanghai, 4th February,. The inan who was previously re
2.55 p.m.
ported to have been killed in the C. A. Biddle, ex-general manager explosion which occurred at the and secretary of the Hotel Metro. | Custom-house yesterday is alive. pole, Ld, has been found guilty of
Although severely woun'ed it is obtaining money under false pre-believed he may recover. tences.
U.S. Judge Willey deferred pass ing sentence on Bildle for one week: CAPTAIN HAYES ACTION.
AWARDED DAMAGES FOR WRONG- FUL DIS: ISSAL
:
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 5th February, 2.40 p.m.. Captain Hayes, of the steamship Culmiore, has been awarded, by the Supreme Court, the sum of $500 as compensation for wrongful dismissal.
SHANGHAI SECRETARY'S
DOWNFALL.
CONVICTED OF EMBEZZLEMENT..
SENTENCED TO EIGHTEEN MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, Oth February,
THE SHANGHAI RIOT. NANKING INERESTED AT LAST.
TAOTAI'S DUTIES AFTER THE NEW YEAR, From Our un Correspondent.]
Shanghai, Sth Februar
3 p.m..
The Taotai at Shanghai has re- ceived instructions to collect all the correspondence and documents which have any connection with the inquiry into the cause of the riot that oc curred in Shanghai, io connection with the Mixed Court squabbles, some time ago, and bring thein to Nunking immediately after the New Year fus. tivities.
the
fin
the Attorney General submitted the Ma.. gistrate was right in dog, and asked their Honours in dismit s this appeal, r. Slade, in a lengthy argument, in the course of wich he បុង ted masy authorities, submitted that the reason for the removal antice was that the par titions werk suis ce. But as a malter of fact, continued Counsel, they were only held to be a puisance, simply because they were erected befine the plans submitted had been approved, They were a hu sance in no other sense. They blacked no public thoroughfares they inter Tered with no one; they were not a danger or a enace to any tie, and the Building Authority could have had no other possible reasus, for elling he said paritions a nuisance, and des manding dirt removal, thun because they were erected belore plaas were submitted and approved After he ring further arguments their Honors reserved their Judgments.
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A STRANGE REPUGNANCE.
PLAINTIFF SCORNS CENTS.
8th just.
tim
One might almost think the millenium had arrived when one hears of a suitor in the mary, or Small Debts Court, waiving a portion of his claim against a debtor in order that he may not be compelled to touch the obnoxious sents: When such an announcement was made in the Supreme Court this morning, before his onour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puise Judge, presiding in Summary Jurisdiction, the Cart held its breath; the legal lights held their breath, the waiting witnesses held their breath, and the debtor gasped! The objector to the copper coins was plaintiff in twa mall cases, for $10.43 and 58.69, respectively, and Mr. Entlow, of Messrs. Gold. ring and Barlow, appeared to fight. both cases, Defendants were not in Court. In the due prder of procedence the plaintiff was requested
8th init.
Li Tai, alas Li Ching, a fitter, employed at the Waterworks, was before Mr. F. A. Haze land, at the Police Court, this morning, to answer three charges. Do the first count, he was alleged to have, between Ist july lust and the 7th instant, stolen two spinners, three ol pieces of iron, and a stop cock, the property
alleged he the P.W.D.; on the secund, it was. altered the water service at No. 17. Cochrane Street, without permission, and lastly, it was said he fu fulently attempted to obtain from the occupier the sum of Sto. Overseer Ross, oliba P.W.D., was the complainant. The defendant, was stated, went to house No. 17, Cochrane Street a week or two ago and told the occupier that for a consideration he would alter bis was ter service so that he would have no further trouble of getting a good supply of water. The occupier agreed. The pipes were eat and yesterday, so it is nileged, defendant called for his money. The occupier went out and return. ed with Delective Sergeant Murison instead, who placed the fitter under arrest. The F.W.D. was communicated with and on arrival Overseer Ross discovered that the tools used by accused in his illegal work, were stolen pro- perty. When the case was called on this morning, the complainant asked for a short re- mand, saying that there were others who also had a haud in the matter. A remand was allowed.
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A POINT FÖR SHIPMASTERS.
t.
WHEN IS A MISDEMEANOUR NOT A
MISDEMEANOUR ?.
8th inst.
grant compensation to the crew of the Bon Bon for their services to the police, but the Court did no bave authority, to do so." He, however, fined the delinquent sampanman Sço.
SUPPOSED LIGHT-FINGERED
GENTLEMAN,
PRANKS IN A DRAPER'S SHOP.
6th inst
A long-coated Chinaman, who professes to be Ho Chung, no address, no employment, figured in the dock, in Mr. F. A. Hazeland's Court, this morning, on a charge of fraud. The complainant was Omar Cassim Moosa, man ager of an Indian draper's establishment al Nos, and D'Aguilar treat. He alleged that ila Chung obtained from him 87 under false pretences. He was very ungrateful when the interpreter told him of the charge, and tion, until he had to be silenced. started to make, a speech, denying the allega
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THE WRECKS. AT CAPE VARELLA
7th inst
In the meantime the wrecks must be left where they are, and the hope is entertained that no further damage will result during the Protector's period of enforced idianess.
ECHORS OF THE SQUALL,
BODIES FLOATING IN THE HARBOUR.
Although it is nearly a fortnight since the severe and death-dealing" squall" swept over Hongkong yet the harbour police are still being kept busy handling dead bodies. On Monday last four corpses were picked out of the harbour; on Tuesday five more were te covered; and yesterday a similar number ware seen drifting into the harbour, making a total of fourleen bodies recovered in three days. The remains were removed to the Kowloon morgue, whence preparations were made for burial. Identification was absolutely impos sible owing to the condition of the bodies, It is bellaved, however, that the deceased were formerly the crows of deep sea fishing, funke and that their craft were destroyed during the disastrous blow of the 28th ultimo They bava heen Algating about for some days and the sudden change of the tide brought them into this port where they were taken charge of by the police.
IMPERSONATING, EXCISE OFFICERS.
read with considerable interest by the shipping A very important point of law, which will be
Some time yesterday afternoon, the defendant community, was brought out at the Police
went to the draper's shop in question and asked Court this morning, when the captain of the steamship Telemachur was summoned under to be shows some socks. Out of a box hr. Section 30, Sub-sertion 2, Ordinance 10 of 1899. selected two pairs, the price being twenty-five The point Mr. C.. D. Welbourne will have cents a pair. Accused handed a $5 bill to the
7th inst. to decide, and which will be settled to-morrow complainant as payment for the goods and
There was a considerable amount of running" morning, is: "an the police stop a vessel received in return $4.50 in small coin. Som.. without having just reason to believe that a thing went wrong with the quality of the socks done near the Canton and Macao Wharf this felony or misdemeanour is being or about to when the chance was placed on the count morning, on the arrival of the boat from be committed in the waters of the Colony?"ter, and after further parlance Ho decided Cantonmbul, as is often the case, the race was not to the swiftest, and he who On the Court's decision will rest the question that he would not mind having back his $ whether the Ordinance should be amended. bill, and returned the socks to the shopkeeper was first, verily and indeed proved lust, "All The summons against the master of the Tele with the chanse, saying he would go elsewhere.
first loviance, and the suspicions in the second machus was taken out by Detective-Sergeaut He received his bill and started for the door. the tube was caused by the credulity, in the Wilden, and was to the effect that the defend. The complainant gathered up the money on
Ma Yat Nam, master of at failed to stop his ship when called upon to the counter and in doing so he discovered that of a junkmaster. do
palice the roth January last,
less $2 No. like a country fabetox Langley appeared for my less out of the $4.50, no ler, than $a had been sub: ynkel on the wharf, gazing helplessly around, cution. Ma P. W. Goldring, of the firm of until the arrival of a policeman. As the having under his arm, a bundle and a Chinese pillow-box; thus showing every sign that Measta. Goldring and Barlow, who represented Magistracy's shroff was away and as expert he was a travaller, either just arrived, or the defendant, said he had an objection to evidence was peeded to prove that the coin just about to depart, and therefore his raite on the point of law. Sub-section 2 of the ware counterfeit, his Worship adjourned the bundle and pillow-box, it might safely be Ordinance read:-"It shall be lawful for the
Issumed, contained all his worldly goods, Captain Superintendent or other officer of··
At any rate one Lau Cheung, tailor, police-not below the rank of sergeant-having
a tailor's "goone" he proved in this lo just cause to suspect that any felony, or mis
stance) and one Ha Cheung did astome demeanour has been or is about to be committed
so, and stepped up to Maand blandly is the waters of the Colony, to enter at all-timeș,
him that they informed as well as by night and day, into and upon any
officers, and they were there to search ship, boat, junk, or vessel (not being a ship of
all passengers' baggage, in case they might war, or a vessel having the status of a ship of
be carrying around that insidious drog---the war), and to take into custody all persons
product of the poppy. Ma. copädingly, in suspected of being concerned in such felony
the full knowledge of bis innocence, let them or iisdemeanour and to take charge of any
search his belongings. But when one man property suspected of having been stolen or
held him sight, while the other made of with unlawfully obtained." Mr. Goldring submitted
his goods and chattels, the owner began to get that the intention of the police in signalling to
suspicious that all was not right and as it should be, and so he raised a roar. The roar the ship to stop was because they thought the was carrying an excess of passengers.
attracted a policeman, and, as his approach Inspector Langley-We don't admit that, your Worship.
was observed, the two "excias officers, ran the complainant ran; the policeman rani sym
Care.
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A BBCOND SANDOW..
COOLIE AND A SHIP'S CABLE. Straising under the weight of a heavy box, which he carried on his shoulder, shifting its position at intervals, a coolie was xeen trudging along Hollywood Road last Thursday after noon. He had not the sneakish look on his countenance, which is usually the case with thieves, and which the police seldom fail to interpret, bat his air of bravado attracted an Indian constable, who thought there was something wrong with the coolie,
What's inside that box?" asked the police man.
"What do you think could be inside? I just bought the box to break up to use as firewood; the waight.
ward excise
priti were run to earth in the dock in Mr. F. A.. Hazeland's Court, that Magistrate awarding each of them one month's hard labour and four hours in the stocks.
sins. In the first case plaintiff said his claim to step into the box to formally, prove his stress on this point. To slop a ship, he con- said the coolie, whose back was bending under / patbizers' ran; everybody ran; until the cul. was for Sto enlv.
His Honour: What? You only claim Sto? Then what about the 43 cents entered in the wril?,
Winets: Well, I do not want to claim for
cents,
His Honour: Well then, you will only get judgmem for Sio, and costs,
Continuing, the defendant's solicitor laid tended, the police muss suspect that a "felony or suisdemeanour was being committed on board. Carrying excess of passengers was not a felony or misdemeanour and therefore the police had no case. If it was for the purpose of counting the ship's passengers that the officer requested the ship to stop, then, he was acting wltra vire. This particular offence did not come under the meaning of the Ordin- ance, and Mr. Goldring held that no offence
"You put that box on the ground. I want to see the contents," added the officer.
The coolie thought the officer very in. quisitive, and putting the box down with a thad, started at once to straighten his back. Then he, with a look of astonishment, revealed to the officer port of a ship's cable- the chain being so heavy that it took two men to get the box on the coolle's shoulder again.
From where did you get that chain" the coolle was asked.
A 'WOMAN'S TRICK FAILED.
FUTILE ATTEMPT TO GAOL INNOCENT MAN,
Zih lost.
[The Sinupu published, the omer day, the following Peking telegram dated.
ultimo: When 3181
the distur bances arose out of the Mixed Court trouble
December 1905) the British Minis ier eventually made the following demands In the second case the plaintiff disclaimed
the 69 cents, and Mr. Barlow made a valiant | was committed. upon the Government ;-(1) An indemnity for loss of British lives and property, (2) ssvern attempt to get the plaintiff to explain why Inspector.i.angley said that the captain did he waived the 69 cents now, when he had punishments upon the inciters of the viols, (3)
not know what he was being called upon to 2.40 p.m... F. M. Goode; the late; secretary of the rasponsibility of the trouble and pay allowed them to be, entered in the writ of sum-stop for. If he had stopped and found that the
ment of indemnity to rest with the Shang none Plaintiff was proceeding to make a
police, after inspecting the ship, had no reason the Shanghai Electric and Asbestos hal Taolai (Yuan Shu-hsus) The Waiwu somewhat irrelevant statement when be w
for stopping the ship then the captain bad a pu, however, firmly resisted all the demande.
"pulled up with a round
remedy. The inspector said that it was a very Co., Ltd., was to-day-arraigned be- Now awing to the desire of the Government to
important point. If his Worship was
was going to fore the Court on charges of en-ching (who were accused of being anti-monar abtain possession of fluing Y and Chang Pas
side with the prosecution then the case would go on; if not, there was no other alternative that bezzlement and larceny,
chists) the-British Minister has again-made the-up the 6o cents that's his lookout-get-to-allow-the-matter-to-drop. He did The accused pleaded guilty, and
to waive the point. I, for that is according to the Ordinance, the harbourmaster, a police in was sentenced to eighteen months
spector, or sergeant could of stop & veske) imprisonment,'
without suspecting that some felony was being committed on board, then masters of ships could do what they pleased when leaving the DISCRETION AND THE LACK OF IT. failed to give an explanation and the officer
[Fred. Montier Goode was charged that be did on the dates following embezzle and steal the moneys following, the property of the Shanghai Electric & Asbestos Company, Ld., his employers, or for which they were respon.. sible: Tis, 400 on August 15, 1906; Tls. 182.08. on May 23, 190611.551.32 on July 6, 1906 Tia. 666.15 on October 10, 1986; $100 on May 25, 19061 578.2000 April 16, 1906; $158 20 on April 26, 196; 5001.32 of May 4, 19061 and La3 June 11, 1906. Mr. N. C. Home,
instruct- ed by Mr. H. Browell, appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Shanghai Electric & Asbestos Company, and Mr. L. Andraws (Mess. An- drews and Broks) appeared for the defence.— Ed,, H. K. T.)
SHANGHAI GERMAN CLUB.
CONCORDIA FORMAILY OPENED.
demands noted in the foregoing, and the Wai wapu has cons:nted to come to some arrange menis whereby the case of the riots in Shang. hal may be settled. A telegram has now been rent by the Waimupu to Shanghai ordering the papers and evidence of the whole care to be sent up lo Peking for the Warwusu to decide upon.-Ed, HKT),
BRITISH COMPANIES IN SHANGHAI
QUESTION ANENT HONGKONG ORDINANCE.
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His Honour: Oh, don't ask him about cents he won't touch cents. He is quite contented with a deal in dollars: If he chooser to give judgment for $18 and costs.
The plaintiff left the Court smiling most blandly, and undoubtedly pleased with himself at having given up something like 4% of his claims in order to pander to a prejudice !
GAMBLERS AĶER LODGED
WANTED MORE AIR-SPACE.
·
7th inst.
port,
want
His Worship-But Mr. Goldring contends that you were going on board to look after overcrowding?·
Inspector Langley said that he did not say that. He called the attention of the Court to the fact that the Ordinanca under which the pre- sent charge was framed was the only Ordinance which gave power to the police to stop a vessel.
His Worship-When do you leave, captain Captain-Sunday morning.
CamWe will return in month,
A young Chinese woman, whose husband How could he know? He bought the box has a berth on as scean-going steamer, residing and did not know there was anything inside, at No, 90, Station Street, Yau-m-ti, put the Be was arraigned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland,, police to no and of trouble last night over & at the Police Court, this morning, on a charge report she made, which eventually turned out of unlawful possertion, to which he pleaded to be a lake. At about ten o'clock last night guilty and was fined $15. The accused had no she informed Sergeant Appleton that while money and took the alternative-one month leaving her house at eight o'clock that evening she was "held up" at the foot of the staircass The chain was confiscated.
by a man, who, after ill-treating her, stole from her a number of jewels. She was sure, she could identify him agaia.
CORRESPONDENCE:
(We do not necessarily undora'the oplelons expressed by Correspondents in this columa.]
"You said you were robbad ni night o'clock. How is it you take two hours to coma here asked the Sergeant, The women.
became suspicious as to the truth of her story. He decided, however, to inquire into the mat TO THE EDITOR OF the "Hongkong TELEGRAPH." SIR-White waiting on oneofthstands yester and sent two detectives to her house to in terday for the rival of His Royal Highness the vestigate. On arrival they were received by two other women, who, not knowing who the Duke of Connaught, to unveil the statues of the
two men were, decided to be communicative King and the Prince of Wales, my attention
"I hear that the mistress of this house has was called by a Chiocte gentisman friend, in an occurrence that really, under, the circum- been held up' and robbed," said one of the stances, was most regrettable offering, as sleuthbounds.
Don't you believe it for a minute," one It did, what might .ba deemed
respectable Chinese family, the women was alleged to have replied. "Bba insult to a
circumstances left hers prepared to lodge, a report to that. who, through unavoidable were compailed to be present without effect.
"*"Why?" asked the other flee.
BA
the protection of their male folk. The Stand
FOW "Disappointment in love," came the reply..
was pearly full, and in the front
Repons having been made to the owner of Na. 16ssion Street, an unoccupiat hod. was being used nightly by coolies at their sleeping quarters-rent-free-he made
his mind that he would investigate the mat up ter, ardd fod nas who was getting free lodging frant him. Accordingly, last night, after het [From Our Own Correspondent.]
had abombed his evening meal, ie, took a quiet stroll along the raid, like an innocent Inspector Langley-The police have no ob Shanghai, 8th February,
wayfarer until he game in front of his projection for the question being brought up during 3 p.m..
nelly.
topping, to light a cigarette, no doubt, the absence of the ship.
His Worship-When does your ship return
were quietly seated two Chinese ladies "You see she is a married woman. Het hus. voices proceeded from Representatives of the leading heard his malented bone. He bring to
with a Little Chloese girl. Suddenly an band is always at aca. She loves a man living a room is
individual, wearing A uniform singled in the neighbourhood who cares fothing for. British companies conducting operua mas of considerable acumen, and being tions in Shanghai mot yesterday
enlowed with an unusual amount of good. His Worthip-The case is adjourned until out the Chinese ladies alone, of all who her, By making this report it in her intention
vidiout distinction-demanded 10 know if assailant," one wogas sxplained. with the object of considering what common sense, he made no sign to alarm the the return of the ship, when I will give my occupied seats on the stand most in of getting him locked up and charged an kar
trespassers but pinceeded swiftly to the Central decision,
and by what The last word was got out when the mistress stops should be taken to secure the Police Station, and there reported the matter Inspector Langley was on his feet in ́a they had tickets
cout' for this entered the room! She had heard part of the courte, they history caning upstairs, She bowed to the two enforcement of the provisions of the of the illegal occupation of his property to minute. He said he wanted a decision as soon authority were they
Inspectie Ritchie. A feire of police was, af as it was obtainable regarding the point of law public recognition? Hongkong Companies Ordinance in once deppatched to the scene, and eleven men, that was raised whether the police could stop tickets, as anyone might have known, unknown men is the room, and addressing one who were in unlawful possession of the pre-a ship without suspecting that a felony or a or how, otherwise, could they have passed of the women said: "Don't say any more about
have a །
policeman outside.” .. The two detectives ando afterwards took their with the obfeet of securing a free and misdemeanour was being committed on board the relays of police guarding the entrance it. A Committee was appointed to
mises, comfortable night's lodging, were taken on there rearked that a month, was long time and approaches to the stands, erected for the dual in question wanted the seats for his own Ritchie's man, the culprits put up $25 meantime, at a subsequent inveting.
bail etch and were released. This morning His Worship said he would give his decision personal friends, but, even so, that would but The probability is that the rapiêtontatives bithey were placed before Mr. C. T., D. Mel on that point next morning, but the summons, add to his offence, which was airea ly sufficient ly unwarranted. What would have. boon the British companies mist to discuss the question bouine, co surrendering to their bail, and set up stands adjourned sine dis,
the Settlement.
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AN INTERESTING FUNCTION.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 6th, February, 2.40 p.m. The new German Club Concordia was opened to-day in presence of inquire into the nitter and report premises, On being arrested by Inspector and that many things might happen in the spectators on the Square? Possibly the lodivi. departure and reported the facts to the Fergeant, large number of the German com- munity and others.
Numerous speechos were delivered.
who sent for the woman. After some inter rogation she broke down and made..a cons fossian, which corresponded with that gives above, and was allowed to leays the stallon,