SIR ROBERT
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY JANUARY 8 1012
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GOVERNMENT AS LITIGANT
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To-day's Paper,
H.M.S. Kent with the destroy ers Ribble, Usk and Welland reed in port to-day.
came on be
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ARREST.
An Interesting Point.
ADJOURNMENT
AWANTED.
stance, by electrio action. The ALLEGED UNORTHODOX d'image of "which" the plaintiff complains is covered by the sea- Lion Thorection before the last kection absolutely covers all ddin-
Before the Paisne Judgo in the ages one to the line used for the
Summary Courth morning, the purpose of telephonio communica
caso, was mentiong'in which the Chief tione, damage done to the Two women named Ho Yee- Macaö Electric Co., with register- The telegram on page 1 to-day Just Sir Francis
at government telephon system by qui and Loung Hui-wn wore ed offices in Joe House Street, include several of special interest, the Sune, Coiri, this morning the working of the tramway. charged at the Magistracy this suod Ng Tun, trading he Ng notably one in regard to the when the Attorney General, Hon. Now comes the question whether orning; with acting in n disar Tun Kee, of Yunnat, contractor, Navy. On pago 3 will be found Mr. G. G. Alabaster, instructed the right of redress is not cut derly manner outside 401, Queen's for the delivery and return of some news about the Revolution by Mr. Holborrow of Messrs, down by certain words which had Road West, about eleven o'clook certain timber and eable which and the continuation of Nows Deacon, Looker and Dehoon, suod subsequently been added. Do au Saturday night, and also with the defendant agreed, in transport of the Word Local news-fills on behalf of the Hongkong these words cut down the remedy damaging the uniform, of Con- from Junk Bay to Macao and - this page and is continued on Government, the Electric Tine in rospect of interruption to sig-atable 202, whilst he was ended-which the defendants removed. anges 5 and 8, the space available tion Company of Hongkong, Lid, nals which are proporly describ-vonting to trrest them... on or about May 16, withone do on the latter page being devoted to recover the sum of $40,000, and as telegraphic signals? Ia Mr, S. Moore defended. |livering nume, în Macao. In the to sports
dainages for injury caused to the the sentence to be taken id is The woman Ho Yoe-mi alleged alternative, plaintifle claimed the Government by the working of proper litoral senso? Otherwise, that sho was assaulted by the rum of $1,000; the value of the The English. Mail of the ith the Tramway and costs of the the words would be rendered slicer and said she was not in timber and enblo. Defendant December was delivered in Lour suit. Mr. M. W. Slade, K.O., meaningless...
the street. There had been a entered a counter-claim for $774- don on Jan. 6.
and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed His Lordship-It is badly quarrel some lime ago with a for work and labour done, in woman named Shim at 405, and respect of removing timber and Dennys and Bowley, appeared for by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, of Messrs. drafted.
on Saturday night, she renewal cable for the plaintiffs, arthe defendante.
Mr. Slade-If it has been byly the quarrel. Ho Yee-mui said Mr. Holmes asked for an ad drafted, and the meaning is clear, he did not go The boring was of a special it would have been subsequently calling the woman fout naines se
into the street | journinont; « case to decide the following amended, to make the moaning was alleged by the constable
His Lorishalp-On: what Mr. Hockaday, ohiol construc- question of law. If tolephonicles. In order that the Court Mr. Moore submitted that the Mr. Holmes-I don't think I
ground?.. tor in the Naval Yard, loft for communication by means of any should arrive at the meaning of England on Saturday.
onble or line usor for the purpose the section as a whole, in order and had purely from spitefulness Almada, who has charge of thi
woman Shin was tho aggressor can give any valid excuse. ~ Mr. of telephonic communication by to enable the Court to properly in consequence of a provious case, has gone to Saigon. and I 11.M.Ss. Astria and Water-the Cavernment of Hongkong construe the words, the Court quarrel, gone out of her way to have hardly had time to look at witelt will be undocked to-mor (but not the cables or wires must have regard to all the cir-attack the defendants. Ho would the papers. row to make way for II.M.S. Mon- themselves or their sheathings, cumstancos oxisting at the time. submit that the woman Loung mouth, which will be immediately coverings or supports) has been The words are ambiguous.
Hilordship-so great pity drydocked.
Hai-wa had not been arrested in but in the ordinary way, it would injuriously affected by the work- His Lordship-If the meaning the street as stated by the police, Yesterday, the native quartors ing of the defondants under in the first contence is physical and that she was detained at the of the City were lavishly decorat taking, are the defendants liable ipiury, and later on the moaning station whither she had gone to Il rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. -Subscriptions colcbrating the inauguration of 10 of 1002 (as amended by from your argument that the she endeavoured to speak she ed with flags for the purpose of under the provision of Ordinance is extended, does it not follow spook for Ho Yes-mui. When for any period less than one month will be charged as for the Republic and the election of Ordinance 32 of 1902) to pay to meaning is really injury to was checked by the interpreter The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible The manifestation was also in alterations
Dr. Sun Yat-son as President: the plaintiffs the expenses of all speech?
and detained. She had spent the messenger. Peak onbeoribers can have their copies delivered connection with the now calendar sheathings, coverings or supports and limit the meaning. The re- had not taken place at the proper to cables, liues, Mr. Slado--The words out down night in custody and if arrest their residences without any extra charge. On copios sent by Some doubt sms to post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.
exist necessary to remedy sucli iu mody is taken entirely away, time and place, it went to prove hothier January 7 is to be takon jurious affection? The postage on the wockly issue to any part of the world is 1.00 as the beginning of the Chinage Mr. Sindo stated that that was remedy entirely away, no matter ually concerned in the affair, and The literal meaning takes the his point that, she was not act
(for be anticipated that the original hearing before the Court. It or otherwise.
New Year or January 1. It may special caso set down for whether the damage is physical had been wrongfully imprisoned
As for defondant numbor one, he Chinese Now Year celebration differed from an ordinary special His Lordship-If the word was prepared to admit the dam will also be honoured, in 1012 at case in that portions of it were 'telographic' ie omittod; the ging of the uniform, but at the any rate.
[objected to by one side or the moaning expands.
sme time would call the atten- other as not being evidence. He Mr. Slade-Even so, the meantion of the bonoh, to the fact that, would suggest that a convenient ing does not cover certain electri- it was not until the constable had struok dofondant in the face method would be to read all the cal devices,
that she attacked him: He undisputed portions first and the His Lordship-If the word had disputed portion as to whether the boon omitted, the difficulty which thought the infliction of a small Peak tramway started running, evidence was admissible or not has arises in this case would would meet the demands of an accident involving loss of life,, could be rond and considered have been removed.
justice in this instanco, and that occurred Inat night when a sea- afterwarde The Colony's Health,
Mr. Slade-No, my Lord, it has dismissal was certainly the due man named Stabb from H.M.S. His Lordship-Wouldn't it be been put in to explain the, mean- The bench fined the woman and killed. The whole affair was
of defondant number two.
Astiwa was run down by a car During the wool: unded Jan. 6, better to road the whole? 28 cases of small-por wore ro
ing of the former section, not to Mui three dollars for the lam-apparently My Blade The disputed por-cut it down.
a para acobiont and ported, 15 of them in the city of tions appear in the middle. Mr. Alabaster at this point toned both defendants on the in the rumours that were circu aging of the uniform and cau- no relinaca at all is to be placed Victoria. All wore Chinese. think the method I, have suggest-rained cortain objections and precharge of disorderly conduct. Death resulted in 22 cases. Two ed would be convenient.
inted tint it was a case of suicide.
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HONGKONG, MONDAY; JÄNUARY 8, 1912. “
OUTWARD AND VISIBLE SIGNS.
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The City Hall. The Chinese visitors to the Museum during the week ended Jan. 7, numbered 3,348 and the non-Chinese 169. The Library was visited by 321 non-Chinese and 133 Chinese,
asos of diptheria were reported, one Chinese and one Indian, One was fatal.
through induction or otherwise
His Lordship concurred.
Mr. Potter read the statement
Mr. Moore: I take it that you agree that orthodox arrest had not been made in the case of number two.
not.
have gone off.
Mr. Lawis (for the defendant)- it is inconvenient, as I have pre- witnesses in Court,
red my case and I have a few
His Lordship it would be un- fair, to go on with the case. It is but the clerk's mistake, unid there not the fault of Mr. Holmes' client, might be a re-hearing.
costs of adjournment being fixed
the sun of $30...........
The case was adjourned, the
TRAGEDY ON THE
TRAMWAY.
Blue Jacket Run Over, For the first time since the
ceeded to cite authorities in 'sup- port of his contentions.
It appears that last evening as After the tilin adjournment,
the 9.45 down car was turning of claim, which at the commence-arguiment was continuod and
the hand into the outting below -Dumping.
ment set out that the action was the case was adjourned.
Barker Road, a man was soon to Two more casas of dumping Mr. Slade said that His Lord-
bogun on April 18, 1910. -
The Magistrate: No, I will not leave the side of the track The streets of Hongkong yesterday were once again decked have been reported by the police ship would realise from the read- PREFERRED DEATH TO produce evidence that she was man perceiving this immediately say that. The evidence is that dhe and endeavour to oross the line with finge, the occasion being the official day of rejoicing upon the male child aged about three of the plaintiff against the de this morning. The body of ing of the case that the complaint
was arrested and it is for you to in front of the ear. The look-out establishment of a Republic in China. This manifestation of joy years, apparently having died fendants was that the working of
REPROACH.
gave the signal to stop and this on the part of the Chinese of Hongkong is perfectly natural and from small-pox, was found on the tramway had so injuriously
Mr. Moors: I am anxious for was transmitted to the engine quite harmless. It cannot be too often reported that any orderly Sunday morning outside a house affected the telephone lines that
|your decision because if there house, but before anything could demonstration of political opinion is blameless in the eyes of British case was reported from Kowloon; ont considerable repairs so as to
Boy Ends His Life, in Wyndham Street. The second it was found necessary to carry
| was not an arrest then, there was | be done to avoid an accident, tho wrongful imprisonment. I am car had overtaken the man, authotity, and in view of the recognition given by the Throne to the body of a female child aged tender the lines workable. There determination to put an end to
A remarkable case of a boy's was not an arrest.
asked to get it from you there knocked him down and run over the Revolutionary Government by appointing Tang Shao-yi as twelve months was found in Port had been no material damage to his existence is reported by not prepared to say. I must ne between the time the man was him. It was pitch dark at the Pesce Commissioner to ucet Wu Ting-fang, no excepti'n can now land Street. In this case, too, the ntracture. The wires, instru- Sergeant Earner, from the Ping- cept the evidence. As for the seen and the actual collision was The Magistrato That I amime and everything possible, be taken to the display of flags which symbolise no government of cause of death.
small-pox was apparently the meats, be, had not been mater shan Station. which the British authorities have official cognizanes.
**Consented to Judgment...
ally danged. The substance
wrongful imprisonment I think done. One point about the flag display yesterday must have been In the case in which Messra. I. broken, but speech over the lines who was on duty at the station,
had not melted away or boon evening about 7.15, LP. 669, prove.
If appears that on Saturday you will find it very difficult to Later a search party went out noticed by most observers. That was the extraordinary diversity Hotel to recover the sum of the point was:
Blackhead & Co. sued the Globe had boon rendered
And recovered, the body of the difficult. called the Sergeants' attention to dismissed ?
M Moore: Number two is unfortunate may, It was found. Are the de-
to be terribly mutilated, the
Theft from a Priest.
T
a orowd of people who had. as- The Magistrate: With a cau-wheels of the car having passed
right over one side and one leg having been practically sovered from the trunk. The body was
the HM #8,
CORRESPONDENCE-
(The opinions arrested by our curres ponents are an assarily those of The long ong Telegraph."
..
"Reuter's "Telegrams,
of design and colour. One of the most popular flags was a central $488.35, for goods sold and defendants liable? It had been sembled in the stroot a little dis-tion as to her futare conduct, -star on a ground of every shade of blue or purple or of groen. The livered, Mr. Leo. Almada con agreed that the question of fact tance away, The Indian officer star was sometimes plain and sometimes ornamented, and in some sented to judgment before the should be decided by arbitration, was sent to investigate the matter Cass it was in the corner instead of the contro, Another design, Court this morning for $450, and the question of law. It had been had fallen into a well, which was state that when the P. & O. Delhi sailors from
Puisno Judge in the Summary after his Lordship had decided and he was informed that a boy which found great favour was a red flag with a blue jack in which $25 costs, $100 to be paid to-day stated that the Company had been about ten feet deep. The con-went ashore off Cape Sportel she Minotaur and conveyed to the Latest advice from London taken oharge of by a number of was a star. It may be remarked that the number of points for the and $125 monthly instalmonts changed, there had been a sale stable immediately divested him- was not under the command of Naval Yard. star seems to have been a matter of individual preference as there for three months, commence and that a mortgage had been self of his uniform, and with the Captain Bradshaw. He Jing; been was almost as much diversity in this as in colour and design. Some Goldring appeared for the plain His Lordship-Does that ques desconded the well. He could was in charge of the ship. from February 1 Mr. P. Wgiven by the new Company.
How the man came to be on examples of what is said to be the "official" fing were to be seen if firm.
assistance of a piece of rope granted leave, and santher officer the track at all is a mysterys This was striped affair, the stripes being blue or black, white
tion ari24 gren, yellow and red. To be quite candid it is about the ugliest The Bav. Fr. Aguesso of Norway before I ogme to the main He then decided to take a dive Mr. Slade I want to clear it bay on the surface of the water. not, however, find anything of the flag that could well be conceived,”
There may or may not be a moral to be drawn from this strik Nazareth; left his bedroom for a
It was all bustle and excite portion of the defence. ing diversity of form and colour. A flag is of course only a symbol, few moments, on Sunday morning the Ordinance provided that if a downwards at the bottom. He the musty Court records into the and this resulted in his finding ment at the Supreme Court, to- but the history of most countries contains recorde of gallant lives about 2,30 and on returning found cable or line used for the pur-brought the body to the surface, new Law Courts was commenced. Proceeding, Mr. Slade said that of the boy who was lying ince day, when the work of removing being lost in saving or attempting to save that symbol. Every man that two watches, a chain, an pose of telephonic communica-secured it with the foro with It is expected that the first sitting with a spark of patriotism in luis breast falls a thrill of pride whion alarm clock and a pair-of-shoes tim shall be injuriously affected which he had descended, and the in the new Courts will take place To the Editor of the "Hangkong hases the fing that symbolizes the country to which he owes al were missing. Ilia suspicions by the working of the tramway, by-standers hauled the body to on Monday next, but this depende Legiance. The thought occurs that this absence of anything like fell upon one of the workmen at electrolisis, or other causes, the the top of the wall. The con on the expedition with which mutuality in the selection of a symbol may mean that there is no Pokfulum Printing Office, and he Company shall be liable for such stable climbed out of the well the work of removal is carrier considerable national and interna. clear purpose in the minds of the Chinese people who acclaim the reported the matter to the police. injurious affection. The first unassisted and commenced arti put, and the exact date is not tional importance are decurring republic. Perhaps it is drawing a large inference from a trilling The same morning previous to portion of the section was quite ficial respiration but was prevent known with anything like cerit seems a pity that the individual fact, but trifling foots often assist in arriving at a correct diagnosis, the customary hour for the open-plain. The Company was ren-ed from continuing by the crowd. tainty. The foreign observer of current events finds it difficult to realizeling of the pawnshops, Constable dored liable for damage, by any Sergeant Earner eventually arriv the precise goal it is sought to attain and to what extent the re- Patterson noticed a man particu-esuse whatsoever. But the words ed on the scene and despite the
crime and confession of a Boston volutionaries are animated by a common purpose. The desire to lary unsay in his manner and "Or other causes" were not gov protestations of the crowd en-free fight at 73, Des., Vaux to the exclusion of matters of gen- ergyman shonld be cabled on to overturn the Manchu regime scous to have been fairly general, bat bulky in his attire, pacing up and red, by the words, preceding deavoured to save the life of the Read, Wong Chun-kau had to be
Last night, as the outcome of Hongkong at considerable length apart from this there does not seem to be any definite common down bear a local pawnshop and theme parition was different boy. After working hard for policy.
of. It must not be forgotten that to divide broadly the people he arrested him on suspicion. On in the case fany English Conover an hour it was decided that Hospital to have his injuries ot-and ought to be addressed to
eral interost.. of China into Chinese and Manchus is merely to employ a con- being searched it was found that pany: because the Hongkong Or the boy was beyond human aid.
conveye to have Government Civil Surely some remonstránce can venient inaccuracy. The Chinese of the South differs from the prisoner. find in his Chinese of the North as much as a German from a Norwegian. The the missing articles which Fr. Mongkong Paterotation Ordin- the fnot that the boy, was one by fire men at the aforemen which is not only of purely local
possession dinanoe was governed by the
tended to He complained to the those who are responsible for the Chinese are made up of numerous rates and they have hitherto been Aguesso valued at $21.50.
Subsequent inquiries revenind Police of having been attacked sending on of auch a`messako, held together by the band of Imperial rule. The bond relaxed, as At the Magistracy this morning His Lordship You must ex-Tang Son Hop und had deliberate unnet addres in the course interest but le also in vory quee a result of common affort, the various races may fall apart, and the lan Pong Leung was charged plain to me the meaning of cleo-ly committed suicide after being of a quarrel which he alleged was tionable to t diverity of republican flags flown in the streets of Hongkong with the theft of the same and yesterday may be the outward and visible sign of what will occur pleaded not guilty, The hearing
rebuked by his father and unele connected with gambling Tho
Yours etc., was adjourned until the 10t
Mr. Blade-Eleqtrolisis means for not rising early and attending affair osused quite a commotion
H. E Pallook physical destruction of s to his work et
neighbourhood
an China should the dynasty definitely tak
Enco
trolisia
Telegrph." Sir,-At a time when events of,
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