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STRUCK OUT CASE.
Application for Re-trial..
An application was made by
ENGAGING MARINE OFFICERS.
Payment of Passages.
Why don't you if you want to claim the passage money, why don't you give the man loss salary per month ?That is not according to the agreement.
I put it to you that, if you did
At the meeting of the Sanitary Board to be held on Tuesday a letter will be read from the Gov- ernment relative to the bao- to teriological examination of the public water supplies for the first quarter of 1912. A minute by Mr. Russ of Mosare. Goldring, -In, the Supromo Court before do that, you would find it im the President relative to the ap- Barlow, and Morell in the Sum-tho Puisse Judge, Mr. Justice possible to get men?—That I
bould not sayi pointment.of the assistant M.O.H. mary Court this morning for a
As a matter of fact you have to the "Prosecutions Notices" new trial in a case where judg-Gompertz, the Indo China Stoam An interesting article on the committee will also be con-ment had been given for the Navigation Company Ltd., 4 Pad been hard up for men lately, rolations between the Portuguese sidered.
plaintiff represented-by-Mr-Otto dor's St., sued HP. Robinson of haven't you -No.
You admit-that-when-ths-de- Ropublic and the Vatican will
Hong Bing, by reason of the de- the 8.9. Wing Hon to recover count of a broach of promise A man named Li Sang was appearance at the previous hear
from the defendant to the plain- case in which Caruso, the famous remanded at the Magistracy, this ing. singer is defendant, Sport ap-morning, on a charge of throwing Mr. Russ said that judgment tiffs under an agreement dated pears on page 10.
corrosive acid over a blind sing-was given against his client on Aug. 23, 1910. In the alterna ing girl on the 2nd inst. in Yu March 15. The defendant was a tive plaintiffs claimed the above Hing Lane.
be found on page 3, also an ao-Alleged Outrage on Blind Alfendant's failure to put in an the sum of $276,08, money due fendant came out he signed the
To-morrow being Good Friday thoro will be no issue of tho "Hongkong Telegraph."
The boxing tournament under the auspices of the Violoris Ro- creation Club will be held on Saturday, April 13.
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For stealing a panama hat man was sentenced to six weeks and four hours' stocks at the Magistraoy this morning.
received.
The defendant was arrested by D. S. Grant, in Wing Wo Street.
Apology to Mr. Churchill,
Chinose and did not understand
the writ, on which the date was sum as money lent or as a further not filled in in Chinese dato. alternative as money paid out by Consequently he did not pay any the plaintiffs for the defondant at attention to the matter until the the Intter's request.
Mr. Davidson appeared for the It is stated by Messrs. Lumley bailiffs came to his house. The and Lumley solicitors to Mr. Chur-defendant had had dealings with plaintiffs and Mr. Russ for tho chill, that in the aotion for slander a firm consisting of one partner defendant.
Plaintiffs' solicitor said that he
brought by the right hon. gentle- who absconded in February. The
Churchill.
Jack Ashore
artiolos ?--Yes.
Thero is nothing in the articles. about his paying the passage money ?-Not that I know of.
Why was not the olauss con corning the passage monoy put into the articles? That is n mat- tor which I know nothing about.
I put it to you that it is because you know that it cannot be done?
That I don't know.
Ithink Robinson is the last man out? That I cannot say,
Did he see you about the mat- ter? Yes.
And he then said, I think, that he could not pay?Yos.
And you asked him to think the inatter over?Y08.
And when he came back, after
man against Mr. Seth Walton, of firm's creditors had the goods of was instructed to inform his Yeadon, near Loede, for having the firm sold up and the books Lordship that the object of his stated, among other things, that appear to have got into the hands clients, in bringing the action, Mr. Churchill had broken his of some other person who had was to obtain a ruling upon the parolo when escaping from Pro-started the action though the contract on which the notion was toris, the defendant has un-money was not due to him. The founded. They had made a large At the Magistracy this morning reservedly withdrawn such state applicant had paid the amount mumber of these contracts with thinking the matter over, he said. a Chinese rent collector was fined ments, and admitted that there claimed and costs into court, but officers of their steamships and "I think I shall leave the com
as to their validity.
He said that he had a wife and $135 for not stamping a receipt is na foundation whatever for denied that the money was due to there appeared to be some doubt pany?"That I don't remember.
His Lordship:-The defendant family at Home.. according to law for monies them, and has apologised to Mr. the plaintiff.
Mr. Kong Sing urged that the
He did say he would leave tho defondant knew when he had to ia tlio caso is an officer of the appear, while his client was pre- plaintiffs? He has been, my company? I don't remember.. The Passover commenced yes-|
Lord. A stoker of H.M.S. Minatourpared to awear that he was a
At any rate you don't seem to Continuing, Mr. Davidson said remember much about it. If terday, and the members of the named Richardson was charged partner in the firm. The plaintiff Jowish community will observe the attendant ceremonios until at the Magistracy, to-day, with firm was closed, but not for the that contract was one they made Robinson goes into the box and with officers, whom they brought says that happened, you wont behaving in a disorderly manner reason stated by his friend. Tuesday next.
in Spring Garden Lane, Wanchai, On the question of costs Mr. out from England to serve on deny it ?--I won't deny it.
Of course it Owing to the hot that you did in the early hours of the morning Russ said if he proved the plain their steamers. Mrs. Mace, of Wanchai, pro- It was stated that he had taken a tiff was not a partner in the firm was only a proliminary agree not want him to leave the oom- secutod two coolies at the Magis rickshaw from a coolie and after-the man would be proved to have mont and the officers had to pany you did not press him for tracy this morning for refusing warde commenced to brandish a committed a gross contempt of sign their articles when they payment?--Not till after he left to nocept hire. Mr. Irving fiued bamboo stick.
court by suing for money not due joined their steamers, One or the company.
two of the officers had denied the ènoh $3 or savon days.
And it was only after he left the to him."
The application was granted. validity of the agreement and the company that you sued him?—
plaintiffs wished to have it dooid-Yea, ed one was or the other. The Mr Davidson-Uns you toll AN ABSENT ADVOCATE. agreement was in the form of a me about when the interview
lotter, in which the defendant took place?-Last summer. agreed to pay back to the The caso was mentioned before plaintiff the sum of £28.8.0 which the Puise Judge, Mr. Justice had been advanced to him for Gompertz, this morning in which his passage out to Hongkong, in In fact he said he was not in a Mr. J. H. Ruttonjee, sued Messrs monthly instalments which were position to pay it ?-Exactly. Cooper and Co., to recover the to increase as the defendant's Can you tell me at what date The directors report submit sum of $420.08, Mr. F. X. wages were increased. That it became known to the Com led at the fifty-eighth ordinary D'Almada appeared for the plain- agreement had born admitted by pany that Robinson had alwifo general meeting of shareholders tiff and was opening his case the other side and they also and family? I don't think it of the Chartered Bank of India, when Mr. W. B. Hind's olork admitted that the passago to was known until the interview. Australic. and China held on interrupted him with a whispered Longkong in the 8.5, Yorck was With regard to the other men March 20, stated that, for the communication.
paid
for by the plaintiffs, who are under these agreements Afino of $25, or, in the alter-
dofondant Court Mr.The Addressing the
accordingly one or two have paid and the It is rather refreshing to find Mr. Lloyd George, the ardent native, one month's imprisonment, year ended Dec. 31 last, the net pacifist, supporting, Mr. Churchill in his demands that Britain's was imposed on a man at the profit, had been £382,451-14-6. D'Alınada said Mr. Hind had sent came to Hongkong, and in others are paying That is so
Mr. Ruse submitted at the out his clerk to nak him to make an October, 1910, signed articles navy should remain strong enough to keop Britain's shores inviol-Magistracy this morning found 383-13-6 brought forward from application for an adjournmont. / to serve on the plaintiffe' s.s. Ong-sot that the plaintiffs had not
guilty of importing datiable
He had thres liquor into the Colony without permission.
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HONGKONG; THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1912.
THE CONVERTED PACIFIST.
At the Magistracy this morning a boy was fined $10 or a month for cruelty to a brace of partridges, He had their wings tied, with string and was swinging them as ho walked along the street.
We have received from the Swedish Vice-consulate a number of interesting piotorial post carda with views of Stockholm, whore the Olympic Games will be bold botwoon June 29 and July 22.
Chivalry's "Reward."
He complained that he had boon struck by the police officer.
come
Mr. Irving-If you ashore waving a bamboo pole you must not expect to be treated ns though you were wrapped in cotton wool.
He was fined $4 or seven days.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.
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This was inclusive of £126,
the previous year. The interim dividend at the rate of 13 par
able: Whatever may be said regarding his system of finance surplus of six and a half millions 'should secura if not forgiveness
cent. had absorbed £78,000, and a bonus to the staff £21,000, for, at lonat toleration of it. The Liboral Government canie into
A woman was being arrested The amount available therefore power six years ago, pledged to curtail exponditure, and especially expenditure on armaments, Together with this pledge was one to last night for carrying pigwash was £283,451-14-6 and the direc exposed, and a Chinese ondeatore proposed to pay a final divid promote grant social reforms, Bound hand and foot by these devoured to rescue her from the end at the rate of 15 per cent.
And I think Robinson did not dony owing the £20.8-0? No, hq, did not..
He was not prepared to do that sang. He served them for a year, made out a caso. as he did not know for whom and at the end of that time, or points to make against the agree Mr. Hind appeared.
anther shortly afterwards, he reinent. In the first place it was His Lordship Mr. Hind is signed, not having paid a single not the usual agreement because cont of the money owing. The the asual and was the articles, Mr. D'Almada-No. I am ment of the money because the agreement was entered into was plaintiffs did not press for pay and the reason that this special not before the Court? prepared to wait and allow Mr. defendant was a married man, a because it was impossible for the in an appearance. fact that they had not known plaintiffs to include such a clause
Later, Mr.
faite promises, and driving a toum curiously mixed, the Cabinet police constable. In consequenos per annum, making 14 per cent. Hind to P Hiad put in an when he came to them, and they in the articles and if they offered has had the greatest difficulty in kooping the party machino proper of this indiscretion be was brought for the whole year; to add ly balanco. This state of things intimately offoets Imperial in. before the Magistrates this moril-£25,000 to the reserve fund, appearance and was about to considered that it would be a the men the lower: wage: they ing and was sentenced to a fine which would then stand at manke his application for an ad- hardship to press for the money would not be able to get them as terosta, for it is obvious that if affairs at Home are managed by a of $10 or one month.
£1,165,000; to add £10,000 to journment when Mr. D'Almada at the time. There had been all. The preliminary agreement "The Messiah." the officers' superannuation fund, said :--- Government which is hard put to it to maintain its placo by
Tappear for the plaintiff and nothing done or said by the entered into was one which plaintiffs, at any time, to release would be quite impossible to get placating now this section, now that, the larger affairs of Empire
tions from Handel's famous £30,000 and to carry forward I should like to know for whom him from the debt, and since he properly registered before the
The usual performance of selecto write off premises account are equally bound to suffer.
my friend appears. £128,451-14-8,
had taken up other service they superintendent because it con- Mr. Hind:For the defendants had brought this notion to pre-tained a clause which was against The Army and Navy have bron weakened, and Britain's ro- oratorio "The Messiah" will take
Mr. D'Almada:-Well, he must
serve their rights. He would put the policy of the act and the lations with other Powers have not been improved as the result of place in St. John's Cathedral on Good Friday evening at 9.15. the Government's policy during the past six years. It is still fresh Ever since those performances GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES. in the names of the in-Mr. Sutherland in the box to plaintiffs could not by drawing
dividual partnera.
prove that nothing had been done up an informal agreement nullify His Lordship: Do you want
by the company to waive any of the Merchant Shipping Act which the names?
their rights under the agreement. was drawn up for the protection. St. John's Cathedral,
Mr. D'Almada:-I want to
M..A. R. Futherland, head of and benefit of the seaman. The The Services in St. John's know the names.
the plaintiffs' shipping office, said moment he signed the articles Cathedral on April 5, Good Friday, Hia Lordship: You are en that at the conclusion of the either he signed the second con will be as follows:-Litany and titled to that. (To Mr. Hind) twelve months provided for in the tract which waived the first or his 10.15 a.m. Do I understand that you wore agreemont, or just shortly after, friend w. uld try to include both
instructed and it slipped your the defendant resigned from the agreements, memory? You have not just service of the plaintiffs.
Mr. Davidson :-I object to the been instructed?
Mr. Davidson :-Did he pay st statement that the plaintiffs Ware any time, any of the £20.8.0?— trying to evade an Act of Parlia” No.
ment. The defendant signed the articles on arrival in Hongkong
Mr. Hind:-No, I was structed two days ago.
The application for AD journment was granted.
FOOTBALL.
in-
ad-
Hin Lordship:Your gros ment is stamped I suppose?
Mr. Davidson:-Yor, my Lord, it is a eix penny stamp.
Ought it not to be stamped here? It has only just occurred
in the memory how in 1907-8 the Liberal Government made frantic were instituted by Mr. Denman offorts to fix an ntrangement with. Germany regarding naval arma- Fullor in 1908 they have been monte. Nothing came of it all, yot the Government had actually increasingly well attended, and it dropped four Dreadnoughts out of its yearly programme! Certain is probable that the seating capacity of the cathedral will on curtailments were also made in the army which, it was promised, this occasion be taxed to its ut would be stronger and cheaper. Lord Haldane has managed to most. Usually the choruses have Ante-Communion, persuade a vast number of prople into believing that he has been been rendered by a body of Matina and Sormon, 11a.m.
Special Service with Hymus successful in bath regards; but we have not yet seen any really con-about 70 singers; this year the
olorus numbers 100 voices. The and Short Addresses on the Seven vincing nearance that in strength and equipment the Army is as selection to be sung comprises Last Words, 2 p.m. rendy ng the needs of the Empire may demand at any momeat. nearly the whole of Part 2 and
Evensong and Address, 5.30 It was not alone a pacific spirit which drove the Government seven numbers from Part 3. along thone perilous paths. Rathor it was the need to placate its The soloists are Mrs. T. L. Por p.m. Pretcher-Rev. G. H variously-hued followers by securing a reduction in the cost of kins, Mrs. F. J. Hunter, His Hewetson, RN. Passion Music
Excellency Mr. Claud Sovern, from the "Messiah, "9.15 p.m,
Garrison Services, armamente at almost any price. The party game has never been MF. T. H Beat, Mr. C. Pearce and
Divine Service will be conduct- oarried to auch dangerous extremes as during the lifetime of the Master T. Martin. Before the prosent Government. It has so been played as very nearly to im-selections are sung Basil Har-ed on Good Friday as follows:- wood's Requiem Aetornam, and Church of England, Victoria, peril the interests of the Empire. What is to be made of the new Wagner's Good Friday Music Cathedral, 9.15 a.m., Chaplain; spirit which impols Mr, Lloyd George, the strong pacifist, to support from Parsifal will be played on Detention Barrack, Detention
The following were selected to Mr. Churchill in the courageous attitude he has adopted regarding the organ. Four new stops have Barrack, 12 noon, Chaplain R.N.; the asods of the navy? It may be that this is a desperate throw on been added to the organ and the Stonecutters, Barracks, Under represent the Army in the match Mr. Davidson: Have the the part of a Government which foole its power waning rapidly-an instrument will be heard in ite Orders, Senior Officer: Military against the Club this afternoon: plaintiffs evor waived their rights
Back, Lt. Williams A. 8.0. under the agreement? complete form as far as the tonal Hospital, Bowen Road, 6 p.m.,
Witness --No.. attempt to recapture the suffrages of the people-but we do not scheme goes for the first time on Chaplain Lyemun, Barracks, three quarters, Opl. Burgess,
And there has been no implied think so. It seems much more likely that it is the result of put Good Friday. The collection at 11.15am, Kowloon, St. Andrew's B.G.A., Lt. Collins, B.G.A, L. ting a strong man whore he is most wanted. Impressions regarding this service goes to the organ Church, 10 a.m., Offg. Clorgy- Paris, R.G.A., Lt. Collis Brown, or expressed #greement deter Mr. Churchill have had to be revised of into. With all his theatri fund, and it is to be hoped that it man; Mount Austin, Barracks, KO.Y.LL, half backs, Lt. Thick-mining the agreement sued money which had to
will realize a more adequate Under Orders, Benior Officer: nesso, R.G.A., (Capt.) and Lt. under?—None whatever,
Mr. RussYou have had a aleo calism he is the soundeat, statesman on the Liberal side. He is amount that it did last Good Wealoyan Victoria, Wesleyan Wiltshire; forwards, Capt. Loring strong enough to drive an unwilling Cabinet into ensuring the Friday. Although over 1,000 Church, 10.15 Offg. Clergyman; R.G.A., Lt. Benton, R.GA, LL good number of these agres- safety of the Empire at any cost; and people in the
tion only amounted to just over Offg: Clergyman Roman Catholic, K.O.Y.LL L. Batler, K.O.LY.I., And practically none of the which con- 8200, result hardly proportion- Victors, St. Joseph's Charoh, 10 Capt. Tyzzell, 26th Punjabis Opl meu pay under them Some of porn them little, so long as his is the sane and sweeping vision ate to the size of the congrega Offg. Clergyman Kowloon Ros- Seraton, K,O.Y, LL and GP, Ryan, the men pay under them,
ary Church, 9 Oflg. Clergymen, B.C.A.
* A fow 1-- Yes s tem tion. which embraces all the needs for Imperial strength and safety.
Army v. Hongkong F.C.
to me.
Any stamp duty that may be come due you undertake to pay -Yes.
Mr. Russ continued that the second ground was that the agree ment was void under section 183- subsection B, of the Act of 1854 as being an assignment or agree ment to assign a portion ofs "an assignment or sale of ? prior to the nooruing thereof mill not bind the person making(this same." It was quite true the agreement did not that the money) was to be out of the wages, but at the time it was implied the wages rose the
the end of each month iño
The third poli
Empire can nogloot his antics regarding Homelands of the persons were present the collec-Mount Austin, Mount Austin, 9 Kent, KO.Y.LI., Lt. Bradley, mentä?-About twenty, avowing preli
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