WATSON'S
E
VERY OLD LIQUEUR.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE
MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.
For over 80 Years WATSON'S E' has maintained the reputation of the FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY in the FAR EAST.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841, '..
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
20
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
DAY BY DAY.
Trio knowledgo is to know how little can be known.
Plague.
A dead body his beau removed from Praya East. Death was dus to plague.
A Nulsance.
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1812.
THE RIGHT TO ARREST..
'NOMINAL DAMAGES FOR
ASSAULT.
Á Revenue Officer's Powers.
Mr. Russ-On looking into it, I don't see how we can recover the fine which we paid, but I think we can recover the solicitor's feo. His Lordship Why · should you recover that.?
Mr. Russ Because the man is entitled to defend himself when ho is arrested, and he is entitled ; to spend any money to free himself.
SHAFT THROUGH
MAN'S LEG.
SERIOUS RICKSHAW
ACCIDENT.
Coolie Charged with
Recklessness;
NOTES AND
Six Months!
COMMENTS.
The fact that pressmen were not allowed in court during the hearing, yesterday, of the in- decont assault-charge, makes comment somewhat difficult." But A Chineso business man is now let the facts that transpired, dur« in the hospital as the result of ing the hoaring in camera, be injuries revived in a rickshaw what they uny, it is difficult to accident.
believe that they wore of a nature
As the Police Court, this morn- This morning in the Summary ing, a man was fined $2 or, in Court, before the Puisne Judge, default, five days' for committing Mr. Justice. Gompertz, Yip, Man,
His Lordship-But he had antiisance.
62 Bonham Strand East, Buod committed the offerico.
Mr. Russ-If lie had been Laundryman and His Truck Chan Iling, a Revenue officer, to
At the Police Court this morn- to justify to light a sentenco for At the Police Court, this morn-recover the sun of $500, damages acquitted ho would have had to ing, a laundryman was fined $2 for alleged unlawful arrest, falso pay the solicitor.
Jing the rickshaw driver appeared a hideous offence. If the charge for causing an obstruction by leae imprisonment and assault on May
His Lordship-Altint is a ou a charge of furious driving, was proved, surely there was an ing his truck in the roadway.
Impostor Dynnd said that end of the matter; there are no [10. Plaintiff alleged that the different matter. Alleged Kidnapping. defendant unlawfully arrested and Mr. Hodgeon submitted that about ton minutos past eight last extenuatingoircumstances in such Two men were remanded at assaulted him, alleging him to be the case was only confined to the right the defendant was in charge a caso; the man waseither guilty the Police Court, this morning on in possession of San Pai lottery time between the arrest of the public vehicle and had no or not guilty, and having been a charge of kidnapping a girl tickote with a view to selling plaintiff and the banding him licence. flo rushed down Western held to be the former, surely aged four years.!
chem., Plaintiff was subsequently, over to the police constable, and Street. At the bottom of the morited some more severe punish- Obstruction by Chair Coolles. at the Magistrany, fined $250, for that arrest the plaintiff was a traumear had stopped. The ment than that meted out to him. Four chair ealies were fined and it was for the recovery of that endeavouring torecover damages: gentleman now in hospital, who $1 each at the Police Cart this sum, together with the advocate's in one instance special damages, was alighting from the car, was Before Magistrate or Jury ? morning for causing an obstruc-fee, $76, and gonerat damagoa, and, in the other, general collided with. The shaft pone
Inasmuch as in magistrale's.
tion, near the King Elward $175, that he was claining. damages. He admitted that rated the gentleman's leg en powers are doubtless very limited
Hotel
..
Mr. Ruas appeared in support thore was a teclinical assault and overely that the shift had to be in cases of this kind, we are at a Hawkers in, Trouble. of the claim, and Mr. P.-M. Hodg-wrongful arrost, by the defen-out from the rickshaw before it loss to understand why the cul- At the Police Court, this mornson, Assistant Crown Solicitor, de- dent, of the plaintiff, when he could be got from the man's leg. prit was not sont bofors a tribunal ing, two mon were finod $2; fonded.
found him with lottery tickets, He was taken to the hospital, that would have dealt with him each or, in default, five days for Mr. Russ-This is simply but that only took the form of where he is now under treatment ho deserved.. Unless we are howking without a licence, and
grently mistaken, a European in The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph will in clauso proximity to the ket test case, and purely a question handing him over to the const-le asked for a round.
of law, bat, for some unknown able. The men had instructions Mr. Melbourno:-If I grant n London would have received a We are informed that a tree hero this morning.
the plaintiff le not to hand anyone over, whom they remand when can your witness sentenco of years, not months, for
We got
found with lottery tickets.
the same crime, even when it was foll at Wanchai this afternoon,
His Lordship-ft is rather
İnst octor Dymond-I cannot not aggravated by the ghastly
be as follows:---
Daily Issue-$30 per annum Weekly issue-$13 per annum.
a
The rates per quarter and per mensom, proportional. Subscriptions
full month. for any period less than no month will be charged as for
por quarter.
Tree Blown. Down.
and tram wires.
in default one month, and another $250 or, in the alternative, three months, for being in unlawf possession of arms.
reason
a
under the ordinance
I
appear?
•
in the neighbourhood of Yes Wo a message to any that he was Street, damaging the telegraph coming, but he has not turned curious; there does not seem to say. I will enquire at the hospital additional circumstances which up yet. What I propose to do be any power for a constable to today when the man will be characterised the event under
ready to come out. I think it discussion. Perhaps English pa- / The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to Unawful Possession of Arms.. with the enso, is to call the de-arrest under the ordinance.
Mr. Hodgson-Thoy do arrest will be some time, your Worship, rents may be pardoned for ex- inessenger. Ponk subscribers can have their copies delivered at At the Police Court, this morn-fondant and to take his facts for
Mr. Melbourne I can give periencing a shock when they their residences without any extra charge. On copies sont bying, ono man was fined $100 or argument as to law. post an additional $1.80 por quartor is, charged for postage.
Mr. Russ:They arrest also you Thursday at ton oclock. What read that this bruts got off so His Lordship-Are the facts
ut Home. The policemen at
about bail?
cheaply perhaps, also, the Chi- The postage on, the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00
admitted
Inspector Dymond: --- Woll, noso may be forgiven if in' future Mr. Hodgson:ip to a certain Home liave not general rights of
seeing that the remand is such a they regard assaulte on young point. It is a question as to arrest as they have out here. whether there was only a
His Lordship---llavo tocboi-
they short one I don't think bail is European children as mero triflon in the eyes of the Law-triflos general powers of arrest out here? 110cossary. A l'ong sends us a photographical assault.
Mr. Russ--Oh, yos, Mr. Russ-I admit it was only
Mr. Melbourne-How long which will meet with the same takpa at the crickot ground on the
Mr. Dodgson Very full powling he been in Hongkong?? punishment as pocket-picking or Occasion of the King's Birthday a technical assault.,
Inspector Dymond:-Ton days, opium-smuggling.. Parale. It is large, beautifully. Mr. Hodgson -f my friends; for any offence, either.v8-
He has no licence and I don's Rajavor Rajah ? clear, admirable as to detail, and is going to press for damages, it pected or committed.
"Assault Only Technical.
think a liceucad coolio would have! well worth possessing.
may make a difference as to
Continuing, Mr. Hodgson sub-taken a rickshaw down that hill. actual facts.
mittod that it was morolyn
Mr. Melbourne:-There is no technical assault and very nominal permanent danger is there? It is damages would meet the case. not very serious is it?
Single Copies, Daily, ten conta Weekly, twenty-five couts (for
cash only).
(Payable in Advance.)
By Onler,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MARRIAGE. ROTH-On Sunday, Juno 2, 1912, at the" residence of Afr. Wm. Katz, 170 Babbling Well Road, before Rabbi Shekur, of Both-El Synagogue, and in the presence of the United States Vico-Consul- General, Charles Bennet, second son of Me, and Mrs. B. Roth, to Cecil Valentine, oldest daughter of Mr. un 1 Mrs. N. Kroll.
The object of this paper in to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the news without four or favour.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: Noč 1. A.B.C.,, 5th edition. Western Union
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1912.
THE PROBLEM OF THE ARMY.
A Fine Picture..
Plague Return. Thero were 134 cases of plague reported in the Colony during
last wook and the dentlis totalled 96. Three esses of, enterie, weyn notified (one British) and there wore two deaths,
»
Notice to Mariners-
.
Mr. Rugs:-I ara not going to press for damages.
The Admitted Facts.
His Lordship:- The facts ad- mitted are,
that the plaintiff was bringing in San Pui lottery Notice is given that an unchart-tickets, and he was arrested by a ed patch of rock, covered & feot rovonte aliver, who was not n at low water of spring tides, constable in the ordinary s060 oxists in the Front Iteaoli, Canton of the word, River; with the castorn point of Kuper Island boaring N. 71° E., magnetic, distant 7.0 cables.
died of her wounds.
Knifing His Mistress. A Filipino "boy" named Pedro Lambayan is in custody at Manila for having attacked his employer, a Spanish lady, with a knife. Ile ploads, in extenuation, that his mistress owed him two years' Not once, but several times in those columns, we have urged wages. We learn, from a later that one of the most important questions facing the new Guvern-report, that the lady has since ment of China is that of the army. The problem of how it is to be mculded into a purely defensiva force, of proper size and under- proper control, grow increasingly serious. During and sines the Revolution, the army has shown itself only to roady to be dictatorial; Of late woska, indool, luave cɔme, from various quarters rumours of ugly happenings which tend to show that the araiy is in danger of becoming actually vengeful. It is easier to arm men then to disarm them aftor. Mon bore arms during the revolution who had, immediately before, bocu peacoful husbandman; and upon such men war has an unsettling effect. They cannot readily rotura
plain.
Mr. Russ-And further; thô revenue ollicer knew that the man had the lottery tickets. He took him and led him by the arm to a European officer. -
His Lordship-Had ́the offi- cer power to arrest the man?
Mr. Hodgson-Yos he has. Mr. Russ-Tharo, is'n_woction
in one of the early ordinances which gives a constable power to arrest persons for any offence,
His Lordship Is the possee sion of lottery tickets a misde-
meanour ?
Mr. Run-I don't think it is.
Stolen Notes. Mesara. Gibb, Livingston & Co., Agents for the British North of the following telegram from dinance they are going to give Borneo Government are in receipt Mr. Hodgson-In the new or the Finance Commissioner, San him power to arrest for any offence dakan :- Dollars 10,000 Notos at all. stolen from "Chowfa" 8.5. In- struct Banks not cash large the revenue officer has no power Mr. Russ-The point is that to arrest. He has only right to go up and ask him. "What have
quantities Borneo Notos."
Library Returns. Return of visitors to the City
the
Hall Library and Museum for week ending to June 9, 1912-
Library Museum.. Non-Chinese 358 100 Chinese ...... 166 2,151
to the monotony of life on the paddy fields where is no hoart-lifting stir nor thrilling strife, but only a monotonous and depressing round of daily toil. Undisciplined mon bearing arms, during time of war, may show high courage and be a source of strength to their country; undisciplined mon bearing arnis, whon war is over, may be a source of danger to their country. And the Govoroment of Chinn Total..... 524 2,257 has to face this sinister truth promptly and courageously. Evory
Row Over a Watch...... passing week, grim with tales of black doings, mikes this more charged at the Polico Court, this A Chinese shoo-maker was
morning, with stealing a watch That China wants a defensive army is undisputed, but it must from another shoemaker. The bo an army that will keep the peace, and will not be liable at any defence was that there was a mamoat to overthrow the Government in power. It will prove no struggle through complainant's oney matter to raiso, train, and discipline an army towards that end; striking defendant's younger bro and, in considering how it is possible, it is necessary to take account ther. In the course of the strug- of the weaknesses of the prescut force. To the want of disoipline gle complianant blew his whistle. in a great part of the present fores we have already referred. Other He (defendant ran ard was after- points of weakness are, its youth (for the most part) and the fact wards caught and charged with that it is allowed too much idle time in which to hatch mischief, stealing complainant's watch. It would seem, therefore, that, what China wants is an army in He knew nothing at all about it. which the term of service shall he fairly long-ten years perlisps, The Magistrato believed there This would ensure that there was always in the army, providing that was no case against defendant it was properly organised and controlled, a necessary leaven of older and he was discharged. and well-dissiplined soldiers.
It should not be difficult, again, to keep the units of the army
no employed that they would have no time to run into mischief.
SANITARY BOARD.
Bye-laws Reconsidered.
י
you got there? He has no sight to arrest the man because he had lottery tickets.
His Lordship:-Was the man jan opium officer?
anco.
•
His Lordship-It is remark- Inspector Dymond-It is, your ablo that there is no power 15 ar-Worship; them in's log is serious rest in this case under the ordin-ly injured.
Mr. Melbourne-Roniandad but arrests have been, and are
Mr. Hodgson :-Theo is not, until Thursday; bait $250. being, made every day in this THE INSURANCE CASE mannor, and, of course, if
your lordship finds for damages thoro will have to ho an amending or dinance.
rder for docking the "h" from A correspondent calls us to the word Raja(h) in one of our paragraph-hoadinga yentorday. It is a small matter, but not quite void of interest. We do not know how to mstter stands in the In- diau tongues, but ju all Malay speaking countries (and our load- ing referral to one of these) Raja he reason is not far to sock. The ie the accepted spelling. “And
introduction of the ringh breath- ing into a word in Malay strength- as or particularisos its force. Tuan," for instance, means Mr. Russ-It simply shows how frightfully careless the pec- caso
The fifth day of heating in the Lord" "Tulan" means tha of the Wa Cheong bord: the Lord God; and ple responsible are ingrawing up Lee Kee lirin the against similarly, while "Rajn" signifies the ordinances.
Prussian National Insurance OoKing," "Raja" is only used His Lordship-If Mr. Ifodgson of Stettin, in which $22,500 is to express, "God" ie. "King of admits a.technical assault, I can claimed under two fire insurance Kings."
Five judgment right away:
technical assault.
Law and Digestion.
policies, started before the Chi of
riding after midnight appears
The new order to prevout "joy.
has no power, there must be amid a special jury, without the
Mr. Rues: If the constablo Justice, Mr. W. Rocs Davies, K. C., Top Inelastic-
plaintiff's case being closed.
to err on the side of stringency. Mr. Davidson of Messrs. Hastings are to suffer equally with the Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by As ofton happens, the innocent and Hastings, appears for the guilty and with lesarenson. Sup Alabaster, Attorney Conoral, in-n say, Pokfulam, attends the plaintiffs and the Hon. Mr. O. G. pose the owner of a eur, residing structed by Mr. W. L. Shenton of theatre during the season. How Messrs. Deacon, Looker and flea is he to get home? Ile can hard- con, appears for the defence.
Mr. Hodgson :-If you hold there was a wrongful arres', there was technical assault.
be entitled to 875.
His Lordship, to Mr. Russ:- Your position now is:-he may
Mr. Russ:-You my como to
that conclusion.
to
ense he must be entitled
His Lordship:-And in any damages?
to
Mr. Russ:-I submit in any case he must be entitled nominal damages,
♫
this morning owing to the num performance is over. Suppose
The rate of progress was slow inust perforce leave before the ly be expected to walk, so he
ber of objections raised by Couu- again, he leaves ourly, and hus sel, to questions put to witnesses. In trilling breakdown which mazns At. one stage of the proceed a little delay. He may find him. ge, matters were so held up that golf at midnight, half way home. His Lordehip intimated that he in twenty-seven minutes only What then? Is he to leave the car wanted to reserve judgment as three questions were put and an- and walk all the way, to there were points he would like swered. There were objections drive on and risk being caught, or Mr. Hodgson-The man is a to consider.
raisol to each question and argu- to sit in the car till day breuk? revenue and excise officer.
His Lordship Is it common ship to give a formal judgment In answering ono objection, the new order is unjust to legi
Mr. Hodgson asked his Lord-mont had to follow.
From whatever angle it is viewed ground that he has not the powers as he would like to go forward in Mr. Potter said that it was laid imate users of care and is ult of a constable?
the matter. Arrests were being down in law, that the court had gether too inolastic. Mr. Rusalle has not the made in this manner every day, as much right to accept evidence Wiss of a constable for arrest, and of course things would have at to the state of a man's mind, as Over-Stepping the Mark, His Lordship Then in this to be altered. His Lordship they had evidence as to the state case, he is really a private person? could give a considered judgment of his digestion.
Mr. Hodgson:Except as re- on points of law later. gards the power of search.
is
one of technical assault? His Lordship And the case
',
We suppose that everybody. knows that the Chinese; of the South particularly, are now as siduously collecting fands from JOY RIDING STOPPED. their compatriots to devolote
Rumours of a Contest.
A special inesting of the Sanit- tickets in his possession, that he grounds that, though the dam or used for livery shall be ridden cording to our information, the ri
The Judgment. His Lordship'remarked that the claim for the recovery of the fino
meeting national expenses, but it Mr. Hodgson I admit that he of 8250 had been dropped. He
will perhaps come as a surprise found the lottery tickets upon the policeman. I don't admit that he the solicitor's fee of $75, and as motor cars and their eft times There can, of course, be no objec man and handed him over to a could not succeed in his claim for was of opinion that the plaintiff
to many that canvassing is going. The inconvenience caused by to a very considerable extent. on for this purpose in Hongkong led him to the policeman.
The plaintiff not having ap- there wasmerely nominal damage, with by the Government, which advantage is being taken of this regarded the technical assault noisy occupants has been dealt tion to this. but when, as we hear, peared, the defendant was called and he was prepared to give has issued the following regula movement to blackguard foreign by the plaintiff's solicitor, and he plaintif $5. admitted that it was because the
tion: Mr. Russ asked for costs on the plaintiff had the Ban Pui lottery
No motor car which is licensed that stora notion is called for. Ac ers generally, it will be agreed
nges given were nominal, the
ar driven anywhere in the Colony mnvassers are moving among the Mr. Hodgson:If you find ation.
plaintiff bad vindicated his posi-between the hours of midnight Chinese declaring that all who On that work soldiers might usefully be employed. Above and passed at the last meeting, which, man with 8an Pui lottery tickets, beyond all, eting and well-schemed efforts should be made to being sent to the Legislative Coun- are you innate to hand in man had not come there to vind-cal practitioner to sco a patient. Ingham "foreign devils-
Mr. Hodgson pointed out that the of carrying a duly qualified medioribe and thus obviate borrow- and 6 a.m., except for the purpose love their country should sub furnish something in the way of education. These are big and oil for confirmation, Inat Thura-over to the constable?-Yos, serious matters which must be tackled boldly. But they are of the day, were referred back for re-
Mr. Hodgson-only asked do so because he had been found police officer on duty, the game a little too
icate his character; he could not or for the purpose of carrying in, British Colony, la future. There lice immediately to hand a more pressing problem-consideration.
the question to show that the the disbanding of many of the untrained men who boro arma during the revolution. It should have boon dealt with before now, and have been made to the bye-laws, malimous. the solution of it cannot be much longer delayed, if serious trouble which deal with the disinfection That concluded the evidence in in to bo averiod.
plague-infected areas,
the caso.
An immense amount of work, in the way of road-making, the construction of railways, the building of bridges, lies to hand and ary lard was held this afternoon arrested him.
is essential to the development and growing prosperity of China, in order to consider, the byelawa
As a result certain amendments mall was not doing anything guilty of the offence, but simply* We understand that matters are sincerely hope
to vindicate his rights.
pot to be allowed to rest here and His Lordship decided to reserva that the legality of the order is to judgment on the question
be tested in the near future.
midst.