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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1912.
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Pride usually costs as much as hunger, thirst and onld put together.
Obstruction.
At the Police Court, to-day, a man was fined $3, or in default Bevor days. for obstruction.
CHINESE COMPANY
FLOATING.
Claims Against the Hon Hing
Steamship Co.
In the Summary Court this morning before Mr. Justice Gom- pertz, Paisuo Pudge, Li Teong- chiu sued Chong Wo-chan and H. M. S. Waterwitch is now Pun Hau-fa. managing partners
H. M. S. Waterwitch
PASSED OFF AS A DETECTIVE
MONEY OBTAINED BY FALSE PRETENCES.
"Detective" knew not what "Witness meant
T
At the Police Court this morn-
Did you show witness that NOTES" AND notice in the paper and say you
were Li Chouk ?—I said I was a brother of his, but I did not sny
COMMENTS.
I was Li Chouk, I said my name The Croucher was writton differently but had There is a chance, it appears, the same sound. I am his country that G. L. Jessop may again turn man, and so long as the surname
is the same I can call him brother, out against the Australians on Have you any witnesses? Monday. This reminds one that What do you call witnesses? he turned down a-lato “invitation You are a detective and don't to visit Australia lust Autumn.
engaged in survey operations off in the Hon Hing Steamship Coing a man who was charged know what witnessce (re.
The late of 214 Wing Lok Street, with obtaining money under falso first charge dismissed; theAt least, he is said to have done
Pasir Panjang.
A Rogue and Vagabond.
ing, a man was sent to gaol for boing a rogue and a vagabond.
for $100.70, being balance of
wooks..
At the Police Court, this inorn-salary duo for one year's service protences and also with falsely second charge $100
representing himself to be a de. as messenger and canvassor. The tective in Hongkong, said he was wages were $180, $73.30 had
a detective from Canton and been received at odd intervals, and was here getting news for the it was for the balanco $108.70 Cantonese authorities. thint the plaintiff sued.-
Improper Behaviour. A man was charged this morn- ing with placing his feet on the sonte of Blako Pior; he was dis- missed with a caution.
When
or six so. Our recollection of the matter
THE WANDERER.
a Verandah..
is that Jessop read that he had declined the invitation and then announced that ho had not. Ho had, in fact, agreed to go, on cer- tain conditions; and the next ho
nouncement in the newspapers. » that he had refused. He is oro-
"tho
asked by the Bench if he had any Alleged to Have Jumped from heard of the matter was an on- Mr. Otto Kong-singappeared for witnesses to call, he said," What the plaintiff and Mr. W. Ldo you mean by witnesses?"
of Messrs. Deacon, Shonton,' Pickpocket Captured.
Cheung Yik Yan stated that A few nights ago a burglar dited with a desire to settle in A pickpocket was sent to gaol Loukor and Doacon, defended,
he was the master of the Shni jumped from the verandal of a Australia, and he will probably for six weeks, at the Police Court,
The plaintiff's case was con Loong, piace goods shop, No. 52 house which he had entered. A do so yot. No cricketor has given to-day, for stealing a puras con- cluded at a previous hearing,
Wuhu Street, Hung Hom. At complaint was made to the polico such unspeakable enjoyment to Mr. Shenton said His Lordship about p.m. an the 7th inst. concerning the burglary and in his countrymen as has tning oighty-one cents and five pawn tickets in Connaught Road. would recollect that at the hoarman whom he did not know one consequenco a man who was found Croucher," and he never orouched
Heavy Fine for Oplum. ing of the last action, he express to his shop and said "What is A fine of $177.50 with the y refrained from holding that your name?" He told him. He wandering round the streets of to bellor' purpose than when he alternative of two months' hard one of the defendants in the case (witness) in turn asked defendant stained clothes was arrested and at the oval in 1002.
the western district in blood-scored 104 against the Australians labour was imposed upon a man was a partner in the Hon lling his name and occupation. He brought to the Court on the charge at the Police Court, this morning, Steamship Co.
replied that he was La Cheuk, a of burglariously entering the His Lordship --I declined to
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MARRIAGE,
On the June 1, at All Saints' Church, Tientsin, North China, B. Muurico Tatham, youngest son of Arthur T. Tatham, Esq., and Mrs. Tatham, of Doddlapool Hall, Crown; to Muriel Dorothy, only child of Lt. Col. C. J. W. Tathum (lato R.A.M.C.) and Mrs. Tatham, The Priory, Scarborough, Yorks England.
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1912.
ELECTORAL REFORM.
Youth Stranded.
to
Mosquito-Destroying Fish. It was stated by the police that Can those species of fish which the man was suffering from in-devour the larvae of mosquitos juries, still bleeding, which the bo utilised to combat malaria? falling among broken plant pots as far back as 1905 it was sug police believed he received through The question is an old one, and when he jumped from the vo-gested that the remarkable free- dom of the Barbadoes from randialı.
Chong Wo-chan, one of the A youth named James A Jones, defendants, shid, he was intro- who stated that he was 17 years duced to Pan Hau-funt the of age, gave himself up to the Marcantile Bank, and, as a con- police as a vagrant. At the sequence of the introduction, ho
Told to go Away: Police Court this morning, he entered into an agreement with After. that conversation' wàs! was ordered to the house of de Pan Hau-fa to canvass the shares over, Chinese district watchmen; mond told the Bench that the presence, in all streams and pools, This morning Inspector Dy-malaria was accounted for by the tention.
of the company, After he had sign-Wan Fuk, together with a second Rather Contradictory. el the agreement he introduced district watchman and another man had been given every opportu of a small fith which, presumably A woman was charged at the Lai Hon Fu-tong, who subscribed man, came to his shop about 4.15nity of finding people to testify owing to its numbers, has become a hen. First she admitted taking gago the plaintiff for the company. them to distributo notices to the find anyone who knew him. The Somo romarka made by the Police Court to-day with stealing $5,000. He, witness, did not on-pm, and asked him to go with to his character, but he failed to popularly known as "Millions." it and then said she bought it Subsequently he went to Haiphong taking off of ceilings in lung carried on business where he sail in this connection.
police had called upon a man who from a man for eighty cents. She to purchase two steamers for the Hom District. The four mon left he had received his injuries and was found guilty, but owing to lon Hing Co. When he return the shop together. After the the man denied all knowledge of her circumstances and the facted to Hongkong he asked Punnoticos had been distributed they it. When arrested he had threo that she had never been in geot Lau-fu for the purchase money of all went back to the Public Diecast in his possession. before she was bound ovor in the the steamers. He had no money pensary and defendant wout in. Mr. Irving dischargod lefendant. sum of $100 to be of good and witness consulted Lai Hone (witness), after waiting for boliaviour for one year.
Hongkong Baggage to be Fumigated.
Bwatow.
The Masquerader.
יי
HONGKONG CATTLE.
Expert's Report.
Statesman
are worth quoting.
Fish Which Climb Trees.
It states that experiments have observations made with the result however, been carried out and
Barbus
PRESENTATION TO EX-CHIEF JUSTICE.
Legal Fraternity to Give
Address.
Fu-tong, who authorised him to got some time, was told to go away,
that there has now been issuòd a the $5,000 back from Pun Hau-fu. and he went back to the shop.
pamplet, written by Captain Sowell and Mr. B. La Chaudhuri, Notice has been given that With the money they started the Later, on the pretencs of being a Kwong Choong Steamboat Co., Chinese detective, defondant bor.
on "Indian Fish of Proved Utility passengers". haggage packed. in which was still running. Hud rowed $2 from him (witness) and
as Mosquito-Destroyers," and it bags, mats, shoots, cases, baskets, the money been forthcoming niso obtained on credit a pair of
An investigation was recently proceeds to remark, of the genus etc., on stenmors arriving at Dalny from Fun Hau-fu witness would rubber shoes valued $1.10. He made of animal disease conditions anabas, that the fish have merit from Hongkong, or coming via have done business with him. Baked defentiant to give him an in Hongkong by Dr. P. II, Burnett, as acrobats, for by the skilful use. that port, will until further Witness denied having anything. O. U. for what he land received, says the "Cuble-nows American." of their tail, they are able to notice, be prohibited from being to do with the engagement of the and he complied with the request. The following quotation from his travel on land and even to climb discharged at the wharves until they have undergone thorough staff of Hon Hing Co. No basinos He promised to pay on the 10th report goes far toward explaining trees. But they have no marked was ever done by the last named inst., but he did not. Witness the reason for the excessive num- preference for larvae, and will fumigation by tho Marine
company for which he was to buy did not see him again until the berof infected sliipments received indeed neglect this food if other antborities.
the steamboats and manage the 12th, when he was at the Public from that port:
supplies are available. Hongkong Bidders for Philippine
affairs. Contract.
Dispensary. He again asked for Hongkong, in itself, is nothing stigma, a Punjab fish, is a great Proposals for repairs to the In the course of the cross- the payment of the money that more or less than what might be devourer of larvae, and will keep American transport Liscum were examination Mr. Shenton had was owing, and defendant said he properly termed a "cattlo ex-any water froo, a single fish being
change."
||found capable of destroying one oponed on June 14 in the office cause to complain of faulty inter-would pay that night. No money
As cattle are not produced in hundred larvae in twenty-four of the chief quartermaster at pretation. "I am informed, and was forthcoming so he presented | Manila.. The bids are being I think Mr. Mirza will agree with his bill to the Police compradore, the colony, they must all be im hours. There are other fishes taken under consideration and me that the interproter is not put and it was then that he found out ported for slaughter and exporta- which, in ripe yours, prey on the smaller larva-eating species. It the awards will be made Inter.ting the questions he is asked to that defendant had defrauded tion.
Thim.
The source of supply is mainly would seem, therefore, that for The following firms were among put," he said.
the interior of China, with a small taalaria rednotion it is safer to tho bidders-Hongkong und His Lordship made the inter-
A Chinese walchman said he percentage from French Indo rely on small fish, though their Whampoa Dock Company, Hong.preter put the question again in The previs of the Franchise and Registration Bill sent by kong and Taikoo Dock Company, Chinese.
was there when the proposal to China. As to conditions at the value as food is probably not very Reuter offers only the baldest of details, but it makes clear, at least, El Varadero de Manila, Shanghai A second case was gone into go distributing Sanitary Board different sources of supply, I will considerable, that the Bill follows the lines laid down by Mr. Asquith in Novem- Dock and Engineering Company, in which Chan Hip-lun made notices was made. Ho did not say that they naturally vary, and ber last. Yet it does not follow them too rigidly. We pointed out. Cholera on German Vessel from a claim of a similar nature. Plain know that defendant was mas-in most cases are unknown to the tiff in the box said he was engag-querading as a detective. The de- Hongkong officials, which is of no at that time that a monsure which ensured that every man who was On the arrival of the Germined by the tivo defendants for the fondant, Baid that the shopkeeper importance, as there are no ques- "a bona fide resident or inhabitant in this neighbourhood when he steamer Pongtong from Swatow flon Hing S.8. Co. to receive was a countryman of his. Do- tions asked regarding the health claimed a voto, should be automatically, without any effort of his at Singapore on June 12, the orders and to act as assistant ac fendant said he was the younger conditions of animals in tho seven countant. The defendants owed brother of Li Cheuk, and showed localities from which they are own, and at the public exponse, invested with the full power of the captain reported that
deaths had occurred on the voy-him $282.40,
him two bille. Ho (witness) slipped, nor the actual condition franchise," was not quite so "simple" a measure as the Prime Minage, the bodios being buried at Mr. Shenton-You were an obtained possession of the bills of the animale questioned before istor suggested. The qualification now laid down, which is the same soa. The cause of death was sue original promoter of the Com-and handed them over to Li Chouk they are allowed to be unloaded
to deal with. The shop keeper in Hongkong. as that in France, shows that the Government has decided not too pected to be cholera. Two more any?-You.
Thon how can you say you were believed that the defendant was Why Hongkong Cannot make the Bill so simple "nor so revolutionary as was forecasted cases of sickness have been land-
be Relled on, od at St John's Island, where the engaged by Pun Hau-fu if you a detectivo. by Mr. Asquith.
The Government does not at other 1,200 passengers are also were the promoter?-Yos, but Mr. Trying:-It is a small No one can deny the anomalies of the prosent system by which being kept in quarantine.
Pun Hau-fu had not sufficient amount; $3.
tempt to control the source of a man may reside for nearly two years in one house and yet remain
capital, so I introduced Clung Inspector Watie-There have supply, nor even prohibit the a.non-voler because he has not occupied that house on the same THE TRADE MARK CASE. Wo-chan:
been pasta where there were small entrance of animals from districts date the 15th of July-in successive years. There are other
Asked why Chung Warchan's sums to commence but they known to be infected with rinder- weaknesses which are glaring enough. But if improvement is to At the Police Court, this after-name did not appear in the ended up in large sums; all pest or other contagious animal be effected, let it be done thoroughly. The need is admitted for noon, the bearing of the Trade prospectus as general manager, extorted from shop keepers by diseases. They have no stock some system of movable registration which will enable a man to Marks case was reopened before plaintiff said it was "illegal". alleged government officials. raising interests, and will give alter the place of his qualification, and the place to which lie is Mr. Melbourne. The complainant Further questions were asked, Li Chenk gave evidence as to absolutely no guarantee that entitled to give us voto, according as his trade interests require is Wo Lee and the defendant and it was pointed out that the arresting the defendant and Hongkong will remais free from him to be removed; but there is surely equal need for a thorough Lam Tat-shing.
Chinese word meant ous-charging him with using his contagious animal diseases from
one day to the next. and equitable redistribution of representatives. In a word, the Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed tomary.
LAW LIST. I was unable to gather principle of one man one vote, which is apparently the Government's by the Otto Kong Bing, prosecut- I put it to you that Chong Mr. Irving to defendant:-
roliable information, during my ideal, must be accompanied by one vote one valge,
ed, and Mr. Hall Brutton defend-Wo-chan was put upon the pro-What are you?
Supreme Court. spectus in order to get capital ? Defendant:-A detective in short stay, as to the pre- At present the population of England and Wales is 30,075,260,od..
Canton." Hung Man Yuk, another wit-Ho was a big partner.
valence of animal diseases in and an equal numerical distribution would give one member to
nose for the prosecution, after The Hon Hing Co. has not yet What are you here for ?-To any certain section of the soun- Original Jurisdiction. 73,623 persons. (Wo take the census report of 1911) Yet we
try, but as the Chinese Gorva-
June 22, before the Chief Ju- find that there are 83 constituencies in which the population or looking at the marks on divers been wound up? It was put up find out some news.
The evidence in that you have tent has made no attempt to tico-Motion to expunge entries representative is 100,000 or more, and 150 where the proportion is exhibits asid that without very to auction on the 28th day of the over 80,000. The following are extreme examples :~.
alone investigation he might be ninth moon of last year, been masquerading as this man collect data, fight or control ani- in the register of Trade Marks, deceived as to the firm to which Chong Wo-chan donied over Li Cheuk, and showed a shop-mal disease, it is plausible to June 25, before the Chief Jug baliove that conditions to-day are tice:... Mohideenv. Coronatio. they belonged. He had been asked engaging the plaintiff.
keeper a paragraph in a paper to buy goods similar to the goods Yet another qsed was brought giving a record of, a case the same as they have been in Garage: defendant had marked like those against the defendants by a pilot with which he was concerned, as past years.
"The forego ng considerations Summary Jurisdiction. of complainant. He woull not whose cats why that he was on-something you had done.
Before Mr. Justice Gompertz: buy them because they were gaged to as
Inspector Wor- loud me to conclude," says Dr. A: of a coarser natire than the gods Lakon, which to defendants en-ship Bollore Watts: If yout Word R. Ward, obief veterinarian of the Today. In Footig oCamports complainant.
deavoured to purchase at Hai about being a Canton detective, I Bureau of Agriculture, that Hong-Wo Chan and ore Chan Hip-in By Mr. Brutton-He had been phong. He never took up his can soon get a man to say whether kong cannot be relied upon as a v. Choong Wo Chen and or
source of healthy cattle. As pro- Tang Woon v. Cheong Wo Chine dealing in grass ploth for seven-duties but he left another on- he is or not, teen years. He had not bought gagement and had never been Mr. Irving :-It is said you were gress is made in eradicating foot-and ora from anyone but Wo Lee,
upon
the steamer to which he in this shop; do you deny that? and-mouth disease and rinder Thursday, June 20. The Cigo Mr. Fotter: That is our osse, was appointed. His Halbry was-No. He asked me to help him pest in the Philippines the risk Wo firm v. Tong at fir Mr. Brutton advanced "réssons to have been 8100 per month Who?-Man Fuk. He asked me of incurring dangers from Im-Kwong Lun Cheong Arm why his Worship should dismiss Judgment, was reserved in all to go and distibute the no loes portation will become more and Wo Cheong firm, Wing Hồng?
and to work with him.
more inexcusabe in the future," firmy. Young Fat an dus once, which was adjourned. - thrée CAPS,
Romford Division of Essex....... ....312,864 Harrow Division of Middlesex... .247,877 Walthamstow Division of Eseex...... ,240,807 Wandsworth
..253,797
Contrast those with the following:-
Durham
.....15,0T{r.
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Bury St. Edmunds................................... 10,785 Montgomery .............................................10,814 Penryn and Falmouth................................17,624 Obviously there is as clamant need for reform in the value of votes as in the granting of votes, and the Government must show some sign of earnestness in this msites before the country can soques is nobeins of electoral zaform with ache antliyimi ami
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The members of the Law Bo ciety in Hongkong are making. preparation to mark the depar- iuro of the ex-Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, who leaves o Saturday for Peking in a fitting.
A meeting of the legal frater- nity will be called and Sir Franci will be presented with an illumi- nated address,
manner.