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VARIANCE.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A HONGKONG HOTEL-
Troublo in the Harbour
knocked off. Witness naked Mr. Blanche to come up, and he said : "Fight it out yourself,"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1912.
NURSE'S ACTION.
Case for the Defence Opened
To-day.
By Mr. Harris:-Ho was the manager and not only the runner Kelly had nota band on his
The case for the plaintiff, in the cap with the words Grand Hotel sotion in which Emma Sophia on it. He had a card in his poo- Hamilton is suing Mr. H. W kot. Kahrs ld a cap on and it Looker to recover the sum of An interesting cross-summons bore the name of Cook's. He did $1,000 for alleged wrongful dis- enso came before Vr. . A. Irving not suggest that Kelly was not missal, was concinded this after- at the Police Court this morning, a proper American. lo asked noon.io the Summary Court,before the parties being Harry Kolly of him if he was. He did not know Mr. Justico Comportz and a special. the Grand Hotel, A. Kahrs of whether Kelly was or not. He Mossre, Cook and Sons, and Mr. would not now suggest, that Kellyjury, and the case for the defence Bloementhal of the Astor House iras not a proper American but he bored that the claim, as fully was opened. It will be remem- Hotel.
would say that he was not the pro-stated, was for $100, salary, Mr. Shenton represented the prietor of an American hotel. 480 for a second class passage managor of the Astor House Hotel Kolly did not say that be was to England, and $640 for board und Mr. Ronder Harris to presont-runner of a disorderly houso. Han lodging, making in all a total od Kolly and Kahre.
said that tho Hotel was one. He Mr. Shenton said there were know of a particular locality in Bammensos against Kahrs and Nagasaki. He had not run Kelly first for abusive language brothel there. and soccudly for nomult. The Mr. Harris: you say no? facts were that on the 21st Witness:--No (omphatically)...
on board the 8. of. July,
Did you keep one in Makdon?
(langhitor).
Witness. Do you knowo Muk- den ?
Mr. Harris:-Yea I havo boon there too. I did not too so there. Did you take notes of Mr. Kalirs, words ?-No.
of $1,520 of which sun $520 was waived by the plaintiff to bring tho matter within the jurisdiction of the lower court. Plaintiff was engaged as a lady nurse for one year, at a salary of £60, and it was alleged on her behalf, that she was fendant's service on June 20, the |cause alleged by the defence being
insolence among other ressons.
Coblenz, the defendant Kelly-No, I went there with goods.timissed summarily from the de- described the Astor Hoise Hutel Very likely they were goods as a place where Jooso women wore harboprod. The defendant, Kahre, also described it as
Addressing his lordship, Mr. place where women could be pro-
Looker said that, on looking oured or used words that would
through his notes of ovidence, ho infer that. On the 23rd, whilst
thought there were a few ques the launch of the Astor Houro
tion he might ask the plaintiff was alongside the Minnesota, his
I will put it to you that ho said. If I do not ask them," he added, client was assaulted by Kahre,Get away from the winderajections may be raised to some and ho would bring evidence and let the watches see the of flie evidenco my witnesses, show at Kahrs, camo over people" ?-No. his client's launch and, with his knee, struck him in the abdomen He took him by the shoulders and then kneed him.
Mr. Bluementhal it he was the manager of the Astor House
And that that is the method of
inty give.".
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Supreme Court.: Appellate Jurisdiction.
Yan Wo. Firm.
July 30-Fook Lung Firm v.
Summary Jurisdiction
Boforo Mr. Justice Comportz: To-day Miss Emma
His Lordship all wed the questou
ridiculing a Jew. It is a re-tions to be put. ference to watchos in a pawnshop window I do not know the expression.
You said that Mr. Workman he was not going to the Astor caine up to you and said that Houso?--YCH.
I put it to you that it was said Hotel. On the 21st of July last to Mr. Soloman and not, to you at he was on the 8.8. Coblenz for alt 7-The argument was between the purpose of getting passenme and Kelly. gera. Mr. Salomon and the two defondants word there. There were four American passengers and they were undecided whether to go to Canton or go to the hotel. Ho told than he would, keep' the baggage at their hotel tatil they
Mr. Leving complained that the came back. Aftor they had decided to give him the big-toss spoke too fast for him to gage Mr. Kelly chippo in nutiko down what he said. said the Grand Hotel was the
Did he go to the Grand Hote!? -No.
Mr. Harris-If you take down only American hotel in the word in ten I think that is Colony. A Mr. Workman, who all that is important (luughter). was the head of the party, said. Witness, continuing, said that
Mr. Looker:-After you had ; leon dismissed, but before you left the house, I offered, did 'not, that I was quite willing to lot your engage.nont bo treat- or as mutunity rescinded?—No, not after you hal dismissed mo; before you had dismissed me.
am quite sure,
Are you quite sure of that ?—I
|
Mr. Wilkinson
What date did I dismiss you ?- Thursday, Juno 20.
Was your solicitor, I think; you first went.
to sob him ?—Yos.
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A Private Letter.
Oa Juno' 20, I wrote to Mr. Wilkinson as follows:-"I wish no harm to Miss Hamilton. As
told you last Saturday, if she pre-
that footing." I put it to you that
Mr. Wilkinson communicated that.
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Nathan Road, Kowloon..
A gre & quantity of MILLINERY,
ho had decided to go with him it was the truth that some prefers to rosuin her agreement,
witnosa). Ho murkel thevious guests at the Astor Hosa was quite proparad in her in- baggage with chalk and it wont asked for their luggage, to be forests to let the matter ront on transfered to the Chiyo Marn Ho did not receive any compensa-
to you?-I think that is a lotterAPERY, STNDRY GOODS. Kelly then followed the man could not say what the
tion for transferring the baggage. I have not heard about; that is Alu SHOP FITTINGS, o.mprising and snid: Why don't you patroniso an American hotel?" noirs of the people were. The private lotter.
to the Astor House launch. An American Hotel.
Mr. Harris:-Mr. Wilkinson
treated it as a private lotter.
Mr. Looker :-Did he or did he not put the offer to you?-Will to him and assaulted him whilst you road the latter again, so that
Inunch belonged to the hotel and Ilo (witness) told Kelly the man they could use it for what they had already booked with him, liked. He could not account for because there was no America for the fact that Kahrs came over hotel in Hongkong. He said this in front of tho songors. Kelly then said he
the managor of Cook's was close by except that a man who was
I may be quite sure.
Mr. Looker did'só.
Wero you told that or no?---
"greement rosciusion of the "utual, and brought the following obuke from Mr. Looker:
I don't think you need look to your solicitor for corroboration, which you were doing.
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was an American, Witness asked axoited did many things that he him if he was sure he was would not whon in a more tran-I don't think that latter was told TO LETAt the Park, Furnished American, and Kolly replied that
quil framo of mind. He denied at all, Continuing she said bo lud papers and could prove it. llo then said: "But your hitelt he struck Kale at the back the always rolased to make the of the ear. It was a fact that Kol- is a house of ill reputo," Kalrs, Cook's inn, interfered, and made usually got on board stenmors a remark that was uggostivo as
before him because Kelly climbed to the character of the hotel. Mr. ropes. Ho did not known that Kelly was an amateur Workman then went back und said: "I want my ixigago, I
boxer and climbed the ropes be won't stay at the hotel." Heuse he was an agile man. Nei- come on to the launch and tookor did he think that Kolly be back the baggage. The next day have assaulted him instead of ing an amateur boxer would he was on Blake Pier.
Mr. Harris - never Ray my Mr. Horris:This won't do; using abusive language towards
him if he wished to be nasty client until she brought the ac the next allegation is the 23rd.
with him. He was not jealous ion; she would not look to mo of Kolly. When he said that Kel- but to Mr Wilkinson.
Grabbed His Hand.
On the 23rd he was on the ly ni Kehrs worked together he Minnesota for the purpose of get meant that Cook's launch was ting passengers. lo gota num-sed on behalf of Kelly for the ber of passengers for the Astor Grand Hotel. ·
House. A number of passengers Saw Kahrs Grab Blumenthal, who had stayed at the hotel ba
Mr. Harris-I was was not looking at my client.
Mr. Iroker: No; I say she was looking at you.
Another siter.
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fore asked him to favour them by F. J. Souman said he was stay-to providing plaintiff with "The Courts........... transferring their luggage to aning at the Astor House. Ife second class passage to Englan, Leading Articles........... 35-41 FROM NEW YORK. COLOMBO other steamer. Ho commenced to arrived on the Minnesota,
He "That was communicated to me," Notes and Comments......42-45 mark the baggage and, as he was landel on the Astor Houso launch was plaintiff's reply.
Sport doing so, Mr. Kubre camo along Mr. Bluementhal was on board You refused that I think ? Correspondenes .....................47-48 HE Steamship and grabbed his mud and the launch. The Astor House Under what you put into the Canton and Coast Porta...49-61 said: "Don't interfere with bag-launch was next the Minnesota. testimonial book, I preferred to Hongkong Gymkhana gage; you are not the man There was another launch next to have what I had got. It was
Olub..... to transfer baggage." He ox- that and Cook's launch was the enggested; you did not definitely 15 Bulle at 1,000 Yards...62-53 plained to Kobra that he was third. He saw Kahra grab Blu-ay you would.
Kowloon Sensation.........53 Mr. Harris remarked that his only dividing his baggage from menthal by the shoulders and
.53 Typhoon Signals...................... Kairs. He went on to the launch. knee him in the abdomen. He lordship would see how objection Plague Returns ...........53 His launch was next to the was taken sea sick and turned table all this evidence was. If his Interport Shout...68 Minnesota, then came a company's round from the men. When he friend had brought the money Huge Seizure of Arms and launch, and, next to that, Cook's came to again he saw tho man into court, and told the jury so, Ammunition 53 launol. He was by the whcol of Kalira Toivo the Inunch.
that would be a ground for a new Hongkong Incident...53 his own launch when', he, saw By Mr. Harris-He had trial. He submitted that this was A Tragic Death ... 53-54 Kahrs coming over as fast as he never met Mr. Blumenthal all irrelevant.
Journalist and Japan....51 Gould from his own launch to before. Ile lind stayed there His Lordship:You are not Staff Orders......2.54 witness's lanuch. Witness thought] since the boat landed but carrying this very much further? Soldier Shoots Himself.64 ho wanted to pass, but he stopped did not know the manager.
Mr. LookerThere is one The Hongkong Telegraph 64 and said:"Now I'll fix yăn, He was seasick from leaving other lettor. It has been freely Representation of Pr
Fight it out Yourself, Manila. It might not have been commented on that no offer was oners
54-55 Kalira then put his hands on la rough morning to others but it made to this lady As regards Christian Science .....65 the shoulders of witness, lifted certainly was to him (laughter), these letters, I took tlio precaution Diocesan Solool Shorthand up his knee, and kneed him He did not know that Mr. Kabra of asking an eminent Counsel as between the lege. He pushed was struck behind the sar by Mr,
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