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THE FURNITURE CLAIM,
Plaintiff's Indispoltion,
WEDDING,
Macarthur-Paterson.
Tho onan in which Mrs. Ogilvie | A very pretty wedding was
is suing Major Walton for damage solemnised at the Union Church
BOMB OUTRAGE:
Man Charged With Murder - This Morning S
The victim of the bomb outrage
alloged to have been done to yesterday, the contracting parties at Yaumati having, died in tho Old and wise newspaper heads furniture, let by the plaintiff to being Mr. Neil Macarthur of um hospital, Wu Hom, the man who have state that it is not the the defenitaut on bire, was men- burton, Scotland; and Mies Bar- it is alleged throw the bourby, was province of a newspaper to ask toned in the Summary Court, harn Paterson of Campbelltown, charged before Mr. C. D. Mel- Mr. S. G. Newall and Maior/questions) but rathor to chronicle this morning, before Mr. Justice Seotland. Both the parties are bourne, at the Police Court this
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well known in the colony, the morning, with the murder of the news and stato facts. Lawson returned to the Colony With this we differ so greatly Mr. Russ, of Messrs. Goldring, bridegroom being a foreujan on-unfortunate man, Li Kwan Chuen, by the s.s. India to-day. that this column will be placed Barlow and Morrell, appeared for gineer in the Taikoo Dockyards, Mr. Melbourne:Read the
Interim Divinend. The Manager of the Chartered at the disposal of our readers and the plaintiff, and Mr. Roader while the bride has been resident charge over to him and tell him Bank of India, Australia and correspondente, in order that they Harris, of Masers. Wilkinson and in the colony for some consider
Prisoner pleaded accordingly, His Lordship-There was a there was a large gathering at Mr. Molbourne: Are you ready China hus received a telegramay, from time to time, propound Grist, for the defendant.
Buoh questions of public interest, from his Head Office advising
case down for hearing on Monday the Church, where the coremony to go on? as many legitimately be asked. that the Directors have deglared
in which Mrs. Ogilvie is claiming was performed by the Rov. O. H. Inspeeton Cameron-No, not
Mr. Russ:Yes; the plaintiff Hickling. The bride was given to-day, an
Mr. Melbourne-Well any time an Interim dividend for the past half year at the rate 13 por cent.Are the brakes on trucks, has had to go away. She has away by Mr. Templeton and sho per annum free of Income Tax.
trolleys or handcarts over collapsed entirely and she has had was attended by Misses Temple- you like. How long will it take
to go to Japan.
ton and Eva lliokson as brides-lan hour or a couple of hours ? used ?
d?...
maids. Mr. John Maolntyru noted
Mercantile Bank of India:
The Manager of the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, advises 2-If they are not used, why us of having received a telogram ): are they not used? from his Hond Office that the
Dicotors have declared an Inter 3-Is it not a very dangerous practice for coolies to ignore im dividend for the past half year
the existence of brakes when at the rate of 7 per cent per annum free of Income Tax.
photing trucks down hill P. Obstructors. ..
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KELLY-MARTIN ON- Se, tembur 6, 1912, at the Cathedral Shanghai, Urban John Kelly, of Chinking, to Coustanon Holon Martinson, Straught.
HUGHES-Ou Sptember 8, at the I-ol tia Hospital Shanghai, David the fato Darin Hughes of Llamboldly, Wales.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1912.
NEW TREATMENT OF THE INSANE.
Discharged.
I
to plead not guilty. able time. As a natural result
Mr. Harris opposo strongly. am going to nak your lordship as best aman. to strike the case out. Tho
After the service the parties plaintiff brought the setion, she adjourned to the Hongkong Hotel, has had three adjournments by where Mr. and Mrs. Macarthur saying that her witnesses would were the recipienta of the good not be hore until the fifteenth and wishes of the many who attended every time brought my client the reception... from Reunio's Mills. Besides, a
The honeymoon is being spont number of his witnesses wero in Shanghai, for which port the being sent up to the Shameen and couple left in the ss. Chinhua it would be every inconvenient yesterday afternoon. Trucke, atcording to Police for them to have to come
On Tuesday evening the bride- regulations, are illegal unless down. Last time she sent a groom was presented with a hand- provided with brakes of the recertificate without saying what some cake basket and n outlery quisite pattern. The regulations was the matter, and I am going to unbinet, by the staff of the Taikoo sayEvery truck, trolly or hand aak my friend to produce another Doeke. cart shall have a properly con- to any what is the matter.
A SERIOUS MENACE.
Mr. Russ-But she has gone. A DEBTOR'S FAMILY. to Japan.
Mr. Harris: wont evidence that she has had to go,
His Lordship-I will put it sine die, conditional upon her good refsons. satisfying me that she wont for
A Chinese was charged before structed brake or skid attached Mr. O. D., Melbourne, at the thereto for relieving the load when Police Court, this morning with coming down hill. Good! Of this We avail nothing. stealing by finding a ten dollar we approve thought the regul- bill the property of Col. 8.ations Leversidge, K.O.Y.L.I. Mr. Moore, would direct the attention of the of Mesars. Johnson, Stokes, and authorities to this matter, which Master, defended and after hear is serious; they will realize the ing the evidence his Worship dis-fact when some one has been killed by one of those, at times heavily faden, runaway trucks, charged the defendant.
His Lordship:-Otherwise For some days post we have ob-shall strike the case out.
Mr. Harris Before Monday? served these trucks carefully and
His Lordship:It will noteome our first surprise, was at the aum-
on on Monday. The plaintiff, not ber of them-that-are-in-use-on Our streets; the next was that knowing suy better, has written more accidents are not on record, to me. when one boars in mind the!
Mails Arrived.
The following maile arrived to- dov:ss, Sydney, from Singapore and Saigon 1-8.R. Ohins, from San Francisco, Japan, and Shanghai with the Siberian mail; s.s. Kaifong, from Manila; 8.8. Chin- kiang, from Amoy: 8.8. Capri, from Bombay; 8.8. India, from Shanghai with the Siberian mail: Inspector Fincher (Sanitary Department) seized a man who snatched a gold ear-ring from a woman in Queen's Road, near Possession Street. At the Police Court, this morning, tho mon was Bontenced to six weeks, four hours' stocks and twelve strokes of the birch, by Mr. O. D. Melbourne.
A Long Walk. We had a call to-day from Mr. As we reported yesterday Dr. Magnan, the celebrated. French J, F. Mikulso, a citizen of the lunacy specialist, has introduced certain valuable reforma into the United States. He is on a walk- asylum under his charge. Henceforth his patients have neither ing tour round the world, is strait-jacket nor padded room to fear; and further alterations in the collecting data to write a book, treatment of idiots are expected to follow shortly, among which will and sells postcards to meet his probably be the substitution of women for men as attendants on expenses. He started out from those montally offlicted. Dr. Magnan has learned by long experience New York on January 16, 1911, that the old-fashioned treatment of asylum patients was se aseless and is due there again in (and often as harmfulf as it was cruel, and we hope to see doctors in December 1914... England ready to profit by his discovery. Hitheric it is to be feared
A man has reported to the that British mania-specialists have gone no farther than seeing the bottor while still following the worse. All would probably agree-plice that he was stopped by in theory that gentle usago, and cheerful company are the first another man who demanded his essentials to be granted to the insane; but, in practice, they seem coat from him, threatening to kill well content to employ attendants (the old brutal name of "keepers" him if he declined. The coat was is a hideously fitting one) whose sole notion of managing a patient hauded over and the alleged high is by means of violence; to a greater or less extent. Even the most wayman strolled off.
Cheok.
Accountant Charged.
prejudiced Frenchmen are usually quite ready to admit that their A man named Sing Wai
bost hospitals have ever been those conducted by Sisters of Mercy; and most people who have the welfare of suffering humanity at heart will look forward to the fulfilment of Doctor Magaan's hopes of Beeing the nursing of idiots entrusted to women who undertake such
Buch work as a labour of love.
Mr. Harris:-Then the medical man must be called.
Tuapector Comeron:A couple of boars..!!
Mr. Melbourne-Well, you had better have an afternoon. And the man died ?beeld
Inspector Cameron:-Yos Mr. Melbourne --This is the bomb cage?
is
Inspector Cameron:-Yes. Mr. Melbourne :-Tuesday 2.15; that convenient for you? Inspector Cameron:-Yes. Mr. Melbourne (to prisoner): Would you like to call any wit- nosses.
Mr. Melbourne (To the intor protor)Toll him if he wishes to call any withossos, he can give. me the nanos aud address04 of ' them and I will endeavour to have them here.?..
Prisoner:-I have no witnossos, Tho onse was adjourned until
A disputo us to the number of children that& Portuguese debtor hand, occupied the attention of these Court this morning. The case was one in which Fatty Dad suod Puiene Judge in the Summary
F. L. Rocha to recover the sum of $135, being principal and interest on money lent.
A DEFENDANT'S SET OFF,
This morning in the Summary Court, boforo Mr. Justice Gomper-
Mr. Reader Harris, of Mesure.tz, the Hongkong and China Glas Wilkinson and Grist, appeared Company Lad. sued Mr. Bearwolf for the plaintiff, but the defen- to recover the sum of $41.83 being the amount due for gas supplied, Defendant admitted that heront of meter, and costs of fittings. daut was unrepresented.
Mr. Reader Harris, of Mesara Wilkinson and Grist, appeared Mr. Harris:What is the posi-oweil $90, and plaintiff agreed to abuse in handling this clumsy tion at present? Because my accept this sum.
His Lordship:-When can you defendant was in person.
for the plaintiff company, and the guintions should call for a braka Tuesday, as far as he knows. He pay the monoy ?I cannot pay vehicle, and again, that the re client's witnesses are going on KIM TOP 10 Milas up munn Ging A TORT BIG that the Punjabis are
house I have a family, use thereof.
His Lordship:He is not asking replacing the Baluchis
for this interent now. How much can you pay-Six dollars per nonth.
His LordshipAre they going
How many children have you?--
Mr. Harris said that the de- fendant was indebted to the plain-
Are these brakes over used? We think not, ar saldou if over. to the Slameen?
tiff in the sum of $41.83 for gas He apparently claimed a set-off and fittings supplied to his house. Wo have watched heavily laden
Mr. Harris:Some of them; trucke tearing down our hilly I don't know which. It would
His Lordship What is your tion, which, he alleged, he had of some kind through a transno-. streets without the brake being be most inconvenient for me to lary ?-One hundred dollars. with the plaintiff company, in brought into use, not even touch-all them then. The rowon ing the wheel, the revolutions why the action was bright, was seven children dependent on me. which he purchased certain fi of which it is supposed to control that she thought that Major
Mr. Harris:The defendantings from the company and sub- And thusare our best inid plaasan Walton was going on leave, and has a salary of $100 per month equently returned. His cliente regulations rendered ineffective... that the onse would not be dofen- and also a house allowance of $20 were quite willing to pay what
dod; and, now that she fin le it is His Lordship:-What rent di ever was due. defended, she wants it put off on various protexte. Last time sho put in a medical certificate that she was too ill to attend the court, and I have got definite évidence that the next day she was present the taking over of a house, and speat four hours doing it.
WANCHAI ROAD ROBBERY.
At seven o'clock on Wednesday evening there occurred another daring robbery.
The scene this time was a houen at 144 Wanchai Road, owned by well-to-do Chinese.
The ingenious way in which the affair was conducted, as told by anaye-witness, shows much caro-I fal planning. The owner was away at the moment of attack, but the four thieves, one of whom was a woman, seized and gagged the amah, and two famale mem.
bers of the family, threatening Hang, accountant of the Kwong them with knives if they made an Sang Hong, was remanded at the outery. The amah fought and Police Court, this morning, on was out on the wrist, but the charge of selling the firm's goods others were not injured. and converting the money to his The method of entry, it ap
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at
Mr. Ruas: Yes; and that made her so ill that she wont into a state
collapse.
of
if
it
His Lordship-On Monday, got a certificate, I will put in die Otherwise it will be struck out.
Mr Harris:And the costs of the adjournment are mine?
His Lordship:-I won't say anything about that,
Mr. Harris:-Thon I will at- tend on Monday.
posts?
His Lordship:-I will.`` · j----
FUNERAL OF THE LATE
MIKADO.
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Defendant Twenty-eix
you pay?
lors.
Mr. G. P. Curry, secratary to
dol-the Gas Gun pauy, proved the
debts, and, in anawor to his Lord-
has
Mr. Harris:Your wife left you and all the children are working,
Defendant:-I have seven chil- dren dependent on me at home.
someone else in.
Bia Lorelip-You have two children in Shanghai ?
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ship, said that he know of no claim against the company by the defendant. He had had no notice of it.
"
The defendant said that the
Mr. Harris:-I don't believe a account of $26.83 for gas sup word of this. I would like to plied and for rent of the meter have the matter fought out. All was quite correct, but he disput the children are in employment. od the balance of $15 for fixinga He has a house; I know his wife cooker and a geyser. When the there were only about three or is not there, and I know that ooker was put in he saw that four feet between the cooker and the bathroom and so he gave an order for the geyser to be conncol ed up as well. They did not tell him that it would cost him ten dollars. As regards the set-off be had bought some globes and burners from the plaintiffs and since returned them, but had re- ceived on money for them.
So you have nine altogether
Ten in all.
Mr. Harris:That is quite
untrue.
Mr. Rozario (one of the court bailiffs).-It is quite true.
Mr. Harris: am not prepared to take Mr. Rozario's word on the
mattor, na I know he is a friend of the defendant. My client knows the defendant, Enows all his affairs and all the children that there are in the house.
His Lordship: How many has he got?
Mr. Curry recalled said that the amount that the company would allow for the fittings re- turned would be about fiva, dol. lars. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, loss five dollars.
His Lordship:-I would not do that if I were you..
Mr. Harris: Then your Lord- As time goes on, and as science and law become more closely
para was very simple. It is al-ship will adjourn the question of mated with common sense, it is likely that Innnoy commissioners,
Scalded with Bolling Sugar. leged that the woman thief had judges, and others in authority will be prepared to go a few steps
During the course of a quarrel once been an intimate friend of farther even than Dr. Magnan, by admitting openly what some of
at the Yaumati Candy Factory, the owner, and as such the amah them already hold privately: that there are at present many people between the coolios, it is alleged permitted her to enter. When in prisons who ought to be in mad-houses, and that a number of those in the mad-houses would be healthier in mind and body if they that one man picked up a ladle the amah had looked the door, were at liberty, (Were we disposed to be cynical we might add of boiling sugar and threw the she unlocked it and instantly thres contents over another coolie. The men who had been waiting out- farther that the vacancies created by their enlargement might latter was severely scalded and side, dashed in. They next pry. Hongkong Respects the Occasion. Mr. Harria-His wile in in quickly be filled from among the nominally sane. We do not was admitted to the hospital. The oeeded upstaire and looted the The occasion of the funeral of Shanghai, and he has one son VILLAIN OF THE PIECE. suppose for an instant that any or many of the frightful abuses first man, was brought up at the place, taking all the women's the late Emperor of Japan was aged twelve years living with exposed in such books as "Valentino Vox" still obtain; yet it is not unreasonable to suggest that there are still to be found, in certain Police Court this morning, and jewels, to the amount of $1,200. respected to-day throughout the him and a housekeeper. "My man is the villain of the Judgment was given for ninety piece; he is the keeper of the asylums, mon and women who have been placed there-and are charge with causing grievous They then calmly sat down and Colony.
bodily harm to the injured man. waited for the owner. The latter The ships in the Harbour had dollars to be paid by instalments house so it is alleged, sald Mr. Rees of Messrs. Goldring and forcibly detained there mainly to suit the convenience of their re: The case was remanded. had drawn 88,000 from the Bank, flags flying at half mast and the of nine dollars per month.
Barlow, when applying for a latives. English law allows this, just as it allows men who style Chine Sugar Refining Co. and the robbers,, it is said, had public buildings, as a mark of
Ironiand; in the name of a man themselves the Memiah, or who claim to be guided by disembodied}"
An extraordinary general meet been apprised to this fact. rospect, had also flags at half DISORDERLY YOUNG“
charged with being the keeper of spirits, to remain at large; just, too, as it sent one of the most ing of the shareholders in the As the owner entered, the rob-mast.
MEN.
a divan in Wellington Street, at brilliant man of letters who ever lived (Oscar Wilde) to Reading Chins Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., bers seized him, cleared out his The Nippon Yusen Kaisha and
the Polios Court, this morning. Gaol instead of to Bellam; just-again-as it allows "Faith Healere" is called for the 26th September pockets, and after having bound other Japanese houses in the who watch a child die in pain and send for no dootor, to go soot free. by requisition of a number of him, they quietly walked out and town not only had the flags half
The application was granted, When man has learned to tell the truth to himself, and to call ahareholders. A resolution will disappeared in the crowd. mast but had them draped with
whilst eight men pliarged things by their right names, there may possibly be a general admis be submitted to authorise the It is stated that the man who black silk streamers,
smoking were fined $2 each. sion that the criminal and the just man, the sans and the insane, payment of an interim dividend. was robbed has gone to Canton At the Japanese Consulate and are all more clusele connected than was heretofore imagined. We An advertisement calling the on the trail of the thieves Japanese business housen by are not for maintaining that there are no oriminals and no madmen meeting will be found in to-day's sa it is said that he knows ainass had been suspended for still loss do we believe that all men are rogues or fools; but there isme, in which it is stated that the them all and hopes to cap- the day." would seem to be fairly clear evidence that, at present, the world iss General Agents and Consulting ture them in the old city. little mixed in its discriminating between fitnesmental and moral Committee do not think it pr knives were left behind by the The Evening Post," Now Remedios Yea, last nigh
and unfitnone and that it is over ready to judge as unsound dent in the Company Interests thieves, and the poopline.marking York, remarks that in New York your Worship. those who once, or perhaps twice, in their lives have noted under that an interim dividend should of one may perve as a valuable only the file hon, and the busy Hi Worship t peonliar lemporary physical conditions, your venu
be paid
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wo young men named Re. medics and Garola.were charged before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the Folloe Court, this morning, with behaving in a disorderly manner in Jubilee Afroot.
His Worship Had you a drop too much?
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