THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1912.
CONVICTION QUASHED.a junk, and, from thence to a xam- pan telling the sampan man to Interesting Sequel to an Oplumhurry to the ship." The aprel-
Case.
lanta were somewhat bulky round the waist and when asked what they were carrying they produced the opium, the subject of the charge. The appellants were then
This morning the Chief Justice Mr. W. Rees Davies, K.C. and Mr. Justice Gompertz, sitting in Appellate jurisdiction heard the arrested. cose in which Chan Muk, Fa
"The fact of the matter is," Kwon, and Li Yuen are, the up- enid Mr. Potter that the police pellants and J.O. Wilden, a Rev-mon acted a bit too soon. He enue officer, the respondent. The should have waited and followed cause took the form of a motion on
thom to the ship.". bohalf of the appollants that a re-hoaring should be granted of olargen proferrol against the appellants by the respondent
viz:-
to
That the defendants 1 and 2 unlawfully did export or cause be exported tls of prepared opium och from the colony to country which prolible the im. port of prepared cpium on July 1909, Section 2, Ordinance 11 28-Section 37, Ordinance 93 of
of 1010.
The Puisine Judge:You can he should have dogged them?
Mr. Potter:-Yes." evidence, Mr. Fotter pointed out Continuing to deal with the
that the two sampan uien gave no evidence that the appellants got into his sampan and told him to leave the shore. They were not old where to go,
The Chief Justice-Perhaps: cruise in the harbour. (laughter.) they were going for a moonlight
Mr. Potter:-I don't care whore Defendants Land 2 unlawfully they were going; thoy may; when did export preparol opium from toy and got out a little the Colony to a country or place have told the men to take them to to which it is lawful to export the Yaumati
way.
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LICENSING SESSIONS.
Business that was Said to be
Practically Ruined.
The annual licensing sessions for the Colony were held this afternoon in the Council Cham- ber, when 19 applications were considered. The Hon Mr. Oland Severn presided and there were also present, the Hon Mr.A.M. Thonipson, Mr. T. F. Hough, Mr. Mr. Bird, Mr. O, E. Alabaster and DW. Craddock. Mr. Mackenzie,
Mr. G. A. Woodoook the secretary.
granted en blod, H. Taggart, The following applications were
longkong Hoto); H. Haynes, King Edward Hotel; A. Wein- garten, Globo Hotel; F. Reich- mann, Grand Hotel: G. Green, Critoriou Botel; T. R. Nicol, Imperial Hotel; E. Oliver, New
The Central Hotel; I. S. Green- Travellers Holel; H. Ruttonjee, Royal George Hotel; I. Gruzman, stein, Stag Hotel; W. Gallagher, Belle View Hotel; T. A. Chopard, Astor House Hotel; R. A. Usch- mann, Statlon Hotel; P. 0. Peuster, Peak Hotel; Kaokuzo Uyetsuki, The Tokio Hotel; Yone Nomura, Nomura Hotel; Eckhardt, Cafe Weismana.
R.
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same withou: having obtained the The Attorney General, dealing permaission of the Superintendent with the first ground of appeal, who may require such particulare said that his lead friend was of destination, mode of despatch ingeniously trying to work in a or otherwise as he may doem legal paint, a pure question of The Alexandra Cafe. necessary, on July 28.-Section law, of construction of law, as to
Mr. Reader Harris, of Mesara 37, of Orliance 23 of 1900 and whether or not there was an hiatus Wilkinson and Grist, appeared Section 2 of Ordinance 11 of the ordinance. It he was for Mr.Howard of the Alexandra ,1010.
At the Police Court, this after-N accordance with Ordinanus Ne, 5 going to make that a ground of Cafo, in his application for a re-noon before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, of 1912, tho · EXCHANGE Third defendant unlawfully did appeal he should have done so instaurant keeper's adjunct licence. eleven men were charged with BANKG will be CLOSED for the export or cause to be exported 35 a proper way. He had raised the tacts of prepared opium from the point whether the two sections of obtained an eating house licence Street for the purposes of gam Hongkong. 5th Nov. 1912.
Mr. Harris said that his client using the premises, 8 New Market for the transaction of Publio Business
'ón MONDAY, the 11th instant. Colony to a country which the ordinance were conjunctive in June 1911, and, on June 14, bling; one man being charged prohibits die import of prepared or disjunctive, providing a gap 1912, there was an amend with kcoping the house for that: TO BE LET OR SOLD, opium on July 28-Section 36 of through which D out of 100 per-mont mado in the warn- Ordinance. 23 of 1909, and Section sens who were charged under the ing condition at the end of the
purpose. 2 of Ordinance 11 of 1010;ordinance would run. The second licence which said that liquors presented the whole of the defen-
"Mr. L. D'Almada o Castro re- THE COTTAGE--Baiker Road. To bo let or old. Address- Unlawfully did export prepared ground was not an appeal on fact. must not be sold or
served. dants.
Dension, Rem & Gibbs, oplom from the Colony to any That was a misnomer.
there. It had practically rained
1630 country or place to which it is Their Lordships were against his client's business, because be at 9.30 last night, by virtue of the
Chinese Constable 308 said that Hongkong, (ith Nor., 1912. lawful to export the same without the Attorney General and the was no longer able to compete warrant
"BABRER" LINE OF having obtained the penission in conviction was quashed, with with Weisman's Cafe. He had
produced, he went
LINES: to this house in question, writing of the Superintendent costs, nud, the opium ordered to lost a very large proportion of his and on the third floor, into NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, who may require such particulars,bo returned to the owner. business, because persons going which he had no difficulty THE Steam bip mode of dispatch, or otherwise
there to luncheon could not send in gaining entrance, he saw a as he may deem necessary, on
out for drinks as they usod do at crowd of men-about twenty- July 28.
Weismann's. An adjunct licence round a table; all standing. He did no barm and created went among them and got near simply fair competition. His client had been in the Colony for four years and he had had the business since 1011. He thought it was common knowledge that recently, since the new provision, the Alexandra Calo had lost a good portion of its business,
HONGKONG ROADS.
Of which charges the said We notice that the Hon. Mr. W. appollants were on Aug 13, 1912, Chatham stated at yesterday's convicted by F. Irving Esqueting of the Sanitary Bourd Polico Magistrato in the Police that fresh water was used for the Court in The Colony of Hangstt, because that from the sea kong who fined the Appellanished a destructive effect on the $500.00 onclrand in default of the ad surfaces.". paymont of such fine sentenced While admitting the, necessity the appollants to three months for considering economically the imprisonment with hard about.
EGREMONT CASTLE", FOR NEW YORK...
informed that all Goods are
the first defendant. He got just Co ONSIGNEES of Cargo ara horeby behind the latter as though he was being landed at their aisk into the in gamble. He saw the first Godowns of the HONGKONG AND KOW defendant throw two dice on the table and torn up nine points. LTC., where and/or from the wharves DON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, There were six lots of cards, five to delivery may be obtained. each lot and there were two cards No claims will be admitted after the left over. The first, third, fourth,Goods have left this Godowns, and all freshwater supply on the one
The Hon Colonial Secretary:- ang fifth defendants had cards: Goods remaining undelivered after the Ground of the Appeal. band and the matter of road metal Can you tell me why the practica The second defendant eventually 12th inst., will be subject to rent. The appeal was based on the on the other, the "Telegraph "of bringing in liquor from outside took in the money from the losing
All claims against the tesmer nust grounds (1) That was no evidence would like to suggest that the was stopped? adduced to prove that there such main point at fasue is: Are certain
cards. Just aftor this, another to present to the Undersigned on or Mr Harris:-I cannot; I have constable came in. The game recognized.
before the 6th prox., or the will not "an act preparatory" as required by thoroughfares watered at. all? only read the amendment in the was "Ngan Pi." Some of the section 2 of Ordinance 11 of 1010, There are, as we all know, many
Government Gazette. was committed by the defendants scores of lanes and slopes and
to the The Hon Mr. Thompson said it when they saw the police. to show any intention of convey-byways in Hongkong along which was practically because the By the Magistrate:He was ing out of the Colóny, ..... no water cart can pass; and, un- Alexandra Cafe was paying no there three minutes before the
fortunately it is into those vory licence fee and that was infair to other policeman came in. places that dust and rubbish most Mesara Weismann and others. odies when a breeze is blowing Mr. Harris-Well, how my Periodically such roadways have chent will have to pay the fee, be swept, and the dust disturbod
The application was granted. The Tokyo Hotel,"
(2) That the decision of the said learnel Magistrato ne against the weight of evidence.
Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. O. A. S. Russ, for Mr. Otto Kong Sing, appeared in support by the brooms of tho sireepois of the motion, and the Attorney ais about in all directions, to
men. гan on
By Mr. D'Almada-He was not in uniform, he was in white plain elothes. The manipulation of the money, cards and dice only took three minutes. When he got into Mr. R.F. Master, of Messrs. Jolin-the room they took no notice of}
All broken, chaled, and damiged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will bo oxamined on the 12th inst. at 10 AM.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
DAIRY FED PORK
Charles Lamb in his dissertation on the PIG, was the first to tell us how the Chinese love their pig-dead and roasted; but it is not for us! We know that plg, and SOME of the things he is fed on-but not all!
AH;
but this is DAIRY FARM PIG, a dainty little fellow, fed on the fat of the land, DAIRY FARM MILK and all the good things in pigdom. Is there any difference in Pork P Well, for good- ness sake, where do you live? Buy it, try it, eat if, then you will KNOW. Cooked to a turn-the Chinese know how-and the
'crackling "-UM.
Don't wait for Christmas, you may be dead before
that and so may the pig! October 18, 1912.
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Goneral, the Hon. Mr. J. A. She breathed into the lungs of son, Stokes and Master, appeared him. He did not show his war- (Taking cargo on Through Bills of Buckuill, instructol by Mr. P. M. everybody in the vicinity. Of to support the application of rant until afterwards. Hodgson, Assistant Crown Solic-what that dust is mado, up, Kackuzo Mysetsuki, of the Tokyo
Witness, continuing, said he
HE
tor, appeared for the respon lon, it is not necessary to stite Ilotel for a publican's licence, he know the game tin kau, and while Mr. R. O. Hutchison, Super minutely; it is sufficient to already having a hotel keeper's that it was played by four TUE Stemship intendent of Imports and Exports, to say that it, at times, contains adjunct licenco.
men with eight cards each, ARRATUON enough bacilli to kill an army.
sat at the barristors' fable..
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Our claim is that sparkling
Found Guilty on Six Counts. Surely it is time that such by had alreally got an adjunct It was the castom for the pan on above ports on WEDNESDAY,
Afr. Master said hus client and all had equal chances. Capt. R. L. Alone, will be despatch-Tansan stands alone, being not
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Agents, Hongkong, 6th Nov, 1912.
Mr. Potter remarked that the ways were watered thoroughly licence which he had held opposite to the winner of the pre- the 18th inst., at 1 r.. magistrate had presumably found and frequently; whether with for four years. He had been in vious game to throw two dier. the appellants guilty on the whole salt water or fresh is for the the Colony for fourteen years and Mr. D'Almada-I put it to you of six counts. That was to say Sanitary Authorities to decide. Ia was respected among the Japan- there were four men, sitting at they were found guilty of export many cases the surfaces are stone-ose. His grounds for application the table playing and the rest jag opium into
country paved and could therefore not be for the increase in the licence were looking on?--If that is 80, into which opium is prohibit injured by the uso of sea water. were chiefly two; first, the in- why were there six lots of cards? ed from being imported and So long as the dust is allowed orease of Japanese in the colony they were also found guilty to fly indiscriminately,
Is the door broken ?-I don't long as shown by the census returns, know. of exporting opium into a country will tuberculosic-germs into which it could be imported other abominations be the portion orenso of Japanese shipping the door to get in? No.
and and secondly the immense in- Or is it a fact that you broke without the permission of the of anyone who has to pass through in the Colony for the last year, The other seven constables THE Company's Steamship
or live near such spots.
18 evidenced by the ship were down below ?-Yos. These remarks, as to the sweep-ping returns. He had an ox-
Superintendent, which, on the face
of it, was absurd. It could not be both, but only one,
....
BO
And, came up afterwards ?- ing of the roadways, will apply tract supplied him by theassistant Yes. The Attorney General-I am not only to the lines and by-ways Harbour-master and in the first And the European Constable instructed that the charge under but to some of our main thorough six months of this year there had after them?-Yes.
each,
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM BUROPE. COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
"TANGO MARU,"
having arrived from the above ports, Consigners of Cargo are hereby inform-
ed that their Goods are being landed
and placed at their risk in the Hong-
"It Prolongs the Period Of Youth"
"It Extends the Span Of
$7.25
12
Dozen of Half Bottles
1:85
Case of 100 Quarter Bottles
Dozen of Quarter Bottles
9,25
1.25
·Section 36 was withdrawn,..., faros, Itobinson Road as well as been an increase in Japanese Mr. D'almada said his defence kong and Korleon Wharf and Godown Life."
Mr. Potter: There is nothing many others, whore the street shipping alone of 165,000 tons: was that four of the men were Company's Godown st Kowloon, in the depositions, and the ma-sweepers diligently sweep the ac-The total Japanese slipping for playing a game called tin kans where czch consignment will be sorted gistrato found them guilty on cumulated dust and dirt about re-that period was 1,490,042 tons. and be thought he had satisfied out mark by mark and delivery can be Per Case of 48 Half Bottles both charges. On the face of the gardless of the fact that the hour The application.was supported by his Worship that the evidence for obtained as soon as the Goods are certificate the conviction appears may be eleven in the moning, at the Japanese Consul, and by the the prosecution did not prove Outional goods will be carried on
Tandodk to be on both counts in this case, which time these roads and important Japanese firms in the a game On the face of the magistrate's aircots are
of chance wan boing used by Colony... documents those mon
being played: There would an instructions are giren to the con- are padastrians and others, to
trary before Noon, to-day, found guilty on six counts; two the detriment of their health. conce, subject to the condition that in kau was a gamo of kill. will be subject to rent.
It was decided to grant a lile no necessity for him to prove Goods not cleared by the 13th Nov.... We make this latter intement that liquor should be sold only It was an ordinary game known While reviewing the evidence advisedly. Statistics recently to Japanese subjects, the board ne poker to Europeans, except Godowns for examination by the Con- Damaged packages must be left in the at the magisterial hearing, as published show that, where a roserving the power to withdraw that the cards were not dealt by signco's and the Co.'s representativos shown by the depositions. Mr. gang of healthy men are engaged the licence at any time if it were one particular person but left in at an appointed hour. All claims must GANDE, Potter said that at that hoaring, as street swoopers, thirty three entisfied that the provision were rows in the centre of the be prosented within ten days of the after the Crown base was conclud- and one third per cent of them broken. ed, the defence urgol that no case will die of tuberculosis, whereas The applicant decided not to ac- He thought his Worship was will be simitted after the goods have A table for the parties to pick fromeamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. ⠀⠀⠀ No clzima was made out for them to answer previous medical examination has cept the full licence under those aware that it had been held that The evidencent le palico court shown them to be entirely free conditions as he could not afford in kau was a perfectly legal showed that a revenue officar fol- from this disease and, ne exhibit to take hot, he accepted the ad- game: lowed tha thirne
junot licenco.
Defendants were discharged.
appellants on to ing no tubercular tendency,
left the Godow
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