ALLEGED MURDER.
Man and Woman From Yaumati Cherged.
At the Police Court this after-
MONEY DEPOSITED.
Claim Arising Out of a Bullding Contract:
This morning in the Summary noon, before Mr.O.D. Meltoe, Court before Mr Justice Kemp, a man and a women were charged the Pairan Judge, the cass was with causing the death of a montioned in which the Obing woman at Yanmat by adminis-Lee Co. sued the Eing Cheong Firm and two partners thereof.
tering Japanese soiss.
Mr. T. King, Assistant Super- The claim was to recover the sam intendent of police, prosecuted..
of $518 alleged to be money Mr. F. Brown, Government deposited by the plaintiffs with the defendants under an agice- analyat, doposed to receiving| a quantity of vomit for the norment dated January 2, 1913, and porns of analysis and eɔme Jap- now repayable by the defendants aners anise fruits. The fruits the plaintiff together with Beemed to have brin boiled.intrest thereon at the rate of Portions of the fraits were in 8 per cent.
the vomit.
He also received
Mr. O. A. S. Ruse appeared for the plaintiff and Me Lanie of Messes Johnson Stokes and Mag- ter for the defendant.
from Inspector Gerrard three differant kinds of herbs which wore he mess. He was acquaint. ed with Chinese aniss. Orly an
Mr. Lewis saked his Lordship ex rt could tell the difference order pleadings and Mr. Rues between Chinese aniss and Japan-objected as bie fiond know very e69; they were so similar. The well what the sotion was at ut,
Mr. Lewis said that if his friend proics were very different, Japane arise was poisonous and put in the statement of claim it Chine ani,
harmless would te struck out at once. The Japaner anise was cheaper and claim arose out of a building many Chinese shop: had sold it to contact, Tue $500 was deposited Chines and there had bounder the contract and the work many deaths from misadven- ture.
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was being done. Yet the plaintiff was suing for that money as part of the amount due. The money was not payable until the end of the year.
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M. King said notice had Ion sent to Chinese drug shops elling attention to the dan.
His Lordabip naked to pee the gerous natura of Japaneso Bir andating out the dif-agreement and the matter was ference on the two. They adjourned, to be taken were warned that they must
chambers on Monday. 180 to sell pisonous api.. Mr Brown (continuing) seid that at out thrae yers go there had bn many deaths among cbdren through the effects of Japané. anis).
P.C.B rough id be brought the articles for ana pais.
The Das was profeeding when we went to press.
UNHEEDED WARNING.
BIJOU THEATRE.
Changes Hands on May 31.
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-picteas and vandale-as it before Mr. Haziland, by Revenue Officer Mrakenzie, with removing a car) of brandy from his woTE- house, without having paid duty on it.
Defendant gaid mistake.
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it was
Mr R. O. Hutchison, (Superiat endent of Imports and Exports): He is continually making miatskes.
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Elie Worship: What is the offence?
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of M. Bob Stephenson, who is leaving early next month Australia. M. Stephenson is at for a well arraed holiday in print undecided as to his fature mov,ments; he is verious plans in bis head, and it is possible that with a well-known medy com- he may accept an engagement pany, in which can his old Hongkong friends may look for- ward to sing him and Mrs. Stephenson in the Colony from time to time.
"this meeting which "have for the purpose of "identification been sub- "scribed by the Chair-1 "nan of the Company be and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company 'in sub- "stitution for and to the
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Mr. Stephenson has managed IT is hereby notified that a Worship; theis was one case of the Bijou Theat co sing Novem Board will be held in the Council brandy missing from his licensed ber 1911, and, during that Chamber at 2.15 p.m., on Friday, two and a half years, has b on the 30th day of May, 1913, for the liquor on which he has not paid kong people, all of whom knowing application under the Liquors unfailingly popular among Hong-purpose of considering the follow- duty, and, on taking stok, we fad there is one case short. that, on going to the Bijou, they Consolidation Ordinanco, 1911.
What does he do; move it? would always most with courtesy viz.: Every time he moves anything and a splendid show for their
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from the warehouse he must get the greater part of his life as an a permit, but on this occasion, he took a case without a Į srmit.
his early days Hetk on extra r3e9 without he played comedy parts in the Jobn Williamson Opera Com-
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paying duty ?—Yes, without pay-pany at Melbourne, where he was What bas he removed?-One under-study to Mr. Howard Ver- case of brandy.
After four years with this What is the duty on that ?$8. Company he went on tour with Defendant: Tis the second Mr Dallas throughout the East occasion. It is a mistake... in "The Sign of the Cross
R. H. KOTEWALL, His Worabip What is the and subsequently joined a com- psoalty?
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