LIGHTERMEN CHARGED.
Alleged Assault Following on Gambling.
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
EXTRA
HONGKONG WEDNESDAY JUNE 10, 1914.
"THE TRUTH
"Another Haul of Opium.
Revenue Officer Wilden in the course of an examination of the At the Police Court, this morn-e.. Asiyang came sorosas pile of ing, fire lighterman employed nails, looks and iron. He suspect on a Taikoo Jock lighter were ed the pile and as he was about to charged with assaulting the en-investigate the carpenter said "I gineer of the tug Tai Kau Kam, will tell you the truth: there is and with impeding navigation on opium under there; it belongs to May 28, when off Quarry Bay,
the cook, who put it there last Mr. Lewis, of Messrs Johnson, night." In a secret compartment Stokea and Master, prosecuted.
the officer found 144 saels of raw opium. The cook and the car According to the evidence, the panter were arrested and at the engineer and the lightermen had Police Court, this morning, before been gambling and there was a Mr. C. D. Melbourne, the cook, row owing to the engineer refue- who was defended by Mr. Dixon, ing to pay what he owed. The of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, prosecution alleged that the] was discharged, and the carpenter lightermen swarmed on the tug, was fined $1,000 or in default which was towing the lighter six months'.
and, invading she engine- room, assaulted the engineer. Four or five men were in the engine room.
Sergeant Jackson said he heard a tag give the police signal. He went towards it in the No. 4 police launch. He boarded the tag and was told the engineer had ben assaulted with a piece of bamboo by the first defendant. The engineer's arm was slightly braised. The engineer said the other four defendants had struck him with bamboos. He arrested
the men."
LAW FOR NOTHING.
rales of the:
Schome to alve Legal, Aid to Poor Persons.
By the new Supreme Court, in London, which came into operation on June 9,| poor gants will receive legal assistance at the expbase of the State. A person aouused of a criminal offence has the privilege
BILLIARDS.
Final for Volunteer Cup
Commenced.
A MORPHINE
TRANSACTION.
(Continued from page 4;) Witness said that defendant said he would pay the $1,200 balance in a few days;
The final in the competition for the Challenge Cup for billiards Mr. Potter:-Ah, that is a now presented by the Hongkong version, Mr. Mak. Did you tell Volunteers for ompetition your solicitor that?No. between the various units in the
Mr. Jenkin Thanka(laughter); garrison commenced last evening
Mr. Potter said there was no between the D.O.L.I: "B." and the case to answer. 87th Co. R.G.A. with the result that the former leads with a margin of forty-three points. The scores are as follow
DOLL. "B." Pte. Shipp Pte. Duffield:
.
196 200
396 87th Ou. R.0.A. Gunner Rowe 200 Gunner Bancroft 153
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ODE TO THE HOT WEATHER.
alreddy, if the court thinks fit, to Season of thoughts I'd hardly call
aublime, grant legal aid. But the plaintiff
Defendants denied the assault, his case, has to face a'consider-
in a civil action, however strong Of words not well expressible in
rhyme;
Lia Lordship said he thought, there was on law.
Mr. Potter acknowledged that, saying that beyoud" the point of law there was no case to answer. The contract was an illegal one to export morphine from thie Colony into Canton; it was illegal by English law, as his Worship knew, and illegal by Chinese law, as was admitted, to import morphine. His friend suggested on the legal aspect of the case that he was entitled to bring this action because the contract was not performed. He intended to show, that that was not so, It was quite respective of hisdefence that on this man's request they parted with $1,200 in consequence of an illegal contract. The law was quite clear on the point that where they had an illegal coa- tract they could only bring an action if they had repudiated and absolutely. rescinded before But
they brought the action.
so far from it being repadïàt-
the second man saying that the able outlay before he can go into Season of small poetic inspiration led, plaintiff was asking the Court
to give him damages for the bresch
for by his writ and by his plead-
braise on the engineer's arm was court, and a defendant who may And, if it be not rude, of perspira-of it. This was what was asked self-inflicted so that he could saybe vexatiously sued is under the that he was assaulted.
The first of the five defendants was fined $2 for assault, $1 for being on board the tug without permission, and $5 for impeding uavigation. The rest of the defendants were discharged.
+
GERMAN SHIPPING
SUBSIDIES.
same disability.
tion;
Season of Derby sweeps. and ings, Plaintiff had failed to prova
puzzling sore
his case. The contract was illegal
What I should do if I got Kenny-ince it was for the importation of morphine, which was in the Colony, to Canton.
"more;
Sasson when wives batake their
homeward way
And halve our blessinge, not to
mention pay.
Season when pity for plain
dwellers filla...
The tender hearts of dwellers in
the hills;
Tao caso was prosesding as we went to pre33,
SINGAPORE HARBOUR.
The following are the particu lars of the new Singapore dook- Area 24) acces with 3,532 fest
The new rules provide relief in both instances. Aay person may be admitted to take or de- fend, or be a party to, any legal proceedings la the Higa Coart as "a poor person," on satisfying the court or В judge that he has reasonable grounds for contesting the suit, and that he is not worth £50, la the calculation of his assets the applicant is entitled to excluds wearing apparel, trade tools, and the subject matter of the legal pro- Season when dwellers in the of deep water quayage and 1,900 ceedings. That is to say, if he pisina, like me, The Reichstag has dealt with is possessed of only £10, but is Affect a proud superiority, the new bill concerning the the lawful claimant to 8,00, hie And fast, when others to German shipping subsidies, the financial standing will be assessed chief feature of which is the on the £10. basis. abandonment of the subsidised will not be given in bankruptcy Australian service on account of proceedings or matters relating to the Norddeutscher Lloyd, even a criminal cause, excaps in Yet, my season, there is with the present aubsidy, being applications to order justices pensation. only able to work it at a large loss, to state & Case under tae For a philosopher's imagination and not being able to compete Summary Jurisdiction Acts, or Who on discomforta taras a with the Peninsular and Oriental in the hearing of casas no stated, sud the Orient lines.
On the or in applications for certiori, And dorastus passing tribute other hand, the subsidies hitherto mandamus, or prohibition direct- granted to the, Norddeutscher 1 to magistrates. Lloyd for its East Asiatic services
Lists of solicitors and osuasel
Assistance
hill tops speed, We are the Britias of the
dog bread.
gental eye
of 'a sigh.'
feat of stepped quay for lighters and email craft. Tae arrange. the meat of the dook allowd of its bolag enlarged to 85 acres with ball-5,731 feet of deep water quayage.
ɔm-
For see there are no danoss and'
no dianera-
Ene depth of water in the dook at low water ordinary spring tide 1s 30 fear but the walls are de signed to allow of this being-in- creased to 33 feet, and the depta
at high water ordiascy spring tidea is 39 foot. Las height of the walls from dock bottom to
poping level is 45 fest.
l'ue depth of water in the entrance is 33 fast at low water
Pennaces apt devised for wretch-ordinars spring des Tae
ed sinnera
bass to lead you roughly by
the nose
are also dropped, this because willing to be assigned to inquire the Hamburg-Amerika line a into und raport up.a your commencing on October, 1, 1914, person" applications, and of No a monthly service to ast Asia those willing to assist la the without any subvention uus of conduct of sabsequent proosed-Or know tas hue at which you the Imperial Exchequer. The inge, will be kept by prescribed weak repose vuole matter is at ficat to be officers in London. L'asse oliears No heartless landlorda to increase debated in committee, and then will supply copies of the lists
your reat
cent.;
t
width of the entrance is 500 føst
at the outer end, and 150 fost at ica narrowest point, the entran sa walls being 400 feet long each.
· The widen of the quaya roual the dook is 45 feer.
are eight on the South quay, 20
Las godomas now provided
fest by 50 feet each, two on the
to be returned to the Esichstag, to district registries. The ap. By increments of forty-fiva per bat any serious opposition to not plicant for legal aid has to fill st all expected. At may be added up a form stating hy mesas and No golfers with small bandaps Est quay, 200 fest by 50 taat, that the German Government is the nature of his case, and he has of two
ran.".
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making proposals to the Nord-give the names and addresses of Who curse because you will not deutscher Lloyd for the main-two parsons to whom referencs can Ter them, thronga; senance of the following services be made. La application will No weedling toes to tent par,
(1) A monthly service between then be referred to vas or mare Hongkong, Rabaul, and Sydney, solicitors or east willing to To lay te dibs upon the
helpless min. with an ananal subsidy of m.560,000 instead of the present whether and upon what terms Yet there is one, o'ertopping all act, who will report to the court subsidy of m.490,000 for that the person gooking assistance the reat: service; (2) a bi-monthly service ought to be admitted as a poor One blessing, one suprome, the between Singapore, New Guines, and Africa, with no annual this report the court may make Which the plata-dweller would
person. Upon the production of last and best, subsidy of m.562,000, this set an order for legal assistance, and vics having formerly been be the prescribed office will assign Nor even for a few degress of
not change for gold, " tween Singapore and New Guinea, a solicitor and counsel willing to and the subsidy only m.106,000; act in the matter. No solicitor Which, though in other things be
cold: (3) a quarterly service between or quan'sel who has reported on alands of the Bismarok Archipe the case will be eligible to be (Stop, please enough of this,
may be poor, lago, with a subady of m.148,000, assigned to conduct the proceed- against the hitherto paid subsidy ings. The court may order pay: Well! well is this though of m,68,000,
ment to the solicitor out of any guns may burn us up, sum recovered by the poor person. Remains the consolation of the No poor person admitted to sue Uup: or defend, or be a party to pro-So ceedings, is to discontinue or
Left for Home.
Mr. W. G. Humphreys left for compromise without the consent You Home to-day by the Empress of of his solicitor or leave of the Asia, going on holiday.
court.
The Editor),
blow, ye dust storms; heat
cannot rob me of my quench- waves, do your worst ; less Thirst.-B. G. G., in the Times of India,
W on the North quay, 25) fest by 100 fast, and two on the West qasy 250 foot by 100 fant with capacity for storing 45,0JU tons of general cago.
Tae roads leading round, the dook ara 75 feet wide.
Fresh water mains are laid
the whole of the premises provid throughout along the quays, and
ed with electric light and power. The godowns and quays are rest of the Board's wharves and connected by railway with the
property.
The amount of earth excavated from the dook was 1,803,183
cubic yards, which has been used tidal swamp. to reclaim 150 aures, formerly S
The original contract was let to Mesara, John Aird & Co. in Osto- bor 1907 and the works started in January 1908. This contract was
1011 and the works reler to Messre, Topham, Jono & Ration in Juno 1011,
however, terminated in Maroh