THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1914,
DIED IN GAOL HOSPITAL. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Due to Heart Disease.
This morning at the Victoria Gaol, Mr. J. R. Wood held an enquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Lai Chik- san who died suddenly yesterday.
S. S. Lavy and P. Plage:
Chief Warder E. J. Pierpoint said that the deceased was aged forty-eight years, was a native of Mnene, and was received into gnol on March 18, 1914 under a sentence of live years' hard labour on a conviction, for forgery.
Another Batch of Questions
by Mr. Pollock.
At to-morrow's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Bon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.O., will ask the following questions:
Point?
12. Will the
NAVAL NOTES.
Signal Book Precautions.
Orders have been given that and shore establishment, an officer twice every day, in every ship is to inspect the signal books to make certain that all are there
1. Will the Government state is to be detailed for this daily and intact. A commissioned officer afternoon in the gaol hospital. what are the duties of the Watoh-overhaul, which is designed to
The jury was composed as man, employed by the Govern follows Mesur. J. Baptists, ment at the Bathing Place, North Prevent any more signal books going astray or being tampered with. Greater care than ever ia Government being taken of these books. supplement the facilities for The other day one fell overboard Public bathing which are afforded from the battleship London ompany at North Point in the and thay searched the bottom till by the Hongkong Tramways Divers were at once sent down, following ways:~~
(they found it. What the Ad- (i) By erecting a bamboo- pier there, with stops half way make it impossible in future miralty 110W aim at is to
books a depth of 6 feat of water at the British Navy to provide use the end at low water, spring ful knowledge for any other tides: and, with two life-buoys Power. With this end in view attached to it;
the new volumes have been (ii). By improving the sea-
the most bed there, by
80 compiled that and, only by a few responsible officers. important signals will be seen being And during the twice daily in
"Hospital Warder A. Edwards
that at about said
12.55 pm. yesterday the deceased col. lapsed in hospital and died instantly.
Dr. Moore, the medical officer of the gaol, said that when he was admitted, the deceased
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suffering from heart disease and was placed under treatment, being given no task. On June 22 ko complained of spitting blond und was admitted into hospital. He was showing advanced signs of beart failure and, despite trost ment, becomes steadily worse, dying at 1 pm. the following day. The result of the post mortem showed that death was due to valvular disea-e of the heart..
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
WE HAVE RECEIVED
NEW
SHIPMENTS
OF
FRESH SIBERIAN SALMON,
SMOKED
along and at the end and with for the signal KIPPERS, FILLETS & HADDOCKS.
(a.) depositing on it protected by groins from washed away:
(b.)
preventing
whether under cover
of
spections the officer told off for junke, the duty must look into the of a booke, not merely look at them, Public Works permit or other. The purpose of this order is to wise, from depositing mud prevent the recurrence of a sub- there;
stitution of "dummy" contents
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(c) removing tooks covered between a book's covers, with barnacles, broken crockery
Between Appointments. One more naval grievance has
and other obstacles to bathing?
3. Will the Government also been removed. Continuous fall
Consider the feasibility of provid
A verdict of death from naturaling at a small charge, a fresh pay is to be given to officers
Causes was returned.
ALL ABOUT A PARCEL.
Case Which Turns on น Signature.
This morning in the Summary Court, before Mr. Justice Haze. land, Man Tat-cheang, clerk to Mr. E. M. Tozer, solicitor, aued T. S..Ho, otherwise lo Teat-sam, a trader, for the return of a registered parcel sent from the G. P. O. Hongkong, addressed to the plaintiff at Singapore, which parcel was received by the defendant at Singapore on "or about June 23, 1913. In the alternative he claimed the sum of $50 and the sum of $50 R8 damages for the detention thereof, Mr. E. M. Tozer appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Messrs. Goldring and Russ, for the defence.
Mr. Tozer explained to his i.ordship that the plaintiff and the defendant were working in the same firm, which was a new business in Singapore. They took offices in 8. Change Alley and later moved to Winchester Honse. The defendant manager, being appointed as such ander a power of attorney, and the plaintiff WOH assistant. The new business was opened in June, 1913.
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water
shower
between appointments, if the for 1180 after interval is not more than eight bathing at North Point and also daye. Hitherto there has been at West Point?
no rule on this point. Sometimes Deep Water Bay Scheme. The Hon. Colonial Secretary between appointment periode, full pay was given in these will IDOVE the following just as often it was not, and an rosolation:-
undeserved hardship was inflicted That this Council approves upon naval officers, "the majority the draft agreement laid on the of whom have not very fat pursen. table on the 4th of June, Seeing that the Admiralty for between His Excellency Sir F.their
purposes change
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. The P. M. KOREA will leave Hongkong Thursday July 23, at 1 p.m., instead of Saturday July 25.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
. May, "K.C.M.G, Governor oflicers about from one post to of Hongkong for and on be- another, it was a rather skinflint half of the Government of the practice to deprive them of fall same (who and whose suc-pay for the few days that might cessore in office are hereinafter elapse between giving up one job referred to as "the Governor ") and taking on another. of the one part, and Messra.
Across London. Deanys & Bowley, Solicitors,
Sailors will welcome the news (who and whose assigns are that better arrangements have hereinafter called the Pro-been made for them to travel The P. M... SIBERIA, will leave motors) of the other part, with across London from one railway Hougkong Sunday, August 2nd at 1 p.m., regard to a scheme for the terminus to another. Hitherto instead of Tuesday August 4. development of a portion of the men have been put to unnecessary Foochow on Wednesday at 9a.m. and may
The I. G. M. a. QUEBEN was to leave THE Steamship South of the Island of Hong- inconvenience and expense in be expected kore on or about Thursday kong, en condition that the gatting across town,
As the evening at 9pm, and will leave for Europe promoters farnish to the expense was not an "authorised on the 26th inst, at 10 am. Government satisfactory proof outluy,'
the men liad to
of their financial ability to boar it themselves. Under the carry out the scheme.
Dow arrangement special railway The Hospital Staff Question. omnibuses will be provided free The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock for parties of not less than six will move-
who are going to a point one That the Government do lay hundred miles or more beyond upon the table of this Council London. Also, A reasonable the letter, under date, of the amount of luggage may be carried 2nd Toly last, which was ad-free. dressed by the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital to the Principal Civil Medical Officer setting forth on behalf of the Sisters reasons
why they considered that their numbers should he increaser
by two,
Other Business,
While the plaintiff was in Singapore he wrote to his sister asking her to send him down a The orders of the day include: parcel of jade stone which he First reading of a Bill entitled wished to sell at a prost. She an ordinance to provide for the sent it off and it was received in levy of Eatata Daty payable in Singapore on June 23, 1913, and respect of the estates of deceased be had a copy in court of the Post persons.
Office receipt which purported to Second reading of the Bill be chopped by the defendant. entitled an ordinanes to make The plaintiff was out when the provision for the protection of parcel arrived in Singapore and certain Wild Birds and Game. the defendant, who was in, received it but said, nothing to the plaintiff about it "when he returned, and it was only when the plaintiff came back to Hong kong that he learnt that his sister had sent it off.
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The new volume of Mr. Shaw's
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"KLEIST," having arrived, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valu- LLOYD, ables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns MAIL of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNETS,
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"PRINZ SIGISMUND"
at their risk into the hazardous
Optional Cargo will be forward- ed on'unless intimation is received from the Consignees before noon to-day requesting it to be landed hore.
No claima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns
and all Goods remaining undeliv- be subject to rent. ered after the 30th of June, will |
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plays makes it plain that his having arrived, Consignees of approach to the unspeakable cargo are hereby informed that adjective of "Pygmalion has their Goods, with the excoption been a gradual one. The opening of "Opium, Treasuro and Valu lines of Aot of "Fanny's Firetables, are being landed and stored aged goods are to be left in the All broken, chafed, and dam- Play" run thus:-
Gilbey (grinding his teeth): and/or extra hazardous Godowa godowns, where they will be ex- This is a nice thing, This is of the Hongkong and Kowloon amined on 30th inst., at 9.30 am. Wharf and Godown Company, the 7th of July, 1914, or they All claims must reach us before
Point Godowns, whence delivery Limited, Kowloon, and Westwill not be recognized; may be obtained.
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Mrs. Gilbey. (cutting him short) Leave it at that, please. Whatever it is, bad language
won't make it better.
On the stage the initial and the dash escaped notice; but there is no dissembling them in the printed-text.
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Shaw must be a rather uncomfort able neighbour. In one of his new Prefaces he tells how a lady of the manor suggested that he might give a prize to the village school
".
PUBLIC AUCTION,
the Goods have left the Godowns,
will be subject to rent, delivered after the 30th of June,
THE Undersigned has received All broken, damaged Goods are to be left in Holmes Esq., to sell by Public chafed, and instructions from H. K the Godowns, where they will be Auction onto examined on the 30th of June,,
MONDAY. at 9.30 a.m.
the 29th, June 1914 commencing I asked if there was a prize All claims must reach us before at 2.30 p.m. at "Rookvale for good conduct. As I expect the 7th of July, 1914, or they Kimberley Road, Kowloon ed, there was.
On reflection, I will not be recognized.
A Quantity of Valuable House- offered a handsome prize for No Fire Insurance will be hold: Furniture.
effected. the worst-behaved boy and girl, Bills of Lading will be count on condition that a record eraigned by the undersigned. should be kept of their subse NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, quent careers and compared
Mr. Goldring:-The cause off action arose out of the jurisdic tion of the court.
Mr. Tozer: The parcel was According to Dr. Smalley's posted here, my Lord
report on the Kowloon-Canton Mr. Goldring sai he really Railway for last year, amongst took the point that the cause of the Chineseand Indian Staff there action which brought the writ was a certain amount of Malario. of summons was the receipt in The figures however, show Singapore of the parcel. His decrease as compared with 1012. olient denied that he signed the-the result probably of weekly. receipt,
quinine injections instead of mix. Mr. Tozer said that what he tores or pilla much of which are had was a copy of the receipt bat, never taken. "It is a known no doubt, he could get an affid foot," anys Dr. Smalley, that whether the school criterion.of avit from the Postmaster General quinine pilla sent out to the New conduct was valid out of school. at Singapore. Y
Territories have found their way But it seems that the offer was His Lordship remarked that to the market to be retailed at refused on the ground that it the whole thing turned upon the considerable profit, whilst I have would not have had the effect of WANTED-European Steno- signature and on Mr. Tozer my found fall bottles of medicine in encouraging the children to give ing that he would endeavour to the houses of the station staff as little trouble as possible, which obtain the original receipt, the weeks after it has been sent is, of course, the real object of all onse was adjourned sine dispen out to them."
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