ALIEN ENEMIES B'LL.
TURKISH EX-ADMIRAL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1914.
THE TR. MWAY CASE.
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The Ordinance to be Amended,
Fined for Possession of Armis.
Further Evidence in Court To-day.
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The following Bill, which it is] A pioturesque personality in an
At the Summary Court, this proposed to introduce at an early ex Admiral of the Turkish Fleet, morning, the case was resumed meeting of the Legislative appeared this morning, before in which J. S. Chalmers, a Council, is published in a Gazette Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the surverar in the Public Worke
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baving in his possession an Tramway Co., Ltd. for damages for alleged wrongful imprison. ment. The claim is for $1,000.
A Bill entitled An Ordinance automatio pistol, ammunition and to amend the Alien Enemies a dagger, without the permission (Winding up) Ordinance, 1914.
of the Captain Superintendent of Chan Yan, a conductor, said Be it enacted by the Governor Police,
The defendant, Mahomed Pasha on car No. 21. On the car, which that, on May 20, he was on duty of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council Kamal, whose card described him left Causeway Bay at noon, there thereof, as follows:-
as of Constantinople, and who wore four first-class vassengers,
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1. This Ordinance may be cited gives his age na 79-his passport as the Alien Enemies (Windings be was born in 1885-ex who hold a pass. He issued up) Amendment Ordinance, 1914, plained that he bought his tickets to each of the four passen and shall be read and construed weapons in Shanghai. He did gera, numbered from 2004 to 2007,
AB one with the Alien Enemies not know the regulations in inclusive. Among the passer gers (Winding up) Ordinance, 1914 force in tiongkong concerning (hereinafter called the Principal arms. Ordinance).
2. Section 4 of the Principal Ordinance ia amended follows:-
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His Worship fined him $5 and confiscated the arms, tolling the defendant to apply to the Captain Superintendent of Polico if he wanted them back.
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"(3.) No person shall without Inspector O'Sullivan prosecut
the permission of the ed a Chinese from West Point, Governer pay any money charged before Mr. Wood, at the or part with any pro- Police Court, this morning, with perty whatsoever to or snatching so earpiok from a for the benefit of any woman,
(a.) By renumbering sub-san tions (3) and (4) as (4) and (5).
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to whom tickets were issued was the plaintiff.
In answer to Mr. Jonkin, witness. said he never punohed a tiokat in the wrong place.
Mr. J. Stodart Kennedy, man ager of the defendant Company, outlined the duties of a ticket inspector, who, in the per formance of his duty, should note the numbers entered on the waybill by the traffic office olerk before the car left on its journey. If he noted that a ticket shown to him did not fall within the series and so indicated on the waybill, he would know it was not issued on that tram. He also, knew that the ticket might not have been issued on that trip of
that tram, because the numbers
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conductors carry out their duty as Thank you; in fact if your perfectly as your inspectore, you know that Mr. Chalmers must have paid his fare because they told you so ?-No; certainly not.
Witness said he did not know that the plaintiff bad paid his fare when he wrote to Mr Chalmers on May 29.
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Mr. Jonkin-Well; look at your letter "It is reported."
You know it had been reported alien onomy whether His Worship sentenced him to
you that Mr. Chalmers had paid such lien enemy be one year's imprisonment, four would be entered up on each trip. his fare and therefore had a right within or without the hours stocks and twenty-four The inspector would also see to be on the car P-I never take Colony."
strokes. The prisoner had two whether the conductor had Ohinese report against a Euro- previous convictions for larceny. punohed the ticket correctly. pean; my custom is to put it up He pleaded guilty to the present That was a well-known system of the European: It is re- charge,
checking which was used in Eaglend. The inspector would take say mattor of a wrongly puached ticket up with the con- ductor, and the passenger would Lave a right to do the same,
The instructions given to each inspector regarding breaches of the company'a bye-laws were (1) That he should make sure that the passenger understood what he had done wrong, and the number
3. Sub-section (11) of section 5) of the Principal Ordinance is repeale 1.
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Mr. Jenkin-Possibly you will recommend that maxim to the learned judge.
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The Rev. Father Spada to Return to Hongkong.
Spada is expected back in Hong- On Tuesday the Rev. Father kong and his Lordship the Bishop- has decided to return him to bie loon. charge, the Rosary Church, Kow.
nena towards me while I have been "I thank you for all your kind- here, and I hope you will remem ber me in your prayers as I shall remember you in mine." Thas did the Rev. Father Valtorta ao quaint his congregation of hie in- tended departure from their midat, after celebrating last Maar on Sunday,
The Rev. Father Valtorts was Witness knew that a complaint the highly esteemed Father Spada worthy and popular successor. to had been made against the plain- who left Hongkong twelve monthe tiff, at the Police Station, but be Inst Spring, for Milan. Whilst did not know what had been the returning pricet will be val said there or written down untilmed by all, it is with ae aspector O' Sullivan had given deepest regret that the congrega- his evidence in court.
"Witness said there was power Rosary, Kowloon, relinquish the tion of the Church of the Boly
Voltorio. earnest worker they had in Father
4. The following sub-sections shall be liable to pay to the are added after sub-section (10) liquidator such proportion of the of section 5 of the Principal Orum by which the nett agnets B8 dinance:-
above defined are insufficient for (11) Every liquidator shall the purpose aforesaid as the be entitled to relaid out of the value of his security may bear to assets of the trade, or out of the the total assets realised or brought personal assets of the alien enemy
to credit by the liquidator, whose trade or personal affairs (14) The accounts of every of the bye-law he had broken. to arrest for offences against sec- respectively he has been appoint such liquidator with respect to (2) If the passenger still refugestion 59 of the Ordinance, bat ed to wind up, the expenses nyench winding op shall be to obey, to request him to leave certainly none for offences against incurred by the liquidator in the audited in such manner as the the car. (3) If he refuses to leave the bye-laws. His view, now, in course of such winding " Governor may direct.
the car, obtain his name and connection with arrest under sec- including the rest of any business
(15.) Every person who shall, address. (4) If he refuses to give ion 50 was that the power only premises formerly occupied by without lawful excuse refuse to his name and address to stop existed when they were able to each alien enemy which shall hand over to a liquidator on talking and wait until he sees a prove intent to defraud. It bad acorne while such premises are demand any keys, safe, office policeman. He is then to tell the always been his view that ander acoupied by the liquidator for furniture, accouut books, cheque policeman what number bye-law the bye-laws they had no power the purpose of such winding up, books, or other things of any has been broken and ask him to to arrest. and a sum of money equal to two nature whatsoever, of which he request the passenger to leave the Mr. Jenkin-Have you ever and a half per cent. on the total may be in possession, and which car and give his name and ad-seen, 88, a matter of interest, the assets realised or brought to credit may have been used in connection dress. The inspectors had strict Tramway Company's pleadings by the liquidator, as remuneration with or which may relate to the instructions to go no further than in this case, the statement of for ble loss of time and trouble. trade or personal affairs of the that, but to report fully to the defence?-Yes; quite lately, I
(12.) In case the assets of any alien enemy whose trade or per- office. Assuming the passenger am not sure when. such trade, or the personal assets sonal affairs respectively such would not give his name and
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of any such alien enemy, shall be liquidator has been appointed to address, the inspectors had no and read it quito lately. or become insufficient to meet all wind up, and every person who authority to give the passenger the corresponding liabilities, such shall, without lawful excase in in charge, or order bis arrest. If not a lawyer. assets shall be applied in the any way obstruct any liquidator a passenger chose to leave the car following order of priority in taking possession of any pre without giving bia name and rectly stated your rights under Firstly, the expenses incurred misce occupied by or on behalf address, before the policeman the bye-laws? I cannot say. by the liquidator in the course of of such alien enemy immediately on me, he could do ao and It says in the pleadings-"It Bach winding up, including the before the appointment of such the
matier WAS finished. is lawful for the servants of the rent of any business premises liquidator, shall be deemed to He found the inspectors almeye defendants to give a passenger formerly occupied by such alien commit an offence against this obeyed theit instructions, because into the castody of a police officer enemy which shall accrue white Ordinance.
PUBLIC AUCTION. such premises ure occupied by
(16.) Subject to the provisions a number of cases like this..
if they did not they would have in accordance with the said Or
dioance and bye-lawa?"No: I THE Undersigned begs to notify the liquidator for the purpose of of this Ordinance every such There would be a number of cannot agree with that. On page No. 13, Robinson Road will con- the public that the Sale at apeh winding ap.
liquidator shall conform with any people who would be arrested 18 of the book of instructions tinue Secondly, a sum of money
directions which may be given to for this sort of thing, if the there was a mis-atatement in con- TO-MORROW, equal to two and a half per cent bim by the Governor."
inspectors Lad power to sirest, nection with the matter of arrest. Tuesday the 3rd November, on the total assets realised or 5. Section 10 of the Principal The words in the printed instruc Mr. Jenkin :-And baving 1914, at il a.m. when Fine Black- brought to credit by the liquida. Ordinance is amended by the tions to inspectors "to hand over made a mis statement you throw wood ware, Bronzes, Chinese tor, to be retained by him as substitution of the word "affect" to the police" did not mean that the responsibility on the police Pictures, Table and Bed Linen remoneration for his ices of time for "effect" in the second line they had any power to charge for everything done thereupon.
will be offered for sale. thereof...
Witness said that the" words
"GEO. P. LAMMERT, Thirdly, all sums of money
the passenger; it meant that they Objects and Reasons. should hand him over to a police- seize and detain" meant, that
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The main object of this Bill is man to get his name and address, they were to keep the passenger THE Undersigned has received Eminently suited for this Climate. the value of their respective to provide for the payment of the The inspector thereby threw the on the car, if possible, until the Becurities.
liquidatore expenses and remau- responsibility on the policeman.arrival of the police. They were Fourthly, the salary or
eration in osee the nett assets after Mr. Jenkin: Does the Hong then to apply to the police to get of any clerk or servant in respect deducting the value of the secur- kong Tramway Company in any him to leave the car and to get bis of services rendered since the ities held by secured creditors other department throw responei- name and address.
shall be insufficient to satisfy bility on the Police?-No; I am 31st day of July, 1914, less any
The case was adjourned until of money due by such clerk auch expenses and remuneration. not quite clear as to the meaning Tuesday of next week. or servant to such slien enemy, and remuneration take priority
Under the Bill these expenses of your question. or to the compradors of such alien: enemy.
Fifthly, all sums of money due
Sixthly, all other liabilities rateably pari passu, whether due to persons within or without the Colony.
and trouble.
to the Urown.
wages
Bag Snatched.
over every other liability, as they for a criminal offence which has Think it over. If you mean ore absolutely necessary in the nothing to do with the Company's interest of all persons concerned. Tales they might throw it on the Provision is made for the audit police, for theft, drunkenness,
The police report that as Mrs. ing of liquidatore accounts.
assault or damaging property, but Gomes, of Robinson Road, It is declared to be an offence not for not carrying out the was leaving Government House against the Ordinance to refuse bye-laws.
on Saturday, a bag, was sastched (13.) In case the nett aseots of to hand over keys, account books,
Useful institution, the police, from her by a Chinese. The bag Buy such trade, or the nettet, to the liquidator, or to aren't they, Mr. Kennedy ? contained money and other personal nesete of any such alien obstruct him in taking possession Yes, very.
articles. enemy, after deducting the value of the alien enemy's premises. You know that Mr. Chalmera of all securities held by secured It is also expressly probibited paid his fare P-I don't know Mr. G. P. Lammert's anle at oreditors, shall be or become to pay any money or part with either way: "I have no personal No. 43. Robinson Road will insuficient to satisfy the total any property whatsoever, without knowledge of the case,
continue to-morrow at 11 a.m., sums of money which the the permission of the Governor, to You gave us a lot of personal when fine blackwood ware, bron liquidator is entitled under sub-
bor for the benefit of any alien knowledge in chief, now I want zes, Chinese pictures, table and section (11) of this section to chemy, whether such alien enemy some in cross-examination rotain, every scoured creditor be within or without the Colony, gather that he did.
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