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HOUSEBOY BEATEN.
TIED UP AND FLOGGED,
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"A Most Cowardly" Assault,"
A civil engineer named Usalle main was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police Court this morning, with nsulting a boy in his employ.
Were you not wearing at the time a pair of yearly now Walk:Į over canyag boots "belonging to me?—No; I was not,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1916.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Did I vot sek you why you had
The opinions expressed by the taken my cost out of my room ?-arily, those of the
correspondents are not necess- Hongkong No; I have not seen it.
Telegraph"]
NATIONAL MISSION OF ́REPENTANCE AND HOPE.
"Was zot the reason for the trouble because I was dreasing in order to take you to the Police Station for theft?-No: if you had wanted to do that (To the Editor of the Honghong you could have locked the door and then droveed, and then you could have taken me to the Police Station.
Did you not steal a $10, and $5 notes and some small change on that day ?—No ; I did not. I have not seen it.
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Were you not the only person who had access to the room all the day?-No-one could get in but you and me.
Telegraph.)
Sir,-May we have the courtesy of your columna to make known the following preliminary meet- inge in connection with the above?
Complainant, in the box, mid he saw defendant on the 18th of this month and commenced work on the 19th as cook-boy and house boy. Es worked there for
Short meetings for prayer cack two or three days, during which
Wednesday, alternately at St. time he was treated all right,
Paul's College at 5.30 p.m., and defendant allowing him to go out.
the Peak Church at 6.30 p.m. On the 21st, defendant went out
The first meeting will be held on and witness also went out to get Sergeant McDonald said the Wednesday, next in St. Paul's his morning meal. Defendant did first report was made at about College. not return until 3.30 p.m. Com-8:30 by a witness who was out of Administration of the Holy plainant was told to close up all court. He told witness to go back Communion each Thursday morn- the doors and windows, sad and make sure if complainant wasjing in St. John's Cathedral, at get defendant
some whisky tied up and he (witness) later 7.45 a.m.. to drink. Defendant laid him went to the house with Sergeant, The local Council of the self down and started to read Floyd.
Mission rightly attaches great book About five o'clock the
Hie Worship:-Did you know importance to these meetings and witness asked to be allowed to go defendant before this case ?-No,services, and gives a very cordial out to get his meal, and the re- and I did not know of him. invitation to the wide circle of quest was refused. Ilalf an hour Witness added that when they your numerous readers to take. later he told defendant that he arrived at the house the door was part in then,
must go out, as he was feeling abat and witness rapped on it. Farther information regarding | hungry. Defendant made. & Defendant abouted "Who's the 'Mission will be issued at an Baggestion to him.
there." Witness replied: The early date. Police,"
D and defendant naked them to wait a minute. Then they went in.
Defendant:-What! I beg your pardon Your Worship, I am worry for the outburst.
Complainant went on to say
His Worship:-Was defendant
that defendant then asked him to sober?-No; he was not sober; bave a drink, and when he he had been drinking. There refused he beat him on the head was a cross ber by the cabicles and tied him up with a rope, to which complainant said be placing it round his wrists, and had been tied.
Yours faithfully,
G. GERKEN, W.L. PATTENDEN. Local Hon. Secretaries. Hongkong, Sept. 25, 1918.
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
round his waist under his arm- Hie Worship Did you see pite. Witness cried out and
rope -No I never made
Lot ct noier. one. Complainant pointed ont Defendant look cf hin
with which be Orders issued to-day by Mr. (complainant'e)
|F. C. Jenkin, D.S. P. (Reserve)
time.
$
belt &
trousers, and said he had been struck.
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No. a Company.
laying his back open, flɔgged him His Worship: What did defen-etate:- with his belt for five minutes.dant say in sower to the charge He was struck to mach that he made against him by complainani? could not remember any more. Did he deny it ?-Be did not No. 2 Company is exempted Complainant added that he was admit it. Nor did he deny it. He from attendance on the General tied up from 5 45 until 9 30, and merely said, "I have got another Parade fixed for Friday, Sept. bis body was "all hroken up.'
His Worship:-You were tied $20 from me."
charge against him. He has stolen 29. In lieu thereof the Company will attend Charch Parade on up all that time?"
Sanday, October 1. The Band His Worship: Did you ex Complainant:Yes; all the amine complainant ?--Yes, and will also attend. Fall in at Central found some red marks on hi Station at 4 pm. sharp. Members At ball past nine, said com- wrists. He did not complain residing in Kowloon will fall in plaiceat, he heard his friend about his shoulders. On his right at the Ferry Pier, Kowloon, at coming up the staira, and be thigh there was a serious mark, 5.25 p.m. Uniform with belozeta. shouted out "Save life!" Bis
braieen and abrasions, Witness friend kocked at the door and added that defendant made a witness told him not to come in complaint saying he had lost or else defendant would tie him $20. That was the only com up and flog him too. Instead, be plaint he made to him. told him to go for the police. His friend said "If you don't release my friend-
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Lan- Lok-tim boy at the Hongkong Hotel, of 19, Wing Fong Street, gave evidence in support of complainant's story.
Bind
Band,
Practice. Thursday, Sept. 28, at 6 pm.
Football. Crowc-Sergeant R. D. Wilke, has undertaken the duties of c/o Hesere, Shewan Tomes & Co.,
Becretary.
Joined.
No. 2 Platoon.-B. S. Galeria,
Defendant, on oath, id be was a civil engineer and lived as his fit alone, only employing one M. Buts, and A. Din. servant. He engaged the boy on
Headquarters' Club. The General Committee will
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His Worship-Did your friend see you?-No. Be did not see me tied up, bat he heard me about "Save life!" When bis frised was outside the door he was still tied up. Bis friend September 18 on trial. The boy wont downstaire and defendant lived out. The boy aid his ratet at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, immediately released him.
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and Sept. 28. His Worship: You spoke in that he had been Chinese to pour friend? Yes; Hongkong Hotel. He also said he bat my friend can speak English was very hard up and wanted told him ever to return. About and he scolded defendent. Delend-work badly. It was becuase be 7.30 the boy came back sad ant, when he had released begged so hard that witness took asked for an umbrella which he witness, told him to dress and bhim on. The last boy he had had left. He asked to be taken. go away. When he (complain-wan with him about three montha. back, saying he had not stolea ant got downstairs his friend was Oa the 21st inst, bereturned home the money. He was crying and coming towards him. There was from the King Edward Hotel at said he had not seen the money. no policeman with his friend, about 4.30. He had fever and His Worship:-The sergeant who said the police told him to had taken 20 graina of quiaine, says you had been drinking?- ase if witness were still tied up. He took off his cost and went Most assuredly. I had the fever Witness then went to No. 2 Police so lie down in his cubicle after and had taken quinine, but I was Station where he saw Sergeant drinking some neat whisky. He perfectly rational. McDonald, and the three of them fell asleep and war wakened up Complainant said it was a false }· went to defendants' floor. The by a person unlocking the door tale. Even if he had stolen the Sergeant eam the defendant very stealthily. He got up and money it was not for defendant and had 孬 Conversation BEW complainant in the to strike him. with him. Witness pointed act of looking the door, oat the cross bar and rope which but what drew his attention fine of $30, said that the story of His Worship, in infeting a had been need to tie him up, and was the fact that complainant the complainant was consistent he siso showed him the belt with was wearing a pair of nearly with the facts and defendant's which he had been flogged. The new "Walk-over" boots belonging was not. defendant was holding the rope to witness. At the same time he most cowardly assault on the He had bren guilty of bat the sergeant did not take the heard
BOTIG 018 walking boy. It was one of the worst, rope from him and went away. downstairs. He jumped up and cases which he had had before The sergeant did not take defend noticed that his coat, which had him in the Courts. ant to the Police Station, but he been hanging inside his cubicle, Defendant $307 took his friend and witness back bad gone. He felt in the pockets His Worship:Yes; and you with him to the slation, and found that some email change, are ordered to pay the boy $10 where the sergeant made $10 note and a $5 note had compensation, or, in default, you an examination of him, and been taken. Witness asked the will go to prison for six weeks. after enquiring about what boy why he had got his shoes on, Tell me exactly what your occupa bad happened he gave him a note and be replied that he was taking tion is. and told him to come to the bin own to be repaired. Witness Police Court and summon defend-accused the boy of stealing the with the Asiatic Petroleum Com- Defendant: I was employed
His Worship: What do you handed it to the person who had resigned, sud since then I have money, and he thought he had pany until quite recently, when I think the reason is that he should goos down the stairs. At first he been
doing treat you like this? I do not as going to take him to work for Chinese, surveying etc. contracting kaow except it is perhaps that I the Police Station, did not comply with his enggeat on second thoughts he thought money and I shall require time to but At present I am getting very little ion, and that I refused bis drink, there would be very little satisfno-pay the fine.
Defendant :---What kind of tion in that, so he took him by bools were you wearing when you the back of the neck, slang him into the custody of the Police until Proposed to go to obow ?-A pair on to the landing, ran him 2 o'clock so that he could get the of black boots,
down half a flight" "of states and fine by that time,
ant.
His Worship gave defendant
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The following is the approxi KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN
mate statement of traffic receipta for the week endingSeptember 23, 1916:-
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This Year: Last Year:... Ipcrases:
Receipts Aggregate for week. Receipts.
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CLUB.
Concert în Ald of War Charities
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$13,970 8555,207 THE OPEN-AIR Concert ar-
11,832 418,513
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2,138 136,664 September 30, has been posti poned till ́SATURDAY, October 14. Tickets sold for former date will be available.
The Typhoon. The typhoon appeare likely to pass to the south of the Colony, unless it changes its course. This: morning at 10.30 the black south cone was hoisted.
The Tenyo Maru, The Tenyo Maro arrived in port this morning with a general cargo of 743 tons. She carried 56 firat-clase, 18 second-class and 316 Asiatic
ge
steerage pas. From Manila datil within ten houra of port she encountered gentle breezes, over- cast weather and slight sea, but the latter part of the trip was made uncomfortable through the close proximity of the typhoon.
TO-DAY'S "ADVERTISEMENT.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
STEAMSHIP AMERICAN
D. B. COOPER.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
A Valuable Collection of Antique China & Curios. (Just arrived from the North) THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on TUESDAY, October 3, 1916, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at his Sales Rooms, Duddeil Street,
A Valuable Collection of Antique China and Curios from Sung to Ming Dynasties and Kanghi to Towkwang Periods. comprising:
5-coloured, 3-coloured and Blue and white Vases, Plates, Bowls, and Figures, Sang-de-boeuf Vasto, Old Gold inlaid Bronzes, Fine| Crystal Vasee, Porcelain, Agote and Crystal Snuff Bottles, Old Lacquered Screens with 5-colour- ed Decoration, Blackwood Screens with 5-coloured Klanlung Por celain Placques, Porcelain
Also
(French) took fire and sank on September 26, 1916, at 9 AM. Pictures, ets, etc.
Position of wreck:-One mile) west ot North Point, East Brothers, about six feet of mast Booohow Redwood
A Few Pieces of Finely Carved is above surface at half tide.
ber 2,
On view from Monday Octo-
C. W. BECKWITII, Commarder, R.N., Harbour Master, &c., Harbour Department,
Hongkong, Beptember 26, 1916,
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