THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
"BREEZE” IN POLICE COURT.
RESIGNED.
PEAK DOG-OWNER
· LAWYER PROTESTS AGAINST 'ADJOURNMENT,"
"VEXATIOUS SUMMONS."
In the course of a summons by the Sanitary Department in respect of the alleged insanitäry condition of a lavatory at No. 81, Wongnelchong Road, which was. heard before Major C. Willson 4t the Central Magistracy this morn- ing, Inspector John Hughes was severely cross-examined by Mr, M. K. Lb, who, appearing for the defence, asked if it was not in the nature of a "vexatious" prosecu- tion, and fa, complaint had not been written to the Head Office of the Sanitary Department by the occupier of the premises, accusing the Inspector of rude behaviour at one of his inspection visita.
Evidence bad, been given by the witness regarding visits to the house; and of his discovery of the alleged insanitary condition of the lavatory. Cross-examining, Mr. Lo produced a letter, the content of which, he submitted, were in compatible with the Inspectori statement that he did not snow the name of the occupier.
UNWORTHY OF INTELLECT. The case for the defence was that on the 17th May, before the next visit of the Inspector, there had been a row between him and the occupier, with the consequence that a complaint was addressed by the latter to the Department. The Inspector nad stated that he had deduced the responsible party, in naming the owner in the summo.., and Mr. Lo submitted that all along the Inspector had known the nine of the occupier, as the complaint irus worded in such a way as not to leave the slightest doubt as to whont he was dealing with. gaid it was unworthy of the intel- lect of a person holding the position of the responsible Inspector not to have de- duced from fair reading
of the latter who the person was with whom he was dealing, and that was the occupier of the house with whom he had the row. · Mr. Lo wished to put it to his Worship that it was in the nature of a "vexati- ous summons against the owner.
Major Willson: He has a right to summon the owner.
Mr. Lo:-Your Worship will not decide on that without giving me 'a hearing.
sutmons.
QUESTION OF LAW.
Above is Dr. W. W. Yen, who has resigned his position
as Premier of China.
SMOKE. ABATEMENT.
PURIFYING BIG INDUSTRIAL
TOWNS.
Rugby, June 22.
The House of Commons to-day passed the second reading of the Smoke Abatement, Bill.
DR. YEN'S RESIGNATION.
Circular Telegram to Leaders.
Peking, June 29.
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A more
» Dr. W..W. Yer's resignation from the post of Premier followed "a Cabinet meeting lasting two and a half hours, after which a circular tele- gram was sent out in the name of Dr. Yen and members of the Cabinet to Chang Tso-lin, Wu Pei-fu, Sun, Chuan-Tang, Yeh Hsi-shan and other pro vincial lenders stating that Dr. Yen thinks he had better retire in favour of competent successori-Krater. The retiring Premier, after receiving his early education in Shanghai, studied in the University of Virginia and was-Professor of England at St. John's University, Shang- hai. from 1900 to 1906. He was one of the founders of the World's Chinese Student Federation, has been Minis- ter to Germany and Denmark and has held high office in the Peking Cabinet on many occasions. being appointed "Premier in September; 1924.
The Bill provides measures for restricting the emission of smoke Mr. Lo said te was making bis from factory chimneys, and meni- submissions to law, as he was not|bers, speaking in support of it, concerned with the merits of the were of opinion that it will do He had nothing to do much to clear the atmosphere of with these, and was only enquir-the big industrial- towns.- ing why the Inspector. had not British Wireless... summoned the occupien
Cross-examining Inspector Hughes, Mr. Lo asked if the In- apector had not known the name of the occupier before the lat lay when he called at the house, and witness replied that he did ask for the name but this was refused Witness said that the letter pro- duced by Mr. Lo had nothing to do with the present case.
Mr. Lo pointed out that the word
AN OBJECTION,
CHARGED.
COMPLAINS OF SHOOTING
"THREAT.
DENIAL BY POLICE.
A Gorman, named W. E. W. Colinsius, of 180, The Peak, was
a defendant before Mr. R. E. Lind- sell, at the Central Magistracy this morning, charged with allow- ing two brown, chow, dogą, to be
abroad on the publle highway without being muzzled or on a lead.
The defendant said he was not there at the time.
Sergt. Walsh, of the Peak, said he saw the dogs on Mount Kellett Road, and when he approached them they went into the defen- ground. Не followed dant's them, and when he was within ten yards of the house, one of them turned and attacked him.
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A woman then came to the door." and although she saw what was happening, she made no effort to call the dog off. Witness thes put his hand on his holster, and told her he would shoot them if She she did not call them off.. then did so.
The C.S.P.. after referring to a letter written by the defendant to Major Willson, the Magistrate, rsked the witness whether the dogs were on the road or the verandah, and whether they were on private land.
Witness replied that the dogs were of the public road.
The C. 5. P. continued that a point contained in the letter was that the witness pointed his reyol-- vei at one of the dogs,
Witness said he did not actually draw his revolver.
The defendant admitted that he was not there at the time, and his wife, who was ill, was prepared to state on oath that the sergeant threatened to shoot the dogs in her
presence.
Mr. Lindsell asked whether the defendant suggested that the wit- ness deliberately went to his house and made an accusation of the dogs being on the road when they were on a verandah.
The defendant replied that the dogs jumped off the verandah when they heard a noise on the road about sixty yards away, according had told him. to what his wife When the policeman approached the The ani- dogs barked at him. ถ่ายไป were not dangerous and he did everything possible to keep them in order..
,"
Mr. Lindsell remarked he did not
that if they were able to jump from see how the defendant could de
a verandah and go into the road. They could jump of any time.
Immediately after Mr. Lindsel! had imposed a fine of $10. the To this application Mr. Lo ob-C S. P. said while sympathising Jerted, asking on, what ground it with the defendant, as he was not was rande. The prosecution had able to, bring his wife to Court, ought up a case and it was up he did not think it was actually to them to have brought their disputed that the dogs were on witnesses. He saw no real ground the road. It might have done for an adjournment, as this would more serious harm to his wife in penalising the owner for some her weakened state, had the sergeant carried out the proper thing he had not done.
Inspector Hughes:-I have an duty of the law and actually shot The defendant had previously been fined six weeks ago and warn ed twice..
Mr. Lindsell remarked in that case he would increase the fine
Mr. Lo said that if an adjourn- ment were granted, it could not be
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ANOTHER CASE.
ing of the letter of complaint was jnswer to that letter. The next the dogs in front of the house. such as to have left not the slight-adjournment will reveal the other eaf doubt as to the name of the side of the letter that Mr. Lo is occupier, and, at the same time,
now putting in: as to the person with whom he was dealing.
Witness remarked that as a on that letter. He was not rely to $25, matter ..of fact the
lettering on that at all, but he his sub- was not written by the oc mission, in law that Inspector cupler, but by a relative, who was Hughes had not shown his case a boardier in the house.
when he failed to Mr. Lo asked if, in that case. right party. knowing as much as he had dia. His Worship over-ruled Mr. Lo's closed, witness did not know the objection and said he would ad- name of the actual occupier. Mr. Journ the case for a week. Lo suggested that the letter should-|
STRONG PROTEST.. have been of' considerable assis- tance to the Inspector.
EMPTY HOUSE.
Inspector Hughes said that when he visited the house the second time, it was vacant, and there was no one inside. That was why te summoned the owner.
summon
Mr. G. W. Keeton, 92 Bonham the Road, ground floor, was similarly charged, and he said the boy let the dogs out before he was awake in the morning, contrary, to his
orders.
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He agreed for a summons. to be taken out against his boy, and the case was adjourned for a week,
EXCHANGE RATES.
After a pause, Mr. Lo said: Before I leave this Court, after this decision which your Worship has made on no real ground at all, and by over-ruling my objection, I should like to say that you will be creating a very undesirable prece-. dent-a precedent which will be the first thing I shall remind your Wor- Paris ship of every time I come up to Brussels
Berlin
Mr. Lo again naked Inspector this Court. I have to be paid by Amsterdam
Hughes if he had not known the name of the occupier before he made this subsequent visit. reply was that witness only learn of the name of the occupier after he had applied for the summba
The
In reply to his Worship, witness said that he did not know the name. of the occupier at the time of the existence of the nuisance,
Following further remarks from Mr. Lo in regard to the contents
of the letter, Inspector Hughes
my client every time I come up. If your Worship's decision is made on Vienna
Copenhagen the ground of personal geut I do Lisbon then I cannot say a thing, but I do
Buenos Aires object, and protest most strongly Shang to your Worship granting an ad- Yokohama
Shanghai journment..
New York
His Worship, intimated that it Geneva
was an adjournment on the ground Stockohlm of personal convenience, as he had Olo
a lot of cases to go through that Progue morning.
Mr. Lo: Then if it is a question
Rio
Madrid
Bombay asked for an adjournment to en- of inconvenience, I shall bow mast Hongkong able him to bring up witnesses respectfully to that decision. Silver (Spot)
The unse was adjourned until Silver. next Monday at 2.15 p.m....
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ITALY'S COMPLAINT.
Sergt. I. Ryan, of Lok Ma Chau Police Station, has been admitted to the Kowloon Hospital. Aceord- STRONG NOTE TO SWITZER-ing to the report he is ill and
LAND.
unfit for duty, but it has not been possible to ascertain the nature of his illness as yet, or whether it is serious or not.
Rome, June 22, 12.114 20.424
The anti-Fascist demonstrations 18.35 to which Italian delegates and off- 34.43 clala of the League at Geneva- Paris, May 19.-Super-realist 2.17/82 havo recently been subjected, have painters created pandemonium at 46,1/10 drawn a strong Note from Italy the opening of Diaghileff's Russian 3/0 remonstrating with the Swiss ballet season at the Bernhadt 1/11% Government for "n violation of the Threatre. The painters took ex- immunity to which its representa-ception to the stage settings by the 134% tives to the league are entitled," artists, Max Ernst and Joan Miro. 18.35
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