·DRUNKEN LUKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
SENTENCED.
LIVELY INCIDENTS AT WANGHAI
FINE OF $100.
"He was rolling from side to side, and laughing as if ina happy mood," said Acting, Chief Inspec- tor Aris at the Central Police Court this morning in describing the condition of a lukong appear. ing of a charge of, being drunk and misconducting himself as .constable.
The witness said that at 9.15 on the night of the 7th, when, ba -looked in the Jukong, who was then being kept under lock and key at the No. 2 (Wanchal) Police. Station, the man was in a condi-
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The Legislative Council meets on Thursday afternoon, and the agenda will be as follows:
The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang will ask:
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THE HONGKONG) TELEGRAPH,
SEIZED SHIP TO BE SOLD
TO DEFRAY SALVAGE CHARGES.
MISHAP RECALLED.
A dispute which has involved litigation over a period of six time being at any rate, In the months, has now ended, for the decision to sell by public auction, local Chinese vessel, flying the at Tourans, the Nam Wah, ́ ́ a
Portuguese flag,, to satisfy claims by a French Arm arising from the salvage of the vessel
As far back as December last, Hongkong Telegraph of a mishap a report had appeared in the occurring to a small south coaster. through the disabling of her Tourang to Hongkong. The Nam, engines when on a' voyage from
tion which gave witness the con- ask:-Is it the Treasury Depart Wah, which is the vessel in ques-
viction that he was, drunk.
REVOLVER INCIDENT.
ment or the Public Works Depart-tion, was then returning to Hong- mont which decides whether or kong with a cargo of miscellaneous not roads are to be repaired? ̧'
KESTAURANT LICENCES..
Evidence was given by a Chin- ose of an incident in the earlier
The following resolution will part of the evening, when a hostile be proposed: Resolved by the crowd gathered around the defen- Legislative Council that in res- dant who was then in uniform on pect of Chinose Restaurant duty in the streets of Wanchai, Licences for the year 1926 only, threatening to take his revolver the following Schedule of fees is away from him. This it was ex-substituted for the Schedule of plained by the witness, was in fees contained in the Second consequence of a gesture which Schedule to the Liquors. Consoli- the defendant made with his hand dation Ordinance, 1911, under the towards the holster, as if it were heading "Chinese Restaurant his intention to draw his weapon licence" on page 1901 of Volame and. fire on the crowd. Eventu- IV of the Ordinances
of Hong ally, defendant drew his truncheon kong, 1844-1923- instead and with this he attacked- the crowd,
Matters were becoming serious at this stage, and witness thought it in the interests of públic order to proceed to the local Police Station, where he made a report to the Inspector. Whilst this wis being done, it seems that the de- fondant succeeded in escaping from the crowd.
Chinese Restaurant licence: When the Valuation of the premises Oceppled "is-under $500 $62,50. $125.00 or over, but under $2,000
$2,000 or over, but under $5.00
$260.CO.
$5,000 or over, but under $10,000, $600.00.-
$10,000 or over, $760.00.
FIVE BILLS.
:
Resolved further that in respect of Chinese Restaurant Licences of the year 1927 and subsequent years According to another witness, the Schedule of fees now appear defendant was later geen staggering on page 1901 of Volume IV of ing up to a vendor of curdled the Ordinances of Hongkong, 1844. beans and demanding an inspec- 1923, shall be of full force and tion of his licence. The hawker effect. admitted, in Court, that he was concerned lest the defendant, in his condition, should trip across his wares and spoil his trade. However, he made haate to show his licence, and the defendant said it was "All right," after por- ing lengthily over the contents.
The lukong next staggered over to another stall, where
he
expressed himself 28
not being satisfied with
the licence. Then, noticing the crowd that had gathered around him in curiousity, he struck out and dispersed the onlookers.
SMELT OF WINE.
Second reading of the Billa- fituled An Ordinance to authorise the Bank of Canton Limited to convert its gold capital into silver.
When eventually the lukong was tuken to the Police Station, he was received by Inspector Blackman, who deposed that the defendant ariell strongly, of Chinese wine, was in a very excited condition and... was waving his hands about. Pro- per performance of duty would have been impossible in his condi- tion..
Defendant: If I had been in capable of performing my duty; I would have asked Inspector Block-. man's permission.
Mr. R. E. Lindsell: What, to get drunk?
Defendant:-I would have known when I was drunk and in- capable of going out on my beat.
The Magistrate :-You would report yourself drunk on parade; you would give yourself away?— I was not drunk.
Addressing the defendant, Mr. Lindsell said, he had heard the first withess speak of his being in a crowd of excited people, threat ening them with his truncheon,
and threatening to draw his re- volver.
LIES ALLEGED.
Defendant said the witness had told lies, He added that Lance Sergeant Clark had promised to be a witness for him.
The case was adjourned until later in the morning for Sergt. Clark to attend.
merchandise. When about fifty miles from Tourane, her engines became completely disabled, com pelling her Chinese skipper to signal for assistance.
TOWED TO SAFETY.
The first vessel to pass the spot
is stated to be a French gunboat
or Government vessel, which, being unable, for some or other, to give the assistance
reason
desired, hurried to the French coast, and, by means of wireless messages, succeeded, in drawing the attention of a French steamer to the distressed vessel.
A. Chargours Reunis liner later proceeded to the scene, and, cust ing a line over to the Nam Wah, towed the latter back to Tourane.
equitable value of the salvage A dispute then arose as to the
work, and, refusing an offer of $4,000,--an offer which is now stated by the Nam Wah's agents as being first offered and accepted before unlvage work was under- taken-the Compaignie des Chargeurs Reunis claimed $35,000 3. being a fair computation of the expenses entailed by the diverting of the rescue vessel over a great distance and also of, the value of the salvage.
This claim was rejected by the agents of the Nam Wah, who pointed out that the value of the Nam Wah alone could hardly. First reading of a Bill intituled cover this amount. The steamer An Ordinance to authorise the had been trading between Hong- Appropriation of a Supplementary kong and Tourane regularly for Sum of Eight hundred and thirty-three and a half years, and a great twe thousand two hundred and emanated from the representatives deal of official correspondence forty-nine Dollars and fifty-two of the Government of Macao, at Cents to defray the Charges of the year 1925,
which part the Nam Wah is regis- tered.
First rending of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Peak Tramway Ordinance, 1888.
First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the law relating to wireless telegraphy.
Firat reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Mid- wives Ordinance, 1910.
NEW FIRE-FIGHTER.
THE "TOTAL" EXTINGUISHER.
A new type of fire extinguisher has recently been placed on the Hongkong market which differs from the usual style of extincteur inasmuch that a dry jet of powder,
stream.
Apparently this did not lead to anything and advertisments havo now been inserted in the focal press it is announced is to be held on Sep- in regard to an auction sale which
tember 2nd at Tourane and at which it is proposed to dispose of the Nam Wah to the highest bid- der. The upset price is $18,000 in Indo-Chinese currency, and the purchaser is to make payment with- in twenty-four hours of the sale:
When seen by a Telograph repre- sentative this morning, officials of the Tai Sing Navigation Company, which are the agents in Hongkong of the Nam Wah, said that the claim of $35,000 had been reduced to $25,000, but at that figure, thé. officials declared that they were un- able to meet the claim.
The Nam Wah is, a steel-plated
is expelled, instead of a liquid vessel, of 817. tons gross. She is Known as the Total," this having as a matter of fact" been now on the roadstead at Tourane, latest fire-fighting appliance achieves the result of cutting off seized and laid up at that port since last December, Her engines are the supply of atmospheric oxygen said to be still in the same disabled thereby immediately checking com condition as when she was towed bustion. It is claimed that the system is equally efficient in casce.
in.
of burung wood, fabrics, chem!- COURT NOT THEATRE.
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Considerable local Interest has When the case was resumed, already been shown in demonstra Sergt. "Clark said at about five tions which have been given, and minutes past six he saw the de- further displays will be arranged fondant examining licences in for those interested by Mr. J. S. Spring Garden Lane, and he then Smith; the acle agent, whose office appeared to be all right. Witness is situated in the Chion Building.. did not notice anything unusual about him:
In reply to Captain Bloxham,
The 5.8. Takada, which left
WOMAN FINED FOR SMOKING."
The ignorance of many, Chinese regarding procedure in a Polica Court is proverbial, and not infre quently someone listening to the proceedings violates the rules and etiquette, by, either expectorating or by smaking."
During the course of the cases at, the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- ing, a young Chinese was seen éx-- pectorating and when brought be fore the Magistrate be was fined
$2.
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A short time later, the court Bergeant caught a woman smoking at the rear of the court and also brought her before the Magia BIG SCHEME FOR SOUTHERN trategi
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Mr. Lindsell, in imposing a fine due here on the 15th instant.
lukong, when he-was-drunk,.
of $100, or six weeks, remarked
that the man had a bad record.
He had been passed out of the Training School for one year, and during that time he had been dealt with five times” by authorities
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The defendant: I am sorry.
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