BENCH DEFINES "CARGO."
IMPORTANT DECISION FOR SHIPPING.
SUNDAY WORKING.
J. B.
appellant.
The Finding.
The finding was BH follows: -The evidence shows that cer-
placed Sunday and the
were
to
on
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1928.
HONGKONG MUCH | JAPANESE PURSER PROFESSOR FOUND CAR AND "BOY” ARE]
PREFERRED.
CHINESE FAMILY FORSAKES TROUBLED INTERIOR.
WILL DISCLOSURE.
ROBBED.
!|
DEAD.
SEIZED.
WANTED TO GIVE CULPRIT DISCOVERY OF AN UNKNOWN | “SQUEEZE” ATTEMPT BY THE
SOME MONEY:
POOR BOX BENEFITS.
FOREIGNER.
WOOSUNG POLICE.
A YUNNAN MYSTERY. MAYOR INTERVENES:
Shanghai, Oct. 28. The American Consulate has re-
Shanghai, Oct. 23. The finding in the rehearing of
In a caso at the Central Police That the safety of Hongkong
Captain F. R. Davies, proprietor the case against Captain Midgeley, Induced him to bring his family Court this morning concerning of the as. Tal Leo for working here to live because of the chaotica ricksha coolle who was accused ceived a letter from Dr. Park, an of the Woosung Forts Hotel, was without a conditions in the interior is reveal. of robbing a Japanese assistant American medien missionary with on Sunday morning the victim of the Presbyterian Church, in which a glaring piece of attempted cargo on Sunday
ed in the will of Chan Yan-po, purser of a sum of money, the he reports the death of a Prof. "squeeze" perpetrated by members permit, was given at the Marine who died at a friend's house at Court was surprised by an extra-Heuschild, who is unknown to the of the Woosung branch of the Court this morning by Commdr.No. 64a, Bonham Road, on June 2, ordinary request from the victim Consulate.
Bureau of Public Safety. Dr. Park was returning to his this year, leaving Hongkong estate that part of the sum which was Newill, D.S.O., R.N.,
worth $8,100. Probate, has been recovered by the police should be station in Klulungklang in southern At the end of last month, Cap- Mr. M. K. Lo being present for the granted to the widow, Chan Nam-returned to the alleged culprit. Yannan, and while several stages tain Davies went to the Bureau of
The victim, who is an assistant north of Saumuo (Szemao) sh, at present temporarily living
was Public Utilities at the end of at the Bonham Rand address, whe purser on the Tenyo Maru, named approached by some natives who Route Ghisi to have his car re- is the sole executrix.
Fumio Inouye, explained that it came to his camp, and reported gistered and re-weighed. After a The will stater:"Owing to the was his "misfortune" that he that at a short distance up the long delay this was duly done and, chaotic conditions in the interior should have been robbed. He road a foreigner was lying in a upon the payment of $14, he was In admitted that he was drunk and to dying condition. Guided by the handed a card and a licence, but Lain goods
during the past few years
was informed that he could not be board ou
succession, I brought my family that extent had been careless with natives Dr. Park discovered a foreigner who Was unicon-
given the number disc becuse these question arises 18
who to Hongkong to live. I have his money.
When he went on, shore to have selons. Attention was given the were not rendy. He was given an ther these goods come under the purchased a house in the New definition of cargo. The Ordinance Kowloon Tong, being Lot No. 309, good time, he had some Hong-man but he died without regnining oval card instead, all of which was does not define cargo, but merely from the Hop Chung Building kong and Japanese money amount-
in Chinese, and told that if he Dr. Park buried the man and states what is not included in the Company (the Kowloon Tung and Ing to a considerable sum. Of this
licence plate and the disc. term cargo and amongst the ex-New Territories Development Com-he had spent forty cents before he took his effects to Soumao where came again he would be given the
hey were handed to a Chinese ceptions 19 personal baggage. pany Limited) for the price of fell in, with robbers.
Mr. Lindsell: Only forty cents?nistrate and a report made. Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, how. exactly the sum of $13,916.50.”
According to natives the Pro- ever, defines "Baggage" and this After stating that two instal-And you had a good time? Was It
fessor had been walking alone term is naually employed in con-ments amounting to $8,000 had at your friend'e expense?
through the country. No mention nexion with ships, "such articles of been paid, the testator bequeathes
of foul play was made in the letter and the surmosition is that the man necessity or personal convenience the house to his wife, directing
Mr. Fumio Inouye explained that died from natural causes. stihe had left his friends behind at
Among his effecta was a letter the Chitose Hotel in Wanchai of Introduction to Dr. Park, which where the party was carousing had been given him by the mileston He admitted he had taken more in Kiulungkiang. drinks than was discreet, and later came out with a very uncertain:
na are usually carried by passengers
for their personal use" and
synonymous with "Personal Lug- gage."
By "luggage" we are able to understand euch articles of nodes- sity or convenience as are usually carried by passengers for their per Honal use and not merchandise or other valuables, although carried in the trunks of passengers which are not designed for any such use, hati for other purposes itch as nale or, the like.
In this case, the goods were not required for the personal use of passengers, but were must probably sold at a profit at the termination of the voyage, The metier of the passengers who are termed run- enre" is somewhat obscure, but they act in a minor enpacity as freight of passage brokers for the benefit of the charterers. The charterers
thus receive some consideration for allowing these people free passage and to carry small quantities of merchandise, and freight is in- doubtedly paid indirectly, *.
For those reasons I am unable to accept the argument of the defence that this form of merchandise is personal luggage, and I find that cargo was worked on Sunday in contravention of the Ordinance.
The quantity loaded appears to have been anall and the fine pré- viously imposed will be reduced to $ine.
,
Appeal Possible..
Mr. M. K. Lo, addressing his Wor- ship, asked the basis for the find-i
About Hong Kong.
Do you know that—~
The Ilangkong Government Cadet system was established by Sir Hercules Robinson, the then Governor, in 1861?
The idea was to provide the Colony with a staff of well- educated, interpretern who should study the Chinese language and be eligible, when qualified, for promotion to the headships of depart ments,
The scheme. was formally approved by the Secretary of State, the Duke of Newcastle, and gazetted on October 12th, 1861. The fral three Cadels, or student-interpreters, were Mesara. Geel Clementi Smith, W. M. Deane and M. S. Ton- nochy, and they carried out their studies in what was then the Central Selfool House,
The first-named of the three eventually became meting Colonial Secretary, Police Magistrate and Registrar Gen- eral, being in 1878 appointed Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements. Mr. Ton- nochy also became Registrar Generak
Too Many Drinks.
notion as to his exact bearings.
consciousness.
MALARIA PROBLEM.
Cax and Boy Scized. Captain Davies had been in Shanghai only once since that time and that was on a Sunday so he know that it would be usoleva to go on that day to get his disc. Tho day before yesterday, at 6.15 a.m. he was crossing the bridge at Woo- sung in his car when he was policeman and told stopped by a that he would have to go to the station. There the officer in charge said that he was accused of having no number dise. Cap- tain Davies showed him his licence
given him by the Bureau of Public Utilities. Those the offieer kept and said that Captain Davies should have secured his disc bo-
The ricksha puller who picked | kim up in this condition was Himply told to make for the "Ferry," but instead took Mr. LEAGUE OF NATIONS MAKES and the oval card which had been
Inouye up and down many side streets before he pulled up in a dark lane. As if at a signal, a
PROPOSALS,
Geneva, Oct, 25,
number of other men appeared The League of Nations Hyglene from the shadows of the houses. Committee has adopted the Malarla fore, further, that he could not They helped Mr. Inouye, very Sub-Committee's report, which take his car away unless he paid: kindly as he thought at the time, proposes that each Government a fine of $28. He was 'told, in to alight and sent him along his hould institute a permanent cen- addition, that his boy would be de- tral organisation, composed of tained pending payment. Captain way.
experts, to undertake malaria in- Davies at once protested and said that the boy had committed no vestigation,
offence. The car, nevertheless, aa It is also proposed that the well as the hoy, were detained and central organisations should
were still being detained up to the recommendations Tetime of writing. formulate xarding the selection of methods for combating malaria, and adopt a
Patting the upper pocket of his tunic, where he usually kept his money, Mr. Inouye found it empty, Too late he realised that he had been robbed, and he hurried to a friend's store, where a call was sent back to the friends he had left behind at the Chitose Hotel. programme of research into the call for a fine in the event of al
Put to Bed,
Later that night, Mr. Inouye slept at the Chitose. Hotel. He de-l clared to the Court that he was "put to bed by a maldservant," s helpless was he.
relations between housing condi- tions and malarla.--Reuter.
PEKİNG UNIVERSITY
ANXIOUS.
CHANCELLOR HELD UP AT
NANKING.
Shanghai, Oct. 25.
Now, the old regulations did not
car owner not having a dise, but they did state that a fine of $2 would be levied on car owners not having a licence plate. The now |regulations, however, provide for such a fine but not $28. It says simply that private cars without small discs shall be liable to a fine of $1! And yet the Woosung Police demanded $28 and detained the car and boy when payment; was refused!
The following day, word was sent to him that one of the culprits had been caught, with four yen.! He was a ricksha coolie, and the money was found twisted up in
It is reported that the Peking the log of the man's sandal. University and its colleges are After concluding what he had ngilating for financial support to say in evidence, Mr. Inoye ask- from the Government. what he explained was aust also been urged to release Mr. L word," in favour of the prisoner. Shih-tseng, the Chancellor of the He said it was his "misfortune," Peking University, from his Nan- which the Court interpreted to king duties. or alternatively to Hongkong estate to the value of mean his fault, that he should have appoint a new Chancellor. cided and whether the evidence of the compradore had been accepted $26,900 was left by Emile Nam been robbed. He was prepared to as to the goods being brought on Her, formerly the Chinese Chief forgive, if all the money should board by the people themselves Compradore of the Hongkong and "come back" to him. through their agents.
Shanghal Banking Corporation at
ing to be given, as it was pos- that when the house in completed, sible that counsel would be consult she shall pay the additional moneyed leave of the Court to put in The Nanking authorities have to Shanghai and called to see the
ed with a view to a further append. | în aceerdancé with the agreement It had been shown what we cargo with the company,
and what was not, hurt the question of whether the ship had been work-
ed or not had not been clearly de-i
Bank's Compradore.
Mayor Intervenes, Yesterday Captain Davies came Mayer of Greater Shanghal, Gen. Chan Ting-fan.
Gen, Chang received his visitor very courteously. He at once put Captain Davies in touch with one of his subordinate officials by means of a personal letter, and Captain Davies was given a receipt for his money and the necessary
His Worship pointed out that the Court could not do that, but Mr, LindscH:"I don't think if Inouye did not want the money, His Worship pointed out that in Saigon, Cochin-China. A French there is much hope of that. The he could find a good use for it by
dist. He was also given a lotter the loading of river: steamers, it citizen, he died intestate on or pollee have recovered only four donating it to the Poor.
Mr. Inouye indicated that he was to the Woosung.police and told was acidom that the crew of the about August 6, 1926, leaving ayen.
was only too pleased to fall in with that, if he could not get satisfac- ship were engaged, as the carge was widow, Sit Jee Neo, and alx Offered to Defendant. the idea.
tion, he had only to wire to The case was then adjourned. Shanghai, and steps would bej Mr. Leo'Almada appeared for the taken against the recalcitrants. prisoner.
generally handled by outside colles children, three boys and three
Mr. Inouye. then requested that If cargo came on baard it could girls Before his death he resided
the four yen be given to the defen- not be said that the ship was ille, at No. 26, Rue d'Ayot, Saigon.
Letters of administration have dant, even though it was brought on board by "runners." In his opin- bean granted to Mr. L. R. Andrew, lon, the "runners" were working of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and the ship and the Sunday Working Master, who is the attorney of the Cargo Ordinance laid it down that widow.
If cargo was "received, loaded, dla-
charged or worked" it was n breach
of regulations, without, a permit
·
Widow's WIII.
Probate of the will of Tang
having been taken out. In the first Hu-shi, alias Ha Pui King, widow, place, the articles mentioned in the who died at No. 41, Caine Road, charge were cargo; and in the secon May 10, last year, leaving local ond case, parcels from a shop' ha.
·been "received" and distributed. estate values at $12,200, has been granted to Tang Man-kul, son, and Tang Choi-shi, daughter-in-law, both realding at the Caine Road address, and Ip Ching-tal, nephew- in-law, living at No. 8, Village Road.
NATIONAL DEBT REDUCTION.
The bequests are of a family
ANONYMOUS GIFT FROM AN nature,
A
AMERICAN.
further contributiun husį RECITING AT: NINETY.
been made to the fund inaugura-
tąd seven months ago by un
anonymous donor of £500,000 to- LORD COVENTRY'S THOUGHT
wards the redempilon of the Na-
tional Dobt,'
FOR CHILDREN,
Mesara, Baring Brothers and
Lord Coventry, the Father of Company, Limited, who were ap- pointed by the original donor as the House of Lords, who is ninety trustees of the fund, havo. ac years of age, recently recited knowledged the receipt from "The Wreck of the Birkenhead "to Anonymous American" of 100 the children of Pinvin, Worcester- dollars Government of the United shire, when, with Lady Coventry, Kingdom of Great Britain and he attended the opening of a Iroland Five and Half per Cent. memorial hall. #ind' with coupons from August
Finding that many children were unable to get Into the hull 'the Earl remarked that it was "hard' luck" that they should not
is Association be able to get inside and see iversity are everything that was going on, At ****n the his request they were gathered
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BRITISH RAILWAY
SMASH.
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED: THREE INJURED.
London, Oct. 25. Four persons were killed and three injured in a colllaloh bo- tween a London-Aberdeen passen- ger train and a goods train at Lockerblo, Dumfrieshire at 3.15 this morning.
the Among those killed were drivers and firemen of the two trains.
Later.
The Express was drawn by two ongines. It ran into the rear of the goods train, the two engines and the leading van being hurled into a field alongside the line. The following six coaches: wore derailed. The main iino, was blocked and the telegraph wires torn down.
The guard of the goods train is reported missing.
The three persons injured were passengers whose injuries were but Blight. It appears that the two luggago vane in the front of the train eaved-the-passenger section of the train from possible dianafey --Reuter.
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