THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1929.
REQUIREMENTS OF REMOVING FALLEN ARMS AND LIQUOR
LEGAL SERVICE.
TREES.
JUDGE ON "EXTRAORDINARY MAGISTRATE'S COMMENT ON
PROVISIONS."
DISPUTE OVER SUGAR.
.PROSECUTION;
WINDFALL FOR POOR.
Mention was made at the Central Police Court this morning of the Alan "windfall" in more-songes one, which resulted for the poorer people when trees were blown down by the typhoon last week
"I have every sympathy with people who try to keep within these extraordinary provisions and I should be glad to held or lay down some procedure that was reasonable. But I am afraid, view of the specific requirements A Chinese servant employed by of Section 298. I cannot see my Mr. Xavier, of No. 16. Macionnel am perfectly Road, was charged before Mr. T way to do it. I
And willing to give you an adjourn M. Hazlerigg with cutting ment to effect the service." Sa destroying Government. trees at said the Chief Justice (Sir Henryp.me on Saturday.
ABOARD.
MAN WHO COULDN'T KEEP
·PACE WITH LAW.
OVER $200 IN FINES.
Appearing for a funk master, charged before Mr. E. W. Hamil ton to-day at the Central Magie- tracy, with the possession of a rifle without a permit and of three fare of native wine upon which duly had not been paid, Mr. E. S C. Brooks pleaded inability on the part of his client to keep pace with the requirements of the law, He said that the junk, a new one purchased at Macao, put into Shaukiwan harbour, for repairs to be affected to a damaged rudder,
WASN'T PUNISHED RIVER BOAT RENT
ENOUGH.
CONTRACT.
MAGISTRÁTE'S HOMILY ON A DEFENDANT WHO TOLD "PACK
SPOILED CHILD,
TWO STREET FIGHTS.
"The trouble with her is that she does not get smacked enough: she was not sufficiently, punished by her mother when she was young".
This spoke Mr. E.W. Hamilton this morning when he had before him two young girls charged with street brawling.
OF LIES."
LOSES COURT ACTION.
In dealing with a Summany Court case this morning, the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) said the defendant had told him a "pack of lles" and if there was a possibility of him being sued again he had 20-one but himself to blame. The parties were Chau Sal-sau, No. 22 Connaught Road West (plaintiff) and Kwong Lam, No. 3, Moon.
(defendant). The remark was addressed to the Street
Plaintiff of the two girls, who, claimed $400, being two months' younger from the first moment of her aprent due in respect of the steward's pearance in Court, had kept up a department of the s.s. Charles Har- flow of spirited talk, compelling coain,
The plaintiff conducted his own of imprisonment.
case and Mr. A. el Arculli, who de fonded, argued that the verbal con- he Sal Nam s. Company Limited, tract was between the defendant and and was not with the plaintiff, who was a director of the Company.
Gollan) in the Supreme Court He replied that the tree had been morning in dealing with a blown down by the typhoor in front parte case in which sections of the 1 of the house, and he was removing and the master immediately his Worship to hold out a threat
WHER
Inspector Shannon said the police did not deny that the tree and fallen, but the defendant was caught swing it into convenient
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ordinary rule, the arms licence would be applied for as well and would be given to him, but, unfor- tunately, before the licence reach- ed his hands, the police raided the boat and seized the ama.
There
was no attempt, sald Mr. Brooks, to conceal the rifle; and as for the wine, it was for consumption on board.
Code of Ovil Procedure dealing it, on the instructions of, his emplled for a junk licence. As an with service of Important papers ployer. were discussed,
The plaintiff w
the Wah On Hong Firm, No. 5, Bonham Strand West, and the defendants were the Yuen Loi firm, and Lam Kam-lengths. chang, managing partner, No. 8,
Mr. Hazlerigg--If you were go Connaught Road West. The claiming to charge all people for cutting for $2,830, damages for wood from fallen trees, there would alleged breach of contract. he a queue from the Praya up to this Court. On Saturday there was a large tree in front of my house not removed, and I would have been grateful if any coolle had takes it away. This is a matter of a windfall for the poor people, If you can get the Botanical and Forestry Department to say that they want this tree to sell firewood, on behalf of the Govern mint, I shall then take a different
Two Contracts..
According to the statement of claim, there were two contracta, dated March 3 and Mar 10, 1929,
to sell to the defendant two lots of Java "24" course sugar. One of the terms of the contracts stated that delivery was to be taken with in one month of giving notice of the arrival of the sugar in Hongview. kong godowns:
Details stated that one contract was for 2,000 bags, equalling 3,300 plers at $7.83 per picul, $25,839. The other contract was' for 50) bags, equalling 825 piculs t $8.83 per picul, $6,872.75, making a total of $22,711.25. When the defendant falled to Lake delivery, plaintiff sold 4,125 picals by ane- fton at $7.30 per picul, making a total of $39,112.50, leaving a deficit of $2,588.75. Further costs in- curred were storage at 5 cents per pleul, $206.25 and auctioneer's Ice, $25, nking the total claimed,
Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. F. H. Lasseby, was for the plain Liff while the defendant was neither present nor legally repri-
wented.
Counsel said that an appurane? was entered by Messrs. Hastings, Bennys and Bowley for the de- Tendant on May 13 and the state- ment of claim was served upon them on June 17.
Service Issue,
ጎዜ
Defendant was cautioned and told by his Worship that he would have in get a permit from the B. & F. Department if he wanted
to cut fallen branches..
COLONY'S "SLAVE"
PROBLEM.
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out of doors by her owner, was found wandering miserably in the streets of Hongkong, in such a bruised and wounded condition that she had to be taken to the hospital,
The Only Way.
Sergeant Goodwin said he dis- covered the rifle concealed in a careful way, underneath some deck planks. The jars of wine were stored in a hole, over which were placed a number of wooden water buckets.
Previous to proceeding on the search, he had asked the defen- dant if he had any arms or duti able wines on board, and had re- ceived a reply from the latter in the negative.
It was shown that this girl had, earlier that day, been mixed up with her mother in a fight with a man who the girl would not admit Was her father, but who was, nevertheless, referred to by his Worship as "her mother's husband." She had then accompanied her
the Police mother to
Station where the elder woman had an in- jury to her head patched up.
Returning home, the girl met the other girl and, for the second time that day, engaged in a fight. The two girls went about it wilh so much spirit, that a watchman, who arrested them, confessed to the Court that he was unable to make out which of them really was the aggressor.
After hearing the evidence, Mr. Ilamilton said he believed that the Mr. Hamilton found the charges girl whom he had had occasion to proved in both cases. For, Inck-warn previously, was the more Ing an arm licence, the defen-disorderly of the two. He fined dant was fined $100, or two her $10, or 14 days. months' hurd labour. For the The other girl was fined $5, or possession of dutiable liquor, the seven days. defendant was further fined $130, sentences or two months. Both were made consecutive,
The rifle was confiscated.
KOREAN ASSAULTS
CONSTABLE.
FINED FOR BREACH OF THE PEACE.
Both were admonished against further brawling before being allowed to leave the Court.
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KOWLOON CLOTHING
THEFT.
GUILTY MAN ASSISTS THE
POLICE.
Food Catering.
According to the plaintiff's story, he had a licence front the Company, and, by a verbal agree- ment, let the defendant have the work of catering for food for condition that he Europeans an Paid $200 a month for rent as long AS be had that work,
explained that the defendant
Upon
Wis not called
but
he to pay rent. The reason Wha because
he had to engage fokis, feed and pay them, and all the profits were taken up in that mander. He denied that there was any agreement that rent should be pald.
ills Lordship said the first point was which story he was to believe; he was inclined to believe the plaintiff. His Lordship thought there was some arrangement by which the defendant should pay for the consideration. The only other question was whether the plaintiff's case was invalidated by his relation to the Company as a director.
His Lordship Inter added that if the defendant's story whis true, the plaintiff had defrauded the Company. Why then should not Mr. Arculli support his case by getting evidence from the Com- pany's officers? If the defence was that the contract was with the Company and not the plaintiff, the Company's officers would know about it.
Mr. Arculli said he was instruct-
such
The only practical way of dealing
Arrested by a detective in posses- effectively with the whole problem is to start registration immediately.
A Korean who was arrested on sion of a quantity of clothing, a with a view to obtaining the mum- August 20 on charges of dis-Chinese assisted the police to locate her and the whereabouts of the orderly conduct while drunk, and the owners by taking them to No. mui tsui, of which the Government assaulting an Indian constable in 27, Nathan load, Kowloon where now at present in ignorance. This Shanghaf Street, was this morning he said he had stolen the clothes ed that the sole control of the The question was then raised was provided for in the Ordinance fined $10 or 14 days hard labour by climbing through the bathroom Company was vested in the plain- tiff and his uncle. Therefore it as to whether the statement of of 1923, but has never been at- by Mr. T. 8. Whyte Smith at the window.
A charge of breaking and enter- would be difficult to get Kowloon Magistracy on au amend- calm had been served upon the tempted. defendant, and Mr. Jenkin argued As to the argument brought for ed charge of creating a breach of No. 227, Nathan Road and steal-evidence.
ing $10 and 28 articles of clothing that as the case had been set downward still by people in the colony, the peace.
The defendant denied the origin-was brought agahist the man be for trial it could be implied that and here at home, in defence of the
fore Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the the statement had been served. system, that "it is unwise to inter-al charges, and, in evidence, an Kowloon Magistracy this morning. but the Chief Justice said he did fere with an old Chinese custom," Indian constable said he was on
The defendant admitted the lar not think Mr. Jenkin could get this has been at last, I am glad to duty when the defendant grabbed ceny, but dented breaking into the aver the difficulty in that way,
say, completely cut from under at his revolver. After a struggle, premises.
struck over, the forehead, by the the defendant had lifted the latch of Detective Sergeant Fowlie said India's truncheon, the defendant
a window. was arrested and taken to the Police Station. The
their feet...
Canton, on the saljoining main land; has recently drawn,up a com- prehensive scheme for the freedom of the mui tani. The most string- at regulations have been issued by the Cantonese Government,
during which the defendant win
His Worship intimated that he constable would delete the word "break." stated that he had tried to knock)
At 5.40 nm. yesterday, said the the man's hands when he acciden prosecuting officer, the defendant | severe penalties have been imposed | tally struck him over the eye was arrested in possesion of the
and
Mr. Jenkin then submitted that as Messrs. Hastings. Dennys and Bowley had entered an appearance I was implied that they lind under; taken to accept service and there fore the service of the statement of claim on them was auflicient,
His Lordship again differed, say for any evasion of the law. They The defendant smelt strongly of clothing. He was questioned and Ing that if a solicitar expressly have recognised registration a drink. undertook to accept service of any first step in the abolition of the.
took the police to No. 227, Nathan . His Worship suggested, after Rond, document he was liable to attach-systent, and full provision for it is
He had climbed across the hearing the evidence, that a charge servants' quarters, and, walking ment for contempt of Court if hemat in their Ordinance.
of creating a breach of the peace along a ledge, had put his hands refused.
should be substituted for the count through the jalousies of the bath of disorderly conduct while drank. room window and lifted the latch,
The new charge was put to the Remarking that it was a big theft, defendant, who returned a plea of his Worship passed sentence of two
months' hard labour. guilty.
Need For Action,
When Mr. Jenkin had said be did not think that such could
Our duty now is to press far de-) happen in the present case, his Lordship remarked that if a selfinite action to be taken in British tor merely entered an appearance Hongkong for the abolition of this he was not Hable.
Letly. Mr. Jenkin pointed out that his Lordship had made an order for service of documents ou Messrs. Hastings, Dennys and Bowley and argued that that could be regarded us retrospective and could apply.
His Lordship pointed out that that order was made after the statement of claim was served, and he could not regard it in that light. He did not like retro- «pective orders,
His Lordship then commented As quoted above and adjourned the onse until Saturday morning for the statement of claim to be served on the defendant.
TENNIS LEAGUE,
ONLY ONE MATCH PLAYED ON SATURDAY.
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Although the championships of the "A" and "B" Divisions of the Lawn Tennis Leagues have not yet been de cided, little progress is being made by the Clubs concerned. On Satur
mui trai slavery, and this time I must be finally and for ever. We must see to it that the Government are pressed to draw up a really com- prehensive scheme for the release of the slave girls and children; for the changing of the status of all who are employed in domestic ser vice from that of slaves to paid ser- auta; and for proper provision to be made in all directions in the way of shelter and protection, of Auch a nature as to inspire con- fidence instead of fear, for released
children, who, baving lost all sight of their parents, have no one to whom they are to turn.
Only by such methods as those ean we hope to atone for-we can never undo-the very great wrong which has been done to these girls and children under our flag, for so
many years.
The following warships are now in port:
Basin. M. Ships Stormcloud and Moth,
North Arm.-ILM.S. Sterling. In Dock--L 19. Foreign.-U.S.S. Guare and Chi-
day only one match was played, this Here Gunboat Kwong Kum.
being between the Hongkong C.C.
the Indians in the "B" Division.
und
Minu 2-6; lost to Hunneln' and Ack- match was played on the bor 2-6; lost to Kitchell and Mohamed Hongkong CC courts and resulted 2-6.
The
in a victory for the hosts by the odd
act Scores:
J.
" Division.
Chinese R.C... 8 8 - 43
8 0 2 42
0 0 3 40
(Hongkong) beads. A. Rodger Stongkant; C.C. § 7 T
and
A. f. Minu 6-3; beat 9.9 M.B.K. Hussain and 3. 9. Ackbar 6-4; beat LE. & R.S. N. I Kitchell and D, blohamed
Y.M.C.A.
Dr. Montgomery and H. K. Valen- Nippon tine (Hongkong C.C.) lost to Bux and University Minu 3-6; beat Hussain and Aekber South China 6-4; beat Kitchell and Mohamed 6-1. Recreta
8 4 4
7.3.
C. C. Stark and H. R. Remington Indian R.C...10 (Hongkong CC.) lost to Bux and Kowloon C.C. 10 1
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"I don't know what to put down as the colour of my eyes: Harry says they're dark blue and Frank says they're violet."
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"Pack of Lies,"
His Lordship said the question was to whom was the defendant
fable to pay rent? He, himself. said he was not liable to pay any thing. "He stood there in the box and told me a pack of lies," added his Lordship.
Mr. Arculli again contended that the Company should have sued, and pointed out that the defendant might be sued again.
Ila Lordship:-He has only himself to blame. If he had only told the truth here, the position might have been different.
After further argument, his Lordship gave judgment for the plaintiff on claim and costs, with a stay of execution for a week.
His Lordship mude an order that
if the money was paid into Court it should remain in Court until the Sal Naw S.S. Company Limited had given an indemnity satisfactory to Mr. Arculli in respect of any claim by the Company against the defen- dant relative to the Charles Har douin. His Lordship also gave liberty to apply, but said he did not wish to hear any more evidence and application, if made, must be made on law.
After his Lordship had given Judgment, nlaintiff said the defen- dant might run awný, but his Lord- ship amilingly said he did not think 20. He added that the defendunt had been In Court several times be- fore and had had judgements given In his favour.
"THE STONE AGE,”
GAMBLER CAUGHT PLAYING FAN TAN.
en-
In prosecuting a Chinese before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning, on a charge of gambling at the trance of the Kowloon Godown tim- ber yard, Detective Sergeant Hum- phreys described the offence ns n'] return to the "stone age."
pro-
A quantity of stones was duced and it was alleged that these were being used by the defendant who had charge of a game of fan tan. The other players caped when the police arrived, leav- ing behind 85 cents,
es-
- The defendant was fined $2 and his Worship ordered the 85 cents to be given to the Poor Box,
Detective Sergeant Humphreys smilingly remarked that the stones would have to be returned to the Public Works Department.
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