RACING SWEEPS DENOUNCED.
SINGAPORE COUNCIL
DISCUSSION.
HEAVY TYPHOON DEATH ROLL
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that the bodies of the first and sec- ond engineer had been found on Caranan beach; the rescued en- gineer stated that the captain of the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1929.
SOLDIERS BEFORE
COURT.
SPOILING REPUTATION OF FINE REGIMENT.
SHARP BREEZE IN POLICE COURT.
YEARLY DOLLAR
INSTALMENTS.
MONEY-LENDER WILL HAVE A LONG WAIT.
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Murray, I would have had no
the Crown and I want to consult with these people before going. Although he believed his story, further with the case.
GOVERNMENT SAYS PROBLEM vease stayed on board with the THEFT AND ASSAULTS. objection, but he is a servant of JAPANESE BORROWERS
IS DIFFICULT ONE.
Sippapore, Sept. 2.
second oficer, and that 18 of the crew were missing.
Pource
Manila is facing the most serious shortage of water it has 'MEMBER'S QUESTIONS. ever known, as a consequence of
the typhoon,
The water mains lending into the city from Mantalban, the only present
of supply, were broken as a result of floods caused by the typhoon which traversed Luzon and only enough water remuined in the emergency resevoir lust night to carry the city through to-day,
A vigorous protest again sweepstakes conducted by Turf Clube in the Colony was made by the Hon. Mr. Lim Cheng Ean, of Penang, at this morning's meet ing of the Legislative Council.
Speaking on the motion for the adjournment,. Mr. Cheng Enn said
At places the damaged water
Two, K.O.S.B. privates were brought before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magistracy this morning on various charges of stealing and assault.
Private
Stanley Winchester faced a charge of stealing a watch from a shop named Li Kai,
His Worship: Do you plead guilty or not guilty?
Defendant-Guilty, sir: Have you nothing to say? have no money. That's why stole the watch.
what
Well, you ought to know
the
Mr. Juntico Wood found himself un- able to give judgment in favour of the defendant, owing to the stipula tions of English law, when boaring a money-lending care in the Sum- mary Court this morning. His Lordship gayvo judgmont for plaintiff and made an order for instalments requiring the defendant to pay 81 annually, the first paymaut to be made on January 4, 1930.
Bagant Bligh, No. 17 Tai Hufg village, money-londer, aned" Mat
kong, Hotel, barbors for $108 principal and interest claiming it to be due under a promissory note dated January 23, 1997, Matsunage was not, present · Both plaintill ånd Koroki conducted their own ensis
he confessed to a feeling of dis mains were under 35 feet of water/has happened to the others who to examine. Yet your Worshin Bunaga and M. Koroki, co the Hong-
appointment at the Government'te yesterday and officials of the answers to his questions regard Metropolitan Water District were ing lotteries run by Turf Clubs unable to predict when repairs can and he thought that feeling would
be made be shared by many people outside the Council,
The first serious damage done by the typhicon came when the "I am surprised that Govern bridge supporting the pipe line ment has not seen fit to take cogaler the beadworks at Montalban zanes of what is admitted to be was washed out, permitting the great and growing evil promoted | by the racing clubs," the la. pipe line to ang and Inter break with the pressure of the water member proceeded.
passing over it.
Three Hours' Supply,
I
When attempts were made to Corrupting Peoples' Liven,
repair this break it was discoverai "It is an evil that is corrupting that of her breaks had pecured the lives of the people. The beneath 35 feet and more of water younger generation grow up within the Mantalban gorge. this identhe attainmerit of n prize in
That is, & sweep, wrong way of bringing up the younger generation. That is wrong ideal to place before then It is a bad training for them; and it may prave dianstrous to them in the end.
I don't care how well run there 1offeries may be. I say it is abso- lutely wrong to tolerate the run
well ning of latteries however conductest and however eminent the clubs may be. It is wrong in principle."
The actint manager of the Metropolitan Water District, on returning to Manila from Nova lehes last evening, stated that the water shortago may be relieved a little by noon to-day if the fumes connecting the Novaliches dam with the San Juan reservoir are completed.
after
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Subservient to Executive, Mr. Lo:I have one or two com- According to Paints to make. what your Worship has just said, you want to consult with the Colonial Sceretary. The effect of that would be that you are making this Court subservient to the There is the com- Executive. plainant who is represented by the police now before you. All the parties are here for your Worship now say you would like to put over have come before me 00 these charges,
1 sentence you to six the case, not for the parjod of what it will be within your power months hard labour.
As the defendant was being led to do, but for the purpose of com- away, his Worship said:One municating with the Colonial moment. Bring him back. In the Secretary.
MraniltonLook here event of your regiment leaving the Colony before
sentence You cannot misrepresent me here, your expires, I shall recommend I. What I say is that when I have a the Governor to remit the balance case before me, I want the case to be put by the prosecution in order that I may know what the of the period.
Another Case,
views of the prosecution are, the Another soldier from the same people who are authorised to It seems to me that the regiment, Private Joseph Corri- speak, gan, was charged with unlawfully pupole who have a say in this case assaulting a Chinese named Cho. is the Government. Pook at Wellington Street in the early hours of this morning, and with assaulting a constable named
Mohinder Singh in the execution
of his duty.
Defendunt pleaded not guilty to both charges,
Mutual Resentment.
"You have misrepresented me,”
きかい
said Mr. Hamilton, "and I resent
It most strongly.".
Basant Singh and the two then approached him on January 23, 1027, and asked for a loan. Bintanga wrats out the hote and both men signed it, after winch plaintiff paid out $200. On June 2, 1927, plaintiff Baw both defendants and they paiti him 200 for which he (pininti) gava a receipt. Plaintiff anid he did not intend that payment to relieve Koreki from further liability.
Koroki said in ovidence, that when ho paist the 8100 to plaintiff, the latter said he would give a ro- csipt which would relieve him (defendant) from further liability.
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His Lordship drew defendnul'a Mr. Lo:And I roseat what attention to Japanese charactora your Worship has said now in written on the back of the pra Inspector Dick, in explaining the rebuking me for nothing at all. I missory note. Defendant explained facts to his Worship, said the de- see no ground at all for it. If they were written by his four-yene- fendant look a chair at D'Aguilar Mr. Murphy is the complainant, old daughter and bad nothing to do Street and gave instructions to the then you already have both parties with the note. They were the words All coolies to take him up to Lynd-before you, Defendant is very of nag. hurst Terrace. He failed to gain poor and you are making me come Giving judgment his Lordship The water shortage la so admittance to any of the houses up again although I have pleaded | raid :--"The DEEP BEUMI to me to serious, however, that Mayor there and took the chair back to guilty to the charge. I am only be le thin-You (defendant) Earnshaw and other city officials, D'Aguilar Street.
Asking you to listen to what I have | signed the notes. When you signed Mr. When the coolien demanded pay to say, and the matter then rests it, you undertook to pay with a conference
Ajoint It should not be necessary for Gideon yesterday morning, an-ment, it was alleged that the de-with you to decide what you are to debt, $400. The debt was tot the clubs to depend at all on the nouneed that the San Juan fendant adopted a fighting att-do with the defendant.
yours only. It was the debt af proceeds of sweeps, on what he reservoir will
two men, but you undertook to be closed until tude. The coolies were frightened and rea wy. The defendant
The Injured Party... might call tainted money,
pay the whole of it. You have Mr. Further notice except the following
gave chase and in the pursuit he
Mr. Hamilton said that before produsert a receipt for half the Cheng Ean 'continued. Clubs Hours from 7 am to 8 nm; from kicked another coolie who was he could so decide he felt it in-mount and that receipt is in your ought to be satisfied with what 11:30 am, to 12:36 p.m.; and, from lying asleep on the ground. The
cumbent to consult the Govern- they got out of belling on the tole. 6 p.m. to 7 pås.
coolies alleged that the defendant
mont as to their views, as they Membership of the clubs WHS BOL In order to complete the fumes also hit the third coolie with
were the injured party, restricted. There were no restric. I to carry additional water into the belt. tions by which persons could be San Jung reservoir, 200 men have excluded from membership. Any been at work constantly for the body could apply to become a
18 hours. This morales station. In the charge room, he ence, I must say that I resent member. He admitted that it was 200 additional men are being added attempted to punch, the Indian that. What you said was that you difficult to become an
and want Mr. Murphy to apoak to the ordinary
on the nose, to the crew, which is working in interpreter member, but it was very easy to three shifts of eight hours each, although the blow was partly Celonial Secretary said:
"Thore, is the complainant here become subsering member,
in Mr. Murphy, whóy, na anne and he did not believe that suff to unish the job as early awarded off, it reached its mark,
possible.
Assistant Superintendent of
clent attention was paid to the question of adnitting subscribing| members,
One had only to be present at a
J
Mr. Lon Cheng. Ean asked: In view of the rapid growth and development of horse racing in the
An Indian constable arrested the defendant and took him to the
Commenced to Sing.
Mr. Lo You say I have mis- presented you. With all. defer
In reply to his Worship, Inspec: Police, was also acting for the tor Dick said that the defendant Government. If Major Wolfe- appeared then to be under the Murray's position in the cast is race meeting to see what interest
influence of liquor. He struck up not clear, there is a Crown officer members of the clubs took in re- Colony and in view of the impenda Bghting attitude and several niso who knows about it. He is Mr. H. K. Holmes and he knows ing, Mr. Cheng Ean remarked. He ing loss of the opium revenue, is times commenced to sing.
Defendant then went into the about the case. And if Mr. had expected that His Excellency the Government in favour of
and denied the Holmes
also is not acting on would have dealt with this evil in instituting
an inquiry forthwith witness-box its initial stages, that he would for the purpose of discovering offence, but admitted that he was behalf of the Government, I don't
what tax yielding possibilities (under the influence of liquor,
His Worship Baid that with re-know who is, your Worship. And there are in the various forms of gard to the first charge, there in addition to Major Wolfe gambling connected with the part?as no definite evidence that the Murray, whom you have heard. Will the Government request the defendant was guilty of having there is also the Commandant, racing clubs In the Colony to
His Colonel Bird. assaulted the chair coolie. furnish a stalement showing Worship, however, was inclined to (a) their membership during 1927 believe that he did, and ordered 1928 and 1920, (b) the number of that $5 be taken out of the Poor
Mr. Hamilton:- quite under- race meetings held during the said Box and paid to the chair coolie. stand that.. You don't neem three years (c) the duration of
On the second charge, his Wor:understand that the case
is one each of such race meetings, and ship convicted the defendant and for committal. I am giving a (d) the value and the number of said that he was not going to take chance, although Mr. Le dues not tickets purchased at each meeting a lentent view of the case. on the totalizator, the cash and the "About 24 of you have spoilt the seem to appreciate it. My, view unlimited sweeps?
reputation of a fine, respectable has been that the cast is a corious one for committal, but it will regiment," added his Worship.
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have killed the dragon as soon as It showed its head, but he the speaker) hoped that some day the matter would come up again to he; dealt with. He was not without hope that the evil would make itself more and more felt, that the people would of their own necord rise up in arms against this evil.
Membership Issue.
The Colonial Secretary, in the course of his reply to the speeches of the Unofficial Members, sald that Mr. Cheng Ean had said that subscribing members of the Turf were allowed to get in on the very flimsient excuses. He (Mr. Scott) was given distinctly to understand that so far na-the Singapore Turf Club was concerned the method adopted of electing subscribing members was very elaborate and very carefully followed in AB
Total Prohibition?
and
In view of the frequency of the lotteries run by the racing clubų in the Colony and the keen and feverish interest taken by the public in them notwithstanding the recent change whereby the allotment of numbers upon written cases. He hoped that the Penang application replaced the issue of Turf Club followed the sume
printed tickets, and in view of the Course.
and encouragement which the racing clubs have given in the matter of sweeps lotteries to the other clubs and associations and to the shows and other enterprises that visit the Colony, and particularly In view of their disastrous effect, upon the habits of thrift and carofulness which is the duty of all good Governments to foster and safe- guard, will the Government, with the fine example of England and other countries before it, consider seriously the total prohibition af such lolierles?
"If there is undue slackness in the stimulus way members are elected to clubs," the Colonial Secretary pro-i ceeded, "and it is brought to the notice of the Government, I think that Government would be prenar ed to bring pressure to bear on the Turf Club to see that the method of electing members was tightened
mp.
Very Old Question.
"On the general question of Government taking netion to stop or reduce gambling, it is very d flcult to make any definite reply. It is a very old question, how far
The reply was as follows:- Government should interfere with
(i) Having regard to the gen- the liberty of the subject to do orally satisfactory financial posi what he will with the money that tion of the Colony, it is not con- to investigate
he thinks he may be able to spare sidered necessary No doubt, whether it be gumbing possible additional
or drinking, the, Government is
Sources of
anxious that excesses of either de revenus at the present time.. Goy. scription should be discournved. ernment, therefore, does not pro- It is hardly possible for the Gov-nose to Institute the enquiry aug- ernment to adopt a completely sented by the Hon'ble Member.
(ii). In view of the above, it is paternal attitude, and, because
ask tho Turf not proposed to Kambling in theory may be an evil, Clubs to furnish the information to prevent those members of the public who may be peculiarly sus in question. It is understood, ceptible to the evil of gambling however, that most of it is avail
able. In the annual Straits Racing. from Indulging in that pastime.
"At the same time Government in Calender and the public press. principle is opposed to any undue extension or easing of the facilities for gambling." which, the Government is inform- ed, ara confined to the members of those Clubs.
there is, at the present time, sufficient reason to prolibit the lotteries managed by the Turf Clubs in the Colony, which appear to be properly conducted and
(ii) It is not considered that
Defendant was fined $50.
Giving a Chance,
HER KIA PURATË PAL
"Sho's the most interesting person-been divorced,
you know,"
to
name only, and the plaintiff aolinita that be gave you this receipt. You say that when the plaintiff gove you this receipt, be released, you from the whole of the debt. The plaintiff denies that and says he did not.
"Now, I believe your (defen- pgf't), Hory. I believe that ho did, in fatst, retense you. But the Briglish Inw is this, that a man je not bound by his promise moless he gets something for it, and thin mau got nothing from you except & you were bound already La pay. So I have to give judgment for him for what be claims. Be cause I believe your story, however, 1 am going to make this order that you are to pay into Court instalments of 81 annually, the jyment to be made on first January 4, 1930. •
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help a lot if I have the people who are really complainants. I giving a lot as it la, and you still complain. I shall adjourn the case until Wednesday. What day would you like?
Mr. Lo: Any day will be convenient,
Mr. Murphy-Make it Thurs- day morning, if convenient to your Worship.
Mr. Hamilton:--I am prepared to take it early. If, the Govern ment is prepared to come in a tomplainant, I am prepared to take it sunumarily. In that case it will take say how long?
Mr. Lu: There will be no éhange b's fur as am concerned. The case was adjourned unt!! 10.30 on Thursday.
Mr. Hamilton: Is the position clear, with everybody understanding everybody else?
Mr. Lo:-I understand what your Worship sald or was trying to get at. If there had been any misun- deralanding, your Worship is partly! to blame.
A Final Word.
Mr. Lo went on to say that he con- sidered the proper parties, wero be- foro his Worship, these including what he described as the man's mas- tera. Even with the presence of these people and the fact that it! must have been clear that the Crown Solicitor was also aware of the pro- ceedings, hin Worship BLill rather wanted to go back to the "executive point of view."
I Worship sald he was satisfied that the Government were the em ployers to be consulted in the mat- ter... He hoped Mr. Lo had realised that he was giving away a lot in the ease, and that he also realised that a Magistrata was never "bub- servient to the Colonial Secretary."
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