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LARGE GATHERING PAY THEIR LAST. RESPECTS. Amid many expressions of grief, the mortal remains of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. C. Burnett were laid to rest at Happy Valley yesterday
was at afternoon. The funeral tended by a very large number of friends of the deccased lady and gentleman, as well as the whole of the staff of the China Mod and Sunday Herald, those present at the graveside including:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,
FOUND DEAD IN BED:
OFFICER OF PUNJAB REGI-" MENT DIES IN HIS SLEEP When the men of the Battalion
PECULIAR CUSTOM.
FEATHERS PLUCKED OFE: "BIRD WHILE STILL ALIVE:
A case of gross ill-treatment or of the Punjab Regiment stationed a quail was brought to light when suma Chinese appeared before Mr. at Whitfield Barracks were moned for the usual parado yester Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma day morning, an officer named gistracy yesterday and admitted a Jamand Singh failed to make his charge of plucking the feathers off appearance. A search was the bird while I was still alive. mediately Instituted for him and he was eventually found in his quar tera lying dead in his bed...
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On receiving the defendant's answer of admission of the charge his Worship exclaimed, "You ac tually plead guilty to plucking the feathers off a quail while it was still alive! What, was the object
The room appeared in proper order and there was nothing to rise to suspicion. The Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Mr. J. Ander-military authorities at once noti- Ron Mr. A.el Arculll, Capt. F. Baylis, fed the police of the discovery and of doing that?”
was im- The defendant replied that he Mr. R. T. Barrett (representing the Sub-Inspector Gorlan Daily Preen), Mr. P. Branch, Mr.mediately dispatched to make an did not know the customs of the Colony. He said that, in his coun- L. J. Blackburn, Hon. Mr. Pinvestigation. Braga, Mr. A. 1. Crook, O.B.E
From all appearances the detry, the feathers were taken off STANDS ALONE Mr. C. J. Cooke, Mr. H. B. L. Dow
OR PLEASURE big, Mr. J. C. Fletcher, Mr. P.reased officer had died in his sleep birds while they were still alive T. Farrell, Mr. F. P. Franklin from heart failure. A full enquiry because people ate them like that. His Worship They eat them LAYING AND (Hongkong Telegraph), Mr. L. For is to be instituted to detaming the ster, Mr. J. E. Greig, Chief Inspec- cause of death and it is probable
The defendant intimated that EDUCATING or P. Grant, Br. W. L. Handyside, that certain organa will be sub-
the birds were not eaten alive but Mr. A. Hicks (Hongkong Telemitted for an examination for
the blood of live birds was used. praph), Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. A. T. traces of drugs or poison.
Jamand Singh was popular Hamilton, Mr. S. O. Hill, Mr. C. W. Jeffries, Mr. W. Kay, Hon. Dr. among his fellow officers and com-for medicinal purposes, R. H. Kotewall, Capt. T. T. Lauren-rades, and his death cast a spell Bon, Mr. L. E. Lammert, Mr. V. C. of gloom over the entire Regiment, Labrum, Mr. G. I. Lammert, Mr.
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His Worship: I have seen a man doing something like that be. fore but be was an uncivilised savage.
His Worship: Would you, like Lo be skinned alive?
The defendant said that it was customary in his country to pluca the feathers off birds while they were still alive.
It was stated that the quail had
C. C. Mycock, Dr. W. B. A. Moore,
The defendant repeated that he Mr. T. Murphy (A.D.C.1.), Mr. ton, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Recro, F. A. Mackintosh, Capt. D. Mor Mr. and Mrs. Leo D'Almada did not know the customs of Hong- xan, Mr. J. L. McPherson, Mr Castro, Mr. and Mrs. Budden antikong. G. F. Nightingalė, Mr. and Mrs family, Mr. and Mrs. Denis H. H. Nish, Hon. Mr. Owen Hazell, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith, Hughes, Mr. B. Pasco, Mr. J. Ral- Mr. and Mra, A. Morley, Mr. and stou, Mr. H. Ruttonjee, Mr. P. W Mra. W. II. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay, M, O. A. Smith, Mr
F. A. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J. E A. W. Smith, Mr. J. S. Smith, Hou. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. E. Mr. W. E. L. Shonton, Mr. G. W. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Suiter, Sellars, Mr.-H. Seth, Mr. G. F.Mr. and Mrs. C. P. F. James, Mr. Tickle, Mr. B. Wylie (South China Mrs. D. M. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Morning Post), Mra. B. Wylie, Mr. James H. Backhouse, Mr. and D. C. Wilson, Mr. Denia H. Hazell Mrs. L. K. Chung, Dr. and Mrs Mrs. W. V. M. Koch, Dr. and
Pass A contingent of the St. John Cannon, Capt. and Mrs. Ambulance Brigade was also pre-more, Capt. and Mrs. Campbell and and family, Capt and Mrs. B. sent under Mr. E. Ralphs Mr. A. Morris, Whilst the Branch, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Frank- and Mrs. Harris China Mail and Sunday Herald were in, Capt. represented by Messrs. D. C. Wil-Walker.. son, J, E. Wilson, J, T. Dobbie and
TSANG FOOK PIANO Taylor, Mr. P. Tester, Mr. A. W. and Mrs. J, H. Setlis, Mr. and since died.
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His Worship asked-Sub-Inspec- tor Jamen, who prosecuted, if he had heard of such a custom as, stated by the defendant.
The ofeer replied that he had never heard of such a custom.
The Court interpreter remarked, in reply to his Worship, that such custom was known to certain people in China.
His Worship said that he would take that into consideration"in im-: posing a penalty, which he would otherwise have been made more heavy. He had to make it known, however, that whatever was the custom in China, it could not be done in Hongkong.
A fine, of $20 or three weeks' held, were laid around the grave.Tao, and Messrs. T H. G. Bray-hard inbour was imposed.
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In other cases of cruelty two .LTD. Family wreaths and those from Lammert, J. C. Fletcher, Douglan Chinese were each fined $20 on
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Kan, Ho Ha Ki, F. and Madge," BM Make "ob and Elsie," Key Ree King, 14 11. M. B. some had died sed condition and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Batalha G. W. Cooper, A. el Arculli, Mtaken out of the baskets in which
Nemazec, A, H. Crook, Ivan B.they were confined. and daughters, Miss R. Rozario, Trevor, 11. Dreyer, P. R. Chich- "An old Feki, Wai Po Cheung,"
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