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TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1911.

THE BUTCHERY COMPANY' CASE.

To-day's Proceedings.

Mr Potter-It has been suggested by 3r Tutam that you and Mr Howell conspired together in order to got him out of the Colony. Is that true!

Witnesolutely false. Witness, replying to further questions, mid that busmosa, was sold for 8200 while he (witness) was holding Talany's power of attorney.

Why was it buld for $206 --Well, the business was closed, there wis nothing doing and the estate had to be wound up. That was the best price we could get for it, and a fair price to my idea."

Before the Chief Justice (Sir F. Piggott) "the_crud'was loontinued todky m which "John Team, runner at the King Edward Hat, ved Frederick Howell, chief bailiff at the Supreme Court, for an account lie receipts and disbursements in canalion with the business of the Hongkong Buteliery Company. Mr M. W. SadeKO, (instructed by Mr J. H. Gardiner was for plaintift, and Mr. Eldon Cons-ozaminied by Mr Sinde Potter (instructed by Mr C.«K. H. Baris) Did you make enquiries on to how the business had been doing in the first four for defendant.

Defendant was re-examined by Montha--None whatever. I umorstood Polter.

the business was a failure from start to finish.

Mr. Petter-You were asked early in your cras examination to recount for an increase is your banking account for 1897

Mr Skle-I did not follow thnk up. Ar Petter-He was going into a question -akin lottery. Will you exphin how it

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Front who did you unilerstand that 2-- From Mr Tatam and Mr Howell. To all intents and purposes I thought it was a bankrupt concern. :

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Wilnom It has nothing to do with capital. Mr Howell nover drow out as much in one month aà hò put in, except for the mouth of Decinber when he paid in 2000 and withdrew $500. The withdrawal of capital could not influence the profit or break the business, -

His Lordship far as that loss jeeucorned ?

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Witties-Yes.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE SUPERVISION OF SAM- PANS AND LAUNCHES.

RONGKONG, 8th April, 1912. "The following, letter, addressed to" Mr. isement, the Asting Colonial Secretary,"

has been sent to us for publiation: Mr Potter-What I want to get clear is:

Sir-My Coustaittoe hate boon approach: that you do not think the business was by sorend of the principal shipping upset by Mr Howell withdrawing capital agents of the Colupy with regard to the His Lordship That is quite another lack of supervision over Sampans and question.

Mr.Petter-Well, I will pit it in that Launches belonging to or hired by Chitom form. Was the business upset by Ale bonding housekeepers, which emit moet Howail withdrawing capital or to labu obetruct steamers carrying, coolie January, 1896 1

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iitues-No, I should not think so. It passengers outside the limits of the We try to conduct our store so that

would act bosible, because he paid in more money than he took out each month. Witness then explained the blanco sheet which purported to be a statement for the paid between October 1st, 1800, and February 27th, termed Barker's ac- This he described mactically count võrrect,

larbour.

The following extract from the letter of a master to his owner, will perhaps nike the situation clearer to you than I can hope to do.

**I beg to submit to your notice the very His Tenisi id from the figurus they serious position in which we na shipuistere found that in November, December end of steamen are placed regarding the for January, taking them roughly, the business cibly boarding of our ships while yet at non wits working at a profit, that was inerging Do you remember Mr Than cousing some expenses of one month which wore by runners from the various Chines back to the Colony in 1899 and coating to to another and some hills of one boarding Houses in the Colony, touting for month paid in another, The way he your stop remember his coming back. looked at it was that the leavy loss passengers à long way outside the karbour Did he ask for accounts No, to the incurred in the first month was bot limits, also the grave situation in which last of my knowledge he did not..

by the working at a small profitwe may at any time delves by in the others. For the life of me, id. his Lordship, "I can't see how it is possible sinking any of the samans so employed. to take any other-view,

Do you mean to say that a man for whows you-worq neting an attorney would come to

His Lordship-You were this Treasures 7 you and ant ask for accounts? He and

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particulars from Mr Howell.

Did he not conia'round to your shop and

Questions were then putto defùndant with reference alleged discrepancies na betweentuk you for accounts-Never to my -Comissio and wiles is slowis in the chile knowledge. shook and the naount paid, în as shown by

the Bank pas-hook.......

Mr Talon las told us in his ovulonçe that the number of customers increased by leaps and bounds,” to use "his" ung

langung. Have you gone to the trouble of finding at the number of customers for

the first four months? I have.

Didn't he ask you what had been done in the business and what had happened

Bin't year say be was not entitled to accounts and practically threatened to all the police in, to tun him out of your shop No, sir; I simply said he was not entitled to the return of his power of attorney.

Why not hold powers of attorney for several people and 1 uover part

with them on any account. If they want thum cancellest they have their legal remedy

What are they 3-In October there were shown in ledger accounts 201; in November 497, in December 223 and in Jaunarf 203. "That is not to say, my Lord, that these are all regular customer with puss. books, Bemuse say entry for a small amount, by a † advertising, -aasual pastomer would be in the ledger and Didn't you tell Tatam you had lost the

included in this number.

power of attomey I didn't

Mr Foller-There do not seem to heit: Leould not find it. ...any teaptar boyais amongst that lot.

With regard to the sale of the Butchery for 8200, did you regand that as a fair price I tried to get more for it and after ... bargaining that was eventually the armage ent which"Watkins and myself can so The business lnd coased; the place was closed on January 2nd; there were no --customer at all.

How long was the business closed before it was sold-It was re-opened again, I sce, on the 14th of January.

I had lost

Do you mean to wear positively that when he came back he never askes you for cents, you being attorney? To the best of my sledge.

Do you remember having a row with him, in your shop?--Yes, aver the power of attorney,

And youthreatenul to turn him out of the shop? Yes,-*------

• I put it to you thint: the row was on the question of gemount ?-Lknow nothing about accounts.

His Lord If he had asked you for So that between the 2nd or 3rdoneccants would yon haro, given then him?

he wrong on tho bgues. During further WitnessYou may be right or you may

discussion, witness said no business conld be regarded as suund after only four uiouths of existence.

Their methods-atons followswhun

star in expected from the Stanits with Chinese passengers, large simpans umaned by from sight to ten nimble young or aro towel ont by launches and left in the i Ili Lordship Neither-an you my it don't met of sterwery inward hound Here-failed-in-fouuontira Altheigh it |

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—bour-by-wing a-long-hambon with a hook His Lordship 1 am net-brming Mr at the end and along towing line. If Howlin the least; all I am showing is successiul, four or five men out of each boot climb on board and the sampua that after the heavy loss of the fast month

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there was a recovery;

Witness-These necounts may unt show that; I should want to go into them.

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His Lordship-Very well; let me know what you think to-morrow..

The hearing was again adjourned.

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There are six or eight sampane so ein- ployed, learing about lurty renuers en tboard wheat ouce create a perfest cou- ........- fusion anfong the passengers by shouting. at the pitch of their voices and, hustling

THE DUMPING OF RUBBISH.

The list of proceedings taken by the anitary Department was submitted at the

meeting of the Board this afternoon.

Hon. Mr A. W. Brewin micuted $3 is equivalent at least to a One of £1/1/0 in England and in my opinion the punishment fits the crime or more than fits it.

Hor. M W. Chatham-Some haavior penality than should be pressed for in the matter of dumping rabbish in the streets. This is a very common practice and a most objectionable one besides involving the Government in considerable expense the pretty parts of the City such as Gleneals are made oyesores by such dumping..

January, and the 18th of January the Defendant-1 wrath simply have re-for the removal of the rubbish. Many of

sustomer you had in the old Butchery had | gone elsewhere for their meat 7-Yes.

At the case of the re-examination Mr Slade said he had just received a piece of most important infurization which he would like to put to defendant and, if necessary, call' wiwess in support thereof.

His Lordship-1 do not think I can refuse it if counsel mys it is an important

piece of information.

Mr Paltor-It's in your Lordship's hands. His Lordship- thought you were ab

jecting dur a frown on your face...............

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ferred him to Mr Howell.

The next "witness was Tang Kee, who said he was sole proprietor of the Hong- Long Butchery Company.

Mr Pulter-Has Mr Howell any share in that business -No.

When did you become proprietor ?--In 1807.

What did you pay for it ?--I think $200. Was there any bargaining ?—Yes, nt | next they wanted several hundreds of dollars but gentually they were willing to necept 8000). *_-

Did Mr Witkins give you a receipt for

Foller-I meant it for a staile, my Lord;-(laughter). But it is there ing to have your case broken into by fresh evidence.

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Have you got it now?—I have lost it.. Cross-examined by Mr Shade--Did you pay Mr Howell any commission for any 4serticus Nɔ,

His Iardship.Unfortunately there is no control over these things.

Mr Potter--I have not asked your Lurd- ship to expunge it. If your Lordship is infacticed by my frowns and smiles I shall be indeed happy.

Mr Bado (to deferdant)-Is it true that you have since the closing of the Butchery in 1897 received orders for ment in the Registry of the Supreme Cont

Defendant--I might have done so and -forwarded them to the Hongkong Batchery.

No commission of any kind duas ever been paid by youitu Mr Howdl -None whatever...

Did you ever winks'ent a balance sheet?

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Ono etons weighing about 21 be entered the he was mtisfied with his bargain.

Replying to his Lordship, witones sait-rvants quarters about two Imadred yards

You have got a good business?-Jiddling way and arrowly missed Litting an amal Questioned by Mr Blade witno refused another piece of stone was found uta to indicate what he considered the businew similar distanco, was now worth.

failing in my duty in the firm by giving such "people opportunities of which they night avail themselves of looting the cargo at their will or of setting the ship on fire

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The small pox returns for the week anding April 8 read:City of Victoria,

by the careless handling of those paper 7 casco other disticta 4 deaths, 3; all Janterns amongst the passengers' inflar Chinese.

During further cruas cxamination, 3r ...... washenman was charged with stealing a "I could not any, my Lord. I might. liare Sinde mid there was only one caeli-book pair of gold sleeve links belonging to Light | mable luggage.

doneso, Iknow that Mr Seth, the Registrar produced, and that one was made during Colonel Medwood and the case was

the action. of the Court, who was an old customer of

Mr Potter Oh I don't know whether journed. A woman was also charged with *the old Butchery, awed sometimes to ask me my friend is suggesting that it was mida rewiring the sticles and the case a "Lo get atiksent to blacão for him

for the purposes of this setion.

HiLardship Did you ever receiver Slade-No, I don't necessarily.

orders from your friends or from strangers in the Registry and forward them on "to the Butchery Company."

Defendant-Not a regular thing. I might have done it as a friendly action.

"Bit Blade-I put it to you, Mr Howell, tant it was supposed by a number of people in this Colony that the stall in the Butchery was your and that they sent you orders fairly frequently?

Defendant-At the opening of the But chery, my Lord, it was pretty well-known in the Colony that I was connected with it

covered by this action.

His Lordship-It only covers the period

Mr Pottery fiend suggests that something has been omitted for the purposes of this action.

Mr Shade Something minnot be found. Mr Potter-IE.we ninde it up for the purposes of this comi wo should be careful. to pat in everything we wanted for.

Mr A. R. Lowe, chartered accountant, was the next witness. He said he had

likewise adjourned. Me C. Wilson appeared to defend the woman.

Fife men and a woman were arrested by Sergeant Wills in a sampan off Kellett Ja-f fand on Monday night and at the Magia toy this morning they appeared before MFER Hallifax on a charge of being in possession of two tona of coul. After hear ing the evidence the case was dismissed.

examined the books of the Hongkong An amah appeared at the Bingistracy this Butchery which had heen produced, in Court. Ho had also made out a Proft and morning on a charge of kidnapping two drst four months. The total payment fur The mother of the children reported the Loss Account and a balance-sheet for the little girls and the case was adjourned. stores, shown by the Profle and Loan matter to the police and suspicion fell on Bis Lordship The Butchers or the Account, was 314,001,9 and the total the ash who had recently left her service Butchery Company, which 7

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realised on sales was $14,812,22,

Mr Potter That shows a profit on gross

Sho, was arrested at No. 33, Lascar Road, Defendant-I am coming on to that sales of 2200 for the whole period? Yes and the children were tbsequently Peoplecatside might have possibly thought roughly

1 + covered at Kungmum that I was connected with the Butchery for expenses-That is so.

Before

ore taking into account any punny Company and send me down a note withAs against that on the oflier side there. eference to it, which I would send down are outgoings making in all 81,775311–

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"Which leaves a lane for the four months

It is pointed out that sucir boarding of steamers being illegal each ofender is liable psanity which however consists of 1 all fina posed at the Magistrary of Harbour office, and which is undoubtedly [paid by the boarding-house keeper em

playing the culprit.

In the case of towing launches aiding and aketting the sampana and runners, the maximum penalty allowed by the Ordinanco does not act as deterrent

Frusacation is made more difficult by the fact that empans and hirchen drop sacks

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THE NATIN EFFICIENCY CUP COMPETITION, hors so that suck are indistinguishable from units in this competition and oil canvas over their names or num The following is the order of merit of

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legislation is very necessary in this matter. My Committee consider that special and a severe terci of imprisonment without

the optic of a fine seems to thers to bo the only cure..

For a second offenes the confiscation of

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of the boat or sampan is suggested. N

My Cummittio feel confident that this The clues will assemble at Bowco Boad protest will have the yinpathy of HE tramway bridge at 10. Friday 14th

THE EMPIRE.

Mesura Ragos and Raags have received

the Governor and hope that not only will | April. - - RESIGNED.

So that did happen I can't my; if you trading of 81,668.721-Yan, subject to another fina collection of films which will the revision of the existing Ordinancu

ill give me particular.. MA

Mr dulo pat it to you that you ook tops whatever to dina bitec people of the lea that you were gonnected with the Butchery Company.

Pte. E B Annsley of the Infantry

unal difference between the books of be exhibited during the Easter holidays, recdivé thú mrly consideration of Govern Company is permitted fresign on leaving

$6.16.

So you conclusion that for the fast | Aniongst the pictures are those entitetinent, but active'stops ha taken to stop to the Colony with offect from the 8th A poliz

four months trailing the-buninck lost

81,655.72-Yus, from the look of the books I should my list sns correct.

Witness farther stated that he had at-

vory Mangerous practica

The Statue"; "The Tax Receiver" Pygmalion, Phedra *** Ins Semiramis "Khamira"; mort of thes

Defendant I did nothing one way or the other. - I know I was not con-tached a memandu to the balance shout being Fathe Friers best coloured pro nected with the Butchery Company stating that in his opinion the staticient ductions.

fairly disclosed the position of the bunn

W CHILDREN LIKE IT!

I have the honour to be.

Your obedight Servant (80) EL A. M. WILLIAMS, Sverotary.

Sergeant-ajor T. Mock of No. 1 Aru

lery Company is granted leave of afsance for 12th months wítle effact from the 20th Aprit

many

nad I let it stop there. I did not advertise on January 31st 1896, and the record of

KEEP IT AT HAND. my connection with the old Butchery, a, receipta and payments renting to the period

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