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A DYING DEPOSITION.

QUESTION OF ADMI-SION.

59-81 Das Voe Road Central,

HONGKONG, -

WEST PADSTEATER 13480 WORK SKET

BIG OPIUM SEIZURE.,

DRUG HIDDEN IN "MILE'S " WATER TANK.

CRACKED PAINT-LEADS TO DISCOVERY.

CHINA COAST OFFICERS,

GUILD'S DEMANDS."

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY'S CIRCULAR.

INTERESTING SUPREME COURT

ARGUMENT.

THE CHINA MAIL.

INTERPORT CONTESTS.

THE CRICKET MATCH.

HONGKONG A PORMIDABLE POR

We have started, the big round of interports in fine style, writes An interesting argument on the "Janic" in the Shanghai Mercury, admission of a dying deposition in The Keswick Cup remains in Shang- connection with the murder case hai despite Hongkong's best efforts before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. to remove it to the Colony and now Gompertz Criminal Sessions this morning. The Court opened at 10a.m., but the jurors did not attend till half an hour later. As it was they were not re

arose during

POSSESSION OF A CHISEL.

UNLAWFUL ÎNTENT ALLEGED.

POLICE COURT CASE REMANDED.

Mr. C. F. Mason this morning ap peared before Magistrate Hutchison to defend a Chinese charged at the Instance of Inspector Willis, of No. 7 Police Station, with the possession of

a chisel for an unlawful purpose.

Counsel asked for a remand, ex- plaining that he had only this morn- ing been retained for the defence, and had not had time to receive in-tructions from his client.

The Magistrate remanded the case

extended.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

the bar swimming men have defeated Kobe on their own stretches of water. This latter `victory is one which will bring joy to all swimmers, for it was feared that Messrs MacCabe and quired until past 11 o'clock.

Co. had bitten off just a little more; Mr. F. C. Jenkin, appearing on than they could comfortably chew behalf of the prisoner, Leung Tai,in thus boldly venturing over to said the point arose by reason of the the unusual conditions in Japan. proviso under section 32 of the Now we shall soon have the cricket til 11 a.m. to-morrow. Evidence Ordinance. (Nu. 2.of 1889) games and these, after all, are the at page 454. The proviso was to the most interesting to the greatest nume s The Police bail in the sun of effect that a dying deposition may be ber. Tientsin is following un the! $50, was, on Counsel's application, adduced in evidence providing it is Shanghai swimmers' example, their proved to the satisfaction of the chances of success not being very Court (1) that reasonable notice of great-bat-one never knows. It's the intention to take such statement about time we were hearing of the has been served on the person work of the selection committee; are against whom it is proposed to be we to have a trial before the eleven read in evidence and (2) that such is picked? For Hongkong, we need The following is the text of a person or his counsel or solicitor absolutely our best eleven and it is not been painted just prior to her circular which has been issued by the might have had, if he had chosen to to be hoped employers and employees be present, full opportunity of cross will co-operate in the matter. We departure from Hongkong for San China Navigation Company with re-examining the person who made the can beat the Colony if our best men Francisco, it is highly probable that ference to the demands of the China same. „. United States Customs Inspector Coast Officer's Guild for a 50 per

Mr. Jenkin proceeded to contend Ephriam E. Enlow and a squad of assistants would not have seized cent increase in salaries. As it does that this deposition was inadmissible on two grounds under this particular opium valued at $40,000 when the

proviso in that it had not been proved vessel arrived at San Francisco.

that reasonable notice was given to the person, so that he might have full did not involve any attack upon the opportunity of cross-examining. This police officer or anyone else concern- ed with the proceedings, it was merely a proper objection to take on the facts as they were presented. The facts are that at 11 o'clock on the

If the China Mail liner "Nile" had

It was the paint that spilled the beans, much to the chagrin of un- identified shippers of the narcotic

When the Nile" steamed into port "Inspector Enlow received a mysterious tip. that somewhere aboard the steamship there 23 plenty of high-grade opium.

Enlow and dozen or more assist. ants promptly boarded the liner and searched her from stem to ster, but not I trace of opium could they find Although Enlow has a home at 1840 Franklin street, he began to live at Fier 29. So close a watch was kept

on the "Nile "that no attempt was made to carry ashorethe opium Enlow was so certain was aboard the steamship.

MÁNY SEARCHES MADE.

Several times Enlow and his as sistants went over the Nile from keel to topmast and back again, but still no trace of the opium was found.

And then the paint betrayed the hiding place of the opium.

Enlow had noticed that the engine- room as well as the exterior of the ship presented a newly-painted tex- ture. Seaking out one of the ship's officers Enlow inquired:

When was she painted last?" "In Hongkong, just before we sailed for San Francisco," the officer replied.

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not come near the former demands of the Guild it is undecided as to what action will be taken in the near future. It is to be noted that no increase has been granted to the single officers of the Co., but only a ten per cent., increase to the married

men:-

FLOATING STAFF.

morning of July 2 which was the day PAY-Married members of the staff after the occurrence the prisoner was having wires and children (not served with a notice by Laspector exceeding the age of 17 years Murphy outside the ward in the each) resident in China will be Government Civil Hospital in which granted an increase of Ten per the deceased was lying. It was ex-

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go south and 1920 will be a record year if we can annex all the interport honours,

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HONGKONG HEALTH.

NOTIFIABLE DISEAST.

FIGURES FOR THE WEEK.

To-day's return of notifiable disease records one fatal case of cerebro. spinal fever, of which the victim was a Chinese, and one case of enteric fever, also Chinese.

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The return for the week shows two fatal cases of plague and one

WANTED.

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ENTLEMAN possessing house an October 1st desires companion to share Pest(Barker Road level) frous

expenses for about 6 weeks. No. 1225 c/o "China Mail."

TOYO KISEN KAHHA

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

THE Steamship

"SHINYO MARU.".

Bor

From SAN FRANCISCO, "via HONO LULU, JAPAN PORTS & MANILA.

arrived on TUESDAY, 24th Arg The above named Steamer having

1920, consignees of cargo.

*rs hereby

· centum (10%) on their dollar plained to him and he was imme fatal case of cerebrospinal fever, of notified to present their Bills of Lading for

pay effective from 1st January

diately taken into the presence of the *1920.

deceased whose statement was taken. LEAVE-Nine months home leave, examine him if he wished. The facts The prisoner was then asked to cross when granted, will carry with it therefore were that the serving of six months' full pay, effective the notice and the taking of the deposi from 1st January 1920. PASSAGES-As per circular dated transaction. He had a recent case tion was one continuous or connected 4th February, 1920, free passages from which it appeared clear that have been accorded to the wives under this proviso, which was for of Caprains, Chief Engineers, the benefit of the accused as all Chief Officers and Second Eng laws were, that unless all the terms ineers, the principle of free pas were strictly complied with the sages has now been granted to evidence was inadmissible. all grades and to cover two :

Mr. Jenkin then referred to the children (not exceeding 17 years case of Queen v. Quigby (18 Law of age each.)

Times p. 211). He proceeded that PENSIONS-The following scale: it was common ground that the (A) RETIRING AFTER 30 YEARS notice had to be served in writing,

SERVICE.

and then went on to argue on the Masters or Chief Engineers £250 meaning of "reasonable notice." per annum. Chief Officers or This he contended meant reasonable Second

from the point of view of the man for whose benefit the proviso was enacted. It had to be reasonable in the sense that it gave him an opportunity of discharging the duty of cross-examining

203.

A glad light brightened Enlow's face and, calling his assistants, he headed down into the engine-room Climbing to the top of the water tank above the ship's engines, Erlaw pointed out the manhale. The paint around the edge of the manhole had (b) Retiring:- been cracked. Enlow deduced that

the manhole cover bad been removed after the ship bad been painted.

OPIUM FOUND IN TANK.

"No use looking in the water tank." sang out a water render," she's been fully up with water ever since we started."

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which the victims were all Chinese There was also one case (British) of diphtheria. which is not notifiable.

Three Chinese died from influenza,

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TYPHOON WARNING.

received by the American Consulate. The telegram quoted below was General from the Manila Observa tory at 1 pm, to-day-

"Typhoon over N. China Sea, direc- tion unknown.

tention of obtaining legal assistance. His Lordship: The prisoner had not the assistance of a solicitor until he came here.

His Lordship: I think it might be a point if he said "If I have an hour I can instruct a solicitor," I think he should have it.

The Attorney General: No, legal assistance was assigned to him for the purpose of trial in this Court. It is perfectly clear that he had time which to instruct a solicitor. There is na was not very easy even for a mention at all in the section of any practised cross-examiner without delay to enable the accused to obtain thinking of the

he

was legal assistance. going to take.

Mr. Jenkin then proceeded to refer to the case of Rex v. Harris (82 J. P. p. 190.) In this case a

The Attorney General: It there! waraan named Harris was charge with having performed an illegal operation was no urgency and he asked for ота Half at the sterling amount at 1/91 2 woman named Gander. time and was refused it would make.

This woman was arrested on it unreasonable. that day verbal notice was kiven the caption the Attorney General Friday, April 5. and O Dealing next with the question of

CHIEF ENGINEERS.-The increase would be taken, and on Saturday the time the deposition was taken the that the evidence of Mrs. Gander referred to the point that at the in pay granted on the 1st Jan accused was taken to the Infirmary prisoner had not been charged. He uary 1920 to chief engineers as and the deposition was taken. Justice eaid that prisoner could not have per circular issued on the 4th Avery in his judgment beld that he been charged with murder because February, 1920, is now made remust reject the deposition as full the man was still alive. trospective to January 1st, 1919. opportunity had not been given of His Lordship: If the man had Thus, chief engineers who enter-cross-examining.

had a solicitor and he had asked The Crown, Mr. Jenkin went on."Why are you detaining my client," 1919 are entitled to pay of £4510 corld not say that if the doctors at the answer would be "On a charge per month and those who entered the hospital thought that a man was of stabbing or wounding." their eleventh year of service suffering from some previous wound The Attorney. General: in 1919 are entitled to £49 per and that he was going to die, cause be stabbed a man who is lying month from date of beginning immediately the whole benefits which in hospital and we are waiting to see their respective years of service. were given to the accused under the the result before charging him Chief engineers having arrears proviso must be swept by the board His Lordship: They might say thus accruing will be paid the amount It was a misfortune to the Crown, that no charge had been formulated due them on application.

but it could not be visited on the Mr. Jenkin made a brief reply to STAFF ON TRANSFER OR WAIT- prisoner. There had been a mis the Attorney General, His Lordship ING APPOINTMENTS-Quar-judgment in this case because the then saying that he was inclined to ters on Hsin Peking" will be man did not die at 11 o'clock. The admit the evidence and if necessary provided in accordance with the Crown had in fact ample time in he would reserve the point for the rank of the person concerned or which to give this man notice which consideration of the Court.

Guess we'll take a look in the tank just the same," Enlow replied.

The manhole cover was pried off. The tack was filled with water, but to the dollar and the other half at Enlow was not satisfied. The tank current rates but not exceeding 2/0 was drained. Peering down into the to the dollar. tank Enlow saw nothing until he flashed his electric torch, and then his eyes rested on eight' oblong boxes. The boxes were hauled out of the tank and on to the ship's deck. A hammer knocked the cover from one of the boxes. Inside lay fifty five-tael ties of opium. Each of the remaining seven boxes con- tained a like number of five-tael tins of the narcotic.

"I'm glad they painted the ship just before she sailrd from Hong- kong." Eclow said, as he and his assistants escorted £40,000 worth of opium to the Custom-house, "otherwise they might have got away with it"

STEALING A VESSEL.

A VLADIVOSTOK SURPRISE.

A Vladivostok message dated August 16 states?—

The local Government recently pet- itioned the Japanese to allow the 900 ton vessel "Patrokal" to leave port. Consent was obtained and the Go- vernment loaded the "Patroka!" with foodstuffs as supplies for lighthouses and coastguard stations on the northern coasts.

ed their sixth year of service in

failing this the Company will, at their option, grant the following allowance: Masters and Chief engineers $6.00 per day. Lower grades $5.

COCAINE SMUGGLING.

ARRESTS IT SAN FRANCISCO,

would have given him full opportunity of cross-examining.

Mr. Jenkin concluded his argument. by contending that there must be a caption to the deposition to show on what charge the deposition was being taken. The prisoner af the time the deposition was taken had not been charged. It appeared from the charge sheet that he was not charged until July 3.

The Attorney-General in reply sub- mitted that Mr. Jenkin's construction, of the words "reasonable, notice" was wrong He said that it had to Last night a band of armed men Another alleged drug smuggler be reasonable from the point of view attacked the crew of the "Patrokal" was caught at San Francison on the of "the 10211 but he (the some of whom mutinied and joined steamer "Ecuador" Fotios George, Attorney General) submitted that it the attacking, party, while the re member of the ship's crew, was had to be reasonable "taking into mainder were overpowered and apprehended-by Customs Guard H account all the circumstances of the bound hand and foot. The assailants K. Geary with seven skins of cocaine care. His friend's interpretation was having secured possession of the concesied on his person. The day that it was from the point of view of vessel, the abortly after quietly telore, another of the crew, Spiro the man; the Crown didn't matter. shipped out of port. The coast Chevas, was caught trying to get "It would not be reasonable if the guard®, not being armed, were power- ashore with fifteen skins of cocaine time given was insufficient to enable less to detain her.

concealed in, bis shoes and in the a man to reach the place in time false bottom of a hand grip. At the without extraordinary exertion. request of Colonel J. S. Troy, surveyor · It was irrelevant to say that the of customs, the men were arrested | prisoner had no time to obtain legal | WALLA by deputies of the United States areistance because he did not obtain

district attorney's office.

it at the Magistracy. He had s

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countersignature, and take immediate delivery from alongside steamer or the impeding immediate discharge will be Company's Godown, where all cargo. landed at consignees' risk.

Storage

ba 48cessed они cargo remaining undelivered after Tuesday, 31st August, 1920.

All broken, chafed and damaged pack- Godown, where same will be examined on ages ll be landed into the Company's Thursday, 2nd September 1950, at 11

No claims will be recognised after goods have left the steamer or Cladown, and none will be entertained if presented later than three weeks after arrival of steamer.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be elected.

'Y. TSUTSUMI,

Manager. Hongkong, August 24, 1997.

HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN. (HOLLAND-EAST ASIATIC SERVICE)

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From HAMBURG, AMSTERDAM

GENOA, and STRAITS.

THE Steamship

**BAAEN,"

having arrived from the shove Ports

risk into the hazardous and/or exten that all goods are being landed at their Consigubes of Cargo by her are notified

Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., -hazardous Godawut of the Hongkong whence and/or from the wharves deli- very may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 31st Aug. will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 30th August, at 10 AM by Mari. Goddard & Douglas.

Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of atester, otherwise they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned în any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned

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