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"CONTEMPT"!

PUBLICITY AND JUSTICE

NEWSPAPER LAW

Colonial Editor Imprisoned by Chief Justice

UNUSUAL DOINGS IN SOME LOCAL COURTS

[By a Special Correspondent]

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1928. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

276 RUNS FOR FOUR TWO NEW ASP.'S IN DRUGS FOR HIS

WICKETS

THIRD " TEST"

RYDER AND KIPPAX MADE A STAND

fect.

STINGLESS BOWLING

HONG KONG

INDIANS HONOURED

MAJESTY

FROM AMERICA

HIS

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inactively,

STILL ANXIOUS

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IS THAT SOP

Thoughts Terse, Perverse-and Worse.

Xmas note:The ferries car- The age of a Talpo Mosquito is ried hundreds across to Hong reckoned by the overlapping of ita Kong

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ears, which grow at the rate of half an inch every 30 years.

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In a shop window:-"$12 boots and shoes $15."

Most people will prefer to wait until they

30 AND 29 YEARS' SERVICE

At Melbourne this morning the With 90 and 29 years excellant third "Test" match opened in bril-service to their credit

A British official message states:: "Hi h class commercial prin ing liant weather.

The pitch was per-contingent of the f

the two highest of

The Thdian

This morning's bulletin about the executed."--jobbing press adver- rg Police King was regarded in Falace circles tisement, Executed is good. are to receive hi motion on as of a slightly less disquieting

OCEA New Year's Day, ing to an character than that of yesterday "Mrs. Jonny Rosenberg, who are reduced to $20, announcement in the Gazette." evening.

contributes this warning to the The The advance made by the King carless, motorist.” For the first time in the his- during the night was very slight carless motorist is the last to needThe bride's gift to the bridegroom tory of the Colony, there will be and anxiety was lessened only to a any sort of warning. Indian "Assistant Superinten- small extent. dents of Police" and a precedent

rank,

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Headline:-"Crew in Court.""".

One of those festive

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This week's great thought

was a handsome dressing-down."- "Free Press," West Bromwich.

Our Vesuvian Feers:-"When roostera?

the police lifted the side of the motor Lord- Our stylists: "According to the with a lighted car still in bla calmly stepped out they are just these mouth."-Glasgow paper.

At Home and in at least one of the Dominions-in my experi-; Ryder won the toss and elected ence Magistrates of Police and some other Courts invariably extend to bat, spectators then numbering to Pressmen the courtesy of being allowed to exercise their disere- about 3,000, states Reuter.

Woodfull and Richardson were .tion in the matter of depositions, charge sheets and such like docu- ments, perusal of which are needed for the daily task of furnishing sent in and started cautiously. The reports for the insatiable public. Not so in Hong Kong. For some had but seven to his credit when he

Australian vice-captain, however, is being established in the pro-letin is the statement that the The Important feature of the bul- motion of Indian officers to that King's general condition does not years journalists have had to work under irksome restrictions in all poked at a simple trundle from the Courts here except in the highest tribunals of the Colony.

show the progress expected a week Tate and was captured in the gully The senior man in the Mahomedan ago. It is His Majesty's general What does constitute Contempt of Court for which at least one Victor Richardson, but before the who joined on January 8, 1899. At corn of the physicians and it will surface things which entice the

by Jardine. Hendry then joined section is Khan Sah Nawab Khan condition which is the chief con- writer Colonial Editor has suffered imprisonment?

former was able to get set Richard-the head of the Sikh section is not be until this shows consider-clusive male."-Richard King in Touching scane in Court--"Acton aon fell to Duckworth, off Larwood, Sirdar Sahib Mohinder Singh who able haprovement that any more

41 The Tatler." with three to his credit.

magistrate: How much drink had you? Woman: Three ports. Maging Two kinds of piracy were ex-trate: Three quarts! Clerk: No,

the right and Item.

QUEER ARBITERS

When it was my duty to cover

course,

69 at Lunch

Surrey amateur.

joined on October 10, 1899. have been Inspectors for a number

here.

Both definite progress can be made.

The fact that the local condition

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"We not worry about what a man Turkeys descended from; it's what he des Never cend to that shames the human

race."-Daily paper..

+ The doing a bit of descending. English language seems also to be

the wrong?

Headline:-"4,700 change hands." knew they had any.

It is observed that Mr. Eugene tude, didn't stay over O'Neill, in seeking peace and soli- at Hong Kong,

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Hendry stayed long enough to

of years and the honours of Khan continues to show progress, though plained at the Criminal Sessions sir, three parts." English news make 29 before he, too, succumbed Sahib and Sirdar Sahib were confer- antiafactory, is not of immediate yesterday "It appears to me that the secur to Lanwood's bowling by way of an-

red on them, respectively, in 1924, importance. násignments at the Magistracy, ity obtained by publicity for the other catch in the outfield by the recognition of exemplary conduct. was permitted the privilege of re-due administration

A good sign in the bulletin is of justice is

There are several hundred men that the doctors are finding less when necessary and at this, that it brings to bear on that

The fifty was sent up in 70 in the Indian contingent, reasonable times, to depositions. administration at once

the difficulty in inducing the King to Every morning, before the Magis-sure and the support of public the "on" for four. Ryder, on join the Punjab or been taken on from essary

the pre-mimitea by Kippax with a drive to majority having been recruited from take the nourishment, which is ne trate aat, I was allowed to look opinionists-pressure

for building up of the to prevent through the charge sheet. Evi- Intemperance on the part of the his New South Wales colleague, the infantry regiment stationed King's strength,

almost suffered the fate of Hendry, dently, the Cadet Officer then pre-judge-to prevent corrupt or im-

The measures which the doctors aiding was gracious enough to con-proper proceedings, and on the putting a ball very near the reach

The Chinese contingent has not have now decided to adopt, as an- aider that a Pressman's time is contrary, its support where justice of Jardine, fielding in the gully. yet been honoured by appointment nounced in the bulletin, are at the just as valuable as that of mem-la administered in a pure, fair and

No further wickets fell before to the rank of Superintendent. moment not disclosed.

"A tramway employee who gave It is understood that at this evidence in a court case the bers of other professions. So that legitimate manner."

lunch the game being adjourned if I found there was nothing worth)

morning's consultation the results General-criticism of the conduct with a score of 69 runs for the staying for, I did not have to walt of the judge in any particular case

Kippax and Ryder

bacteriological examination other day.".. . In spite of made yesterday by Dr. Whitby were having aworn to tell the whole until every case had been dispos- will not be contempt unless he is were then at bat, the former having

truth. secured 27 to "his captain's two. charged with injustice.

·Capacity Crowd

ed of.

The procedure, as I understand

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Much Too Late

loss of three.

It at present that reporters Then there is the aspect of what

After the Interval the ground pre- have to interview the Court Ser- is or is not a secret tribunal.sented a wonderful sight, being abso- geant for Inspector) who, it should! "It, ds now, I think," Lord Hewart lutely packed. It is computed there be explained, is not the Police pro- observed in Rex v. the "Evening were 58,000 people there. Hun- secuting officer because there is no News," "much too late in the day to dreds of excited spectators encroach- such, appointment. As a class, argue that newspapers are not ened on the grass and had to be re- and at best, the men who regulate, titled to print reports of a charge quested by the umpires to retire be- the fetching up of persons from to the Grand Jury. It is within fore play.could continue.. the cells and sometimes call, the knowledge of all of us that for Both Ryder and Kippax attacked "Court" are queer arbiters of the a long time past auch reports have the bowling in spirited style, the comparative value of news stories. been printed.”

former securing his 50 in 105-mln-j His lordship also sald that utes. Compared with the morn

was maintainable ing's play, however, the bowlers' newspaper for pub-efforts lacked ating.

Before and Now

And depositions. Although they no action. are accessible to clerks sent up by against a solieltors to copy them word for lishing word, they are forbidden to Press-account

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men..

# substantially true Up to the tea Interval, when the of the proceedings score was 158 for three wickets, the

of a court of Justice. While a Ryder-Kippax partnership had last

It is the same at the Marine judge or a magistrate "continues to ed 105 minutes. At this point Kip- Court where one officious outdoor sit foribus apertis admitting into pax had made 69 and the Austra personage who la not connected the room where he site as many of lian skipper 50.

can be conveniently

:

with the Court or the Harbour the public as

At the close Australia had scored Office executive makes it a prac accommodated and thinking that 274 for four wickets. tice to go out of his way and tell this course is best calculated for the

Australia journalists that they cannot be in investigation of truth and the satis-W. M. Woodfull e Jardine, b the Court room even a minute be-factory administration of justice we fore or after the Magistrate is sit think the court in which he sits is V. Y. Richardson e Duckworth, ting.

to be considered a public court of b Larwood

In this connection, I well remem-justice." ber the special message I receiv

ed from Lt.-Comdr. Conway Hake,

R.N.R., when he officiated

Marine Magistrate.

tion is

85

Before Trial

Tate

STILL FINE

"Fresh N.E. winds, fine" is the forecast till noon to marrow for Hong Kong and tha acent coast For Formosa Channel it le: Strong N.E. winds."

At 10.50 am: the Observa- tory reported:-The depression has deepened and moved to the east of Tokyo. The anti-cyclone over Chion has strengthened. Strong monsoon may be expect- ed along the S.E. coast of China and over the, N. China Sea.

DUTIABLE LIQUOR-

BONDED-WAREHOUSES APPROVED

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of

considered.

Improvement Maintained

"Thorpe jumped off his horse The following bulletin, Issued, at and administered a kick to the 8.15 p.m. to-day (Dec. 28) states jackal, which promptly caught its that the King has had a restful pursuer by the foot. Nothing day and that the slight improve daunting, Thorpe caught hold of ment noted this morning is main-the jackal by the snuff of its tained,

neck" Jansenville paper... Signed: Stanley Howett, Hugh A case of taking a pinch. Rigby, Dawson of Penn.

America's Thoughtfulness

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No suspected, dogs have been The "Evening News" says the proved to be rabid "since the last case," according to the head of King's Messenger met the s.8. the Sanitary Board..... How "Olymple" on her arrival at to "sayer" lot in little. Southampton from New York and, received from the purser a amall

"Apartments to let. Bed, board, packet containing special drugs for pleasant county. Very embrace use in connection with the King's ing." Scottish paper. fllness.

"Dakins' Solution"

Every home comfort.

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"Jimmy Green, the famous coach, gave a remarkably fine demonstra-

Street baths last Monday: He is tion of the crawl stroke at the Long well named."-Weekly paper.

Too subtle for the ordinary mind.

From a wedding speech, the will have many calls, Mrs. bride being a telephone girl:"You

and we are sure that you will re spond as cheerfully to them as you to the old 'Hello' of duty." The old Hello of duty Inexpressibly fine.

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"Cape Colony and the Trans- vaal have also banned greyhound racing."-Letter to "Truth"

Cape Colony must have been in Prophetic mood, seeing that grey- hound racing, as understood to- day, was only invented about twenty years after it ceased to ba "Cape Colony."

La veu J

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Apothegm in an interview by a well-known film star, reiberating

her desire, in the words of "Mer- ton of the Movies," to "give the

The packet contained the so-call-; Great Thought: "The Earl was "PERSON IN CHARGE" ed Dakins Solution used by the fined £5 for driving a motor car

Allied Armies during the war to to the anger of the public."-Eng-public something finer and bet- Decisions in the Executive Coun-sterilise wounds.

lish paper.

ter":"When I grow old I want cil, in connection with the Liquors Dr. Sherman, of the Carnegie

to have an old brain as well as Consolidation Ordinance (No. 9 of Steel Company, Pittsburg, offered "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes an old body."

There 71911) were made on December 24 to supply the solution, manufac- the world famous book that are critics who assert that every

and are now announced as follow:tured by the electrolytic process, launched a new truism and a new

film star's brain is old-in fact, Approval and appoinment:---H.E. for local treatment of the King. orthography." "The Sketch.".

senile. the Governor approves and appoints The offer was thankfully accept-・・・ "Orthography" is anything the premises at Nos. 828, 380 and ad-Reuter's American, Service. | but the right word. 69 332, Des Voeux-road, West, the pro- Movements of Royalty

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H. L. Hendry e Jardine, b Lar-

wood

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Newspapers should never publish |¦* A. F. Kippax, not out

J. S. Ryder, not out He sent for pleadings or evidence or affidavits

Extras

Judge v. Editor

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perty of the China Navigation Co.,

6

Ltd. to be general bonded ware 158 duffable liquors.

houses. for the warehousing of

Total (for 3 wkte.)

• at the ten interval.

RETIRING CASHIER

24 YEARS WITH STEAM-BOAT

COMPANY

A PRESENTATION

Regulations:-

AIRLINERS

The 'headmaster' of Yaumati the Palace twice this morning. be absent among his pupile.

The Prince of Wales called at School reports an unwillingness to Princess Mary, who intended to go Otherwise crime in the district is to Yorkshire, will remain at the! Palace temporarily.

In view of the nature of to-

SALVATIONISTS

THE WRANGLE OVER LEADERSHIP

AMERICAN DELEGATION'

normal.

From the

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"It has long been recognised that the old system of each firm pushing its own care is hopeless."Article on motor trading. ....Drivers don't care one way or the other as long as they don't have to push their

own cars.

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"A native was the only eye-wit 'ness of the accident.... 'From what I saw," „said-witness, 'I am convinced that had the driver kept there would have been no accl. to her course and not swerved

dent," daily paper..... body in want of a literary exer

Any

"Brooks in a begging-letter writ- er. For a long time he address- ed his appeals chiefly to the nobility, but perhaps the fact that his activities were fully exposed in John Bull has led him to select other fields.""John Bull”

me expressly to tell me for my

of a case which has not yet come own Information and that of my up for trial for such reports have colleagues-that his depositions been held to be contempt of court, were always available, on request an expert advises in the "States- At the time I thought it strange man." (It will be noticed that the

For the purposes of the Ordin- of his Worship

evidence is of a case not yet come to have to send

ance and of all regulations made un night's bulletin the Prince of Churston, formerly Miss Denice journalese into what specially for me

"Sphere" "Lady clae may change that back from intimation. I do not think so now a newspaper published particulars

Ltd, shall be deemed to be the tention to hunt with the Belvoir seen. Above with her fiancee whom to convey such up for trial). Thus, in a case where

der it, the China Navigation Co., Wales adheres to his original in- Orme, the musical comedy star; fa really did say..

the native Restriced Censorship

of a statement of claim pending)

person in charge of the general hounds to-morrow and the Duke she will marry at the end of the To cap it all, the Police have trial the learned judge observed that

bonded warehouses, Issued a communique to the Press "it was shocking that newspapers

The China Navigation Co., Ltd.doned their intention of returning every happiness.,

and Duchess of York have aban-month.".... We wish both ladies to lay emphasis on a General should publish such matters as this

shall be responsible for the obser- to London from Northamptonshire Order by the Captain Superinten-which had not been before any count

This morning at the Office of the vance and performance of all the to-night-Reuter. dent setting forth a host of cir. of justice. There was no excuse for Company In the pesence of many duties devolving upon a person in cumstances under which informa- that. It was interfering with the personal and business friends, Mr. charge of such a general bonded not to be given to the course of justice to make public the I. Arnold, Secretary of the Hong warehouse and in particular for the papers. Which lends to wonder statement of claim in this way which Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat observance and performance of the

. It a well known that the. why the Captain Superlatendent was an ex parte statement of one Co., Ltd., on behalf of the Office regulations numbered 3 to 10 fa-

literature of the British nobility (or the official responsible) was not side."-"Times Law Reports." Staff, presented Mr. Lo Kai-hong, clusive under the heading "General

is almost wholly confined to Bo thoughtful of the necessity to

Cashier of the Steamboat Co, with Bonded Warehouses" published in

Burke's Peorage and "John Bull," acquaint the Chief Justice or the

gifts on the occasion of his retire-

04 Crown's law officers, when the pro- alleged newspaper contempt came up the Company.

Another interesting case of animent, after 24 yeats' service, from the "Gazette" on February 16, 1912.

"The Hague, November 9.-Prin cedure in Identification parades for consideration by the Judicial

Alico, Counters, who arrives here-to-states that h.p, is required to "Your correspondent, Mr. Codd, was recently changed,

cess Alice, Countess of: Atblone, drive a magneto. It is s Committee. A letter was published long service with the Company, Mr. In recalling Mr. Lo Kal-hong's

London, Yesterday. Surely, it is hardly necessary to in a Colonial newspaper containing Arnold expressed the general regret

Hundreds of Salvationists en-visit to her aunt, the Queen of the standing of Mr. Mortimer will arrive here to-morro won sad spectacle to see an anthority give a Pressman credit for know-criticisms of the conduct of the of the Staff pn Mr. Lo Kal-bong'e Ing his job as thoroughly as the Chief Justice of the Colony. He retirement and wahed him long

thusiastically greeted Evangeline Dowager Emma."....Travel on the average member of other profes-took. proceedings in

Booth on her arrival in London Continent always la confusing.

A. Codd taking up a position from which I'am sure he will wish to contempt;

from America. She declined to sions. We know what constitutes against the editor, and demandede, prosperity and good luck in

"Dr. Bircbemall patted the vic-reced" Extracts from letters to right and wrong. We do not pub- the name of the writer as also the any business he might wish to un-

discuss the forthcoming meeting of torious skipper proudly on the head. The Motor in a technical con- lish articice, as is permitted many manuscript. This the editor simply

dertake.

the High Council but hinted that with one hand, shook hands warm- troversy. We always look times a month in the CENSORED refused to do whereupon he was im-

What is felieved to be the largest the American delegation held very ly with the other and fumbled in with some suspicion on the state- vernacular popéra, full of Contempt prisoned "during the Chief Justice's donaries," native police raided the available at Croydon on January 1

Accusing them of being "resc aeroplane shed in the world will be pronounced views. Reuter.

his pocket with the other."The mente of a Mr. Codd." uf Court.

Magnet paper for boys...... pleasure" and also fined. On appeal, [Editor's Note: As far as is the Judicial Committee held that headquarters of the Shanghai Jewel- for the housing of air liners. Al-

Evidently a relation of the famous

Letter received by well-known known all vernacular papers in the editor "was not guilty of con Sunday and, though a search did last so rapid has been the growth jšery' workers' union on a recent though built as recently as January

Australian prospector who carried local motor firm from a Chinese: Hong Kong are subject to the cen- tempt of count in respect of his re not reveal any illegal documents, of traffe that this accommodation

In his various hands his pick, his "Kindly please will you send me sor, but apparently, only from a fusal to give up the name of the arrested three members of the com- has alroedy proved inadequate.---

billycan And his Kie..~

any catalogues of Rifles and Be political point of view and not writer, or to hand over the manumittee of the union. Great indigna British Wireless Service.

volvers if Bargains my heart was with the object of preventing con-script of the letter, there being notion over this arbitrary action has

very excitement of guns blunder tempt of court,and avoiding libel.] authority in point of law to require been expressed by members of the

busses is indispensable.

Yours Effect of Publicity alm to do either." Their lordships union, who threaten to strike unless

miserable person. B "Lord Hewart (Lord Chief Jus were further of opinion that though their comrades are released. All

"In view of the local tice) quoted with approval, the the letter might be made the subject jewellery workers have for some

firearms laws It is to feared that dictum in a leading English of proceedings for libel it did not time been discontent with their

10 remain a miserable pen constitute a contempt.

even though his heart le very gages and hour

citament

case

THE WORLD'S LARGEST AEROPLANE SHED

AT CROYDONA

London, Yesterday.

RADIO STATION

SCENE OF FIRE NEAR MELBOURNEMEN

Melbourne, Yesterday,

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C. Wendal Muench, Chicago ad verising agent, 85 years old was A fire threatens to destroy the graduated last week from North wireless station at Ballan, to which western University School of Com beam-messages are transmitted merce after taking night courses for from England. There is little hope 16 years."--American paper,... The closing rate of the dollar on of saving the receiving room-Reu- He may have reached any haight by demand, to-day was 2/05/16,

the time he in 150

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