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A Chinese, who stole a pair of shoes and a pair of slippers from two houses in Shanghai Street, was at the Kowloon Police Court to-day sentenced to 28 days' hard labour.

in

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1930.

BREEZY PASSAGES IN

COURT.

"(Continued from Page 1.)

In fact you have considered them very asriously before arriv ing at your figures 7-Yes.

Then what you have done in this case was that you have work ed out your service loss Indepen- dently without having reference to the rule of thumb ?--Yes, it was necessary to do so.

Then why did you stipulate that the frozen meat to be put in must be under 15 degrees Fahrenheit?

Because Mr. Brearley told me that the meat would come in that temperature.

What, Mr. Brearley again. Poor Brearley would have a lot to

"You may think it very foolish and very silly, but I am going to show you that your calculations Two months' hard labour was the

were entirely wrong. I say your sentence passed on a Chinese at the table is a farce, but I am not say Kowloon Magistracy this morning, ing it with impertience-only in when he admitted that he stole the same way as you called me a

a hawker's stall packet from

fool yesterday, and not that I would Dundas Street.

call Mr. Sheldon a fool just because of your evidence."

After taking witness through the answer. calculations in the same way as! Assuming if they do come at 15 they were worked out in the case degrees, do you expect them to be of the potatoes, Counsel said that taken into the room at that same be they could not store more than 141 temperature? They might pound of pine-apple in the room slightly drier, but it would not hurt per day.

us because there will still be no Witness said that he could animal heat in them. A difference not agree to that, because that of two degrees would make would not be the right way of using difference. the room.

Because he caused an injury dur- Ing a quarrel to a smaller boy's wrist with a hand plane, Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning imposed a fine of $5 on a clog maker of Hunghom,

Mr. A. Smith, of the China Light & Power Co., was at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning fined $5 on teach of two summons for allowing his dog to be in the strect un- muzzled, and for having no licencé for it.

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Benighted Colony. Counsel then explained to wit

Mr. Potter: All right, let us take ness the procedure adopted in pa the wine room. I don't know loading meats from ships. He what your views are on total abs said: "In this benighted Colony tinence, but I do hope you will not of ours, ships carrying frozeu many bottles into that room. combe saying that we are putting too meats always go alongside Holt's Wharf. There they are hauled up Counsel then worked out the one by one until sufficient carcases figures and found that only 2360 have been gathered to put into the bottles of wine, beer or lemonade sling. The derrick would haul it could be stored there in one day, up and swing it down to the wharf. and suggested that in the event of There the coolic will take the car case one by one to the waiting a big banquet, it would not be auf, torry. Would not all these make a Reient.

On account of illness, Mr. R. Cole, of 3 Mody Road, who was moned for allowing his dog to be abroad without a muzzle, was an- able to appear at the Kowloon Magis tracy this morning. Mr. Loseby's clerk appeared on his behalf, and plended guilty. He was fined $5.

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Bellah Singh, a Lance-Sergeant in the Police, and attached to the Yaumati Police Station, died in the Government Civil Hospital in the early hours of this morning, after a three days ilness. Sergeant Singh had 24 years' service to his credit, and will be greatly missed.

Witness said that the room was intended for wine storage and not for cooling to be served to custom- ers. For that he had provided six bar boxes in different floors of the Hotel. Each of these boxes could huld a large number of bottles and they would be aufllelently cooled to be served out.

three weeks' jail in default for the Mr. Potter retorted:" Please leave

difference of many degrees in the meats?

Witness replied that the hand- ling would not thaw the meats, and in fact they would arrive at the cold storage without any animal heat in them.

He emphasized that the room was never intended for the storage of fresh meat. It was designed and built to store frozen meat, and, heat from fresh meat, but should that being so, it could not extract there be a rise of a few degrees in the frozen meat during transit, it would not matter.

SIX INDIAN REDS.

Seen splitting the wood from a pine tree which he had cut down at

"Don't Be Personal." Kip Shek Mi, a Hakka was arrested. Questioned further about his power of the Press for the airing When brought before Mr. Whyte-calculations, witness asked Mr. of its grievances! The Press does Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy Potter if he was suggesting that he its best to call attention to these this morning he was fined $25 or did not know his work, whereupon matters, but the influence of its unlawful possession of 300 catties me out of it and don't get personal. criticisms depends entirely upon of pine tree wood, knowing it to be It has to be stopped and if you the public. not upon the Govern- stolen.

don't know the procedure of the ment. The Press can sting and

Court, we will have to tell you." The marriage was registered at

Mr. Hacker: Oh, really, Mr. | can even give a nasty jar to offi- the French Consulate on Tuesday Potter! cials who have allowed themselves of Mr. C. Arnulphy, local Manager

Witness went on to explain that Brought Under Lock and to get "out of hand," but in time of Gerin Drevard and Co. and Mies Mr. Patter was always trying to

Key from U.S. the objects of attack assume the Pauline Lopes. The bride's sister, make the Court believe this and Miss Ethel Lopes, and the bride that, when Mr. Potter Interrupted Stoic's mantle and remain official-groom's best man, Mr. G. Barbe, and said "Yes, if you could only ly inactive. In fact, often these were the only witnesses of the wet rid of that phrase of yours that articles might just as well never previous religious ceremony which am always trying to make the from the United States by order of have been written for all the was performed by the Rev. Father Court believe, we will certainly get the Courts owing to their commun-

G. M. Spada.

on better. I am entitled to be istic activities, arrived in Manila effect they have. The official is a

treated with moderate courtesy and yesterday aboard the Dollar Steam- ship round-the-world Iner President dictator, which, of course, he has

I am treating you that way."

The case is proceeding.

Harrison which is taking them back to Colombo.

"Don't See Our Profits." Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Potter

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Manila, June 4 Six Indian deportees, shipped

The deportees were kept in the

at some length in regard to the of the ship by order issued by the again cross-examined Mr. Hacker ship's prison house In the aft part

A Chinese vegetable gardener was no right to be. As a public ser- the victim of a highway robbery vant, he should serve the public, yesterday in Argyle Street, Kow- instead of which he elects to serve in Ko Tin Tun village, Kowleon loost. He was on his way to his home a system. The public is deliber-City, when he was held up by four loss by transmission, and also Dollar Line agent at Shanghai." ately ignored. What a quaint men rear the Koon Yam Temple. paradox this is! The child turns Two of them held him, whilst the others searched him and stole $5 in round and domineers the father

silver coins, All four men escaped and refuses to obey his wishes.in different directions. If the Government ignores the

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first

They were traveling as deck pas-

It is be

It could not be determined what fate awaits these six Indians upon their arrival at their native soil. Service Lo89. Asked as to how he had arrived It is presumed that they will be at a service loss in the refrigera- dealt with drastically by the Bri- tor of 34 per cent, witness said tish Government as the present ad- that the calculation was based on 'ministration has expressed its Inten- the visits made to the room by tion to crush communism out of people going in and out, and also India.

service loss.

Witness snid that the heat trans- sengers on the liner on the trip from miesion of the wall was put down San Francisco to Shanghai. Upon as 3 B.T.U.'s. When shown a table arrival at Shanghai, orders were in which it was stated that If the issued to ship officers that these men transmission was 3 B.T.U.'s, it should be kept under strict deten- Hong Kong. Thursday, June 12, 1930. service of the public, then whom Three prosecutions under

would be equivalent to 2.46 in 24tion until their destination is reach- is it to serve? A system, a vague, taking and Picking Refuse Ordin- hours, witness said that the figure, ed.

It looked i At all ports of call of the ship Getting Out of Hand. Imperial shadow that looms fance

were brought forward by was not clear to him.

| from Shanghai to Colombo, the six from London? How absurd it all Magistracy this morning before that if in the case of a 6 inch cado, nobody being permitted to sec

Sergeant Bentley at the Kowloon more like a 2 than a 5.

Witness was understood to say Indians are to be kept incomment-

Mr. Whyte-Smith. The We must not allow our public seems! services in Hong Kong to get out There is no doubt that the sys-offender was caught in Pei Ho cork, the transmission of heat them or to talk to them.

lieved on board that the orders of hand. Whenever they do, tem of Government in the Colony Street, picking up rags and old tins, would be 2 E.T.U.'s in 24 hours.

Asked to produce a certain docu- were issued to prevent the Indians while the other two indulged in which is often, the public suffers needs reform. The question of raking the dirt in a Sanitary De Mr. Potter with the remark: "You other people of their race who may ment, witness handed it over to from propagating their creed to and has no remedy. That is not the representation, of so-called partment cart in Boundary Street. may see it but nothing outside of wish to visit them on board ship.

All offenders were fined $5 with the that, because I have our discount, quite accurate, perhaps, for it "Unofficial members" needs

alternative of one week's jail each.sheet here." (laughter.) has the remedy of the Press, It thorough investigation by

Citizens' is the duty of the local news- Public

Commission, papers to keep the various Deimilar to the Food Control Com partments up to scratch. By mission at Home which, elected criticism alone may the public be from all phases of life, enquires protected. The official is apt to into the prevailing food prices. sneer and to resent that which Does an Unofficial member really he is pleased to call "impudence" represent the public and its or "interference." Of course, it wishes; is his election always a is nothing of the sort. The Press Popular one? These questione has every right to criticise there ever present in the average, In a plea that Kung Ku made at Government and its departments man's mind but he can get no the Kowloon Magistracy this assume that if the transmission when the occasion arises. Even satisfaction from their contem-morning when charged with loea is 50,000 B.T.U.'s, how would if it had not the right it would plation. It has even been sug-Street, and stealing four pieces of It is a rule of thumb and the re-

house-breaking at 4, Hung Lok you arrive at your service logs? continue to attack wrongs and at-gested in certain quarters that it clothing (valued at $23) accused frigeration engineer would also his knowledge and tempt

to redress grievances. would be to the distinct advan-raid: "I went with another man have to use Tied up as the Civil Service oftentage of all concerned, and certain- to steal from this house. It was judgment. There is in fact no re- the other man who broke open the lation between the two, and one

A brutal murder la reported is in a tangle of red tape, one ly for the welfare and future de-door, and I stole these things. has only to work it out the best ho from Changi where the proprietor cannot always expect efficiency,velopment of the Colony, if half The other man got away.”

of an opium smoking shop was attention, and alert administra- of the members and Unofficial His Worship: It is certainly Producing the proposal made by found on Sunday at dawn with his

house-breaking on your part, even Mr. Parker in 1927, Counsel read head battered in at a tion. Scores of matters that could members of the Hong Kong Gov-If the other man broke the door out that in a room of 1,000 square portion of the road near the receive attention in five minutes rnment had no interests what-open or not, and got away. The feet, the transmission loss was eleventh milestone. are left to a day that never comes. ever, certainly no controlling in-ffence is not any lighter..

said to be 4.a ton, and asked wit- There are roads that could be terests, in local commercial en- According to Sgt. Carruthers, ness if it was correct to assume the prosecution alleged that, that in the room, which was ac built, waste landa (acres of them) terprises. Financial obligations at about 7 o'clock yester- tually 1,080 square feet, the loss in

Catch a Tartar in Kowloon.

CONFESSION IN COURT.

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by the Hghts therein. He added The names and other particulare that the loss in Hong Kong would about the six deportees could not be greater than in other parts of be ascertained from officers of the the world on account of the ship who claimed ignorance of the humidity here.

circumstances surrounding the de Mr. Potter: I want you to portation of the six' Indians.---

Manila Bulletin.

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HEAD SMASHED..

Singapore, June 2,

deserted

It is believed that the motiva was not robbery, but revenge.-Ex.

that could be cultivated, Depart-chould never come before moral day morning the accused and an- transmission would be approxi- ments that could be profitably obligations, but we are reluctant other man were seen by a man, mately 115,000 B.T.U.'s. Witness smartened up by "sacking half to admit that in some cases they to go into house No. 4 in Hung said that would be about right.

Lok Street Later the witness Mr. Potter: Well, if we apply of their inert clerical hangers-on, do. Regrettable as this may heard some footsteps, and, wait this to-day, it will alter your cal dilapidated properties that could sound, there is a remedy Woing down below, saw the two men, eulation materially-It does not This plant be demolished, better supervision need a more democratic, and come out of the entrance with a apply to this plant. that could be given to the style of therefore a more representative, Chinese, immediately set upon and the door was not to be opened

pasket. Witness, who was a was to be run very economically 9. buildings allowed to be built, and Government in Hong Kong, an them with the result that one got more than once daily.

A Lot to Answer,

Ten Years Ago

(From the "Chins Mall,”

· · Juna : 12, · 1920.

To-day's dollar is worth 3/-

With no action being taken to secara for them even temporary quarters to tide them over until new

a great deal of pandering and infusion of new blood which will free. The officer adued that. It crawling to "big money" concerns never be satisfied with the pre- was mainly through the initiative

of cal,

immeasurable benefit of the And if ever there were a time there...

when the opportunity for advocat It was stated that the thieves, that has to suffering a reform were seasonable, it la entered the flat by breaking the

staple of a lock. - z

and that the room was only for It is time the Government should ithout a chance of at the present, with ond Pass Accused was sentenced to six the storing of frozen meat?--Yes, put à full stop to the high-handed

methods of some of our landlords. ing solely upon the field as Secretary for the Colonies months harti laboure

which could be eliminated to the sent state of the publle services if the witness (who spoke Eng. Then in, working out your vale premises can be erected, a number

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thing into your consideration, such slated for renovation, or tearing as economy, keaping frost from the down, are going to be put out of colls, door to be opened once a day, business.