THE SPECIAL JURY QUESTION. SEN VARTING IN CITY HILL,
| to give to us the privilege of trial by jury, did not contemplate this local travesty of justice, this abrard parody of a marted right, and it is but The question of the indiscriminate summon- due to their memory and to our own self-respect ing of special juréms to serve in sivil cases that the abuses T speak of should forthwith whose importance does not justify the retaining conse, (Hear, hear.) I therefore ask you to of their sertices is one that has of late aroused support the resolution which I shall now pro very active interest in the colony. The wat pone, vis: That in the opinion of this meet tar has reached an acute stage, and yesterdaying the jury system as applied to civil comes special meeting of jurors was held in the City constitutes a hardship upon jurers, and that Hail at noon to consider the following resolu- the Government be asked to legislate for its tion That in the option of this meeting total abolition in such cases." the jury system as applied to civil cases con- ME. POATE 8000
seconded. stitutes an unnecessary handably upen jurors, and that the Government be asked to legislate, d for its total abolition in such cases, e
The meeting was a representative and fairly large one, and included Captajn G. C. Ander Hon and Mesors. A. Bablurton, JW Boller, B. Cooke, D. W. Craddock, W. Danby, Denison, W. H. Gaskell, J. NË Goesmann, W. D. Graham, 8. Hancock, A. Haupt, Ho Fook, B. Layton, B. K: Leigh, Lino The San, J. A.
C.
The CHAIRMAN mid he made a mistake whez he said he would support the resolution. He understood it to refer to mual civil cases 55 could be decided by s indge: Personally, be did hos believe in abolishing special juries in all civil crises, and as the resolution stood he could not support it.
Mr. OSBORNE said he was prepared to alter the resolution to secure the unanimity of the **** The CHAIRMAN then proposed as an emend.
H. N. Mody A. G. Morris, D. Meeting Mackay ago Osborne, Be A Brome, J Peter, G.-W. F. Phyta, W Ponte, W. H. Potle, W. H. Ray: TT Boyaoud E. J. Rose, E. W. Rutter, WH Baunders, R..G. Showen, J. G. Smith. C. H. Thompson, G. L. Tomlin, A. Turner, P. C.
and P. Witkowski: OTM ARG AURA SEMANAM
W. R.
G. Shawan was elected to the chair
Addressing the mueting, Mr. SuewiN BİLG Gentlemen, wo Lave met here today to ses i something cannot be done to improve, the pro sent law as to saumoning”,
special jurors for civil cases which on the face of them could be better Bottled by a judge maleno. ; I hope that no one is running away with the idon that we want to aboleh juries altogether or du away with the time-hondared right of a man to be tried by his peers. Trial by jury in civil cases is a good safeguard against a weak or partial judge, and I would not for a moment go as far as some of you and advocate its total abolition in all civil suits. However, I might now read you a memo hezded me just now on this point:In the Straits Settlements throughout Penang, Singapore, and Halscos the law lays down that a civil edit ball bo heard and determined without a jury In criminal matters, after agitation by the com- munity, it was decided to amp gamate the special and common juries, powherever. being reserved to the judge to allow a special jury if he considers the applicaton just and reasonably. There are some other detalle as regards juries in the Straite, and why should Hongkong not be placed on the same terms I admit there have been too many cases lately for which ep cial juries seem to bare been called at the caprice of one of the litigants, and to busy men whose time is valuable such a system is intolerable In one cam after all T boliere the finding of the jury was set aside in part by the judgo, so if e judge can do that, where the great raise of a special jury comes in, I fail to see. Her bear.) On the other hand there are cases in which a judge will be glad to inve the opinion of prae- to custom and practice in
went the addition of the words at which, the opinion of the Chief Justice or Judge for the tino kuros the mendment, I think, will
jury is not advisable," Mr. WILCOX-The meet the case, and I am quite sure the New Code will give us what we want. A jury should not be called unless, in the opinion of The judge, it is necessary that it should be so
called. I beg to second the amendment.
Mr. BROWN then proposed as a further amendment that te lessen the likelihood of a special jury being called in animportant special cases the Gurornment be asked to fix the minimum daily fes at $30. per juryman.
Mr. POATE Woonded.
These amendments, together with the original resolution after lengthy discussion were put to the imnoting and duly carried
It was afterwards pointed out, that Mr. Brown's amendment as it stood was ambiguous, and Mr. Brows asked that the word unim. portant" be struck ont.
The CHAIRMAN —-Inpossible; the amendment has been passed.lt
Mr. Linton-Then wo way get $10 er no- thing for important civil cases?
Leigh proposed that in important civil cases the The reply being in the affirmative. Mr. fee should be $75 per juryman per day, with a minimum of $50,00 F
The CHAIRMAN-The reply to that is that we don't go there to make menoy..
Mr. LEIGH was aware of that fact, but point- ed out that when they did go they lost money. He said a minimum of 850 because, if a man's services were required, they ought to be paid for. Fifty dolars a day was £1.500 per annus- a sant far below what a business man generally could earn by being allowed to look after hi business. A man should be paid for jury
vice proportionately to his income: In that morning's newspaper he had read that in Ans tralia they paid a juryman two guineas a day.
*
The CHAIRMAN-That isn't $75 a day. ME. ORANGE Seconded Mr. Leigh's amend ment. The only difference, ha sail, was that Mr. Osborne objected to being called on a jury in a small case, while he (Mr. Orange) similarly (Laughter).
THE HONGKONG DAILY PREFS, TUESDAY, MAY 7TH, 1901
of the meeting, should modest their representa tire on the Legislative Council te represent their views to His Excellency the Governor, în or ont of Couneil if necessary,
be glad to do so.
The Chairman-If that is your with I shall·
Agreed.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman, proposed by Mr. OSBORNE, brought the meeting to close
THEATRE ROYAL.
BANK OF CHINA AND JAPAN, LIMITED..
The following is the report presented to the shareholders at the sixth annual meeting, held on the 15th April, at the Cannon Street Hotel, London, B.C.
The directors beg to submit to the share holder a statement of the affairs of the Bank sa at 31st December, 1900,
LIQUEURS.
INSURANCES
potefte. NOTE INSURANCE COMPANY.
81.50
TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-
BISETTE ABSINTHE APRICOT BRANDY
225 $1.25 TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1899 3.00
£14,409,089. FERDICTIVE, D.O.M.
8.50 2.00 BLACKBERRY BRANDY, French 225 1.25 AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 0.0 American 1.00 00 SCASCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0.0 Yellow CHARTREUSE,
4.00 2.25 PAID-UP CAPITAL........ Do
$87,300 0 0 Green
5.00 3.00 II. FIE FUSU8 2,731,188 13 7. 2.00 1.30
Do.
The gross profits for the year are £27,650 16s. 6d. which, after deducting arpenses of CHERRY BRANDY management and deposit interest, leave a met | COCKTAILS, Manhattan, Martiní, including H. H. the Governor, Lady Blake and the balance of £2,623.13s. 8d. from 1899, it is CEEME D'Abricots.
Last night before another excellent house profit of £9,106. 56. Id. This" sum, along with f party from overnment House, Sowing the Windposed to carry forward. was performed by the Brough Co., meeting with a great reception.
To-night's play, Village Priest, gives Mr. Brough a part in which he shows us another,
and rest attractive phase of his artistio powers. He is no longer the uraiable cynic, Deering, the worldly Quer, the vapid Bapchild, nor the kindly Blimboo. Instead we see in him the dramatic figure of a Churchman, held on one hand by the inviolacy of the confessional, and pulled on the other by the spectacle of inno once anjastly suffering, while he holds in his breast the knowledge which would make the rough place smooth. The culpinating point is that splendid speech which makes the fourth not. stand out as the strongest in the play. At that moment (says a contemporary) Mr. Brough carries tho bouas with him, sways them as las pleases, holds them his, to play on as he would, Grundy's writing finds an artist to real to it to dramatic strength, the real power, which makes the scene.
this night only, as Niobe in billed for to-morrow A Village Fricet will be played for positively
evening, when the season will be brought to s close. The Company sail on Thursday by the steamship Guthrie,
POLICE COURT.
onday, 6th May.
Baross Ms. HAZELAND,
OPIUM.
A Chinese nierchant at 164, Hollywood Road, was charged with the unlawful possession of a considerable quantity of opium. He pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr. Hage.
เ
dant's solicitor addressed the bench, and After evidence had been heard, thus defen- enggestel that the opium might have been officers.
tival business memem bor ons case in which objected to being called on a jury on a hig case. { placed where it was found by one of the Excire
affairs of Linde,
a small
think the burden, would be special jurymon are selected from the leisure.f
distributed the law -
the evidence that had been adduced, and fines His Worship said he was bound to convict on the defendant $150, or six weeks imprisonment
IMPORTANT GAMBLING RAID.
On Saturday evening Chiof Detective In. spreter Hanson, in charge of a party of police. raided a Chinese club situated at 121, Con- naught Read and 01, Des. Vanx Road Eight men, all of the respectable class of China- sen, were found playing pui kan, and were arrested.
They pleaded not guilty when charged boform. his Worship, and were remanidad-tore on bail of $300 each, and the remainder of $15 each. The are comes on again to-morrow morning at ten o'clock.
I listened with astonishment to a learned judge and counsel arguing as to whether a bill of Lad Mr. OSBORNE-I think we should stultify ing bad been executed by the consignes or ship ourselves if we support Mr. Leigh's motion. per. They never decided it, for I never heard Ibis question arose not in connection with res of the shipper or consignes executing a bill ofpective rates of pay(hear, hear)-but in con- lading, and I fancy if some our smart young nection with the nanecessary calling together of shipping clorks had been there they would have Jules don't think it would be altogether the Court that that can only do done right of us to bring into the question anything by the master, owner or agent of the vessel. In abont pay, We are all of us ready to
place like Hongkong service as special take our places in the jurois mast bear, hardly ong for, but I is necessary to harus jury box when it In court. and I am evably quite sure every mun
will go there and do hie doty.
(Applause). In Eugland, I believe, solicitors to strike out the names of without giving a son, and if the clerk of the classon-cleases which have plenty of time to Court were severely admonished to be more respond in these matters, and I don't think any ful in seving that die names of those who have business man in London is called away from his served do not go back into the ballot box till business to adjudicate in minor issues of law. all the others after im on the list have served Certainly my own idea in bringing this matter in their turn. You have done me the honor to forward was to remove a grievance-not to earn elect me chairman of this meting, but I may money. (Hear, Lear)
that the notice on the paper was not mine, ay nor is the resolution therein proposed any this, because, in fact, personally I would rather
The complainant, after being sworn, mid at have waited anal the New Code drawn up by
present he was unoccupied. He did not how the defendant. This morning, about 10 am, the Chief Justice bad come into operation, and we could have seen how it worked, as front what
and his companions gave him a shove. The he was going up Peel Street. The defendant I can learn is likely to meet all our diffent is our privilego, so to speak. The object defendant then suatched his watch and chain, ties. However, now that we have put our of tha hands to the plough we cannot go back, and I our objections to be called to serve in plicant who disappeared into a carporter's record and ruu #. The wan was followed by com cannot ses that it will do any harm to fellow trivial cases. I quite agree with the re-shop in Hollywood Hond, the suggestion of the Chief Justic the mark that have been made co that question. other day and address the Government at once. and I also think we should serve for a reason- I am therefore prepared to vote for the reaginable fee, and do our duty as citizens. (Hear, tion as it stands in the notice. I would suggest hear.) that you now bring forward
Mr. Woox-I think we ought not to pass this resolution of lir. Leigh's. I don't think it would have a good effect on the Governmont, and at any rate it would not look well. Furthermore, I don't think any of us would object for a moment to move in a jury caso; it
meeting is simply to
solutions, Mr. Laion withdrew his amendment, but and afterwards we can commeone to expressed his dissatisfaction with the one that draw up a letter to the Geraremont which we had been passed. According to its warding can all sign later ou forwarding the resolutions it would rest with the judgo whether they come to. I feel quite sure that the Governor received $50 or nothing. will not torn deaf ear to our tale vf wou, al. though I doubt if more can be done at present than what Sir John Carrington is new doing in the New Code (applause)
The CHAIRMAN-I think 's are making much ado about nothing. I really believe the Government will ask us to wait for the Now Cole,
to
Mr. SQSBOR Vedr. Chairman and gentle- Mr. LEIGH-Perhaps a resolution with re- men: The 19sponsibility for calling this moot.ference to jurymen serving in tara might go ing rests with me, and arose in coneentence of along with these other resolutions. I can re- the Chief Justice's remarks to the jarers who member its being distinctly arranged that every were called the other day to serve in a condensed juryman WAS · SETVE: -in turn, and here we are milk case. His Lordship sympathised with the luck again with the same jnrymen coming out Jary for having bon summoned in such case, of the ballet box time after time, and certain and intimated that if we spacial juriers con- jurora Lever serving at all. I log to proce sidered we had a grievance we should address the Government on the subject. Cenamon, this is. I think, the third instance within about yours where I have sat az a jargman and where the judge has either allowed us to depart without hearing the case for where we have given our decision without wasting our time listening to the whole the evidence. This shows. I think, that there was no necessity to letter to tas Governor.
That a special juryman having served once should not be called upon to serve again until all the others hare served their taru.
Mr. Saugos seconded.
The CHAI said that was a matter he mentioned in his opening remarks. He was about to ask that it be consolidated with the original resolution and sent in with
He believed there
ALL ABOUT A WATCH AND CRAIN. Lacas Castro, 21, Elgin Streat, charged Shing, a stonecutter, with stealing bia watek and chaiu, ralne 56, on the 6th inst.".
Chinese constable 240 saw complainant run- chase, and followed defendant into the shop, ning after the defendant and he joined in the afterwards finding him in the kitchen.
collided with the complainant, who atzuck him, Defendant said he was walking very fast and and leo way to avold receiving another blaw.
dence and dismissed the case,
His Worship was not satisfied with the evi-
THE CHARGE AGAINST AN INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS.
cepting a bribe brought Fy the police against The adjourned hearing of the charge of a Purcy Thomas Crisp, inspector of buildings, will be procceded with to-day at 2.15 p..
BEFORE ME. EMP.
HAWKING F157.
To Wine, for hawking tish in the peblic weeks' hard labour. street on the 4b inst. was fined $10 or threo
M-LICENSE.
Indian constable No. 715 charged Ho Ut with unlawfully plying for lire au unlicensed
er 14 days' hard labour.
The deficiency account of the old Bank has been reduced to £199,785, 18% 10, a sum of £7810. . 1d having been recovered during the year, partly from old shareholders and part- ly from forfeiture of shares in new Bank whose Holders could not meet their culls in full.
shareholders has been suspended consequent on the disturbed state of affairs in the of The litigation with the defaulting Chinose
China. Representations are now again being made with a view to getting the claims acknow- lodged at the general sofferment which is expent. authorities ed shortly to be arrived at with the Chinese
Do. de Cacao...
Do. de Frambolsas Do. de Mandarin... Do, de Menthe
I.
The Undersigned, having been appointed 150 AGENTS for the above Company, are pro
pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Kater.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong. 22nd Jone, 1900,
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Do. de Vanüle
KUMMEL
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dine and Comme... this year.
SLOR GIN The directors who retire at this time are Mr. | Strawberry Brandy being eligible, they offer themselves for David McLean und Mr. H. D. Stewart, and,
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The auditors, Meeers Turquand Youngs & offer themres for re-election for the arent year. By creer of the Boaxi
F. C. BISHOP,
General Manager.
3rd April, 1901.
GENERAL BALANCE SHEET.
Qu 31st December, 1900,
ZIABILITIES,
.......
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To quid-up capital sy
15,362 ordinary stares of 18, of which £4 enlled up
421,408 Dodaut-- Üverdna sall 5.358 7 3
£410,051 12 9 Instalment of calle on
share not yet allatted 1,477 15 3. 1157 deferred shares of
£1 Thilly paid...
1,157 0 0 Uncallef expital paid
in advance...
200 00
$1,800 8 0 To fixed deposits and current avèorats. 120,47-13 4 To bills payable and other liabilities... 45,285 10 2 To loans payable against soettritiea...... 173,000 00 To duo to agents and correspondents 43,742 10 6 To rebates, exchange, adjustments, ás. 10.037 0 4 To profit and loss account.....
11.720 73 9
£832,930 10 1
To lisbility on bill receivable rediscounted £200,019, Ga. 30, of which up to this date 4210,904 15. 11. have run off,
and auto of starling bille. Lelegraphic transfura, silver To forward contracts outstanding for the purchase
and bonds £516,430, 168. 96.
ASSETS.
£ it. 1.
By bill receivable and other asset...... 248,337 12 8 By Government securities, leen ranorve
for deprosistion
Of the above assets amounting to
£235,718,34. 4d, are lodged, un mer curity for loans, and bills payable per contra
By cash in hand and at benkers By louas receivable and advaneės .... By due by agents and correspondents.
y rebates, exchange adjustinents, &c. By unrealized assets of old bank By duticiency account of old batti
Balance at 31st Decem
har, 189
207,640 09 Los antla ro- £
d. ruvora, 4,113 52 Cells paid ca
shares for- feited. 3,106 16 0
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7,910 111
89,946 14 0
£338,240
35,692 11 11 202, 199 18,9 1,274 8 3 7,724 10 3 17,957 15 5
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1.00
0.05
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SIEMSSEN & CO.,
Agents.
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£10,000.
THE Undersigned, having teen appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates,
WM. MEYERINK & CO.,
Agents. Hengkong, 18th May, 1900.
1512 TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG
Company ate PREPARED TO ACCEPT First The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Class Foreign and Chinese Risks at Current Rates.
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The total Tadion ten exported, for the year esting at March, wes 166 million fhs. This is is record.
BUBON MÉS, and that the jury system as applied was a rule in existence to the effect that rickshaw, on the lih inst,, and he was fined sufficient number of Indian concerns have attained, and dispensing with those vant margins i
they might ask His Excellency to give instruc- tions to have that rais properly carried on. World that reet Mr. Leigh's wishes?
Mr. LEIGH Yes, that meets my wisher! The CHAIRSIAN then asked that nominations be made for the committed to draw up the letter to the Govament forwarding these rosolations. Mr, DANBY proposed that the Chairman and fears. Foate, Osborns, and Brown be elected. Mr. HAUPT seconded and the proposal was
to unanimously...
to Hongkong 18 Trequently ghused Tor my the names of jurymen who had already served own part I consider compulsory servis au should to hulen out of the list, and be thought unjustifiable intersurance with the liberty of this subject. Hear hear) Other methods are utopted in other countramercial see mors, for instance-which gear to work well. and might be applied to the English Courts Thụ principal fault to my mailing in the fat that the legal fraternity have it in their power to compel the attendance of spacial jurors, and that for reasons of their ova they annecessarily exercise that power in cases which might be qually well disposed of by the judge fans agreed
it should be possible for busy 10 to be
Captain ANDERSON said the thanks of the dragged from their offens at the instigation of special jurors wera due to Mr Osborns for the the most recently imported solicitori clerk and very public-spirited lead he had taken in the compelled under threat of haprisonment to matter. Their bankareve also das to Sir John waste three or four days in a fanaty court lister Carrington, who lind given them his syarpathy, to the laboured arguments of emel en bis potion preventing him doing more at the deavouring to convince coven men quite outset, though they hoped for more from his telligent, though perhaps not so dentred is him ranture experience when the matter came to be self that black is white or white is back that discussed in high quarters. There was no it should be posable for energetio braness men depot as to the hardship entailed on bankers, who make this colony and build my the commerchants and other busy men in important mezoos on which the legal fraternity thrive, toonses. It was their duty and they did not be condemned to several days physient iscom complain, but when such men were asked to fort and mental torture, adjudicating in some waste their time to the detriment of their own paitry squabble between landlord and tenant intorats, and that of others, by altting on disentangling truth from the perjured einen disputes over the label of a tin of condensed of native aitors, or deciding as to who shall sell rail, then he said it was a great injustice on tinned turnips in the colony-these things, I the brain-workers of the Colony. maintala, constitute an abuse of the jury sys tem and should not be sanctioned by law. The men who in days gone by sacrificed their lives
ing
Mt. PLAYFATE said that, as the special jurora were in most cases Justions of the Peace he though the Chairman, as representing the wishes
WANTED THE TROUSERS. ? Fong Sik On took a fancy to a pair black trousere belonging to Yenng Hing, a brick layer, which were in a nutshel in Der Vana
constable 342 to take charge of defendant. Rod Yeung Hiry did not like the idea of Fong wearing his trousers, and asked Chinese Feng goes to prison for 14 days with hard
labour.
DANISHMENT ORDER.
A telegram has been received by the Indian Tea Association from London, stating that a
sgrend to redice the output by 10,0 0,000 hs., conditional on the decision of Caplen respect ing its 8,000,000 lbs., which is now awaited.
The Association has decided to inform the Governors of Bengal of the threats of the Llamas unit of their having forbidden traders la intrones Indian tes into Tibe Giacorn ment azzistauce is appealed for
The Association has also instructed its newly appointed Agent to enquire into the possibility of sending Indian tea overland to Russia.
Chinese constable 173 was surt enough-to catch Wong Yan disobeying an order of his LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. hment, on the 5th inst
Wong thought it was all right, but Mr. Kemp disagreed with him, and Wong has got 12 meuils hard labour to think over it.
A COAL CHARGE. Chinese constable 424 brought up three boat-
men for having in their possession 15 picals of coal, valued at $8; on the 8th inst
The first and second defendants had nothing to say, but the third wanted Mr. Komp to be lieve that he bought his baskets of coal off the first defendant.
Both paid the $15 fine which was imposed. NO ANCHORAGE."
Lani Sbing Toon End au ides that he could Police constable West objected to this and anchor is Junk in the Southern Fairway, but
defendant had to go to prison for 14 days with hard labour.
To illustrate the vast scope of the work the following facts are submitted for consideration, Chalmers Vombulary contains about 16,000 Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English and Chinese Dictionary about 100.000 whilst this work contains more than 50,000 Englial, words, and upwards of 600,000. Chinese characters. Again, despite all the grammars and thor elementary works as yet published, the student of this difficult language absolutely requires ex- amples to display the various applications and
valents of
ditorent words which have one general meaning. Of these examples this work contains more than five times as many, as any
fer this port on the oth inst at noon, with the outward English mails, and is due here on the 10th just, at about 6 a.m....
The P. & O. steamer Bengal loft Singapore other Dictionary hitherto of the
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th inst; for Hongkong, where she is dna to 3rd inst., and loft again at 9 p.m. on Saturday arrive at 9am. on Tuesday the 7th inst
The C. P. R. steamer Empress of India, left Yokohama for Vancouver on Friday, p.m., the 3rd inst.
Tho T. K. K, steamer Hongkong Mary, with mails & left Shanghai for this port on Satur day theith inst., ut 10 pin
For practical purposes the work is to complete that a reference to its pages enahlox a person who understands English to stand nothing but Chinese. In this respe communicate effectively with natives who under
respect the residing in China, and to the natives themselves work will be found indispensable to all Europeans it explains subjects fully with which very low indeed of thera are perfectly acquainted. To parties resident in England and interested in China it caunot but be invaluable occasionally..
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