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A BROKER'S RICSHA.

JUDGMENT RESERVED.

The case was continued at the Hong.. kong Magistracy yesterday in which one of Mr. Evan Ormiston's ricshe coolice is charged with causing an obstruction and also with refusing to obey police direc- tions,

The Hon. Mr Mel. Messer, 0.8.D., proacouted and Mr. W. E. L. Shenton defonded.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 28TH, 1917.

he could not have put up his hand to guard off a blow. He could not rediem. ber the date of the affair.

Mr. Shenton-It is so unusual for a ricsha coolie to be kicked by a policeman that it is probably engraven on his heart for ever. (Laughter.)

The third ricsha coolie also gave cor- roborative evidence,

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

THEFT

Sentence of two months hard labour wae imposed upon a Chinese who was charged with the theft of a barrel from a shop in Lee Yuon Street.

GIVEN A CHANCE. Cross-examined by the C,8,P. this wit- Charged with endeavouring to export news said he knew that rishas had to goja quantity of brass nails without a to the other side of the rond, opposite to permit, a Chinese said that he had paid the bank, but on this occasion there was $33 for the nails. He was remanded, no room. When another ricsha moved with a view to his obtaining a permit. away they took its place.

OPIUM.

Mr. Shenton, at the outset, said the case hỏ was going to Iny before his worship was what he had indicated at the previ ous hearing, which was in fact that they complied with the orders of the police constable, that was to say, that they did 18th inst. he came out of the Interne months hard labour, was the sentence go to the other side of the rondway when tional Hank hetween 3 and 4 pm He imposed upon a Chinese who

was found

requested. His econd point was that

if his worship did not believe the

the evi- dence of the witnesses he was going to call, then, in the alternative, the orders were given in such a manner by the Indian

constable that no reasonable per son could be expected to comply with them. That was the line he was going

to take:

Mr, Ormiston then gave evidence. He said he was an exchange broker. On the

DOM MANUEL

HOW HE SEARCHED FOR WORK.

Dom Manuel Sequeira was again before the Court yesterday, charged with absent. ing himself from the House of Detention for a longer period than he was given Jeavo

The defendant burst into tears when- placed in the dock and told how he had been given four hours leave and had gone to Blake Pier for a little fresh mir Whilst he was there he was approached by two Japanese, who asked him if he would like to do some dirty work

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A fine of $1,000, or, in default, four He asked what it was, and he was told SANITARY REFRIGERATORS

that it was discharging coal from a stenmor at Wanchai. He consented and went and did the work. During the

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and not been in the bank for more than in porneasion of 10 tacks of prepared in hour he went to the Post Offee WILL KEEP FOOD five minutes. He could not say where opium. The drug was tied round his the ricahn was when he came out, whether waist. it was crossing the road or drawn up at the side of the rond. He got into the ricsha and had prosceded about half the length of the bank when an Indian con- stable called on him to stop. He did so.

BRASS AND IRON

A marine hawker was arrested at Wanchai on Tuesday with a large quantity of bras and iron in his possession which

PLUCKY GIRL

The constable then fumbled in the pocket had previously been stolen from an The defendant, replying to Mr. Shen of his tunic, pulled out a note-book and engineering yard. The man was unable tor, said that between 3 and 4 p.D. on pencil, handed it to him and asked for to give a satisfactory explanation, and the 18th his master had come out of the his name. Witness wrote his name, added Mr. Wood fines him $25. Mercantile Bank and he took him to the the letters J. P. instead of his address, International Bank. He put down his and rode away. He said nothing to the ricsha on the right-hand side, nearer to Indian, and the Indian said nothing to the Mercantile Bank The ricsha washim beyond asking for his name and in charge of a stall in Yaumati, saw a When a twelve-year-old-girl who was standing in the gutter and was parallel address. Nothing more happened until 3 with the road Witness sat on one of the pm, the next day when his coolie was run away, she immediately gave chase man take 19 cents from her eash-box and nhafts of the ziceha. An Indian constable arrested. Witness added that it was an As luck would have it a lukong happen- came up behind him and kicked him once inconvenience to him to have his coolieed to be in the street having his shoes in the back. Witness said to him" You arrested. should not kick me, you could order me By the CS.P. The ricsha may have repaired and the thief ran into his arms. to go away if you do not want me here, been on the far side of the road or it may Again the constable tried to strike him, have been near the bank when I came labour and sleo shook his hard at him. Witness out, I did not notice it. dodged the blow and then pulled his ritshs to the other side of the road. As he was doing this the constable again eried out. He had been sitting on the shults of the ricsha for about a minute when the constable came up. After the constable had gone away he saw his mas- ter coming out of the bank and he then took his ricsha to the entrance of the bank. Subsequently his master had a "con vorantion, with the Indian constable..

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Cross-examined by the CB.P., witness said he was sitting on the outside shaft of the riesha, and was facing towards the bank. When the Indien came up ho did

"not say anything, he just kicked him.

Do

Do you mean to say that the constable came up to you and did nothing beyond say stop -Absolutely nothing.⠀⠀⠀

He was sentenced to one month's hard

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following telegram has been re- ceived by the American Consulate- You must have been rather indignant General, Hongkong, from the Manila being held up in that way 1-1 was very Observatory:--- indignant

You may have been so indignant that

12.30 p.m., June 27th. Warning Low-pressure area over N. you did not remember what the Indian China Ser. A typhoon may develop said -Oh, no, I remember all that hap-later. poned.

and wrote a registored letter to Mr. Franks, the Head of the House, saying that he had got work and would not be When his work was finished be was paid his wages, but was told that he would be paid when the ship came back. Inspector Brazil stated that the letter mentioned had been received.___The_de fendant was found sitting, by the side of the road with a large crowd round his drinking Chinese wine.

He stated that he had not attracted the

He was sitting there drinking because he crowd but that the crowd attracted him.

or the King Edward.

could not afford the Hongkong Hotel

His Worship stated that he did not be. lieve him, for he did not go back to the House of Detention even when his work was finished Sentence of three months' imprisonment was passed.

HOKLOS AND PUNTIS. CHAIR COOLIES AT VARIANCE

At the Hongkong Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, three chair-men were charged with fighting in Chater Road. The men pleaded guilty,

Inspector Brazil stated that it was the usual row between the Hoglos and Puntis, The dispute was over the stand opposite Watson

The Hoklos claimed the fore

Do you not know that it is usual for was te end of the case. There was RB the police to make the riches go to the other point he would subarit to his Wor- other side of this roadway 1-If the police ship. It was that if his Worship did nos position, but the Puntis also claimed

think that the defendant went to. it. go to the other side.

to go to the athor side the other side of the road, then were the tell the coolies to

ordera given in a reasonable and proper Have you told you coolies to ♬ this ?

the

His Worship Is there any dispute over the stand by the Hongkong Hotel-Not

The Indian did not mention anything have. I have instructed the coolies to manner, and in such a way as defendant now, sir. There is a man stationed there.

about his master. He could see into the bank very casily, and saw his master com-

ing out of the manager's office very quick: ly Tho Indian constable stopped his master somewhere near

near the side channel. of the International Bank; the constable kad apparently been waiting for him.

obey all the commands of the police.

Do you know the regulations? Yes, do, and I have always understood that

private rieshag were allowed to stand outside places,

A messenger toolie in the employ of Reisa & Co. was also called. He said

could possibly be expected to comply with them. He submitted that if the defen dan was kicked und menaced by the Indian constable, that the latter was not carrying out his orders in a reasonable and proper way, and that the defendant was perfectly justified in refusing to

Who is entitled to this stand? The Hoklon had it first, I believe, but during the last six months the Puntis have

encroached and the Hoklos resent it.

His Worship-Inspector Garrod ought to decide who is to go there

Inspector Brazil said it was almost im.

is worship Why did you go to the that he saw the incident The Indian boy them. He felt certain that his Wor possible to regulate who went there unless.

other side of the road at all? Because the Inchan constable was running after constable kicked the defendant in the

me to strike "me:

back, after which the defendant took his

ship would agree with him on that fact, The prosecution relied on the evidence of the Indian constable, and there arose

a man were specially stationed at each stand.

His Worship But I ought to know

He did not tell you to go there Tricsha to the other side of the road, bela the question as to whether he was telling which lot of coolies are entitled to, the

after he struck me he said I could go

away

You could not have got very far away by crossing the road, why didn't you bolt along the road?--I was waiting for

my master to come out,

The C.8. Pot said the Indian kick

ed you He did.

When the Indian went away why did Tot you ♬ ) back!--I did not when my

master camus out of the bank.

followed by the constable by the

who

Was

waving his arms about." This concluded the evidence, and Mr. Shenton addressed the Court. He

that his Worship would appreciate in the first instance in that case, that they were not defending the case with a view

the truth. Was the constable telling the truth when he anid he went up to Mr. | Ormiston and said," Tell your cool to

put his ricsha on the left side," and that

stand, so that I can punish the other side. Inspector Brazil I think they are ually entitled to it.

police regulate theso things. I should like to know who is entitled to the stand

The case was adjourned.

His Worship-In law they are, but the

a half-caste, but it is impossible to offend

Mr. Ormiston asked him for his note book to write down in nome. If by Worship believed that story on these facts to not upholding the police in every then he would decide in favour of the possible way. He felt sure the Magis prosecution. He submitted that it was trate would appreciate the reason why abundantly clear that that evidentes by Mr. Ormiston was taking a personal the Indian constable was a pack of lies,

HUMOUR IN A HOSPITAL. You did not complain of being kicked interest in the case. It was because he and that such a conversation never took uitless, there is a doctor so dark in At a certain hospita), which shall be when in the charge-room-Nobody asker felt it incumbent upon him to appear place. It was diametrically opposed to complexion as to be generally considered

and to uphold the police in maintaining Who did you complain to first I told order in the Colony as far as it was Mr Ormiston's evidence, which he would him worse than by an allusion to the

possible to do so. He thought, also, that his Worship to believe. A carious fact (says the Glasgow Herald)

Magnus 4 This gentleman, though very clever, fact in the case, also, was that though somewhat unsympathetic. Recently a hia Worship would appreciate, in fant he had already commented on it, the fact, the occurrence took place between 3 and number of wounded soldiers were receiv that all the incidents of the occurrence

4 on the afternoon of the 18th it was noted into the above-mentioned institution, and amongst them wan a Birmingham man who had born a great amount of suffering very patiently, but became rather irritable as he began to recover.

One day the doctor surprised this par- ticular patient by inquiring if he had

child.. ben breast-fed or bottle-fed as a chil

The man replied that he thought he had

the solicitor's clerk.

Were there zay marks?-Thero was a bluish braise on my back, but it has gone

Dow

Did the solicitor's clerk use the bruise? He did not ask to see it,

Why didn't you tell the Inspector and the Clerk-1 am telling a straighfor

took place in a very short space of time, reported to Inspector Garred until and that men such as ricsha coolies Were 9.30 the next morning. If it was im not of very high intellect, yet nothwith portant surely it should have been dealt alanding this it was remarkable that they with earlier than that Probably the ward story; no-one asked me about in extraordinary feature of the case his mind and thought he had better re been breast-fed

had all agreed in absolutely every detail. Indian constable turned things over in

and they would not allow me to speak was the extraordinary manner in which port the matter to Inspector Garrod Rm1 I thought in the charge-room. I was told to be all the coolies corroborated each other The 0.8.P. said that the real question noticed that people who were breast-fed doctor, sarcastically remarked the I have frequently quiet, as my master was coming up. with regard to details. There might be was whether the coolie did, or did not, as children make ten times more fuss in

Another of Mr. Ormiston's ricsha coolies, who was with the defendant on Chinese, and whether the man was sil There was tot much, doubt that Mr. Which were you brought up on 1" little question as to dates in English and obey the orders of the police constable ees than those who were brought up

the bottle the day of the occurrence, corroborated ting on the shafts or on the splashboard, Ormiston bbcame very excited, and he inquired the soldier, after a short pause the defendant's evidence, He saw the but they were absolutely at one with might not have remembered exactly what Ah I thought 60,- 1

Bottle, replied the doctor, shortly. Indian constable kick the defendant in regard to the constable kicking the de happened and what was said

retorted the the back just when he had sat down on fendant and attempting to hit him. They Indian constable went up so an Euro have been a bally ink bottle, too!"

1an Tommy, contemptuous and it must regarding the dusky skin of the other, the shafts After he had kicked him the were also at one in relation to the fact pean, and an, European of high constable told him to go away, and do that the defendant went to the other side in the Colony, and said "stop" It WES fendant took the richs to the other side of the road, in other words, that he surely reasonable to suppose that the of the streek Besides kicking defendant, obeyed the orders which he had received European would ask why he had been he did not see the constable trying to do from the Indian constable. He may have stopped, and that the Indian would also today were mentioned by Mr. Louis The great heights at which airmen fight anything else to the defendant.

received those orders by word of mouth ask for the name. Mr. Ormiston said that Costalen in a lecture to the Aeronautical By the

AP-The constable, after or by indications, but in whatever way nothing was said, but they could hardly Society When this war began ibere kicking the defendant, also endeavoured he received them, the coolies were consider that to be correct,

was relatively little fighting in the air, ike the defendant, he waved his absolutely at one that the defendant

* he said, “ and the average flyize was done His Worship then intimated that he at anything from 4000 to 6,000 feet.. To- hands about in a threatening manner, went to the other side of the road. And would like Line to consider the case. He day our airmen rarely go over be lines The defendant used both his hands to if his Worship believed that story there would therefore reserve himndemens Bh less than 16,000 foot and fighting has

(Continued at fout of new column.) nalil Surday morning at 10,30

take the richa across the road, and thus

IMMENSE HEIGHT AT WHICH AIRMEN FIGHT.

taken place certainly at altitudes of |21,000 and 22,000 fsatz

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