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A scene in n. Hongkong solicitor's office had its sequel at the Hongkong Magistracy

which had been incurred by sonicbody, cise. It was incurred by the steward, but the Captain was responsible because hë had signed as Captain of the ship, tak

Mr. Haywood then continued his cross. examination. He said-You know, Mr. Faithfull, that when you are dealing with debtors you are rather aggressive I do not think so. Anyway, people come to nie.

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o local solicitor, charged Capt, J. R. Hudson, F.R.G.S., master of the Hoi Ming, with using abusive and obscene language, likely to cause a breach of the

pence.

"Did not you say, to my client." If you were not such a low down fellow you would go to the front "I never used such an expression. I only used the words I told the Magistrate,

And after you said that he told you that ho faul applied to the Naval autho rities and also to Major Morgan and had

Mr. Guy Haywood defended. Mr. Faithfull, giving evidence, aniden refused I did not know thai,

You know he in`a French Canadian P4 ky forgotten that until recently many of

that on August 2181, at 12 noon, ] I do not. Ghose who are smarting under a deep he was in his office, when the defend- Capt Hudson said he went to see Mr. Faithful because be had received i sense of injustice have been members of

int enlled on him, The defendant

summons which he had torn up the pre trade organisations to which they could-

vious day. When he went in to Mr. appeal with every confidence that their was very excited and said "I have got a

sunknots." He (witness) asked him Faithfull's room be told him he had a grievances would command. 'respectful

Sammons to appear at the Court on the who he was, and be said, "I am Captain 25th inst., and he was going away and attention. The fact tằng These men are

Hadson. The defendant did not show would not be back until the 26th, Mr. a subject to the restrictions of the

in the summons, but witness knew what Faithfall said Who the are you?

Witness told him who he was, and then Army Act should entitle thent to even

it was. The defendant said......" I have go1 | My Faithfull said he did not care a greater consideration than when they were

tout of his office. He then used the civilium, free to act as they chose. Yet summons, and I was only served with an for a sailor, and that he was to get white the British Government has repeat it last night, and I not attend the expression of which Mr. Faithfull had Mr. Faithfull replied ne Cintr for drunken. edly straw its anxiety to shuisfy the Court on Friday as my ship leaves Hong complained.

kong to-night. You enint take me of that he had

sailors. He (defendant) then put his fist: demands, of labour engaged in work in.

my ship." He told defendant tünt he had | in Mr. Faithfull's face and told him that dispensable to this successful prosecution,

no desire to take him off his ship. Deif he were ten years younger he would of the war, it continues to adopt an

punch the life out of him. Mr. fendant then suggested that he should Faithfull said that he would have attitude of enlinus fudifference to the

look up the Merchants" Shipping Ordi- | him off his ship thuị night, but le told elaines pue forward on behalf of those

bane. Witness told defendant thang them that Commander Beckwith would have scanething to say about it. Mr. wearing the King's uniform, in this dis- tan mutpost of Empire, some of whom,case would not be heard on Friday, but Faithfull told him that he could be but he had better instruct a solicitor to bad enemy for anyone if he chose. He (Captain Hudson) then swore he Mr. hé it. vemembered, have stready seen stappear for hins. Defendant said he would waithfull, who told him that he had ving the fent. Though it is not

His (witness') witnesses listening outside the door

gop instruct a solicitor.

pleasing to have to proclaim to the world client was in Shanghai, and the Subaquently Mr. Faithfull caught hold of his arms and, as he was leaving. he the British Government's ingratitude, we defendant asked if he had received anybulled Mr. Faithfall by an offensive rame see no alternative, in the circunstances.eceipts from Shanghai, Witness told and said that he did not care for hån or

anyone else in Hongkong. be the suggestion offered by a correspond he had not. The defendant had paid. Cross-examined by Mr. Faithfull, de- ent in this issue that the rid of the Lon-40 on account (for which he had been fendant, adhered to all the statements Lo don Press should be invoked in order to

given a receipt); and he (Mr. Faithfull)ade in his evidence. speare the redress of the wrong which is told him that, he had received no receipts being suffered. There can be no question

from Shanghai. “The defendant," added that, once the full fæets were made known Mr. Faithluli, "then got into a great public opinion in Great Britain would men compel the War Offer to thandon the parsimonious policy which it has hitherto ported.

Mr. H. Chapman and Mr. R.-F. Thurefield were annougst these who return ed to the

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passion, was very cacated, and said that He did not intend to pay until I pro

uced the receipts. He made me of a most objectionable expression towards me, and

it veral times," and

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Do you really tell the Court the I called you a drunken sailor! You did.

Is this the first time that you have bööri. summoned in a police court }

Mr. Haywood'objected to this question, nd the Magistrate held that such a ques

tion should not be put

You say thai). I said I brel witnesses waiting outside ?--Yes, you did. And as soon as you rang the bell they rushed ing

Do you swear that I took hold of your farm 1-Yes, I do.

Defendant denied Umi he made use of a

I got up from my chain and told hire to leave my office, Then Captain obscene expression attributed to

him by the complainant. Hudsin put his fist as close to my

Addressing the Magistente, Mr. Faith it aid said full contended that it was merely a fart

gei he could

» matter of oath against oath, You try to put me out, you know ine, your worship, and how I con- I then rang the bell and my clerk and office boy eatae in. And in the presence of these two be agniri made use of very obscene expressions towards me.

duct myself. I never use the word any time, except, perhaps, in a theological discussion. And can anyone think that I conduct my business in the way suggest ed by the defendant I deny that I put my hand on his arm, or touched him in any shape or form. I saw what kind of

A Chinese clerk was called to corroborate the statement that Capt. Hudson made man I had to deal with, and whe use if a certain obscene expression when commenced using bad langunge I ordered. witness entered the office in answer to them out of my office. I simply got up when he used the bad language and said. bell. Previous to going into the office he please leave my office. He would not do heard loud voices proceeding from within, so. I never used a word about taking hini off his ship. I knew I would not be able Cross-examined by Mr. Haywood,

to do that. You can only do that if complainant denied that Capt. Hudson, man is an absconding deator, and the when he entered the office, usked him, in Captain of a ship who is leaving on

voyage cannot be looked upon as an very friendly way, to adjourn the case absconding debtor. I also deny using the expression drunken sailor,' and I never because his ship was going away.

Did you say “I do not care a damn; I said anything about loafing around

Mr. Faithfull added, with regard to the have no time, to trouble with drunken suggestion that he was an aggressivo sailors I have never used such lang person, that his worship would be able. to form an opinion as to that. He was uage. The defendant was not drunk, he never aggressive to people. He had was excited. And even if he were drunk always made it a point to be as pleasant

to people as he possibly could.

as that:

as a result of the phenomenal rise in the CHINESE TELEGRAMS. I would not make use of such a remark exchange value of the dollar. In the in- terval the Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce and of the loent branch of the China Association bave jointly despatched a cable on the subject to the Prime Minister and have twice telegraphed to the China Astocia tion in London, while, more recently, the loent branch of the Navy League has made representations to the parent Society have been handed over to the Govern

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Did you say I will not argue the matter with you or any drunken sailor" I never used such an expression. As soon as he used bad language I ordered him out of my office,

Mr. Haywood remarked that the feature of the case bad been the absolute candour of the defendant. He told his worship, quite frankly, that he said certain things, and some of the terms used ware extremely abusivo. First of all, Mr. Faithfull was ta - out of it ?--I never used such an going, to take action for libel, but subse expression. I have ever in my life used quently realised that it was only vulgar abuse and took those proceedings, Capt. such a word, unless it was during Hudson had been fourteen years at sea,

I said "Will and there had never been any complaint theological conversation. you please leave my office!" I used the against him. He had an extraordinarily good character in a certain Arctic expedi word "please.”

tion which he undertook. As regards thu language used, his worship would no doubt realise that men who followed the life of the sea used certain expressions every day of their lives in the course of their employment which would shock land- lubbers, but which the seamen looked upon as nothing out of the ordinary. His client was a French Canadian, and was, per chaps, of a little more excitable tempera- ment than the general run of people There was no doubt that he was a little excited, and there was also no doubt that Mr. Faithfull was also a little excited, as Did not you then go on to say "I am

he was an excitable person." Ono had a very bad enemy for any man I did only to see him in Court to realize that. not nee such an expression; that is a pure He (Mr. Haywood) would say that invention. A

Mr. Faithfull, perhaps quite unknown to himself, was extremely aggressive, There was no doubt that both the defend.

with the result that they had heard certain stories from the witness-box. "I think," added Mr. Harwood, that if Mr. Faith- full had been a sensible man he would not have brought this matter into Court. It Iwould have been much the better course

to deal with the matter in another way

Did not you threaten to take him off the ship-Nothing of the kind. I never referred to ship. He was the only one who referred to the ship.

You knew, did you not, with regard to the small setion taken against Captain did not know that doe Hudson, that he was being defended ant and Mr. Faithfull got very excited

You knew I was defefiding him. Please de, not quibble like that. At present a claim is being disputed and Captain Hudson is being represented? Yes

well, technically, that means that he is being defended. You ought not to quibble over a technicality like that. You also know that he refuses to pay the claim bo cause it was contracted by somebody else

I do not know that.

Mr. Wood remarked that he thought that both Mr. Faithfull and Captain Hudson did not have a very clear idea of what actually happened at the time of the affair. He thought that both parties Mr. Wood remarked that he did not were exceedingly excited, and were not think they need go into that matter. sure what they said to each other. Capt, Mr. Haywood-I only wanted to show Hudson admitted using some strong ex Typhoon in about 195deg. Long E, that Capt. Hudson had some reason for ressions, and he would have to pay a

being angry in being sued for a debt fine of ts. deg. Lat. N., muring

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