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POLICE RESERVE DISCIPLINE

PORTUGUES E CONSTABLE AND

HIE PATROLS.

At the 'Hong kong Magistracy yester day, Mr. L. A F. Leite, & Hongkong Police Reservo Constable, was charged (1) with being absent from punishment patrol on August 31st, and (2) with being absent from patr ol on September 7th.

THE - HONGEONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 187H, 1917.

THE CENSORSHIP.

CHINESE EDITOR FINED.

Judgnient was given yesterday by Mr. Wood in the case in which the editor and printer of the Chang Nyoi Sun l'o (Chinese Daily Feer) were charged with having printelland published in the Chung Ngoi Sa Pa certain reports and

made certain statements intended and

Mr. Eldon Patter Discipline Officer) likely to cause disaffection to His Majesty secuted, and Mr. M. K. Lo appenved the King and to prejudice His Majesty's bo defend. The charges were taken to relations with Foreign Powers contrary

to the "Censorship Regulations of 1917. gether.

Mr.

Crown Longinotto, Ausîrtanı Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Leo d'Almada defended.

....

CANTON NEWS

[BY JOERTESY OF THE CHUNG NGOI BÀN RỒI"]

CANTON, September 17th. GENERALIESIMO'S OFFICE

The Generalissimo's office has been established in the Coment works. The staff consists of a Commander-in-Chief,

seal keeper, five Private Secretaries, fice Advisera and some other officials.

TEE PROPOSED KWANOSI GOVERNOE

The Government has

as asked General Luk Wing-ting's opinion regarding the appointment of Cheung Mingan Civil Governor of Kwangsi. The mandate will -be issued as soon as Luk's reply has

renched.

NEW APPOINTMENTS.

Mr Potter said the case was short and simple, and it was admitted that the defendant was a beent on the dates con- -cerned, ant that he had been duly warn

ed. That was the case so far as they were concerned, but they regarded the as a serious one I because it was deliberate It was not ie, too of a man having for gotten bis intro:], but a deliberale case of a man refusi kg to do his duty, thi China, bits he could not accept the argu-shall be transferred to Canton and Mok

ense

reasons for which were, so it sjemed, to be found jacertain letters which had pen sent by the defendant to his var lots off

**TS.

Or letter, fram Mers Lo & Lo to Mr. A. Silva Netto, the 1C.0. of de fendan's Company, contained, the follow ing passage

We have had a conference with the Hon Mr. H E. Pollock, C. this moring, at which Mr. Leite placed the fants folly béfure Counsel, including, the protest, which he sent against the order Issued in September, 1915, stating that all members of the Hongkong Police berve a British subjects, and against the impending legislation which works to subject him to greater liabilities. Coun Kel intimated that he would have to take some little tips to consider the matters and advised him that in the meantime he should obey the notice served upga him, but expressly stating that he would do so without prejudice to his positíoži.“

After stating the facts, Wr. Wood said General Jak Wing-ting proposes to that he thought the articles (which were appoint Chan Ping-kwan (Canton cut from a Canton paper) were likoły to Tuchun) Commander-in-Chief of the affect the peaceful relations between His expedition troops. It is also proposed Majesty's subjects and the Republic of that Tam Ho-ming, the Kwangsi Tuchun,

Wing-sun appointed as Tam's successor. MONEY, MATIÈЛS,

The Provincial treasury has decided to borrew $300,000~ from various antive Banks in Canton. This sum will be used to cover military expenses.

The Civil Governor Li Yes-hon, Lung Chai-kwong's request, has ordered the Provincial treasury to pay $10,000 for military expenses.

The Generalissimo has ordered his staff to draw half pay until there is enough for them to be paid in full.

ment that they would cause disaffection among His Majesty a subjects. He there fore proposed to record a conviction où only that part of the summons relating to the reports being likely to prejudice His Majesty's relations with a foreign Power: He was satisfied that those articles, wore cut froin the Canton paper by the editorial scissors in the course of the day's work and that the first part was published before the editor had seen the second part. ✨ In no stage of the proceedings had the editor expressed regret at the publication, neither had he dissociated himself from the views expressed by the contributor, At any time the publication of these articles would be a gross abuse of the liberty of the Press, but at the present time it might have created & grave situa tion. He proposed to convict both deferid ante, and impose a fine of $100 on the

Many sources of income in this Colony editor, and on the second-defendant, the yield a good revenue but this has ceased. have been stopped. The lotteries used to

printer, who had only committed a techLast year when tenders were invited for nical offence, he would impose a fine of the fantan monopoly a sum of $1,288,680 Byear was offered for the business Lut

· MACAO · NOTES,

› {EROM.DER, OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

MACAO, September 13th.

DWINDLING REVENUE,

CORRESPONDENCE.

PROTEST

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.'']

buar in mind.

""

Must worthy Mr. Editor, perhaps you'll Somo lettera printed weeks ago—” Mc-

Gafgan they were signed, Which called forth criticism frank and

Till after lots of argument, and many e

friendly hingga last the welcome footnote we rejoined

to see in print

At

That crushed the controversy on the spot.

I did not know tho gentleman, nor do I

wish to my??

That I liked his line of argument (I

didn's by the way),

But Justice surely abtes a strange

transition, Which seems to seekers after news a step

from bad to worso --

The

columns of our paper now are stormed

with classic verse,

A sort of Fifth-Form schoolboy compe

tition!:

We do our best to profit by its learning

day by day, But if it long continues it will waft our

miuds astray ng dat

Until we dream we're back in bygone

ages

The Peak we'll think Olympus, Happy

Valley and Wanchai Will gem as Tempenn vales to us the while

we 'ricsha by,

We'll treat our " boys.” as Greek or

Roman siges.

Mount Parish as Parnassus fair will greet

our raptured sight,

Some Chinese kite we shall mistake, for!

Pegasus in flight,

Our amahs we abs!) fancy are the Muses; And when some thieving coolie goes to gaol

(where he belongs),

We'll pity noor Prometheus who strives to

burst his thongs,

And deem the words Elysian that he

uses!..

1 scan the varied measures, and one

modern thought remains--

Our

with their brains

local pacts surely would do better

By writing cheery letters to the Front!

(My

rhyming is so plain that modern

Homers can't accuse

Mr. Potter added that the defendant, did not take the good advice which was given him, The defendant was a Portue ity His offer was refused, and he didit is now most likely that the contrMy humble criticism of attempts to woo

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY

MURDER CHARGE - FALLS:

THROUGH

the Muse),

But if they must write "poetry," cach To other to abuse,

Ye gods! That you and I should bear

the brunt 1

·G.J

TO THOMAS-ONE-OF-MANT,

gurse subject, but that was no defence. In ɔt join until Mr. Leo "D'Almada took entered into will be cancelled. and there were no extenuating cireum ili e matter up. Before joining, Mr stances' whatever. It seemed to him Thai Tỵ Almada and others came to him to re- the whole point was this: the defendant, qui per him to join. He told them that had voluntarily become a police con: he was unable to do so as his services -stable, ba hud signed the necessary forma, had already been refused. They also and he was in fact constable until told him that all he would be expected removed by H.E. the Governor, and until to do were patrol duties and duty in case The resigned the force he was amenable of riết.. He joined up because he did to the Ordinance, and had to do what not want to lose his nationality: duties were required of him.

At 1 bis stage two letters written by de Mr. Lo had four points of defence fendant to Mr. F. C. Jenkin, D.S.P. (R.) First he relied upon the point that the were produced, in which defendant defendant had in fact resigned well contended that as he was not a British Hon. C. B. P. asked for the charge That is the way to." Do Your Bit" 1

The amal who was charged with being an accessory to the murder of another amah by man with whom she had been keeping company was again brought before fr. Wood.

Detective Inspector O'Sullivan said that as the man had not been found the

called upon to do the patrol duty concern ed, and that by law he was entitled to resight. Second, that if the defendant had not resigned, and was otherwise liable to punishment which might be imped upon him, then he would ask the delened from patrols, etc., and only to be.

subject he could not be punished for against the amth to be withdrawn, and being alwent from patrols which he did this was accordingly done. not consider necessary; and as he did not wish to lose his nationality, having been born in Portugal, he wished to be exempt

FROM

ALLEGED THEFT

"TYNDAREOUS.”

A coal coolie employed, with others,

dant to state in the witness-box what called out when necessary, as he had been in coaling the as. Tyndarever, was

When men are few nod far between Oh, Thomas! in these days of stress, And many maids go husbandless, Your path of duty well is seen Vid orange-wreath and wedding-cake. A pleasant prospect! Go to it. A surplug famile you must take...,

A guilty blush should stain his cheek Who shirks domestic cares and bliss, And has no share in Baby Week" Would you be renegade like this? You who could bravely aid the State. As any soldier on the Sound? Tia only if you take a mate

Your King and Country need you,"

TO!

At fifty you're a youthful air j Though weightily you strain the scales, And naughty books by Hubert Wales. Bestir and leave your easy chair. Of social life the very hub If an example you would be Instead of elbow, at the Club, Go, Tom! and raise a family

Bonaidered to be a reasonable excuse for

informed would be the case when he charged with stealing a quantity of bolts nok sheying the orders to so patrol duty,

joined the forec Another letter, in and nuts from the hold of the vessel. under Section 6 of the Peace, Preservation

Charles Hunter, Second Officer of the Ordinance. Thirdly, the other side reply to one which said he would not be had produced no evidence to show that exempted from patrols, etc., stated that vessel, gave evidence of identity. his client had disobeyed the lawful.com-

be (defendant) wished to resign the force,” The defendant put forward the excose mands of his officers, under the Feace and a reply to this, from Inspector that be found the things amongst the Preservation Ordinance, and, fourthly, Alves, stated that the resignation could ooal, that he thought they were, rublish, that if defendant could be punished at not be accepted Defendant added that and collected them. All the coolies had all he could only be punished under the it had been his opinion throughout that Pesco Preservation Ordinanco, 1888, Sece was only to perform special duties,

Mr. Wood adjourned the case for the CHINESE CUSTOMS OFFICIAL tion 5, which stated that no person call and when new punishments came out he purpose of hearing the evidence of soine

thought it was up to him to resign the

·Bowle="' ...

of the other coolies.

· JAPANESE ́AND OPIUM./

When a Japanese steward was leaving By Mr. Potter-He was prepared to a tramear opposite No. 2 Station

POL ROGER

GERMAN CHARGED WITH THEFT AND FORGERY.

A. W. Storms, a German, occupying

ed up as a Special Constable could be force. He did not consider that be was called upon to serve if he had a reasonable Fiable to patrols, but he had done these. excuse for refusing to do so. Also, even until the new punishments came out. if it wore decided that he had disobeyed the lawful commands of his superior.

do patrol duty, and if he should neglect he was arrested by a suspicious watch the position of a second class examiner officer he (Mr. Lo) would contend that he was only guilty of a technical to do this he would expect to get unman. The Japanese was promptly taken of the Chinese Maritime Customs, is breach of discipline, for which he could extra patrol, but he did not do the extra to the police station, where a search being tried at the Mixed Court, Shang- only be punished under the Pease Pre Petrol on August 31st, despite the fact resulted in the finding of a tacks of pre-a, on charges of stealing and embezz- servation Ordinance.

that it had been given him because be pared opium, which was concealed in aling various sumes amounting in all to However, he eon-

$1,700, of forging certain entries in his tended tluit, being a Special Constable, had missed a patrol, and the reason he very wide belt,

did not do the petrol was because he con- The defendant's only excuse. was that books and of making and fabricating the defendant could only be called upsidered that he had resigned the force. he was asked by some Chinese to get the fictitions documents. The case is being for special duty, and not be called upon to perform the duties of a regulere admitted that no Hon. Mr. Pollock

tried before Mr. Hayashide, Japanese constable. To place such men under the bad advised him to do the extra patrol

assessor and Magistrate Wang. rule of officers specially appointed for duty and to take action afterwards, but that purpose was not correct, and, in this he did not take that advice. He knew, connection, he contended that Mr. Jenkin when he signed the form of entry, that had really been filling an imaginary posi. he was subject to the rules and regulations

governing the force. tion for the past three years, and that he had been in command of a purely im aginary force. (Laughter.)

drug, and he brought it with him from Hongay.

A fine of $1,500 was imposed, or, in default, nine months' imprisonment

THE PEACEMAKER.

Hearing an altercation on the floor

Mr. R. F. C. Master appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Hadley defended,

Mr. C. P. Dawson, one of the witnesses, was cross-examined at considerable lengthi

Mr. Potter-It seems to me that your below him, a Chinese went downstairs by Mr. Hadley. He denied absolutely

defence is that you object to the Govern-and found a man and woman fighting that the fact of the accused being a Ger- The defendant, in the witness-box, said ment passing certain legislation -I ob He interfered with the idea of making man was the cause of the prosecution. that having tendered his resignation heject to being liable to be sent to gaol peace, but was stabbed in the band and He stated that the accused had been told aide. The wounds were not severe, but to resign at the beginning of the year did not consider himself to be a member for a trivial offence, by the C. §. P..

he had to be removed to the G. C.-H. Further replying to Mr. Patter, When the defendant was charged before his conduct was generally unsatisfactory by Deputy Commissioner Schmidt beenuse of the force Before joining the Police Reserve he offered his services to the defendant said he knew that permission Mr. Dyer Ball, tho complainant gave a C.SP. 22 & Special Constable, or some had been obtained from the Portuguese very halting statement of what really and it was admitted that this unsatisfac took place, and Sergt. Pitt remarked that toriness of conduct was due in ee thing Ho seswered the advertisement Government for Portuguese in the Colony he had obviously been put up to say 28

little as possible.

measure, at any rate, to scruxd's associa ed by the C.8. asking Hongkong to join the Police Reserve.

tion with the whee]."' man to offer their services in an- capa- The bearing was adjourned until Wed-

nesday. Continued at foot of next column.J.

Both the complainant and defendant were bound over in the sum of $100 to keep the peace for six months.

The hearing was adjourned,

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