SUMMARY COURT. TAKTORE HIS HONOUR THE PUISNE JUDGE, MR,
E. OOMPERTZ.]
hama,
CLAIM FOR GOODS SOLD: Mesars Sobery & Co., of Yoko attorney, M. J. H. Gar erday claimed from Mrs. A. les, otherwise known na Scovern Hewitt, the sum of $179, being the equivalent of Y.237.37, for goods sold and delivered to defendant.
Mr. Gardiner asked for, and was great ed, a postponement for a month, on the ground that he had to send for a witness from Japan. The defendant was not pre-
Bont..
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1918.
DISTURBANCE OUTSIDE THE
HARBOUR OFFICE
SHIPS OFFICER FINED.
HONGKONG MAGISTRAQY. ALLEGED POSSESSION OF A
DAGGER.
SPORT.
CRICKET.
KOWLOON C.0. v. C.R.C.
In this match, to be played to-day at 2.15 pm, at Kowloon, the home tesar will be represented by J. P. Robinson, R. Mr. Léo d'Almada appeared for the lacaskill, R. Pestonji, H. Overy, D. W, Bradbury, D. M. Goodall, F. Wheeler, A. defence.
Mr. Wood remanded the cas, till Tues de Sousa, E. S. Hodge, H. E. Taylor and
E. J. Edwards, axing "bail at 8500......
A Chinese was charged, on remand. At the Hongkong Magistracy yesterday,' before Mr. J. R. Wood, Owen Phillips. with being in unlawful possession of lats chief officer on the Cheung Chow, was | dagger. charged. on remand, with using insulting abusive language opposite the Harbour Officer.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada appeared for the defence,
und
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Mr. McIver. of the Harbour Office, stated that he heard commotion on September 23rd at 3.30 p.m. neme the Office, and went on to the verandah to find out the cause. He saw defendant in
day,
AN OPIUM CASE,
A Chinese woman was charged with being in unlawful possession, of thres taels of opium.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
An extraordinary general meeting of the above Club was held yesterday even- ing. in the pace of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co The Hon. Mr. D.
ariesha, in an excited condition, waving | when examined, was found to contain present were the Hon. Messrs. P. H. Landale presided, and among others
The defendant was arrested in Morrison Hill Road, carrying a basket, which;
labour.
A SNATCHING CASE.
JUST TO HAND.
ANGLO-ORIENT
SEAMLESS REVERSIBLE
CARPETS
AND
RUGS.
TWO WEARING SURFACES INSTEAD OF ONE
il
IN CHARMING COLOURINGS AND DESIGNS.
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THEY ARE BOTH
· DURABLE AND INEXPENSIVE.
WE HAVE THEM IN
Lakin, H. B. L. Dowbiggin, G. B. SQUARES, SOFA AND HEARTHRUGS.
A PROMISSORY NOTE.
his handy towards the Office and using
Halyonk and E. R. Hallifax, Messra 8. Li Kin Hong, of 973 Des Feax Road, abusive language. Defendant caller outopium concealed in a false bottom
Mr. Wolfe fined defendant $300, with H. Dodwell, E., J. Grist, N, J. Stabb, elsimed from Hui Tseung the sum of" I wish the Harbour Master dead" À
the alternative of five weeks hard Scott, Syme Thomson, G. M. $1,008, being principal and interest due great crowd was attracted to the scene.
Cross-examined by Mr. d'Almada, on a promissory note dated the 25th day
'whether witness stated that he did not of the 5th moon Tung Tze year.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada appeared for the the Harbour Muster had a good word for plaintiff.
defendant or not. Defendant had been before the Harbour Master on one or two occasions. Defendant had nothing to do, with the Harbour Master except officially.
Mr. F. B. L. Bowlby, for the defendant, asked for, and was granted, a-week's post
ponement.
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The Harbour Master has threatened to
A Chinese was charged with snatching an aa-ring from a Chinese woman in Des Year Road West.
The woman was walking along Des Vaux Boad, when she felt someone pull-
Lakin, F. C. Hall, G. M. Young, G. S. Archutt, A. C., Sandford, Morton Smith, F. E. Wells, L. N. Lečfe, J. F. Alcutt, P. M. Hodgson, H. Perey Smith, E. A
Davidson, D. J. Lewis and J. de B. Lancaster (Hon. Secretary).
The business, which consisted of the
ALSO
AXMINSTER
CARPETS
WOVEN IN ONE PIECE WITHOUT SEAM.
· EFFECTIVE COLOURINGS. ALL THE ABOVE ÄRE OF
confirmation of the resolutions, amending NEW DESIGNS.
A previous extraordinary passed at the Articles of Association of the Club, getteral meeting, was purely formal. The meeting lasted a few minutes, the eight arrested.
Defendant stated that he noticed an-resolutions being carried without com- other man stealing the ear-ring, and when meat.
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CLAIM UNDER AN ASSIGNMENT.
Str. d'Almada: And on official busing her car. She turned round and Mr. A. Chanson claimed ·fram
to an accomplice, who ran away. Defend Messrs. W. Stewart and V. W. Daniel.ess the Harbour Master does not peccde noticed defendant handing the car-ring trading, as Messrs. W. Stewart & Co, the to his request! --Witness: I do not know;
ant attempted to follow suit, but was sum of 8600 due under a promissory note the office is open to all, dated 31st May, 1917, and given by the defendant to Mr. P. W. Goldring for three monthly instalments of $900 each payable, respectively, as the beginning of June, July, and August, 1918. The plaia. tiff claimed as assignee under an assign. ment dated June 20th and made between
Hind for the defendant.
send the man out of the Colony-I do not know.
Do you know of any correspondence—? The Magistrate interposed that he could not allow such questions.
Mr. d'Almada replied that he wished Mr. P. W. Goldring, of the coe part, to prove that the offence, if any had and the plaintif of the other part. been committed, was provoked by the
Messrs. Johnston, Stokes & Master apattitude of the Harbour Master. peared for the plaintiff, and Mr. W. B. An Indian Sergeant stated that the defendant was shouting: The Harbour Master is a fool," that he would kill him and then kill himself. The Har- bour Master, who was standing on the verandah of the Harbour Office, did not call out or do anything at all. Witness handed over defendant, who was drank,
The case was postponed for a week.
DAMAGES FOR WRONGFUL,
DISMISSAL.
Mr. E. H. Lawrence, master mariner, claimed from the Poo Tai Woo Kee
Steamship Company, owners of the steam- ship Wah On, the sum of $1,000, "being
ta a constable,
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be informed the woman he was arrested.
Mr. Wolfe sentented defendant to ANOTHER KIDNAPPING CASE undergo six months hard labour and to BOY BROUGHT FROM KWANGSI receive twelve strokes with the birth, or, if medically unfit for hirching, an extra month's hard labour.
AN UNLAWFUL PURPOSE. Nineteen Chinese were charged, before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, with congregating for an unlawful purpose on the first floor of premises in Tai Wong Street East.
Mr. Faithfull appeared for the tenth defendant.
·
DISTRICT.
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester day, before Mr. J. R. Wood, an old | Chinese woman and a young man, were" charged with kidnapping a little boy from the custody of his parents in Kwangsi,
that while
Inspector Kent stated detective constable 143 was on duty in plain clothes in Ladder Street, he noticed two women with a child, who appeared to be unwilling to go with them. The constable grew suspicious and questioned the two women, who were unable to give satisfactory replies. The constable took
Sergeant Cockle stated that the police visited the place on September 25th in order to arrest a man who was implicated Defendant denied the charge. He ad- in a stabbing affray, and found all the per month (less 300 waived, so as to bring stated that there was no reason for him police seized the man they wanted, and the claim within the jurisdiction of the to use abusive language. He was talking also arrested defendanta Sign-boards Court) as damages for wrongful dis-loudly to the ricsba-coolie and had atop-papers, etc., relating to some unlawful
Mr. G. R. Haywood, for the defence, ped his ricsha when it was about to pass club were found on the premises.
amount of three months' salary at 8365mitted passing the Harbour Office, but defendants. sitting on the floor. The the women to the Police Station, and wit.
missal without due notice.
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asked for a postponement on the ground' that he had two seafaring men as wit
nesses.
over a drain.
Mr. d'Almada submitted that if any words were used at all, they were not Mr. Hall (of Messrs. Wilkinson & those attributed to defendant by the Grist), who appeared for the plaintiff, witnesses. Defendant was in an excited said his client could not attend except condition, as he had to hurry to his on a Tuesday or a Thursday.
steamer, and the fact that he was detain- The case was postponed until Tuesdayed by constables on the order of the
week
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Harbour Master made him angry. There was no question of disorderly behaviour at all, and the witnesses each gave The On Fat bank claimed from Lai different versions of what defendant was Yick Ping the sum of 81,171.0%, being loss alleged to have said incurred and money expended by the
Mr. Wood: The evidence shows that plaintiff, and compensation in respect of bandinage went on for several minutes certain contracts for the purchase aad and there is no reason why I should not sale of subsidiary coins, which contracts
accept all the phrases. wore entered into by the plaintiff on the instructions of the defendant and as his agents
A work's postponement was granted.
ROUMANIA ENSLAVED. TERRIBLE TERMS FOR ENGLAND.
Mr. Wolfe remanded the case, fixing bail for the first, seventh and ninth defendants at 8100 ench, and for the rest at 350 each.
ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES.. A Chinese was charged with obtaining $10 from a woman by false pretences.
Inspector Brown stated that the com- plainant and her husband were in search of a flag and were întroduced by a friend to defendant, who was represented as a landlord. Defendant took the compisin ant to Gage Street and pointed out a vacant flat, the rent of which, he said, was $27 a month. The woman replied that she would take the fat. Defendant Mr. d'Almada contended that defend then asked for an advance of $10, and ant might have used one or two adjec-this was given to him. A few days later tives other than those attributed to defendant went to complainant's husband him. As a consequence" of his detention and asked him for a further advance. at the Police Station defendant had lost The man, however, grew suspicious and to the police. his employment. Defendant was known handed defendant over to the Harbour Master, and he thought The man who had introduced the parties
I have had a conversation with M. Take that, as was usual in all such cases, the to one another had completely dis Jonescu, the former Boumanian Cabinet Harbour Master should have applied for appeared. Minister (reports Mr. F. Sefton Delmer
a supmans against him and not have
to the Daily Mail). He said bitterly
Oh, we have learnt the vileness of the
Defendant stated that it was a case of
detained him. In the circumstances he mistaken identity. He was met in the street by the woman, who charged him with taking 810 from her.
Mr. Wolfe remanded the case.
Germans! It was not a peace we made, pleaded for leniency, it was a German strangulation.
Under the terms of the, pesco of Mr. Wood: I do not consider it a Bacharest we are pledged to pay some light matter for à marine officer to run £200,000,000 and to redeem all the notes. which the Germans issued at Bucarest his riesta alongside the Harbour Master's during their occupation. We don't know Office and use abusive language.. (To the bow much, and the elasticity of the sum defendant) I fine you $20. The next time will be illimitable.
"We must support six German divi. you dommit such an offence you will go sions at the enormous cost of £12,000,000 to guol without any option.
year for the duration of the war.
They claim all surplus cereals. for eight years, and as they have the right to fix how much we shall eat, and as they hay at prices fixed by themselves, prices
ALLANT NORWEGIAN OFFICER,
A great deal of interest has been excited
below the cost of production, it is butalin Christiania, Reuter's Agency, learns, during the war owing to difficulties of
but confiscation. »
his father was & gambler and bad given ness questioned the boy, who stated that
him to the women to bring to the Colony. This story was persisted in, and witness, thinking it a peculiar one for a little boy to make, sent the two women and the boy to the Secretary for Chinese to Mr.. Lindall, of the Chinese Secretariat. Affaira. The boy told a different story As a result of which one of the women was discharged; and the second acfendant. the young man, was arrested, as it was: ascertained that he brougat the boy, a The relative of his, to the Colony. second defendant stated that be intended taking the boy to Ki Tu Chow, while the woman stated that she brought the boy from Ting. Lok district, Kwangsi, with the consent of the parents The Laspector asked for a week's remand to enable him to get into communication with the parents.
Mr. Wood remanded the case for a week.
*THE LIKES OF THEY." One more plucky old ship gone down-
Ten men shot in an open boat- One more little account to note: Six more widows about the town- And if she'd gone down to a decent crew
It's little there'd be to pay,'
But, God, I'll do what a man can do
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To punish the likes of they
O nover a Fritz shall sail
In a ship that sails with me. Never a box or bale
That smells of Germany, Never the likes of they
Shall soil the English shoré
Till the seamen of England say,
J
"You'vo settled the seamen's score."
I used to think that the sailor man,
Whatorer bis alien breed might be." Was somehow built on a healthy plan.
And much of a piece with you and me. But men who laugh while a good man
drowns
Are made of a different clay, And I'd sail with the scum of the world's
worst towns,
But not with the likes of they-
No, naver a Fritz shall sail
In a ship that sails with me, Never a box or balc
That smells of Germany, Never the likes of me
LIQUID FUEL METHODS." The question of the production of fuel oil from home sources has been investigated by, a Committee appointed by the Minis ter of Munitions, and under the chair- of the Marquis of Crewe The manship report, just issued, states that the best method is the carbonisation of cannel coal! in existing vertical retorts at gas works, although no very largely increased tity of oil can be obtained from this source labour, coal transport, etc. The Petro **As for oil, it is a German monopoly, by the conduct of a Norwegian officer, leum Research Department had recom All the foreign companies have been con- fincated.
Colonel Henrik Angell, who, having been mended the erection of batteries of a form "We shall not. be able to buy a straw
sent by his Government to the French of low temperature retort for the car- But an ex- from anyone but Germany. Till the front to report on the military situation, bonisation of cannel coal. Batente breaks theas shackles we are the was so carried away by his ardent admira perimental investigation of low tempera tion for the French and their cause that ture processes by the Ministry has proved he resigned his commission with the Nor that the suggestion was impracticable, on "Our King and Queen are very nn-wegian Army and joined the foreign Legion the grounds of expense, shortage of But a man who's clung to a driftin' oar happy and are helpless prisoners. What as a lieutenant. He had always cherished labour, time involved, and the fact that has heen done is not their fault.
"One of our technical delegates during a hearty admiration for France, and when the mineral is not available in the quan-He won't forget when there ain't no war. reached the French front was intenselytities which the first investigations in
The Committee indicate other's done with the likes of they- to peace acgotiations complained to moved by all that he saw of the gallantry dicated. Dr. Kriege, the German jurist af of the troops, their perfect devotion, and sources of supply as available in the the harshness of the terins We their cheery readiness to die for right future. These sources include boring for have given you exceedingly fair and and freedom. The recollection of the oil in Great Britain, the further develop favourable conditions, replied Kriege, many insults and humiliations to which meat of the Scottish shale oil, industry. If you only knew what we have prepar- his own country had been subjected by the and the increased carbonisation of raw ed for England and France when their Germans during the war may also have coal In this latter connection the report tura comes, you would know what hard contributed to Lis resolve to throw in his states that some 1,550,000 tons of fuel oil treatment really meant and bless your lot once for all with the French and share might be obtained from every 20,000,000
their trials and dangers.
tons of coal carbonised. stars you have come off so well!'.
"Germana' glavez. -
Shall touch the German shore Till the man who have shamed the sea
Have settled the seamen's score. Easy, may be, will the world forget
The dirtiest work that these have done, The king may pardon, the priests may pet The carrion thing they now call Hun.. And watched for a sail all day,
Bo never a Fritz thall sail
In a ship that sails with me. Never a box or bale
That smells of Gormany. Never can me and you Forgive those sons of Cain Till the dead have had their due And the seas are clean again.
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