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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PROPOSED) JESUIT COLLEGE.

THE KOSTOR OF THE

DAILY PREMA"'!

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If the erities of the world Sat were to adout the logic and style of elism of year correspondent Critic."

ibe all he relegated to dostban, despite Matthew Arnold's say ing this peitast is a disinterested en

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ALL OVER A BOTTLE OF

STOUT.

KTAFF SERGEANT SUMMONED FOR ASSAULT,

CASE DISMISSED.

DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH, 1919,

Mr. Goldring: There were no marke of vidience which might have been sau ed by another party Witness: No. There was a mark as it pinched.

Were you shown any other bruises or marks --No.

Was complainant in a normal state 7- No.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. RE Lindsell, a Staff-Bergeant of the local Garrison was summoned for With reference to defendant's charan unwalt by 31 European lady, the wife of war witness stated that defendant ha

Sergeant Majur, who is on active serbeen working as a clerk under him for 71 in Haly The alleged assault took five and a half year, being over fouricen dvaspar to leszu and to propagate that plues on April 7th in the military quar yours in the service. He had an exetopl

ters at Kennedy Road. The case created ary character.

Mr. Goldring: I do not like to put a great deal of interest, many European

the TINESLI

I leave it to your being present in Court,

Mr P. W Goldring, who appeared for Worship, but I wish to know whether

defendant.

staird that bis client witness can draw any inference as to apsoutely denied the assuTLİT. He ad whether complainant was in any way mitted that to was very had tempered under the influener of alcohol at the when he found that ecrtain provisions time 7. Witness: belonging to him were missing from the was very excited.

Complainant: If you did not think compradone's basket, and he was perfect

there was anything wrong why did you If they you would gr defendant to apolo sould not accept an apology tu was gise? Why did you any you would talk to defendant very severely and get him willing to fight the ease out,

to apologize! If I was not in the right why should he apologise ?

Witness

is painful to be drawn religious argument. I wonder if correspondent knows, though he poses *y a student of religious history that it is the coma a belief of Roman Catholic" that the pope o tataklikle when speaks ta ouhedra. According to his lurid MJ45 Clement XIV Pape argument. Fallile, mad this Clement's fallibilty was metafied by Pius VII's infallibility

I also seems to ignore that it is they ready to offer an Apology to defendant

for going into her quarters. find business of everyone, whether politi to the anivation cian or otherajan, to nee of his meal, how can this irrefutable refrain logician expect politicians to

from meddling with religion? Through out his correspondence he not only then?

When

You Mr Lindsel; flu complaion(); understand what Mr. Goldring says for

The defendant is not pre the defendat dis with that which he does not know,pared to admit that he assaulted you but eve maddie, his words, He sets He is prepared to apologise on you for Lo confona Jesuitism, as practised by amodern Jesus with religion

the Marquis de Pornbal and the Portu

drove t.he gure Republieen statesmen Jesusts out of Portugal I am sure thes did do out of tre hatred for Jesuitum," but for the desuits in per Buo fe meddling with polities, which is ກາ Their converat. Our Lord Junus Clost. let him understand, never med

led with points He advised people 10 "give to Cæsar what is Caesar's, and ko Gol what is God'«"'

The last part of your correspondent's bekler requires de reply. It were better that people like your correspondent should lease the ink dry in their inkpots. for their words can bring no goud to us. but only stir up strife and had blood..... Yours, ete.,

JOHN KESTREL Hongkong, April 16th.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS,

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESA."]

BIR. With reference to your correa. pondent's letter in today's paper, may suggest that a stricter enforcement of the existing laws by the police and Banitary officials would be much more effective tha the multiplication of HOTLETO!

Section 6 (8) of the Hammary Offences

Ordinance, 1946, provides a penalty of

respass.

Ters.

Mr. Goldring : I don't go so far as He simply entered the quar It is very technical tree)WXK, Mr Lindseth Defendant is prepared to apologise for disturbing you at your muarters

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My statement was! do nothing at all until I hear the other When I hear the other side of the case. aide of the case it is not a military matter if I consider that there is any reason for an apology, 1 will see that defendant apologises. You said: don't want any apology whatever,"

Complainant. And why stupid I ann an apology after he knocked me !

Complainant said that her husband Complainant: He is telling a lie, sir.

She had lived in Mr Lindsel: Are you prepared to was away in Italy. accept the apology Complainant No. Kennedy Road for five or six years. De.

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the Bino the fendant lived, in

block of Captain

Macaulay, of R.A.MC. said he knew complainant buildings as herself. They had a quarrel She ease on April 8th to his office next over two years ago and they had never to Wellington Barracks in the spoken to each other for the last six

On the morning of April 7th) morning. She complained of a pain in mouths.

abe was scrubbing the back verandah of the throat, also of difficulty in swallow. ing. Witness examined her throat, but her house when she heard some one shouting and swearing in a front room. She was then surprised to see defendant entering her premises, wearing his As soon as he entered he got pyjamas her by the throat, punched her on her side, and then threw her down on the Loor. Dufendent was shouting and swearing, though she could not remem ber what he said exactly.

door

could find no marks of violence, no other swelling, scratultes, bruises, or

He also examined evidence of injury. the inside of her throat and found nothing abnormal there.

She com

My Lindsell: Were there signs of internal pains-Witness: plained of pains in her side, but I did no examine her internally.

Mr. Goldring: Does she come to ace you oftent Witness: Yes, during last year she paid me some visita.

Is be not slightly hysterical or more than hysterical? Yes.

The tendency to bystorics would be nerentuated by the use of alcohol fed

Mr. Lindsel: You did not know why he attacked you? --Complainaut: Not at; that time. I got up and he again bold we by the throat, and threw me down. Continuing, she said when she got up again defendant once more attacked her, and when she fell on the flour a chair over-balanced and fell her side When she raised herself up again she

at

Supposing she drank a quart of stout $50 for any person who wautonis. UT at 7.30 am, being a hysterical person, crally, mutilates, or otherwise ill-uses. she would naturally be in a very excited thought defendant was going to attack

any horse, dog or other animal,

Section 63 of the Public Health and Building Ordinance, 1893, is as follows:

53. No person shall bring into the

sne 1 think anyone would be,

her with her clenched fiste and she

A quart of stout on nu empty stomach screamed. The children catae in at that would not do anybody any good -No.

moment and they would be able to relate the subsequent incidents better than she Complainant: When you painted my

Colony, or drive, carry, transport throut «iid you say it was swollen? You as she was in a dazed condition,

remove, or have or keep, or knowingly auffer to be had or kept under his cou trol or on his premises, any animal ori other creature used for human food in any way which may cause it needless or avoidable suffering.

This provision should cover the ease of

cuttle is junks without food or water

Mr. Lindsell: Were you on the floor painted it with iodine and naked your when they came in 7--Complainant: Yos. orderly to continue doing w?-Wit The only thing i contradict is that I mess: I did paint your throat. I did

was the worse for drink. I was entirely sober. I never had any aleobol that

When defendant arrived the bottle of stout was open 1-You.

You had drunk a little-No. Mr. Goldring said that the compra- dore's boy told him that there was only half the bottle of stout. Probably one of defendant's children or she had poured it into the sink.

When did you intend to drink the stout --At 10 o'clock.

You opened it, threw the froth away. three "' flat. "' and wanted to drink it

hours later - Yes.

You wore well enough after the alleged assault to walk to Bowen Rond - Yos, Day will did it. I was not going to be thrown about.

Your will power enabled you to do it after being thrown down several times?-- Yes.

Yon never drink beer?-No.

Who drinks the beer that you send for from the R.C.A. Canteon?--You had better find that out from the Chatern yoursell.

Do you suffer from giddiness #---I suffer from pains in the head when I do too much hard work.

You work very hard?--Yes, because my money won't run to an amah.

You are giddy and hysterical at times? I am never hysterical

Mr. Lindell: Whose writing is it on the last page of the book --Witness: My youngest son's.

He has not entered anything pre- viously-Be is only at home on Satur days and Sundays.

Complainant's son suid that at about 7.30 am. be heard his mother cry out: You hit me." Witness ran into the

sitting room and saw his mother on the floor with an overturned chair at her side. When his mother got up to act the chair aright, defendant took her by the throat and throw her down. Defendant then asked him for the battle of stout and

witness ran into the kitchen to get it,

Mr. Lindsell: How did you know it wie in the kitchen --Witness: My mother usually puts it there.

Continuing, witness said he did not know whether the bottle was

open or empty. Defendant threw the bottle across the kitchen and it broke, after which he again assaulted bis mother. When his mother asked for her compradore book, defendant threw it at her, and, ráleũng his fist at her, said: “I'd like to murder the whole damned lot of you.” He then left the house.

Witness denied that either he or his brother had ever been severely talked to by defendant for selling fire to the hill-

wide.

Another sou gave corroborative evi-

denu

Mr. Goldring said he did not think it was any use for him to put forward wit

There were no Bosses for the defence. marks of violenes found on complainant an hour after when she saw Col. Orisp. It might be expected that had she been assaulted in the way she said she was, there would have boon swellings a fow days later. The statements made by her two sons were obviously taught them. Defendant had a good character and had been recommended for distinguished ser- vices.

Defendant stated that at 7 a. the com

no way it was swollen or injured in

ernally. I painted it because you commering. I was cleaning up the house. pradore's coolie arrived with provisions plained of pain.

You said my throat was bruised low down and that you could not get to thaki

Mr. Goldring: You are not a teetotal. ier 1-No.

A Dog'e Home is provided for Dogs, and a Pound for other stray animals.

The Sanitary Department controls all catti sheds, pig-styes and markets, and place. In the not the truth; Captain take anything out of the basket which by laws provide for the cleanliness of I may have said that

and he found that a bottle of stout was missing.

The coolie stated that CDL-

On this particular morning did you

plainant had taken the bottle of stout was not ordered by you?--I ordered and he also produced complainant's book, bottle of stout.

Did you take anything out of the basket out in your order -I took a bottle of stout. It was on my order.

such places, and the provision of water You asked your orderly in paint my and food for the animals the Sanitary throat and you gave me liniment to rub Inspectors can deal with unsanitary bird shops, etc.

on my side? I did order the orderly to paint your throat. The Police and Sanitary Inspectors no Mr. Lindsell: Why were orders for I will call the compradore to any that doubt do their best to prevent ill-treat painting necessary if there were not you had not ordered a bottle of stout ment and to prosecute offenders, and if overy "Lover of Animals" ware

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of injuries--She complained of My book shows I did, report overy case of gruelty witnessed by bim or

pains and I painted the parts with iodine. The compradure book was next handed to diminish the pains.

round for inspection, her to one of these officers there would

Mr. Goldring: be no need for a Society. If dissatisfi

Can you tell me why

with the action of the officer a report to

the orders in the book stopped from the abe Head of his Department would no

7th -The defendant threw the book at doubt be effective. Yours truly,

Lock.

F. B. L. BOWLEY.

Hongkong, April 19th, 1910.

Mr. Goldring: It is a natural thing to do. If I have a pain in my wrist rub in iodine.

When he had it was that order written or not-It was.

Will you swear on oath before God that the writing was there-Yes.

Mr. Lindsell: You wrote it afterwards? --Witness: No.

Complainant-When you know the my ummons was issued, why did you ask the orderly to stop the painting f

Witness

Is that a question? Mr. Lindsell: 1s that a foot f Witness

replied that he had heard rum- ours of a summons previous to that dato The reason why he stopped the painting A nolved in

was because the throat was well, Ntainer's devotional work The Cruci. Urons-examined wy Mr. Goldring wit fucion " will be sung by a chorus of about ness said that painting was a common HO voices in St. John's Cathedral on Good thing in cas-6 of pain, etc. Friday evening at 0.10 p.m. Aa it is Lieut.

TBE CRUCIFIXION."

another column.

Yes

Did you take the bottle of stout

Continuing witboss said that she wrote her orders every night. Sometimes she wrote, sometimes her gon and some

When the stout times the compradora was brought she found that a quart had Crisp atated that be sw not been brought for her, so she told the likely that the church will be crowded to complainant on April 7th when he went compradore that she would take one of its utmost capacity, those desirous of atto Tho Military Hospital at Bowou the other quarts of stout na she was going. tanding should to careful to arriva early | Road, She complained to him that de out ostly and that the compradors could in order to ensure neats,

fendant had been into her quartors and replace it.

"Beraph'

·Col.

which had no such order. Complaingat

had written at the foot of the page!" I have taken a bottle of stout because I am geing out.

At this stage it was discovered that a page. complainant's book had been torn off and entries made on another page.

Continuing, the defendant-said that the stout was not for him, but for his wife ǹa she was weaning a

a baby. He went down to complainant's place and complain- ant said she was sorry she had taken the bottle of stout na she was under the in- pression that it was bors. He replied "Now look here, you know very well this is not by any means the first instance you have interfered with my provisions. I have had to go without my morning meal, because you have taken my broad." Wit nosa horo explained that his broad missing, and as he had to leave for offiou at 9 a.. he could not wait for another loaf of brend He asked hor for the stout as bis wile wanted it. Complainant replied: "I cannot return it now, no 1 have opened it and had some of Complainant had the appearance of being" up all night. She endeavoured to sit on an ne" of the chair which turned over and sho fell on the ground. It then occurred to him that she was under the influenes of liquor. By Listed her into a chair, and it was thọn that the children came in. He denied aanulting her, dei- thor did be desh the botals of stout on the ground,

Complainant: You deabed it on the ground. There are marks of stout on the kitokien wall!

A short organ recital, commonoing at ansaulted her. She was in a very excited Mr. Lindsoll: You still say you do not 8.45 0.0, will be given whilst the con- condition and witness could hardly know why defendant came to your gregation is assembling, ing picces will be played by Mr. J. W. Witness furthermore

when the follow understand what she was referring to house1-Witness: I had no idea at the

did not know who

what time.

He has never been to my house White, the nosing organist :—-” Funeral March"

Faulkos),

she was at the time. She also asked before.

Mr. Goldring: Have you had any com- witness to Jock Strain" (W. Wolstenholme),"Requiem of her throat.

at a mark Q1

sid the There was a red mark plaints of taking things, out of other Aeternam." (Basil Harwood), and Choralahout two inches square, Witness told people's baskets-Witsig: Neror in my Preludo on “O-come and mourn (Cher that he would soe

life defendant about Will AL the conclusion of the singing of it and hear the other aido of the staryįi took anything oualy dour it1-I never stout thrown ou the kitchen wall. *The Crucifixion a collection will be Fie then

qulotoned her and sent taken in nith of the Organ Fund, and her away. It was difficult to state how done so.

H. H. Parry),

it in hoped that, the response will be so the mark was caused. It might have Riberal that the splendid instrument will beers caused by somebody pinching the

freed from debt,

neck

in my life.

"Woll my instructions tin that you bave

You know defendant 1-Yes, but we never speak to each other.

He is not a disorderly person --No.

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Mr. Goldring: The may be gallons of,

Mår. Jäindsell stated that from the fact ilini, s page of the compradore's book had been Lora, Libre koomed to be samething suspicious: 1 Complaint, was evidently trying, to bldo something. Ho diunlased! Me case.

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