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CORRESPONDENCE.

· HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PHEER"]

are adhered to...

of

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURED VY, MAY 6TH, 1920.

SUMMARY COURT. CORONET THEATRE IN AN ACTION.

At the Summary Coart, yesterday, before Mr. Justice Wood, Mr. H. W. Ray, proprietor of the Coronet Theatre, claimed from the arm of Bon Ton the sum of $100, for damage caused to his pro perty by employes of the defendant firm.

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STOREBREAKERS LOOT. NUTMEG VALUED AT $6,000 STOLEN.

Over two months ago a viaring robbery was perpetrated in the West Point die rich when a gang of men broke into a Chinese store in the early hours of the morning and stole over $8,000 worth of nutmeg. The way the robbery gained ad- mittance was by means of the scaffolding, which had been erected in connection with

DERS--The adjourned meeting the Hongkong Golf Club takes place on Monday next and I notice thas the pro- posals to increase subscriptions as ang geated at the general meeting in March Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the

plaintiff and Mr. E. A. Davidson for the are which destroyed several godowns On defendant.

the Praya West. The men gained the roof and spent some time in removing the tiles, after which they sawed through the rafters, making a hole suficient for a man to get through. The godown was stacked up to the roof with bags of rice and this snubled the robbers to descend with com

Porhaps it may be permitted to consider this question under two benda :----

(1) 1g the proposal to increase the aub

scription justified and

(2) Will an increased subscription give

the financial results anticipatel I Dealing with (1), from the figures furnished by the Treasurers it appears

Mr. Gardiner said that the Corones Theatre building belonged to Meurs Yee Sang Fat. In February, Mr. Ray arranged with the owners, Messrs. Yee Sang Fat, to take over the basement of the Coronet Theatre, which basement was

AT THE MAGISTRAOY.

RETURNED BANISHEE

CA Chinese "who had served; a term of

three months imprisonment for wounding and cutting and was banished in March for ten years was charged with returning was arrested in to the Colony. He Yaumati

Mr. Hutchison sentenced defendant to

six months hard labour.

PICK-POCKET IMPRISONED.

A Chinese was charged, yesterday, with picking the pockets of another Chinees and stealing a bag, contaming four sovereigns and a gold ring.

The act was committed in De Vanz Road and the man tried to escape, but

bertain that the Club es nieet all curren:/occupied by Bon Ton. Bon Ton were reparative ease. When the men entered the was: followed by Mr. G. A. Hyder, who

house" at

moving to Chien's Road On March 1st expenses for upkeep, etc, and pay off the fr. Ray took over the bassment, but when debt by instalments if the subscription

he went

there on that day he found the remain as at present. The increased sub-

emyloyes of Bon Ton still in possession, scription is required for new commitments, He told them he had taken over the place notably for the purchase of a Fapling for the groundman at, 1 believe, and asked them to move. Bon Ton went to Yee Sung Fat, and, finally, Mr. Ray the cost of $16,000. This is truly & magni agreed that the Ben Ten people should ficent sum to pay for a house lor a groundman, and the proposal would only remain in the basement till they moved to be justified if the Club had ample funds the new premises. On March 10th the Bon to spare for such a purpose. As, however, on people went away, and Mr. Ray,

premises they wantonly tore open a number of bags of rice, scattering the contents on the floor, and then breaking open the boxes containing nutmeg, they put it into base which they subsequently transferred to a sampan waiting so a pior near by. A lakong noticed some nien carrying the bags and challenged them When the men refused to stop he fired three shots from his revolver, none of which, however, found a mark. The

arrested him. Defendant had been in gaol before and was a time-expired banished. He was sentenced to three months' hard labour.

ALLEGED UNLAWFUL SOCIETY.

Two Chinese were charged, yesterday, with being members of an unlawful society.

The Wanchai Police made a raid on

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defendant a premises and discovered a The Police desired a remand as they wished to secure expert evidence. They alleged that the society was responsible for the trouble on Saturday between tramway and P.W.D. coolies, as a result of which three persons were stabbed.

funds are hot available, surely the Club going in there, found the Chinese stove strangest part of the whole proceedings quantity of books relating to the society." razed to the ground, presumably with aj was that the owners of the godown were pickaxe. The matter was reported to Benignorans of the theft till six weeks later, Ton and Yeo Sang Fat and Mr. Ray told when they got ready to ship the nutmeg them, he was willing to say no more about. The Police made careful enquiries and the matter if the destroyed love was succeeded in arresting the leader of the restored. Nothing was done and Mr. Ray gang Over $400 worth of the nutmeg has subsequently restored the stove at a cost been recovered.

should hesitate before asking for con- siderable sucrifices from members in order -to provide this large sum of money. The financial position is such that the Club should develop its resources more slowly than has been proposed by the Committee Possibly also working expenses may be reduced to some extent, and in this con-of $32. pection attention is drawn to the estimated yearly amount for wages at Fanling, viz. $13,884.00.

With regard to (2) the increased sub scription will undoubtedly lead to many resignations. The writer knows himself of several members who will feel impelled to

resign. It will also cause a falling-off in

The plaintiff claimed $100 be- cause. His Lordship might consider it necessary to grant malicious damagen In reply to His Lordship, Mr. Gardiner sid they would be satisfied with $50.

Mr. H. W. Ray, in examination, said there were two stoves in the kitchen and he himself had erected one. The other had

still to be restored.

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VICTORIA GAUL MORDER.

PRISONER ON TRIAL

At the Magistracy, yesterday, the hearing was commenced in the case in which a Chinese, one of the four ga breakers, stands charged with the murder of Warder J. L Speed, at the Victoria Gaol, early in November.

The Court was crowded with spectators, the majority being members of the Gaol Department.

Mr. Les Longinotto, Assistant Crown

The case was formally remanded.-

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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

A Chinese youth was charged, yesterday, with attempting to commit suicide by hanging himself with a rope" in Conduït Road.

An Indian constable was patrolling Conduit Road when he heard a suspicious. movement on a tree. He looked up and

saw defendant, with a rope round his neck, ready to jump. He stopped him and, releasing the youth, took him to the Station.

Defendant aid that he was kidnapped when a little boy and sold to some people who did not care for him. He came to Hongkong from the country in search of his relatives and not finding any he want-

The case was referred to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs,

Solicitor, appeared to prosecute as in the ed to end his life.

The bearing will conclude this after

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the number of new members with conse

In cross-examination, Mr. Ray said quently a decreased revenue from entrance feed and subscriptions which may more that the Bon Ton employes had broken the stoves because they knew of an old than counter-balance the increase in

Chiness superstition. When a teriant left revenue obtained by raising the subscrip

make tion. What is more important, it will any premises, if they wished to inevitably tend to make the Golf Club the trouble for the people coming in, they preserve of the more wealthy members of broke a small piede of the stove. This was two previous cases. the Colony. One of the objects of the Golf as laid down in the Memorandum of Association is to promote the game of golf and this object will not be served if it is made infpossible for many gollers to afford to belong to the Club. I am aure it is not the intention of anyone con nected with the management of the Club to do anything to restrict the development of golf in Hongkong but I fear that this will be the result of approving the prescat „proposals.

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1 enclose my card and beg to remain. Yours faithfully,

-- WOULD-BE GOLFER. Hongkong, 5th May, 1820.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

supposed to be unlucky for the new people His employes refused to go into the. kitchen unless two went at a time. He had to put extra electric lights in owing to this. He thought the Bon Ton people had destroyed the stores) of pure malice, although he had generously ler them have the Fitchen for three weeks without asking for any rent.

Mr. Davidson suggested that the Bon Ton had put the stoves in themselves in the course of their tenancy..

Mr. Bay said he did not know and did not care. When he took over on the lat of March the stoves were there,

Mr. Davidson asked witness to describe the stoves.

Mr. Ray said that he had only glanced casually at the stoves on March 1st, as he had not expected them to be destroyed.

YOUNG GOVERNMENT SHROFF

IN CUSTODY. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.

MARINE COURT.

JUDGMENT IN THE KAZEMBE

CASE:

Captain Basil Taylour, R.N., Marine Magistrate, has delivered judgment against Mr. L d'Almada in the applica tion for a ge-hearing of the case against the crew of the "Kazembe." The grounds on which Mr. d'Almada applied for a

A young Chinese clerk, employed in the Land Office, was charged at the Magie tracy, yesterday, with emberling a sum of $114, belonging to the Government.

The youth admitted the offence, she money having been received by him are bearing wers:- shroff. He failed to transfer the money. to the Treasury, ng

The case was remanded till to-day defendant being let out on bail of $200

CHEFOO SILK.

(1) that there was not sufficient evidence to warrant conviction, and (2) that the Marine Court had no jurisdiction, fasa- much as Bection 41 of the Ordinance 10 of 1899 repealed Section 225 of the Mer- chant Shipping Act of 1894, because the former reenacts the latter section, mak wing it applicable, only to ships in the waters of the Colony, and Section 225 of the Act, therefore becomes inconsistent with the Colonial Ordinance as repre

ented by

Section 9 (5), "and that the alleged offence was committed outside the waters of the Colony Mr. D'Almada did not raise the point that the summons was brought under Section 9 of Ordinance 10 of 1999 instead of under Section 225 of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894.

ELECTION. MRA R. LOWE ELECTED TO

Mr. Davidson put it to the witness that

The Chamber of Commerce at Chefox VACANT SEAT.

the Bon Ton people had put in the stoves, has petitioned the Government for special Yesterday's election was entirely devoid which included some iron-work When encouragement to be accorded to the excitement. Only 68 Justices of the they left they took away the iron-work, manufacture of Chefoo silk, which trade Peace, out of a possible 141, which, of thus displacing the brick-work. His con- has declined during the past few years course, includes several who are not intention was that a stove or fireplace was In reply the following rescript has been the Colony at present, voted. Mr. Ba tenant's fixture, which can be removed. Hutchison was the Returning Officer, and

There was sole discussion as to the be was sesisted by Major Willson, and the relative positions of the basement, the former announced the result as follows:-

40 votes.

Mr. A. B. Lows

"Mr. T. F. Hovda Two votes were spoilt. The two candidates, the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, and Dr. Sanders were present to bear the result and Mr. Low was heartily congratulated.

LOAN BY DR. WU TING

FANG.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST A DIRECTOR OF SINCERE Co. The Binosre Company at Canton, the Canton Times states, has refused to obey summons of the Kwangchow, District Court in Canton for the appearance of Wong Kwok Shun, one of the directors of the company, to answer why an injunction be issued to restrain the com

yard, the roof and the theatre, and, at Mr. Davidson's suggestion, His Lordship agreed that it would best for him to examine the premises.

Mr. Davidson said his point was that the basement was outside the premises leased to Mr. Ray-that it was a portion of the premises leased to Bon Ton

Mr. Ray did not agree.

Mr. Davidson asked witness whether Bon Ton had not paid to Yee Bang Fat rent for 22 days in March.

Issued:-

1-All ilk exported from Manchuria for Chefoo shall bereafter be exempted from Customs duty, provided that it is not transshipped to any other place. If it be discovered that such goods have been tragshipped to any other port, full duty should be paid

-Silk piece goods exported from Cheloo shall be exempted from the PA ment of Customs duty:

Capt. Taylour decided, on the first point, that sufficient evidence had been adduced. On the second point his judg ment is as follows

I hold that I have jurisdiction, under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1891 That Section 225 of that Act is not inconsistent with Bection of Ordinance 10 of 1899, but amplifies it. And that the question is governed by Section 41 (2) (b) of Ordi- "nance 10 of 1599%

For, if the contention of Mr. d'Almada correct that Section 225 of the Mer chant Shipping Act, 1884, is inoperative in this Colony-then the crews of British alips are at liberty to commit any of the offences enumerated in Section 8 of Ordi-. nance 10 of 1890, and in Section 225 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1804, else where than in this Colony, and if there after the ship arrives in the Colony (being the first British part of call alter the committal of the offence) the Master has Do remedy in this Colony, but must wait tin the arrival of the ship at a home part, acture of where it is conceivable she will never go g in the case of the large number of coasting steamers which never go to Eng

The Silk merchants at Chefco should organize a Silk Guilds Association, which shall report from time to time to the Central Government the conditions of the silk industry of the port, and shall

Mr. Ray said they had done they the

had also thanked him for allowing them devise means to improve the method of the use of the kitchen.

The hearing was adjourned.

manufacture and check the inferior piece goods..

should not paying the 2300,000 due to Dr. CANTON GOVERNMENT HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE od quite untenable by the fact that Bection

Minister of Finance of

the Military Government, who is now no

Wa Ting-fang

longor acting. The company naserta, however, that Mr. Wong is not a resident

HEAVILY IN DEBT.

When the Provincial Assembly meets

of Canton, and is not, connected with the to-day, the Acting Civil Governor will Canton congora bit the Hongkong. How submit a statement of the public debts and ever, Mr. Wong asserts that he contract

deficits incurred by Kwangtung.

This

ed the loan from Dr. Wo on Bourity. given, and that be is not expected to province is indebted to the Japanes redeem his note until it is due according Taiwan Bank, the Kwaugtung to regular law governing contracts.

trial

The Sincere Company retained lawyers Bank, the Canton Branch of the Bank of look after its interest, at the same time Chion, and some native bank ormed Dr. Wu of the action being

ken by the Military Government

amount of about $13,800,

The Government acems to believe that for 1918 amount to some $16,950,000 For in case of the non-appearance of Mr.the payment of interest on

Jone

Wong Court may render decisión in more than $1,900,000 are needed for the

CORPE:

"But the contention that there is no afe jurisdiction is, in the present case, render

£41 (1), of Ordinance 10 of 1899, upon which Mr. d'Almada relies, applics only to shipe registered in the Colony and the Kazembe is registered at North Shields"

The following a notified for information

of all members

On the diter set apart for Balloting for

Officers, "éte, the attestation Membera, Le (all those

New

dong

not members of the Defence Corpa,”ön. December 23rd. 1919) will also be carried out,, Membe are asked to attend on these

possible

THE LIFT BOYS ON STRIKE SUMMONS TO BE HEARD ON FRIDAY

The summons against the lift boys of the Hongkong Land Investment Co., who are out on strike, and who are being charged Brevet Major

with leaving service without notice, will niint, HKV.D.0-1 be heard at the Magistracy, on Friday.

MEM KL appeared for the defence.

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