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FIRE AT THE PEAK RESIDENCE.

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AT MR.

SINCLAIR'S HOUSE,

THE MONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1999..

FATAL MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT

MAN WHO EMERGED SUDDENLY

FROM BEHIND A TRAM,

An inquiry was held at the Magistracy, Yesterday afternoon, into the death of a coolic, Who was fatally injured in a motor-car accident at Whitfield

A QUESTION OF RESPON-

SIBILITY.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT COMPANY AS DEFENDANTS.

At the Magistraty, yesterday, be fore Mr. Hamilton, the Hongkong Land on Investment Company were summoned by September.. sth. The man's skill was the Sanuary Beard, for failing to abate badly injured and he died shortly after a nuisance on their property at No. 1, admissical to the Government Civil Hos-Chi Ching Line, viz. a stoppage in a

pital.

waste pipe.

THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.

LOCAL BRANCH STILL EXPECTING RE-OPENING INSTRUCTIONS. Following

upon the cable which, appear- ed in Saturday's issue of the Daily Press, announcing the approval of the "re Organisation scheme for the Batque In- dustrielle de China by the French Minister

A serious line occured on the Peak, yesterday afternoon, whet the residence known as Bangoar." No. 72, Mount Kollet Rond was partially destroyed by

Finany, nail that all branches in the Kre. The house is occupied by Mr. W. Sinclair, of Messrs. Reiss & Co. It has

Far East were to be reopened within a not yet been discovered how this ara

few days, a representative of this paper had an interview with M. Montargis, the originated. The blaze spread with great

Mr. W. Wilkinson, of the Land Manager of the loen) branch of the Raque rapidity and by the time the Fire Brigade Acariling to the evidence, the coalie was reached the higher levels, the building was one of a party of six returning from Ming Investment Company, appeared in answer Industrielle, yesterday morning. Up to a mas'ul Anmes. Fortunately the resi Yuen Gardens towards Whitfield at about to the simmons and said that it was the present, said M. Montargis, no official dance--like most houses on the Penk-10-45 p.m. At the Hongkong Electric Co.'s not the duty of the Land Investment communication has been reerived conevrn- was a detached one; it is situated at the power station, a motor-ear, No. 347, was Company to abate the naixanee The g the opening of the branch in Hong- {kong," though a communication is expected extreme end of a number of residences on Freeeeding from Hongkong towards Tai- responsibility lay with the lesse. "He"

kro, aut in front was n tranicar. handed in certain documents for the at any moment, I would probably not Bonnt, Kellet and overlooking Aberdeen ;;

Magistrate's perusa!; at the same time be received until after the shareholders"- thus there was small chance of the blare veeding in the same direction, about 20 to

30 feet ahead. Three men, of the party stating that these documents showed an eeting, which was due to be held in spreading to other houses.

Faris pu the 30th inst. In this case the The Fire Brigade at the Central Sta; of six, attempted to cross the road behind agreement between the Company and the

news might be expected through on about, A motor-car, No. 332, com Sanitary Board, laying the responsibility tion, Queen's Road, received the fire alarm the tram-car at two minutes past four o'clock and twoing in the opposite direction-from east for bating nuisance upon the shoulders the 2nd or 3rd of October. engines fully manned, were despatched to west-passed the tram just as one of of the lesseen. by way of the new motor road. The climb the coolies emerged from behind it, up the heights was sorere test for the engines of these heavy vehicles due at the steep gradients, one or twice, the motors all bat stopped. Despite thesis difheulties both fire engines arrived within two or thre hundred yards of their destination inside the half-hour.

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TO BE WOUND UP.

BRITISH CONTROL LACKING,

The Magistrate. after examining the SHANGHAI BRITISH COMPANY was caught by the ear and thrown heavily papers, said: There is nothing in these i to the ground. The "road here is very papers, giving authority for this." If narrow. According to the evidenes all the there is supposed to be an agreement cars were moving slowly.

will adjourn the case for it to produced. Medical evidence was given by Dr. The only print at issue is whether the Valentine.

owner or the lesse is liable under the Ordinance. That is the only point to consider, and if I come to the conclusion: that the owner is liable theu I will have to hear the evidence as to this agreement of which I jrsonally have to any

Mr. B. C. Randall, a clerk in the em ploy of Messrs. Benjamin & Potts, gave evidence bearing out the above narration of the facts. He expressed the opinion that the accident could not have been avoided;

Mr. Pereira, a marine engineer. "gava) evidence that he saw the man rus from one side of the road la the other.

The case was adjourned for seven days,

Before His Honour Judge Grain at the British Supreme Court Shanghai, Inst week, Mr. A. G. Mossop, Acting Crown Advocate, appearing on behalf of the Re- Consular District, made an application gistrar of Companies for the Shanghai

for an order of the Court for the winding- up of the firm of Messrs. Marriott, sions of the Canpanies Ordinance of Belintzky & Co, Ltd,, under the provi-

Hongkong, and the China Order in Coun vil 1915.

The petition presented by the Crown Advocate, showed that the Compagy, Marriott, Beliatzky & Co., Ltd., was in-

Á CASE FOR THE DOCTOR. corporated on November 18th, 1921, with

YOUNG PORTUGUESE SENT TO PRISON.

On arrival, the Fire Brigade, encounter ed difficulties which made the fire engines useless for fighting the fire. Between the burwing residence and the new road, it was a bright moonlight night and if a cugnizance. where the fire-engines stopper is a valley, man had merely been walking ahead about 200 yards wide and about 300 feet instead of suddenly emerging from behind the "p

11 was too far to pump water the car-the driver would certainly have across the intervening space and prac noticed him. Veally impossible to take hose pipes from! the engines along the pathway to the house. The distance would have greatly reduced the pressure and thereby ren- | dered practically negligible by the it was not usual to call the driver of the

The Coroner remarked to the Jury that!

The u, in which Egas Remedios, a time it reached the required spot, Sa

car concerned in the case, owing to the young Portuguese, is charged with the that the only assistance the engines? rendered was the conveyance of the fire possibility of a verdict of manslaughter theft of a blanket from a Chinese amah men in the spot.

being recorded against bim; he could be employed at No. 55, Wyndham Street, In the meantime, the Peak police,lled if the Jary desired, but, in that came up for further hearing yesterday under the direction of Sub-Inspector Fox case, he would have to be warned. A per before. Mr. Hamilton, at the Magistracy and Mr. Moss arrived with div appliances fectly independent witness had said tha? from the Peak district. Naturally the he saw the man rush heross the road be admitted the theft and said, by way of pressure of water on the Peak is not so

tween the cars. If the jury were satisfiedxcuse, that be had no epending money." The Magistrate on that ceession adjourn great as it is in the City below. A street that the "driver was hot to blame they ed the case to enable the defendant hydrant was opened and a fairly strong would return

a verdict of accidentalatain someone who would answer for his to the required proportion.. jpt of water was played on to the surning building. Other hydrants were connected up but the pressure of water was not Buffet to me them with beneficial re

death. [

After a few minutes, consideration the jury returned a verdict in that sense,

The members of the jury, were:-

Messrs. D. J. Purves (foreman), H. M.

men Remedios, A. F. Xavier.

On arrival of the Brigade from the Central Station, the place was burning furiously. Most of the rooms were well alight and the task of saving the burning building looked hope. Jess. By strenuous efforts, and fighting" against great difficulties the Brigade began to get the re-under control by 5 p.m., and by 5.90 p.m. the worst was

over.

The extent of the damage done is not yet known, but it is believed that part of the building has been saved as well as some of the furhitare.

THE STAMP ORDINANCE.

EUROPEAN FINED FOR

NON-COMPLIANCE."

n nominal capital of Tls. 50,000 in shares of Tis: 1 cach, the total amount paid up being Tls. 283,000. The directors of the Company ca ita incorporation were Frank B: Marriott, British subject, of No. 5, Foochow Bead, Paul A. Beliatzky, Polish subjected, of No. 6, Foochow Rosti, and Kenneth E. Newman, Solicitor, of Peking Road. Cu March 8th last Alr. Newman resigned from his directorship in the Com

to the Registrar of Companies of that pany, and on June 10th last he gave notice resignation. The law obtaining in China portion of British directors in a British half, steps should be taken by the shares. registered Company fell to or below one- holders and directors of the company to bring the number of British directors up

At the previous hearing the defendant on the subject provided that when the pro-

to

good behaviour in future by signing a

personal bond for $100.

No other British · director had been

appointed to the Company since the re-

signation of Mr. Newman, and, therefore, Yesterday, when the "case was called, there was not a majority of British direc

tors on the Board of the Company. The Mr. Hamilton said to the defendant: Crown Advocate mentioned that the only have made enquiries about you and have remaining British director was not, he seen your father this morning. It appears that his absence was only a temporary believe, in Shanghai, but it was possible

that you are incorrigible. I'am going to one. send you to gnal for fourteen days, dur ing which period the Doctor will examine you. I am not quite sure that you are responsible for your actions...

As the accused was being led out of

Mr. R. A. Starling, of No. 13, Beacons.Court, the Magistrate remarked to In- field Arcade, was summoned before Mr. spector Caygill: It is a case more for the E. W. Hamilton, at the Magistracy, yes Doctor than anything cise. terday morning, on the instructions of the Colonial Treasurer, for having issued a receipt for 872, without affixing thereto a duty stamp.

The Inspector agreed.

CHINESE MEDICAL PRACTI- TIONER SUMMONED.

ALLEGED FALSE DEATH CERTIFICATE.

Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, who defended, MURDER TRIAL CONCLUDED.

said a technical offence was admitted, PRISONER ADJUDGED · *GUILTY." | Fia client and Mr. Brewer, of Messrs. Brewer & Co., lived together, and had The trial of Mak" Wa, an ex-Sanitary Board coolic, indicted for the murder periodically male loans to one other. of a cargo coolie at Kennedy Town in Receipts had never before been made out

Dr. W. T. Cheung, of No. 53, Queen's May, 1020, was concluded at the Criminal for these transactions, as they were pure Sessions before the Puisne Judge (Mr. ly personal matters between friends. The Road Central, was summoned before Mr. J. R. Wood) yesterday,

Counsel addressed the Jury and the represented money lent to Mr. Brewer Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yes Judge's summing-up concluded at a few before he left the Colony. The defendant terday morning, at the instance of Mr. minutes to one o'clock. The Jury, after bad need of the money during Mr. G. R. Sayer, Registrar of Births and Deaths, for baving, on September 12th, side their verdict, returned a finding of Brewer's absence, and applied for its re unlawfully made a false statement in **guilty,

In passing sentence of death the Judge was paid, but the man in charge of Mr one Chan, Rain Cho, of No. 9, Queen's turn at Mr. Brewer's shop: The money form regarding the cause of the death of remarked that he wished to say he did Brewer's shop naturally asked for a re- Road, for the purpose of record in the

ceipt so as to account for the money on Ecgister. Mr. Brewer's return, and Mr. Starling who was in a hurry," dashed off" the document produced, merely for the M&D of the shop to hold as a record of the

a Petirenent of twenty minutes to con-

not dissent, from the verdict, a

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL.

KOWLOON.

PITMAN'S SHORTHAND SUCCESSES

transaction.

Mr. E, K, Holmes, Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton for the defence.

At the request of Mr. Brutton, who said bis client was away from Hongkong, an

The results of the examination held in Sergeant Neal said that the receipt was Jane have arrived from England and are found in the Company's fle and was adjournment for a week was granted.

follows: IBUNY 80. Words a Minute Certificate-Misses made out to the Company.

Rita Kavies, Idalia da Laz, Quesais Mr. Tinson said that was natural a WHY THE COURT LAUGHED. Chester Agnes Vichy Lann Choa, Bally the money was paid by the Company. Judea, Diana Judan, Mary Hyde, Amelia It was not a trade debt however, nnå it Lai, Laurs Gill

Grace Leg

put

Sentenced by Mr. Hamilton, gestor *Theory Certs fleate --Mimes Arplina could not be called an attempt to save day, to fourteen days imprisonment with Bouth, Paurs Gories, Patria Eltonjes, the five cents for the stamp.

hard labour, for having in his unlawful Eileen 3EAris, Lyces Oliveira Annie The Magistrate said that the defence Nunes, Consuelo Carcia, Sarah Blyth, forward did not alter the fact that Posion for lbs of lead, a Chinese, Elementary Certificate! Missce Elathe Ordinance required a stamp to be on hearing the sentence, suddenly aban N. Een da Silva, Henrietta Wolters, affixed to all receipts for money. Haoned the dull and listless attitude bp -Molly d'Almada Helen Harrison, Zilben'

imposed a fine of $t... Bliss Alys Gibson, Grela 1. Mooney, Helena Noronha, End Danenborg, Marjorie Mason, Maria Bosario, Caroline Tennyson, Marjorie White, Dorothy COLE, MATIE Prita, Cume Hat,

The students were instructed by Mr. TF O'Sullivan, F.I.P.8., P.C.T.

A fiue view of the eclipse of the sun on September Elst was obtained at Big porc.: Ther eclipse reached, its highest phase át 11.00- 6.78,

the

After referring at length to various authorities on the subject of winding up companies in China, and mentioning that this was the first application of its kind to be made in the British Supreme Couré for China, the Crown "Advocate read of Companies, by Mr. Beliatzky as a pre- afidavits by Mr. S. Barton as Registrar sent director of the Company, and by Mr. Newman as a former director.

His Lordship stated that it appeared to be a case in which the machinery of tha Court should be put in motion to wind up the Company, and alluded to a recent case in the same Court, in which Marriott, Beltatzky & Co. were sued by a con- pradore. At that time, commented Hiu Lordship. Mr. Boliatzky had mentioned that the firm had no money and that thera were no assets beyond some office furni ture and a safe,"

On the judge pointing out to the Crown adopt a hostile attitude in regard to the Advocate that if Mr. Beliatzky cared to winding-up, the Court had no jurisdic- tion over him. Mr. Mossop stated that ha

and Afr. Bellatzky, and that both were bad personally seen "both Mr. Newman ready and willing to give the Official Receiver every assistance is the matter. Mr. Beliataky, was, in fact, anxious that

taxed costs in priority being allowed the the winding-up order. be made.

The order for winding-up was made, Registrar of Companies in respect of this morning's proceedings,

BAIGON' RICE MARKET.

The Compagnie de Commerce et ide Navigation d'Extreme. Orient, "in their report dated Saigon, September 11th

etate:-

During the past fortnight fair business

barers have been chiefly Europe, Cuba has been done and now mills, are fully engaged until September 20th. The

and New York There is some improve-| ment, also in the South China market, sad some steamers have been fixed for rice, broken rice and rice meal at destina” tion of Canton and Swatow.

Nevertheless our market has a sight downward tendency and prices are easier for 'October delivery

Prospects for the new crop are very

had assumed throughout the bearing of favourable A

case, and, grinning broadly, said to January 1st to August 20th 18 734,753 tans The total amount of sice exported from the interpreter: "Fourteen days! Why against 965,074 în 1023-

I thought it would be s monta

The prisoner could not understand why 84.70 per pical, fo.b. Balgon, for "Wo ynoto to-day-White-Saigon rice, No. Zeifted, Japan; quality,- Hongkong the Court laughed.

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