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SEQUEL TO AN ISLAND TOUR.

OLAIM FOR DAMAGES.

BOLICITOR'S CRITICÏSM OF AN AMERT. CAN LADY'S LETTER.

Some time ago a motor-car in which a

The

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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

His Lordship: Was he injured 1. Mr. Russ: No, your Louiship, but he is probably suffering from shock at being called a Cockney. (Laughter.) Another comes from Manchester and the other from Essex.

The letter went to state that: "These four men had a lot of liquor in the car."

Mr. Russ: Your Lordship knows there is no need to entry highballs in one's hip pocket when the Repulse Bay. Hotel is close at hand..

REJECTED CONCUBINE. STRANGE EVIDENCE AT THE

CENTRAL COURT.

CRICKET NOTES.

16TH, 1924

The present heat wave is continuing and. very sensibly, those who do not feel absolutely fit are waiting for better con- Illuminating facts concerning the pro cedure whereby a Chinese provided him-ditions before turning, out at nets. But self with concubine, were afforded at the there are one or two points which secur Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, to me. It would of course be much more. Mr. R. E. Lindsell listened to a case sensible if I wrote direct to the authori in which Ling Chi Fo, a male Chinese,tics but we don't do things that way in was charged with demanding $100 from

Cer Wong Kok Chi, a Chinese woman.

Hongkong.

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Let it, be understood that I Have been

party of Americans were being taken round the Island came into collision with another war, occupied by three members of the Hongkong Polier Force.

The letter further stated: "They hadtain contingent charges were also made to nets, twice for a full evening and once

against the man.

for a couple of overs; so I know And sequel to, this collision was a Summarheen freely partaking of it, (the liquor)

Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, instructed by say it without fear of contradiction, Court case opened yesterday afore Mr.

anil as they will protestlý try and put the Justice Dyer Ball. the Hang Lok Garage blame on our driver,,'I feel bound to writ. Messrs. Lyson and Hall, appeared for the that the wickets are not it to baton, Company suing the Hongkong and Shang- hai Hotels Co., Ltil, for $933 daniages

An interesting feature in the case was a letter written by an American lady describing the aeitient and at the same time making remarks, which 31. Ru98, the plaintiff's solicitor, described

and cattish against the

three members of tris Police Force,

Mr. H. C. Macnamara represented the

defendants.

this."

Mr. Russ said that the letter was utter was untrue from unjustifiable and heginning to end. The police officers were perfeally sober and knew all that happened. They did not suggest that there were two Miss-Councilmans or three Miss Councilmans. The so-called "drunk en Cockneys, in fact, acted with great kindness if found a car for them and sent them home, died Mr. Russ. The gain was made up as follows:-8100, loss of car for 22 days, 8, depreciation

Mt. Maenamara We shall question the amount of damages; we are told the car is only worth 9500.

Opening his ease, Mr. Russ all the collision occurred at Tsai Wan Hill, about a mile où the Shaukiwan side, of thein value $500. Slick Road approaching Repulse Bay. About twelve c'clock on July 16th, a car was hired by three European officers of the Polier Foree of the Colony Tron, the

Mr. Russ: That may im, now. h Hang Lok Garage Company, the car deay- ing Victoria at about 12:29 and pro- The chauffeur of the plaintiff's car, was driving ceeding at exfoś pace towards Reprise giving evidence, said he By: The officers had just come off duty slowly when the other ear ran into his. and were on holiday, so that it was no Cruss-examined by Mr. Macnamara as advantage to them to hurry. He would to the condition of the parties in the have to make different enaments as recars, the witness said that the police gards the American occupants of the were angry and the others "turned the other car, which was hired from the Hong-complexion of their face." He could give kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., by the no reason why the other ea? should have American Express Company. The occu conic across other than it was going too pants of this car (Dr. W. T. Councilman fast. and his wife and daughter) had, appare ently spent longer than they had intended at Repulse Bay and were very.anxious to get back to the city. The secilat seem ed rather to have upset their tempers,

Mr. Macnamara' I put it in you that and this probably accounted for the fact you were going much too fast and that that Miss. Councilman was induced to when you tried to turn your car you turn write a letter which he (Mr. Russ) could"] mi the "tront arross and your "hack wheel only describe as "cattish and unkind." slipped!

The defendant's car was 'rounding the corner of the hill in question at a parti- cularly high preit. The road at that point was 20 feet wide with a gutter ou

Mr. Macnamara: But would, not the tendency of speed be to force the car on the, outside!

Witness disagreed.

"

Witness: I was not going last.

prosecution, and the defendant was ro presented by Mr. N. 1. Brewer.

But,

as a rule. It is not anyone's fault--it's just a fart. Now, no one is going to Mr. Fitzroy, outlining his case, said stand!"right up. to put his left leg over- that the compisinant, a married woman, properly, or hook the short ball, if the had an adopted daughter. Ng Ah to, hally thing is going to kick straight up It is going whom the defendant agreed to take as his up, and hit him in the teeth. concubine. The girl went to him in the to ruin some of our younger hatsiten. customary way, and on the following it something is not done about it. 1: may morning, the complainant was went for, be better wickets quo be found. That is and informed by the defendant that the the groundsmau's job. But if not, the girl had previously been unchaste. Du Authorities have got to consider mutting. fendant demandell: $100 compensation There is of course one great objection from the complainant, and being to this. The ball does not come along frightened, she pawned her ring and on matting in the same way as it does

Some sort of con-Pon grass. No one can deny this, gave him that sum fession of unchastity had been made to does the ball come along on grass in the the man by the girl, but he had obtained middle of the ground as it does on a it from her by intimidation. The con- practice wicket? It does not Last time plainant had the girl examined after Shanghai were down here (*, I think) wards by two European doctors, who were, Torrey Wilson got of opinion that she was rirgo intacta, wickets, though he was not a patch either and gave her certificates to that effect. on O'Hara or Billings. But he was dis- Dr. J. C. McGowan and Dr. J. D. tinetly on the fast, side, and most of our Allan, in the witness-box, corroborated people hail, at nets, developed a distaste for keeping over their work on the off the last statement.

I well recollect the stump and outside it. reiterated commands of one of our lead- ing batsmen to "pitch 'em up" at the I admit that half volleys alone nets. were safe, but they were not much prac tice for him, and I don't think he came off as well as he usually does

Wong Kok Chi, the complainant, stated in evidence that she was a married woman living at 96, Wanchai Road. The giri Ng Ah In was inlopted into her family at the age of 9 and was now 17. Early in the summer, the witness wished to get the girl married and approached another woman, Yee Koo, to act as "go- between in the matter. Yep Koo 37- ranged a meeting between Ng Ah In and

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a whole lot of our

My own view is that anything is better than a wicket that kicks dangerously, for

the defendant at the roof garden at practice: given, as here, that the match wieket is fairly true. There will be plenty sincere's, at which the witness was pre-of practice on grass in the Saturday

ont

matches, so long as our batsmen get thoroughly demoralized by injuries at practice.

This, the witness explained, was in order that the parties might see if they liked the look of one another. Each was

Mr. James Smith, acting chief mechan- cal engineers to the Kowloon-Canton satisfied, and later, defondant agreed to Railway called by the defence gave evi- take the girl us his concubine, paying her

The girl went on August 25th last to

de not

So far there is little to report as to nets. Armstrong is the only new man I have seen so far who looks like a bat. I was glad to see a fielding practice on Tuesday. There is no doubt but that cach side. There was plenty of room dence of having exariined the plaintiff's $50 as a depcait on $350.

our bowling is weak and we cannot afford for three cars to pass if necessary. The chr and said that he estimated the dam car occupied by the police was going age done at 850 or 300-at the outside the Peking Hotel, where the defendant to put anything on, the carpet. Nor c round slowly in the opposite direction 8100.. He did not think that it could bave was staying. She had two solid gold we afford to let short runs go. The aver this Colony is atrocious in its length and according to their evidence, at a speed taken more than three days to have re-bangles, two finger-rings, and a pair of age of retums to the wicket keeper in In reckoning "deprecia- gold and jade earrings. She had also a direction. We all know it should be a of about eight to ten miles an hour. It paired the car.

full trousseau of clothing. On the morn-long hop or a full toss at the bails, but was on the left hand side of the road, fion, it was usual to tuke i or 5 per cent.

ing of the 20th; witness was summoned to can be throw it? "Divil a bit! Nine times out of ten its a Yorker," and then but not perhaps scraping that side, and of the amount spent on repairs, the Peking Hotel, where she saw ber not too straight... It occurs to me at this the hooter was sounded three times. The thought that the value of the car was

adopted daughter in a bed-room. The de- point how much easier it is to be a critic

than a cricketer. other car, which was in the middle of the $800 to $900. road, did not sound its horn and acceler

fendant came in later. She asked for an

The news from Singapore is excellent explanation of his accusation of un chastity against the girl, and he left the one remembers their last visit with ble in the North does not range itself, room. Witness sent the "go-between "great pleasure. And, if the present trou- to fetch him. He did not come, so wit-it seems quite on the cards" that the ness went personally to find him, which Shanghai men may not be able to get she did in another room, where there away.

R. ABDIT. were two other men. He then said be would not take the girl, as she had been wachaste, adding that he had spent be- tween $400 and $500 and that she (wit- news) must make it good. Witness said

Mr. A. D. Alison, of the Dragon Motor ating to take the bill, went round at a Garage, called for the plaintiffs, said that tremendous speed. The result was that he had not heard of the method put for it dashed without warning into the rightward by the last winese for arriving at rear wheel of the plaintiff's ear, smashed depreciation. The depreciation in this the mudguard, and axle and it was in case would not be appreciable. The car capacitated from going further..

was repaired in eight days. The collision, said Mr. Russ, was due L-Sergt. Pearse, giving evidence for to the excessive speed, the neglect to

the plaintiffs, denied that there was any give warning and the swerving to the drink in the ear, said that none of the decupants had had any appreciable Mount, and corroborated the opening statements of Mr. Russ as to speed.

right of the defendants' car.

The three Americans who were in the other ear were now i Peking, but Dr.

The Court afterwards rose and in the

Councilman and bliss Elizabeth L. Coua-afternoon his Lordship accompanied by rilgan had written letters which he wish solicitors and witness motored to the ed to put in as evidence. His Lordship scene of the collision and at 4.20 they had would appreciate when he heard is not returned. Councilman's letter that be (Mr. Russ) had been gentle in his remarks about her. He had no complaint against Dr. Coun-

cilman. He wrote saying that he wished

$5,000 FIRE.

"to cxonerate the driver" of his car as THREE BIG MATSHEDS BURNED he was not to blame far too great an

AT QUARRY POINT. amount of "the accident and thut both

that she had no money.

note.

Complainant, proceeding, stated that the defendant made use of the words: You must pay $100 at least before you leave here." She replied that the had no money, but would go across the water and get some, or give him a promissory Defendant said that that would not do, adding that witness was wearing a finger-ring which could be pawned for. the required amount. Witness protested, and tried to leave the room, but the de- fendant prevented her. She at last oon sented to send the "go-between" out to pawn the ring. The woman returned with a pawnticket (produced is Court) and about $150. Witness paid $100 to The bearing was adjourned until the

the defendant.

-SAIGON RICE MARKET. -- Messrs. Wm. G. Hale & Co., Ltd, of Saigon, in their circular dated September 1st state:

were to blame in that each of them was A fire, said to have been caused by too much in the middle of the road and crackers, burned down thres large mat- neither blow their horns. It was very sheds at Quarry Point on Saturday. Theth inst. obvious that Dr. Councilman did not damage is estimated at $5,000. think very much of his driver.

A small outbreak of fire occurred yes- Referring to Miss Councilman's letter,terday morning at the premises of the Mr. Russ said: "Your Lordship, I don't Netherlands Trading Society in Queen's like this letter, it's a nasty letter.”

Road Central, but it was extinguished be. This letter stated that neither driver fore the appearance of the Fire Brigade, sounded, his born and that the car in who, however, arrived with all speed. which the police were travelling was going much too fast and the driver of that car" ** was largely to blame he was taking up too much room;

HEAVY OPIUM SMOKER.

A Chinese charged at the Kowloon "But the sting of the letter is in these

Magistracy yesterday with the possession lines," said Mr. Russ. The other par was occupied by four drunken Cockney. of a quantity of illicit opium valued at There were actually three in the car, all $15, said that it was a private supply for police officers. If there had been two and his own use, and would probably last bim the young lady had been four I should a few days.

ask your Lordship to draw the obvious The Magistrate (Mr. E. W. Hamilton): conclusion. As a matter of fact Sergt. So your opiuri costs you" $15 for a few Mathieson is a respectable Ecotsman but days, does it?

ho is in hospital and can't come here to A fine of $150 was imposed, with three

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months, hard labour in default.

The only business we have to; report for the last fortnight under review in for a lot of 5,000 tons long rice to Cuba, shipracat September/October.

The result has been that our prices i modiately strengthened. Boon after a lot of enquiries were received from Shang- hai-all very probably for the same busi- ness. Our market, though no transctions at all resulted, still advanced and closes very firm, as a good demand is expected troubles have come to an end. from Hongkong and Canton where the

New Crop-In some districts the rain Ent is not sufficient, but on the whole prospects are good. As to the Provinces of Longxuyen-Chaudec, the last reports state that the land having been gradually and slowly flooded, the, (Riz Flottant) have not at all been damaged and'a yery good crop is expected if nothing changes the course of the inundations.

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EXPENSIVE FRIENDSHIP. "KINDLY ACT" THAT

$1,000.

COST

A Chinese passenger on the s.5. Pre ident Cleveland who was arrested on board the vesse! last Saturday, was charged before Mr. Hamilton at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday with the un- lawful possession of 7 revolcers and 1,100 rounds of ammunition. These were found by the police in a large wooden case.

The man admitted possession of the case, but explained that just before the ship left America, a friend of his asked him to take charge of the box and de-. liver it in China when be arrived there.

Remarking that the defendant would and the friendship rather expensive, His Worship imposes a fine of $1,000, or 12 months bard labour in default.

The fine was paid.

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