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SUMMARY COURT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1025

The plaintiff was represented by Mr. D. McCallum, whilst two of the defen dants were represented by Mr. R. A. D. Wadeson. One of these defendants, and another defendant who, was not repre- sented, consented to pay the increase. The tenant at No. 18. Jubilee Street, bowever, contended that the increase asked was too much.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.

COMPLETE...LIST OF THE PRIZE

WINNERS.

KNOCKED DOWN BY A LORRY. ́ENQUIRY INTO DEATH OF A CHINESE,

Below will be found a complete list of, As the Central Magistracy yesterday the prize winners in the lottery at Sun-afternoon, Major C. Willson conducte day's Al Fresco Fote, held under the an enquiry, with the assistance of a jury, auspices of the Society. St. Vincent into the circumstances under which de Paul for the purpose of raising funds | ong Li Kam Fuk, who was knocked down to assist the poor of Hongkong

in Connaught Road Central by a motor lorry belonging to the Imports and Ex ports' Department, came by his death.

Winners are asked to note that they should take delivery of their grizes from Mr. J. M. Alves' ofler, la, Chater Road, before noon on Saturday, December 19th.

MOTOR CHE DZIW..

CHINESE LANDLORD CLAIMS RENT INCREASE.

Yesterday before Mr. Justice Wood, Tsang lu Ting, lessor of Nos. 14, 15, and 18, Jubilee Street, made an application The Chinese Merchants' Association offer an order to increase the reat of his Canton has resolved, in future trade agreements OT contracts with foreign firm in the city, to use the Chinese language only. Formerly, especially in Shameen, ordinary documents and special contracts have invariably been in the

the lorry and a shroff of the I. and E. The evidence given by the driver of English language. The ase of the English language, the Chinese, merchants contend.

Depa, who was on the lorry at the time Motor Car won by Mr. S. Musse af of the decident, showed that the larry, tives the English-reading foreigners a

Eastern Asbestos Co., Ticket No. 1,634 decided advantage; and for better know.

was proceeding East and when near the The following are, the Consolation Yaumati Ferry Wharf.the deceased sud- ledge of the terms to be agreed upon as Mr. McCallum said that his client, as Prizes:--1st, Lady's Bicycle, Tict No.denly ran across the road, in front of; well as to popularise the Chinese lan lessor of No. 16, Jubileo Street, claimed 3,129. 2nd, Gentleman's Bicycle ricket the lorry. Although the driver instantly guage and uphold Chinese dignity, hence the increase of rent under Clause 14 of No. 1,107.3 Flower Stand, Ticket applied his brakes in an endeavour to forth, the Canton Chinese merchants will the Rents Ordinance, 1999 He applied No. 3,085. 4th, Salad Bowl Ticket No avoid the accident the lorry skidded insist on the use of Chinese in commer that the present Chinese lunar monthly 9,060. 5th, Fish Knives and Forka, Tie- rial documents. The resolution has been reat of 8205 be increased to $318.00, as ket No. 99. 6th, Overthantel Clock, Tic was knocked down. The speed the lorry a matter of fifteen foot, and the deceased accordingly transmitted to the proper from January 28th, 1929. The applica-ket No. 79 7th, Fruit Basket and Kant was travelling af was given at 18 miles authorities in Canton for general notification was on the ground that the lessor Cracker, Ticket No. 2,039.

8th, Table an hour. tion, and publicity.

had expended several thousands of Centre, Ticket No. 2981. 9th. Cake dollars in improvements on the house. Basket, Ticket No. 5da 10th, Rocking The improvements included re-inforced Horse, Ticket No. 1,585. concrete floors, concrete beams, a new. staircase, and the inside and the outside

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FRENCH STALL

Ist Drawing:-1st prize, Linen Tex of the premises had been redecoratedCloth, Ticket No. 5, won by Compradore, 2nd prize, These improvements and alterations had Banque de l'Indo-Chine.

Linen Cushion, Ticket No. 58, Madame been completed since January 1622. The Moxon. rd prize: Linen Tray Cloth, landlord was entitled to an increase of Ticket No. 65, Miss M. Loureiro.

PATROLS ON THE WEST RIVER. To prevent the pirates along the West River from using the Red flag as license to plunder, the Kuomintang Navy in Canton waters has renewed the water patrol system. Patrol boats will be atationed at all the points where the pirates usually operate. With the return of better police protection, the Hong8 per cent. on the total he had expended kong-Wuchow steamship traffic by way of on the property. He also claimed the the West River will probably be renewed increased rent from the time the repairs

NATIVE BANKS COMMISSION

INCREASED.

Canten merchants regard with dis favour a recent decision by the Hongkong Native Bankers' Guild to impose a fur ther commission of 30 cents for every $1,000 worth of bills and commercial papers handled by its members. Canton

were finished

His Lordship pointed out that the Rente Ordinance did not come into force fore could not claim from January 22nd until June 1999, and the landlord there.

when the repairs were finished, until June ich when the ordinance came in force.

Mr. Wadeson said that the applicant must satisfy his Lordship that he had

And Drawing:-Doll Bafle, Ticket No. 14. The Consul för Chili...

Cloth, Ticket No. 35, Mrs Itnes

3rd. Drawing:-1st prize, Linen Ten end prize, Linen Centre, Ticket No. 94, Mme. Rouillon 3rd prize, half dozen Linen Adele Khngemann. Linen Serviettes, Ticket No. 17, Mare.

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Comdr. Lafarque. 3, Lant Shing. 4, M.

·lat - Drawing :-F, C. 4. da. Roza......“,

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Deceased had both legs, broken and his skull was fractured. He was removed to the Government Civil Hospital, where he died the next day, according to medical evidence, from his injuries and the result of severe shock.

verdict of

Without retiring, the jury returned

accidental death" and nilded that no blaine was attached to the : lorry driver.

NORTH POINT TRAGEDY,

SHANTUNG COOLIES CHARGED WITH MURDER.

"CASE AGAIN ADJOURNED.

The hearing was continued before Mr. B. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy. yesterday afternoon of the case in which eight Shantung coolies, employed on the 3rd Drawing:-1, A. R. Remedios.reclamation work at North Point, stood Fong. 5, .. J. Rocha. 6, E. Barros. Rome, 5, (1) c/o Astor House 4, J. C. 4th Drawing--1, V. Benjamin. 2, E. Greenhan. 5, S. A. Rushton B, W. H.

K'Lo. 3, I. G. Mano. 8, H. W. Bird.

2nd Drawing:-Cancelled.

merchants are interested in the additional expended $500 or upwards" on additious ra. Nolasco. 3 Dick Lopes. 4. A. A charged with the murder ̈ of another

coinmission to (ie extent that some $7,000,000 to $10,000,000 are handled by the native banks of Hongkong monthly in the Canton-Hongkong Chinese tran- sactions

PUBLIC UTILITIES AT WUCHOW. Chinese merchants in Wuchow are con templating organizing a company of $500,000 to provide modern water works and to acquire the present electric plant. It is proposed to enlist the co-operation of the Government so as to secure, 'for Wuchow public ownership of bath the water and the light utilities.

HONGKONG LABOUR UNIONS. CANTON'S SCHEME FOR AMALGAMATION.

The Canton Gazelle states that efforts ure being made in Canton for the unifica tion of Hongkong labour unions, in connection with which an office has been established at the Engineers Co-operative Union.

and improvements. He agreed that the majority of items were improvements, but such items as painting and whitewashing

were not BO...

The items were examined and both sides agreed to exclude those which were irrelevant. Defendant was ordered to pay $10.95 a month extra rent, totalling $231.99 per annum

Costs for the day were awarded to defendan

.DISPUTE OVER WAGES,

CHINESE TEACHER'S CLAIM. FOR

-SALARY.

A

Before Mr. Justice, Wood at the Sum- mary Court yesterday, Hong Yuk Sing, à 'Chinese school teacher of Waterloo

Hoad, claimed from Wong Yu Man, head. master of a vernacular, school at 57 and 58, Battery Street, umati, 384.60 ps wages due

ML. G. R. Haywood appeared for plain- tif, and Mr. C. A.. S. Russ, for defen

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Owen.

Tavares 3, A. Marques. 4, Maneli..5, 3th Drawing:-1, D. Hues., F. J V. F. V. Ribeiro. 6, Ah Yu

Sth Drawing:-1, Alda Figueiredo. E, S. Viscondelet. 3, Marie Luz. 4, E. J. Remedios 5. & V. Remedios. 6, F. Curba.

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7th Drawing:-1, S. A. Model. "s, K. Kharaa.. E. Leitao. 4. Dr. E. Souza 23, J. D. Thomson. 6. C. P. Marques

.

Shantung coolie at North Point. A ninth appeared on coolie and one of the above defendante wounding.

a charge of cutting, and

Detective-Inspector T. Murphy was in Smith (Assistant Crown Solicitor) pro charge of the case and Mr. T. S. Whyte

secuted. The defendants wero Dot re presented:

The defendants were alleged to have tied the deceased and another coolie to two posts and severely fogged them, the deceased being discovered dead at the foot of the pole by an Indian. constable.

His Worship having heard all the evidence for the prosecution, intimated

8th Drawing, J. M. Cruz. J† that he considered the evidence was not Macdonald & Whitmarsh 4, A. Grin mett., J. M. Alves 6, Leo Choe.

9th Drawing:-1, Violet Hodge Tony Botelho. 3, J. N. 4, Rouillon. H. L. Young, 6. Hall

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2,

5,

10th Drawing:, H. Drier. 9, S. V. E D. Chellaram. 4. Rosition. 5, S.

B. Society.

11th Drawing, E. B. Ozorio.

strong enough to commit the defendants

for trial. He did not think the evidenen wae sufficient for any jury to convict the men on and he had decided to dis- charge the defendants. However, at the request of the police, who wished for time to consider the cano further, ho would remand the defendants in custody

H. Osmund, E. Danenbere until Saturday morning. Ribeiro. 5. S. H. Salzani.. 6. F. Rapp.

18th Drawing:-1, G. Graves 2, C. Figueiredo. 3, T. Lannard.. 4 P. Botelho. 5. L. Guimaraes. e J. H. Almeida.

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. CHINESE REMANDED AT KOWLOON MAGISTRACY.

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the

AMERICAN STALL-DOLLAR BAFFLE. When the present strike started, the dant.

1st Drawing:-1, Geo. Osmund. 2, O. F. Wong. 3, B, S. Lee, 4, W. Hall, Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, paper says, over a hundred labour unious!

Mr. Russ said, that plaintiff had been's, C. M. Franco. 8, T. Choy. removed their offices to Canton where taken on at $10 a month, excluding 2nd Drawing, S. L. Teun. 9, Geo. Chinese appeared to answer a charge they formed the Canton-Hongkong Strike board; but as he was unable to correct Silas. 5, P. Condon, 6, Mr. Valering.

Osmundi. 3 Geo. Osmund.

of conspiring with others to defraud 4, A. D..

another Chinese of $2,000. Committee, and the Canton-Hongkong Chinese compositions, the headmaster 3rd Drawing: 1., Geo. Fung. 2, Olive "His Worship formally remanded the had to have the help of another man, Xavier. 3, E da Rocha 4, Ng, Lewman until Thursday, bail being fixed at to whom he gave $10. This was deducted. Kon Chio..

Moon. 6, E. Danaaberg. 6, Bonnie Siu $2.500. from plaintiff's salary. Plaintiff also 4th Drawing:-1, Julia Gardner. 2, H stayed at the school and he was charged. Yung 3, Sally. 4. N. O'Donoghue.

3, Joe Xavier. 8, Lee Fat. 813.50 for board. When he left at the end of four months he was given the balance owing to him.

Strikers Representatives Association.

STUDENTS & FREED.

DISCOVERED IN BANDITS' HAUNTS.

The Canton Gastile states that eight

Plaintiff said he was engaged on Febru- of the kidnapped students of the Pui Lary 23rd as a vernacular teacher. He was

only, and he also marked compositions. Defendant had not told him that he was

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5th Drawing:-1, J. H. Almeida. 2.

First Prize, Ticket No. 259, won by Chan. 3, K. Isbimatzu. 4. Mrs. ERB. Cooper. 2nd, No. 233, J. A Danenberg. 5, A. Gosano. 6, Wong Sui McEwens. 3rd, No. 533, 1to As Joe. 4th, No. 183, J. M. Alves. tth, No. 280, Kong

Sai See All. 6th, No. 347, Awai. 7th, No. 10, H. Dixon 8th, No. 17, F. Young. 9th, No. 991, J. E. Castro. 10th, No. 231, Miss J. Reems. 11th, No. 244, B: B.

6th Drawing1, Andrew Tee. 9, Meb & Co. 3, Mrs. Ah Wee. 4, Ah Yeung

N. Silva 3, Hall 4, Evelyn Sales. 5. Cooper.

7th Drawing:-1, Edo Rozario, F. Eliza Silva 6, Sung Cheut Kin

Ying School were discovered and freed to receive 840 a month, including his, Mobeddally. 6, Mildred Osmund. by General Li Fook Lum's troops on board. He had to teach the first class November 24th, and that aine more had been previously found.

Ten persons who had been kidnapped from the steamer Tat On were rescued at the same time.

A CLEVER TRICKSTER.

going to make deductions from his salary for board, or that he was having another teacher to mark the compositiona.

Replying to Mr. Russ, witness said that he was formerly at St. Paul's College, where he was given $25 & month. He had not promised to take over classes.

Com Lafarque. 2,

* GUESSING COMPETITION).

6th Drawing:-1, G. J. Sequeira. 2, Turkey-Weight 13lbs. and 1402.~ Kiu Sau. Cap. Branch 6, Arthur da Silva, Ticker No. 8. Eliza Baptista, 3, M. Kr Chut 4 Lam Joseph Tang, Ticket No. 18; J. F. Een

{Each Nolasco da Silva.

guessed correct weight 9th Drawing:-1,

Game Pio-Weight 8lba 1402-Mrs. 5. V. P. 3, Rouillon., Ilina Sequeira. EJ. Ellis, Ticket No. 8. 3, 1. V. P. 6, F. M. Goodall.

Sucking Pig-Weight 35lbs. only.-DY- Father Regante.

10th Drawing: A Robertson., C. C. Wong, Ticket No. 89; Bir Ribeiro

3, H, Rose, 4. C. Mr. Evert. Shand.

[Each guessed correct 5 Julia Gardner. 6, C. Ken- weight.]

2

HOW A FISHMONGER WAS DUPED. 4 or 5, nor had he said that he could not ned Drawing:-1, Miss. J. Remedios P. Mourer, Ticket No. 03, 2lba 1023,

correct Chinese compositions when" be was engaged at the vernacular school.

In reply to His Lordship, he said that he was registered as a teacher on Febru.

Another Chinese, who had previously been a master at the school, said that he taught the higher classes and received about 850 a month together with his board and lodging, Replying to Mr. classes." Russ, he said that plaintif taught all

11th

Dairy Ham-Weight 26/ba, and 11ozá-

(nearest) (Thoresen Co.).

4. Edo Simpson 3 Miss Yung. Rozario. 5. J. M. Dyer. 8, J. M. Cunha. Christmas Cake--Weight 10 lbs. and 12th Drawing:-1, J., F. Curtis. 2, 15oza. A. Ogilvie, Ticket No. 11; A. H. Barros., D. Strachan. 4, A. H. Mossabhoy, Ticket No.. 207, (Each guess- Brennan. 3, I. M. Alver. 6, 9. Fircon-ed correct weight.] an delet.

13th Drawing:-1, S. V. P. 2, 8. V. P.

SURPRISE CAKE

3, Tang. 4. 5. V. P., Mira Guterrez J. Backhouse, and one of the Wedding The Diamond Ring was won by Mr. S. V 14th Drawing:-1, J. B. Pattle. 2, S. Rings by Mr. Andrew Tse,

Kharas. 0, Dr. K., S. Kwan V. P. 3, S. VP. 4, D. Kharas, 5, D.

3, S. V. P.

Recently a Central Market fish-stall liebuste, whilst his fokis were counting up the day's takings, was accosted by aary 24th of this year. man, described as a "European." His visitor, speaking in English, presented $100 banknote and asked for change in small money. The fishmonger gave him bills of ten dollars. The "customer" then said he would like to bave a $50 note. Wong Yu Man, the defendant, said that

FURTEES DONAZIONE. This annoyed the fishmonger and he sug- and that $10 should be dedacted from his

plaintiff had agreed to pay for his board,. 15th 4. S. V. P. 5, Mrs. W. Hall to the funds of the Fêter A

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul 5. V. P. 2, 5. V. Phas received the following additional gifts gested returning the $100 note. The salary, because another man had to be 6, Mok Hing Sum. other notes were returned, but when paid for marking composition. He had 16th Drawing:-1, F. J. Agabeg. 2.SC. Chan & Co., Chesterfield and Old Mill Mr. J. M. C. Castro Basto, $25; Messra. checked later, three notes were missing. given defendant notice, and when his Barrett. 3. T. F. O'Sullivan. 4, Mrs. W. Cigarettes; Messra. Sun & Co, Boys'

The Eshmonger states that at no time time expired, paid him off

Hall. , E. Rouillon, Fawcett. did the bundle of netes leave the man's Replying to Mr. Buss, he said that the hand. As he spoke he slapped the notes matter was taken before Mr. Lo, the on the counter, and he did nothing more. Inspector of Chinese Schools, and plain- First Prize, No. 183, Cass of Cham

Such tricksters have been previously tiff had not alleged that he had been pagne, won by. 8. V. 1. nd prize, No. known

in the Colony. About a year ago, unfairly treated. Plaintiff produced his 35, Case of . W. Whisky Red Label, A shoplifter, described as a European,

་་ robbed several well-known stores, and plaintiff, and the deductions therefrom" Girl Brand Beer, Rev. Father Go

account book, showing the salary paid to S. Sequeira. 3rd prize,, No. 51, Case of

was never caught, Then came the were inserted.

light of the hand" man, and be too

zales 4th prize, No. 1. Case of Con- Judgment was given for defendant with denied Milk eluded the police.

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SPECIAL LOTTERY.

Toys, Colours; Kowloon Confectionery Sweets; Italian Convent, St Mary's School, Kowloon, and Wanchal Convent, valuable and useful articles; Mrs. J. C. Vieira Ribeiro, cakes; and St. Joseph's

and the Bazaar are expected to amount College, $35.

The Gross Receipts of tho Rose Day

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