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SANITARY BOARD ELECTION. DR. OZORIO'S REPLY TO DR. HO.

AN APPEAL LODGED.

As will be seen from the letters pub- Kished below an appeal has been lodged j with H.E the Governor in Council asking for a declaration that the Sanitary Board Election on Monday shall be void,

The appeal is made by Messrs. Leo D'Almada & Nephew who are acting for Dr. Ozorio and his proposer and seconder and also on behalf of a number of electors who were present at the Registry and were unable to vote.

Judging from, the letter written by Dr. Hoto Dr. Ozorio and published in

THE JUNGEONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRI

THE BOYCOTT.

STRIKE COMMITTEE LEAVE SETTLE-

MENT TO THE GOVERNMENT, -

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]

A Wah Tre correspondent in a special report says he understands that Mr. Soo Shiu Ching, chairman of the Canton Strike Committee, enforcing the boycott against Hongkong, has assured the Epo mintang that the Committee will submit to the Kuomintang arrangement for the coming settlement of the difficulty which has been proventing traffic between Canton and Hongkong for the last teo mouths,

CHINESE NEWSPAPER

SUMMONED.

- FOR BREACH OF CENSORSHIP"

REGULATIONS.

PUBLISHER FINED $100.

At the Central Magistracy yesterday before. Mr. Lindsell the Chinese news paper, Tai Krong Pa was summoned for publishing matter in the Chinese language without the permission of the Secretary for Chinese Affaire.

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Mr. E. 9. C. Brooks was for the defence.

Sub-Detective Inspector Shaftain, who prosecuted, submitted that the offending

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OBITUARY.

MR. A. W. J. HOY.

15TTI-1926

The death occurred at the Kowloon Hospital early yesterday morning of Mr. AW. J. Hoy, the Resident Engineer of Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, at the age of 36. Deceased was in good health until about a week ago when he contracted a chill, which later developed into paeu- monia. He was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital on Friday.

Mr. Hoy had been connected with Holt's Wharf for eight years; and prior to taking that position, he was an engi- seer on Blue Fannel ships engaged in the China trade. He had also held a respon-

The report adds that Canton is pre article, which appeared in the paper's sible position in connection with harbour

yesterday's issue of the Daily Press paring to despatch a delegation for issue of April end, was of an anti-foreign there will certainly be no attempt. made Hongkong. to contest the appeal. Both candidates Apparently are equally anxious for another fight."`

Dr. Orario's reply to Dr. He is as follows:

supervision in Singapore.

Dature. It bore a hidden meaning which ball and Bowling Green Clubs. He was

He was a member of the Kowloon Foot

was that the Chinese are willing to also a prominent freemason. At the time DANISH AVIATORS AT CANTON. tow-tour to Europeans add not help their of his death, be held the high position.

of Worshipful Master of the Zotland own people."

Lodge (325 E.C.) and was also J. of the Victoria Chapter; Junior Wartier of the

read as follows:

The official translation of the article Eothen Mark Lodge; a member of the Masonic Benevolent Fund Corporation; and District Grand Junior Deacon, of the District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and

[FROM GUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

The two Danish aeroplanes on their DIAR DR. Ha bave to acknowledge Copenhagen-Tokyo Eight reached Canton the receipt of your letter of yesterday on April 12th in the afternoon, long with thanks

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After perusing the contents therein I am very pleased to note the spirit of self-

THE ARTICLE

"A fat rich man, sitting in a rocking but their pilots, Lieutenants Botred and face (ie. with an affable countenance), after the welcome party had dispersed, chair with Spring wind all over his South China. Hersehend, and two non-commissioned

who went home with her five-year-old boy Deep sympathy will be felt for Mrs. Hoy

remaining there until they were joined by Mr. Hoy later.

xxcrifice, which is such a dominant trait officers, were given an official reception was in conversation with a high-nosed about two months ago, and intended

in the medical profession, is so well re- fected in you.

As you are well aware, the reason for my accepting my nomination was the sense of civic duty, which also undoubt- edly actuated your acceptance. The large number of electors who went to the poll on Monday last, beked the saying that' civic spirit in Hongkong is dormant

As the last election, as you yourself expressed, was unsatisfactory to all con- cerned, and in justice to the electors, I have had na recourse but to lodge at protest with HE the Governor in Coun- sil against the validity of the said elee tion. A copy of which I am enclosing for your information.

As the matter. is sub-jadice I regret I cannot accept or refuse your very kind and sporting offer though I am grateful to you for it and must await and abide by the decision of H.E. the Governor in Council.

I am sending a copy of this letter to the Press, not only because the clection is a matter of public interest, but to take the opportunity,, of tendering my thanks to you publicly.

Yours faithfully,

(S) FM GRACA Ozono.

THE APPEAL..

The following is the letter from Messrs. D'Almada & Nephew to the Colonial Secretary, embodying an appeal to H.E.

the Governor in Council:-

SI-Acting on instructions from Dr.

·F. M.ˆ G. Ozorio, and from Mesars.. J. M. D'Almada Remedios and C. A. da Roza, the candidate, proposer and seconder respectively at an election of a member to serve on the Sanitary Board which took place on Monday, the 19th instant, pur- suant to Notification No, 153 of the Government Gazette of the 10th March last, we have the honour to lodge an ap- peal to His Excellency the Governor in Council claiming, inter alin, for a De- elaration, by the Governor in Council that the said election was void at Common" Law or under Schedule C of Ordinance No 1 of 1903.

The appeal is made under Section 933 of the said Ordinance and the grounds of such appeal are briefly as follows:

1. The place selected by the Presiding

on the 13th. The flight from Hanio to Capton occupied nearly four hours

SUMMARY COURT. TAKING POSSESSION OF A HOUSE.

A Chinese mason and carpenter who had been engaged in building a house in Queen's Road alleged that they were not paid for their work, and consequently took possession of the house.

Before Mr. Justice Wood in the Sum- mary Court" yesterday, the landlord claimed rent for the period of occupation, and asked for.an ejection order.

Mr. Leo d'Almada was for the plain- tiffs. He stated that his clients would be content if only they could get posses- sion of the premises.

The contractors

THE FUNERAL

There

gentleman sitting opposite him. They enjoyed their conversation very heartily, but to my regret I do not know the Chi

The funeral took place yesterday alter- Lo language, and could not understand con at the Protestant Cemetery. the what they were talking. Later the rich Rev. G. R. Lindsay, officiating. man made out a cheque, for $10,000, and Was a large attendance of friends among gave it to the high-nosed gentleman, who whom were. Capt. C. B. Riggs (as chief mourner), Messrs. H. Spicer, E. Butler, showed a countenance of deep gratitude, O. H. Elkins, H. Teale, F. O. Dunnett, after this. I was told that on that day A. Pilgrim, G. HL Sellwood, H. P. bowed his head and left. Some timeA. T. Boteler, P. T. Farrell, J. Owen Hughes, W. E. Hollands, R. S. Vergette, the rich man subscribed 810,000 to the Allgood, G. W. Kyrock, B. Pasco, and Authorities of the X port to meet the many others. expenses for the construction of a certain building.

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rich man was again found sitting in the After the lapse of several days, the

same rocking chair, but opposite him was another mana thin may in rags The latter looked very distressful, standing in silence with his head bent down. The Outlining the facts he said in May, rich man, whose face was once full of 1024, the premises were pulled down and Spring, wind, now wore a horrible look re-built by contract, for 824,900, and the of anger, and scolded the man in a harsh work was completed at the beginning of voice. "I don't care whether you have December last year. had, in fact, been paid $25,420.70, which had a good crop or not, but you shall was in excess of the contract price. The not fail to pay the reat of 830 If you contractors unfortunately sub-let part of the work, and it appeared that the sub fail to come with the sum within a week, contractors had not been paid, and in you will have to speak in court." The consequence bad taken possession of the thin man, with tears in his eyca, begged floors. The owners Ead tried to obtain incessantly for an extension of time, possession, but the sub-contractors re- fused to go out because they were not soliciting that he would show his kind- responsible for payment, and had express- ness, coraider the humanity of Heaven, ed their willingness to help trace the and allow in commiseration with him the contractor and get their money but they refused, and the only way loft, was the rent of 830 to be debited in his account bringing of an action. The owner had for the following year. The rich man already lost four or five months' rent through their occupation..

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was too impatient to listen to him, and

raising his head to look at him. After went into an inner apartment without a while a strong servant came out and

ford was liable for their payment and one The workinen maintained that the land- of them stated that the landlord had, in at, paid hini 880 in connection with the drove the thin man out." work.

This was denied and after bearing: evidence His Lordship found for the land- With regard to the money clalined lord and made, an order for possession. rent, a stay of execution was granted.:"-

HARDSHIP DUE TO STRIKE. RESTAURANT KEEPERS PETITION GOVERNMENT.

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday, 31 re

failing to renew their licences.

An interpreter in the Chinese Secre tariat placed on the article the con- with the sunny smile represented the struction that "the rich fat man,

Chinese merchant; the "long-nosed man" was an allusion to a European, and the thin starved-looking man would be the worker, or peasant. "X port" stood for Hongkong.

The submission by Mr. Brooks, who had pleaded guilty, was that it was &

Wreaths were sent by the following: His Loving and Sorrowing Wife, Ada, Nell, Grace and May (sisters-in-law), His rison, Mr. and Mrs Arthur Hoy. Sorrowing Mother, his loving son Mor-

Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Riggs, Capt. and Mrs. F. S. Adey, Mr. and Mrs. R. Teale. Mr. and Mrs. J. Armiston, dir. and Mrs. R. Bridger, Mr. P. T. and Miss Farrell, Mr. and Mrs. D. Mackenzie, Mr. and Mrs. J. Colin Owen, Mr. and Mrs. Fau- cett, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Crapnell, Mr., and Mrs. W. F. Ford, Miss A. Parkes and Miss V. R. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. H. P. Allgood, Mr. and Mrs. B. Pasco, Capt. and Mrs. F. Baylis, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lambert, and Mrs. H. A. Jones and Austin, Capt. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Niab ead lamily, Mr. and Mr. Harris Walker and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. C. Bond, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Scriven, Eustace, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Goodwin, Mr. and Miss Russell, Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Witchell, Mr. and Labrum, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Taylor, Mr. Mrs. D. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. V. C. and Mrs. T. E. Jackson.

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Creig, J. W. Williams, A. T. Boteler, E. Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, Messrs. K. E. M. Xavier, LJ. Blackburn, B. F.. Dunnett, Mok Tai Pan, B. L Frost, G.

Hughes, G. W. C. Burnett, Chung Sun, G. E. Wetton, J. H. da Silva, J. Owen R. Edwards, Choy Fook, Cheong Tsui Tai.

lok Ting Fong, R. D. Thomas, Frank Young. A. Hong, Charles C. Stark, Mok Man Chee.

Holt's Wharf, the committee and mem-

bers, Kowloon Football Clab, Meurs

Members of the Kowloon Bowling Green Butterfield & Swire, the Institution of Engineers & Shipbuilders of Hongkong, Club, the Staff of the Hongkong & Kow- loon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., the Hongkong Golf Club, the Officers and Hoogkong Football Club, the Royal Brethren of the Victoria Preceptory Mr. C. H. Blason, Worshipful Master and Brethren of the Victoria Lodge, 1026 EC., Officers and Brethren of the Ararat Lodge, No. 964 EC The Trustees of the Zetland out the election was ridiculously in- adequate.

to have the article censored was quite and Brethren of the Zetland Lodge No. United Services Lodge 1341 E.C.; Officers The staff provided by the Presiding Mr. 31. K. Lo, who had been instructed inadvertent. He asked for leniency. He E.C., Officers and Brethren of the Officer namely himself and the by the Restaurant Guild, and appeared. Deputy Registrar of the Supreme for all the defeadants, said a petition had said that censorship was instituted at Naval and Military Lodge 848 8.C., Court, assisted by three European been sent by his clients and be under the commencement of the strike and that 4373 EC, the Worshipful Master, Officers Officers and Brethren of the Cathay Lodge Bailiffs was grossly inadequate to stood that the Secretary for Chinese the regulations were not strictly carried and Brethren of the Eothen Mark Lodge cope with about 4,000 persons who Affairs was powerless to prevent the issue were undoubtedly entitled to vote at of the summons owing to what he (Mr. out. DOW, as they were .00 longer No. 264 E0. Officers and Brethren of the election. The Jury list alone Lo) termed a lack of co-ordination be necessary. Mr. Brooks termed the article and Brethren of the Eastern Scotia Lodge the St. John's Lodge 618 S.C., Officers contains the names of about 3,000 tween Government departments.--. Target

He attributed the failure to hardships in question a mild satire in regard to a No, za 80, Officers and Companions of 3. The time allowed for the electors to brought about by the strike and naked gentleman who gave $10,000 for the Victoria Chapter 625 EC, the. Dia- record or cast their respective votes for an adjournment to enable the Govern charitable cause and refused to allow triet Grand Lodge of Hongkong and -one hour and a hall-is insufficient, ment's views to be ascertained in reply time to a tenant to pay his rent of 830, South China, Officers and Brethren of 4. At the hour of 3.30 p.m. on the said to a petition subsequently sent for per- He did not think it was anti-foreign the University Lodge 3368 E.C., Officers

12th day of April, 1928, when, accord- mission to pay the lees in some cases

For the prosecution it was stated that and Brethren of the Eothen

Mark Lodge ing to

the said notification, the amounting to 83,000-in izstalments. the editors of the paper had been warned ballot box should be closed, the His Worship agreed to an adjournment by Mr: Tratman on a previous occasion: Presiding Officer should, in view of until April 28th

when a similar offence was committed.

His Wordship imposed a fine of $10.

Offert for the purpose of carry ataurant keepers were summoned for technical offence, and that the omission Lodge, Officers and Brethren of the

persons

the fact that there were then about

400 persons waiting in the Registry |*****

to receive their respective voting in reasonable ground to believe that' a papers for the purpose of recording their votes, exercise the discretion majority of the electors were, by reason which is undoubtedly vested in him, of the above mentioned irregularities in under Section 12 of the Rules of the mode of conducting the election, election, to extend the time for the actually prevented from electing the closing of the said Ballot Box until candidate they preferred. the said persons had been given an opportunity to record their respective

votes

It is further submitted that the validity

A COOL CUSTOMER.

WANTED MORE THAN HIS CONTRACT ALLOWED.

of the election is contested on the ground. The protracted atny of a match-maker that the said election has been conducted at the house of a Dairy Farm employee That in view of all the above rẹa- in a manner contrary to the principle of whom he had united to a woman from an election by bailat and that the irregn- Macao led to trouble and he had to up larities complained of did effect or might pear at the Central Magistracy Tester

day on a charge of possession of a dagger have affected the result of the election.

We desire to add, however, for the in- and larceny. formation of His Excellency the Governor Evidence was given that the defendant

sons, about 400 persons who were legally entitled to cast their votes. being present in the Registry within the appolate time, were deprived of their just legal rights.

261.

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SEQUEL TO SEIZURE IN HARBOUR.

A sequel to the sensational seizure by detectives in the harbour on Monday of six Mauser pistols 15 magazines,, 380 ammunition clips and over 4,000 rounds of ammunition, took place at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, two cargo coolies were charged with possession.

The coolies are said to have attempted to avoid suspicion by throwing a loaded sack, pver the side of the sumpan into the harbour off the Western Market when they saw the detectives approaching the crait,

in Council that we are also acting for received 820 for arranging the match, Detective Sub-Inspector Dorling appli-

It is respectfully submitted that in view large number of electors who were pre

but continued to stay in the house ated for a formal remand in police custody een one morni to put him out. Return His Worship granted the application. ing one morning at 5 o'clock during the and remanded the men until this mor absence of the husband, he demanded ning, but to meet the wishes of Mr. M. money from the woman. On being re- W. Lo, who appears for the defence, be fused, he threatened to kill the husband, fixed the case for heating on April 22nd. and walking into the house he took some copper cents from a till. He was stated to have carried the knife in his hand at the time of his visit,

of the above facts the election has been sent at the Registry on the suid date and Pokulam. The busband of the woman for twenty-four hours. so conducted that His Excellency the who Governor in Council should be satisfied, rights.deprived of their just legal naa matter of fact and at Common Law, The conduct of the election as a whole, either that there was no real electing at is fully and substantially related in the all, or that the election was not really" South China Morning Post of the 13th conducted under the subsisting election April, a copy of which report is respect rules, that is, that the electors as a body fully here with submitted. have not in fact-had a fair and free op- portunity of electing the candidate which the majority might prefer, or that there (Continued, an next Column.).

We have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient servants,

D'ALMADA & NEPHEW.

Defendant was convicted and sentenced to four months' hard labour.

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