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PREVENTION OF FLOODING.

CANTON WATERWAYS TO BE CLEARED.

OVER

NO BUILDING'S

CREEKS AND MOATS,

In a petition submitted to the Provincial Government by the Can ton Municipality suggesting mea

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 8th, 1928.

KOWLOON SINGLET ROUND THE POLICE KENNEDY ROAD INCIDENT.

SELLERS PROSECUTED, "

INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE

MARKS,

CHINESE FACTORY'S

COMPLAINT.

COURTS.

"ANOTHER CHAN WING " SENTENCED.

PAIR OF ROGUES WHO WORRY THE POLICE.

Two Chinese, a man and a woman, both stall-bolders in Yaumati, were Two men bearing the name of Chan Wing. both hardened charged separately before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis criminals and regular inmates of which infringed the trade marks of difficulty in keeping their records the Kam Hing Knitting Factory. at the Police Station owing to the

Mr. O, E. C. Martin, who prose-similarity of name. cuted, agreed to withdraw the charge

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST

SON OF WEALTHY CHINESE

DOCTOR AND WIFE CALLED FOR THE DEFENCE.

***THE BRAINS OF A SOLICITOR.”

INDIAN WATCHMAN'S WISH.

LOSES CLAIM AGAINST FORMER EMPLOYERS,

Kunda Singh, an Indian watch The case in which, the son of a man, who sued the Shanghai Com wealthy Chinese is charged with in-pany for 8 being wages due bini decent behaviour in the presence of for one month and a similar sum as two European ladies in Kennedy wages due on account of dismissal

Major C., Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon.

Bares to guard against flooding in tracy yesterday with selling ainglets the local gaol, have caused some Road on May 21st was again before without noties, told Mr. Justice P.

the inner streets along Wai O Road, the following proposals have been drafted for consideration:

(1) No buildings shall be permitted to be erected over creeks and inoats. Such buildings, if al- ready erected. shall be con- demned by the Government When they buildings have been demolished, a clean out of the

meats shall be made in order to enable the water to flow in its natural course.

(9) The number of man-holes in Wai Oi Street and its vicinity

shall be gradually increased, and the big drain pipes shall be constantly improved in such a way as to enable them to carry a larger volume of water and to avoid the overflowing of the moats and creeks and the in- evitable innundations of the streets nearby.

(3) Improvements of this nature

shall be undertaken as soon as possibly in Fat Tsing and Tak Shuen North loads, the main drains of which are to connect The waters in the inner streets to the creek under Tung Kwan Bridge. The same improve ments shall be undertaken with regard to Choo Bin and Siu fak Roads. the main drains of which conduct all waters in the inner streets to the creek ut Chong Yuen Bridge. The con- traction of such acwers

are

deemed necessary so that all drainage water may he diverted to proper channels instead of accumulating in the creeks. (4) The inhabitants of the various

inner streets along the ventral and western parts of Wai Oi Road shall contribute funds for the dredging of the sewers and connecting them to the main drains in the maloos. The work shall be conducted and super- vised by the Municipal Bureau in order that the project will

against the woman if she would plead guilty and inform his clients where she "purchased the singlets, but the defendant adhered to a

statement she had already made that the singlets seized at her, stali were different from those of the complainants.

Asked as to how wrappers similar to those issued by the complainants came to be used, the woman said that the formerly sold singlets be longing to the Kam Hing Factory, but having sold out her stock she had used the wrappers for the other singlets.

Mr. Marton pointed out that this in itself was an infringement of the trade mark. The defendant hand said that she bought the singlets from a travelling trader who had come from Canton, but she had told his clients that the seller was a Hong Kong man

His Worship: Under the circum- stances will you be satisfied with the

confiscation of the goods?

Mr. Marton: If your Worship imposes a fine there would be more chance of finding out the name of the manufacturers,

His Worship: The manufacturers seem to be in. Canton.

The defendant was fined $20, and the singlets confiscated.

The other defendant said that all

the singlets seized belonged to the woman defendant and he denied that he had any on his stall. The case was adjourned until noon next Mon- day.

KING'S BIRTHDAY

SERMON."

ADDRESS ON LOYALTY IN SHAMEEN CHURCH.

One of the Chan Wings appear ed betere Major C. Wilson for the nineteenth time, having among his longer terms of imprisonment served four years and five years and he had only been released in March this year. On learning that the man had a very bad record, the Magistrate rétracted light sentence which he was going to impose and sent him to guol for six months' hard labour, to be followed by two years, police supervision.

The Magistrate observed that the record was described as "An other Chau Wing." It plained that the name

*

was ex-

was writ-

ten in that way to distinguish him from a Chan Wing how in prison. The latter had only had four yeare of freedom during the past twenty

six years.

"

THEFTS FROM THREE YÁCHTS.

Two boatmen and a youth ap peared before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday charged with the larceny of arti cles, including rope, and lampe from three separate yachts, the Gael, F., and Zola.

The three owners of the yachts appeared as complainants.

Inspector Ogg, who was in charge of the case, remarked to the Magie trate that he did not think that there were more than three men concerned in the theft. The total value of the articles stolen amount-

be carried out to perfection. [LOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]ed to 8380. The attendants on the

Canton Gazette.

WEST RIVER RISING.

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CASTON, June 7th.

three yachts should have been on board, but they appeared to have The Rev. P. Jenkins of the left the yachte the night they were Union Theological, College of Can arrested. The articles were stolen ton delivered an address at Christ from the yachts while they were Church, Shameen, last Monday at anchor in the Causeway Bay SHIU HING UNDER TEN FEET morning on the occasion of the Typhoon Anchorage, and several of celebration of the King's Birth- the articles were disposed off for OF WATER.

day. In spite of the rainy weather, 823. a large and representative gather. ing of the Shameen community were at the Church.

According to the Canton Gazette, the continuous rain of the past few wecks has caused an alarming situa- Most tion along the West River.

of the towns along its course are already flooded

Shiu Hing is now under ten feet of water, and streets in Fatahan ate covered with several inches of flood water. Kong Ming and Hing Ning are in a similar predicament. One village near Hing Ning has been partly destroyed by the rush of water bursting the dyke and inus dating, the hamlet.

GOODS SUPPLIED TO A LICENSED HOUSE.

PAYMENT NOT RECOVER-

ABLE AT LAW.

A special delence of irregu- larity" was pleaded by Mr. F. X. d'Almada, Senior, yesterday at the' Summary Court before Mr. Justice P. Jacks,, when a rice merchant claimed from the Choi Luk licensed

As the first defendant was very much younger than the other two, the Magistrate agreed to impose a fine of $50,or "six weeks' hard labour.

The preacher took as his text, "Man does not live by bread only, but by everthing that pro-

The Magistrate sentenced the ccedeth out of the mouth of the other two boatmen to two months' Lord." Deut: : 3. He said in hard labour without the option of part: I have sech these worde❘ a fire. paraphrased 13 follows: "Man. It will be remembered that the does not live by bread only, but by owner of the Gael recently charged every emergence in his life of its his attendant with stealing a puree epiritual background." It is not whilst he and friends were swim- a theologian, but a foremost living ming at Cheung Chau. The purse was subsequently found carefully scientist who insiste that what we ordinarily speak of as the "natur-hidden, the yacht boy was charged al" is grounded in the spiritual with the theft but acquitted. Are we alive to this spiritual back ground? There is a well known story of Coleridge and Shelley who both visited Chamonix about the same time. The one wrote the "Hymn before Sunrise in the Vale

remember bow it ends:

of Chamonix," you may possibly

tell thou the silent sky, And tell the stars, and tell you

rising sun Earth, with her thousand voices,

praises God."

."-

The other entered in the visitors' book: Percy

Bysshe Shelly Atheist" I might of course say

A SILLY CYCLIST.

Sergt. Rozenkwy prosecuted, and Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared on be half of the defendant.

The two European ladies, at a previous hearing, had each given their story of the incident which is alleged to have occurred at about 7.30 p.m. whilst they were walking along Kennedy Road near Mac donnell Road. At an identification' parade held the day after the in- cident the two ladies picked out the defendant as the man who had committed the offence.

2)

At the outset of the case yester day, Mr. Loseby remarked to his Worship that the complainants had pointed the defendant out by his general appearance and build. Neither of the two ladies recog nised the man's face."

Dr. T. P. Woo, the family dostor

Jacks at the Summary Court yes- terday, when judgment was given against him, that if he had only the brains of a solicitor his case might have had a different result.

The defendant firm was represent ad by Mr. W. D. Owen.

Plaintiff said that he was engaged by the firm but became ill and engaged a substitute after which he was dismissed without notice.

Defendant firm's version was that

plaintifi the

was engaged on February 23rd on the recommenda tion of another watchman. His

wages.wore 825 a'month. On March 23rd, witness pail the plaintiff his wages for February and gave him

month's notice saying that his services would not be required after April 23rd. The reasons for the dismissal were that the plaintiff was inattentive to his duties. Several times he could not be found when

he was supposed to be on duty and electric bulbs had been stolen.

The plaintiff worked until April 13th, after which date he did not turn up, no substitute was provided nor did he send a medical certificate. or give any explanation for his ab- sence. On more than one occasion plantiff had not turned up in the morning to open the shop.

to the defendant's household, gave evidence to the effect, that he knew the defendant well, and had examined him the previous day. He had found nothing to suggest that the defendant was the sort of per son who would commit such an offence. The witness also remarked in answer to Mr. Loseby, that he had never known of this sort of offence among people of better class,

His Hopour put the contentions and very seldom among people of of the defence to plaintiff who the poorer class. In his opinion replied in an excited manner. His it was highly improbable that the Honour found that plaintiff wax at defendant, married man, of, good | fault and gavo judgment against him, character, should be guilty of such with costs. an action.

Did Not Come To Court For Nothing Following the evidence of the doctor, Mr. Loseby said that in view of that statement and the admission by the ladies that they could not recognise the defendant's face, be asked his Worship to dismiss the case, His client could explain the prezence of the motor-cycle in Ken- nedy Road and his wife would also give evidence in support of that statement.

The Magistrate refused to take the view that Mr. Losoby had no charge to answer and said, "You don't think that two respectable European ladies are going to come to Court in a case like this for nothing." The case was then continued.

Plaintiff then said he had no money to engage a solicitor and he had not the ability of a solicitor. If there had been no solicitor for the defendant the case might have ended differently.

His Honour said that he had spent a long time on the case, saying that he had taken very special care as he always did in undefended cases.

Mr. Loseby (to witness): "You have heard the two ladies say that

the cyclist wore a white shirt, and mackintosh overalls. Have you ever worn such overalls or do you own

a pair1":

Witness: "No, I have never wern auch overalls, and at the time I was dressed as I am now, but with a white topee." Questioned by Mr. Loseby, the witness also denied possession of a white shirt or ever wearing one!

The witness also remarked that he owned two motor-cycles, which at times were ridden without his consent or knowledge. He further related an incident in which a friend had taken his cycle and knocked down two people. On the evening in question the cycle was warm when he claimed it and it was possible that somebody else may have ridden

it.

Further questioned, the defeud- ant replied that his wife had told him that she had just returned, from her father's home.

The Defendant's Evidence, The defendant, Wong Yiu Fan, then went into the witness box. He said that he was as assistant in bis father's rice shop, and on the night of the incident, May 21st, he had A Chinese appeared before Mr. his supper at the shop and then left W. Schofield At the

Kowloon for a motor cycle ride. However, lagistracy for riding a cycle in a

as he rode be changed his mind reckless manner in Nathan Road. and went to his home at No. 23, Sergeant Bayatings the prosecuting officer, remarked that it was the Robinson Road, with the intention worst case of reckless driving he of taking his wife for a ride. On had yet seen. The defendant was riding towards him on the wrous arriving at home he found his wife side of the road; and when in- was out, and as the night was warm structed to ride on the correct side he decided to continue his ride. he cheekily turned around and

At the time he was wearing a laughed. The defendant continued

grey suit and a khaki shirt and tie: a great deal about this spiritual to ride his cycle in a zig-zag man-

In answer to the prosecuting background of our life. I might for ner and at one time nearly ran He went by Queen's Road East to officer, the defendant said that his example ask you to think of love, into & "bus. Later he continued Wanchai and returned along Ken- wife would not come on his cycle, or courage, or fortitude. But all his pranks and collided with a

nedy Road. On passing St. Joseph's as the amah did not want to be I wish to do is to say one brief wall. word on Loyalty, Loyalty is part The defendant said that he was College, he met his wife and her left alone in Kennedy Road at

night. "only trying to avoid a "bag" of the spiritual background of our

amah at the junction of Garden "! The Wife's Evidense, / The Magistrate imposed a fine of life. It lies at the root of all

Rand and Kennedy Road. He offer-

The defendant's wife, who gave civilization. When it is lacking the $30. house at West Point 828494 due result is chaos. Loyalty is not

ed to give her a lift home, but she her name as Joong Li See, said LORRY DRIVER FINED.. for 20 bags of rice supplied. Mr. merely a matter of keeping laws.

declined as it would mean leaving that she remembered May 21st, d'Almada who represented the It is not merely a matter of obedi ence to authority. Loyalty is some-

The lorry driver, who was the the amah aloneycle and said he husband, at the junction of Garden "house" said that he had no case thing much better and bigger than indirect cause of three persons would leave his cycle and accompany and Kennedy Roads. She would not them home. He turned round and go home alone with her husband, to answer. He quoted from the that. It is a quality of character being sent to hospital for treat judgment of an appeal case heard which issues in "free devoted ser ment, appeared before Mr. W rode it back to St. George's House, but he left his cycle somewhere vice. Loyalty is one of those Schofield at the Kowloon Magis and left it by the curb. He then along the road, and they walked accompanied his wife and her amah home together. She said that her in Hong Kong souro years ago when things in life which lose their tracy yesterday."

It when over-explained. It will be remembered that short-home vid Macdonnell Road. Wit-husband wore the grey suit men- it was ruled that payment for goods meaning w than the intellect wely after noon on Monday a mater. ness said that on catering the house tioned by him, but denied that he supplied to a brothel was not re-feel we ought to be loyal.

lorry in an attempt to avoid a he heard the clock strike cight, and had, any such mackintosh overalls. To speak of loyalty to the pedestrian, ran down another man, after undoing his tio, and cooling She also denied that he had a white an individual inmate of such e stats" is to talk in bloodless cata- and two passengers on the lorry himself he came down to get his shirt, but admitted that she did not House, he said, the law was differ-gories, devation to the Head of the were thrown to the ground, one of cycle. He came down Garden Road look after his clothing. He had on

state in his representative capacity whom was a woman. The Magie from Robinson Road and entered amah for that purpose. ent. Payment for goods supplied is a different matter. We are trate inquired if these people were Kennedy Road at the junction. On to women of ill-fame could be re-

fortunate in that since within living out of danger, and Sub-Inspector arriving at the spot which he had memory we have been favoured Nicol replied that they were. The left his cycle he was surprised to covered, but to houses of ill-fame

with Heads of State, to whom we lorry driver was charged with driv. find it missing.. He looked around payment for anything supplied have been able to give our devo- ing his vehicle without two efficient and finally noticed it about 100 tion, not only in their official capa and independent brakes. The city as representatives of the whole lorry was tested by the Traffic body, but by reason of personal Department, and found to be in az qualities of heart and will. We ineficient condition. can, this morning, say, and long may we be able to say, ex-anime: The King-God Bless him.

coverable at law. In the case of

could not be recovered.

His Honour after referring to the authority mentioned by Mr. d'Almada gave judgment for the licensed house with costs.

The Magistrate imposed a fine of $50 with the alternative of six weeks" hard isbour.

yards away near the Barracks. As he approached the cycle he was accosted by a Chinese who asked was the cycle his, and later he was naked to come to the Station by the European constable.

(Continued on neat Column).

when she and her amah met her

The attending amah also gave evidence in corroboration of the two last witnesses.

Mr. Loseby then remarked to the. Magistrate that should his Worship not feel inclined to discharge his client on the evidence already sub- mitted he would have to ask for an adjournment.

The Magistrate decided to adjourn the bearing until to-morrow at

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