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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1930.

WHY OUNCES AND SOCIETY OF ST. FAMOUS DUTCH EXPLORER.

NOT TAELS? VINCENT DE PAUL.

STREET SALE OF ROSES

PRISONER FINDS FAULT WITH GAOL DIET,

CROWN CASE CLOSED IN

STABBING CASE.

cl Rosca

ON MONDAY.

In its efforts to raise funds to carry on its charitable work for the coming year, the Society of St. After seventeen witnesses had its annual appeal to the Publie of Vincent de Paut will again ako been called, the Crown stased its Hong Kong on Monday, December come yesterday against the Chinese, when it will hold its yearly Sale. plisoner who is charged in connee- tion with the stabbing affray in Victoria Goot last month, will prove a successful one, for the It is to be hoped that the "Drive"

result of which Acting Principal

roport for the year 1929 which has Worder Plumb Wha Boriously wounded.

just been published is a record of talony, of which the Society may work among the poor of this woll be proud, and on the strength of which it'mày" with every con

The defendant, after being duly cautioned, elected to give evidence in the Surpreme Court but not at the Magistracy. He indicated, however, that he had three witnes-fidence appeal to the generous and ses to call and expressed with charitable public of Hong Kong. that the Magistrate should boar The calls on the Society's funds what his witnesses had to say. There increasing. It is therefore in defendant gave the numbers of urgent need of support and at this three convicts whom he wished the Christmas season we are asked to Court to hear.

share our fortune with those upon whom fortune does not smile and the lives of those to whom the joys help, to bring a little happiness into

and pleasures of Christmas are us known.

The Hong Kong public know and

TO VISIT HONG KONG SOON.

Hong Kong will shortly be visited by an explorer of considerable fame, Mr. Ph. O. Vissor, and Mrs. Visser, who, after having successful. Ty accomplished their fourth ex-

travelling in China and Japun, pedition to the Karakoroum, ayo

before returning to Java, whence they will sail home to their native country, Holland,

Mr. Vissor, while in the Far East, has delivered several most interest-

the Karakorum and Himalaya

lectures on his explorations of

In Poiping a lecture was arranged under the joint auspices of the Peking Society of Natural History and the Goological Society of China, Mr. Visser being introduced by the world-famous explorer, Dr. Sven Hedin, with whom he has been acquainted for many years' past. The lecture, during which many in- shown, proved a great success and eresting and unique pictures wern

was widely commented upon by the Peiping Pross.

Among those who gave evidence yesterday was Chief Warder Me; Load who was closely questioned by the defendant, who wanted to know why he wae put on a rico and water diet for six weeks. Witness told the court that a rico appreciate the good work done by and water diet for six weeks was the Society, for the benefit of the impossible since the Superinten oor of this Colony and will only dent did not have the power to be too glad to have an opportunity give it. "Seven days of rice and to assist it to carry on and if posh water is the maximuni he jonsible to give, but in conjunction with a visiting. Justice of Peace fourteen activities. days may be imposed.

Defendant: If the authorities in the Gaol did not have the power to put me on rice and water for six wooks why was I po treated↑

Dietary Punishment.

Witness told his Worship tint the prisonor was given 14 days ou No. 2 seals and 28 days on No. 3 sualo which was a dietary punish ment. The Superintendent bad power to order 21 days on No 2 sule and 48 days on No. 3, scalo.

Defendant: Does this dietary punishment include tou 1.

Witness: No tea is allowed un der No. 2 and, 3,

oxtend its scopo

CONSTABLE SUMMONED FOR ASSAULT.

CASE AT KOWLOON MAGISTRACY:

of

of

During the stay of Mr. and Mrs. Visser in Hong Kong for a couple days at the end of October, several of his opmpatriots here, ask- for the favour of a lecture on explorations,, whereupon the University Arts Association arrang- ed for Mr. Visser to deliver a Jecture, who he and Mrs. Visser will again pass through Hong Kong, on

their way home, on December 8, at 8.30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the University.

The lecture, which will be varic gated by lantern slides showing the Allegations, that he had been varied and interesting phasca of the struck by Chinese Constable Ca56explorations, is expected to draw. were made by Tang Shek Fook at a considerable audience. the Kowloon Magistracy, yesterday, when Mr. H. R. Buttors heard & summops against the constable for.

mult

· Mr. P. H. Blako appeared for the complainant, and Mr. F. C. E.. hendall was for the defendeat.,

Dofendant: It is therefore the saine as a rico and water diet?

Witness told the Court · `tăùi, EL rico and water diet meint Eix ounces of uncooked. rios twice a day with half an ounce

Giving evidence, the complainant of salt. No. 2 scalo however con- sisted of six ounes of rice in the said that on November 10, one day morning, four ounces of vegetal after a dispute between him and te, half an ounce of chutney, the defendant's family, he was in- quarter of an ounce of oil and a quarter of an ounce of salt. For vited by the constable to his re- the midday meal two ounces of sidence to discuss matters. Од rice was made into a pint of con November. 13, complainant received gco. The supper consisted of six ounces of rice, half an ounce of visit from the constable and an- chutney, half an ounce of salt and a quarter of an ounce of oil.

No. 3 saalo, said the witness,. consisted of ten, ounces of rice in the morning, four ounces of voget-

Accordingly he accompanied the ables, half an ounce of chuźney, two men to Hung Hom Police a quarter of an ounce of oil and Station. On the way, the constable half an ounce of salt. The midday moal consisted of 13 pints of rice struck him on the chest and back, congee and the evening meal, of 10The detective intervened and asked ounce of rice, half an ounce of the constable to stop. The thres chutney and a quarter of an ounce then proceeded to the Police

Why Not Thele?

Station, where the complainant Defendant then pointed out that was accused of having struck the

of oil.

other Chinese detective and was informed that he was wanted at the Police Station.

the prison regulation, printed in constable's wife on November 9. Chinese showed "tacla" and: asked. The complainant entered a denial. why "qunces" were weighed out, to

Medical Evidence, the prisoners?

Witness, said he could not ex-- Dr. B. Hp Asjoc, gavo medical. pain that

Defendant then told his Worship evidence regarding an examination. that the witness influenced the carried out by him on the complain- Superintendent of the Gool and ant. The complant bad a crused the latter to pass over blackish mark on his chest, and was punishments on defendant. This tho witmens denied.

complaining of pain. The mark Defendant: As to whipping in was not more than six hours old geol,

are there any regulation

and was probably caused by the covering that f

complainant having been struck

Witness: Yes, there are. Detective Inspector Shannon who who visited the gnol after the in- cidont snið. that the defendant 2nd.

with a blunt weapon or a fist.

A witness for the proseculon said.

small cut wound on his groin that he was a short distance behind und "When, naked hot he had come the complainant when he was escort- by the wound,ho Ead" said that

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kifo. Beyond a small scratch way, he heard the constable, shout- on the back of his hand, the de-ing. to the complainant." May fendant, had no odbor, mark of your family be exterminated. You || bruise or injury.

The defendant was ouationed at even went so far as to strike o [the claw of the prosecution's ense woman!"*" The constable then pro- and on being asked whether hoceeded to hit the complainant with ologied to make statement said..

"If. I am allowed to speak, in the in fist.

| big Cour! I will speak there rather

In depying the charge, the defen-

uman waste your Worship'e time," dant said that there was no assault.

Mr. Williams explained that

there was no question of wasting at all. The complainant tried to the Court's time. If the prisoner escape but was stopped by him demired to make any statement ho Defendant's statements, were app- was at perfect liberty to do so. 11 urted by the Chinese detective, howover, ho preferred to speak 'at the Supreme Court only, he was After hearing further evidence, free to adopt that course

his Worship said that he was sutia. Defendant, did not make a state- ment Asked if he wanted to walled that there had been no assault any wlimesos, he said he wanted and commented on the conflicting ip call convicts No. 37, No. 478 ani, evidenoc subnutted by the witnesses,

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