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ECHOES OF 1859

20.--Government's Treatment of Detained Witnesses

· March 18, 1859. We conscientionaly submit to cur readers, that nothing which has yet happened in Hongkong can more succinctly and fully demon- strate the utter inefficency, the disregard to appearances, and the Incapacity for governing, of the present and ministration of the Col- ony. than a review of this Mastiff case, from beginning to end-and this, be it particularly observed, does not apply to one occasion nol to one department, but to a series of improprieties, not accidental but designed, reflecting the utmost discredit upori cach department of government implicated, involving, ultimately the execution of an in- nocent man under circumstances, most dreadful to contemplate.

To begin at the beginning. When six of the crew of the Mastaff were apprehended on a charge of murder, the remainder of the crew, them. or the greater" portion of were detained in jail as witnesses; It is a high handed measure to de- prive a man of his liberty in order to obtain his testimony in a case which does not in the least inter- est him. We freely admit however the necessity of the measure un-

der the circumstances in this Colony. If it were not done, the ends of justice would be continual ly frustrated; but still the liberty of a witness so situated as sacri fced to the good of society, and it surely becomes the bounden duty of the State to alleviate the incon- veniences inseparably connected with a residence in jail as much as possible, as well as to extend full and ample compensation for the time lost, and annoyance caused. These are such reasonable proposi- tions that we feel sure there can- not be two opinions about them. Applying them to the case in point, let us see what was done.) with the crew of the Mastiff who were detained as witnesses. Why, they were placed in close confine- ment, in the debtor's prison, and' put on malefactors fare! The governor of the Jail was exposta- lated, with on the subject. It ap- peared he had already represented the matter to the Colonial Secre-

tary, and will it be believed, that it was not until some time after wards, when we believe that Justi- cea had taken the matter up, that the Governor of the Jall was au- thorised to give the men" double Jail Rations. A plain admission that the allowance previously giv- en was scanty, so as to form from its smallness, a punishment. Bure- ly, man-of-war rations might have

been acorded them under such cir- cumstances:

The next glaring irregularity

was the refusal on the · part of government to grant the prisoners defence. means to obtain, legal Never was there a case in which it was required. The evidence was essentially circumstantial and very contradictory. Yet, Sir John Bowring who had spent thousands in defending an administration which in his imbecile hands had become notorious for its wicked- ness

and corruption-who had spent hundreds in persecuting

those who were sufficiently, bold to denounce such wickedness and corruption,

A SUCCESSFUL TEST

Franki Piles On New Site

BUILDING DEVELOPMENT AT CAUSEWAY BAY

The first stage in the erection of a block of modern European- type flats at Causeway Bay for the Metropolitan Land Company. Ltd.,

Was

concluded yesterday when the test on the piled foundations driven by the Hong Kong Engin- eering and Construction Company for the Metropolitan Land Com- pany was completed.

Those who witnessed the test included the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga (Managing Director), Mr. Horace Kadoorie representing Sir Elly Kadoorie, K.B.E. (Director), the Hon. Mr. A. G. W. Tickle, Director of Public Works, Mr. C. B. Robert- son, Building Authority, Mr. W. A. H Duff (Hong Kong Branch Man- ager, Messrs. Metropolitan Larid Co.). Mr. EH. H. Higham of

Messrs. Davies, Brooke. and Gran (Architects for the Metropolitan Land Co.), Mr. L. W. Amps of Messrs. Logan and Amps (Cr- struction Managers for the new Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building), and Mr. H. Braga, En- gineer Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Co, Ltd. Mr. J. Scott Harston, Director, was un- avoidably absent.

The building (a block of eight ried on 184 Franki Piles driven by four-storeyed houses) is to be car- the Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd., who are the sole licensees for China for this system of piling. The plles vary in length from 15 ft. to а maximum of 27 ft. depending on the loads they are to carry and the nature of the ground through which they were driven. Old re- sidents of the Colony might recall that the site is on an old reclama- tion and at one time was occupied by the Hong Kong Jockey Club

actually Tefused to grant these destitute men the means to defend their lives. Alas for Rule Britannia. God save the Queen, Magna Charta, Fiat justi- tia rust coelum, and all the other empty hustings ejaculations that we poor Britishers are made the sport of. If this be not driving the emblem of mercy from the attri- bute of justice--if this be not the powerful let loose on the helpless the rich, in the shape of Queen Victoris, oppressing three destitute ignorant seamen, and one of them a foreigner too, we should like to know what is Oh but our readers may say, "the ras- cals showed no mercy to the boy they murdered, and they were merely being paid off in their own Coin." We beg to say, that one of

"The tested pile was chosen at the principles of the British law is, random by the Architects and is that a man shall be considered in-one of those carrying a maximum nocent until he be found guilty, Furthermore, the very fact of government prejudging this case in the manner we submit they did, necessarily prejudiced the accused on the eyes of the Jury-it must have done 80,

stables.

We are given to under- stand that had it been necessary the plles could have been driven to a depth of 55 ft.

working load of 92 tons. The En- gineer for the Construction Co. guaranteed that the settlement for one and a half times this load would not exceed one-quarter of an inch. Actually, there was no settlement when the Architects took the read- ings when the pile was loaded with 150 tons. Settlement did not com- mence until 180 tons had been

2 VALUED INDIAN SW. T'so for the interest they stacked up on the specially de-

OFFICIALS

Mr. D. L. King and the Hon. Dr.

all took this Company.

Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe Mr. Wolfe then addressed the gathering briefly, and said that he

Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe's wanted to second the remarks

Tribute At Farewell

made y Mr.. All about their de- parting friends.

..

Bo far as Mr. Bishen Singh was concerned, Mr. Wolfe said that he

signed platform constructed on the pile head to carry the load. This settlement did not exceed one- sixteenth of an fach. This amaz- ingly high load on a single con- crete pile is unique in the annuals of building construction in the Colony.

The Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Co. have been operat-

Party Held Yesterday had done yeoman service for the ing this system of piling for over

ment

Mr. Bishen Singh of the Educa- tion Department, and Sirdar Sahib Mohindeer Singh. Assistant Su- perintendant of Police, who are both leaving the Colony on retire- to-morrow, were guests of honour at a tea-party given by members of the Indian Company. Hong Kong Police Reserve, at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant last evening, when the Inspector Gen- eral of Police, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolle, presided. There were present Mr. Justice Lindsell, Mr. T. H. King.. Deputy I. G. P. Messrs. N. L. Smith, D. V. Booth, C. G. Perdue, AR. Sutherland, W. L. Handyside, T. Murphy, D. L. King, Chlef Detective Inspector R. Shannon, Chief Inspector R. Marks, Messrs. Abbas Khan, M. Akbar, M. A. Khan, M. Abdullah, Hardit Singh and the Hon. Mr. 8.

T'so.

Mr. Feroz All, officer commanding the Indian Company, in welcom- ing the guests said that they had gathered to bid farewell and wish God-speed and all happiness in the future to Mr. Bishen" Singh and Sirdar Sahib Mohindeer Singh who were about to leave on a well- earned retirement.

Indian Company,

"It is by no means easy to keep men even after you have got them," said Mr. Wolfe, "When new movements of this kind is started enthusiasm is sure to be keen but it soon dwindles. First of all we have large numbers but as time goes on, this falls off. The Indian Com- pany started in rather a small way. but it grew steadily and now they have a very useful Company who could render excellent service should they be called upon.

Regular And Reserve Mr. D. L King, the Deputy Su- perintendant of Poltra (Reserve), said that it seemed the Regulars and the Reserve were fated to share each other's sorrows, for at a former occasion, he had attend- ed a function to say farewell to Mr. Sirdar Khan of the Reserves and Khan Sahib Nawab Khan, A.S.P. He went on to say that he did not want to detain the gather ing. but if both or either of the guests felt the call of Hong Kong too hard to resist, he assured them of a very hearty welcome, and, he himself would guarantee that Mr. Bishen Singh would come into service with the Police Reserve again!

Mr. Bishen Singh was obviously He wanted to express the ap-touched by the occasion when he preciation of the Indian Company rose to reply on behalf of Mr. for all they had done, and when Mohindeer Singh and himself. they sailed they will be watched by a host of triends with mingled feelings joy at their retirement and sorrow at losing two such staunch friends.

Mr.. All went on to say that Mr. Bishen Singh had done much for, the Indian community in the education of Indian boys in Hong Kong. From 1908 to 1916. he was headmaster of the Anglo-Indian School and it was largely due to his efforts that the Elis Kadoorie School for Indians, which was opened in 1918, came into exist

ence. .

He said that they had come out together in October 1899, and they started thelf service here, as police constables While he drifted to the.education, department Mr. Mohindeer Singh remained with the Police. Mr. Bishen Singh sald that when he was transferred, Mr. Wolfe was in the Education Office so that he regarded Mr. Wolfe as his chief.

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The speaker said that he want. ed to thank the Director of Education, Mr. N. L. Smith, for finding the time to attend the function and also all those who were present.

So far as the Sirdar Sahib was 'concerned,.... Mr. Ali said that he

too had done a lot in his quiet. way and 'the loss that, the Indian Company would sustain by their We much regret to hear that Mr. departure would be irreparable. S. F. Ho, son of Mr. Ho Kom-tong, The speaker concluded by say is at present a patient at the ng that he wanted to take this Canossa Hospital. Mr. Ha was re- A. M. da Silva; A. A dos Reme-for all the interest, he took in the home yesterday. Prior to going in- opportunity to thank Mr. Wolfe moved to this hospital from his Club de Recreio v. C.B.A.dios, P. N. da Silva; P. M. N. da Indian Company is advise was to the Canoss Institute the patient Silva, W. Reed, A. J. Basto; always sought and on all occa- has been ill for a week or so st.his The following will represent the d'Almada, J. Gonsalves, Astons, they found him a very sym- own homes: With his host of local Club de Recreio, in a friendly Xavier, B. A. Alves, F. J. Rems pathetic friend Mr. All also ex- friends we wish him a speedy reco match against the Central British dios e Castro.

pressed inanks to M T H. King, very.

10 years and during, that period. have driven a few thousands of piles throughout the Colony.

Interviewed by our representa- tive, Mr. Higham said he was both surprised and pleased at the result of the test. When he was at Ran- goon, Mr. Higham said he found loading capacity of 25 tons but that the piles had a maximum

out in Hong Kong, the capacity was up 100 tons.

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