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ECHOES OF 1859

74-Registrar and Decorum in Court

·raised platforms, which we sure is not his intention.

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MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

Case Adjourned

Preliminary hearing in a man- laughter charge against Tam Ping apa Cham Shun, two Chinese em- ployed, at the Ring Dye works Pho attacked a fellow workutan Wong Sung Li and caused injuries. which are alleged to have been re- sponsible for his death, on Dec. 15 opened in the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon before Mr. Wynne-Jones

The dispute arose over the por-. session of same bales of cloth and the two defendants are said to have struck the deceased several times with bamboo, poles.

NOVEMBER 8, 1859. -- The Registrar of the Supreme Court hos very properly under taken to regulate matters a little

TAXES IN HONGKONG in the interior economy of the We hear that the Chinese in- Court. We are strong advocates habitants of this Colony have got for discipline, etiquette, and de- up a petition to the Governor corum in a Court of law, and must praying for the reduction of taxa- say that latterly the enclosed | tion. We wih HE, would allow space of our Court has been rather us to indiet the reply We never The first witness called to give more encroached upon than is heard such meek” In our lives evidence was Dr. H. Uttlay, of consistent with order and quiet- 8 per cent, on the rental, not on the Kowloon Mortuary, who told ness. For instance an excellent the income, being all the taxes the court that he conducted the place has been assigned to mem- direct and indirect that men paypost mortem upon the deceased bers of the press, but none of the whether “ customs" or excise, and except for three minor abra editors ever went there except municipal, churcher poor rates,sions found no external sign of seri- ourselves. Our contemporaries | we do not call ground rent a tax, Fous violence. He then stated that used to sit on the seats assigned or if it be blessed are" they who upon examining the dead man in- to the members of Council with contributelafgely HE. should ternally he discovered that the their bands in their pockets, en point out, the sum of money, the spleen wes ruptured and was four tirely above their business, send- Colony has caused the Crown-times the normal size. Es claimed ing underlings into the Reporter's that nothing is charged for the that haemhorraga.which resulted box apparently with no other unparalleled protection acorded from the rupture was responsible earthly object than to annoy us.

by the Navy and Army, and HE for the death and when cross- The Registrar has however fal- should just get in a passion and examined said that the condition of len into a Clerical error which we raise the rate to ten per cent. the man's spleen was such that it feel sure he will rectify in the

would need only a very slight knock ensuing Gazette. The officers' of

THE FIRE BRIGADE to injure it and it would be possi- the Garrison either under the in- The following is taken from the ble for it to rupture spontaneously. fluence of some parties inimical advertisements

The next witness called was to the Parsees, or of some report

Wong Sum Chui, a ̋elansman of the entirely devoid of veracity, have

deceased who was present at the excluded them from their theatri- The Working Class of our Hong-beginning of the quarrel and who cal représentations. To prevent kong Community are earnestly told the court that the conflict the leading firms from giving their vited to attend at a Meeting to started over the possession of se- tickets to the Parsees, the officers be held at the Royal Albert Hotel, veral bales of cloth. He said that stipulated that node should enter this evening. the 25th Instant at he saw the defendants strike the the theatre unless in European 7 o'clock, for the purpose of re-deceased. costume. Now the Registrar of organizing a Fire Brigade in this Following the evidence of this the Court has notined that the Colony, for the Tam Achoy En-witness the case was adjourned until Falsed platform in the centre of gine, No. 1.

this afternoo0. The intended meeting is for the the Court are for the use of Euro- peans. This announcement at this purpose of drawing the attention particular juncture" would make it of all those who are willing to appear as the Registrar meant render assistance in the event of to exclude the Parsees from the Fire.

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CHINESE GETS TWO MONTHS

For Resisting Arrest with Chopper

SLAUGHTER HOUSE TRAGEDY REGALLED

The distressing incident in the Slaughter House on the evening of December 5 last, when a butcher wad gored to death by Á buffalo Which broke loose an is was being led to, the slaughter, was recalled was concealed in-tins fitted into the at Central Magistracy yesterday inside of the box.

when an inquiry was held into the death of the unfortunate man, Wong Woo,

Appearing on behalf of Mr. J. A. Sentence of two months' hard Y Ribeiro, who was summoned for labour, was passed by Mr Ham-allowing & white and black dog fon yesterday for assaulting an out in the street without a muzzle Indian constable in Shanklwan on December 8, Miss Olga Ribeiro The defendant was also, med 810, was fined 88 by Mr. Wynne-Jones or fourteen days for possession of at the Kowloon Magistracy yester sixty catties of wild tree branches. Į day:

it.

The constable said he saw the.

Mr. 8. Balfour sat as Coroner assisted by a jury which comprised Messrs. H. King (foreman), F.

White and R. Druda..

The first witness to give evidence was Dr. J E. Dovey who said that on the evening-in question, the de Ceased was admitted to the Govern-

defendant in Shing On Street The mistresses of four aly brothelsment Civil Hospital at about 7.30 carrying two bundles of firewood, were produced before Mr. Hamil-pm on December 4, with a pune- He went up to arrest him, where-ton, at the Central Magistracy, by tured wound in the left side. The patient was suffering very badly upon defendant drew out a chop Sub-Inspector A. V Baker yester from shock and despite all that was

Yee, widow, wes per from the bundle of wood and day. Wong struck him on the left arm with charged in respect of the second done for him, he died at 3 am, the Witness then caught hold of and was fined $100 or two maths, that the cause of death was lasera- floor of N. 3, Stone Nullah Lane, following morning. Witness said the chopper and struggled with and a similar fae was imposed on tion of the liver and a punctured.

Sergeant Moss said he ran into Li Lan, widow, in respect of the wound in the stomach. Shing On Street in response to whistles, and saw the constable and defendant. struggling on the ground. On the way to the sta- tion, the constable showed him

defendant.

the wound in his arm.

Defendant sald complainant re- ceived the wound when they were struggling for possession of the chopper.

Mr. HamiltonThen you were resisting

arrest.

MARINE COURT CASE

Six Chinese Boatwomen Fined

Before Commander Hole at the

Lo Sam of the Tung On Butchery second floor of No. 144, Lockhart Road. Chan Yuk, widow, for keep said that he was working near the ing the third floor of No. 10, Lee decead on the evening in question Tung Street, and L Luk, widow, and as the buffalo was being lod out in respect of the second floor of to the slaughter, he noticed the No. 6, Stone Nullah Lane, were animal being frightened and bolt- -Bach fined $250 or four months asing. The men then shouted to

they had previous convicons.

Six weeks' hard labour was pass ed by Mr. Balfour on Lam. Ping fun, conlie, in the Central Ma- gistracy this morning for stealing seven chickens from a chicken house at the Italian Convent Foundling Home, High Street. Inspector Hourihan said defendant WAS traced through another man, to whom three of the chickens bad been sold.. Four were still missing.

cand charge

Marine Court yesterday, six Chi- On a charge of entering 218, Den nese boatwomen were charged with Voeux Road West, which is an unlawfully tying their sampans occupied, Li Choan, & coolie, was within 100 yards of the foreshore, sent to prison for one month by south of the old Yaumati Wharf Mr. Balfour in the Central Police between the hours of 10-11 am Court yesterday A on Wednesday morning.

The defendants pleaded guilty but said that they did not know It was unlawful as they used to wait for the passengers along the whart

Water Police Sergeant Hosegood, who prosecuted, told His Worship that it was rather a nuisance för- these people tying their sampana along the wharf as they usually cause obstruction to the Govern ment Fire Float.,

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Being their first. offence, all the defendants were each fined $3 or three days hard labour in defanit

`OPIUM SMUGGLERS

CAUGHT

Drug Intended For Java Arrested on the - Po Tak Wharf, two Chinese who were would-be passcosers for Java were produced before Mr. E. W. Hamilton yester day for possession of non-Govern ment prepared opium,

of the attempted theft of three wooden stooli, a tea can and a cash board, was withdrawn by the police. Inspector M. H. Hourihan said it was not known how the man en- tered. He was ugly by a 'deteo tiye when he was about to decamp with the property. Defendant had a proviolis conviction in 1929.

HOUSEBOY TURNS

THIEF

Incident At Kowloon Tong House

everyone to get away and all but the deceased succeeded in getting clear of the animal's path.

Witness said he saw the animal charging into the man who shouted,

yah and then after running a few paces, he fell down. Witness continued that he and some other workmen sarried Wong Woo into the meat room. After this, the buffalo went back to the enclosure where it was destroyed

Further evidence was taken after which a verdict of Death by Mis- adventure as returned.

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Ahouseboy formerly employed by Mrs. M. B. Rose of No. 300 Prince Edward Road was charged before Mr. Wydne-Jones at the an áir det Kowloon Magistracy, yesterday with did this but the theft of two gold rings, bangle refusedis and a silver necklace, valued, alto- charg gether at $60.

It was stated by Detective Sar- geantFranklin that defen lett Mrs. Rose' employ on No Wong Sit had concealed $4 tselber 30. On December $6, he was of prepared opium carefully wrap seen on the landing of the house by ped up in gut skins in the false Dr M. E. Anger who not knowing bottom of a trunk. He was fined who he was ordered him away. $6,000 of one year's imprisonment. Looking over for ba

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A similar fine was imposed on Li | Ross fat Sing for ssession of 160 táálu af tot cewellery to be missing, prepared

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