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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1934.

A MAINTENANCE CASE

Husband Seeks Review of Order

ECHOES OF 1859

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Before Mr. W. Hamilton yes- terday, Mr. W. A. Mackinlay made an application for the review of the maintenance order of #150 £ against Le Shun Wan, who had month made by Mr. Schodaid been summoned by his wife, Tong Wai Yin,

Mr. Mackinlay said he Was applying for the review under the Married Women's Desertion Ordin- ...ance, as the defendant was not in Court when the order was made. The money had not been paid.

(November 8, 1859).

cealment from the community of From what we can learn, we the works designed for their are afraid that this sanatarium beneft. Should any new blood affair will dwindle into a half finds its way into the Councils, measure which will fall into decay it is either elected as pestiiential. and disuse, in the same manner or it brings things to a stand by that every project undertaken for condemning the folly that has the improvement of this Colony ruled the roost so long, has invariably done.

It is most melancholy, certainly, It certainly is mighty contemp-to observe the manner the har- tible to witness a batch of qfd- | bour." is managed. Sometimes

·cials, "who have NO more... real ( ships are huddled over to this Interest in the unfortunate place side-sometimes they are huddled they misgovern that the commu- over to the other, there being nity of that place has confidence sort of indistinct idea among the in tham, form themselves into Government oficers, that the secret conclave, and from the Cawloon side of the Harbour is puerlic wanderings of their own the safest in the summer, and crede fancles, decide upon the the Hongkong side the safest" in construction of works of utility winter. The fact being that the and

art, regarding which they harbour is so good, that one part know about as much as, a cow of it is just as safe as another, does of handling a musket. Men the only danger being of vessels who never said nor did a wise | fouling one another-which dan thing in their lives, enveloping ger is of course greatly increased their doings in mystery because by the ships being huddled toge- they will not bear the daylight, ther in the manner required by and squandering the revenues of government." " a seaport upon crochets and ex- periments which never result in anything but suitable monuments of the addlepates who conceived them. is, we repeat, a state of things decidedly contemptible.

At the same time, be it observ- ed, all those requirements which facilitate? Trade and promote commerce, being so much Hebrew this batch of mysterious ignoramuses, are left undone to the great detriment of the mate- rial interests of the port.

Supremely contemptible as such an exhibition is, a very little re- flection tinges the result with melancholy. Thus matters pro- cred year after year. One batch of do-nothings succeed another "laissez faire" is invariably the order of the day, the only sweets of office is apparently the con-

to

Mr. Hamilton observed that this was the grossess attempt to evade the Court, and he was astonished at the request. The order was made by Mr. Schofield, and he could not go behind it. In the meantime the order had not been complied with. - * .--.

Mr. Mackinluy: My submission is that the order can be varied. ** Playing the Fool"

Mr. Hamilton: I am not going to alter it. You come here with- out a cent having been paid, and it is simply playing the fool with the Court. Your client has failed to obey the order. What are the grounds" for your application

More absurb still-ships are not Mr. Mackinlay: My grounds are allowed to Re, within six huri-that had the defendant been be- dred yards from the shore, in or tore Mr. Schofield, the order would der to leave a free passage for not have been made. River steamers!! Now we ask any Mr.”Hamilton: "You admit the reasonable man, whether he ever service" of the summons, but he heard of such abominable folly in made no attempt to come to Court. his life? The bulk of the tramc. Mr. Mackinlay: My instructions of the port should be done within] are that my client, on represen- six hundred yards from the shore, tations made to him, understood and apart from the folly of gly-that the summons would be with- ing up to the river steamers the drawn. If my instructions are best part of the harbour, it is correct, there is no blame attach- most objectionable and highly ed to him, and he cannot be held dangerous, to allow them to pro- guilty of contempt of Court if he ceed at the rate they do so near had no reason to come to Court. the shore, thronged as the passage My instructions are that on the is with small crafts. These steam-morning of November 1, 1933, lie ers should keep near the centre saw his wife and told her he was of the Barbour until they reach going to Canton that night. That opposite to where their moorings was not before the hearing, as one would imagine it might be it he ought to be, and then they should

were trying to evade the Court. make for them.

Mr. HL Dennys, representing the plaintiff, said that was at the Arst hearing, and defendant must have known of the shimmons,

Around the Courts

MR. D: DAVIES ROBBED

House Coolie Sentenced

Mr. D. Davies, chief clerk at the Colonial Secretary's Office

ap- peared as complainant before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Central Magis- tracy yesterday afternoon when his house coolle, Chan Sing. 19, was charged with theft by larceny of about $100 from him, at his residence, No. 8, Leighton - Hül

Detective Sergeant D. Fitches appeared for the Police,

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Outlining the facts of the case, Sergeant Fitches said that the defendant had been in the em- ploy of Mr. Davies for about seven

onths, on a monthly salary of $15.50. There were also three other servants in the house, two amabs and a cook boy.

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Mr. Davies said tha dant had been quite sadisfactory during his employment. "He had never pilfered anything as far as I know, except on this occasion," said Mr. Davies.

A

MARINE COURT CASE

Chinese boatman named Chau Kwan appeared before Commander Höle at the Marine

Court yesterday, charged with I unlawfully anchoring his sampan" within the Cable Ares between the Blake Pier and the Star Ferry Wharf on last Tuesday.

Fresh Evidence. Mr. Hamilton: What fresh evi- dence is there?

There was no.

"bër,. Maskinlay:

Mence as to my client's means.

there is evidence now. Mr. Dennys: Evidence was given at the first hearing.:

Mr. Mackinlay: There is fresh evidence now as to his means, and they are remarkably scanty.

"

Mr. Hamilton said. he did not think the section under which the application was applied to a case In which the order had not beep complied with. If the defendant would pay to Court the amount that was owing, as a guarantee of his good faith, then he would re- hear and take fresh evidence.

·Mr. Mackinlay asked if the de- fendant's ball of $1,000 would be accepted.

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Mr. Dennys objected to this, as the ball was only for defendant's appearance in Court, and they did understand, Mr. Mackinlay, that Defendant pleaded guilty and not know whether it was borrow this case has been very complicat was fined $10.

ed or whether it was his owned, and It is entirely through your money. He asked for 24 hours' client's actions, in not coming up afterwards. adjournment to make arrange- and putting in this evidence,“I will adjourn the case for 24 ments for a settlement.

which I think will be denied by hours with ball in $1,000," added Mr. Hamilton: I want you to the prosecution. If he will pay up Mr. Hamilton.

PRISONER'S DEATH

Inquest At Magistracy Yesterday

Lau So, a prisoner undergoing a sentence of nine months hard. labour in Victoris Jail, died on New Year's Eve and the customary inquest was held yesterday by Mr. Balfour, sitting as Coroner.

On December 29, the day the robbery, Mr. Davies was at work at the office and Mrs. Davies had left the house in the after- noon. At about 4 p.m. the cook boy telephoned Mr. Davies saying that a robbery had taken place end that he believed several watches had been stolen Mr. Davies at once telephoned the No. 2 Police Station and he (Sergeant Fitches) was sent to make en "quiries as a result of which he formed the opinion that the theft

The Jury, comprising Messrs. E. bad either been committed by

F. Shea (foreman), L. A. Rozario someone inside the house, or by

and A.J. Coelho, returned a ver- someone qutside in collusion with dict of death from natural causes. comeone inside,. He detained a Chief Warder G. L. Buchanan man to keep a watch on the de-suid prisoner was admitted to fendant, while he returned to the ; Victoria Caol on September 18, Station. At 7.30 in the evening, was removed to the prison hospital the returned to the house and to- on Christmas Day and died on New

gether with Mr. Davies be went Year's Eve. into the whole affair. The ser-

Dr. Griffith, medical officer of vants were questioned, after the gaol, said when deceased was which the defendant was taken into custody. The defendant ing from advanced valvular disease admitted to prison he was auxer- denied any knowledge of the of his heart. His recent illness, matter. at the time, but on the

which ended in his death, com- following day, he admitted the

menced on Christmas Day, when theft, saying that he found the he was admitted to hospital with suitcase. which contained the influenza The post-mortem ex- money in the porchway The deamination showed a very marked fendant said he opened the case valvular disease of the heart with and found about $100 in noter in Keneralised bronchitis in 5 both Fearing that he might be a lungs and a small tubercular area cused of robbery he took then the right lung. Death, in his money' and hid it in the" coal-

opinion, was primarily valvular house.

disease of the heart accelerated by innuenza

after Mr. Davies and Sergeant Fitches had given evidence, the deferidant when asked if ho-had anything to say, said that the money belonged to his master.

Good Wages.

Ip passing, sentence of three months hard labour his Worship, said that the defendant had given no excuse for the theft and that he was in a position of trust and was earning good money Boys of the Peak were generally earn Ing about $18 a month, he said

The Yuk, a cook was sent to prison for one month by Mr. Bal". four yesterday for stealing a silver watch a gold-mounted clay, and 814 in money from Wang Want oice boy, 36, Wyndham Street. It was stated that defendant was in the habit of visiting foks at the premises and on Monday, com

mitted the theft The property was recovered in various pawn shops, except the claw which was found under a stove in the kitchen of defendant's dat

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