LAW AND ITS PROPHETS
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4 POSSESSION OF ARMS
"Plant" Allered The allegation that the revolver, which was found on him, was ntanted by the actual owner who wanted to reap the information
reward was made by Leung Sing' and
Cho a Chinese male when he ap- prlu.peared before Mr. A. W. G. H
the general clearance of the laws and make & Code. There had been some dispute as to how far Napoleon was the author of the Code, but there was abundant evi- dence to show that he did take a very active and important part In making this Code. The Code comprised of five principles any subsidiary ones. The ciples being, (1) Civil, (2) Civil Procedure, (3) Criminal, (4) Cri- minal Procedure and (5) Com- merce. All these produced effects which were far more far-reaching than in France itself. They had been extensively copied, nearly all European countries had sodlited their laws, and in Egypt the mixed trial tribunals had taken as their basis the Napoleon Code, a
Jerome Bentham Another great law reformer was. Jerome Beatham, an Englishman who did a great deal for the laws of his country and although his contributions were perhaps less striking than Napoleon's, they were nonetheless of greatest im portance. Although he had pass- ed through the Bar, he did not actually practise; his activities be- ing chiefly confined to the reform of law. His father was also a lawyer and his writings supported the movement for law reform which had most far reaching con- sequences. His life curiously enough was a very long one and he was born » considerably before
Grantham at the Kowloon Magis-
tracy yesterday afternoon charged with the possession of a revolver and four rounds of ammunition on February 19 at Kwellin Street, without a licence for same.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1935.
CONSERVANCY WORK
IN CHINA
Scheme To Centralize And Unify Control
(Special to the Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright).]
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WUCHANG G. H. Q. INAUGURATED
Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek Urges Co-operation
[Spectal to the "Hong Kong Rally -Penas”. (Copyright)).
Hanchow," March 2. General Chiang Kai Shek, Chair- man of the Military Affairs Com- mission, speaking on the occasion of the inauguration yesterday ex- pounded briefly the purpose for which the New Military Headquar- tens are established and the direc- top to which future efforts, should be directed.
or Interior), there are different organs responsible for conservancy Nanking. March 1. work, namely, the Hai-Ho Rehabi- The National Economic Counellation Engineering Bureau, the In accordance with the policy of Yungting River Affairs Bureau and the Central Authorities to cen- the Committee for the Custody of ralize and unity conservancy work Funds of the Yungting River. As in the country, is taking active and these are engaged in similar work definite steps to reorganize the but are under separate organs or various water conservancy organs. names, the Council will entrust all Sub Inspector Cunningham pro-
In the Yangtzse section, the conservancy work on the Yungting secuted and Mr. M. A. da Silva, Council has decided to incorporate River to the Hopel Provindal Gov- who represented the defendant, the Water-Gauge Station for the
ernment The Custody of Funds
In the task of national salva- entered a plea of gulity, but asked Hupeh-Hunan water ways-which Committee for the Yungting River tion. General Chiang sald two his Worship to hear certain facts is the only conservancy organ be will be abolished.
things must be done; on the one in mitigation
sides the Yangtze River Conser- The North China River Conserland, the people must be educat- Outlining the case, Sub-Inspec-vancy Commission, with the Cam-vaney Commission under
ed, and on the other, military dis- tor Cunningham said that
mission." The latter will be re- Ministry of Interior will be trans-cipline must be enforced. On the February 19 at about 2 pm on
named as the Yang-Taze Riverferred to the control of the Nation basis of this general principle, the information, he, with a party of Hydraulic Engineering Commission al Economic Council The Hta-Ho
work of the Provincial Readquar- police, went to Kwelin Street to take charge of conservancy work Rehabilitation Engineering Bureau,
tera therefore, must be twofold: and en were posted in several
In this section.
being of a temporary nature, will places,
Firstly, to continue to prosecute In North China, besides the be abolished in accordance, with
the bandit-suppression camgaign North China River Conservancy | the order of the Executive Yuan-
to a successful conclusion, and Commission (under the Ministry | China United Press (by Mail),
secondly, to carry out fundamental social reforms.
on
It was stated, that information was to the effect that the defen- dant would be walking along Kwellin Street towards Lai Chi Kok Road
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Pounced Upon
The defendant had had the re- volver, in his possession for three days. After the police had waited for a quarter of an hour the de- fendant came along and was im-
detectives.
Sub Inspector Cun-
HEAVY RED LOSSES
Southern Kiangsi Battle
ningham searched him and found the revolver, which is a service (From Our Special Correspondent) able one, loaded with four rounds
of ammunition. He was then taken to Shamshulpo Station and later
Canton, March 12. The first army and the fourth Police independent, division under the to Yaumati command of General Yu Han Mou where when charged admitted are giving battle to the Commun- that "my revolver and ammuntists in Southern Klangsl Un tion are not licenced."
March 6, a battle was fought at Chin Sha Lo, South-western
political
and died considerably after Napo-mediately pounced upon by two leon. He was born in 1748 and died in 1832. The condition of the English law was as bad as the French but for rather different reasons. Unlike the French we had one unified system of law and it was not so much that the law was bad as its administration. The law was singularly tree from corruption but the courts were far too few and the whole arrange- ment of the law had ben left un- changed, practically speaking, since the Plantagenets. Before Bentham. it would hardly be an exaggeration to say that the last law reformer was Henry II. The law at that period read something like Alice's adventures to Won derland."..
Bentham saw, the disastrous ef fects as well as the Majesty of the old law and the result of his writ- -ings was the entire reorganisation
of English laws.
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Was our English law to-day m precisely the state which it ought to be, asked Mr. Macnamara. Per- haps no Mr. Justice Talbot when he was asked to take the Com- mercial List recently said he had no comercial training himself and it was useless to have a list la- belled "Commercial" if the judge who had to deal with it had not the experience which qualified him. to adjudicate on commercial cases. If such a judge was entrusted with the ilst it was not too much to say that I was a fraud on the Important class of litigants- who were concerned. They entered the case in the list on the understand-
ing that they were being tried by a special skilled tribunal and they got nothing of the sort.
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Admission of Facts
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the
DISCOVERY OF APATITE MINE AT HAICHOW
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).)
Heichow, March 2.
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An apatite mine, covering an area of over 1,000 mow and cap-. able of turning out approximately 50 tons of minerals daily, has been discovered at Chushan in Halchow which is the eastern terminus of the Lunghai Railway. Much in terest is aroused among scientiae circles over the investigations which show that the mine also contains large mixed deposits of quartz and muscovite.
Preparations for the opening of the mine are now being made. In
tents, the ore after excavation will be transported to Shangha, Can- The Communist remnants are
ton, Anhwei, Shantung and Honan under the' notorious Yip Kim Ying,
to be used for the manufacture of who is attempting to evacuate his
pure posphorus, electric Insulators, army of some 10,000 'men from ammunition and chemicals Southern Klangat to Western Hu-China United Press (by Mail). man. Already the vanguard of this Red unit has reached Western Hunan and joined up with their comrades under Chu. Teh and Hsiao Keh.
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Mr. Silva, addressing his Wor-Klangsi, in which 400 Reds wereview of its rich phosphoric con- ship, said that the facts stated by captured including the prosecution were correct but training director. the point of possession goes fur- ther. The accused had alleged to bim throughout and also to the police, that Lai Tim, the man who was arrested with him at the time, and who was subsequently re- leased, is the actual owner of the revolver. Three days before the incident, Lai Tim went to defen- dant's house and asked hin
to keep the revolver for him until a
Yip Kim Ying's forces are be- certain time, when he would calling surrounded by Nanking and for it.
On the day of the arrest they were at 44 Tal Nan Street and defendant was told by Lal Tim that he wanted his revolver back and asked him not to get it until he asked for it..
Lal Tim left and returned in about an hour's time and after giving the defendant twenty cents asked him to fetch it.
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At A Given Signal. The defendant went and on his way back met Laf Tim who offer- ed him 摄 cigarette. As the
cigarette was being lighted, the police pounced on him and ar- rested him. Mr. Silva went on to Those are "the words of the say that the defendant tad stated learned judge. I can add nothing;
all along that La! Tim was the to them," concluded the speaker, actus owner of the revolver and
The administration of our
in order to get the information has always been free from corrup-
reward he had the revolver plant- tion but it has never been entire-
ed on defendants Lai Tim, who, ly free from a suspicion of Con- it was stated, would be called to servatism and lack of marching of
give evidence is now away in the times, and if my words have
Canton on a visit to his relatives. indicated that particular failing Mr. Silva asked his Worship to and the remedy that should be ap-
take these extenuating circum-. plied, my time will not have been
stances into mitigation and to wasted and if and when these exercise his prerogative in passing. great revolutionary changes come
s light sentence on the defendant. about I hope our learned Presl- His Worship enquired of the dent and myself will not be re- prosecution "whether anything was formed out of existence but will known of the defendant and re- be allowed to continue our pro-ceived a reply to the effect that fession under improved condi- the defendant was known as an tions."
The Chief Justice
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associate of a man who is serving a sentence of nine months in gaol. and another who is serving a seven years term., Mr. Suva stated that these men were unknown to his client.
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Kwangtung troops and have to force their way out of the cordon on their way to Western Hunan. ! Their ultimate aim is to launch another attack on Southem Sze- chuan, although over tèn Nanking divisions have arrived in that pro- vince to safeguard it against the outlaws.
H.
General Chiang Kal Shek.. Chairman of the Milllary. "Affairs Commission, has taken up per- the new provincial capital of Sze- manent quarters at Chung King,
chuan, to direct the drive against the Red desperadoes. The anal round-up of the Red troops is im-
minent.
INDUSTRIES IN HUNAN Continuing To Prosper
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).]
Changshay Feb. 26. Hunan's four leading" Indus- tries" are continuing to enjoy. profitable business both in China and abroad, according to reports published by local business firms here.
In spite of the depression, more In proposing a vote of thanks
than $1,000,000 worth of firecrack- to the speaker, the Chief Justice,
ers were exported last year. Ninety Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, said that
per cent, of the people in Linyang Mr. Macnamara was not only a
district are engaged in this re- fawyer but was a scholarly and
To Act As Deterrent
cracker firms in the province. witty speaker on the lighter side In passing sentence his Wor- Most of the Hunan products are of English verse. Not only was ship said that he did not intend sent to Blam, the South Seas, Napoleon's condification of law giving the maximum sentence but Hong Kong, Canton, Foochów, well known in Egypt but in thres in view of the frequent armed Shanghai and Amoy. parts of the British Empire St. robberies in Shanghal he must The native, paper mills, scat- Lucia, Nauritius and Cyprus infilct a severe sentence to act as 'tered in 18 districts, have an an where judges, barristers, and solici- a deterrent to others. The ponses nual output worth $120,000, and tors trained in English law pre- sion of an instrument of this kind | their products are sent to all the ferred to administer and practise in the hands of unscrupulons leading cities of Ching. Linen la some of Napoleon's codes. He people - are often fraught with also one of the big four industries himself had had experience of danger and he must take if fato with Illing the centre The the administration of the Code in account that the revolver was annual output = is $100,000. - Em- St. Lucia and he found it was a serviceable. He would therefore }; brokery is still Hunan's. model of brevity and force.
sentence the defendant to eight | famous product. Alb the months hard labour.
Propped tusingures of exp
AN the mu
He wished that the speaker hat bad time, to deal with - Charles Dickens who, he said might worth- ily have stood with the two great names that had been
to-day. Dickens was
law reformer but he was a gre Instigator in this direction.
Appearing at the Kowloon Ma- Lengaged gistracy yesterday in newer to
HSmith of No. Don
Speaking of the latter, General Chiang is of opinion that the New Life Movement is the positive and reconstructive phase while opium suppression is only negative one. With regard to the latter aspect of reform General Chiang pointed out that the six-year plan formulated by him Ja the most effective measure for the complete eradica- tion of the drug evil. In order effectively to carry out the six- year plan, co-operation, the opinion of the Generalissimo, be- tween the public and private in- stitutions is urgently needed.
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Turning to the New Life Move- ment, General Chiang said, that special attention should be paid to labour and service. Every citizen of the Republic must, be "so em lightened that he will freely and willingly offer his labour and ser- vice to the Party and the State. Only thus can the national crisis be overcome.-—— China United Press (by Mail),
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