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THREAT

AMUSING

EDITORIAL

STORIES OF GOLD BANGLES BENCH AND BAR

"More Legal Anecdotes":

Pollock's Address Sir Henry Pollock's Address To Hongkong Rotarians

Below is the text of the address on "More Legal Anecdotes," delivered by the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, KC., to the Hongkong Rotary Club yesterday. Con- taining many amusing stories of Bench and Bar.it was enthusiastically received:

IT MAY BE necessary (for Japan) to take similar action in the Shanghai Inter- national Settlement if as grave an incident as that in Kulangsu occurs in Shang- hal." These bombastic, but ominous, words were uttered mixed

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of the ablest

AND MONEY

STOLEN

Married Woman Imprisoned An 18-year-old married woman.

Leung Wal-long, was sentenced to three months' hard labour by Mr. R. A. D., Forrest at the Central Court yesterday for the theft of a Dair of gold bangles, $220 in Chi- Bese currenty and $50 Hongkong money, from her fellow-lodfer at No. 6, Mercer Street on May 12.

WEDNESDAY, MAY - 17, 1939

Members of the Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade on parade at Causeway Bay on Monday afternoon for the annual inspection by His Excellency the Governor.

articles: but she (defendant) had FRACAS OUTSIDE

spent part of the money. The girl Court and was found not guilty. was brought before the Juvenile

Detective Sergeant Headridge told the Court that the defendant was a concubine and had been left An unkind critic once said defence, in a criminal case, has by her husband. Fulling to find a Verbosity beyond belief can perils of its own, The following place to stay, and on her friend's often be the lawyer's brief":ancedute is told of Charles Russell, introduction she was staying with but I will not detain you too one

cross the complainant. I shall examiners at the Bar in the Vic- On the afternoon of May 12, the long this afternoon. begin with some stories con- torta era. "Russell, who was de-complainant reported to the police

fending a man on

a charge for the loss of the articles mentioned. cerning barristers.

murder, was cautiously feeling his

As a result of inquiries, the defen- In addressing Jury Counsel way in questioning. a witness for dant was taken to the station: gets his metaphors the prosecution, when the Solicitor where she denied the theft and sometimes

Here are two examples instructing him urged him to put claimed that a girl had stolen the

certain question to the witness. by a Japanese naval spokes-from Ireland-Gentlemen of the

"No" said Russell, "Better not. man in Shanghai last week-Jury. Ismell a rit, but I'll nip it end in commenting on the in the bud." And again, "Gentle that question is dangerous," "But," men, my client acted boldly he said the solicitor, "I insist." There- landing at Kulangsu.

saw the storm brewing in the dis-upon Russell put the question to JAPANESE MARINES were tance but he was not dismayed. the witness, and the answer was PARTICULARS OF THE LOT landed as the result of the He took the bull by the horns and most damning to the prisoner.

assassination of the pro- indicted, htm för perjury." Japanese chairman the In the seventies of the last cen- Chinese Chamber of Com-tury a few leading Queen's Counsel merce, their purpose being to in Londen were popularly supposed

high protect a

Japanese to make incomes of not less than officer who was making a tour | £35,000 a year. In this connection of inspection and to help in one of them is reported to have apprehending the person res-addressed ponsible for the affair. The "Why on earth do you go on piling Council was not notified be- p riches in this absurd way? You forehand by the Japanese cannot take your money with you into the next, world; and if you member, who happens to be could, it would most certainly the Consul, of any intention to land forcés.

price.

No. of Sale.]

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Lot No. 4140.

Adjoining Kowloon

Ping Street, Kau Puj

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Registry No.

Locality.

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THE CANTON INSURANCE

OFFICE, LTD. “

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

The Filly.Eighth Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under.

signed on Thursday, the 18th May, 1939, at noon, for the pur pose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with

of

another 15 follows:

melt." (Laughter).

Thereupon Russell turned round. in a great rage to the solicitor, and addressed him as " follows:-"Sir, when you, meet your client in Hell, as you most andonbtedly will, perhaps you will be good enough to tell him that question was yours and not mine."

My next story relates to a Bar- rister and his clerk. The clerk had been in the Barrister's employment for over twenty years and they both of them appeared to be con- In his reminiscences Hawkins firmed bachelors, One morning, tells us that he once refused a however, the clerk approached his brief marked twenty thousand employer and said to him: “If you guineas. Perhaps he hoped to win please, sir, I should like to have

the day off next Saturday." ""What' for?" asked the Barrister. "If you please, Sir," said the clerk, in some very trepidation, "I thought of getting powerful weapon in the hands of married." For the space of about

Cross-examination is 2

APPARENTLY, the landing was carried out with a view to sounding the real attitude of the Powers regarding the a big sweep: Far East and it was, as Dr. A POWERFUL WEAPON: Wang Chung hui, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, pointed out, meant to be a preliminary step toward the seizure of the Shanghai In- ternational Settlement and other areas of similar status.

skilled advocate, but cross-two minutes you might have heard

examination by Counsel for the a pin drop in those Chambers, and the Barrister then congratulated his faithful old retainer in the following Guions fashion;-- m2.77.

Recalling that Japan has re- CORRESPONDENCE "Smithers. If ou must

peatedly violated the interests of third-party Powers in China, Dr. Wang, in the course of a statement, assert a statement of Accounts for theed that, if these Powers did year ended the 31st December, not want to see their inter- 1938.

ests expelled from the Far East, the only course open to them was to adopt sanc- tions and retaliatory mea- sures against the aggressor.

The Share Register and Trans fer Books will be closed from the 4th May to the 18th May, 1939, both days inclusive,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Agents. Hong Kong, 27th April, 1939. ·

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THE INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.

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The Fifty eighth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 25th May, 1939, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, pass ing the Accounts, and electing

~Directors, and Auditors.

NUMEROUS ARRESTS of Chinese have been made and, according to an annolince- ment made in both Houses of Parliament, Britain takes a

serious view of any Japanese

action.

SYMPATHETIC.

on defendant's person, was ordered The sum of $50, which was found

to be returned to the complainant, while she was also ordered to pay compensation of $100, in default, serve an additional two months' bard labour. The bangles were hot recovered.

very Impassioned address, in the course of which he appealed to the try not to hang a man upon the finding of a bowler hat, which there was no evidence belonged to

the accused, although it fitted him in size as it might fit hundreds of other people.

The jury found the prisoner not guilty and the learned Judge said to him:-"You are discharged, You may go." Upon the accused manifesting some reluctance to depart, the Judge repeated:"You may go. What are you waiting for?" The 224.11 replled :—"If please, my Lord, may I have back my hat?"

you

In a French case the accused, upon being found guilty of the mother-in-law, made the following statement:-

when you hang yourself, don't do murder of his

it in my Chambers.”

TWO CURIOUS INCIDENTS

ness in

To show you

"THEATRE

Constables Charged

With Assault

Three Chinese police con- stables appeared 'as 'defendants

in an assault summons brought before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Court yesterday by Chan Chi-pan. theatre ticket agent, who is being re- presented by Mr. C. A. Suther ton Rusi,

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JOSS FLAG PRESENTED TO THRACIAN

Unique Swatow Ceremony

- SWATOW, May 12 (Reater: By- Mail) A pleasant and "-unique- eeremony took place this morning when a silken Josi Flag was pre- sented to the destroyer Thracian as a token of gratitude for prompt rescue work in last Sunday's squall, The complainant alleges that when many sampans full of re- he Was assaulted outside the fugees crossing from Kachioh were Nathan Theatre. Nathan Road, on swamped.

The presentation was made by April 24, by C552 Chan Ping-mui, C713 Wong Tak and C350 Yau Mr. Tan Wul, of Messrs. Jardine. Chol,

Matheson and- Company, Ltd., on He had been earning his living by behalf of the many citizens in- buying up blocks of tickets at the volved. booking-office of the theatre and In a short speech," Mr. Tar re-selling these at a slight profit praised the crew of the warship At the time of the alleged assault for the efficient way in which they he was exchanging heated words had rescued so many people and with a man, Leung Kam-shui, thanked the sailors for their kind- who, he states, wished a monopoly ness in anding dry of the buying and re-selling tickets supplying hot tea to the refugees.

PART OF DAY'S WORK trade in the locality.

In reply, Lieut.-Commander G.

clothes and

CHARGED WITH LARCENY H. de Chair, captain of the Thra-

During the ensuing tracas, the clan, said that he was happy to Arst and second defendants came have been present to render the out of the theatre and arrested necessary assistance, which he con- him. They took him to Mongkck sidered part of the day's work and police station, where he charged with larceny by snatch-

was nothing extraordinary.

ing.

"

£20,000,000 LOAN

To the Editor, "The Hongkong

All that I have to say, monsieur Dally. Press"]

le juge, is this. My mother-in-law Sir--A poor blind girl. probably My next two stories come, the

lived in the same house with me first from the United States and continuously for 21 years on end "exploited" by some unscrupulous;

The flag was hoisted at the peak. In an and I never murdered her before." person or persons, stations herselt the second from Ireland

to the accompaniment of crackers in Ice House Street everday, crying action, tried at Washington, a wit- REGARDING SOLICITORS

Complainant, giving evidence. Bring. out "tal pan, cumshaw, tai pan

a case involving the use

Hand-made, of blue silk, with a eumshaw" in the most pitiful man-of a certain process, in dentistry, Solicitors are sometimes accused stated he was allowed to leave

of adopting unnecessary verklage ball. money.

the station after having paid $10 yellow border, the flag is eight ner. Her cries are so loud that in order to illustrate a technical

As he felt 10. he feet long, and bears an inscription in conveying, property from one cze, doing bis "work on the third point in his testimony, drew from

asked to be sent to Kowloon in English and Chinese, with the noor of a neighbouring building, his mouth his own set of artificial persca to another can hear them.

ནཏྠཾ '',་ Leeth Counsel, on the other side, how unjust such a charge is, I will Hospital, which request was grant- date of the rescue.

ed him. Cannot the authorities, or better cbjected to the admission of this read you a conveyance of an orange

On the following day, her again still the Blind Home, take this evidence. but the Court oferruled from A.B. to C.D. which a Solicitor felt ill and went himself to the chlid in hand? She would un- the ubicction. Then that Counsel once drafted for his own amuse-Hospital, not appearing in Court, doubtedly, be the better for such took a cruel revenge, and sald:ment and which ran as follows: where his ball of $10 was estreated. "If these teeth are to be admitted "I, A.B., hereby give grant and On returning from hospital, while in evidence, your Honour, I move convey to you, C.D., all and singu- crossing the ferry, he fainted and that they be taken into custody by lar my estate and interest, right. remembered only recovering con- the Clerk of the Court and marked title, claim and advantage of and sciousness in the hospital. ay an exhibit."

In this orange (marked, for identi- fication with the letter A), to

LONDON, May 16 (Reuter)-The gether with all its rind, akin, juice,

Daily Telegraph's" Paris corres- pulp and pips and all right and

'pondent said that. M. Van Zeeland, advantage therein, with full power

former Belgian Prime Minister, to bite, cut, suck, and otherwise

arrived in Paris on a visit said to "eat the same, or give the same

be concerned with the recent con- away, as fully and effectually as

DANCE CONTEST

versations that took place between 1 the sand AB, am now entitled

AT H.K. HOTEL Dutch and French financial to bite, cut, suck, and otherwise eat the same orange oc give the Preliminary heats of the "Gar- group for lending France £20,000,-

000 for reconstruction purposes.. same away, with or without its den of the Moon" dance contest M. Van Zeeland will later leave rind, skin, Juice, pulp and pips were held at the Hongkong and

for Spain to collect definite, in- anything hereinbetore or herein-Shanghat Hotel Roof Garden yes formation about the financial and after or in any other deeds instal terday evening, before a farge

economic requirements of the ment

or instruments of what gathering, when Mr. Cole and Mrs. Burgos Government and draft a nature or kind. Boever to the con-Hargreaves, Mr. Phillips and Mrs.

with the Japanese and tol demand the safety of those carried off.

interference in the adminis- tration of Kulangsu, so much so that a protest is being lodged with Tokyo. Certain demands have been presented by the Japanese to the chair man of the Kulangsu Council,

alla:-1, should be thorough control and the Japanese Consul- inter

that there THOUGH uneasiness reigns, of anti-Japanese elements in General in Shanghai, has the Settlement: 2. that the made a statement to the Chairman of the Municipal effect that no half-hearted Council, the Commissioner of measures will solve the issues Police and the Chief Secre- as the Japanese Government! tary should be Japanese and feels the necessity of carrying Japanése representation in out a surgical operation, the the Council personnel should situation has not yet reached A CHALLENGE: be increased; 3. that Formo-

a serious stage. The gravity| ---

The horrified wiguess turned pale and mumbled bls protests. At the adjournment for lunch 'the Court took pity upon the unfortunate witness and order- ed the dental exhibit to be taken out of the safe and to be restored. to

the mouth from which it came, upon the solemn undertaking of the witness that he would retain in the after- noon and bring the exhibit along with him.

About the year 1817 a man was

The defendants are bding re- presented by Mr. J. B. Prentis. Assistant Crown Solicitor. The case will be continued on May 23.

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Franco Dutch Conversations

The Transfer Books of the san residents should be given of the situation, however found gulty in England of murder.trary in anywise notwithstanding." | Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Buckle report on the outlook of recon- Company will be closed from the elected to the Council; and Conjecture- prevails as to and, upon the Judge asking him,

18th May to the 8th Jane, 1939 inclusive."

By Order of the Board, JÄRDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers.

Heng Kong, 25th April, 1939.

the right to vote and to be must not be under-estimated.

4. that the Japanese consular authorities should co-operate with the Council police in the control of "anti-Japanese terrorists."

"

DONT FORGET their end and will use all in the International Settle-learned Judge was compelled on

THAT WHEN You are at Home

struction. He will determine, the In my next story, a near-qualified to compete in the final extent to which, and conditions

sighted Clerk of the Court, seen ying a man standing near the witness-box, thrust å Bible into his right hand and said :—“You do solemnly swear to tell then truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” “Cer- tainly not,” replied the man in- dignantly, "I'm the solicitor for the defence." (Laughter).

RETURN FOR HOSPITALITÝ

Prizes are being presented by the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotel, upon which, foreign capital could

participate.. Ltd. King's Theatre, the Hongkong

Prospects of success are doubt- Bowling Alleys and the China Emn-ful because political guarantees | porium......

will have to be asked...

ROBBERY RIFE

"Garden of the Moon," a Warner Bros. fim, will be shown at the King's Theatre on May 26, and a second-heat will be held at the IN CANTON Hongkong Hotel. Root Curden on

SHAOKWAN, May 16 (Int'l)——— Thursday, 16, according to an an Robbery is rife in Canton, and nouncement by Mr, J. H. Odell, the even the puppet forces are com

circumstances, many shops heal- tate to open for business.

A client, who in the course of a local representative of Warner mitting outrages daily. In the prolonged law-sult had given his Bros. solicitor many hospitable invits- tions, was surprised to receive a bill of costs containing the follow-

Japan's

as usual, why sentence should not next step. Many be passed upon him according to consider it likely that the law, made the following unex- Shanghai International Set-pected reply:

"My Lord, I chal tlement, on which Japan has lenge my accuser to mortal com- cast greedy eyes for years, bat."" THESE DEMANDS. may' will become the target of "What's that?" exclaimed the serve, to indicate the action more intense Japanese at-Judge... that is likely to be taken tacks and that Tokyo will "My Lord, "I rely upon my right, 887 insofar as the International make a determined effort to by Anglo-Saxon law, which I am Settlement of Shanghai. is assume control, especially in informed has not been repealed. to concerned. The invaders will view of the alleged "anti-prove my innocence by ordeal of

battle with my accuser." stop at nothing to attain Japanism". which prevails

To cut a long story short, the sorts of pretexts to obtain ment. This being the case, the point of law to discharge the control of the administration.. the situation is being accused, who thus escaped the just Already, there are reports watched with keen in penalty of his crime. Very shortly that a house-to-house check terest both in the Far East after, an Act of Parliament was has been instituted with a and abroad and the chances passed repealing that ancient

list for future reference," something to say in the BOWLER HAT STORY this to comprise all Chinese event of the Japanese at- aying the Nationalist flag who tempting to carry out their About the same period a man are branded as "anti-Japan- threat. The International was put on his trial for murder in a case in which the guilt or inno- ese and our enemies." Five Settlement is administered, cence of the accused depended Chinese were kidnapped a as its name suggests, by an upon whether a bowler hat. found few days ago by Japanese international body and no near the body of the murdered and the Chinese Ratepayers unilateral action that the man, was or was not the property Some thirty or more years ago fifty dollars, is that Judges are not of Labour Unions in the execution Association is to ask the Japanese may take will alter of the accused. The learned when aims were novelties, the nearly so innocent as they look of the rearmament programme of Council to lodge a protest that status.

Counsel for the Deferre made a Judge, interposed,, in the middle of 1 (Laughter and Applause);

the Government.

you can get the view to drawing up "a black are that the Powers will have Anglo-Saxon law.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS at SELFRIDGES.

The Japanese military authori- ties either fall to maintain order or appear indifferent to the dis- orders. So far my poor people have returned. to Canton.

TU SESSION

ing item:To dining with you ten Counsel's addressMr Sealing- times at dx and eightpence each,” wax, you have used a term with Being indignant at this return for which the Court is not familiar. his kindness, the client sent in to Pray what are movica?” the solicitor un accomt, charging "Cinemas, my Lord." him five shillings a time for his "What kind of mothers did you dinner and his wine. The man of say, Mr. Wax?" law, however, was too deep for him. Is judicial innocence, a myth? I The General Council of the British and informed against his client foram inclined to think so. DanTrades Unions has been convoked selling wine without a Hcence. My considered opinion, for which for a session in London next JUDICIAL INNOCENCE

I ought, by rights, to charge you Friday for the passing of resolu all, jointly and severally, a fee of tions concerning the co-operation

LONDON, May 13 (T/Ocean)----