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– THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, JULY

The Hongkong Welegrap

Hongkong, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1905

WHITE. GLOVES.

17, 1005.

GAR, CONDUCTOR'S ACTION:

Sanitary Board from the top of the them to tha | root were not gentlemen, I will dot day the

exact words he used. 20

́tis Lordship—Perhaps that is at the bottom

[think it looks lika itu sedapASOTA TRA

SANITARY INSPECTOR MULCTED IN DAMAGES.

in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, to of the whole thing, or something like that. I' Judge the adjourned case of Cheung, Fooks true that you said to the defendant The day before His Honour Mr. A. G.Whe, Pulser. Gray Scott was recalled and asked ** In it tram conductor, refiding at 4 Lee Yuen Street, Sanitary Board give more treable than any one against Dennis O'Keefe, sanitary inspector, else in the Colony The tree Riten from the Percival Street, concluding for $200 damages root to the top over to respect of wrongful arrest, came on for hear Mr. Leonard, second balllof the Supreme Evidence for the defender was given by ing. The platoilff alleged that the defendant, Gourt, on the 18th Jane, charged him with stealing 30 cents and detained him at No. a Police Station while the charge was being made. The ser- geant at the station refused to take the charge, however, on the ground that the evidence was insufficient. The plaintiff's case was closed

Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs Dencon, Looker the last bearing. and Deacon, appeared for the plaintiff Mr.

His Lordship, in giving judgment, reviewed the evidence, and said the point had been rais- after the fares had been paid, but he did not ed as to whether the light went out before or see that the question affected the case at all. The defendant seemed to think he paid the right amount to the plaintiff. There was no

made it clear to those at the head of affair | CHOI Fuk and Tang Sul Fo, when charged by that it would soon be necessary to secure Mr W. Glendinning, ticket inspector to the greater accommodation; but the question of Electric Tramway Company, before Mr. F. A. funds had to be considered. It has been said Hazeland this merging, with refusing or evad bat "a good school is always a money using, Town, pat up an ingenious defence. They fug pa ment of their legal tram fare at Kennedy sometimes a money-losing, but rarely, I stated that they got down to speak to a friend, ever, a money-making enterprise. And when the tram, was stopped and they were ar- It is peculiarly gratifying to record the fact when it is stated that the income of the rosted, as it was found that neither of them bad that the second Assize over which the Chief College from students: last year fell short of any money. They were fined $10 or one Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, will preside to meeting the full expenses by 116,027.65 It month's hard labour each. morrow will be signalised by the presentation will be recognised that the money question of a pair of white gloves in token of the was of very considerable importance. The maiden Innocence of the community. In a Trustees undertook to raise by subscription city like Victoria, the hive of a most hetero- the sum of $300,000 gold; and of that geneous population, and the sanctuary of amount $130,000 gold has already been many social outcasts and lepers from other collected and invested for the benefit of the countries, the liability to sudden outbursts College. The work of erecting a permanent of criminal violence and felonious practices home for the College was therefore started, is ever to be feared. The antagonistic in and on Thursday last the corner-stone was terests of a great majority of the popula-laid in position. That ceremony marks air tion have also to be considered; and the fact that a large proportion of the epoch in the educational life of the Kwang. to be placed on board the steamer if she Mr. Hett, in opening the case for the defence, but every one else was against him. The de- people have been reared in a condition of tung province. It indicates the rapid and rafurned to part before the expiration of their sald the case for the defendant was practically fendent tried to get out of the question of falsa mute opposition to established law and vance which has been made in the modern-

ising of the Chinese character. In a pro- THE Hongkong and Bhanghai Banking Cor order is also calculated to work for evil. Yet vince which was once the very hotbed of portion scored its first victory yesterday to the Victoria can establish a claim to comparative disaffection towards foreigners, the quiet, yet uit of Francisco Reyes against the bank for immunity from serious crime which many enduring labours of the educationist have the recovery of P810,odo, their demurer to the The defendant's story was that his party board threatened there was no doubt about that, it another town in this and other parts of the world.night reasonably envy. So far as we produced a revulsion of feeling, which; it complaint being sustained by Judge Cross-od the traincar at the Sailor's Home. They imprisonment absolutely clear-although.

which the Chief Justice of Hongkong has had the pleasant duty of accepting from the Registrar a pair of white gloves. In Novem

is will be remembered that two men, A; Simp. son and W. Hicks, were charged before Mr. Hexeland with remaining in the Colony after their vessel had sailed. They showed bruised and cut faces and stated they were samples of officers of their ship, the s.. Adato, and as they the treatment they received from Captain and could not stand the treatment any longer they deserted. They were this morning each sen- tenced to three weeks hard labour and ordered

sentences.

not competent, was ambiguous and uncer-

at

F. P. Helt, of Messrs. Brution, Hett and Gold

ring represented the defendant.

denied that there was third class. difference. They did as a matter of fact travel His Lordship-I don't ses that makes any first class.

ever send such a case to a jury. There was doubt he said he would charge the plaintiff, but nothing to prove that the conductor committed there was no evidence on which a judga would"

larceny: There was not the slightest doubt... the defendant want to. No, z Police Station to - charge the plaintiff ; the defendant debied 1h21,

[ber last, it fell to the Registrar, Mr. Arathoon the American teachers. The new College to behalf of the bank, while Messm. Chicote, Street, the car conductor came to the defend. take him to the police station and cbargo himig:

position to appreciate the value of the new demurer was on the grounds that the complaint spirit, but has even penetrated to the lowertain in its meaning. The plaintiff was given classes who vaguely realise the desirable ten days to file an amended complaint. Attor changes which are being accomplished by

ney Haussermann of Condert Brothers appeared Seth, to present Sir Henry Berkeley, then building will accommodate, we are told, the Chief Justice of the Colony, with the nearly 300 students; and to show that there traditional emblem of purity so far as the no lack of candidates for admission it has corded maiden sessions in the history of only to be stated that the Faculty have found Hongkong occurred in August, 1873. The possible to raise the standard of the pre- second occasion was in 1877. Then four.liminary examination, so that matriculated. I that since the outbreak of the war Japanese the back of the car and the lights went out likely to lose his biller, or suffer much as the ',

criminal bench is concerned. The first re-

teen years clapsed until, there was a clean sheet before the sessions; in 189: Mr. (now Sir) William Meigh Goodman, who was Attorney General at the time, offered con- gratulations to Sir James Russell, the Chief Justice, on the felicitous event. Between 1891 and 1896, the spotless gloves were presented to the presiding judge twice. Then there was a long interval-from 1896 to 1904 the calendar of the criminal sessions was always occupied, but In the end of last year Sir Henry Berkeley

a position to say that the diminution of criminal offences was a fact "particularly remarkable in a place like Hongkong where there is a vast moving criminal population;"

is

students may start on a much higher plane of study than was perhaps originally con- templated. The results achieved by the College in the past have been altogether satisfactory.

Consul General Lay, in his address at the laying of the cornerstone, emphasised the benefits which the Chinese will derive from increased facilities for obtaining advanced education, and very pro perly cited the example of Japan, which has sprung into the forefront of nations solely through her recognition of the principle that education and progress go together. He also suggested that a school of technology should be included in any scheme of education in There is no doubt that China

China.

Agents in Hongkong and South China for and to congratulate the police on the effirenisins undeveloped largely owing to the

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ciency of their measures for the preservation of law and order. It is a happy augury for the administration of justice under the regime of Sir Francis Piggott that his Lordship's appearance as judge at the criminal sessions should be recorded in white letters, and we can only trust that this favourable experience will be by no means exceptional

second

in the future.

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Miranda and Sierra represented the plaintiff,

a

MR. Odagiri, the Japanese Consul General at Shanghai, in the course of an interview with representative of the Osaka Mainichi, stated residents at Shanghai had greatly increased in sumber, and there were at present nearly 4000 means. The Japanese population had also in the community, but only a few were men of increased in cities along the Yangue. These settlers, however, were mostly school teachers or employés of the Chinese Government, and only a few were business men. Such being the case, the Consul General did not think conflict with British influence in the Yangtse japanese influence was likely to come into Valley.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDES,

THE case in which Li-Kwai, a shop coolie, was charged with the embezzlement of various sums amounting to 5150, by collecting them from certain customers of his employers' firm, and converting the same to his own use, was resum- ed before Mr. G. N. Orme this eftemoon. Mr. G. E. Morrell, of the Crown Solicitor's office, ignorance of the people on technical ques appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. C. LH. tions; the construction of railways and the Beavis of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, for the exploitation of the mineral wealth of the defendant. Further evidence baving been country have been retarded simply on given, Mr. Beavis said that, this swas certainly account of the absence of technical know Summary Court case as the principal element ledge. Whether the Canton Christian Cok of embezzlement-secrecy--was wanting lege can hope to provide the school of tech cards the charge of absconding. the men nalogy which is so urgently required if China ment of debts, for he was away but a short fid oot go away from the Golony to avoid pay is to work out her own regeneration kemains time, and the first thing he did on his return to be seen, but to the outsider it seems clear was to go straight to the shop, aud when asked EDUCATION IN CANTON that the success which has attended the about the money he at once admixed receipt College in the past and the vast possibilities of the same, and said he would refund it as Recent events in China, the awakening of which exist for the future in the erection of soon as possible, but not content with that they the educated classes to a realisation of the the new buildings, open up a vista of useful bring the serious charge of embezzlement. Mr. power they can exercise in co-operation, the work in which tuition in technical subjects for defendant's discharge-His Worship held Beavis then reviewed the evidence, and asked Increasing demand for educational facilities, should find an increasingly important place.that the evidence was very unsatisfactory and and the readiness of the people to combine The western world has not ceased to wonder discharged the defendant, who now said that for the common good, have given a new in-at the enormous strides which Japan has he wished to bring an action for damages. sight into the spirit of progress which is made during the last fifty years. But who gradually leavening the Empire. The very shall say that China's teeming, millions may fact that Chinese of rank and ability should not within another half-century range them. be alive to the importance of acquiring aclves alongside Japan, and consequently Westem forms of education, and should be alongside the great Powers of the world, in ready to adopt Western methods in thought thought and deed? With seminaries such as well as in business, is a tribute to the as the Canton Christian College actively PREMIER CIGAR labours of that devoted band of missionaries engaged educating the youth of the country and scholars who have spent their best days in the knowledge of the West, and secking to among the people, endeavouring to elevate inculcate the duties of every intelligent the masses. One of the many institutions Chinaman towards his compatriots, such which have been started with this object in feature as the spectacle of the Chinese view is the Canton Christian College, Just working together for a common object, for twenty years ago the Canton Christian Col- the rejuvenation of the Empire and the lege was projected in America by a few sup. uplifting of the masses, should not be con porters of missionary effort. The scheme sidered in the least degree impossible or im was pushed forward with enthusiasm, and probable. The Rev. T. W. Pearce, of Hong before long the Canton Christian College kong, who was present at the ceremony in was established on a sound basis. The Canton, gave a deserved meed of praise to object of the College was stated to be-"To the president and professors of the College raise up educated men to be Christian on the auspicious occasion which had brought ministers, teachers and physicians, as well the gathering together, The Canton Chris as for every other calling in life, by teaching tian College has a great future before it and Western science, medicine and religion." It so long as the direction of the College is in was also one of the cardinal principles of the the control of men of the type at present bet husband and never do anything so wicked per 100 promoters to foster and provide for a higher charge its success is assured. All who are standard of education generally. Although in sympathy with this movement will, with the aims and ultimate intentions of the us, join in congratulating the College College were of an unusually high character Faculty in having at last a permanent home 100-bearing in mind the natural conservatism in which they can perse that educational of the natives and the distrust and work, which has already found so many

witnesses in its favour. suspicion which are, engendered by new ideas, scarcely to be comprehended by the uneducated-the teachers who joined the Canton Christian College started their la- bours in a hopeful spirit, and with the full ACCORDING to a Nagasaki despatch, if is re- determination of making the College a suc ported tha: Madame Rojestvensky will leave cess. The College has had many vicissi- St. Petersburg shortly for Japan, in order to tudes since it was opened; the innovation

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

nurse her husband.

The atter indifference to life inherent in some Chinese was exemplified by two cases which were heard before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this ried woman, on Saturday gave her diminutive morning. In the first case Trang Tay, a mar daughter a sound beating for loitering on her way from school, instead of hurrying back to assist her mother in the household work. Later, when her father came in, the child complained to him about the beating she had bad, and this enraged him, that he told his wife if the soundly. Apparently thinking death preferable ever beat the child again, he would thrash her

to a beating at ber husband's hands, she went into her bed-room and seizing a long piece of tad just adjusted it round her neck, when the cloth, made a noose and fixed it to a beam, and child came it, and seeing her mother's position, started screaming, so that the neighbouri ex me trooping in, and soon had the woman down When she appeared before Mr. Hazeland she admitted the attempt and said in her defence that she did not want to be beaten by her hus band: His Worship severely reprimanded her, and said if she would promise to go back to

again he would discharge her. The woman said she would go back, if her husband did not beat her. The husband, who was in Court, promised he would not hit, and he was warned to future, and not drive her to such of the wife

"Mr. Looker asked that the costs be made on the higher scats.

His Lordship said that the plaintiff wan not.

■ denial of the story given by the plaintif | imprisonment by trying to put it on to the ticket and his witnesses on all material points lospector, and it was possible that the ticket no imprisonment, no restraint or detention of be ter go to the police station too. But the of this cetion. He submitted that there wasing the plaintiff said to him "You'd

inspector having heard the defendant charg

the person of the plaintiff by the defendant plaintiff followed because he had been seemed perfectly clear that there had been false

Lordship said he had mentioned before that the. proper course for the defendant to take, when a aquabble arose, was to say—" 1 have paid the fare. Here is my name and address :: and the Company, can sue me," - "It was Mr. Hett, continuing, said that at Wing Loknot for him to solza the ticket collector, Aut and asked for the fares. The plaintif His Lordship did not think that the plaintif It might disorganise the whole of the traffic.

The defendant counted out the money into He would have to pay $25 damages and cosin counted the number of passengers in the party had sustained any great, hardship, but there and said the fares would amount to 75 cents was no doubt the defendant had done wrong. plaintiffs hand. That was before the light went out The plaintiff immediately west te Mr. Leonard, who was with the defendant, saw the defendant remove the trolley rope from the plaintiff came back and said, "You only the wire and gel into the car. Subsequently gave me 45 cente? The ticket Inspector was called and suggested that the defendant should see the manager. The defendant never spoke to the plaintiff about going to No. 2 Police Station. At the Police Station upon to give a decision in a case of such a It is not often that the Pajaus Judge is called

this charge because this is a matter for his afternoon, and in this instance bad the the sergeant said, "I don't think we can take store as one that was brought to his notice the Tramway Company," It was denied that partier taken the advice tendered by bls Hon-

police station said to the plaintiff." You must to the notice of the public. Ar no useful pure the defendant as he got off the car to enter the been amicably settled without being brought our the matrimonial difference would have,

come with me. The plaintiff, was never repose would be served by giving the names of quested to go to the station. They contended the parties, we refrain from doing so, and uted that the conductor either wilfully stole the 30 ht Kowloon red ber husband, a Mohamme only mention that a Mohammedan woman living

by false representation of an existing fact Co., for Stib.jo, Si1z5o being maintenance cents, or by accident dropped the money, and dan clerk, employed in the Electric Tramways. attempted to get go cents out of the defendant. money for months at the rate of $15

result of this case, and the costs would there- fore be on the lower sesle of actions between $10 and $50.

THE LUXURIES OF A WIFE.

CURIOUS CASE IN COURT.

Plaintiff declared that she was married,

there was a dispute between a ticket collector rellef as the Court might think fit for her sup

His Lordship remarked that in a case where month and the balance being in respect of "costs....... Plaintif also asked for such further and a passenger, whether it occurred in a transport until the defendant agreed to provide the car or a railway carriage, the usual and the necessary means for them to live comfortably common-sense thing to do was for the passen. together as husband and wife MASON ger

according to the Mohammedan rites, about ten years ago, and lived happily enough usil was always getting drunk and scolding ber, last year when her husband, who, it was alleged, appeared to realise that she would not attain (be.. stage of motherhood. Besides this her mother- in-law interfered in the domestic affairs of the household. What with one thing and the other she was eventually driven from home, and although the subsequently asked her husband

take her back he refused to do so. The Painne Judge (to defendant)-Will you take her back ?

to offer his name and address. They could not stop the car or the carriage at every police defendant could have said to the conductor station; it would dislocate the whole system. The "Here is my name and address, and Listed to go to the end of the journey."

The defendant, in the course of his evidence, stated that he had been over six years in the Royal Irish Constabulary. He knew the law relating to arrest and denied that he had claimed an additional 30 cents, the defendant got the plaintiff arrested. When the plaintiff remarked-"If you try to cheat a European what would you do to the Chinese Ho nover attempted to drag the plaintiff into the police

station,

Mr. Looker-You generally travel third-class, don't you?

class; when in plain clothes I travel first-class Defendant.—When in uniform ( travel third.

Why make that distinction -Because third- class is cheaper.

Sacilary Board Certainly not. Some of the You get travelling allowance from the Inspecters do, but I don't.

rank. I have to pay for myself.

Why is that? Because I am of a different

to

Defendant.-No...

that her husband was now living with certain Plaintiff continued her evidence to the effect other persons...

You will not?—I cannot)?

His Honour appealed to the panties to settle the matter, but they did not entertain the sug gestion, continuing her f

this case he was not married to all of them

Plaintiff, continuing her evidence, said that ber husband was allowed four wives, though in

Defendant denied having-turned his wife nut of doors; she went of her own accord and he

not divorce her. Have you ever divorced had endeavoured to trace her.

His Honour-Her leaving the bouse does

her-No. According to our tiles if a woman goes out of a house

His Honour-That's new to me. I know you fence of two witcesses and call out something. cat divorce your wives very easily in the pres to many times. Apparently you have not done that

Defendant-No.

where she was

that Then she is still your wife-I never knew

The witness said that he had made the complaint against the plaintiff at No 2, Police Station on behalf of the public. He never ever say, "I want him to get six months! im- charged the plaintiff with larceny nor did be prisonment and six (iours in the stocks.” ..

The sanitary inspectors are rather aggrieved She has never applied to you for money until That's the trouble. She is still your wife.

that the police go free?-They are not aggrey-her of immorality. at having to pay their fares are they not, seeing these proceedings-No, not until I accused, ed so far as I know,

free when they are in uniform-Not to my Don't the sanitary inspectors try, 10 travel knowledge.

Have you ever made any similar charge before 2-1 have complained when the trans broke down or was detained for an hour, I wasted to get my money back.

took another conductor to the police station? I put it to you, on the 6th February last you I never did.

**

A car conductor sitting in the body of the Count was called forward as the person who had been taken to the police station. Defend

ant denied that he had ever seen the conductor before. He stated that he was acting-sergeant when he left the Royal Irish Constabulary, and was acting-inspector when he left the Shanghai.

So that you are well up in the law as to arrest ? Why did you go into the police station for advice?--Because Hongkong law is different from Dublin law or Shanghai law.

You mean the criminal law-Yes, all the laws are different.

in to such extremes,

To the second case a very young girl named Chan Chau, was going from Yaumati in the ferry Yuan Hing to Hongkong last night at 9 o'clock, when she suddenly jumped up and police. stepped over the side, and sank in the water. The launch was stopped, and as she rose again she was hauled back on board, and taken to Yeumati. The matter was reported to the police, and the woman was charged be. fore Mr. Hageland this moming. Asked what was not greatly appreciated at first, and it | CHAN Ling, a shopkeeper, of 116 Reclamation | she had to say for herself she stated that her was difficult to reach the people who were Street, Yaumat, was charged before Mr. F. A. husband's first wife had struck her so she wants the most likely to benefit from a course at Hazeland this morning at the instance of Deed to kill herself. She h had been removed to the College, and to spread abroad the news tective Sergeant Grant, with selling amount the asylum and examined but pronounced to which would tend to reassure their country intendent of Folice, on the 15th-inst Mr. Every wicked thing, and if she did not wish to tion without a licence from the Captain Super be quite sane-His Worship said she had done men as to the character of the institution. A. Harding appeared for defendant and, after have trouble with the first wife she had beiter But the Faculty persevered and their labours pleading not guilty, applied for a remand, on not go back to the house. On herster's have been uniformly fruitful. The increas: behalf of his client. The remand was granted, promising to look after her in future, his Wat (33-ying attendance of students at the College ball being allowed in $1,000

| ship discharged her with a caution.

Gregor & Co.,

SOLE AGENTS..

· Hongkong, 8th July, 1905.

Mr. Looker-You have found out something which we did not know, but, of course, you may be right, car hon b

His Lordship-The criminal law of Shang- Hongkong, *** hai is taken from the same laws as that of Mr. Helt The Tramway Company have been fired from time to time at the instance of the Sanitary Board for committing a smoke maisance-Yes, Mr. Oray Scots said that the

His. Honour-I would:mach sooner this

and eventually his Honour gave judgment for The parties continued arguing the matter, thing was settled out of Court,uters L

plaintiff for $15 down, and Sis a month, begin. log from the 1st August, when perhaps the part des might come to an arrangement. Torning to the defendant he observed If you indulge in the luxury of a wife and two other ladies of course you have to pay.”

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The C. N: Co,. Pockow lest Amay on rath inst., and is due bera on 19th instant hama on 15th lost, for Victoria and Vancouver. The CP. R. Con s... Tartar left Yoko

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The M. M. Co's .. Sydnty, with the next French mail, left Singapore to-day at a p.m., for this port via Saigon,

The Inperel German Mail & Sacham left Shangha, aturday at 5 punt, and may be The CP. R. Ca's an Athenian strived at expected Bere on Wednesday, Yokobama at 5.30 p.m. on 14th insty and left. due to arrive at 6 pm, on 16th inst again at noon Saturday, for Kobe where she is

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