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CÁNTON VICEROY ACTIVE. REGULATIONS FOR ANOTHER RAILWAY.
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PROPOSED KOITY OF THE KWONG POD LINE. [Fam Our Own Correspondent]
The love hat been sent in a memorial to the Emperor by the Board of Commerce. The first section from Canton to Whampoa has been examined by subordinate officers and the magitrate of Pun Yu. There is no disturb ance whatever to the amenities of the inhabit ants or the graves. The lands of the first lot abduld be bourlit immediately in accordance markei with the stamped deeds at present
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, AUGUST
PRACAS AT WEST POINT.
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"I'VE GOT NO WORK TO DO,"
Tóth inst.
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CLAIM BOR WORK DONK.
THE WRONG D PENDANT..
15th inst.
In Summary Jurisdiction this morning be- fore his Honour Mr. A. G. Whe, Puisne
PIRACY IN CHINA,
VIEWS OF A WEST RIVER TRAVELLER.
in relation to Chinese social life or
Whilst the tragedy on the West Rive steamer Soinam stands out in clear outline in the minds of our readers and before its main Judge, the Fook On Loong, of No. 22 Lower
features become blurred and indistinct or lose Lascar Row, contractors, surd Wong Fook Chau, of No. 146 Wellington Street, rent-cul their hold on the memory, it may be of advan lector, for recovery of the sum of $48, being as to place the dire event to its historical balance due by the defendant to the plaintiffing giving to the piratical raid con
sideration for work done and materjal supplied.
Mr. C. F. Dixon, of Mr. John Hastings the one hand and to foreign intercourse will
China on the other, office, appeared for the plaintiffs, Me. fitte Kong Sing appearing for defendant. When the case was called on als Honour said that if he had taken the case on Friday, when the parties appeared in person, it would not have taken ten minutes, but, as they dis noted it, he "get a date for the hearing, and
The first knowledge which the West had of the East on the Kwangtung coast-line and beyond is in part knowledge of pirates, and their evil doings. Portuguese prowese, at the when the maritime enterprise of Portugal
18 1906.
ilo placing, of a sufficient number of armed Karls on every 'river steamer will be the re-introduction of a practice which twenty-five years ago rendered the Canton river boats absolutely safe. Considerations of comfort. speed, and economy should, from the passen ger's viewpoint, give place to considerations af safety, and only the steamers that are guard- ed, as were the Canton boats in earlier days; be uted by non-Chipese as a mean of travel through dangerous waterways, Contributed.
HONGKONG MANUFACTURED
RIFLES,
GUN SHOP MASTER.CONVICTED.
18th inst. Further hearing of the case in which Ip Sing
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HONGKONG MEAT SCANDAL.
DISEASED FIOS AT THE ABATTOIR,
17th inst Cattle Inspector J. F. Cotton, of the Kennedy Town Cattle Depot, charged two coolies before Mr. H. H. J.Gomperis, at the Police Court, this morning, with removing a dead pig into the slaughter house for the purpose of dressing it for human food, Inspector Colton said he was in charge of the Kennedy Town Cattle Depot. AL a quarter past four yesterday afternoon be saw the two defendants attempting to smuggla the carcass of a dead pig into the slaughter. house. Hostopped the men and on examining the animat he found that it had been dead for about two or three hours. Death was due to heat apoplexy. The flesh was feverish and high in colour. Continuing, the inspector said that this has been the continual practice of coolies, gave her the lead in these sens, was directed to then first comes Mr. Orto Kong Sing, and says | the putting down of piracy. By aiding Ching to the master of a gun shop, of No. 328, Queen's but they were seldom caught as mea Wars Gu
it peste er civil-false return to the Captain Superintendent of played simply for that purpose, although and ask for an adjouent for the defe 'dant, sweep the waterways clear of these nestin Road Central, was charged with submitting
voque at ization Portugal matter O MAC
Police, relative to the quantity and quality of cannot be proved. The custom in
pigs to be killed must be con. depot is that his possession, was concluded the hore Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy, so that they can be thoroughly examined ba before
fined in the swing depot for forty-eight hours this forenoon.
fore being slaughtered. As often occurs, pige die in the swine depot before they can be ex amined, and the coolles make attempts to smuggle their carcases into the slaughter house and have the animal dressed and served, instead of suffering the loss, which they would have to do
do under ordinary circumstances.
he is instructed to
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and then you come It should not be and say you have just been instructed to represent the plaintiffs, and I suppose you'll from the first days of foreign settlement in South China, such occupation has been rendered ask for ao adjournment niso p
passible by the intervention of Western nation in policing the waterways needed for their traffic with this great Empire of the East.
Mr. Dixon: No, my Lord, I cna go on, His Honour: Then I don't know how long it will take.
A coolie from West Point, covered with band- ages from head to ankles, appeared as com plainant in a case this morning against another Coolio charging the latter with assault. The nileged assault occurred in building under Canton, 15th August, construction, and four men were supposed to
There The following penclamation as to the pur. have "mauled" the complainant. chase of landa required in connection with the two contractors engaged in erecting certain houses at West Point. One, contractor And construction of the Kwong Poo railway hos been issued under the signatures of Viceroy is gang of enolies are attending to the drain age part of the business, while the other sec Shum and of Chang. Minister of Commerce :-
tion attends to the building part of the contract. Railways are most important for sny. The complainant was
engaged as coolie to the pose of enlarging the tmde in the country, Recently the Kwong Hah Railway Company drainage contractor. At eight o'clock this morn- has
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established the shares of which haveing the complainant could not settle to work on account of the absence of lime, and being already been subscribed.
a man who is very fond of work, he did not section of the failway extends The
want to waste time, so he got a couple from the Chuen Lung Hou, of the eastern
baskets and went over to the building con- suburb of the Canton city, to Luk Kab
tractor's side and started filling the re Yuen of Whampoa-altogether 40 miles, and
ceptacles. He was not there inng. The build. then from Whampoa hassing Shak Lung
ing contractor's coolies, who are alleged Tang through the districts of Trang Shing and
to have, an animus ngainst the drainage men, Kweon and Pa' Lo. Kwai Siu, Luk Fung of
swamped down on the unfortunate coolle and Wai Chow prefecture, and the districts of
Laid him out with bamboo poles. When the
Mr. Dixon: It should not take long, my Wai Lei, Poo Ning, Kit Yang of the Chin Chow
police arrived to remove the unfortunate man
Lord, the evidence is short. The work was prefecture beyand the city of Chin Wal two
to hospital the building coolies had gone. On prefecture, and parking In Ping to Amoy in the province of Fukien-xl'ogether about 1.500 examining the conlie it was found that his head done by the plaintiff, and at the time the ar was in two places, his thumb was sprained, rangement was made the plaintiff believed tha! mijck.
both of his shins opened, and he had several the selendant was the owner of No. 6 Amoy other wounds too numerous is relate. The Lane, and subsequently he found he was his conlie was treated at the hospital and the lent.agent. He submitted he was entitled to sue the
agent. of the building gang who started the ass t
Lan Yu Tio said he was the managing was arrested and placed before Mr. F. A. Haze- land, hy Inspector Collet, this morning. The partner of the Fook On Lonng: he knew injured man was pin in the box to give evi. Wong Fook Chau, the defendant. He had dence, after which the accused said they had it was one for her at No. 6 Amoy Lane. His Honour: What was it Sanitary Board worki
Witness: Yos, it Continuing, witness said when he made the contract
with the defendant, he did not know who was the owner of No. 6 Amoy Lane. De fendant said he was the agent, and the owner was in Macao. The contract price was at first $16, but other work had to be done, as an inspector from the Sanitary Board called and The public examination of Chung Shan Koo,
would not pass the work, and $22 had to be insolvent, was held this morning before his
added to the price. He had to put in cement in- Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, stead of lime-concrete, and so the contract was residing in Bankruptcy Furisdiction Chunltered-and the defendant himself added on the Shan Koe said his business was buying and $22. Defendant. paid $to on account. He had company must be sold in accordance with the selling property. He had been in business an entry in his book of the work done, and the since he was 8; he was now 30 years of age Witness had done the work, and he had receiv. money paid out and received on account of it. He had an money when he commenced busi. He com. ness as he was in employment.
ed a certificate from the Sanitary Board in. menced buying property about seven years spector that the work had been satisfactorily done. A notice was produced, but that was ago. The property was at West Point. He
not the one he received that one was endorsed did not keep accounts of his business because he did everything through the Bank, He did by Inspector Carter not keep a cash-book, and never kept one He knew what his liabilities were because they were registered at the fand Office. The only books he had were the books for the receipts of money he received, and a' book, showing the money he paid into the Bank, ne habos a bank account since 1951. He had no books before 1953, as they had been eaten up by white ants.
The Company should pay coolie hire for removing any houses or graves which may be dermed arc-sary for the construction of the line. Should the landowners want to be share- holders of the Railway Company, the company will issue share certificates to them, together with the money remaining to be paid them for their properties at the landowners cannot mise the prices of their properties,
A despatch has already been sent to the Runa magistrate to protect the railway. The entire panulation residing along the first sec tion of the railway, must un lerstand that the linda, hages, gardess, etc., required by the
present market prices
If any of you do not take my advice, he will be liable in severe punishment,"
ALLEGED BRIBERY.
SANITARY INSPECTOR ARATSTED,
,16th inst.
•Quite a sensation was caosed in certain circles in the Colon; last night when it became
known that a European sanitary inspector had been arrested by virtue of a wairam. While outsiders were wondering who the man could bo and what led to his arrest, the subject of their conversation was being entered in the After this charge-sheet by Inspector Ritchie. had been done and ather formalities gone through the sanitary inspector was taken to a cell to pass the night.
The
This morning, the inspector, whose name is Francis Ward, and who was a member of the local police force three years ago, before being transferred to the Hanitary Department, was brought before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, to plead to the charge. charge was "that Francis Ward, then being a public servant dit unlawfully, on the 5th of August, 1903, accept a bribe of $15; on 7th December, 1904, accept another bribe $30, and on 19th April, 1905, receiva further sum of Sto, with a view to influence his conduct as such public servant or to incline him to do an act contrary to duty as such pul 'lic servant and contrary to the roles of honesty
and integrity,"
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Mr. Fi B. L. Bawley, of Messrs. Dennys and
Solicitors, Bowletion mac Chier Detective Inspector, The lianson watched the case for the police. defendant was unrepresented,
witnesses to call who would prove that they were innocent of the charge. To allow them to do that his Worship adjourned the care until to-morrow. Bail$25 each.
PROPERTY DEALING.
"A FORCED INSOLVENCY."
Mr. Wakeman: ame old story,
tóth inst.
Witness, continuing, said that he had not the books because his clerk had taken them away. He took them in Canton-he was sick.
Mr. Wakeman: So be took your books because he was sick?
Witness: He took them and I had to send for them. I was forced into insolvency.
Str. Wakeman: Then what made him bring them back?
I sent for them.
Witness: Mr. Wakeman: And when did he come here? Winess: He came Inst night,
Mr. Wakeman here said that he could not go any further with the examination and asked for an adjournment for time to prepare the statement of affairs,
His Honour: How much time do you want?” Witness: Ten days, my Lord.
Mr. F. B. Deacon, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, said he appeared, lor Mr. Ha Fuse, an opposing creditor, and requested that the time he limited to one week.
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The he said, had had ample time to prepare his statement, the invarpi yine had disregarded the requirements of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, and hnd not only not given the Before his Worship had informed the defend. Official Receiver the slightest assistance to
alive at a true comprehension of the position ont of the charge, Mr. Bowley and that he
his afflies, but he had alto disregarded the or- wanted to add second charge against the defendant's name. It was to the effect" that der of the Official Receiver to furnish him with a watement of his receipts and expenditure for on the 23rd. 25th and 28th June, 1906, the defendant did unlawfully obstruct the due the last three years, and had made no effort whatever to comply with that order. He would course of Justice by endeavouring to peraunde one Chan Chi from giving evidence before the therefore submit that the ac urnment be limit
n." Counsel for the prosecutioned to one week at most. Commission." then asked for an adjournment.
His Worship-I think, Mr. Hawley, you had better supply the defendant with a copy of the charge you intend adding now and i will take his plea at the next hearing.
Mr. Howley-Very well, your Worship. His Worship then read out to accused the charge of bribery against him and be pleaded not guilty in a low voice.
His Worship-Do you make an application for bait?
Accused replied in the affirmative with a nod of the head.
Mr. Howley would ask your Worship to the charge make the ball a substantial one.
is a very serious one, your Worship.
His Worship-How much would you say? Mr. Bowley-I leave that to the Court, your Worship.
His Wor cannal form an opinion on
Worship-1 that unless you can say that the evidence you have is prima facie and that it is strong and tucriminating.
Mr. Bowley-Yes, your Worship. I can. Bail was then fixed at $1,000, and the case remanded until Wednesday 1 ext. at 2.15 pan.
No information could be obtained as to who the complainants in the case were or from what, person delendant was alleged to have obtained the money.
ALLEGED MURDER AT HUNGHOM.
CHINESE COGLIE KILLED.
16th inst..
His Honour: Then I will adjourn it until Thursday next, is you have no objection. 10 offer, Mr. Wakeman.
Mr. Wakeman; No objection, my Lord. The Coors adjourned.
A CLAIM VINE FAILID.
16th inst.
In Summary Jurisdiction this morning, his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisna Judge, pre- siding, Teo Man Po, of No. 35 Stanley Street.. broker, sued Hung Mah Ho, of No: 51 Graham Street, of No. 17 Queen's Road Central, and of No. 121 Des Vaux Road Genual, broker, for the recovery of the sum of $218, being the balance for commission due from the defendant to the plaintiff Mr. R. Gardiner, of Mr. O.D. Thomson's office, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro represented the defendant.
Mr. Gardiner called the plaintiff who said that the amount due originally was $758 on account of which he had received $540 in cash, leaving a balance of $218 due and ewing to him by defendant. The latter had sent him a promissory note for the amount, but he had not got
His Honour: Where is the promissory note! Witness: I handed it back to the plaintiff. His Honour: What did you do that for? Witness: Well, I had the brokerage notes and I thought they were just as good.
His Honour Well, they are not; you made a fatal mistake in giving up the promissory note, as that amounts to an admission that you received payment. Now you have nothing to sue upon. Lets hear what the defendant has to say.
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Defendant said he did not awe any money plaintiff He had owed him $758, but had paid him in cash $510, giving a promissory note for $118, which note he subsequently Plain. paid and redeemed, and he had it now. tiff gave it him when he paid the balance,
His Honour: Judgment for defendant with
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His Honour: Where is that notice? Witness: I handed it to defendant's wife, as defendant was not there.
His Honour: Then you must either produce that notice, or have the inspector here. Lord, to come biere to-day, but I have not heard Mr. Dixon: I wrote to him yesterday, my from him.
His Honour: What is his name?
Mr. Dixon: Inspector Carler, my Lord. His Honour: Then you must subporna him. Mr. Otto Kong Sing! Have you any written contract? If not where is it?
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Witness: I handed it to the defendant. Mr. Otto Kong Sing: When was that? Witness: When the terins were agreed up
Did he sign it?
Mr. Qua Kong Singa Witness: No.
His Honour: Then there was no contract, for you to sue apon, Why did you sign it, if the defendant would not?
Witness: Because I contracted to do the work.
thy
Mr. Dixon: I think he means an estimate,
Lord that is really what he signed. His Honmar: Yes, that's what I thought. Lo Tack said he was assistant to the las witness, and spoke as to the work done by plaintiff for defendant, and to the part payment made,
Wong Fook Chau, defendant, said that the work was done and he paid Leung Chiu, assistant to the plaintiffs:
Mr. Dixon: Have you paid the amount in fu!17
Witness: Yes, I have,
Mr. Dixon: Where is Leung Chiu, His Honour: That's the point-he has run away, probably, and you are suing the wrong man. I don't think it's necessary to run up costs further by subperaing the inspecto: unless you think it necessary, and then I give you an adjournment, if you do.
Mr. Dixon: Well, all the inspector could say would be that the work had been done satisfactorily, and i dont think my friend dis
putes that.
CHINESE BENEFITS. Among the chief benefits to China arising out of the British occupation of Hongkong, was the suppression of piracy in the waters of the Colony. The first Chinese r.cords of Hongkong are said to date from the thirteenth The island was then a piratical strangul, and despite the forts made from time to time, with varying success to destroy or drive
is largely one of decades and carobbers, the story of early ineptiude on the part of the Government of open defiance of law and order on the part of piratical hordes making this island their
There
is evidence that the headquarters
o! blackmail levied on craft passing system through what is now the harbour of Hongkong was complete, and exactions were rigidly en forced. The island was a pirates island; the higher elevations of the Peak district served as lockout stations and no boat that ap proached was permitted to leave the island till toll was taken.
HEREDITARY PIRATES,
That piracy which has become hereditary among the worst classes of seafaring people is not easy to check, still less te stamp out, is witnessed by the records of the Supreme Court form of crime threatened to imperit com- during the earliest years of British rule. This mercial enterprise and rethed the develop ment of the new Colony. It was, indeed, a men formidable factor in a situation that seemed beyond the resources of law and order to cope with. That a better time came when life and property under the British flag was made and remains sacred whether - shore or afloat is due to the patient and per sistent endeavour to bring the administration of British law in Hongkong into line with the
were in spite of Western impact, the object administration of British law throughout the world. In China many things remain as they lessons afforded by Western civilization," and the pressure brought to bear by Western diplomacy. Among the bad things that abide is riverine piracy.
"ROBBERY UNDER ARMS."
etective sergeant Grant prosecuted on be half of the Police, and Mr. C. F. Dixon, in the office of Mr. John Hastings, defended,
There were no witnesses to be examined for the defence and Mr. Dixon addressed the Court at soms length. He said in part that his client had not the slightest intention of deceiving the police when bogus guns were substituted for good ones. It was only carelessness on their part.
fis Worship held that the offence commitled by the defendant was a very serious one. ! piraten-presumably those on the West River. was his opinion that the guns were sold to The defendant would pay a fine of $810, and the bogus rifles would be forfeited to the police.
'KOWLOON DIVERSIONS.
WATCHING FOR THE'UMBRELLA THIEVES,
16th inst.
Some fancy umbrellas appear to have taken the fancy of Kowloon thieves. Umbrellas which have been placed in the fat-sand one minute have disappeared the next. Several houses have been visited in this manner and gamps have vanished, but the thieves could never he caught. Special watches have been kept, but probably the thieves knew where danger lay and kept away. Immediately the watcher is gone, away goes another umbrella. There brella thieves to remove what they want,
Lo dificulty in
the way undetected, from some houses in Kowloon, and even in Hongkong. The main door of house is left wide open and the hat-sland can be seen from the street. The "boys" of the house are at the back, master at office, and the mistress upstairs and the entire portion of the ground four is
is deserted. The umbrella thief knows that, simply by keeping the house
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he intends to rob under observation for a few
The defendants said that when they got the pig out of the swine depôt it was alive and woll. When the inspector stopped them died. His Worship imposed a fios of $5 each.
MALAY STRIKE IN HONGKONG.
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VEARNED FOR NATIVE CURRIES,
17th inst. Because they were minus a cook, and had to do double work on board, on account of the shortage of men, forty Malay seaman-twenty deck hands and a like number of fireman-the crew of the steamer Virginia-declared that until they got what they wanted from the capi tain not a stroke of work would be done by them. It was not solely because of the absence of their favourite cook, who thought it wise 10 desert in New York, that they were ont served with Malay dainties at table, but it was the opinion of those on board that there was some other grievance. behind that. I hey thought that the crew know that they could obtain beter jobs in Hongkong and higher salaries, and they wanted to be paid off.
Captain John M. Crocker did all be possibly.. could to effect a reconciliation with the men, but he failed, and then be turned then over to inspector Langley, of the Water Police. The men appeared before Mr. H..J. Gompertz, at the Police Court, this morning, when the grievance of the 'twenty deck hands was heard.
Mr. E. 1. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the defendants.
His Worship wanted to know, when the mea were placed before him, why they ware not taken before the Harbour Master, But Inspector Langley stated itat since his Worship bad decided, on the 8tit instant, to hear the case of the firmes he thought that as the deck bands were from the same vessel it was the proper thing to bring them to the Police Court also,
days, the chance will arrive when he can' ie- move what he thinks is worth taking. On the 9th ultime, three unbrellas, valued $15, dis appeared from the house of Capt. 0, L. Price, RA, at 1, Humphreys Avcouc. The lose was reported to the police, the pawnshops were watched, and yesterday two men were arrested, who are alleged to have been concerned in the
The charge against the men
men was disobeying The Kwangtung province is a network of thel, On Tuesday fast, a coolic walked up the orders of the captain, and Mr. Grist sub. navigable rivers and streams. On its water- to the hat stand of No. 3, Cameron Terrace, rated that the men might have been justiped ways is borne merchandise of value to grouse Kowloon, the residence of Captain S. 15. Jelin disobeying the captain's orders. It might
also have been under extenuating circums the cupidity and to challenge the daring of des-son, of the steamer Gregory Apear, and came peradoes-akin spirit to those who infessed away with four umbrellas, including that of a tances, such as a ship registered to carry a the waterways of Hongkong and Macao. lady. His action was seen by a ricksha coalie crew of twenty men, while there are only
and suon the "umbrella man" was making the || fourteen men on board. pace. He wa however, arrested. At the Magistracy, this morning before Air II. H. competir, Inspector Langley prosecuted the coalies for theft. In the case of Captain Price, the inspector applied for remand, holding that he expected to recover other property which the coolies bad 3 olen. lo ile.case against the man who robbed Captain Belson his Worship sentenced accused to six weeks' hard labour and six hours' stocks. Kowloon- ites' would do well to keep their eyes on their hat-stand.
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To have travelled occasionally on the rivers South Ching is to have heard stories told by boatmen and native fellow-passengers, of robberies under arms accompanied often by by deeds of violence that make the blood ran cold Frequent or regular journeys in passage boats or in house boats hired by the day or month almost invariably bring the Chinese traveller into contact sooner or later wit with robbers. It is safe to affirm that of the many missionaries whose work takes them at stated times into the interior of Kwang.
cannot tell of Long there are few who adventures with robbers and pirates and ing usually in the loss of money and bag. age. In the safest times there are always unsafe districts and under a weak regime whether of high provincial or local authority Condi few districts can be accounted safe. tions on the rivers have their parallel on shore, Robber bands scour the country attacking and raiding the villages. Should resistance be offered it is met by the use of firearms and other weapons. Where villages and hamlets on a wide country side unite for mutual protection they may and often do succeed in keeping robbers at a distance. The alternative is to submit to blackmail collected as the price of immunity from pillage. country are wholly unsafe after darkness has fallen and in these places no wise man will go
Wide regions
BOY THIEVES ARRESTED.
WOMEN VICTIMISED.
15th inst,
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But the caplain says that men deserted at- New
Yes."xplained the Court
replied Mr. Grist," beard of that; but the ship has touched at different parts since she 1.It New York. They were Lately at Penang and Pulo Way and surely they could have obtained more men at the Jatler
On consulting the captain, his Worship said that no Malay seamen could be obtained at Palo Way.
Mr. Grist added that it was very unreason. able to have men working shorthanded for eight months.
"If the men have a grievance let them sea the Shipping Master, it has nothing to do with me. It is a case for the Harbour Master," said Mr. Gompertz.
It was then said that the men had already interviewed the hipping Master and that be had held there was no grievance and sent them back to the ship.
The captain said that he would undertake to get men to fil the places of the deserters.
Mr. Otto Kong Sing: No, my Lord, I do uoi dispute that--the work was done and paid
His Honour: Yes; there must be judgment outside of village during the hours that inter who was represented by Hr. R. A. Hard. I justified in not working.
far, as we have.proved..
and costs for the defendant.
Mr. Otto Kong Sing: And my coats for pre- vious attendance, my Lord? 1 think I am en. titled to them.
His Honour: Well, I don't think you are. Mr. Oute Kong Sing. Then I'll waive them, ny Lord.
His Honour: Yes, that's the best thing to do. The Court adjourned.
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Ip. Ma Ti, a foreman coolie, and Yang Ku and Ho Ting, coolies, were charged this morn- ing, before Mr. H. H.J Gomperiz,at the Police Court, with murdering ore Lam Shan, at Hunghom, yesterday. The defendants denied the charge. The circumstances under which the alleged murder is said to have been com mitted have not been related in Court up to the preant as the police a Hunghom are en gaged in securing witnesses for the prosecution, but Appears that shortly after nine o'clock
UNLIKE the European who tendered the afternoon the defendants, it is alleged
conductor of a traṁcar a $10 bill for a ten-cent the coolie to do some work which he
or did not want to do. He was ride and wanted change, an Indian watchman either forgo
estioned fater about the work, and hearing from Quarry Ray refuted to pay his fare on, that it was not done there was a row between Monday and ended by lashing out at the policeman who was taking him to the lock-up the parties. The defendants are alleged to
He was eventually landed in a cell. On being bave attacked the coolie, using their fists and
placed before, Mr. F. A. Hageland, at the feet on his body. The man's spleen was
Police Court the morning, the watchman was THE Japanese papers state that the authori ruptured. The police were next called, the is said he expired on the way, and the prisoners St for assaulting a constable. "All that for asalnimum salary of police constables from Yo unconscious man removed to the starlan but is ordered to pay for not paying his fare and ties have now definitely decided to increase the
per month to Yi. mrrested the case was adjourned for a week; }, Ave-cent ride 1
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fer.
Mr. Crist added that without a cook, and the men doing double work, there was no doubt that they were not anxious for the job, besides there was no security to sbow that they were not going to continue doing the same for two
At the Police Coart this morning, before Mr. HH. J. Gompertz, Inspector Gouslay, of No. z Police Station, charged a school boy and servant boy-both fourteen years old--with stealing a gold eat-pick, valued at $12, from
Mr. Grist; quite understand the difficulty woman residing at 71. Queen's Road East, an
the captain has in engaging new med, but if the 13th instant. A jeweller named Chan Fat be found that he was shorthanded the proper of 179, Wellington Street, was also charged with receiving the ear-pick from the boys, well thing for him to do would have been to dis The boys charge the Malay crew and engage a fresh knowing that the thing was stolen.
guilty to the charge, while the jewelr-crew-of-other nationalties. The men..wore
(To the
Have you got men to captain); ing, pleaded not guilty to receiving stolen pro-
take the deseriers' places? 'SOME CAUSES OF FIRACY. ·
pelty Inspector Gourlay said that the woman.
Captain have made arrangement with In bad years when crops fail the dangers from whom the car-pick was stolen, was the
the Shipping Master about that. are greatest. Where opium smoking and gam auhi of the school bay. Frompted by the se
His Wonhip,
When can you get the other bling are rife there is generally high-handed cond boy, the first defendant went to his nant's
men?If the defendants return to duty I will robbery nad other crimes of violence. This house, when he beard she was out, and remov being an aspect of life in the Southern pro-ed the ear-pick. This, it was alleged. they get them at once. vinces, tragedies like the Safnam disaster will took to the third defendant's the jeweller recur as non-Chinese, responsible for riverine shop and sold. navigation reinx' their vigilance. During the past thirty years pisacies on the Spark, Namen and Greyhound have shown the preparedness of the Chinese sen tobbera to take every advantage of unwatchfulness. In each instance the action is the same. Information
on is obtained of treasure or Cargo of special
When the case was called on again Mr. load. value forming part of the steamer's ing. A plot laid to secure the booty. Gompertz, who was engaged in another case, Robbers disguised as passengers go on
board
transferred it to Mr. Hazeland's Court, who and mingle freely with the law-abiding. Other adjourned it until this afternoon. Mr. Harding, later said that the members of the gang are told off to receive addressing the Couri the spoil at a given point in funks manned for defendant's shop was one of the largest in the purpose. Ata preconcerted signal the the Colony with a capital of $40,000, and
have recourse to arms and seeing that pirates
that it would be ludicrous to think that the only resistance to be anticipated is from the they would purchase stolen property, He called evidence to prove his cast, after whichi foreigners on board obyiously the first thing to be done is to
his Worship discharged the defendant. to renderimpossible such resistance. Methods of procedure on the Safnam bear the closest possible resemblance to thase in vogue. since the earliest successful attempts to plun der steamships owned, controlled and navigated by nnd-Chinese
A HINT TO SHITOWNERS The inference from what is written above is sufficiently clear. If coasting and riverint steamers are to be run without the risks that have attended navigation on the West River, it can only be by adequate provision on the
His Worship ordered that defendants receive twelve strokes with the birch each, As regards the case of the jeweller, Mr. Harding asked for a postponement on the ground that he had only just been instructed His Worship ad- journed the case until noon, releasing the jeweller on bait of $2,0:0.
bay
years.
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The question of a postponement was talked of so that Mr. Grist could see the caplain and come to some arrangement about putting the the circumstances the men should be released men aboard. Mr. Grist contended that under il, but the Court was doubtful about the bold that the wages matter. Mr. Gompertz current in the Colony ware higher than what defendants were receiving and he thought that might said that
but the lead them to desert, captain
each man was due the beltér
to sum of between 14 and £15, and should they desert that money would be forfeited. Ha Over the men hold
thought that would have a
glad
had no objection to bail. He would
I to get the man back for at present he wan A case, which in part was similar to the one
engaging binsmen and they had to be paid. related above, came from West Point, and was The case was then remanded until the 24th inst beard by Mr. F. A. Hozeland, this morning, bail $3, and Mr. Grist, and the captain was to Inspector Collett charged a seronteen-year-old make arrangement about getting the men on
with stealing from a servant maid, of 463, board. Queen's Road West, a gold carpick, valued at $15, on the loth instant's two coolies were also charged with aiding and abetting the lad to s'end the ear-pick, and Ho Shan, an accountant, in a shop at 39, Queen's Road East, was
The boy pleaded guilty to the charge
The case of the twenty firemen was then heard. One man who was deputed spokes man said that the reason they refused duty was because they could not get proper food on board The cook deserted six months ago and
part of shipowners against river pirates whh charged with receiving the stolen pf theft they wanted to go too. Again, Mr. Gomperis
the two coolies des ed the charge of prompting tried to get the men to return to the ship, but
him to Heal, and the accountant, who was de- they refused, saying that they preferred to have
embark as passengers. The Chinese Provincial Government may promise sufficient protection on It is not in a position to fulfil its promises of
out its intentions however good in the fended by Mr. F G Barlow, of Messrs. Gold: to carry direction desired In a reformed China, under ring and Barlow, also entered a
plea of nat a less corrupt administration, when crimes of guilty. Inspector Collett said that the com violence such as now prevail throughout the plainant a servant girl-was going on an two Kwang Provinces have become fewer, when errand on the day in question, and when she the strong, just hand of those who govern is entered Des Voeux Road West the first de- raised to shield the helpless and to punish fendant rushed up behind her, grabbed the ear wickedness and vice, sojourners from the West pick and bolted. He was subsequently joined may
magistrates to grant the strangers within and sold same for $13.50. The money they their gates the needed protection in travel. divided between thein. and rely on viceroys, governors, prefects, by the two coolies, who took the pin to a shop
Thi then they must, look" to thamsølves, and The case was remanded."
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the captain pay Chinese-as the deplein was doing now-out of the wages due them than. return on board,
The case was adjourned for ona weak. Ball $5 each.
INSPECTOR Dymond, formerly in charge of been transferred to Aberdeen Station, wallet Inspector Mac Hardy, late of Aberdeen, is now Mostat Gough Police Station, the Peak, har
in charge of the Station on the Pack,
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