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his way ob recently Japaneso had also made use of it. people had already been admitted

Buropean paradise on thought it was scarcely fair to debar them from using the passage to the European paradise in heaven The better class! Chinese who had made Hongkong their per manent home had not a decent cemetery in which to bury their dead, and the Chinese had no control in what were called Chinese cemeteries, Those cemeteries were simply tracts of barren land set apart by the Govern ment for the burial of Chinese dead of any class. The Government reserved to itself the right of resuming the lan} and or

acture the real point ferred to the ¿which is always a car tain attraction and a source of mental myopia, the protection afforded all our fel low subjects, the Justice meted out under the British constitution to all and sundry, and he even hinted at the glorious traditious of the past. If we assume the speaker to be a Burke or a Pitt auch language is all very Ene and large but what it has to do with cometeries we cannot pretend to understand. Incidentally, Mr. Hooper spoke of the desite of those professing the Buddhist religion to have a cemetery of their own where they

INTERESTING CASE:

APRIL 15 1909.

ITY,

IBUPREME COURT

Did"

her by the name of; Ho Sra?

ised when she got into tha l'anid she was Ho Stil.—I was,, the actions you got execution rainst this woman, 7-Yea

Why was not execution levied at once-Be- cause she had absconded.NE

Justice Gomperts, in the Supreme Court, this Avery interesting issue was fried belöre Mr.

whether a woman named Yoon Choy was 000 morning, the matter to be decided being as to

and the same person as Ho Sao Mr Yuede witness then explained that when Yuan, denied that abo was Mr. Ho, and some amus. A Choy returned, she, har meiher and an ameh log statements (ollowed, lua

went to see her. Witness addressed the woman as Ho Szé Koo, and the latter asked what was wanted. Witness asked for Lam Hing Fong, and was told that he was not there. Mr. Hill the bailiff, who was also in the party, asked if plaintiff would pay the money,, Pi intiff then to Sze for four years, but they were not int denied she was Ho Ste Koo.

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might from time to time be pleased to direct." Faugy, the outery there would be among the elite if the remains of their predecessors were subject to removal at the whim and caprice of some insignificant official in a Government Department. That in itself

In order to follow the case it is necessary to briefly outline the alleged facts. Some time ago about forty women brought actions against the Tak Le Lung firm, and its alleged partners Lai Chi Chin and Lau Hing Pong. The plaintiff favour, but this was soon reversed when, te it were successful and judgment was given in their

gigantic fraud. Then Lai Chi Chin brought claims against the women to recover cosis, among them being one named Ho Sr. warrant was issued for her arrest, and this was execpted-sozhebody was arrested, but the woman arrested denies that the in Ho Ste and gives her name as Vüco A Choy,

le cross-examination, witness said she know

Mrs. Violet Chan, who was attired in foreign mate friends. S attire, declared that she was a sister of the first witcess, and she swore that Yaen A Chry was

no other than Ho Ex

Y. J.-H. Gardiner, solicitor, who had acted

for Lai Chi Chin, said he felt sure that Yoon

obfuscate the vision of those members should constitute a plea for the Chinese In the present action, Mr. F. Pagot Helt fof A Choy was the woman he had cross-examined,

Mesy: Brutton and Heit) appeared for La Chi Chin, M., C. F. Dixon (from the office of Mestra, Hastings and Hastings) reprelented

Mr Dixon stated that an action was brought against one Ho Sze and a war.at was issued against her. As a matter of fact, he continued, one Yuen A, Choy, who they alleged was one they went and arrested the wrong woman sad the same person. The onus, continued Mr. Dixon, was on his friend, Mr. Hett, to justify what he had done. He alleged that Yeen A Choy was the same person as Ho St. Therefore Le could not prove the negative and the onus was on his friend to do so.

might practise the rites and ceremonies acdering the remains to be exhumed and duced no particulars to show that he had been given a mandate to plead for the fol lowers of that or any other religion, What he did do was to envelop the question in such a misty haze of history, which was neither applicable nor interesting, as to of the Board who failed to realise that they have a right of interment in the that they were bartering away the unques Colonial cemetery. As Mr. Ho Kom Tong tionable and irrefragible rights of the Chib-very properly pointed out "From his in ese born and bred in this Colony of Hongquiries, instances of cracker-firing in the Co-Yuen A Choy, kong. Still further to avoid the issue, rolonial cemetery had been few and far between. ference was made to the origin of the word Even granting, for the sake of argument, that "colonial" as applied to the public cemetery, it was a general practice, there was already as if a display of recondite knowledge had in existence the necessary legal machinery to anything to do with the matter, while Mr. regulate it, in order to reduce to a minimuch Howelt dwelt on the desire of the Govern the so-called objectionable observances, at ment or somebody else to provide all de cording to the orthodox rituals of those be nominations with special cemeteries, and longing to the Buddhist persuasion." There twitted both Mr. Lau Chu Pak and Mr. Ho is the whole matter in a nutshell. More Kom Tong with speaking "a little bit off the over, it was staled by the scolor, represents line" whereas, to our way of thinking, they tive of the Chinese that the majority of were the only persons who were exactly on Chinese and other citizens "belonged to no the line. To begin with, it should be un particular religious denomination" so that derstood that this cannot be viewed as they could not likely injure the sentimentaat Ho Bre. party, racial or sectarian question; it is a al ideas of those who did profess a certain matter which affects most of us but little in faith-while they remained amongst the this life and for that reason we can approach living. As c. have already said, the without biasor feeling. Itij not even a question resolution exclude Chinese from of cemeteries so much, as it is one of general the public cemetery is on a par with the principle. We can come to view it from a Peak Reservation scheme, and we can only purely disinterested point of view, although add that we are astonished that Mr Hooper it is apparent that Dr. Fitzwilliams entirely should have been. the ope to father such failed to realise its import when he seconded unworthy progeny of that Dr. Fitzwilliams the adoption of the motion. The Colonial should have been found to act the part of the or Protestant or whatever fancy name any benign godparent. We trust, however, that body may wish to call it the public ceme the Governor-in-Council will veto the plan tery of Hongkong in maintained out of the and accord our Chinese fellow subjects the rates and taxes provided by the residents in undoubted rights 10 which they are plainly the Colony. It is no more à privatò- insti-

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Mr. Hett denied that the onus was upon bim In the first place he was the defendant in this issue, and Ho Sea was the plaintiff.

Mr. Justice Gompertz-But she says she is

Sre there was no further step to take They Mr. Hett observed that it the lady was. Ho word entitled to their money which was paid Into Court, unless some evidence was adduced by the other side.

Mr. Dixon-If he (Mr. Het justifies his before. action he can inks the money in Coun, but not

does not adduce evidence in the negative, we Mr. Hatt-It is quite clear. If Mr. Dixon are entitled to our money. The money has bata paid into Court, and we don't care if she is the right woman or not (Laughter).

Mr. Justice Gompertz-But suppose there' was no money in Court ?

Mr. Hell said that if she were a pauper, or werà in gaol, the paus was still on her to prove that she was not Ho Sze. The warrant was issued by this Court for the airest of some per- son. Someone was arrested, and if the warrant was inapplicable to her she should show that she was not the right person, or that the

governed by rules and regulations consonant with deccacy and respect for the dead." Even the Protestants cannot claim it "for their very own; it in the public burial place THE P and Q Company's sa, India, which of Hongkong maintained by the public, leit London on 12tb üle took 166 folowing warrant was irregular. Until the plaintiff, wont or rather by the Government, which specie for Shangbai: Bar Silver £47,000,

joto the box, neither she nor her solicitors had comes to the same thing, out of general SIGNOR Brambilla, the newly-appointed Fiestay focue standi at all,

No sect or body has a right Secretary to the Italian Legation in Pekings say that it has any particular claim, on has left London for Italy, and left ends on the domain, but so far as we can make out 22nd ult. for China to take up his dutles. all have an equal right to interment there. If the Roman Catholics and the Zoroastrians prefer to have cemeteries of

reveque

to.

THE Admiralty announce the appointment of Liu, R. H. K. Hope to the King Alfred the Bedford paying-off, undated, and additional

during the recent case rom

Mr. Dixon-Do you remember the faces of

the last six monibs?.

all the people you have cross-examined during

Mr. Gardiner I would not say so.

Then how is it that during all the time that bas elapsed you can identify this woman? She has a distinct facer

cribe it-She is piffy-eyed; she has a pleasant What do you mean by a distinct face ? „Der face, but I would not call her beautiful, (Laughter).

Her face compressed" you?, (Laughter)—,

Yes.

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SERVICE:

ASSAULT BY JUNKMEN.

PETROLEUMCOB BOAT ATTACKED.

[From Our Own Correspondent,}}

Shameon 15th April:

11:45 me

near Quinsan, by junkmen, on the An, attack was made, on Monday,

motor launch of the Asiatic Petroleum Co

The launch, which was damag managed to escape.

The passengers were not seriously

hurt.

ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN

MORE REGULATIONS.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

have submitted another set of ten

Poking, 14th April. The Anti-Opium Commissioners

regulations dealing with the prohi

habit

SHANGHAI SETTLEMENT

Mr. Dixon opened his case, by calling Mr.bition of the opin F. X. d'Almada e Castro, who pointed out in Court the real Ho Sza and denied that Yuen A Choy, who was seated next to Ho $23, wat any, other person. He dooied also that: Yoon A Chey gave evidence in the Summary cases.

Yues A Choy was also called. She swore had no claim against Li Chi Cain, and bad. that at no time was har name Ho Sre. She no interest in the actions, although she was present daring the trial. Her sister was an interested party. The witness then suffered a scathing cross-examination, but she came through all right. Her evidence, however, was given in a very unsatisfactory manner, the old which were given in a half and half way. lady "inggling with all her -replies, most of

not Ho Sze, and gave judgment accordingly,

His Honour found that Yuan & Choy was

THE DELIMITATION OF MACAO,

MASS MEETING IN CANTON.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 14th April.

On the nth instant, another mats meeting

was held in the Gaston Assembly Hall in con nection with the question of the delimitation of

imprisonment. My friend thinks it is ....

Macao, when there were prescatan exceptional Mr. Dixon-This is not so action for falsely large number of people of all classes. It is needless to say that considerable discussion Mr. Hett stated that it was possible Yuen A took place during the proceedings. The meat Choy had a twin sister (Laughter.) It waing ultimately passed the following resolu probable—(laughter)—ha added"

tions:-All classes of people are to calte toge. the Special Envoy H.E. Ko Yu Him urging ther in petitioning H.E. Viceroy Chang and

selicitors as to who should open his case first. An argument followed between the two Mr. Dixon Argued that his friend should, Mr. Against the latter.

BEXTENSION.

FRESH APPLICATION.

•[By courtesy of the Sheung Po

Peking, 14th April. The various Foreign Ministers in Feking have again pressed their claim for an extension of the foreign settlement in Shanghai.

The Central Government is just as firm as ever in opposing it.

CONTRABAND IN VICTORIA GAPL

WARDER CHARGED, WITH SUPPLYING

PRIBONER WITH FOOD,

The charge against Kakbs Singh, the 'wardes. of the Victoria gaol, for smuggling food into the.

gaol premises the other night was continued in the Police Court, this afternoon, when evidence was taken by Mr. J. H. Komp, A coolie who is serving a term of five years for armed robbery, said that on the night of the 11th instant the defendant approached his cell, and threw two pieces of pork to him. Witness picked up the meat and threw it back at defend at Agale and once more the wiluers got rid of it. the latter returned the pork into witness cell

Ordinary buslar municioni siruld be addressed their own which they maintain themselves for rambolhs' study of fapanese, todate May-15 Hett argaing otherwise. The judge found them to maintain, strenously and to do their A report to the Principal, Warder followed and

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under the laws of the Colony and subject to the supervision of the Government, then that is their own business. They interfere with nobody, ask nothing from the public purse, and seek only to act according to the tenets of their particular religion. That is as it should be, but when it comes to

MORRIS BON, the, general agent," who was accused of the, larceny (by bailes) of $500 cases. He said that some time ago several Mr. Bet then opened by recalling previous belonging to one Dora Jackson, of Kowloop, actions were brought by A Sz against the was found guilty at the Magistracy to-day, Tak L. Lung firm, and two meu (Las Hing

sentenced to two months hard labour.

Ping and Lui Chi Chip) were joined as alleged INSPECTOR Collet: prosecuted a hostman and formed about forty other actions against the partners, These actions (three in number)

atmost for the protection of territorial rights in the Macaq boundary question. The Cantonese tail, with all necessary information relating to the officialsin Pekingabould be well informed in de question and be requested to render whatever services that may be required in co-operation with the Special Envoy in the negotiations dividual should be requested to gather what with the Portuguese Government. Every in

defendant was arrested.

| Mr. J. H. Gardiner (of Maura. Brunton and witness whether he did not think the defendant Hett) who appeared for the defence, asked the was doing him a kindness by presenting hims with the pork. The witness made a long state- ment, the gist of which was that by giving blm him late trouble About a wank 20, be ad the pork it was the Indian's intention of getting

submit same ip the Society for the Protection belt. Witness was'", afraid to do so and at Territorial Rights and filed together for the with the intention of "getting bis own purpose of conducting negotiations. All ex-back that warder deputed defendant to ponaco now incurred on account of the present place the park in his cell. Than they would. question will be defrayed by subscription which | search his cell, and if the pork was found there. will be duly cold.

witness would have to suffer brand and water fora while,

The daily inus is delivered fren when the address question of the public cemetery The scene in his wife in the Police Count, this morning, for Tak Li Lang by widows and ladies, who lived ever forthor,information that may be of help to another warder (No. 191) auted witness (wbo sold to messenger, Poak aubscribers can bare chianged, no to speak. If a number of in stealing a quantity of firewood belonging to the in the Tak Li Lung homa. Mr. Justice Wise the Special Eavoy in this connection and to was engaged in making shoes) to make bim their copies delivered at their residences without dividuals have a certain brand of religion Shipyard, at Quarry Bay. They were found at the time was not satisfied with the matter, any extra charge. On copies sent by post as and wish to practise last rites in God's Acre guilty of uninful possession, and a fine of $15 but gave judgment against the firm. All the addisk $1.80 per quarter is charged for porage, in their own particular, fashion, and at the cach was imposed. The postage on the weekly laue to, any part of the same time are prepared to pay for the pri

Actions were for money lent. To give colour world is 80'ona per quarter.

to this story Lau Hing Pong was stated to have Blogie Copies, Bally, ten canie, Weekly, twenty-This is a free, or, at least, a comparatively vilege, well, there is nothing more to be said.

engineered this fraud, as all the women were At five centą (for cash only).

concubines and amabs of the Tak Li Lung..

the free Colony and every resident has a right to

Las Hing Pong, Mr. Heft went on to bis, opinions so long as they do not conflict

say, ascertained that Lai Chi Chin was a with law and order. But where the general

rich man, and when he found that the public maintain a public burial place the

Tik Li Lung Grm was in low water he public have a perfect right to demand certain GENERAL Tasker H: Bliss, of the U.S., Philip missory notes ad, lib, to all the women in the It is reported that H.E Ko Ya Bim wit No. 191 was removed from his gang for havin engineered this frand, by handing out, pro-

rights and privileges in connection with it, Government House this morning? Accom and the women succeeded. Lai Chi Chỉn, who duties in connection with the settlement of the Louse. The actions by the woman followed proceed to the South shortly to take up his and to declare that no section of the companying General Blits, war Dr. Amos P, Wil-[ was made the defendant, appealed against-the question of the delimitation of Macuo.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1909

MORE CLASS-LEGISLATION-IN-

PHONGKONG,

munity: shall be exclusively favoured to the prejudice of the many. But that is exactly what the Sanitary Board and those who sup At the last meeting of the Sabitaty Board ported the resolution are seeking to do an important resolution, involving a distinct They would exclude the Chinese from the question of principle with regard to the rights right of burial in the public cemetery, even of the Chiness community in Hongkong was although the Chinese are perfectly wing introduced by Mr. Shelton Hooper, second to abide in the strictest seose by each and ed by Dr. Fitzwilliams and passed by six all of the regulations framed by a beneficent. votes to three, the minority including the and paternal Government for the due obser- President of the Board and the two Chinese, vance of the proprieties at such places as representatives. On the face of it the reso public cemeteries. The fact of the matter lution was of a most innocuous character, is that this sort of petty municipal legis being merely to the effect "That as the new lation is all of a piece with the policy of the cemetary-bye-laws prohibit the burning of Government in reserving special lands for jos sticks and firing of crackers in the Colo. the bon fow of the Colony. First they de Dial Cemetery it is desirable for the Govern creed that in life the Chinese should not ment to select a new site and authorise a live in the vicinity of the Peak and now in

A

SIX months hard labour was the sentence from banishment before his time. Accused was passed on a coolin, Cheng Wai, for returning banished to Canton on the gist March, 2007; for five years. He was found roaming about the Colony yesterday.

pine Army, and A.D.C, paid su official visit to

der, U.S. Consul General, who is shortly to proceed. home on leave.

THE China Squadron bad hard lines in losing first place in the recent battle practice, particularly as the margin of points was not a

wide one. However, tho squadron can console

decision to the Fall. Court, sed it was proved that the entries in the firm's books were untrue. Fer instance; there was an entry in the book

regarding a loan from a certais pawnshop; but when the pawnbroker was interviewed he dealed any knowledge of a loss, His books

showed nothingThen the writer of the Tak

itself with its admited all-round efficiency and Li Lung's books was discovered add be, besides the knowledge that modern guanery began in it, other things, said that fosty ladies were engag: A SOMEWHAT serious fire broke out in the to make them look like old books, (Laughter). Predid rubbing the books with tobacco ash to as wood-drying rooms of the Greca Island Cement A very ingesions fraud. (Laughter) Then the works, at Honghom, early this morning. The action against this woman Ho Sra began, ber outbreak lasted several hours. The fire brigado arrest followed, and her denial that the was war in attendance, and did good work. At that person. S about ted o'clock this morning the fire was entirely extinguished. The orm of the blaze is put down to the overheating of the wood, The damaga is estimated at about $1,000,

Evidence was than called.

At the conclusion of the meeting talegrama were at once despatched to H.E. Ko Ya Him and the Cratoncas officials ip Peking inform ing them of the proceedings.

A BUSINESS PROPOSITIONA

MARRIED TO GET A LIVING.

woman, whose features were a minute before During the trial of an issun in the Supreme Court, this morning, at middle-aged Chinnio, described as "distinct, puffy eyed," and "oot beautiful," was called to the box. Solicitor-Are you a widow? Witness-Yes

twenty years ago,

How long ago did your husband die?-About

You were married to him for a long time ba- fore his death? Yes,

very

Mrs. Lai Chi Chia, who appeared to be uc After your first husband's death, weren't you well, was called to the box. She was persit married again? Yes, There is not ted to be stated during her evidence. She strange in that If one's husband dies, there is stated that she knew Yuen A Choy, baving met nothing wrong in getting another to sup

Lau Hing "Fong'4":"place_nearly four | ***

you and to give you food)

cemetary for the juterment of bodies of per- / death the Chinese are not deemed atting Two months" hard; labourg and twenty-four her sons of the Buddhi and other non-Christian occupants of lairs in the public cometery. strokes of the birch was the sentence passed your Faiths, and for whomme special comsteries. The whole thing is so supremely ridiculous by Mr. F. A. Hanlied, to the Police, Court, to have been provided where it may be lawful that it would be farcical if the subject did not day, on a coolie, who was found for the practice of any rites and ceremonies preclude one from dealing in such a manner soatching. The t

to the religion the

de with a subject serious, in itself, and in the Yowkey, residing i the motion thus set forth; pripciple underlying the motive which ap, fiva o'clock yesterday

Where is Lan Hing Poog's place?

dioss-to-femark “everybod

the Witness coolnes

Mr. A, Ri-Craig, assistant superintendent of the gaol, who prosecuted, asked the witheas if it was nots fact that thirteen days ago wa

tobacco in his possession. The reply

At this stage, the case was romsaded Monday, Bail in the sum of $200 was granted;

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY

COLLECTION OF FARKE,*/*

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

April, For the 1st ten days of this moon, amounts collected in fares by the Canton Ham- kow' Railway were as follows:NU

zod

musty,

denbuncing this latest

way from Koi

gold