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Shipyard Labourers.

HOLDERS OF SECRET MEETING ARRESTED.

ABORTIVE CONFERENCE OF SUIFYARD'

MECHANICS;

19th inst."

An important masting which was being held" by alarge number of native shipyard mechanice at the Chul Nam Hotel, which is situated at 433, and 435, Queen's Road West, was broken up by the police last night, and number of arrests made. The information that the meeting was in progress was conveyed to No. 7 Police Station by an informer, who had been on the look-out for several days, as the congregation of the mechanice was expected some time last week. It did not come

leaders bad expected a raid.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, APRIL 241

Mr. Dizon observed that at the meeting there was no mentiowapf fights," and trade unions were quite lawfultos por mendapat Bio Work tip will there be another meet)

know. Mr. "Do you know if the Government will grant you permission to ho

to hold another?" the Court. queried.

I learn that if in the first instance permis- sion had been asked for the Government would "have allowed it,” was the answer, j

Inspector Robertson was of the same opinion. ***

Mr. Diaph--If your Worship will adjours the care sine dis 3 will write the Goverment asking for permission.

Hip Wonkip-! would suggest that they wrote the application.

The case was accordingly adjourned rins die and the decision of the Court rests on the action of the Government so far as permission is concerned.

International Bank.

QUESTION OF LIABILITY RAISED,

SCATHING ORÓBS-EXAMINATION OF THE CASHIER

Sir Henry Berkeley, K.G., in the Saprame Court lest Tuesday, made a lengthy address in the cars lo which the Maù Lao Chân firm'atë' quing the International Banking Corporation to recover the sum of $8jo in respect of a bill of exchange, which, so it is alleged, the bank paid by mistake. Ako nekada padne strane In this matter it will, perhaps, be remember. ad, that some months ago the Man Lee Chika firm received a bill of exchange from Van- Couver. Several days afterwards the bill was missing, and the bank was notified. It is then alleged that in spite of the thief, to quols Sir Henry Berkeley, was paidat

Sir Henry submitted that the defendants were not protected by the Statute, because the bill they paid did not on the face of it purport. to be oudorsed by the person in whose port.

And it was 100 much trouble for you to go And look up the matter?Not too much trouble; too much work. MO

Same thing. Was it physically impossible for you to look up the matter?--Yes!

Are there no other clerks to do the work in the bank ?--YesAAAAAA

Did he

find it? No. Why?—He could not ha

Did he make a proper search -He had his other work to do,

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RUNNERS" GRIEVANCE:

SEACTION AGAINST KING. EDWARD' HOTEL/

ARREDOM HVORFROPRIETORS.

And did one go to find the information? A very interesting action came on before Mr. Justice Gomperts in the Supreme Court, last Wednesday, when William Henry Brown," formerly a runner for the King Edward Hotel, brought an action against Dorabjen and Com pany to recover the sum of $254.75-baing as So there was no search made?--Yes, there to 560 for salary for the month of March, $19.75 commission and S165 damages for alleged was. PVA proper, thorough search, I mean wrongful dismissal, which were accounted for Whether it was thorough or not I cannot say as appended-Ons month's salary in lieu of I put it to you that if a large European coo-sotice, 550; for commission earnable during stituent had gone to you and asked you to stop the period of one month, $30 one month's payment of a draft, you would have taken board and lodging, $75 more steps to protect them than you did in this case? Certainly not.

In the ordinary course of your business of a were prezanted to you would you pay," Brown, Jones, Robinson and Company? No.

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any virtue);

thought these reasons for plaintiff'e=dinsmissal, [4 (This closed the case for the plaintiff. (20 (@Mr.Dan{o}·said that the defendant's case bad been proved.from the cross-examination, „TES plaintiff had misconducted himself and defend Bats had sufficient grounds to diem!us him.

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The Court calot do that Evidence was called to show that plaintif had used the launch for his own purpose idia, regarding the fact that he was nuing the hotel property. The Intoxicating Liquor Ordinance provided that no hotel keeper could mcarer os

chit which was more than 55, but plaintiff,” was a lodger and his chits were: recoverable; just like any other lodger in a hotel, a

The case was remanded.”a,

ROBBERY OR REVENGEY

off, however, the belief being that the vlog-f. Among the documents seized by the polica notification the bill, when presented by the bill endorsed 'Brown, Jonas and Company" of a tajagram to Swatow and replyin' village of Wong-nei-chòng was thrown into

Late yesterday afternoon suspicion was aroused by the fact that large number of may, some of whom were recognised, ware

sean wending their way to the hotel, which, naturally, attracted the attention of the in formar, who gave the police the tip to act. When Inspector Robertson and a few datactives raided the building the, meeting was in full swlog. In the lasga sitting-room were be tween five hundred and six hundred men, workman in the service of nearly every dock company and shipbuilding yard in the Colony All of them were sealed around tables drinking tea, and, listening to every word which was uttered by a speaker, who, at the moment, was explaining to the audience the buslasis of the meeting

The police rushed the room and arrested the speaker and two others, while they seized, number of documents, which were found lying on a lable. These documents, it is stated, ex plaid the object of the meeting. After the arrests were made, the meating broke up quiet ly. Those arrested were:-

la the raid, were two of some importance. One a little printed slip-was in the character of "dodger," or what is papularly known local- ly as an " Express" It set out that the meet ing was for the purpose of discussing the formation of a school for skilled labour employ ed in the local shipyards.

The second document is on a sheet of fools cap and its contents were in writing. Evi dently the composition is the work of a nevica le draftsmanship, for the rendering into English is not very intelligible in the literal form. We present, however, as clore a reading of it in English'as it has been possible to make the translation intelligible.

The document purports to be a comprehen sive set of rules for the guidance of mem bers of the proposed. tabour union, which in throughout referred to in the origiozl as a

school. The translation follows:

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It is proposed to establish a "school" for the basent of men engaged in our trade; it is hoped that the institution may last for all time;

All members may make suggestions Wa Cheung, a fitter, of the Quarry Bay Any member having good regulations to sug- Shippard, residing at 17, Bulkeley Street, gest should make them known to other mem- Hunghom.

Chu Pak Us, timekeeper of the Hongkongers. If these (good) views are not brought forward they causot promote the public weal. and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, re- However, if any regulation is found unsatis sidig at 161, Market Street, Hunghom, and factory it can be discussed at meetings and

Fong Chan Man, an engineer and cigarette amended there and then. hawker, of 13, Queen's Road Central,

3.--it is proposed that all office-bearers shall meet at the school every Saturday eyed Any of our fellow-workers having goed suggestions to submit, or other mat fers concerning the public good, are re quested to attend at the school and discuss them with the office-bearers.

From information gathered by a Zelegraph representative, we learn that the meeting was called with the object of establishing a "trade union" amongst the engineers and.mechanics employed in the Colony, It was proposed, so we are given to understand, to raise sufficient funds, by subscription, so as to protect mom. bars of the proposed guild from say personal difficulty in cale of a strike or lock-out. In such a position their claims on employers will receive more attention than they now do.

This morning, at the Magistracy, the three men were charged with holding a meeting, not being for a religious purpose, without sanction of the Government,

The bearing was adjourned.

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4. It is proposed that if any of our fellow, workers have not yet heard of the benefits that will be derived from becoming a member of the "school" and who may come to hear of it, they will be allowed to join the school within the next three months If they should so desire, and shall pay, the same fee of $t as original mem- bars. After the three months have expired the entrance fee will be $5.

[Probably,through a clerical error, the follow ing section was numbered "6." There is no clause 5-Translator's note.] ****

EFFECT OF RETRENCHMENT IN THE

6. If any member should be careless about KOWLOON DOCKS.

his work and meet with any accident and bave zoth' inst.

no means to pay for medical treatment, be cab The trial of the three mas-Wu Choung, a

come to the school" and make a report to the filter, of the Quarry Bay Shipyard, residing at committee who will send a subscription list 17, Bulkeley Street, Hunghom; Chu Pak Ua, round to their follow-workers to collect sub. timekeeper of the Hongkong and Whampoa scriptions. Upon the return of the subscription Dock Company, Limited, residing at 161, Market list, the "school" will pay the money.out first Street, Hunghom, and Fung Chan Man, an

(to the member in need) On pay day the englater and cigarette hawker, of 13, Queen's amount of individual subscriptions will be Road Central-who were charged with con. deducted from each subscribing member's vening a secret meeting in the Chui Nam Hoages) The advance is made, as a special tel, at 423 and 475, Queen's Road West on Sep. favour by the "school" day last, without permission of the Government, was opened before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Ma- gistracy, this forenoon,

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was drawb. The bill was drawn in English, payable to a firm named in English "Man Lee Chan and Company."

that.

Mr. Justice Gomperts-Probably it was the only way the bill could have been drawn?

Bir Henry--Yes; and he went on to zomark that the poly proper endorsements-purporting to be" Man Lee Chan and Company would be Man Lee Chan and Company, gp

took any other endorsement they ran a risk?

Mr. Justice Gompertz-And you say if they Sir Henry replied that such was the case. He submitted broadly that a bill drawn in English with a name in favour of the payee on the body of the bill is not properly endorsed in Chinese. If it was, then the onus was on the bank to show that the endorsement in Chi ness truly represented the name of the payes. do far the plaintiff's declared the endorsement of "Man Lee Chan Sing Kea" did not repre seat them. There was as yet no evidence to

Defendants should be non-suḥted, an the contrary and the Court must not accept that ground. On the question of bona fides his friend (Mr. Pollack) had suggested, if he did not contend, that as far as the Statute went that. element of good faith did not enter into cap sideration thereof, but was confined to a certain other thing. That, Sir haar y hace de good faith then they could not be protected. When be supported. If they had not acted in good" a banker paid a bill within a few days, almost a few hours, after he was informed that the bill had been stolen, should not be held by the Court to have acted in good faith, inasmuch essential to the pro- as good faith was tection of either of the Statutes, and that the bank in the circumstances detailed to the Court should not be held to be protected. Carelessness, recklessons, were the first elements of bad faith; Commonense, which was the law, and the law the crystallisation of commonsense, showed, that the bank was wrong. When the thief presented the bill they should have notified the Man Les Chan Com. pany. lad, they not been notifed that the bill was stolen? If the Man Lee Oban Com pany were notified the thief would have been caught. They were consequently, by their. carelessness, liable to conversion, and liable also to the value of the bill

Counsel cited authorities at some length Mr. Pollock opened the cats for the dai shortly, after which evidence was called.

Mr. F. Stanley Clarke, cashier of the fati tional Bank, said that as cashier he sancti the payment of all drafts. In the case of made payable to Chinese, one of the st

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7. It is proposed that the general and fia-examined the endorsement,. In December abre opmmiltaan ku alusted-emme 133 trauka Yumi ter by ballot,

The court-room was fairly well filled when

8. it is proposed, that the "school" shall A book contaid the magistrate took his scat shortly after ball issue to each member past eleven. Nearly every seat was opcupleding the names of the native places of the by engineers and filters, fotorested parties and members so that there will be no confusion. sympathisers, who followed the proceedings about the autoames. The book will also serve for recording receipts for monthly payments. with great interest,

In case the book is lost, a report must be made to the "school" when a see book will be

The reader will recollect that on Sunday afternoon between 500 and 600 Chinese, repre- senting artizans from all the docks and ship-abued, building yards in the Colony, met at West Polat. The thres, defendants were alleged to be the ring-leaders, and the object of the meet ing was to collect subscriptions to form a trade walon so as to protect themselver in case of strikes. The meeting was broken up by the police, and the arrests followed.

It is proposed that all members who are not out of work shall make their monthly pay megis on each pay day. In case they should be unable to pay, they will be allowed three months during which to settle fasir ac- counts: Beyond the period of grace whatever payments that might have been made will be forfeited (as a penalty) so as to set an example 16 others. Members, who happen to be aut of work, do not come under this sula.

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A MISSING BANK DRAFT.

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A SHROFF,

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a draft for $840. ・・

Mr. Pollock-Did the Cbloaman say to w the draft was payable?-Yes, the Man Chan.

Did the Chinaman, say what had happened to the draft?-Yos, lost or stolen.

Did he say anything more?-Yes, he şiked me to stop payment.

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What did you do?-I asked for the name and number of the draft and the name of the bank from which it was issued,

Do you read Chinese?—No.

So far as you kapez, there was no endorse mont on the draft-Yes, there was

Where?—I go by the shròffs signatura. You don't read Chinese?-1, do not, So that what's written at the back of the draft, you don't know ?—I trust the shroff. "Who is under a guarastes? -YEL

Is it not a fact that the guarantee of the shroff or the "compradore leads to relaxation, lack of vigilance and diligence in all banks?-- Nog

The witness was then excused, and the head abroff called, and his examination was still pro- ceeding when our report closed.

Sir Henry Berkeley, K., instructed by Mr. Otto Kong Sing, appeared for the plaintiff, and the Hou. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K C., instructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, defended."

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLBR'S

DILEMMA.

ACCUSED OF LARCENY FROM WOMAN,

Messrs. Dorables and Company, proprietors of the King Edward Hotel, entered a counter. claim for. Stro, as follows:-Half the cost. connection with a box lost on the liner Asta, St.go to Shanghai kod reply, $5.75 to

STRANGE AFFAIR AT WONG-HEL CRONG. At an early bour last Tassday morning the great state of confusion when it was learnt that a most ferocious attack a tion with the last box, Sag.so: chits for refresh, maltreated.the man' and stabbed the woman, nila and reply, 531 lawyer's leen in connee gardener and his wife had been made upo mentr lo the hotel, 5881 cash advanced, Sea; sovorely, it is believed, about the body. The for the urs and occupation of a room by Bassault took place about three o'clock in the friend for seven days at $5 per day, 535-less house of the gardener, at 96, Wong-uni-chong, $69.15 paid on account. Ad

Mr. Oute Kong Sing appeared, for the plain- tiff Mr. W. G. Daniel, of Massis. Johnson, Stokes and Master, dafended.

The story of the gardener, Chol Him, as bu gava it to the police, was that at about that hour, while he and his family were asleep, he heard 'a loud noise at his front door and as he was The main features of the case were that on about to make investigation, the door full (0, and five or six men satered the house. One of the goth Match the defendants wrote to the plaintiff, through their solicitors, Messrs. John the intrades carried a knife in his hand. They son, Stokes and Master, giving him notice of seized the farmer and his wife and pressed them

into an adjaining cubicle, where they assaulted instaat dismissal, and in that letter they presented an account, which they alleged the pair, firstly, with their fists, but later, an was the proper account between the plain the woman would not obey the order and tiff and the defendants. In that account keep quiet, the man with the knife cat ber the defendants admitted owing plaintiff his about the arm and face several times. salary and commission for March, and as

Meanwhile two other men were: ransack- against that they alleged certain amounts

ing the house, but the mobbers, if trob÷?" Which was entered in the counter claim,bers they were, did not succeed in removing Mr. Otto Kong Sing then gave reasons for anything from the premises, the cries of the the counter-claim. He said that about three when the police arrived on the scans they woman of "Save file" frightening tham away. months ago a passenger arrived by the dia found the house la disorder. The injured and brought with him his luggage. On the

woman refused to go to hospital, but, ako sub- Morris Bon, a Russian Jew, who calls him way from the steamer to the King Edward mitted to treatment. self a comme traveller, and who was COD. Holal the luggage was in the ordinary way in victed a week ago and sentenced to two the custody of the plaintiff, who alleged that mantha hard laur for the larceny by bailes the passenger's luggage was deposited in the of $500 belonging to a woman-named-Dora-tall-of-the-hotel-Os the axival of the pas Jackson, has been granted a re-hearing. At senger at the hotel it was discovered that the time the Russido was convicted the story one particular item of his luggage was was told that be received 500 from the Jackson | missing. He 'reponed the mater to the woman to purchase a draft and it was alleged defendants, who made inquiries and weat that he converted the money to his own GEO.

to a lot of expense, including lawyer's The re-hearing took place before Mr. J. H fees--this without the knowledge and content Kemp is the Police Cour last Wednesday of the plaintiff. After these expenses had been morning, when the convicted man was called

incurred the item of luggage was found at the to the stand to give evidence on his own behalf. Astor House Hotel, "The trunk was taken there The defendant stated, he was now doingja by mistake by a lady. In the meantime the term of imprisonment. He kos Dora Jack owner of the trunk had claimed $6a5 for his son for a couple of months, He fint met her property, which was paid by the defendants; in Hongkong;

but on the recovery of the trunk this money was returned.

Mr. J. H. Gardiner (for the defence) Did you meet her in Shanghai?-No.

Did she give money to buy a draft ?--No- thing of the kind.

So that what she stateḍ last time is falsu ?— Files.

Heve you had mopey transections with her?

No.

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Do you owe har money?-No. She owes me Seu for shoai and kimonos 1. brought her.|

can be found in her room...

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The Court-That probably was why the law. yer was consulted.

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Mr. Koog Sing did not think so. As regarded ike $88 for refreshments he stated that he had a special defence to raise as to that, while the item för kotel expenses for his friend was regular. A room had been set apart for plain. tiff and he had a perfect right to house à friend in his owa room,

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-The question remains as to whether the visit of these strange men’had robbery for its object, The police do not think so. They are of opinion that the gardener or his wife had got the village over a dispute on the subject of themselves into ill-favour with some people in

water, and in this way the grieved side sought to secure their revenge," "The question of rand Backing the house, strange to anỹ) WAS only a hoax Arrests are expected shortly.

SOHNE IN QUEEN'S, ROAD,:

A DRUNKEN "COOLIE"AND 'AN.;INDIAN” POLICEMAN,

a7at inst

A coolie who had imbibed no luas than thres calties of armsku at his dinner last night and became uncontrollable, made things lively in Queen's Road for a short while. First of all, and against the wishes of his chums, the gay one staggered to the street and, taking up a safe poslà tion so us protect himself against moving, lamp posts and such-like dangerous things, pro ceeded to address a crowd that wasn't there, An Indian policeman who, it would seem, çans. not appreciate good oratory, ordered the coolie Plaintiff away. Yaushing stopped his speech for a time to tell the officer that, he was a “black bird,” and requested blm to go and get his sock 15pwey* And once more he proceeded to wax

The plaintiff was called and stated that he did not think that there was anything in his

You know that Rule 1 doar not allow any wine to be taken in the hotel during working

Was $500 pald by you or anyone else for hours?--Yes. her?--NO

You haven't $5031-No. All buvo is $175, Is it true that the prosecutrix, 'Dora Jackson, leat you $500 - Nothing of the kind, air.

She made no loan whatever -No

The Court-Did'sha band you any money

on the goth March? No. She told me to get

Did the Chinaman return a second timp?—her a docter and I did so. I also paid for the Yes.

And what occurred? I advised him to tele. giv graph bis friends asking them to cable ng full particulars.

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How could they advise you ?--It would have to be by wire before it was of any use.

Did you hear from the drawers by wire ?-- No,

Did you got à letter from them -Yes. When was that letter received ?—On the 25th January.

And when was the draft paid ?-On the 6th January.

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At the time when the draft was 'paid witness was ignorant of the number of the draft, the Dame on the draft, and the name ofthe bank from which it was issued. No notice in writing wAS rendered witness in respect of the draft. In order to trace out the draft it would be acces- sary to go through the register and files. If

Mr. C. F. Dixon, of Maseru Hastinge and Hastings, who appeared for the defence, said that in order to save time his clients had decided to plead guilty to the charges. He had gone carefully into the facts of the mat- ter and had advised the defendants that they had committed a technical breach of the law, Mr. Dixon bere proceeded to relate the facts of the case as they were related to him,

In the Police Court, fast Saturday, Mr. F. A. adding that if he were not correct in them the police would assist him. The meeting, be Hareland presiding, Tang Wing, a shroff je Bald, was called by the first defendant by cir- the employment of a firm at 18, Connaught calan, which were handed to all pative en Road West, figured in the dock on charges of gineers in the Colony, and its object was to larceny and false pretence. A. plea of no! discaps the possibility of forming a school for guilty was entered, and the case was adjourned

witness had been informed that the drawers the study of engineering. The second and until next week, bail being allowed in the sum

were the Bank of Hamilton,, Vancouver, third defendants took no part at the meeting. of 5500,

Detective Sergeant J. J. Walt, who made the be could have traced the draft, "On the They attended simply because they had re- ceived circulars. They, however, made speech-arrest, conducted the case on behalf of the day the draft in question was paid there were us. There was a very large attendance, police; Mr. Andrew G. Jackson, of Messra, 300 to 500 others paid also. Every draft be

fore payment was justialled by the bead shroff Including number of detectives, whose Johnson, Stoker and Master, defending...

The story which lacks confirmation at this and passed on to witness for the order to pay. presence was known to the promoters. That Was proof that they did not know they eary stage-is that some time on the 10lb lost. When he passed the draft for $840 for payment were infringing the law. "It was true that a man pamed Chan Sing, of the Wai Song Un he did not in any way connect it with the Man- thay did not ask for permission to hold firm, 270, Des Voeux Road Central, went to the Lee Chan. Asked for a reason why he did the meeting-that was because they were Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to cash thres not connect the draft with the Chinese firm, afraid it would not be granted them. In view cheques and a draft. The cheques were receiv-witness's excuse was on account of the "pras- of the explanation, Mr. Dixon asked the Counted and honoured. The salesman, was then sure of business being so great." In passing to deal with the men.leniently. The meeting,

the draft be acted in good faith. It did not occur to him at the time that the $840 draft be want on, was a perfectly fawfal one; there were no inflammatory speeches, no mention

belonged to the Man Lee Chad, over which he was made of trade unions or strikes. The

had been interviewed by the Chinaman, object of the meeting was a purely lawful one. Inspector Robertson, conducting the case for the police authorities, cast a different light on the matter, He stated that some 800 circulars ware used to call the meeting, and were signed. by the first defendant and another person. There was no mention made in any of the speeches of an engineering school or technical Institute, What was said was that subscriptions should be collected to defend *themselves lo strikes,

The inspector then explained the reason why the meeting was held. Formerly, he said, workmen at the Hunghom Docks were paid double pay for Sunday and night work. There WAS & NOW INnager in office now and he had decided to cut down the wages to ope and half, and it was on account of that that the meeting was held. The subscriptions to the walon were to be paid-dre rata at the rate of thirty cents on each dollar, that was to say, that if a man received Sig a month he had to “gubscribe to the fund $3 a ybar, at 540 a month ha would have to pay Sta; per annum, and to 09. The cost of the refreshments con sumed at the maeting was defrayed by the first defendaste skad

Mr. Dizon called attention to the fact that

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medicine before I left for Singapore.

When did you leave here? —On #3th March. On what steamer?-Nera... And, of course, you returned on the Tonkin? Yes."

When were you arrested?-On 2nd April, What are you? What is your occupation ?--- Commercial traveller,

Are you often in the Est?-Two years be tween this and Shanghai,

Why did, you not, when you were asked at the last hearing what you had to say, deny the story of the prosecutrix?.- had no solicitor, All she said at the tiție was false

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In February last, I think your chits came to $58, mostly for drinks?-Not all for drinks.

Did you often had drinks in the hotel during work hours Yes

So-you-broke Rule 1-They accepted my chits.

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Weren't your drinks stopped ?—Ysa. Do you know by Rule 9 if you break any of the rules you are flable to instant dismissal? Yes.

The hotel launch is solely for the u use of the hotel passengers?—Yes.

Didn't you use if for your own purpose?-1 gave friends a lift now and again.

Round the harbour for a trip. And using your employer's coal? -Not. their coal, but the coxswain's. He was paid $go a month to run the launch,

Did you ever have women on the launch? Yes.

Women of loose character?What "loose?" Women from up the street Yes. They were in the hotel, or at least one of them.

Doss that reflect any credit on the hotel to have such women in their launch?-I very often took them off ships,

You once took a friend to the hulk Bygeia?

The evidence of several other women of the underworld was taken and all denied that the prosecutrix gave defendant ibe money to boy a draft. One went so far as to remark that the $;oo was given defendant as a. present. An- other said it was a loan. This witness, during-Yes. the adjournment, asked prosecutrix, "How WAE it you sware you gave Morris $çon to make a draft?" She stated that the reply she received was that prosecutrix "was thinking of some- thing else when she swore,"

And then, took a trip to West Point 7-Yes, So it appears that you made use of the lawoch whenever you liked for your own purpose? No, I did not,

Regarding the claim for $615 made by the At this stage Mr. Gardiner intimated that he passenger for his lost trunk, witness was asked intended to subpmaa more witnesses, and the by Mr. Gee, the manager, to sign a paper pro case was continued to Friday. Bail was remising to pay the hotal $25 a month. He did fused,

A BOGUS EXCISEMAN.

ACCUSED OF VICTIMIZING TWO COUNTRYMEN.

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Whether the story which was told by a num- ber of witnesses in the Police Court, this moms ing, during the bearing of a larceny charge against a man named Wong Shin Lun, is trag or not remains to be seed,

so to save his job. When the box was recover ed and the $635 returned, witness did not get back the paper be.bad algaed. (Laughter) Mr. Daniel explained that his clients made a search for the paper, but could not find it. They were not suing on that paper.

After it was discovered that witness had kept a man in his room for a weak there was con siderable trouble in the hotel, Mr. Dorabjee disapproved of the matter, but if witness had asked permission first it would have been granted. He was willing to continue with the and

hotel,

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and once more be had to stop in let. istical, and being 'jvered" aki cd which had gathered around Yan piloted his way into the middle of the street and possessed himself of a brickj which he presented to the policaman in an informal manner in the middle of the back Yau's-night-oat bara ended. · · He was seized none too gently, and rushed to the Central: Police Station and taken before Inspector Gour- lay, who charged the wily Yau this morning before Mr. Hazeland. Three catties of anmahu equal to 55 ls the problem Yau is working out to-day,

A-PRICKED CONSCIENCE,

COOLIE'S ACCIDENT LEADS TO HIS ARRESTE

An arrest, under most paculiar, circumio stances, was effected by the Sbau-ki-wan police, the other day. Nearly a week ago a coolla, giving the name of Wong Yau, misgod his footing while attempting to board a tramcar which was in motion, with the result that Wopg dropped to the roadway with a dull thud and injured the back of his cranium. The injured man was picked up by the police in an un conscious condition and removed to the Guy ernment Civil Hospital, -where, on being 'searched, a number of pawatickeła relazing tö some stolen clothing were found la his possex- sión. The clothing was stolen from a house at Shau-ki-wan. Friends of the coolle word very much surprised when they heard of his downfall Ons stated that the reason why Wong Yau fell out of the car was because conscience pricked him!".

Wong was discharged from hospital last Wed. nezday morning, and appeared before Mr. FA Hazeland, charged with the larceny of clothing. His Worthip adjourned the case in order that. the defendant be placed noder medical ob servation, the belief being that the man's mind is unhinged,

SANITARY BOARD COOLIES ARRESTED.

"ACCUSED OF ROBBING YER DEAD,ded

· A somewhat various charge was preferred by

the

Inspector Robertson, of No. 7 Police Station agaleat two Sanitary Board coolies, Tab Sam and To Sze, to the Police Court, last Saturday, Owing to the absence of another man, who is also wanted by the police, a day was fixed for trial of the defendunta; against whom alle- Dido' Mr. Dorabjes know you were drinking gations of theft have been laid bandag dug

The alleged facts of the case is the hole)? Yes, I have been drinking in the few days ago a widow, Li Tung, residing a

Second Street, informed the police that bar son- hotel when he passed by m

Now, why were your chits, stopped I-Be-in-law, a ward "boy" of the Government' Civil causo, I believe, I signed too many.

Mr. Kong Sing remarked that Mr. Dorabjee Bospital, had suddenly taken ill. The defend. ants were sent to the house to take the patient know that the plaintiff was drinking daring to hospital, While the "boy" was being re- He made no objector: moved his mother produced a red woollen working hours.

directed to another counter to present the draft, which was for £10 and drawn on the Union Bank, of Bydney. There he met the defendant, and it is alleged that while waiting to be

Cross-examined When he paid the draft attended to be was leaning over the count

he quite forgot that he had received letters of the tefendant slipped his hand Into

from the Man Lee Chan and Otto Kong Sing, the salesman's pocket and extracted the

otherwise he would not have 'paid

Heald draft. Soon the draft was missed, and

not think there was any extreme carelessbers

Wong was formerly an exciseman of the Mr. Kong Sing-You said when you ware while the salesman was turning out bis pockets,

on his part in paying the draft. There wa* Opium Farmer... To-day he is out of employs not on the launch you looked after the office? it is asserted that defendant approached him

great pressure of business at the time as it was

maut. Yesterday afternoon, it was about five-Yos. and offered to return the drakt for a considera- tian-fifty dollars. The salesman offered Sto sear Chinese New Year Had he remembered o'clock, he stopped two countryman în Con and was in the act of bending over the money, the notice bo would have entered a mark of naught Road, Representing himself to be as when Detective Walt stepped on the scope cantion in the register, so that when payment excise officer, Wong gave the two new ar having besa notified of the robbery ~and the || was called for his memory would have been rivals to understand that the suspected them shroff was placed in custody.

refreshed.

of being in possession of illicit opiums and His Worship, in remanding the case till Sir Henry-Why did you not when you that he wanted to search them. The men kab. Tuesday afternoon. next; anked if ball was received Mr. Kong Siog's letter, giving you mitted quiety. Wong, so it was stated, ex- wanted and what sum the defendant could put the amount, why did you not tick the register?amined their pockets, their bundles, and their

-Because I could not find the draft.

and not finding anything sent the mes. He preferred the man to spend his money blanket, threw it over him, and requested the parsed, up-

When did you receive your letter of advice away, Half an hour afterwards, when the man in the hotel rather than go outside and spend defendants to return the covarlet to: har later.. "What sum can he offer?" queried the ma-from San Francisco ?-On 2314 December.- had reached their lodgings, they examined it. But when it was discovered that plaintif

or the same Man Lee Chan Company in their purses and to their astonishment disco was signing for more than he earned, his chits on them to the institution the Pallest gistrate. The reply was-$100,00

that advice -It is

to see you on minus Sio and the other forty cents. They se the 24th ?! can't say dietologat posted the matter at the office of the Opium

And he came again in another occasion? Mr. Kong Slug wrote you on the gib Jan- uary 7--Your NATURALE

You stated that if you had known the same of the bank you could have traced the draft ? Yes they had the form of dal parit to you, Bir that the name of the ferning bank appeared in the letter of credit rogue and vagabond." The man appeared to be you received. Yes, losane and has been placed under medical ob- So that when Man Lee Chua cama to you

LITERADATA... you and the necessary information

"

Mr. Jackson replied-Asy amount.

..

"That's too small," remarked his Worship. Detective Watt said that defendant, bad $1,000.yasterday,

Mr. Jackson A man with that sam doesn't go stealing drafts.

Bail was eventually fixed at $500 and the case continued to Tuesday, as already stated. FOUND roaming about the city at an early hour

the circulars clearly stated that the meeting last Wednesday morning in a suspicious man

was called to discuss the question of an enginer, a coolle named Pan Kah was taken to the mering schoolgate

Oantral Police Station on a charge of being

His Worship replied that such might be the casa, but the other subject was in. mind when the circalare were issued: 99999

pired. ↑ His body was taken to the moriberY

Now, the.Man Les Chance zawid ivered a shortago in their casă şƐong man was' were stopped KETAMANNA Fand the blanket, so,it is hald, was nawned-by:

Farm, but without result They could not re- cognise to any of the excise officers brought forward for identification the proper man While this work was in progress another.ex ciseman came in and, as a matter of news, said that he had seen Wong Shin Lun in a tes house having refreshment and ppeared to be rather cashy, Wong was located in a tipusat West Point, and identified by: the farmers, Inspector Gourlay charged him with the larceny of Stothis morning, and the case was adjourand in order to take further evidencE PORTA

the accused,

They pleaded not guilty to the charge, and the case was adjourned until next week, w

It has been suggested that you used the launch for money-making 2-No.

The Court-That was not suggested. A. D. Gee, manager of the halal, said that during his term there was no complaint made against plaintiff's character. He never: bad: A CHIWEIE "brava"" belonging. cause for complaint. He did not know of any in the San On district was arrested circumstance which led to his dismissal, Wittor McDonald, at Yau-an-1 TAKE. iness did not know why plaintiff was dismissed, charge of trespass. The soft but-ke presumed it was because he had a man evidently come to Hongkong e in his spomineta face war alscovered in the

In cross-examination, witness said that if he "azamining the building vowheadsand ket had heard that plaintiff was ndng the hotel permit he smiled blanda OAK PUIG Launch for his own pleasure and taking women on Wednesday be paid de fot the peruna