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"FABBAS CORPUS CASE,

10JITS OF GOVERNOR«IN COUFCIL

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY SEPTE

Abi tisements.

¡tions are sent in shorthand. 1 confuss 1 don

like this discusalon." Of course, it 25sblatt have been avoided:

ofs the Chlef Justice, Sir Francis Piggot,

The Attorney General sald that one Mr. Justice. Her land, Acting. Pulina||| of his friend's -miin contentions was, that Judge, diiulog is – Füll Court this morning, the c:si wai teinmed in which Mr. M. W. Slade, KC Instructed by Mr. M, Reader Harris, a

ef Mears. Wilkinson and Crist, applied for role to be directed to the Captain Euperlatend ent of Police to show cause why he should not bilng up the body of Lo Taun Man, a prironar at the Central Felice Station, before the Court. to be discharged from custody. Hon, Mr. W. Rent-Davies, KC Attorney General, inatracted by Mr. B. L. Dannys, Sr., from the Crows Sol'citor's office, appeared on behalf of the Crown, RN

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the course

Especial infereit” altachas to the present, Pace by an Ordinance of int Colonial Legisla

the order wen bad because prisoner," had had no opportunity to defend himself. Fo (the Attomay Ganaral) was glad to be gİVOG NO opportunity of explaining his position. The only way would be to put before the Court evidence that the pilsoner wisseca by the Registrar Gene rat and bad the charges explained to him...... --- Mr. Sfide contended that the virilliy of the map's defence was not adjudged upon by the Governor-in-Council but merely by a funior official la the Registrar General's department

The Attorney General--What's your idea of

■junior official?

Mr. Slade-I call Mr. Hutchison a junior official...

Contlouings

Mr. Slade stated that any stray Government, be bustled out of the Colony coolie is the first could, according to the without being gives au opponnal y to defend

The Chief Jurice-Dces that question arise, in this case? - Kr. slada—Yes, I'm asking the Coast to say that the procedure is wrong.

Proceeding, Counsel stated that often a mis inko wis mide as to the i lentity of a prison in connection with criminal charges. How much more erry want to make a mistake whed man was never brought before the Cour?

Pilionoi'à fidavit, sát out that he resided, At 39, Connaught Road Central and was cantila" essiv’apt. He had resided in Hong Come to the Galong when two years, of age; kung for upwards of the last 35 years, having When 20 years o'd, he joined the Horgkopy Folice Force and remaided in that employ-bimiell mbot until July, acot, when he was certified by the Government Medical Officer as onfit for service. Upon leaving the Police Force, hë started a licenced kesmen's boarding-house at 17, Jabiles Strett. He still owned the business io pastaership with another pason. For the last thres years be was also assistant lo the 1-lop-ship besiness and managed the branch of the business relating to the supply of coal and labour for ships and he pastle cularly supplied cost and seamen to the Hamburg Ameriks Llos. He bad sever beso associated with any unlawful society engaged in the work of bringing men inte the Colony by fraud or false pretences for purposes of 'immigration, as alleged to the 'Warrant upon which he was arrested, He believed that the information against him wi farrished by i ol ce Sergeant Taylor, with whom he had a quarrel savas months ago. The gomir.) arose cus of the fact that one day, while he was in a licenced barding-house, the Ser geant came in aed was informed by certain Cbl-

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OF DAVID SASSOON & CO, LIMITED,

Agents. Hongkong, th September, 1910,

the passed lat yest Hongkong as converted by held at the Company's Hotel, on SATUR (Taking Cargo on through Bills from a free fato a Costemu pors. bis chases for the purpose of receiving a Statement of was regarded by some of the business commual Accounts to the seth Jane, igro, with the iy in the faland with somewhat gloomy foreh:d Report of the Directors, and to discuss by Steamship ́ings;)udging, however, by the Gzuras pre ent." matter that 22. Jenni di es fan but

competently brought bafolá the Meeting ed by the Harbour Master there is so hing to wamint their pessimism, and their predictions of the dire consequences that would ease from the abandonment of the fren trade principles upon which the prosperity of the post had hilberto depended are now mat with the fact that the volume of shipping has actually in, Creased. While the port was fice: it was not poris and exports; but the enormons extent of pasible to compile a correct return of its im trade with which it is connected might be ap prax mely estimated from its shipping retorns, report sows that "Hopi kong is not only A comparison of these with the postal maintaining its position as one of the leading shipping conʻres in the world, but is actu dily Improving on its put record. In order that the fullalyn.ficance of the p:sition may be appre cited it'in desirab'n to bear in mind the

RECENT GREAT TRADE DEPRESSION

experienced in all parts of the world, sod of Counsel then proceeded to deal with the law cleaily shon-sighted to imagine that be

which Hongkong has had its share. it was, The Attorney-General submitted that 'he Ordinance vested exceptional powers in theon particular b auch of the colony's business cause there had been a slight decline in Governor-in-Council to meet exceptional con- ditions in the Colony. His contention was two-fold. Firstly, it was not necessary that the banistee should be heard in his own colence Secondly, and, alternatively, prisseer in fact was head and therefore the coms on law sights which were made so much of by his friend had been fully complied with. That being so, it was not necessary for the Court to decide as to how farthe Governor-in-Conocil was justified in

NOTICE.

KN25.10SEPH, Broker, of. Eongkor do hereby declare that from henceforth Itball CEASE to use and Sign the Sumame of. JOSEPH and that I now adopt and' tako'the' now and at all times bereuter aso and Sign name of E. S. JOSEPH GOULD and 1 ball the and Banime of JOSEPH GOULD instead of that of JOSEPHROSSUT

KOW Man by busa Presents that I,

Hetokone, 3rd September, vorf

BEN LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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5.5, “BENGLOE" FROM MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP,

D-LONDON AND STRAITS, roozd, Times Chang, and frequently informed that all Goods are being landad —**, sugar-that Hongkong was kang

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby with inevitable results, and the merchants at their risk loto the bazardons and/or extra and tradera bare lears that it is their hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and business to be ever on the lookant for freak Kowloon Wharf and Godown dos Ltd. openinge in commercial matter. Moreover, ite and my from the wharwes delivery mast necessarily happen that in the course of

may be obtained time the pots of China and their trade will on dergo expansion, while the development of the interior will assuredly lead to the opening of new proving rivals to Hongkong they will only ive to heighten is importance as a great inddaljil and distributing centre. More Chistle willthen

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remato

No Claims will be admitted after the Goodi ing undelivered after the rath inst, will be sub-

to rent.

́All Claims against the Steamer most be pre

· pese who wars with him that he was dismissed his action. The evidence against the prisoner outlets. Instead, however, of thene avenues | sebted to the "Undersigned on or before the

from, the Police Force. He was ordered by the Sergeant to leave the premises and on his refusing to do so, the Sergeant threatens to get him into trouble,

Mr. Slade stáled that the Chief Justice at the last bearing of the application considered the ***th, iter so important that he referred it to the Pull Court. As the learned. Pulsos Judge was 'mo: fully aquilo'ed with the facts, le would state them briefly. The rule wird could be obislied upon several grounds. The first and most important of all was that the banlibed 1.1. mau had no opportunity at all to defend himself

37th inst, or they will not be recognised

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are be left in the Godowns, where they will be

was amply sufficient and the Executive Council could be presumed to have satisfied themselves as to the auth of the allegations. It was more an executivo tban a judicial matter. Theɓa attracted to the colony, and, with the open-mised on the 10ʻb inat, at II A.MA pilot bad actually admitted the truth of one have been fultor investigations. of the charges and there could not possibly

After farther, argament, judgment was

rerved.

NA QUESTION OF COSIS.

IN BADEAS CORPUS PROCHEdikos,

of the railways, business will be transacted

-on even a more extended scale.

A visit to the Kowloon pasizmain, on the reepposite side of the Strait, is sufficient to show

hew rapidly development in taking place. in that quarter, and ibis in itself is a good sign of Pongkong's increasing prosperity.

THE "BEDHORDI

ARRIVAL OF THE CREW AT NAGASAKI.

Naga:aki, Aurust ›7

•The British cuiser' Konm;ulk artived here yesterday morning at 9.30 from Qulpat, with the crew of the wrecked caniser. Brit,rd on beard. As previously reported, the P. and O. ss. Nubia is to call here on Sunday to coover the Birdfo, di crew-about 16 officers and 500- mun-ta Hongking, from whence they will probable be shipped to England at the first opportunity.

before the tribunal which banished him, and Before the Chief Justice, »ir ! rancis Piggott, not only that but after the bioishment order and Mr. Justice Hazeland, Acting Puisne bad brou made under which prizoner was to be Judge, sitting as a Foll Court this morning, the banished le two days, the Governor-in-

ca.e was again mentioned in which Mr. M. W, Council related to extend that time under blade, XC, instructed by Mr. M. Reader an application made for extension for the Hanis, of Mesis Wilkinson and Grist, applied purpose of showing good chuse why he should. for a rule to be directed to the Captain Super not be released, so that the mao, be he guilty intendent of Palice in the case of two Chinese or not of the cffances Alleged against him, bad to show cause why they should not be dis ‚ never had an opportunity to show caum why he charged from custody, ・ Han, Mr. W. Reaty should not beʻbinished. He had no oppor. Davies KC, Attorney-General, lostracted by tunity to show the Governor-in-Council that hav. H. L. Donnys, Sr., from the Crown Solici wiznetthemas. He had no opportunity to show toc's office, appeared for the Crown.. the Governor-in-Conscit why be should not be binis bed for a period of five years. The second ground was abst the order of banishment did not sufficiently set oat the grounds on which prisoner was to baʼbanished, as required by the Biznishment Ordinance. His submis. nion wan that the grounds on which a man bitished must be set cat with sufficient par- ticularity of dates and details of the alleged „offences in order to enable the priszper to meet the charges. lo that case that was by no "moins open to the prisoner. If there parti. The Chiat Justice-is it a criminal case, Mr.ailed to the top of the computment by the

pulara were 2:1 given, an absolutely impecent | Ailomsty ?.

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The Attorney-General said that the order in both cases bad bean cancelled by the Gover" not-in-Council,

Mr. Slade applied for costs.

The Attorney General said there could be no order for cos s at all. The men were no longer in the custody of the Police and therefore theto could be no return to the order,

Mr. Slade contended that only applied to criminal cases. Et could not be suggested'ibat that wis a criminal case,

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Very litle for her news is obtainable about the difaster, the effic ra maintaining a discreet silence, pending the inevitable Coiromantial Wies the vessel went on the rocks the was steaming, at 19 koots and the bottom plates were termopta fromfos ward to the second funati For some time sle bumped consider ably and then gradual'y sutiled down into a firm posititu, being held by the, rocki “which penetrated her batlom.

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_Only_one_man,_an_engine.room_artificer, escaped from the Broded stokehold. He was

war and manned to grasp ́a grating, after, waids scrambling to a ha'chway and safety, Two of this victimit, an artificar engineer and a chitfist kri, were married;"

man would not know what he was charged]・. The Attorney-Genera?—Yes. with. The words 'in the order said that pris Proceeding, the Attornsy-Guanval stated that sonar was associated with a contain `uslawful | the only thing his friend bad boun able to de- Society. It did not say what unlawful Society; was to have the orders cancelled on their belog foriber, that he was concerned in bring. fouad İtregalar. jg me into the Colony by laod pr false pretences for purposes of immigration. They were not told when and what men and whit The Attorney-General-That may be se. As way the nature of the fraud alleged against | a matter of fact, the man was extremely lochy.

•him. : Zasuming for a moment that the Gover. "I did not think that my friand could have bad | showed signs of becoming worse and it was norvin Council bad.ecaived incorrect Intiim. | the face to wait for ecu's,

ation and bad made a perfecily: bena-Ada mis ake, sed Ratibo waginnt intended to be

ferved on a ce tała parśść w, a sol seived on

jhe right purif, the man had no data upoa. K

Akkoush thera was a fairly heavy son there was on imma 'late danger tɔ the crow, spatt The Chief Justice-It only shows the efficacy from the unfortunate victims in the filoded of write of habear corpus,

siokehold hers wais no accidents in other paits of the ship and the survivors remained

Judgmint was restived on the point..

Gala's POLICH SYSTEM.

| co bond fat a few booms, putil the wealber

deemed advitable fie the. Mixolauṛr und Men«. mouth to st:ad off from the dangerous spot. ́t

The work of despoiling the weck, his been vigorously proceeded with whenever the weather admitted: It is stated that, the Bedford only lies about five feet deeper in the water than usual. The men we zoport.

which to work lo, osder to make a statement Mr. Lien Chis, formerly Treasurer of the showing that, ho was not guilty of the | Province of Anhul, in China, and now a highly offances alleged against him Since the | placed official, in the Chiness, Police Departed to have lost, prany of their personal efficis, last Leasing," affidavits had been filed by ment, Eas bean in England for some days, the The Afcam:nià brought here about two or the Crowa which carried the matter only a object of his visit being to study the police a beep itmored from the wreck, a meny Three Eundied tons of stores and fittings which Sittin forcher. At this poiai, Counsel read Mr methods of Scotland Yard,' says The L. &C. Up to the p eist the bodies of the victima Badeley's affidavit, which stated that prisoner Express of August 12, Ha in proceeding to have not been recovered. We endastand that was formerly a constable in the Police Force, various European capitals on ike sama mission, zu effort wil be made by the fipaters to find start was the resalt of a prominent official of the Chinees Embassy for the Moxpat lift the scene of the Iequirion It did not state with any parti-stated that it is szoposed to remodel the police wreck on Thursday evening, as ordinary nival cularly what specifo chances were alleged system in China. The British system will bir burial service was conducted, the crawa zi 11 W against him,

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taken as a model, having regard to focal coas | Minotaur, donwouth, and Bedford participat- whatditions

of

Tas Chief Justice—I'm not sure for reasons these all fav.in have been put iä.)

The Allorary Canstal—To make the pro Preding a legal,

The Chief Jurica-At first sight it appeara they bivs been in by wy efjast fication, I thought you wars treating them in that way, Mi Side!!

“Mr. Slade—I'm not asking your Lordship to take it in that Way

· Proccedlog, Mr. Staču said everything was donu in a vagua init of wayans ziedoju &

Lion Chia has already paid a visit to Japan and the United States of: Amarice, where, imorg other institutions, be made a study of | the police systems. Os his arrival id England a vick to Scotland Yard, was wiranged for him through the Chinese Minister, and this was pild. At ontbeghinstant, when he was shownoVET SOMO

Events Coming,

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Wedsunday, 7'h September Theatre Royaly Warwick Maj 13 Comedy Cd., 9pm.

Thursday, Eth & spremfør, empl

of the principal departments, of the # Yard,! and witnessed some of the administrative me- thoda in actual opejaiton, Ore of the depart. ments which interested him greatly was that || Aucti ́n nie, Glenshoras 41 Kamloop; 33 The Autoiney Gecajal-The oflances were | in which the, identification of criminals is (0000), Geo P. Lammertida brought to the actice of the Governor-in-Counassisted by means of is foger-print test. Len cil by the Registrar General.

Chin was also accompanied to a ma of the most Sada' said he did not wish to suggest congsited points, of London, and; Knything except that Ike Govatnor-he Council | that which always evokes ike

(axercised his discradioni in a legal man-hiraz be regaluion of

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"BLOEMFONTEIN," Captain Pattern, having arrived from the abore Port Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk late the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignnos risk and expense..

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be les in the Godownɛ, where they will be examined on MONDAY, 1ith just, nÉS/40 PM.

All Claims must be presented within Afteën date they cannot be recognized. "days of the 'steamer's arrival bers, after which

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain ing undelivered after the 13th inst, will be subject to rent.

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Optional Cargo will be carried on unless notice to the contrary be given TO-DAY..!

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No Claims will be admitted üfter the Goods- have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining to rent. Com undelivered after the rtth inst, will be subject

All broken, chased and damaged Gooda mart be left in the Godowns, where they will be

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