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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY JANUARY 15 1912

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DAY BY

abdication from Throne may be the valour

Wo are informed that an, Eu COURTS OF JUSTICE. ropean gentleman has been ro moved from onối ing from an

uffer

Several ter Edumping have been reports luring, the week end. In the Pragurity of ormances death, was dueto small-pox.

Formal Opening

Visits of Inspection

ceoding goperations-generations H. E. THE GOVERNOR. of the people of this colony-the confident hopa that the justice. administered in these courts shall The well of the Chief Justice's with British traditions and that you speated the Emigration Offico ever be maintained in accordance His Excellongs recountly in- cours was filed this morning and your successors may be end Imports and Exports: offices. when His Excellency the Gover-dowed with special gifts of presci- with the Director of Public nor entered to make a formal enca and discrimination to guide Works and the Superintendent We have received from the declaration of the opening of the the solemn judgments you shail of Imports and Expor{8. "A Hongkong Botal six, useful desk courts for the administration of deliver here. As justice is the fore-horough inspection was also blottors, which announce the date justico. In the jury box ant most attribute which we ascribe made of the Lunaticsplum, of the oponing of the Hotel's Queral and Mrs. Anderson white to God, so may God help you Grill Roomb Jan. 24.

and

To-day's Paper The Aelograma on page 1, iu- olade several of special interest in regard to tho_Revolution. Locally the most interesting event is the opening of the Courts of Justice, which is fully reported

Hon. Mr. Hewett, and Hpn., Mr. Lun this page. On page suppenre

Qaborne together with the the announcement of our plioto

on the same side of the Court them to minister it. aright

P.OM.O. and Dr. Ball, neugm graphic competition, while a

were seated many indies, Round

I hand you here, sir, the key. The agenda for to-morr-w's

ponying His. Excellency, He Fondon Letter of more than usual mooting of the Sanitary Board the dook, along the right and worded speech remarked that area and coolies quarters at, The Chief Justice in a happily subsequently visited the now interest will be found on page 3. contains littleof public importance even in the press box sat a large many of them had watched thee Kennedy Town Hospital,

etdept the arrangement of duties A coal junk collided with for inspectors during the first half galliering of local solicitors while progress of the building, some, for where Dr. Kelly awaited him, trading junk at Yaumati, yester of the year

the seats at the table were co-thres years, others for five, and Later with the D.P.Whe day, and damaged it to the extent of $30.

pupied by members of the Bar, the building, had been so slow, now building for the Western some for soven. The progress of speeled the progress made in the At the Magistracy, this morn-including the Hon. Mr. Rees the time of observation so long Market, and various other public The dead body of a male child, ing, a fine $25 or a month's Davies, Attorney General Hon. that even the least of them works in course of constrmotion. has been found at the junction imprisoned was imposed on a Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.G., Hon. Dr. with however small a knowledge of Bakery Road and Morrison nan for being in possession of Ho Kai, Mr. M. W. Slado; K.O., eritisize and have a fling of |Hill Gap Road,

Mr. R.HA. Gresson, bend of the Calcutta firm of Mesare. [Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ld., has

arme and ammunition without a permit

The P. O. 8.8. Arcadia, which is due here on Thursday, brings parcel nails which closed in London for despatch by the

Mr. H. L. Dennys, Sr., President of the Hongkong Law Society, Messrs. Woodcook, O. G. Alabas tor, and E. Poltor.

Shortly after eleven o'clock the

of architecture had como to sarcasm at the details. From top to bottom none had been dpared, but, when His Excellency caino on behalf of the King to be blind to its blemishes and That the looal declare the courts open they must thankful for its good points,

SATURDAY'S SUCCESS- FUL HARLEQUINADE.

Local Amateurs Delight Packed House.

GULBARA-ECKFORD--0¤ January 10, 1912, at the British de giving evidenco at the Law despatch overland on Dec. 20,goit, and the Puisne Judge took | Detailing some of the good points. Ponents of the histmateur ver

to Dorothy Maude, youngest daughter of late Andrew Millar Eck-you, nor see you," ford, of Ohefoo, of Mirs, A. M. Eckford of 6 Balsize Park Gardens, London.

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth

~vantprint the news without fear or favour.

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"HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1942.

THE LAW COURTS.

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beon elected Sheriff of Caloutta.

Mr. Justice Scrutton to a stylish all sea route on Dec. 13, and for Chief Justice; Sir Francis, Pig Consulate, Shanghai, in the presence of II.DM. Consul-Gonoral and, the Rey A. J. Walker, Dean of Shanghai, and afterwards at St. Courts: "Speak up, madam.

up seats on the dais, awaiting the His Lordship spoke of the stabi-se a good deal of talent was Joseph's Church, by Rov: M. Konnolly, S.J., A. J. Lopez Guiira, What with your voil, and what son of lale Lobpold Lopez Guilisra, of II.B.M.'s War Office, London with your hat, I can neither hear his defonce to a charge offorging black cop, inseparable from legal be justly proud of the famous maand delighted audience,

Tou Sui said he would reserve They had hardly nesumed the thought that the Colony might function at the City Hall which coming of II B. the Governor. lity of the building, and lie amply proved by Saturday night's

For failing to license his boating. He was committed to the who entered by the Judges door. point which he touched on wus an opium permit preferred against state functions, when, the rising onry which through these year

wia witnessed by an appreciative him at the Magistracy, this morn-of the court greeted the Governor had been put together. Another favourite figures on the local con- Mrs. Gordon, one of the most fisherman was fined $10 or Criminal Sessions for trial. fourteen daya hard labour by

He was greeted by the Judges the size of the buildings and the Mavourneon in her usual finish

cert platform, sang "Kathleen' Commander C. W. Beckwith, For Wobaling a man was seat, tho Chief Justice sitting on great court and even the two

and conducted to the principal courts, and he thought that the ed style. As is well-known, this 1.N., Harbour Master, at the sentenced to three wooks in his right and the Puigno Judge lesser courts were almost imong lady in the fortunate possessor of Marine Court this morning. prisonment this morning, at the

The French airship, Adjutantgistracy. This was the most the left: Hardly had they the largest in the British Empire.compass. Mr. F. H. Carr, with a rioh voice of wide rango and assumed their positions when the The building of these courts oame sorious of many such cases. Wood Registrar of the court entered by to emphasize the truth, to which Miss Lillie Leighton and Mr. Gea. Menu, recently attained an stealing is becoming very com- the main door and taking his he was never weary of referring, nititude of 6,080 feot, carrying mon just now.

Griffith, was responsible for what six passengers: This is claimed

place below the bench read the of the position

was described on the programme as a record. This pirship also.. olains the records for long dist-sellers a local European young Justice from the old Law Courts The wealth of the suitors and threatened to unfix more than one

Through fooling with flower removing the administration, of pire.

proclamation of His Excellency Supreme Court held in the Em-san-octoroon song and dance in character. The White-Eyed ance and duration,

man nearly landed himself into to the new Courts of Justice as, the difficult problems which pre-button and provide the housewife Kafir" in a musical interlude A fine of $200 or three montha merous flower sellers complained now to be called, This document made the court second to none.

serious trouble. One of the nu by the procluation, they are sented themselves for solution with no little extra work. The hard labour, was imposed on Ho Po-wah, from the province of Ho-member of his audience had take-courts as The Second Court"

to a picturehituse manager that a also fixed the names of the other Speaking of the ubiquity of lightful romance attruhed" (o the "Yes" (perhaps there is a de mn, at the Magistracy, this on flowers and not paid for them and the "Summary Court." With fitting oordmony the Courts of Justice began to-day what session at 180, Des Voeux Road, in the audience and the manager ed the gathering, all présent law which the Judges here had Ninsky, described as the populat

morning, for having in his pos-The vendor pointed to the mon

British Jurisdiction, His Lord- origin of the strange sobriquet), ship remarked on the many the Artistic Acrobats," the will, it is hoped, prove to be along career of usefulness, Thero farms and ammunition contrary was surprised to find it. was a man

Then His Excellency address- peculiar points of international Florodora Sextette, Karsaring and are differences of opinion in regard to the architectural beauty And: to law. structiiral fitness of the Courte, but it may fairly be claimed tha

who had been constantly gain-

tanding.... Your chat-your learned brothers at home only respective roles. The toy shop nodes with and binh, tusslan dancers, all shone in thOTE they are an improvement upon the old promise for that RH, M. Watson, and Spice, nature of the manager no further predecessor, St Henry Blake, laid that he would like say that Addison sang at the piano with Major Ilu, T. Wakafold, teclive. Thanks-to-the-goor is a little over eight years since my books. On an occasion like repeated with success. Capt. presenting himself to be a de-honour, ladies and gentleman: It knew of darkly through the text scene of Thursday afternoon was The Cpinay heart uro quits inadequate for this. The prino:plas Linuts. H. G. Bagnall, C.. Rey-stops tlaan admonishing the indi- the foundation stone of these that ubiquity to which he hail effect. upon which British law are administered. remain the same, but if polds, R. H. Thompson, R...vidual were taken. in a growing Oblony tends to become more complex, and wish in 0.0., 200 native rank and file 5 Indibs Officers, 4 European N. crossed complexity is necessarily associated heavier and store HKB., R.GA., and 1 N.C.O..

"The Welcome Club, Courts of Justice, which, it has referred compelled the court to Earl's Court" depicted a gay The Colony's Health sustained demand upon jogal machinery. The proper administr.4.0.0., proceded to camp of occurred in the City of Victoria long to build, and have cost much but Chinese residents and mer-portrayed by Mr. J. McGregor

deal daily with the property, ensemble of diners and, incident Thres cases of bubonic plague open to-day. They have taken not only subjects of the King, unfortunate individuol was ebly. fallen to my good fortuns to declare rights, and obligations of Chinese,ally, the woes of a bachelor. That tion of justies does not dopend, of course, upon the numercial Customs Pass on 10th instant, for during the week ended January money, but in their massive granite chants, whose daily life and oc -strength of Bench and Bar, nor upon the buildings they occupy,

movable armament practics. 13, two of which terminated walls and pillars they stand un-capation were in the Colony, Up was the concluding portion of the greater and better facilities are bound to conduce to the bene

fatally. Twenty-seven cases and fivalled in the Far East-a monu- to the present time the Court had evening's entertainment and wont

The Grand Harlequinnde all concerned.

P. C. McMillan charged the 19 deaths from small-pox were ment of which we may be proud. been somewhat blind in their off with a fine swing. When the manter of a fisling junk at the reported and six cases of dip. Our Government Offices, our City endeavours to unravel the Inwa, entertainment ended, theaudience The present is not an inappropriate time to consider our exit- dicoboying the orders of the a fatul termination.

Harbour Office this morning with theria. Three of the latter had fails, our theatres and our various which it had to administer, relat was loath to leave, and, Oliver ing system of determining uppesis. In what we have to say we Harbour Master. Defendant was casting no personal reflection; it in with principles we deal, not per seen sinking two bags of coal in

public buildings we are: content 1oing to the Chinese family law and Twist-like, would have liked more, sons. An appeal from the judgment of the Chief Justice of A fine of $10 or 14 days hard gainet Tuberculosis, which is to santiment that our Courts of Justice every Chinese suitor who came to things down to a minimun

The Wanchai Junk Anchorage. seventh International Congress it seems to be a thoroughly British loncy had earned the thanks of so the management had to keep The General Secretary of the build of less durable material, but the laws of succession. In this but Peak trung in to be caught Puisne Judge goes to the Full Court. The Chief Justice and the labour was imposed. For a be held at Rome between April shall always surpass all other struc- the Court, for the steps he had The Beat of the KOY.LI donnection he thought His Excel and Kowloon Fetrics chased, and Puisne Judge constitute the Full Court. That is to say in an ap- similar offence, another boatman 14 and 20, writes asking us to an-tures in durability, firm set on their taken in this matter, and on-be was again in attendance and poal from the judgment of the Chief Justice, for instance, the Citef was fined $5 or seven days' hurdnounce that the attendance would foundations and bullt four-square half of the Judges betlinked him rendered selections in faultless Justice and the Puiane Judge liave to determine whether the Chief. labour: Justice' was right, and should they disagree the docision of : he

be welcome i of all who take part to all the winds that blow as an for so readily accepting the pro-style. Great praíso is due to the Chief Justice is final. Obviously this is an appeal from Cosar to kill the plaintiff or you would sox.

"You were very lucky not to terribla scourge, irtoapeolivo of Justice which shall stand firm to him on the subject.

in the struggle against this outward symbol, perhaps, of the posal which the judges had made organizers of the variety show Cesar. We do not suggest that the Chief Justice does not bring to an appost from his own judgment an open mind, but, it is Magistracy, this morning, when ed in the phrases coined by some

have boon hangod" were the English As She Is Wrote

though the skies fall, and which

Capt. Agg and Mr. F. Ó. Carter,; / words of Mr. Irving, at the clear that having, after matured consideration, given a certain ordering Laing Ngok, to pay $5 of our Ohinem friends. A sign both you and I may be privileged

K.O.Y.L.1, Hidden humour is often detect-the British flag.

we take pride in associating with judgment in the first instance, he is unlikely to be persuaded at or go to prison for fourteen days, in bold gilt letters across the he was wrong. In effect, appeals in this Colony are to the Chief for assaulting Wong Chum, at 71show-window of a draper's store in our respective spheres to serve The period, sir, during which Justice alone. An appeal from the decision of the Puisne Judg. Four others charged along with Cheap Sale." The individual towards completion. Other Chief My Lord, I move that the minutes the Courts of Justice teslay, was can be, and has been, upheld by the Full Court, but we think we Ngok were each ordered to pay coming across such a notice in Justices will preside in this Cout of this day's proceeding be on-in its way as inprint as the Connaught Road on the 7th inst. reader Give Up Business; the Crown in this Colony draws

The Lai Chl-chin Case: are accurate în saying that there have been extremely few instances $2 or five days' imprisonment,

The first case to be heard of a judgment of the Chief Justice being upset by the local Fall Court. Litigants should be in the position of knowing that an appeal world

very likely to give it up as a bad and other Governors will endeavour tered in the minutes of the comt.day itself, for it dedt with an ac be heard by a Court entirely from from preconceptions, whose desi- prevailing in this country and the ther notice reads:

In view of the critical condition queness about the notice. Ano-without fear or favour. Time will

job. There in a refreshing brus- to represent their Sovereign here His Lordship Let it be so. slan would be based upon facts and arguments, presented to minds solstice opted by the which is evidently meant to cin-see the beginning to day one and their lordships sitting in itens noquired fare in local legal

"No Stick," bring great changes, of which wo

tion for wrongful arrest. Hoard revolutionaries, the Empress

His Excellency then departed originally on Sept 4 of last year *. It is always easier to point out a fault than to indicate a re-weeps most of the time,

Dowager feels very sorrowful and Bills."

Toy the warning: "Stiok No medy. The appointment of a third judge, which is the simplest ordered not to take any more Tia

stitutions of Empins may change, appeal in the case of Lai Chi chini was a claim by Lai Chi-chin appellate jurisdiction heard the circles as the Lai Chi-chin case. Another. Celebratlon, Majesty the Emperor has been

the map of the world may change,v. Tang Wong-ahi, solution of the problem, may be objected to on the score of expens. lessons, commenting from the cation of the Throne, the local

As a result of the reported abdi- vista.of the years to come the statue but day by day through the long

against Tang Wong-ahi for dro If that expedient-be impracticable, st. present, it should be possible 9th of this moon (December 23). Republican enthusiasta to-day ox of Justice, with shrouded Vision Law Courts is that over 12,000 cint jury who found for "The INTERESTING POINTS.nken in the Lower Court before ages for wrongful arrest and was to arrange with Singapors and Shanghai, through the proper ces a- Indperial tutors Lu, Chin and Yi pressed their joy in the usual hooding impartial scales, which sur tons of graints have been used in defendant,ound

An interesting fact about the Mr. Justice Gompertz and a spe« nel, for the establishment of an ambulatory Appeal Court which Imperial Palace to give their daily one explanation, but we are changes and storms; and day by colour and we are informed that Helt, appeared to appeal di be will no longer resort to the manner by a lavish display of the mounts the portals of these courts the structure. Great care was To-day Mr, M. W. Slade, KC., would sit at stated intervals in each centre. We are quite aware instruction to the Emperor told on most reliable authority day the task of administering jus, quite as much material had to be half of the plaintiff on the Revolutionary: faga, etc. This shall stand impervious to all taken to secure uniformity of instructed by Messrs. Bitton and that there are many objections to this course; that the judges Peking Daily News."'- Shanghai are on a different footing to judges in Crown Colonies, and so on, but are these obstacles insirperable? The desideratam

Alleged Hotel Robbery.

that the acossion celebrated is the tice shall take place within these rejected an account of one fault granit, that the verdict was is an Appeal Court that should fulfil the functions of similar corts a guest at the Grand Carlton vinces. A further complication it is the conception on which the kiwan

selection, of Dr. San Yat-sen as walls with oven and unwearied or another. The stone was quar ngainst the weight of evidence, We have been informed that President of the United Frodourse. It is a grand conception led from a placo opposite Shou-that the questions left to the jury in other parts of the Empire; wo merely suggest a possible metti Hotel has been robbed of a watch is the fact that an announcement British Empire has been built of obtaining such a court and are fully prepared to admit thei$200.00. It is supposed that Jan. 12, signed by the Commis and jewellery to the extent of in the "N. C. Daily News" of are mistaken in supposing that the courré weindicate is practi-entry to the room was obtained aioner of Customs, states that Gracious Majesty, it is my privilege of the court dances certain re His Lordship.

In the largo Chief Justice's proper questions and mislead

by she learned judge were not able if conclusive evidence to that effect is forthcoming. If it be by the window, adjacent to The Custom House will be a usurp your place to-day, for the sounding effects which somewhat Mr. E. Pott

Sif, as the representative of His

Court, ons defect was made ap- and that there had been instanc parent this morning. The size of miedirection of the not forthcoming then the blame for allowing the pressat which is a water spout up which closed on January 15, the purpose of declaring these Courts spoil the acoustion unsatisfactory system to continue must rest on those who are respo-climbed No arrests have been ment for the celebration of the I express on my own behalf, and stretching wire acro sible for its maintenancer

the thieves are supposed to have day fixed by the local Govern of Justice to be open. In doing so, ever may be easil

Mr. P W. Gol mado si ret.

Now T

the resp fha bebut of the rat

open and not unconsciously biased,

1.

After thanking is Excellency for the key and for declaring the courts open, His Lordship turned to the Attorney General and asked:-

Mr. Attorney-General, do you The Hon. Mr. Hocs-Davion

move?

IMPORTANT APPEAL.