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BONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1912.
SHUFFLING AND SHIRKING LEADERS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1912.
́ ́ DAY BY DAY.
In conversation, persons should confine themselves to what they understand.
Mr. Dowler Retires.
It is announced that Mr. Arthur E. Dowler has retired, by mutual consent, from the firm of Arnhold, Karberg and Col
Gamblers Fined., Nino gamblers were fined $3 each at the Police Court, this morning.
The Li Case.
run to sighteen days' hearing has been responsible for the holding back of no less than four notions.
Next Cause Celebre, The next cause colebro will
COURT PROCEDURE.
THE ABSCONDING SHROFF.
NOTES AND
COMMENTS.
REMARKS BY MR. W. V. DRUMMOND.
hand Writer.
JL. Mr. Drummond's estimato be for wrongful distraint. correct the case, which is
Dow
Shenton for the defendant.
A Strange Rumour.
This morning in the Summary Aourious rumour reaches us, The famous Li case which has Necessity for an Official Short- Gompertz, Puisue Judge, The offect that the Director of tho Court before Mr. 1. H. J. by way of Canton, and is to the Coronation Garage sued Tung likin stations on the Canton Chun-yuen to recover damages River has laid n complaint with the Governor-General that a Mr. W. B. Hind appeared for certain British merchant is alleg. Dr. Keyt Leaves for Home. probably come on in June when strawing to a close in the Law the plaintiffs and Mr. W. E. Led to be assisting Chinese o Mr. Hind unid that the plaintiff says, runs the story, that although Dr. Keyt, Port Medical Officer, s special jury will hear a case Courts, and which has renched
escape the payment of likin. He left 10-day on the Nile, for llone brought by Chinose plaintiffs its eighteenth day of hearing, were secking damages for wrong the sum received by the merchant vin America: He proposes to against a European insurance could have been finished wollful distrasa, They were oncupiere in question is comparatively. roturn in about nine months. company.
nuder a wook if cortain facilities of 182, Queen Road West, which small, the loss to the Government Many friends wished him un bon
land best provided by the autho they used for the purpose of a is considerable. We have given voyage.
motor garage; the tenancy was the talo exnetly as it has reached rities.
monthly tenaney and all the ront us and for what it is worth.. At Completing his address on bo was paid up to the twelfth moon best it is rather vague as to half of the defendants, Mr. Drani-of the last Chinese year. The details, and the use of the word mond referred to the grout for each payment used to give a of the Director of the likin reat was collected by a shroff who alleged shows caution on the part amount of time that had been receipt signed by himself, and stations. It is a story which, we devoted to the case and remarked three or four days later used to should imagine, will hardly that his speech had taken much exchange his receipt for a printed antisfy the British consul who is, one chopped by the defendant's it is said, to be approached on
Boy's own Club Sports. The entries for the Boy's own Club Sports close to-morrow at p.m. Up to the present the number of entries is fair, and many more are expected to-day
and to-morrow.
Alleged Theft of Clothing A man was charged at the
Off for a Holiday. Mrs. Stephenson, wife of Mr. Robert Stephenson of the Bijou Theatro, loaves for Australia to- Gmorrow for a holiday. Mrs. Stephenson has not been in the best of health of lats and we hope the change will prove very bone
ficial.
Shoes Stolen
At the Police Court this morn-
Police Courty- this morning, with ing a man was sentenced to three more time than it should, have firm and signed by the shroff | the matter. As it stands there is
stealing a bed quilt and clothing from the servants quarters of a house in Praya East. Inspector MoHardy prosecuted.
The case was remanded.
Agency Transfered.
Bengal Cyclone.'
Justifiable Homicide. The inquest of Bombay on the Hindu wlio enterod Mr. Saxon Davies, bedroom in the middle of the night, and, in the subsequout struggle, was thrown over tho parapot of the roof and killed by the fall, has resulted in a verdict. of "justifiable homioido,"
Private Purchase of Ammunt
tion.
a report upon the matter.
Yuan Bars Red-tape. The "China Frank Gazelto:" praises the Premier for the ro- forms he is going to introduce in the different State Departments by requesting differentSoorotarien
weeks' imprisonment and four one because ho had had to wait hours' stocks for stealing a pair while His Lordship made notes of what he was saying as the speech progressed.
of shoes from a carpenter.
The Amazon.
A Chinese woman who had assaulted a constablo and damag-
damage to the uniform.
Reported Missing.
LOCAL SPORT.
HONGKOng Tennis League,
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Club de Recreio...
INTERPORT PRACTICE.
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Interport prnotice took place to set aside all, the former prae- at King's Park Range on Saturday The further the Liberal Party travels along the path of placat-ice and red-tapism in the old with the following result:- ing the workers at Home the more clearly it is exposed as a party yomons. Only the legal codes,
recent contracts and accounts
Another Claim on the Chinese Mr. E. Hourl Mr. Gregory
His Lordship pointed out that
A Waste of Time.
to
say
but big
At the beginning of the second vory little in it on which any moon of this Chinese year the responsible person would bo shroff came for the rent in the disposal to not. usual way, and was paid. The shroff. He subsequently abscond 18ual receipt was given by the
Mr. Hind contended that tho
the distraint."
Music in the Law Courts..
In spite of many attempts on what the part of the Public Works
The Siberian Mail,
A good deal of speculation was aroused among business people
iou on Monday morning? If the longkong Post Office had the in-
formation and failed to dissemin-
C0804.
Captain D. A. Lackainhoff has fell his uniform was fined $5 at though he might have been o.... There were certain meating and private residents during yes. taken over the agency for the the Police Court this morning writing it did not necessarily between the parties but nothing terday, as to whether the German oame of them, and at the e-mailboat from the North was Russian Voluntoor Fleet of Sand ordered to pay $2 for the mean that he was taking notes | ginning of the third moon the bringing déwn à Siberian mail, f what counsel had said. He was rent-for the previous moon had and it was only late in the day Potersburg from Meture Malchors
merely making notes of the im- become payable. The plaintiff's that a notice appeared stating and Co. His offices have been opened at Hotel Mansions. We have been informed on pressions that passed through his accountant tondered to the now that she was. Wo do not
rolinble anthority that a warranti
rent collector rent for the second know in this instance who was has been issued for the arrest of miud at the time. A severo cyclone has swept a European in Hongkong employ-
moon, and thereupon the defend-
at fault. Somebody was, that's over Bengal, causing onormoused in an important business house
ant distrained on tho promises for certain; otherwise we should Continuing Mr. Drummond said the ront for the first and second have known much earlier than 24 damage to property. Many boate in the town. The man has been that he occupied six hours of the moons. were sunk and villagon destroyed. reported missing for a few days.
hours before the arrival of the in one ense n goods train was We understand the charge to be court's time youterday, in su distraint was not only irregular, The Prins Ludwig left Shanghai steamor that a mail was on board. overturned, and many deaths are preferred against the man is aming up his client's ease, and be but absolutely illegal, and the reported.
at 5 m. on Sunday; why, thon, very serious one. .....
would probably spoil an hour plaintiffs were entitled to recover was no notification made to the this morning. That would make, damages for trospass and for the
morning newspapers for publica- in all, seven hours. If he had pin damago that they had | salfored: That was the deton- been addressing a jury, and notion of a motor car during the notes had been taken, he could time the distraint was in, the have put the whole case to them money that was paid for the reate it, they are much to blame. If on the other hand, Shanghai'de lagod notification until Monday the Below we give the Longue table in about two hours. Ho thought lease of the car, and the costs of
olicials concerned up North corrected up to and including that the case had occupied at least After hearing some evidence
four times as long as it ought to Mr. Hind withdrew the caso for Perhaps it's all traconble to lack deserve a rap on the knuckles, (last Saturday's matchas :----
P.W. L. Pts. have done. That was his view the plaintiff, and judgmont was of system, and that what's any. A large quantity of ammuni- Queen's College
body's work becomes nobody's.|' and he had the weight of experi-ontered for the defendant. I 1 0 2 tion has been privately purchased Craigengower
ence behind him. He had had MISDIRECTED ENERGY.
A little Clovernmont investiga- Y. M. OSA
1 1 0 2 by Ton Liang, the ex-Tartar:
tion might prove helpful in such Kowloon
1 1 02 forty years at the bar and he had i Goueral of Nanking, Duke Tsai
conducted scores of cases in thisi Civil Service. 2 1 1 ? Tae and others. Frosident Yuan
The Eternal Question. has ordered the Duke to submit Wigwam
21 12 part of the world. That en- Chinese Recreation 1 0 1 0 abled him
Woman's demand for political Chinese Y. M. C. A. 2 0 2 0 would otherwise be a strong Department, the Law Courts have and the East is rapidly learning power is universal nowadays, 2 0 2.0 statement,
feoling not yet roached that pitch of from the West' all that there is wae that the case had occupied Elysian comfort which makes worth knowing-and a good deal an inordinato amount of time. work hieroin at all pleasing more tou-about "campaigning." To-day was the eighteenth day duty. Probably in response to We read that a Hills been of hearing and if it had been the questions put by the Hon. introduced into the Japanese before a jury and the service of Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., to the Diet, with the object of removing a first clase shorthand writor lind Government at a meeting of the the prohibition agains: women been utilised to the full, it would, he thought, have takon have been stretched to improve attending and participating in Legislative Council, more wires and young men of tender age. only about five days, of shirkors. The Liberal leaders shrank from a bald and courage-are retained for reference.
the accoustics of the Chief political mostings. During the His Lordship said that what Justices Court; but now counsel debate Mr. Hino, the father ous solution of the coal strike. They deliberately declined to grapple
30 33 31 94 Mr. Drummond was doing was have to conduct oases to the of the Bill, said that the wo irmly with the problem and finally rushed through a makeshift
20 31 33 93 giving advice with which he monotonous humming of the fans mon of Japan were in no way Bill. District bourds were appointed-and the first decision an.
29 33 31 32 agreed. He was not making the which provide a running accom-like the "impudent Iussies of The French Consul in Hankow Ser. Load boster: nounced has been contemptuously rejected by the men. The Dis has made a report showing that Mr. Bannerman 28 34 30 92 case any shorler.
Mr. Drainmond thought that paniment in quite a minor key. the damage caused by the battles Mr. MacNab Wilson 20 35 30 01
Even the Summary Court is tion that was received with Europe and America," a doclara- triot Board scheme has proved, as we anticipated at the time, a
29 29 39 91 the matter was very important not perfect, in spite of the work prolonged applause. The women failure. What other could be expected of a Bill which had not the imperialists to the French Con- Mr. T. Hearl
between the Republicans and Mr. Elson
31 28 31 00 and ought to be placed on re-done In it during the past week of Japan, in his opinion, were He felt that he could The dock certainly looks better, docile and temperato, Did not solid support of the Party which rashed it through the Commons? cession amounts to Tle, 800.000, Mr. Henderson
30-30-37 88 have finished in five days if it but now, even though they have most Japaneso statesmen support We have only to remember what happened when the final stand A olaim to that amount will be Mr. Fawcett.......
had been taken in that way. If been onco attended to, the faus concubines, in addition to and came to be made against putting figures into the Bill. Both the summitted to the Chinese Govern
the old habit of note-taking wore there are causing trouble. To with the consent of their legal Cabinet and the Party were split upon the point, and the final deci-
modified to sech an extent that day Mr. Justice Gompertz at the wives? Was not that a proof of sion was arrived at, not on principle so much as up' n the expodi-
the services of a shorthand rart beginning of the hearing of a the locility of Japanese women? er were used to the fullest extent, cage in Summary Jurisdiction. What American or European ency of the moment. This was following the line of least resistance
it would shorten the work of the was obliged to have them stopped. wife would endure such a thing? which has always been the line followed by this party of aliufllers..
Comes now the news that a Bill is to be introduced reversing Rock, Canton harbour, west
29 30 20 88 public to have the cases taken eastern edge of the Waugh B Chapman... 32 83 20 01 court fouro five times. That was They were lately replaced by the Despite there and many other.
very serious public matter. It P, W. D. but are still too noisy. 32.30 28 00 would be an advantage to the the Osborne judgment. This is not altogether surprising in view reach. From the Buoy, Oliver of the fact that the Liberal Party has for long been closely assc-Point bears S. 18dog. E., distant
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quickly. 30 27 28 85 cinted with, if not actually coquetting with, the Labour Party. 8.07 cables. A green light is
A Mistaken Policy. Here again the policy of opportunism is apparent, for shirking and placed on the Buoy from sunset
His Lordship-I must say that opportunism are contagious disensor in the sphere of politics, Be
to suarise. All bearings given.
BILLIARDS.
we have not in Hongkong the nire magnetic
The at hont of the Billiard advantages that they have at home cause of its dependent con lition the present Governmont is serious-
Competition in the Seamen's In-in the form of an official short- ly infected with these diseases. The Liberal loadera trim thoir sails|
At the Polico Court, this morn-stitute xommenced on Monday hand writer attached to the court. to every passing breeze, regardless of where it blows, so always it ing, thirteen men and a boy were night. Messrs. Brown and Best When wo were called to the br blows them clear of the peril most immediatly threatening.. They charged with being oncerned in opened the competition at 7 p.m. such a thing as an officiul short- At Thursday's meeting of the to grant permission, on the do not lead, those supposel lolera, thay acco, t what is actually an opium divan. The boy who Beat spot, Brown plain, In the hand writer attache to the court Legislative Council the following ground that the bund is not wide thrust upon them by force of cirenmstances; they simply shuffle was stated to be still attending first 100, Best was leading by 32 was quite unknown. Now thoy bills will be presented for first enough and is always crowded along the path which at the moment seems indst easy. Hence the the divan
school was charged with keeping points, but during the second 100 are attached to all the courts. If reading by the Hon. Attorney with people. Many of them, he Brown made some good breaks you could porauade the govorn- General-A bill entitled "An points out, are ignorant villagers decision to reverse the Osborne judgment, if Parliament will allow, The charge of keeping was die look the lead at 200, making the sent to give us the same facili- ordinance to sinend the Law Re- who do not know suficient to It is, no doubt, the simplest way, at the moment, of keeping the missed and they wore onoh fined highest break, 20, in this poriod ties, I should be extremely grate vision Ordinance, 1911. A bill keep clear of the ears and so Labour Party in tune and probably seems the safest plau" for | $5 on the first charge,
of the game. At the clone Best, fil.
entitled "An ordinance to amend escape being run over. Even in placating the workers. To the danger attenling it these leaders. The Chinese and the Darger nervously, won by 28.
who had been playing rather Mr. Drummond;-I believe that the Law Amendment Ordinance, more up-to-date countries there there was a shorthand wri er here 1911." A bill entitled "An or are always people who get in the shut their eyes because it is easy and expedient.
"I did not mean to ure it for Mowers. Howell and Leo com-but his services were dispensed dinance to repent portain enact way of motor cars, and the danger What about the future? Even to-day comes a rable telling of generally for cutting meat" touse the remodelled table. In the
any harmful purpose and I use it menced play at 8p.m. and elected wil on the ground of expense, iments relating to the Law of would be greater on the hund at That, he contended, was a mis Copyright," and a bill entitled Canton, We rather think that yet another strike. What is the Government to do to prevent a re- (Laughter), This was the excuse first 100 Les led by 55. During taken policy. If the government An ordinance to make provision even the most ignorant villager currence of the waste and misery imposed upon the people by a put forward by a Chinese who was the second 100 Howell did some provided a shorthand reporter for the reconstitution of the full would know it was wise to ge section of the workers? That is a proper and recessary question, morning, with being in unlawful this period of the game 20 to the statements of the reporter as the
alerged at the Police Court, this very good scoring and completed and the judges would accept the court." and the answer is too fatally plain. No preparation is being made. possession of a Japanese dagger.good. In the latter part of the evidence that would go forward be the outcome of a promise innde he would become fastere when The last named bill appears to danger would lie in the fact that No evidence of irus statesmanship is being displayed. The Governo further stated that he was on natoh Howell certainly proved on appeal and would be consider by the late Governor, Sir Fra- he saw one swooping down upon --- ment is content to abelicate the duties of lealership and to nocept at Kwong Mun,
his way from Amerion to his home himself the better player and ed by them in making their dederick Lugard, in his last speech him. Upon the whole, Canton the evil of the day na anfficient anto it. The situation at Home,
vanished up with a, margin of 38 oisions, it would be of enormous to the Legislative Council in hardly yet ripe for motor buse The Magistrate dismissed him with saoh leaders in power, is a grirlous one.
Les made the pighest benefit to the service of Hongy connection with the composition and can very well wait for ab with a cauilon,
break with a score of 0.
of the Court of Appeal,
ment.
Government-
Wongsha Rock Buoy Established.]
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Taikoo Range, Sunday,
Notice is given that a B-footi conical buoy, painted black, has
Mr. Elson....... been placed to mark the north-
Mr. Henderson
T. Hear! Mr. Fawcett,
Mr. Booth Mr. Dauby....
. School Boy & Opium Diyan
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cord.
kor
not is a matter of considerable where she did. But perhaps this arguments, the Bill was rejected, Whether they cool the air or and the Japanese woman stands doubt, for if they do produce this is only the beginning.. much desired effeot, it is not Canton and Motor Buses. perceptible in the wall of the
court,
NEW ORDINANCES.
The New Court Of Appeal
To all appearances, Canton is not to have motor care and motor; buses running along the bund yet, nwhile, The Conupissioner of1⁄2 Communications is not disposed.
clear of a motor bus, but the
nger
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