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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUURSDAY, DECEMBER

1913.

THE SOTTO CASE.

Argument bỷ the Defence

To-day."

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Sir Willi. m Reos ·Davies, the Chief Justice, sitting in Original Jurisdiction, at the Sapremo Court, to-day resumed the case: in which Vicente Sotto, journalist, claimed from Thomas Carey Welch, Assistant Executive Secretary of the Philippino Islands, and John B Sawyer, Vice Conent for U. 8. A., the sum of $4,811 03, being the equivalent of £500, in which the defendants are indebted to the plaintiff ander the provisions of

SPECIAL CABLES.

THE KUOMINTANG EXPULSIONS.

EXPLANATION DEMANDED FROM GOVERNMENT.

(From Our Oka Correspondent).

Shanghai. Received Dec. 4.

Members of Parliament yesterday interpellated pho Governm nì, g vẫn : ihm three days-for sn cxj lination of." the violation of Parliamentary sight involved in nnson'-

ing the Kuomintang members,

the Habeas Corpus Act, 31 Car. decide whether the vernor 11, Cap. 2., by reason of their General of the Philippines or the having procured or caused Coneul Lieneral of I nghong was the imprisonment of

the proper person to mate the plaintiff on a charge of abduction

requisition. within the territory of the

the

Philippine Islands, well knowing

Eastern Extension Office.

that, the plaintiff had been dis-, UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. charged from custody under s writ of habeas corpus sued out by him when in custody on thei same charge.

Mr. M. W. Slade, K. C., in- structed by Mr. Hiad and Mr. Norrington, of Meegre Brutton

and Hett, appeared for the plain-

Bansongwhatt, Singapore. Chahoayonghong

Singapore.

Tak'uta,

"Berlin-

Chailino, Semarang Doonan Parsonger,

Drucle. Tientsin City. Fillis, Bangkok. Hingoleong Tailor Wellington. Street, Singapore.

tiff. The first defendont was ger," Shanghai. represented by Mr. Eldon Potter and Mr.

F. O., Jenkin, in..

structed by Mr. Hastings, "of Mesare Hastings and Boatings, whilst the second, defendant was represent: d by Mr. E. H. Sharp. KO., instructed by Mr. Reader Harris of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist.

Julix, New York. Kokwalyan, Newchwang. Kongelentongchan, Penang. Nguyenhang Chez Trininh, Chalon.

THE FRENCH RAILWAY SMASH.

Details of a Terrible Disaster,

Paris, November 5.--The fall extent of the catastrophe at Mulun cannot yet be estimated, as the wreckage of the two trains bas not yet been cleared away, but it in feared that the report that 47. persona have been killed will prove to be but very little removed from the truth. By this evening 40 dead bodies had been extract- ed and taken to the operating theatre of Melun hospital, and it is believed that four more hodies are buried under the wreckage, which was still burning at an early hour this morning.

The two trains which came into

collision were the No. 2 express which leaves Marreillén at a'clock in the morning and is due at Paris + 10 o'clock in the even-

Gko Neode, Singapore. Sengheng. Singapore. Tarasingho 41 Bonham Stranding, and the train No. 11, com

Eaar, Berkhamsted.

Toughingfa t, Singapore, Tanghingloong 10 Queen's Central, Singapore. ¡ Wingsom, Panama, Yaoyenh Magasin Chinois, Hanoi

6830, Weihaiwei,

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THE SINGLET MAKER.

Claim for Batance of Wages Due

Mr Sharp continued quoting relevant cases; and, referring to the one in question, said it had never been decided that Sotto had not keen convicted in the Philip pine Islands of abduction; the Fall Court bad not purported to decide it. It simply said that "the documents which bad baen Bant to them were not in anch form that they could be admitted. The exact pint, therefore, was imperfected papers. The case for the defence was more akin to evidence improperly admitted according to the fading of the Court. Although the documente

The Puisne Jodge, Mr. Justice produced were found to Gomperts heard a case in the not properly suthenticated Summary Court this morning was no bar to further pro- in which llo Kwan, a weavee, ceedings, where the tropical and sued the Mee Lee Shop and Ho formal defects referred to were Sakk-i, a partner therein, for carable. Sotto was di-cbar god $17.99 being balance of wages on the ground of informality in dur. Judgment was entered for the proceedings or upon a ground which did not decide the real plaintiff with costs against the

first defendant previously. question, whether, upon the facts. Mr. O. A. S. Russ (Mears the person arrested should be Goldring and Russ) appeared for extradited for trial-that was to the plaintiff and Mr. R. O. say, the question as to whether faithfull for defendant. Sotto had in fact committed the Mr. Ruse said it was first offence, the Cent had not en- quired into. This being the law. Agreed that plaintiff should he would ask his Lordship' be paid five cents for each consideration of its application singlet and that he was to the present gase. As he had make eight singleta at least already repeatedly put it to the per day. Before the contract was consummated, however, the Court, the merits were the quee partios ngecad that it would be tion "lies Sorto been convicted better if plaintiff was hired by of an extraditable Fence i.. ibe the month and accordingly de Philippines?" That question fendant agreed to pay him eight had not been decided.

dollars a month. That contract In reply to his Lordship, Mr. started on February 15, 1913, Sharp said he had used the word and on September 13, 1913, "convicted" in respect of on defendant determined, the con- offence in the Philippines.

to

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The beavy engine of the express rescued, she gave those who re mashed and overturned the postal mained with her parting messages locomotive and the first three mail for her relatives, and passed oue coaches climbed over the debris, to them from underneath t and then fell heavily to the side leader the jaweli she was wo of the track, crushing one of the ing, which she wished to mail vans beneath it, and finally handed to her mother. coming to rest in an upright position with its rear wheels deep- promptly on the scene of the informed that their goods are be

disaster, was unable to save being landed and placed at their y embedded in the ballast.

The baggage vans at the head burning coaches, and only with risk in the hazardous ar of the passenger express were difficulty succeeded in preventing extra-hazardous Godowns of the destroyed. The mail van which the spread of the flames to the Hongkong & Kowloon Wh-rf & Godown 'Company, Limited, followed them was thrown right carriages which remained intact,

The first and iu saving the gas reservoir whence delivery may be obtained against Billa-of-Lading counter- across the down line.

signed by the Undersigned. (Continurë on page 10: passenger coach-econd class- was dashed to pieces by the shock,

Optional Cargo will be carried on unless notice to the contrary and the second passenger coach

be given to-day=" rampled up like a concertina against it. All the passengers in these two coachra were killed or severely injured,

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Tramcar Accident.

A man who was knocked down by 'a tramour in Des Voeux Road has been sent to the hospital.

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Difficulties of Rescue Work. Almost immediately after the accident loud explosions were heard and long tongues of flame ross from the wreckage of shatter- tract and aid that if plaintiff ed mail vans, revealing to the

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I line from Mlnn station, a tang was the evidence before the six dollars a month. Defendant magistrale such as to justify him refused to take this and the pre-, led mass of fiming woodwork; in holding that there had been a cent action was the result. The and twisted iron dominated by conviction in the Philippines.? total amount of wages for the the upreared engine of the Mar

Mr. Sbarp said that was exact-month'.worked was 804. 80 and ly the point. He also referred to $45 81 had been paid.

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a passage in the judgment of the After hearing the evidence his Palene Judge in the Full Lordship gave judgment for Court decision which read defendents. "When

bas been A man convicted of a crime and sent-

after the arrival of the authorities having arrived"from the above " Naval Lieutenant Robbed. enced, he owes a debt to justice For stealing clothes and a 810 and, the railway staff, the horror- ports, Consignees of Cargo are "N and should suffer punishment. note belonging to Lieut. Gipps, stricken, passengers began in hereby informed that their Goods their risk in the Hongkong and If it had been held that the real of B. M. 8. Newcastle, a Chinese ByAtematic manner to search there being landed and placed at HAMBURG-ANDRIKA LINII motive was to get him for a pol boy ws sentenced to three wreckage for the injured, the task Kowloon Whad & Godown Com Hongkong, 3rd Déc. 1913. [1060 litical offence inesmuch as he had monthe imprisonment at the of extricating the survivors could pany's Godowns at Kowlabel, in fact rendered himself liable Mixed Court Shanghai. Acting only proceed very slowly owing where each consignment will be to be extradited in respect Det. Sgt. Page, who prosecuted, to the adequacy of the local sorted out mark by mark and dell-

very can be obtained-as soon as FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG of a crime of which he was oon- explained that the Newcastle was resources," wisted, it would not matter at now at Hongkong and would not The first person to be found the Goods are landed.

"Optional goods will be carried all if the underlying motive of return to Shanghai until February a woman-died after eight and a on unless instructions are given the American Government had next. The case had been taken half hours of sgony, pinned to the contrary before NOON, been to enforce the punishment up by the police in consequence beneath the tender of the Mareil-TO-DAY. J

(Taking cargo on Through Bills of which had alrealy been adjudged of a letter written by Liant, Cipps, les express ongine, which all the Goods not oleared by the 11th

Lading to Bangoon, Madras against him was perfectly The story of the theft was that efforts of the special oripes die December, will be subject to rent.

and Mauritius), olear from Sir Francie Piggota boy by accused had been employed patched from Paris were unable Daninged packages must be left

*HE Steamship "Extra-Territoriality" as athe complainant, and had bor- to move. Throughout the night in the Godowns for examination THE Ste that he never supposed the judg-rowed $10 from him With this houra she, kept imploring those by the Consignee's and the Co.'s

"TORILLA," ment he was delivering was going and articles of clothes he bad ab who stayed near her to put her representatives at an appointed to be final in this matter. The sconded while the Newcastle was out of her misery. She stated hour. All claime must be pre- Capt. C.J.Swanson, R.N.R. will be Fall Court did not say that the at Chusus, but was traced through that she was the wife of Captain sented within ten days of the despatched for the above ports on steamer's arrival here, after TUESDAY, the 9th Deo, at 3 p.m. evidence, if read, would not have his guarantor anil located with Amic, and kept asking for new which date they cannot be re- For further particulara, apply been satisfactory... The whole the clothing in his possession. of her husband, whose dead body cognized. No claims will be to object of the proceedings was to The accused said that the clothing was among the first to be admitted after the goods liave left heat the defeats the Full Court had been a present from his Mas had pointed out.. The Fall Court ter. He was found guilty, and also said it was not placed sentence as stated above was is a position in which it could passed.

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