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POLICEMAN IN TROUBLE Eérlous Offence Alloged Against a European Police Constable.

Quite a sousation has been caused in police and official oircles generally by recent hap poning in the police force of Hongkong,

COMPANY MEETING.

Messrs. William Powell Ltd.

THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1014.

WRECK OF THE DELHI.

Quartermaster's Appeal -

Dlamissed.

An extraordinary general most- ing of the shareholders in Mesars. William Powell, Ltd. was held

Before the Lord Chief Justice, to day at noon at the offices of the Lord Justice Swinton Eady and company, Mr. H. J. Gedge presid- Lord Justice Phillimore, in the ing. There were also present Court of Appeal on April 2, A member of the Hongkong Messrs. F. O. Chapple, managing Henry Sidney Wigmore, a quar Police Force of the name

of director, II. O. Holt, J. A. Tur- termaster in the P. & O. steamer, William Bilborough, aged 26, a rant and E. Mauricio share Delhi when she was wrecked off Dative of England, and located holders. at No 2 Pulice Court, had prefer-

Ospe. Spartel, appealed from a The Obairman said :—

judgment of Mr. Justice Lawrence red aga

him this morn

Gentlemen, this is an extra in an action for libel. The trial ing, before

R. Wood ordinary meeting called for the was reported in the Times, for the charge of barglariously purpose of confirming as a special May 7 and 8, Iser. entering a dwelling house in resolution Wood

extraordinary Road, And stealing resolution passed at the extre therefrom five pieces of silver ordinary general meeting held on valued at $5, the property of the April 4th last. complainant, on the 23rd inst.

Mr. Denuye, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley appeared for the defence, and Inspector MoHardy prosecuted.

Mr. Deanya: I would like to ask your Worship for a short remand. I would like you to take the case this morning, i' possible, there is one witne I think, who will have to be in for the defence."

His Worship then reader the obarge to the defendunt and asked him if he pleaded guilty or not guilty? ^ - ..

Defendant: Not guilty, Your Worship, to stealing anything.

His Worship: When will you be ready, Mr. Dennys?

Mr. Dunya Ibis eloven o'clook.

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Mr. David, K., and Mr. Fenton appeared for the appellant; and M. Batten, K.O., and Mr. respondent. Micklethwait appeared for the

The resolution in as follows:- "That the Capital of William Powell, Limited, be increased

"The plaintiff made a claim on the Company for £5 31. 6d. from $105,000 to $147,000 by the creation of 6,000 additional money lost, and for clothing lost Ordinary Shares of $7 each at the time of the wreck; and the ranking for dividend as from Company passed the claim on to the 1st day of January 1914, the defendant, their superintend- and in all other respecte parient at Tilbury, for investigation. pass with the existing Orain that the plaintiff was the man la roply, the defendant wrote ary Shares in the Company."

That the said 6,000 ad. who had endeavoured to injure ditional Shares be offered in which was appointed to enquire the Company before the Court the first instance at pr to the into the circumstances of the members of the Company, wreck by saying that before the in the proportion of Two New Shares for every Five wrock he had been a light and Old Shares held by them re- had reported it to the Comman- der, bat that the latter took no apectively and upon the footing

On the statements contained in the letter the plaintiff claimed damages for libel.

that the full amount of each notice. The latter went on to say New Share taken up shall be that the court of enquiry had not paid to the Company on the believed the plaintiff's story, and acceptance of the offer and such added that in the defendant's offer shall be made by Nouce opinion the story about the specifying the number of Shores money which had been lost was to which the member is entitled equally false. and miting a time within McHardy: Com-which the offer if not accepted band is a seafaring by payment will be deemed to be declined and that the Dir- ectors be empowered to dispose of the Shares pot taken in re- aponse to such offer as they consider expedient in the, in terests of the Company." I beg to propose that the Resolution.

3 will be back on will attend the

? Worship: Do you want spector McHardy I don't wat him, but she wante him.

:

At the trial below the learned Judge ruled that the occasion the privileged and that there was no evidence of malice, and judgment was entered for the defendant.

Mr. David now contended thas the letter disclosed enough mater

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THE TELEGRAPH'S

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Too Hot for a Long One.

PILLARS.

Be careful if Police you meet As you walk along the street. BARS.

1. "The despot's heel was on

thy shore," "His torch was at thy temple

door."

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2. From stat or west the pres

cher mounted:

From choir his parable re-

counted.

3. A shoe maybe, or weary

show extended- On on it goes and--ob,

beaat's descended! [Answer on Monday.]

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IT is hereby notified that a

meeting of the Licensing Board will be held in the Council Chamber on Wednesday 6th of May. 1914, at 2.15 p.m. for the purpose of considering the follow- ing applications under the Li- quors. Consolidation Ordinance. 1911:-

(1) From one George Green for permission to remove the business now carried on by him under a Publican's Licenge at Nos. 38 and 100 Queen's Road Central under the sign of "Criterion Hotel" to the New Travellers Hotel at No. 74 Queen's Road Central. The business after the removal will be carried on under the sign of the "Criterion Hotel." (2) From one Frederick Elliott Armstrong Martin fora Publican's Licence to sell by retail intoxica bered & Pak Shui Wan, Shau K. Wan Road, under the sign of the

Belle View Hotel.".

is Worship: Are you ready Resolution be adopted as a special tal to go to the jury.' There was Result of Latest League Matches. Įting liquors on the premises num.

to o on?

Inspector Mollardy: Yes.

His Worship: I will take it at

eleven o'clock,

On resuming the hearing. evidence was called.

that ?.

Will somebody kindly second Mr. Mauricio: I beg to second

The Chairman: Proposed

thot.

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nothing to show Loat the defendant made any investigation before waking his report. The whole question was whether there was not some evidence of malice. Be referred to Royat Aquarium v.

p. 441),

The results of the League matches played on April 4 are as follow :-

First League,

G. A. WOODCOCK, Secretory to the Limbing Board.

Complainant said she lived in by myself and secondou by Mr. Parkinson (1892, 1 Q.B., 431, at /Middlesbrough 4, Proston N.E. 1. Hongkong 24th April, 1914.

room.

ber and

to

Все

LO dulurb

Mauricio that tho resolution

station and spoke to faspectos. Mc. Hardy.

Judgment,

Sheffield Wed., Bunderland ◊. Manchester, City 2, Oldham 1, Derby County 4, Manchester

United z. Everton 2, West Bromwich 0. Spurs, Liverpoot 0). Blackburn Rovers 3, Bolton 2. Newcastle o, Villa Bradford City 0, Chelsea 0, Sheffield United 5, Burnley 0.

Second League." Blackpool U, Urient v Notts Forest #, Leeds City 1. Fulham 1, Wolves u. Bury 9, Bradford 0. Birmingham 2, Grimsby 0.

lockport 2, Huadursfield 0, Nous County 1, Harnsley v. loseup 5, Lincoln City 1. Hull City o, Leicester Fosse 0. Arsenal 1, Bristol City 1.

a ground floor flat, Between 40 which i have just read be adopt-

Mr. Fanton followed on the and 6 o'clock on the morning oiled as a special resolution and

same side. the 23rd inat, she saw the door passed. Those in favour-those open and a light in the dining against-carried.

Thank you,

Counsel for the respondents The bedroom and the gentlemen; that is all the business. were not called upon. dining-room 'connected. She saw the defendant looking into the room from the dining room. Sue thought being a policeman be

The Lord Chief Justico, after dad, come

By Mr. Danuya-She re-stating the facts, said that it was burglars. She went into the

membered, going round the perfectly plain that the diaing-room, defendant asking doore to see that they were circumstances the letter of the

follow him him

closed. The outside window was delendant was prima facie wrong fastened by a very small bolt. what was

privileged but it was contendeu When she got into the dining Inspector Me. Hardy said there that the expressions in were so room she saw her silver on the were iron bars there, but it was that they formed some evidence

Dolenjent dining-room table. said he had just come in to show y for a man to putin his hand of malice, though there was no

and push the bolt up.

other evidence ut malice, and stat her how easy it was for a

Ocmplainaut said the defend- therefore the case should have Ale told burgler to get in

ant admisted how he got in. She been left to the jury. The point Crystal Palaces, Coventry her how he had get in. He said did not know what to think. She was, could male be interred southampton, Norwich U. he had come through a window was too scared to lake notice of on the statements in the letter? Swindon 3, Portsmouth 0. that was open. There were to his number. She went to the Without doubt the letter Was Millwall.3, Cardiff City U.. windows he had to get through; station to ask if it was common defamatory, and it was not con- Bristol 1, Brighton it was a double verandah,

for policemen in Hongkong to tended that the reflections when Plymouth 1, Gillingham V. His Worship: Was the dining come into people's houses. She contained on the appillant's Exeter 3, Rangers 2. room window open? Yes but

character wore justified. The West Ham, Northampton 1. closed it the night before.

A. P. A. Pinni, court of enquiry, alter the wreck did not accept his awry, but chat Ealing 5, Uivil Services

The one lending to the veran dah, was that open?-Yes, but it was closed the night before; it is always closed.

did not really think he came in to steal anyibing at the time. She did not want it tooccur agaia, She had not missed anything,

By His Worship: She had never seen defendant before that night.

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His Worship: How would like him dealt with?

you

did not mean that it considered

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'story, to have been wiltully

D. W. CRADDOCK, untrue. Nor, on the other hand, Reduced Postal Rates.

General Traffic Agent. was there anything to show that On ana from dat tast, the post-Hongkong, 25th April 1914.“ the respondent did not honestly age oa parcela veni irom Eucupe believe the statements in us by the ovarianurowe w' aden, letter to true; ike test oranei, Duwa Kink Indies, tong-

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Continuing, witness said the defendant took the articles, pro duced, from different pockets: They were her property, but she

Mr. Dennys: I ask you to did not know their actual value. dismiss the charge at once? was, Did the defendant in song, malay Stand State When she retired the night; His Worship: That is not the case honestly believe in the truth element will be reduced by previous they were all on a small point. I asked you how you of the libelous statements at the 44. Parcels may now be sent by table. The defendant told her he wanted him dealt with--here me when he made them? He the overland route wins had not come with the intention

or committed.

left that this case was very near North Borneo, of stealing, but to show how easy

Mr. Dennys: If you think the line, but he could not come it could be done. She let him there is a case. I would nek to the conclusion that the reapon- out by the door and looked the commit him, Any jury would dent was not acting in the dia-

charge of his duty with an honest || Bergeant Ogg deposed to boot in the truth of the opinious on the door. She asked who was arresting the defendant at the expressed and the statements there, but got no answer. The Central Station. There had been made. The appeal must there- koook was repeated and she messages sent out to detain him ture be dismased. again asked who was there, but and he had been detained here. The other Learned a sugea oon. Tatil got no answer. There was le did not then know what he curred.

windows after he had gone. A minute later a knook was heard

like to hear that evidence.

you

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another knock, but she said was wanted for. On the way policitors:-Mr. Charles B. abs at would not open back to Wanchai station defen-Shephard; Mesars. Fresaliolds-Hongkong Telegraph. the door. The policeman said dant asked what he was wanted The Times, “Exquse we madem, but, I think for, Witness told him he had

I have left my stiuk on the better not say anything until be verandah." She opened the door got to the station. Defendant and defendant went out on the said he remembered the incident Verandah to look for his stick, but referred to in the charge, but the could not fad it. He asked her lady could not say that any thing if she got it in the morning would had been stolen, she send it down to the police Inspector oklardy, spoke to station: She said she would and defendant going out va quty, - he went awaye Next morning

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