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EUROPEAN FINED.

A Question of Towing without a Licence.

At the Marins Court this morn- | ing, Mr. W. S. Bailey was pro secuted for permitting bis launch to ply for hire, towing janke without a licence.

Mr. A. M. Preston, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master's office, defended.

CASE RETRIED.

Alleged Broach of Liquor Ordinance.

This morning in the Police Court, before Mr. R. Lindsell

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OPIUM DIVAN CASE.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Interesting Question about Remand.

Au interesting point as to the the case was reheard in which possible injustice to one of a Ngan Fat and Ngea Chow were number of defendants by the charged with selling intoxicating magistrate refusing to remand liquor in an eating house at No. the lot to enable him to prepare 100 Canton Road, without a

licence to do so.

Mr. Dixon, of Messrs. Wilkin- Eon and Griet, defended.

FISH

bis defence was raised before M. WE HAVE RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT

J. R. Wood at the Police Court this morning, when Ho Kwai- sang and nine others were charg

His Worship said he would read

The reboaring was granted oned, the first with keeping and the the section sa there appeared to the ground that the master of rest with frequenting on opium be some misinterpretation of it. Ho the shop was about at the time divan. also read a letter from the defen- of the alleged offence and the dant's company saying they had trial, and that the defendants had hired the launch, ander date three witausses whom they would August 7. On the 9th be received like to call.

a reply from the Harbour office The master of the shop said he saying that he had to take out a bad given repeated instractions licence for towing. An applicato his fokis not to sell liquor to tion was made to the Survey on customers. He had bought one August 18, and on October 1, a of the bottles of brandy produced certificate W68 granted and for a friend to whom it was going on October 4 s bond entered to be sent in the country. The into, meanwhile, on September second bottle had been given him 3, said his Worship, the loansh by a friend. was found in the Harbour towing janka,

Mr. Preston-My defence is he was not towing janks for hire. He had towel junks ou other occasions but the junks were the property of the Tung

Wo.

After hearing further evidence in support of the defendant's case his Worship confirmed the cɔa. viction.

HARBOUR OFFENCES.

Mr. W. B. Hind, of Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton's office, defending Do Kwai-nang naked for a remand.

His Worship pointed out that if he did that he would have to remand the lot. He proposed to proceed and take Ho Kwoi-sang'e case at the end of the others.

Mr. Hind:-In justice to any client there ought to be a remand. I have not been able to get the evidence for the defence and I think it only fair that there should be a remand to enable me to pre- pare his defence.

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His Worship:-What has that with R.N., at the Marine Court eluded that given to the informer. Belowan Dali (Medan) Penang and Singapore on the 28th October,

got to do with it?

Mr. Preston: Well the offence in plying for hire.

His Worship:As an antwous

ed ateam launch.

Mr. Preston:- It was not plying for bire.

His Worship:-She won; abo waw plying for hire to another

firm.

Mr. Preston --No, she is on

time charter.

His Worship:-If so is on time charter she has no right to do it antil licensed. I am not going on from the beginning of the Ordinance.

Hie Worship decided to proc.ed and after bearing the police. |evidence all the defendante with he exception of the first wire discharged. The police failed to Before Commander C. W. Book-prove that the money found in thie morning. P. C. Will charged

The Police, with regard to Ho Chan Lin-chan and Chan Mai, Kwai sang called evidence to bol-owners, with unlawfully an-show that the defendant was the boring their hats at Causeway tenent of the facra on which the By without the permission of raid was carried out, the Harbour Mastor. Dofondants were fined $2 each.

The defence set up was that the defendant was the principal P. C. Charles Aitken charged tenant of two floors in the house Chow Kam, matter of the steam and that in fact he had let this laanch Wing Fat, with unlawful-particular floor to another man ly being under way during pro-who had been discharged, hibited hours without a special The magistrate discharged the permit. The case was dismissed defondant.

with a caution.

charged Leung Shing-tone and Sergeant Figueiredo (Reserve) Ng Kwong, bontmen, with un- lawfully moving about the Hir. Mr. Preston-If your Worship hour during prohibited houra. takes that view it is no use me Eich man was fined $5. arguing.

His Worship-I most take

that view.

Mr. Preston-At 7.30 in the Mr. Preston:-Plying for hire | means offering services in the morning the stean-launch was in the southern fairway towing

Harbour-.

one for hire.

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His Worship:-You mean be juukə; that tho inspector can ply as a launch and tow any. did not know who tho ero, $785,74.

owner wa antil bo stopped Mr. Preston-Supposing ba is the jonke which the launch was towing his own boats.

towing without a licence. He was

His Worship-In the interest | wrong—

going to claim these as his juuks? wrong. Was he wrong in asking

Mr. Preston:-No, not hie. for the licence? His Worship then read the

Mr. Preston-Nɔ; he must be section.

wrong-

of his own business. Are you His Worship. He must be $229.75.

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What th

HAS ARRIVED WITH THE

Subscription List No. 5o. The Tung Wal Hospital bega to Mr. A. P. Nicholson, the Lobby acknowledge with thanks the following

correspondent of the Daily News, donations to the

Non-members who intend to Kwangtong Flood Relief Fund.

wrote on Sept. 8 as follows:-

The Cabinet Committes, pro-exhibit will receive a copy of the Chinese Asscolation of Palik eidad over by Lord Crewe, which Schedule for next year's Show on Papan. East Borneo, 855 Guild- has broa engaged on drawing up application.

a report on the measureslihat may Tiong loa Hse Kuan of Brouw be required for maintaining and Borneo, 700 Cuilders, $691.25.

inoreasing the strength of our Chung Wa Hok Hau of Chios armies, has agrest on its report. Milang, Java, 250 Quilders, I will recommend the system Per Fork Lee Yuen of Grand of recruiting by public appeal for battalions, distriat by diatriat, Forks, B.O., $223.00.

which was outlined in the Daily Per Mr. Chesi Cheang Lim News on Monday, from the Chinese Widows and

But it has finally decided that Mr. Davey said that on August His Worship: Yos, he must be Orphaca Institution, Porak, Ipoh, if the quota required from the LATEST MILLINERY FROM 9, he wrote to Bailey and Co. that wrong for asking for the Neonce 2nd contribution, $113.54. the launch could not be used for I suppose. De could soon fiad

Qaong Wah Yuen and Wah depots for replacing casualties MESSRS, DERRY & TOMS, towing without a licence, Ha out without asking who the ownering Toog, Honolulu, $100.00.

and increasing the numbers is LONDON, AND KINDLY also spoke to the defendant lator, was; he need only look at the

Mears. Les Wod Tong, Ran-ot forthaming, the men should.

be taken from the districts com- SOLICITS AN INSPECTION about the mattor, and he register.

goon, $25.00,

pulsorily.

OF SAME AT ROOM 283, appeared to understand he had Witneaa said the launch Wis

Already acknowledged $556,-

HONGKONG Hotel, to havo a licence before he under way with the boats and he could use his launch for the was quite eure of his facts.

Total $559,061.81 purpose in which he was using it. Mr. Preston: Has your Wor

R. Rocha jank inspector, said ship made any inquiries as to whe- the launch was coming from east-ther she bad taken bire? ward to wastward about 7,30 in His Worship:-If those unlicen- the morning on the date in ques-aed lanaches are sublet without tino. He asked for the licence. licences they go on contravening He did not know who owned the that section. We will never get

al Register is to be used for the Public Gardens, Albert Road, laanoh at the time. She was any further than that, We have Copenhagen September 6.- purposes of discrimination, and touring cargo bost and was held that for the last sixty. An interview with a German no doubt the much-discussed! under way off Salt Fish Lane. one years in this Court. If airman engineer published here "pink form" would provide the Mr. Preston: You say you did Mr. Bailey had realised that, and to-day gives an account of ex-recruiting officers with the data not know who owned the launch had pointed out that this point periments in Germany with new for their selection of conscripts. at the time you asked for the had escaped him at the time, it giant aeroplanes, which the Ger-Lord Crowe's Committee consists licence ? No.

might have been dealt with in mane hope will supersede of the following members :- another way. He has given me Zeppelins.

His Worship:-I think we can

end all this.

Air, Preston: I must insist on getting the trath as to what happened,

His Worship: We must out it short somewhere. There is no bearing on the CASS-

Mr. Preston: With great re. spect I say thore is.

a lot of trouble in this case und

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London and Back in Five Hours.

The idea of constructing them

us it is a test case I am going on arose from the examination of a largo doable-placed Russian with it.

Mr. Proston:-Will your Wor-machine shot down in East ship make inquiries as to whether Prussia sous time ago, and now med as a model at the aeroplano eto was bired or not?

factory at Gotha,

His Worship:-I suppose Mr. Bailey does not claim to be the Owuorof the cargo boats; does he?

That is to asy, the recruiting officers should have the power to conscript men to fill the gaps, if these are not filled by the volun- tary enlistment reauling on the public appeal by the leading men of the district.

It is understood that the Nation-

Lord Crowe (Chairman).

Lord Ourzon.

Mr. Churchill.

Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Mr. Atther Henderson.

Of these Lord Curzon is the most ardent annecriptionist, and Mr. Churchill and Mr. Austen Chamberlain support him, these three giving a majority on the Committee.

The Cabinet was to meet as a

AN OPEN AIR CONCERT AND FETE

will be held in the

in aid of the funds of the

BRITISH RED CROSS

SOCIETY

and the ORDER OF

ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM

on THURSDAY, October 2lat,

His

1915, at 9 pm.

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K.C.M.G,

His Excellency Major-General F. Vestris. Rear-Admiral R. H. Anstruther, C.M.G.

The actual constraction of the new machines is being done by a His Worship: And I say there Mr. Preston --No.

Stuttgart firm and the greatest ie rot, and as I am dealing with

Mr. Bailey then gave evidence aeroplano exports in Germany in the case I am going on with it as to correspondence saying he conjunction with prominent air whole on September & when it

Main Entrance and the This is a plain case of plying for notified the authorities of the men are superintending the work. was expected that they would con- Admission will be afforded at the hite or towing without a licence, charter ad told the Tung Wo he The first aeroplane of the new sider this report.

Albany Entranco. The beat opinion that they Can you prove she has a licence ? was not responsible for what they type is ready and is now at

The Gates will be opened Mr. Preston :-No.

did.

Friedrichshafen, but it has not will decide against the element

at 8:30 p.m. His Worship:-Then what are

Mr. Presion contended that yet been sufficiently tested. A of compulsion in the report of you wasting my time for? the owner of a launch could second machine will soon be the Cabinet Committes, for the By kind permission of Lieut.-Col.

who Mr. Preston must have it do as he pleased with it as ready and will be sent to Ham Cabinet Ministers

aro A. Watson and Officers the for purposes of appeal that she regarded letting it out. It burg for trials,

against compulsion for military band of the 74th Punjabis will The maobines will be biplanes service are nearly two-thirds of

perform and also was towing cargo boats and ply. anything went wrong, or the law

was being contravened by the measuring 42 metres (about the whole number. Among the ing for hire.

The Police Roserve Band, His Worship -You want the charterera the authorities had the 140ft.) across the wings, and they strong anti consoriptionists aro

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owner of the launch register will have 300 h.p. motors, with Mr. Balfour and Lord Lansdowne,

Mrs. Villiers Smyth Mr. Proston Yee.

ed and they could

The system of voluntary enlist take three propellers each. They will

Mr. A. J. England proceedings against him; the be capable of carrying sufficient ment for battalions, by appeals

Mr. H. E. Muriel patrol for eight hours, they will made by leading men in the owner being responsible.

Tickets of Admission 50 cents Mr. Preston:-You need not His Worship asid that was a have wireless and search-light Territorial districts-this boing take it.

new point and he had made a note apparatus, they will carry bombs divorced from the compulsory each can be obtained at Mesars. His Worship: What do you of it. He fined the defendant of 10 kilo-grammes, and they will methods now favoured by the S. Moutrie & Co., The Robinson $25 or in default seven days be able to go to London and back Cabinet Committee will prob- Plano Co., and at either Gate on want taking down?

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