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A DANGEROUS DOG.

Hongkong Bank Compradors Fined.

FOOD CONTROL.

New Regulations in Straits

Settlements.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1917.

ROMANCE OF RARE LACQUER.

Mandarin's: Gift that the Queen

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A romance of the East engaged the attention of Mr. Justice Darl- ing and a special jury recently in

fascinating story of rare

lacquer

Mr. William Brass Lockhart, *n accountant, sued Mr. D. Ram- ey Blair, s Enancier, of Piccadil 1. for the return of certain works

Before Mr. Dror Ball, at the Police Court this morning, Mr. Bo Sal Wing, compradore of the food in the Straits Settlements Regulations for the control of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, have been made by the Governor wwwnimosed for keeping a dog and were published in a Govers scoustbined to annoy pas era by ment Gazette Batraordinary issued by rushing at biojcles.

on May 31. They are somewhat HME. Lo arrested to similar to those in fores at Home dafend, and pleaded not guilty. when the food problem came Evidence was given by Mr O. F. under consideration, and are of Labatti, sistant Government an extensive nature, giving wide Analyst, who said the dog had

powers to a committee appointed attacked him many times. The]

to apply them. dog was a dangerous one, for on

In order to maintain the supply. Chinese art, which he alleged Jane 9, when witness was riding of articles of food and so forth, were wrongfully detained, and biogole in Botham Road, the dog the Committee may make orders damages for detention and a tacked him very fiercely, can dealing with their production, injuries. Mr. Blair justified the ing bim to

manufacture, treatment, ane, con detention in law, and denied that msobine. The machine assumption, transport, storage, dis the goods were damaged while dimaged and witness' was injured. The dog also rushed to, and may require the handing

leg tribution, supply, sale, purchase, being detained. at passers-by. Once witness had over of part or the whole of stores to defend himself with a stick.

of such stuffa on such terms as articles wors in Mr. Blair's Cross-examined by Mr. Lo they may direct. Their order may possession they had been seriously witness admitted that other dogs had rushed at him, but added apply to special localities or so damaged. The defendant se zod "well bred dogs would not do it" special supplies, and persons act them under a bill of sale, and in- ing against their orders are guilty teed of treating them as pieces

pieces of ordinary fargitare.

fall from his

was no sceideat was due to his skill in driving,

Witness added that the dog had also rttacked pedestrians and

other dogs.

Me E Maxwell, a of Queen's College, that ho

Fr. H. H. Hildin, K. O., for Mr. Lockhart, said that while the

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Wimeen said he had tried to kick of an offence against the roof art he had treated them like the dog in self-defence.

Lieat. Jones, R. G. A., esid begulations and in the case of ocm

panies every director and officer These objects of art were made was in the habit of riding up unless he proves that the con- t-Fooohow, and had gained con- Park Road on a motor cycle, and travention took place without his siderable renown. The ware was the dog had often rushed at him knowledge or consent, Powers originally made by Shen Shao often coming near to causing an are given to the committee An who bequeathed the secret of accident. The fact that there to require information "as to his craft to BDoceeding any article of commerce, generatione, until it came into euch sa stocks held, or contracted the possession of Shen Obeng for, prices paid or received by Au, who had been ennobled by Washington, May 9-C nfer persons, cost of production, con- the Chinese Government for his rees on the War Army bill to tracts and other information. akill in the art, and was now a day agreed on provision to master Examinations may be carried out, mandarin.

increase the pay of sclisted men stated bat returns and information will How Mr. Lockhart managed tot: $25 per month and increase often only be published if necessary to secare these pieces of lacquer was the pay of other grades below ridden op Park Road, and the dog carry out a prosecution. The ex- an interesting story.

commissioned officers, but not Always rushed at him. Once wit pression "article" will include

In-1912 Mr. Lockhart was in proportionately. 88 got a bamboo pole and animals, live or dead. Occupiers Fooshow, and as a result of a

Conferrees sught to compro chased the dog through the house, of lead may be required to kindness done to a young China wise their differences over the and a man in the house then ad cultivate the land in accordance man, whom he rescued from question of whether Col. Ro mitted that the dog wsa a dan with the requirements of the hooligans, Mr. Lockhart wag sevelt shall be permitted, as pro- gerous one, and would be des committee.

taken by the young man to his rided by a Senate amendment, troyed but for the fact that it was

The regulations conclude with father the mandarin Shen Cheng to raise a volunteer force for a good house-dog."

the following clauses :-

Ap. He entrusted Mr. Lockhart service in France. Prospects of Except under the authority of with a collection of the ware to an agreement, however, on this the Committee, no person shall, bring to London to make it the main is ne, seemed alight. after the date of publication, known. It was placed on view The only hopa beld cat for a acquire any article of food so that and articles to the value of £850 compromise was said to be based the quantity of such article in his were sold.

had

Mr. N. D. Paller, apothecary st the Government Civil Hospital, deposed that the dog had several time rushed out at him as he was motor-oycling past.

The defendent said be had

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possession or under his control at Mr. Lockhart was commanded might recede from its position on had the dog for four years, and any one time exceeds the quantity to bring some of the ware to the question. To that case it was prior to tais he had had so com- required for ordinary ass and Buckingham Palace and Mari- said the House conferrees might plaints about it. It had never consumption in his household or borough House, and the Queen accept the Senate amendment bitten anybody, and was just establishment. In any proceed was so stuck with its beauty that fixing the age limit of those sub good bouce-dog. It WHA

ings for breach of this regulation she presented a piece to the South ect to selective draft at 21 to 27, o'tained up.

the burden of showing what Kensington Museum.

in liea of the House provision Mr. Lo addressed the Court on quantity of any article of food is By arrangement Mr. Lockhart fixing it at from twenty-one to points of law and fact, bat,

forty. so required shall rest upon the placed the remainder of the ware His Worship decided to convict

in the fist of a friend, which was

Failure to reach an agreement person charged. and imposed a fine of $10.

No person shall sell any article raided and all the goods were probably will recessitate the of food to a parchseer where be removed, it being understood eending of the Bill back to the bas reasonable grounds for be that they were claimed ander atro Houses for further instruo

tions. lieving (whether on account of bill of sale to the defendant. the quantity of the article sold or Many of the objets of sit were any other circumstances) that the abeolately ruined by the treat quantity of sach article which mest they had since received, may lawfully be acquired by the said counsel, and Mr. Lockhart customer or other person will by now claimed the sum of £834. At the Police Court this reason of such sale be excooded. Mr, Lockhart, giving evidence, morning, the private ricksha Any person specially sathoticed said that a silk lacquered bowl. Do you find your breath had in coolie employed by Mr. Ein writing by the Committee which took four years to make, the morning, a bad taste in the Ormiston was summoned for may enter upon any premises and was worth 160 guineas, mouth, a coated tongue ? causing an obstruction and also in which he has reason to be. 83 standing in Mr.

Are you constipated, mentally alug of a police officer."

being kept in contravention of heavy bowl upon it. A three- The Hon. C. 8. P. (Mr. C. McL¦regulation 8 and carry out such foot high grean lacquered vase, Mauser) appeared to prosecute and inspection and examination of the had some blossoms and branches, Mr. W. E L. Shenton defended. premises as he may think neces- broken of Bome other valuable Mr. Shenton, in asking for a sary. The three preceding re-lacquer tables were being read as zemand, said that he had a num- gulations shall not apply to ordinary farniture. ber of witnesses to call, he might| (a) any article of food sequired A representation of the Chinese pasibly take out & croes-sommons or bold in the ordinary course of Goddess of Mercy, which corres for sesault against "the Indian business by any producers, dealer | ponded with the Earopesa Ma- annatable who made the arrest. or manufacturer.

donas, had its face broken. It Mr. Ormiston, the owner of the (b) any home-produced or was the finest piece in the rick-ba ad infered from the home-made article of food in the collection, and worth 200 guineas. coolie being taken out of the shafts possesion of the producer or All these tioles at three o'clock in the afternoon maker or the materials reasonably fusst works of Chinese art, and without any warning at all. The necessary in the ordinary course there was only one man in the Tientsin, has reosived news that offence appears to have taken place for such production.

world who could make these two of her brothers, in the 16th

for refusing to obey the direction lieve that any article of food is Blair's fireplace, with agiah, dizzy, bilioes? If so try

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Two Brothers Killed,

Manager of the Vacuum Oil Co., Mrs. Pollock, wifs, of the

on June 18, sad Mr. Ormiston For the purpose of these regu- colours. A rich bayer wanted and 18th Battalions of the H.LL, had given his own name and ad-lations the expression "article of dress to the constable, but at food" shall include every article three o'clock yesterday the coolie which is used for food by man, was arrested and taken out of the or which ordinarily enters into Abaire to the Police Station. That the composition or preparation had caused a great deal of in- of human food. convenience to Mr. Ormiston, who

was an exchange broker and

whose rickeha was an essential POLICE RESE¤VE ORDERS. part of his business, especially at that busy part of the day.

Orders issued to-day_by_Mr. Mr. Messer:That bad all!J. W. Franks, Acting D. 8. P, better come out in evidence, and (Reserve) «rate :- is only wasting the time of the Court.

Wildin-Tobias Cup. © The attention of sul ranks is Mr. Shenton intimated that the directed to the fact that this capi

·ause would take some time to hear, will be awarded to the member) and said Le only wished to stats of the Hongkong Police Reserva

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perfect articles, and would not have been killed in setion. bay broken works of art. They were now valuslees to & collector. Cross-examined by Mr.Schiller, K.C., for the defendant, witness said is was all modern lacquer work. On one occasion, be said, he sent the Mandarin's son at the University in Chins £260, and the son replied that he would take it home to bin farther.

His Lorship: Very few young men when they retaro from the University take back $260 to their father. (Lvnghter.),

The bearing was adjourned.

now that be might with to take who daring the year commencing A Fishmonger's Lady Assistants, Data enmmons for sestalt und March 1, 1917, performs the m

A fi-hmonger sold the Ear

also to draw attention to the ur-meritorious act in the execution Appeal Tribunal that he had tried warranted arrest of the coolia.of duty. **Mr. Messer ----We have good

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Sergeant 26 1 8, Ohan is His Worship (Mr. Dyer Ball), appointed Equipment officer to fixed the bearing of the see for No, 3 Ompany in plea of Bor Tuesday morning next dį 11:30, geant 28 Chin Ching Po.

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