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YOUKUTO 1001

No. 12780

THE EYESIGHT CÄSE,

MR. JENKIN ON THE COMPANY'S WHIM.

CONCLUDING STAGES OF CASE,

That a ship's officer could not be expected to attain to a higher degree of fitness at the whim and will of his Company was the basis

of Mr. Jenkin's final address at the Supreme Court this morning, when the concluding stogos were roached of the case In which Captain Robert Kottlowell

is

一拜禮

骏六十月三英港香

MONDAY

MARCH 16,

1925

日二十月二

SINGLE: COPY 10 CENTA

56 12 ANNUIS

COOK-BOY TURNS ROBBER.

"IRON AND BLOOD.”

munications want to the Company by Dr. Morrison.

His Lordship:-Was the oriticism not that he should have mentioned that Kottlowell had subsequently passed the Board of Trado test?

tho Blightest

had

not

It

ATTEMPT ON MRS. WALTER LANG.

Near Mr. Ram's house,

ILE. THE GOVERNOR.

TO LEAVE IN JUNE. BOLSHEVISTIO STUDENTS

UNLIKELY TO RETURN.

procedure is not customary.

CAUSE TROUBLE AT FOOCHOW.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Capt. Kottlowell, was submitted thom, there might be something Marsh when the latter arrived-believed to be due to the fact their

to a Board of Trade test before so doing, but was not examined by one of the Company's doctors, it being stated that difficulty was experloncod in gotting into com- munication with one of thoir doctora. Mr. Jenkiu said his only comment was that it soomed

strange that they could not get

hold of one doctor in such a largo firm.

THE DEFECTS.

od by Dr Harston it was found that he could noo throo lights when examined monocularly.

Mro

Toaehow, Mar..7.

ROBERT. BOSCH SPARK

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33 Wong Nol Chung Road, Happy Valley.

EUROPEANS HOBBED. STEAMER REFLOATED.

ANOTHER. PICKSHA

INCIDENT.

came up and robbed him.

It sooms that the gentleman

This is the second incident of a liko charactor which has recently occurred in the city.

,

ANOTHER CASE.

ARRIVES IN HONGKONG.

The Kwong Fook Cheongis

off the bar..

The other stoamor which

WATERED MILK.

will

It would appear that there are Captain Smith, managed to gei a. number of bad charactore in off the shoal on the Bocond Bar Mr. Pattor-Yos; that was

longuo with local risksha coolles, Boar Wuchow on March 14th arrived here yesterday one of the points, but I think

His Excellency the Governor

for on Saturday night another and that if the whole facts had boon THIEF CAUGHT AND SENTENCED.

(9ir Edward Stubba, K.C.M.G.)}

inoidont occurred in which afternoon. She appears to be undamaged. The sot out, the Company would

Tho Anglo-Chinos0 College European who was riding in a practically have had not

Shortly after noon yesterday, is to love Hongkong on June hesitation in dismissing him.

an attempt was made by a young 27th, and it is most walikely that (Methodist Eplecopal Mission) is ricksha was dumped down in the water had risen to 8 ft. 6 in. Mr. Potter urged the strong Chiaoro to snatch Mrs. Walter position which would have been Lang's handbag as shows pro he will return to the Colony passing through a time of trouble street and a party of four robbers when she finally managed to get taken up by counsel if they coeding along Barker Road an Officially, he goes on loco, as with the students and the "Iron

to the Peak Tram his torm of office dogn not and Blood Band," which is a had engaged the ricksha about rocontly wont aground, the Shing had appeared in a caso for hor way

11 p.m. and was proceeding along On, Caption Peter Tail, of property station. damagos for loss against the defendant Company the man came up from behind expire until Octobor, but the revolutionary band of students Queen's Road, near the City Hall, probably have to await much suing the Chine Navigation Com- would have said that and saized hold of her bag, but contents of a despatch from the out to make as much trouble as when the coolie dropped the higher water before she can gat men off, as she has one of the deepest had the Company pany for wrongful dismissal.

a man aurrondered it when Mrs. Lang Secretary of Stato imply that possible. Towards the end of shafts, whereupon four

rushed up and took from him 10 drafta of all the steamois plying

on the West Riyor. Mr. P. G. Jankin with Mr. on the bridge with a 6/12th swiftly turned round and rooover. Elalay Zeitlyn (instructed by Mr. right oye and and 6/18th loft and od hor Lold of the article before His Excellency's period of service last torm, the A. O. College mody, as well as his hat.

as Governor of Hongkong is not students all struck work and G.K. Hall Brutton) is for his Lordship could imagine the he could run away with it.

Followed by Mre. Lang, the likely to be extended, as such wont home because the Faculty, the plaintiff and Mr. Eldon force with which they would

thoir САЛО to the jury thief bolted along the road, and

in making up the schedulo for the Potter, K.C.. (instructed by Mosera put Johnson, Stokos and Mastor) that the Company

all but ran into a chair in which precautions. taken propor

was Mrs. Morrison. Evading a It is true that the Governor coming term, had decided that represents the Company.

bo Bo' holiday Dotails of an alleged attempted Mr. Jenkin put in a lattor would be argument of the greatest move made to interoept him, the of the Straits Battlements (3ir thore should

Mr Potter nran ran bohind Mrs. Archhutt'

TWO PROSECUTIONS. disclosed at tho Contral Magis- received from the China Naviga-Cogoncy and forco, tion Company, in which it was then urged that officers did not house and disappeared within. Lauronco Guillemard). Is having on cortain day a when the students robbery by ricksha coolles were

though His escapo

was witnosued by his term extended for a fow claimed there should be holidays. tracy, before Mr. J. R. Wood thie

Two prosecutions for adulterat- stated that Capt. Hardy who took appreciate that, even

The Students' Union issued morning, when a chargo of at over command of the Hunan, vice Board of Trade examiners passed Mins Holyoak, who told Inspector months, but in his case this lo

there tempting to rob Mr. John Mason, (od milk came before the Courta manifesto that

a seaman, was preferred against last wook. In one case, hear by a key left in the

Mr. J. R. Wood at the Contral wrong with their eyes, and mon- Securing

quarters, the officer that he is shartly to rotire should be no returning to the the coolls. tioned a casd quoted by Dr. Horvants'

a room from tho Colonial

The complainant did not ap Magistracy, Tin Choy, of No. 3 Service. College when it opened for the Harston in which a man paanod was enabled to enter the colour test and when examin. where the thief was discovered

was remanded until to-morrow Sanitary Inspector P. E. Knight, oroughing in concealment under whoroan H. E. Sir Edward Stubba new term unless these holidaye pear in the Court, and the case Tin Lok Lane, was charged, by with selling milk adulterated Ho was immediately has atill som ten years to serve woro granted, but the Faculty for his attendance.

In the small hours of yesterday with water to the extent of 20 a bed. arrostod without difficulty.

Efforts have been made by Un-got together some of the more At the Pulice Court to-day,

stated, Mr. John Mason wasalyand milk was produced in BASIS OF THE CONTRACT, when the case came up before official members of the Executive reasonable of the student body morning, the Folies Inspector. per cent. A sample of the an- noar food $50, in spite of an attempt Mr. Joukin, addressing his Mr. J. R. Wood, it was stated and Logislative Councils to get and persuaded them to use their being taken along in a rickshs Court and the defendant was

that the prisoner was a oook',

Sir Edward Stubbs period of influence with the others and get at Queen's Road West, Lordship, said that the basis and

boy in the employ of coudition of the contract WEA

of rioksba coolies startod to one of his fokis, then withdraw their follow in tho that plaintiff should continue St. Archbutt. He had boon without service as Governor of Hongkong them to return. The Students' Eastern Stroot, when a number to shift the responsibility on to

roar, at the

The other case was brought Mr. Pottor, concluding the caso He was to continue fit and the occupation for two years previous extendod, but it appears that Union

to this. So frightened was he there is now little prospect of opposition, but the "Iron and instigation, it was allogod, of before Mr E. W. Hamilton, at the for the defonoe, said ba had words preconceived some stand-

won he was arrested that ho

Bolshovistio Mr Mason's puller. With the Kowloon Magistrany, when Sanit Band," a It was, he suggested, the

passenger sleeping and presumary Inspector B. J. Murray mon fainted and had to akroady fully argued the questionard.

be such a concession being granted Blood

tho will be generally oloment among students ably oblivious to all those things, tioned that the analysis showed of general damagos. Regarding standard of fitness at the time revived with lemonade! On the This fact

in and bogan to the procession wonded its way that thero was 5.9 per cont of the eyesight of Captain Kettle-wnon Kottlowell was engaged, well, Mr. Pottor said that the and he was not required to in- way to the Police Station he regretted, as during his service in stopped

ratarned. along Queen's Road West and water. The M.O.H., Dr. Peares, the Colony His Excellonoy has threaten those who medical ovidence showed that at crease or vary his standard of

naught Road West. Dark doinge report of the adulteration boing the tlo Dr. Morrison's examina- fitness at the whim or will of the

shown himself to be a wise and with the result that only about ended up in a dark spot at Con-ordered the prosecution on Thoro had boon no

able administrator.

250 out of about 500 came back, then took place, it was stated, it made. tiona were made his loft oyo was Company.

evidence to show that Capt

The defendant, who was throo lines short, his right oyo

His and of those a number have with-being alleged that Mr Mason'R was two lines short, and together Kettlowell's standard of fitness

rickaha and insertod a hand un- they were one line short. There had lessoned. Ho was •mploy.

tho holdor of

der Mr Mason's coat in the Road, pleaded that he kept no was only one attack that could ed

dairy of his own, but purchased proceed to Indo-China on an received.

rogion of the breast pocket, be made on that: that Board of "rado cortificate, and other the test ho (Mr. Jenkin) would further

official visit, to roturn the recent somewhere or

One widow, received lotters whilst other coolios assisted. At his milk from Kowloon Tong. was not properly applied. The point out that up to 1914, (and

vinit of

General saying that unloss her boy was this moment the coolle found Two previous convictions in re- by o Chinesospect of two fines of $5 and $50 attack had not been made, and he plaintiff had obtained certificates

Morlin.

withdrawn, hor house would be himself seized thought that it would have failed, before that date) the Board of

persod, and ho was the only ever, and he was fined $100 by had. When they Trade test was monocular as well

his Worship. if it

The following communicated burat down; consoquently she detective. The other men dia- were proved against him, how- came to look at Dr. Harston's as binocular.

by Capt Novillo, A.D.C., confirms felt forced to take him away.prisoner taken to the local polico examination they found that na

Two of the Jhinese toashore have station,

Rolating his participation in regards the loft oge it absolutely

the case, the dotective told the agreed with that of Dr. Morrison

On Thursday, 19th. March, boon caught and beaten in the and as regards the right eyo it

Apart from the confusion of

The Hague, March 15. His Excellency the Governor street. A band of police have Magistrate this morning that he agreed to all intents and purposes

the B.S woll AS of his fare, concerns Cortain important with that of Dr. Bolillos six medical formulae there wore im

the development of

alleged months later. The ovidonco was portant practical tests

would prove of une if his Lord. connected with the Dutch Indies will embark in the hins Nav-been stationed at the College noticed the somnolent condition irrostible that there was somo-

aro reported to have offered to igation Company's 8.8. Taming. gates to koop order,

The Iron and Blood Band" conspiracy between the coolles, CASE OF FATAL HASTE.

Competition amongst thing wrong with the left eye, suip was required to sottle as a

opposed to all Christian all of which induced him to follow up the case and to witness and at the time it was so soriously question of fact as to whether endow Utrecht State University On arrival at Haiphong on Satur

Kottlewell was, or was not, fit to with as many chaire as will be day, 1st.. His Excellency will! wrong that no shipping company

aot of their loads was responsible for would be expected to retain Capi. Lako charge of a ship's bridge. His required for complete training of proceed direct to Hanoi to roturn schools, and are fomenting this what would happen. He caught coolles anxious to be first in with

to Hongkong trouble hoping to get the Anglo- the defendant in the

Mr. Mason's another fatal accident at Quarry Thoro going through Kottlowell. He emphasised the Lordship must take into considor future colonial civil servants, it

Bay yesterday. Leyden University professors last June by the Governor Gen-Chiness Collego closed.

pockets. point that though plaintiff hadation all the circumstances which is alleged on the ground that the visit made

He did not

Aftor a ie a close connection batwoon this

The prosecuting police officer The effects of a blasting charge eaid his oyes Wero affected Wore not medica1.

fear the medical evidence, but he have encouraged a revolutionary oral of Indo-China.

Mr. Mason had hardly finished when a in Hanoi,

that when short stay by the drops when ho

and the anti Christian and anti-said

awoke he had no recollection of number of coolios rusbod forward examined by Dr. Harston, the would claim that on the practical atmosphere against Dute rule

The ovidence there was no doubt at among the natives. Loydon

professors Excolloney hopes to motor down

foreign movemente.

what had occurred.

to gather up the fragments into showed his loft ayo _result

It wsa

their baskets. At this moment have written to the Frees the coastal road to Saigon, where to be one lotter botter. How all that plaintiff was fit.

large pioce of rock toppled down could it be contended that his not contented that during the refuting these allegations, and he will remain for a couple of

and killed him five years of his service with the oyon wore affected by the drops?

declaring that their toaching is

His romains beon Company, plaintiff had

instantaneously. His Lordship-What about officer of the watch every day based on on-operation with the days

were taken to the Mortuary, whilst the many vossale on which natives and continuous further ruins of Angkok in Cambodia, building of

of Dutch-Indian social His Excellency will be accam. (OM.S.) was dedicated by the Mr. Potter-Granting, for the he had served had been under ance sake of argument, that his oyes way. Ho not only donionstrated interests.

The juridical faculty of Amstár-panied by Captain R. Neville, Bishop of the Piocoso. This build- were affacted on the 20th, it did beyond all question that he was dam University and also tho pro- [AD. ...and intonds to return in ing supplies a longfalt need in the]

OVOT

the Board of Trade toat?

Way

Hie Lordship:-Ho saye they

wero.

AB

CONFUSION OF MEDICAL EVIDENCE.

#

which

and ho drow a bonus which was

ro-

paid solely to officore in cognition of the fact that they had fitly discharged their dutios

bogged for a chance from the Inspector.

Sentonte of nine months' hard labour and twelve strokes of the biroh was inflicted. The prisoner, who Inokod

dis- vory much consolated, had ploeded guilty,

DUTCH-INDIAN CHAIRS.

STORM IN UNIVERSITY CIRCLES

Wo

understand

:

that

B

Excellency will in the near future drawn since, owing to the throats/pullar dropped the shafts of the vendor of milk at No. 49 Haiphong

Governor

the above now!:-

the Minister of have asked Education not to sanction the April. now faculty,

before visiting

His

aro

COOLIE KILLED.

on one

man

earth-

the

On Sunday, March 1st, the new Normal, and Middle School!

Trinity College,

TEA HUT ROBBED.

ARMED MEN'S FEAST.

A gang of armed robbers got CANADIAN HOCKEY. away with money and jewellery to the value of $24.30 from a

tea-hut at Mataukok yesterday. Entering the shop ostensibly as customers, but in reality to

not mean that they were affected | visually sound, but he demon-

the 13th of College. The old building had strated it in such a high degree fussors of other faculties in Gron- the B.B. Andro' Lobos arriving in extension of the work at Trinity on the 22nd,

long ago become much too small that his advancement was rapid ingen and Utrecht Universities Hongkong about

His Excellency expects to sail to meet the growing needs of the The names of Hoor Nederburgh, for England on the 27th of June Micalon. The new building has formor President of the Duth- Indian High Court, and Doctor in the 8.8. Malwa, and does not at dormitory and ck room accom-size up the valuables of the place, Gorretson, a director of the Royal present anticipato returning to odation for 100 students. His Lordship would remember, Dutch Petroleum Co., are mon- the Colony at the expiration of said Mr. Jeakin, that when he toned among the possible now! prosented himself to Dr. Aubrey professors at Utrecht.--Reuter..

Mr. Potter: Then why did he not complain that bo did not think they were fit. I should hate to suggest a man was telling an untruth, but he might have belloved his oyos to be affected when the vision was not.

His Lordship:- Ho may have folt his vision was blurred.

Mr. Potter :- He may but why did he not tall the doctor?

Mr. Jonkie1 think you will find that be said he did.

Mr. Potter-It was not put to Dr. Harston. THE EFFECT OF "DROPS." Mr. Potter, continuing, called hls Lordship's, attentions to statement in the evidence of Dr. Barston. He said that the longor s man's eyes wore affected by "drops” the more clearly, did it show that the eyes were work.

SINCE HIS DISMISSAL.

in June, Dr. Aubrey, who was

wall versed in the requirements of ship's officers (ho is medical officer to the Indo-China S.N.Co.)

his leave.

STATE LOSSES.

END OF SOVIET TRIAL

the gang left, but returned ten misutes lator and obtained entry

"MORE PAY" DEMAND FAILS.

Montreal, March 15. The "Canadiens" of Montreal

on the pretext that they wanted have been awarded the oham-

the

to buy peanuts. When the door plonship of the National Hockey was opened, four men rushed in League series owing to HO MUN TIN ROBBERY. armed with daggers They bound Hamilton team refusing to play

SIXTH, MAN CHARGED.

and knowing the necessity of a said, "I find that Captain Kettle- practical teat, askod Capt. well's'eight is OK. Ho is quito Kettlewall to pick out a telegraph a capable officer and he can pick

A Chinese who was arrested at Canton In connos Ion with the post from aos lovel, practically out lights at their full range....

Moscow, March 15. armed robbery committed at No, to Vioʻoria Gap, a distance, at a Ho is able to pick up land during modent estimate, of two miles. the daytime quite all right and

After a minth's hearing, the 4 Liberty Avenue, Ho Mun Tin, He was able to do so In order the same applies to vessels and

asso of the Garolkoj Leather the residanse of Mr. J. M. d'Al- to maintain himself since boats without lights at night...

before Mr E. W his discharge from the defend. I have found him all right for Trust Administration, which was mada Remedios, on the 7th, inst., at the Κοπίουα ant Company plaintiff bad taking star observations avon accused of bribory and' unecon appeared

omical management, Involving Hamilton, Isses to the State, of over half a Magistracy this morning.

The defendant was remanded million roubida, bas résulted in

obtained appointments on two under unfavourable conditions." other vessels, the Haldis and the

In the face of such evidence as Apdey. Captain Anderson, of the that, said Mr Jenkin, the medical It had been put to Mr. Young, Apoey, who know of the reason evidence would have to be very said Mr. Potter, that he should he was dismlased, naturally, for strong indead, have inoluded in the letter to his own sake, kept a special eye London the gist of the com- on Captain Kettlewell, and he had The case is proceeding.

and gagged the woman and her in the finals unless the players be Assistant, and stayed in the place given extra pay of two hundred for several hours, during which dollars each. they gorged themgolvos with ortables.

BERLIN CLASH.

COMMUNISTS SHOT.

Berlin, March 15, In the course of a Communiat

the managing director being sen- until sturday, when he will be demonstration against the Halle tonged to five years' imprisonment brought up with the other five affair, policemen shot a man dead and six others to aborter terms, man who were charged on Satur- and three others were wounded.

*****Reuter, --Reuter.

day.

!)

The League officials refused this demand-Reuter'a American Service,

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