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THE HONGKONG

EXTRADITION CASE.

PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE SUFFICIENT.

TELEGRAPH,

Extradition proceedings against Tsang Yu, who is wanted by the Canton authorities on a charge of kidnapping, were continued before Mr. R. D. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy, yesterday.

OBITUARY.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1928,

DEATH OF FOUNDER OF

WISEMAN'S CAFE

News has been received in Hongkong of the death, occurring on August 17, of Herr Weismann of Baden Baden, following a motor car accident in which he received very serious injuries.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

HOLLAND-00ST AZIE LIJN. (HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE)

de from AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, BREMEN and

DE GENOAM

The Steamship

VOM POLDEKERK" having arrived from the above ports, Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy," Assis-

consignees of cargo by her are not- Horr Welamann's was a house fled that all goods are being landed. tant Attorney General, prosecuted hold name in Hongkong many at their risk into the hazardous and/or and Mr. F. H. Loseby, of Messrs. years ago. He came here first as extra-hazardous godowns of the China Russ & Co., represented the fugia ship's baker, and on discovering Provident Loan and Mortgage Co

tive.

Jurisdiction Point,

that no foreign bakory existed whence and/or from the wharves de here, left his ship on the return livory may be obtained. trip and started a bakery business.

Goods not cleared by the 1st Octo- On the point of Jurisdiction, Ho commenced in a modest way in bor, 1928, will be subject to rent

All broken; chafed and damaged raised by the defence, one of the the neighbourhood of Bowrington principal witnesses for the Crown Canal, but his business flourished packages are to be left in the godowns, where they will be examined on the was recalled in the afternoon. and he opened up elsewhere. Re- 20th September, 1923, at 10 am, by This witness in reply to the cognising the need for more capi- Mesars, Goddard and Douglas, Hong- Court, stated as his honest belief tal for further development, he koag

Claims against the steamer must o that the village of Mui Tuon Youk turned the business into a Com- was in the Nam Hol district, that pany, which was known as Wels- presented in writing within ten daya the Nam Hol district was in Chinn, manns. Later he severed his con- after arrival of steamer, otherwise

nexion with it and returned home. they will not be recognised, Mr. Loseby was asked if he

No Fire Insurance will be effected would like to cross-examine the known as Wiseman's and then did

In 1914 the business became by the undersigned In any case what witness on this evidence..

a flourishing trade in a shop on the site of which the Exchange ed by_ Building now stands. Later,the firm moved Into St. George's build- ing and then Messra, Lane, Craw? ford secured a controlling interest and when the Exchange Building was completed accommodation was, secured there, where the restaur- ant and bakery business, always a high class concern, haz been con-

Mr. Loseby smilingly declined, stating as his belief that the statute covered up all the finws in the witness's evidence, and that there was nothing left for him to cross-examine.

Gyer.

Bills of Lading will be countersign "JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,'

General Agents. Hongkong, 22nd September, 1928. AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN

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From U.S.A. and MARSEILLES. The Steamship,

"CITY OF LINCOLN" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, whencu Delivery may be obtained.

No Cinims will be admitted after

the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 1st October, 1928, will be subject to rent."

Steamer must be presented to the Undor-

All Claims against the signed on or boforo 8th October, 1028, or they will not be recognised. All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godownr, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hour of 10.45 a.m. and noon, within the Free Storage period of One Weok.

Presumption of Guilt. Mr. Lindsell found that the evidence for the Crown was such ns to raise not only a clear prima tinued since, facie case on the charge, but also The late Herr Welsmann was 63 sufficient to raise a strong pre- years of age at the time of his a widow and sumption of the fugitive's guilt, death and leaves The alibi which the accused at eight children to mourn their loss. tempted to put forward was con- He was a familiar figure during vincing up to a point; then, of his residence in Hongkong and his course, the last witness was called death will be regretted by many and the whole fabric collapsed.

residents who remember him here. When he left the Colony, the late Mr. Loseby said that what his Herr Weismann was well provided Worship found as a fact was not for, but the war and its consequent binding on any other Court to effect upon the value of the mark which the case might be taken on left him a poor man. In Germany a writ of habeas corpus. Accord- he secured agencies for various ing to the Treaty the man could kinds of merchandise and was only be tried in Canton. Mr. able to eke out a modest existence Loschy naked if the facts found for his family. by his Worship did constitute, a common law cims of kidnapping. His Worship replied that he

The death has occurred of Mr. found that the victim was taken. Murphy late of the s.a. Tuckword. from the village named, to some who passed away suddenly a few Bills of Lading will be countersign- other part of the country which minutes after the vessel arrived at ed by was unknown, by force, and that, Chinkiang last Thursday. in his opinion, that constituted a

The late Mr. Murphy was a na- common-law crime of kidnapping tive of Ireland and was 70 years SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

Mr. Loseby: He took the nine of age. He had been on the China schoolboys?

Coast for many years and number- Is Worship: That he was one ed the majority of the old China of the men who took the nine away hands among his friends in all parts of China. He only recently: The fugitive was then formally joined the s.s. Tuckwo having been Bringing Cargo from MARSEILLES committed to gaol to await an previously in the employ of the order from His Excellency the China Merchants' Steami Naviga- Governor for his extradition to tion Co,

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