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CARRIED TOO MANY PASSENGERS,

IMPORTANT DECISION IN SHIPPING CASE.

THE TRAINING OF „TEACHERS.

SERIES OF QUESTIONS BY MR. OWEN HUGHES.

FRENCH CERTIFICATE. THE VARSITY SCHEME.

Will the Government state:

A case of interest to shipmasters At Thursday's meeting of the running between adjacent porta Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr. and Ilongkong, Involving the J. Owen' Hughes will ask:. validity of a passenger certificate issued by a foreign authority, was

(a) The year when the sclicme hoard at the Marine Court this for the Training of Teachers at torning before Commdr. J B. Nowill, D.S.0. R.N., when Captain the Hongkong University was in- H. A. Johnsen of 6.5. Shun Chih,augurated?

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

a steamer running between Hang- (b) The total number who have.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER

DARING SHANGHAI FRENCH_SAILOR

ROBBERY.

LORRY WITH $24,000 ATTACKED.

GUNMEN ESCAPE AFTER AN EXCITING PURSUIT.

KILLED.

FRACAS ENDS FATALLY AT KIUKIANG..

INJURED IN FIGHT.

JUDGE CRITICISES GUARANTOR.

Wn

SIGNED DOCUMENT WITHOUT READING IT.

Powell,

Ltd.

DESERVED TROUBLE.

WAB.

Kiuklang, Sept. 10. "A Chinoso** who signed and The culmination of a fracas chopped a document as a guaran- which might have involved all or without roading it foreigners in the port came yester driticised by Mr. Justice. Jacks In day with the burial of an un- the Summary Court this morning. fortunate Fronch sailor who was The plaintiff was Un Man-chlk, killed in a brawl here which No. 141, Bonham Strand East, and occurred last Thursday night, bie the defendants were "Au Fung body having been recovered from chau and the Tin Shing Hing Kee beneath Butterfield's hulk yesterday restaurant both of No. 2, Percival The sailor in question together Street, Causeway Bay, The plain-

HAUL OF $14,000.

Shanghai, Sept. 27. Four gunmen held up a motor kong and Saigon, under the entered the University with Gov-lorry bearing $24,000, wages for Chinese flag, was charged with ernment assisted Scholarships in the workers fa tho Poo Yih Cotton with two companions from the tit claimed 3325 being the entering the port of Hongkong, each year since the inception of Mill, 37 West Soochow Road yester-French gunboat which left the port balance of money lont to Au Pak- day and, wounding one of the for Hankow after the burial came ming, the repayment of which was with an excess number of passen-the scheme? gors on September 28. He plead- (c) Total cost to the Govern-Chinoso in charge, putting a bullet ashore on the night fa question guaranteed by the defendant on

into the steering wheel of the and proceeded to celebrate their December last year,

The case for the plaintiff was lorry, and another into the door liberty by breaking into the British

while Mr. A, el Arcull defended. which sheltered the driver, got Naval canteen which was closed conducted by Mr. C. A. S. Russ In opening the case, Mr. Russ away with $14,000 in China and at the time. South Seas Bank notes of five Here they helped themselves to said the nation started on March dollara denomination, after a run as much beer as It was possible 19, 1928, in Summary Juriadiction Ing gun battle with police who had for them to swallow and left. action No. 120. In that case the been attracted by the sound of They thon in their porambulations same plahuff sued the sume do- firing.

entered a store in the town and fendant for the same money.

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An

ed not guilty, Mr. M. K. Lo appear.ment for each of these year, and ing on his behalf.

grand total cost to date? Mr. Thompson, Boarding Officer,

(d) Number of graduates who stated that he was on duty in the have left the Government service Kausing with Mr. Nunn, Boarding before the expiration of the two Officer, when the 8.5. Bhun Chih years teaching in Government was sighted in Sulphur Channel. Schools? The ship was ordered to Stone- (e) Number of Scholarship hol- cutters laland and there the pas-ders who did not complete the de- The notes were in a bundle, cominenced drinking spirits, por endeavour was then made to pro- sengers were counted. It was gree course?

(f) Number of Scholarship hol-lying between the driver and a sibly of dubious quality with the duce the guarantee which was found that there were 327 adulta,

objected to, as the document waa 80 children and 76 crew on board, dera who did not complete the de- representative of the mill in the inevitable result.

The fracas appears to have not stamped. whereas, according to Hongkong gree course, but who are still sent of the cab of the lorry; while Regulations, the vessel was allow-teaching in Government Schools? there was $10,000 in sliver" in started when they were on their

Document Stamped, ed to carry only 212 during the (g) Number of Scholarship hol-boxes on the rear platform. The way back to the ship as the serious

The plaintiff was accordingly typhoon season, The passengers dera who for different rensons robbers knew exactly where to go phase of it is reported by an eye- were counted with the nid of have been called upon to forfeit for the portable look. So soon as witness to have commenced out non-suited with costs on June 12, police officer.

bonds and otherwise make good the lorry was stopped two made side the Post Office. Here ap- this year, but leave was given to for the cab, and when the bundle parently the sailors were followed bring a fresh action within three Mr. M. K. Lo pointed out to his to the Government?

a number of jcoring coolios months, provided that the docu- Worship that there was no die-

(h) Total amount of such re- was secured, all bolted for cover. by

whose prosence they appeared to ment could be stamped. Mr. Russ puting the facts as given in the funds to date?

The Hold-Up...

resent, and decided to chase away added that the present writ was Boarding Officer's evidence, but a question was raised, as in a

The hold-up took place about 100 The noise attracted the atten-issued on August 28, which was The document previous case, the s.8, Tai Fook

yards south of Markham Road, in tion of the police whe interfered within the time. Sing. ns to the validity of the

Gordon Rond, as the lorry was and the fight then commenced: had been stamped in the mean certificate held by the ship.

going north, towards the mill atAccording to one report the dead time,

Continuing, Mr. Russ stated 2.16 p.m.

Two white-clad Chinese sailor attempted to swim to the stopped Into the road in front of ship, and was thus drowned, but that Au Pak-ming owed the the sum of $526. the vehicle, waving their arms, according to the medical evidence plaintiff In examination, Captain Johnson

and giving the driver the choice and the condition of the body when The latter brought an action stated that when leaving Soalgon,

between the running them over recovered this was an impossibility against Au Pak-ming in the Court and obtained the exact number of passengers was known to the authorities, as The occupants of No. 103, Tal and stopping. As he slowed down as, the saflor must have been dead Canton cach was provided with a pass, Nam Street, who were disturbed at two. others, both armed, jumped before he ever reached the water, judgment against him. The do- the half of which was retained by 4.15 am. on Sunday by the surrep-on to the steps of the cab, one having sustained sufficient injuries fendant then came to Hongkong the police at that port and the titious movements of unknown in-ring a shot into the, stoering about the head to have killed him. and the plaintiff also came down Of his companions one is now here Inter. The two met in the other half by the passenger. For truders, awoke just in time to see wheel and another at the driver's the purpose of expediting matters, a man disappearing through the companion in the cab, missing him lying in the hospital here too badly Victorin Cafe when the plaintif it was usual for the ship to be back door, Further investigations and putting the bullet deep into beaten to be moved,, and the other threatened to take proceedings on WAB rescued and taken to the the judgment and also told the cleared with an "approximate" revealed the presence of a second the far door.

gunboat. In all other respects defendant that if he went back to number of passengers, which was man hiding behind the counter,

Meanwhile his comrade grabbed Kiukiang is fairly normal, with a Canton he would be arrested. clearly defined later. The custom He was arrested and handed over the bag of notes between the two considerable amount of cargo mov- of the port was that this approxi to the police, who, acting on 18 men and the two jumped off the ing. mate" definition would be sufficient formation divulged by the arrested lorry and ran down Gordon Road for clearing purposes.. On this man, apprehended the other, in towards the Soochow Creek. occasion the "approximate" num-truder,

ger's.

"Approximate,”

BURGLARS SENT TO PRISON.

TWO FOUND IN HOUSE AT KOWLOON.

outside,

One-

of the other two who had stopped,

in- The defendant usked for dulgence, and an agreement was: accordingly drawn up and was signed by the guarantor (defen- dant) as well as Au Pak-ming. agreement, two Instalmenta were to In consideration of the definite be made, and $200 had been paid un- der that agreement but nothing in since.

Plaintiff's Denial.

ber had been stated to be 300, but Both appeared before Mr, W. the forry attacked the Chinese northerly direction, being finally had it been found, on checking up, Schofield at the Kowloon Magis-who was seated on the platform lost sight of by the ever increasing that 360 word on board, the Saigon tracy this morning on a charge of in the rear keeping watch on the band of pursuera. authorities would not havo allow-burglary, and pleaded guilty. boxes of silver dollars, wounding News of the robbery reaching ed the ship to proceed,

The Arst defendant, the man him with a pistol shot in the arm. Gordon Road Police Station A passenger certificate issued by found behind the counter, admit-But the sound of police whistles quick time, Inspector Adams and the Saigon authorities was pro-ted breaking into the premises, blown a short distance away in D. S. McFarlane headed a posse duced as evidence, and was shown but the second defendant pleased response to the firing drove him of police to the place where the

After the plaintiff hind given to be still current. This allowed that he was merely keeping watch and his assistant off, and they robbers had dlanppeared and threw for the conveyance of 363 pas-

A evidence, bearing out Mr. Russ's joined the others in their flight. a cordon round the area. sengers, and, with certain modifi-

Sub-Inspector Hoare said, in

thorough search, however, reveal-opening in which he said that the cations in cargo, for 406 passen-reply to his Worship, that ad-

A Pistol Duel,

ed nothing, and last night the mon $200 had been paid by the defen- A Sikit police constable station-were still at large. In the whole dant, he denied, in reply to Mr. Witness informed his Worship mission to the floor was gained by

drawn up at the Cafe. It was, he that he had been on the Saigon the second defendant climbing the ed about 120 yards away from the affray 14 shots were fired by the Arcuili, that the agreement was sald, drawn up at the defendant's Hongkong run from January, 1928, back wall from a scavenging lane.

lo give the alarm. Blowing his The Larry Unguarded.

restaurant. The promissory note and was fully acquainted with the He had reached the top of the wallcene of the hold-up was the first robbers and five by the police. Hongkong Port Regulations, by standing on the first lefon whistle, he ran towards the lorry,

This big sum of money-$24,000 and guarantor's clause were all especially with regard to the cardant's back. Ile then opened the hut the robbers had already begun riage of passengers. In accord-door to admit the first deferdinat. their flight. A Chinese police-had apparently been sent by the written at the same time, and the ance with the knowledge gained By means of a chopper which they constable on point duty at Mark-management of the mill on the note was not interfered with after-

inserted between the cracks of the ham. Blond attempted to stop the lorry, without the precaution of wards.

The defendant said that on De- from such study, he was not aware door leading to the flat, the men robbers but failed, while another any armed guard. Neither of the that he was committing any

accompanied the cember 7, last year, Au Pak-ming offence, Without mentioning any were able to slide back the bar Chinese paliceman who was off Chinese who

duty and unarmed, came under driver was a guard. The wound-together with the plaintiff, visited names, he had ascertained that his and enter the house.

They had taken a basket of their fire. The constable on duty od man is simply an employee of the restaurant. Au Pak-ming had Saigon certificate was valid and could be accepted, at least tem-clothing, which was subsequently returned the fire but none of the the mill, who appears to have been some Chinese letter-paper in his porarily. Ile added that the found discarded in the back yard, robbers dropped. Turning down temporarily delegated to the task hand, bearing Chinese characters, passengers Each defendant was sentenced Haiphong Road the robbers reach of seeing that none of the boxes He did not see the document wilt- greater number

on to four months' hard labour. accommodation

an open plece of cultivated of silver dollars was jolted off the ten at the restaurant. He signed demanding that particular day might have

ground, over which they ran in a back, been due to the fact that the 8.8, Telemachus had been burnt out and therefore put off the run. Equivalent Value.

of

Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital, Broad-street, Holborn, under construction since November 1926, is now completed.

Mr. M. K. Lo contended that ac- cording to ordinances, a foreign vessel could hold a passenger cert-the Ordinance went, it was laid ficate of equivalent value and it down that a national ship of a would be acceptable in Hongkong, country carrying a certificate of as for instance, a French' ship, fly-that country would be oxempt ing a French flag and carrying from proceedings. How then did French certificate. In this case it that same certificate issued to the was a vessel flying the Chinese vessel of another flag become un- flag, but carrying a French certi-equivalent? ficate. Basing his claim for re- cognition on a previous finding of the Court, in which a Chinese ves-

A "Look-Sce,"

Questioned by his Worship, the gal had carried a Canton passen master stated that the ship gor certificate, but had also had been surveyed in Hongkong French survey certificate which last January. The passenger certi- had only just expired, and whichficate held, had been Issued by the His Worship's predecessor had

Saigon authorities after a "look! stated would have been recognis-see" of about 15 minutes' duration, able had it been current, Mr. Lo In reply to questions by Mr. Lo, pointed out that it would be he admitted that the "look-age" possible, if an adverse decision might be regarded as a farce, but were given, that a ship although the certifiente. was signed by a allowed to leave Balgon with Governor-General or some other perfectly valid certificate in the high official.

eyes of that local authority, and, Worship, in finding that an carrying a certain number of offence had been committed, and passengers, would not be allowed inflicting a fine of $100, stated that to enter Hongkong with those past was contrary to the Ordinances Bengers. The result would be the of Hongkong for a foreign ship hárbarous expedient of throwing to have a passenger cortificate them overboard!

other than that of her own That is the natural practice," nationality, unless that passenger observed His Worship, "except certificate was of equivalent value that they throw them into sam to a British certificate. pans.

The case against the master-of Mr. Lo again referred to the a cargo boat for navigating the Tai Fook Sing case. In this case harbour without lights was then the Governor-in-Council, to whom proceeded with the accused the case had been referred, had having fallen asleep in the bottom stated that the Canton certificate of the dock during the earlier casc could not be considered as res- Pleading guilty, the man was fined sonably equivalent, but so far as 810, with the usual alternative.

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